Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1,000 pounds.The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman,admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.
Donna,who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible.The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website,where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car.She appeared in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage.
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth.Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths.   
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight,but it is the other way round.To achieve her goal,Donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day,compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs.
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known,she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems.And after she admitted her real size,e-mails from people poured in.They sent her gifts through the post,expressing their care
for her.Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal,though she might risk her own life in the process.However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior.They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular.After all,there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world.
【小题1】. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that         .

A.she is fond of challenging herself
B.she wants to advertise for food
C.she is crazy about public attention
D.she hopes to make fat women confident
【小题2】. . We can learn from the passage that          
A.Simpson is much fatter than any other woman
B.Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet
C.Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record
D.Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan
【小题3】. . What can we infer from the passage?
A.Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit
B.There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds
C.Most people take pity on Simpson
D.Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal
【小题4】. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be            . 
A.negativeB.uncertainC.encouragingD.annoying
【小题5】. . What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Meet with the fattest person in the world
B.What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?
C.A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest
D.The super-sized model planned to lose weight

BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.
Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’ up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate(伪造)award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.
“It has harmed education equality,” the ministry said.
Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. uIt will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.
The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners, privileges(优先权).
The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.
Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My - 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math,and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.
A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”   
Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider  the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance  examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” lie said.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A.high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance
B.students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits in 2011
C.the number of competitions whose winners can get extra credits will be smaller
D.the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges
【小题2】What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?
A.a winnerB.a smart learnerC.a competitorD.a dull student
【小题3】Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?
A.Xiong BingqiB.Chen LeiC.Dong WenD.Yuan Guiren
【小题4】What might be the best title for the text?
A.“Extra credits policy in China to be adjusted
B.Promotion of national Olympic competitions
C.Advice on the national college entrance exam
D.Chinese government to push education reform

BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.

Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’ up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate(伪造)award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.

“It has harmed education equality,” the ministry said.

Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. uIt will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.

The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners, privileges(优先权).

The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.

Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.

But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My - 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math,and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.

A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”   

Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider  the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance  examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” lie said.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A.high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance

B.students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits in 2011

C.the number of competitions whose winners can get extra credits will be smaller

D.the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges

2.What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?

A.a winner          B.a smart learner     C.a competitor       D.a dull student

3.Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?

A.Xiong Bingqi       B.Chen Lei          C.Dong Wen         D.Yuan Guiren

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A.“Extra credits policy in China to be adjusted

B.Promotion of national Olympic competitions

C.Advice on the national college entrance exam

D.Chinese government to push education reform

 

BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.

Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’ up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate(伪造)award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.

“It has harmed education equality,” the ministry said.

Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. uIt will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.

The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners, privileges(优先权).

The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.

Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.

But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My - 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math,and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.

A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”   

Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider  the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance  examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” lie said.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A.high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance

B.students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits in 2011

C.the number of competitions whose winners can get extra credits will be smaller

D.the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges

2.What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?

A.a winner          B.a smart learner     C.a competitor       D.a dull student

3.Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?

A.Xiong Bingqi       B.Chen Lei          C.Dong Wen         D.Yuan Guiren

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A.“Extra credits policy in China to be adjusted

B.Promotion of national Olympic competitions

C.Advice on the national college entrance exam

D.Chinese government to push education reform

 

Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1,000 pounds.The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman,admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.

   Donna,who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible.The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website,where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car.She appeared in TV interviews and

said she welcomed media coverage.

   Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth.Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their

deaths.   

   You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight,but it is the other way round.To achieve her goal,Donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day,compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs.

   When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known,she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems.And after she admitted her real size,e-mails from people poured in.They sent her gifts through the post,expressing their care

for her.Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal,though she might risk her own life in the process.However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior.They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular.After all,there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world.

1..  . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that          .

   A. she is fond of challenging herself

   B. she wants to advertise for food   

   C. she is crazy about public attention

   D. she hopes to make fat women confident

2..  . We can learn from the passage that          

   A. Simpson is much fatter than any other woman

   B. Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet

   C. Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record

   D. Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan

3..  . What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit

   B. There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds

   C. Most people take pity on Simpson

   D. Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal

4..  . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be             . 

A. negative       B. uncertain       C. encouraging    D. annoying

5..  . What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Meet with the fattest person in the world

    B. What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?

    C. A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest

D. The super-sized model planned to lose weight

 

 

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