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       , Obama’s health care reform hasn’t been accepted by all the people in the USA yet.

A．Reasonable as may it sound                         B．As it may sound reasonable

C．As reasonable it may sound                          D．Reasonable as it may sound

D

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It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s DreamsfromMyFather and how it had changed my views of the current US president.The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a wonderfully written book”. However，he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
And it seems that he is not the only one.Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t.In the World Book Day survey，DreamsfromMyFather is at number 9.The survey lists top ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading.As I’m not one to lie too often，I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books.But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one，GeorgeOrwell’s 1984.I think it’s absolutely outstanding.
Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.This could be difficult if the conversation became more in­depth!
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it.It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen，the Bronte sisters，Charles Dickens and so on.But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，they named J．K.Rowling，Jilly Cooper，and Stephen King (ah，the big sellers，in other words)．Forty­one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
So which books have you lied about reading—if any—and which is your favourite?
【小题1】The main reason why people lie about reading is to________.

A．make fun of the listener
B．impress the listener
C．please the listener
D．interest the listener
【小题2】 The underlined word“proceeded” in the passage probably means “________”.
A．wantedB．happened
C．continuedD．stopped
【小题3】What does the World Book Day survey show?
A．Nearly half of the people surveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.
B．People don’t like DreamsfromMyFather and GeorgeOrwell ’s 1984.
C．Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.
D．People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.
【小题4】 What is the best title for the passage?
A．Are You a Book Liar?B．Readers Are All Liars
C．World Book DayD．Dreams from My Father

根据句意选出合适的动词或词组，用其适当的形式完成句子

pick out,  crowd in,  intend,  build up,  lead to

refer to ,  turn away,  carry on , come to life,  function, 

1.Ted looked up briefly, and then ___________with what he was doing.

2.Memories that she would rather forget came ___________.

3.This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ___________ my father.

4.These exercises are good for ___________ leg strength.

5.It was foolish of him ____________ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

6.When they got to the concert they ___________because they didn't have a ticket.

7.In the springtime, everything ___________ again.

8.His bad health has prevented him from ___________ effectively in recent weeks.

9.The death of Yue Yue shocked the nation and ___________ much soul searching(深刻反省) about people’s willingness to help others.

10.Obama’s financial plan ___________ to improve the current economic situation．

 

Schools have banned cupcakes, issued fatness report cards and cleared space in cafeterias for salad bars. Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood fatness promised to get young people moving more and restore school lunch, and drink makers said they had cut the number of liquid calories shipped to schools by almost 90 percent in the past five years.

But new research suggests that interventions(干预) aimed at school-aged children may be, if not too little, too late.

More and more evidence points to essential events very early in life — during the child years, babyhood and even before birth, in the womb(胎) — that can set young children on a fatness path that is hard to change by the time they’re in kindergarten. The evidence is not ironclad, but it suggests that prevention efforts should start very early.

Among the findings are these:

The fat angel-like baby who is growing so nicely may be growing too much for his or her own good, research suggests.

Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at risk of becoming fat, even though the babies are usually small at birth.

Babies who sleep less than 12 hours are at increased risk for fatness later. If they don’t sleep enough and also watch two hours or more of TV a day, they are at even greater risk.

Some early interventions are already widely practiced. Doctors recommend that overweight women lose weight before pregnancy rather than after, to cut the risk of fatness and diabetes in their children; breast-feeding is also recommended to lower the obesity risk.

Like children and teenagers, babies and toddlers have been getting fatter. One in 10 children under age 2 is overweight. The percentage of children ages 2 to 5 who are fat increased to 12.4 percent in 2006 from 5 percent in 1980. But most prevention programs have avioded intervening at very young ages, partly because the school system offers an efficient way to reach large numbers of children, and partly because the rate of fat teenagers is even higher than that of younger children — 18 percent.

Scientists like Dr. Birch worry about what are called epigenetic changes. The genes taken over from mother and father may be turned on and off and the strength of their effects changed by environmental conditions in early development. Many doctors are concerned about women being fat and unhealthy before pregnancy because the womb is the baby’s first environment.

