B 2.4.6 Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they’re overweight. They don’t want people to see them sunbathing and they don’t want to have to squeeze into plane seats. But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight are having their days in the sun. “Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don’t judge them like other people do, said Liz Nickels.owner of Big Adventures, a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving-a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for larger people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation, many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers. But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico’s Freedom Paradise, a 112-room resortopening this month.which urges guests to “Live Large, Live Free . The hotel has broad doorways, reinforcedfurniture and extra large chairs. It also boastsa private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches.“It’s not a hotel just for large people. It’s a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday, said owner Jurrian Kilnk. “What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don’t feel comfortable at resorts. Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK. Though many welcome the new service.some feel differently. “I have a real problem with this, said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla, a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp. “If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn’t be discriminated against like this. 70.Large people don’t want to go on holiday because . A.they don’t like sun-bathing B.they don’t want to be looked at C.the planes are too crowded D.hotels are not open to them 71.In the first paragraph.weight-friendly holiday packages means . A.there are some free packages for the overweight B.people are friendly to the overweight C.special holiday tour for the overweight D.the overweight can lose weight 72.Mexico’s Freedom Paradise is a hotel . A.for people of all sizes B.only intended for larger people C.where everything is oversized D.where larger people can live for free 73.The underlined part “you are throwing their weight in their faces means . A.you are beating them in the face B.it’s easy to know they’re overweight C.their faces seem bigger than others D.you can make them lose weight 查看更多

 

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完形填空(2)    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

So you have been called for an interview — well done! Your effort has 11        . You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the  12         of the organization.

Carelessness could  13         you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes before time. This will give you a chance to look around, read the notice board and get the   14          of the place. Lateness at interviews creates a bad impression. The first impression the interviewer gets  15          you is formed as you walk through the door, so take a couple of deep breaths.

Don’t take a seat until asked. Make eye contact when you are  16         and again if you shake hands and during questioning. Eye contact opens up the communication channel.

Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a 17          to get information but as a means to  18         your prospects in the employer’s estimation. Asking can show   19          and avoid asking about holidays, pension and so on. It looks as if you are tired even before you begin.

And if you fail, look upon the interview as a (an)  20             in itself.

11.A.paid off    B.paid back  C.come out                D.come true

2,4,6

 

12.A.nature      B.character   C.business                  D.structure

13.A.give  B.leave C.cost                 D.take

14.A.feel   B.sense C.feeling                    D.impression

15.A.on     B.from C.with                D.of

16.A.asked       B.questioned       C.greeted                   D.permitted

17.A.right B.channel     C.chance                    D.path

18.A.make B.increase    C.help                D.improve

19.A.knowledge       B.ability      C.information                    D.thoughts

20.A.lesson       B.feeling      C.experience                  D.suffering

 

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第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节:完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Secondhand smoke clearly kills people and the only way to control it is to ban smoking in all workplaces, US Surgeon-General Dr Richard Carmona said.

In 1964Surgeon General’s report first laid out the  21  of smoking. Years later, in another report Dr Richard Carmona  22  the effects of secondhand smoke and said no one should be forced to inhale it.

“Secondhand smoke causes early death and disease in children and in   23  who do not smoke,” the report reads. “Children   24  to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome(综合症), acute respiratory(呼吸道) infections, and ear problems,” it adds.

Smoking by   25   causes respiratory symptoms and slows lung growth in their children. A 2005 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 430  26  died every year in the United States from sudden infant death syndrome-all   27  by secondhand smoke.

States,  28  and other local authorities have battled over instituting(制定)smoking bans. Some   29  , especially bars and restaurants, have said they will lose business if smoking is completely banned. But the report said it is impossible to protect non-smokers even with designated smoking areas, and at least one report from California, which has strict bans, has shown no   30  on businesses.

