2. We can know from the passage that scientists believe the reason why some people get fat and other people stay slim is that ____ .

　 A. thin people burn up less calories than fat people

　 B. fat people burn up more calories than thin people

　 C. those who burn up more calories than others will be thinner

　 D. those who fidget more than others will be thinner

1. Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of “fidgeting”?

　 A. scratching and twitching　 B. squirming and wigging

　 C. slow running　 D. moving one’s body nervously

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　　 Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching (moving your nails (指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don’ t want to) is an important way of burning up calories (卡路里).

　　 American researchers have found that some people’s squirming (continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging (move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals (等于) several miles of slow running each day.

　　 The scientists, based at the National Institute of Health’s laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.

　　 In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount (量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, (moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming (hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits. However, others had burned up only 100 calories.

　　 The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people.

5. When and how did Benin get its two names--Benin and Dahomey?

　 A. Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.

　 B. Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again.

　 C. Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by

　　 Dahomey again.

　 D. Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.

4. Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin.

　　 (Ah=Ahomedegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo)

　 A. So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke　　　　　　 B. Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah

　 C. So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah　　　　　　 D. Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke

3. For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?

　 A. 15 years.　　　　　　　　　 B. 25 years.

　 C. 20 years.　　　　　　　　　 D. 30 years.

2. For how long was Benin under France?

　 A. For over a century.

　 B. For roughly a century.

　 C. For over half a century.

　 D. Under half a century.

1. Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?

　 (Bn=Benin;Tg =Togo;Nr=Niger;BF=Burkina Faso;Na=Nigeria;GG=Gulf of Guinea)

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Benin

　　 Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.

　　 Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent (独立). In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president. Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced (取代) by a civilian (非军人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over (接管). In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-leninism.

5. Which title best gives the idea of the passage?

　 A. Bees Love Blue.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Bees Love Syrup.

　 C. Bees, Color and Syrup.　　　　　　　 D. Can Bees See Color?