21.A.advantages       B.dangers       C.poisons     D.elements

2,4,6

 

22.A.neglected     B.gained         C.detailed    D.conquered

23.A.gentlemen     B.mothers       C.youngstersD.adults

24.A.exposed       B.resisted        C.reported    D.invited

25.A.audiences     B.authorities     C.patients     D.parents

26.A.teenagers     B.elders          C.mothers    D.newborns

27.A.obtained      B.created        C.caused      D.abandoned

28.A.countries     B.cities         C.schools     D.businesses

29.A.stores          B.headquarters     C.businesses D.factories

30.A.comment     B.impact         C.attack       D.affect

 

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完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

“  36  ”the boy shouted.Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy   37   his right leg and walked the way Amy limped(跛行)when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. “  38  him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s   39   way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her  40  . Kids made fun of her about her   41  or her limping. Amy was   42  it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing(嘲笑)made her feel   43  alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was   44  . Her mother knew that things were not going well at   45  . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to   46  with her daughter.

“There is a Christmas   47   contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced.“  48  a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think   49  at the table with blonde(白肤金发的)curly hair should enter.”

A   50  took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to   51  what she might ask from Santa.Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would   52   Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t   53  to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old.I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me    54  the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy(脑瘫). I just want one   55   when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

36.A.Go ahead   B.Watch it   C.Make it     D.Mind you

37.A.lived up to         B.got down to      C.took hold of       D.started at

2,4,6

 

38.A.Blame         B.Beat          C.Scold  D.Ignore

39.A.funny         B.angry         C.silly    D.unfriendly

40.A.more than one day    B.every other day

C.every single day        D.on particular day

41.A.speaking    B.listening     C.reading      D.writing

42.A.tired of      B.free from   C.angry with         D.satisfied with

43.A.surprisedly         B.all       C.exactly      D.even

44.A.calm  B.eager          C.quiet  D.pleased

45.A.school       B.home C.dinner         D.play

46.A.work  B.connect      C.share D.talk

47.A.singing       B.speech       C.dancing      D.wish

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48.A.To write     B.Written     C.Write D.Having written

49.A.everyone   B.someone   C.nobody       D.anyone

50.A.sadness     B.smile C.coldness    D.cry

51.A.guess          B.recognize  C.read   D.consider

52.A.form  B.make C.top     D.reach

53.A.contented B.surprised   C.lucky  D.ready

54.A.in front of          B.in spite of          C.in place of          D.because of

55.A.friend        B.day   C.classmate D.way

 

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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country’s greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin,  1  to high school on horse back and without   2  of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. In 1906 Farnsworth was born in a community near Beaver City, Utah,  3  by his grandfather.  4  he was 12, his family moved to a ranch (大牧场)in Rigby, Idaho, which was four miles from, the nearest high school,  5  necessitating(使成为必要)his daily horseback rides. Because he was interested in the electron and electricity, he persuaded his chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, to give him   6  instruction and to allow him to listen to a senior course.

The death of his father forced him to leave at the end of his second year, but, as it   7  , at no great intellectual cost. There were, at the time, no more than a handful of men   8  the planet who could have understood Farnsworth’s idea for building an electronic television system, and it’s   9  that any of them were at this local community. One such man was Vladimir Zworykin who had moved to the US from Russia with a Ph. D in electrical engineering. He went to work for Westinghouse with a dream of building an all-electronic television system. But he wasn’t   10  to do so.

A. rode           B. ran                       C. drove                   D. jumped

2,4,6

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If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are that you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams (婴儿推车). You may see more than one woman   1   on the same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child,   2   a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early shift in an office, leaving their children to a child – minder – a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or badly. Brain Jackson, director of the Child – minding Researching Unit, and his colleagues have done a great deal of work in finding out   3   it means for a child to spend the first years of life in the care of a child – minder.

  4   law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and gets paid must be registered.  5   the punishment is a 6 pounds fine. Local authorities are responsible for the registration and supervision (监管) of minders. The regulations   6   adequate provision (保障) for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can   7   these. Yet, not many districts give financial assistance. “This means,” Brain Jackson says, “that when you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered, illegal minders   8  .”

The researchers found themselves   9   into the role of private investigators when they conduct their   10  . Getting up early to do a “Dawn Watch” following mothers through cold, dark streets and nothing where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.

A. knock         B. stop                      C. stick                     D. stay

A. hand out     B. hand in                 C. hand down            D. hand over

2,4,6

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