Experts say change may require abandoning some treasured cultural attitudes. “The idea that a big baby is a healthy baby, and a crying baby is probably a hungry baby who should be fed, are things we really need to rethink,” Dr. Birch said.

61. What is NOT included in Michelle Obama’s campaign?

A. To restore school lunch.

B. To get young people moving more.

C. To issue fatness report cards.

D. To end childhood fatness.

62. Why should fatness prevention efforts start very early?

A. Because children now are growing too much for their own good.

B. Because there is too much liquid calories in drinks for children.

C. Because experiences even when in the womb can affect a child.

D. Because fat children cannot be healthy ones when they grow up.

63. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “ironclad” in paragraph three?

A. right       B. protective       C. objective      D. positive

64. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. 18% of the younger children are fatter than fat teenagers.

B. 10 % of the children under age 2 gain too much weight.

C. 12.4% of the children ages 2-5 were overweight in 2006.

D. In 1980, only 5% of the children ages 2-5 were too fat.

65. What does Dr. Birch’s statement mean in the last paragraph?

A. Feeding the baby when it is crying is not right.

B. Fat babies may not be so healthy as people think.

C. Parents should take responsibility for fat babies.

D. Lovely babies shouldn’t be so fat as people think.

 

 

SECTION C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9 for   48   calls to reduce the world’s nuclear weapons and work   49   world peace.

Since taking office in January as the   50   African American president, Obama has called for the cutting of nuclear weapons and worked to restart the Middle East peace process.

The prize,   51   $ 1.4 million, will be handed over to Obama in Norway on December 10. Obama will also get a gold medal and a diploma.

The Nobel Committee said it attached special importance to Obama’s work for a world   52   nuclear weapons.

“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama attracted the world’s   53   and given its people hope for   54   better future,” the Nobel Committee said.

  55   people had guessed Obama might be the winner before the award, many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the president.

 

President Barack Obama nominated (提名) Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador (大使) to China on May 16.

Huntsman, 49, is the son of a Utah multimillionaire (千万富翁). He served as ambassador to Singapore under former president George H.W. Bush. In 2004, he became the governor of Utah and was elected for a second term in 2008.

The governor has strong ties to China: He lived in Taiwan when he was a teenager and speaks fluent Chinese. One of his daughters was adopted (收养) from China. His family also has business ties with China through Huntsman Corp, a chemical company. It has operations (动作) in the country including a factory in Shanghai.

Huntsman’s nomination has been met with praise in both countries.

“Jon Huntsman is a well-regarded politician (政治家) in the US…… his experience as ambassador to Singapore and his knowledge of China, plus his wonderful Chinese language skills singled him out from the large number of candidates,” Dai Min, president of the US-based Center for America-China Partnership (中美合作中心), told China Daily.

Obama appointed Huntsman “in order to seek China’s help and cooperation” on several international and regional issues, said Yuan Peng, professor of American Studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (中国现代国际关系研究院).

Some people say that President Obama’s decision to name John Huntsman is a well thought out political strategy. Huntsman is a big player in the Republican Party, and a possible presidential candidate for 2012. If he really has joined the Obama administration, he has lost that possibility. Now, when Obama kicks off his re-election campaign, “ambassador” Huntsman won’t be a threat.

64.The nomination of Huntsman won praise on both sides for the following reasons EXCEPT that _________.

A. he has business ties with China

B. he can speak Chinese fluently

C. he is a very experienced politician

D. he knows China very well

65.Which of the following facts about Huntsman is NOT true ?

A. He was once ambassador to Singapore.

B. He was elected governor of Utah twice.

C. He has served two presidents as governor.

D. He spent part of his youth in Taiwan.

66.From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that ____________.

A. Obama considers China America’s top trade partner.

B. By choosing Huntsman, Obama kills two birds with one stone.

C. Huntsman will probably run for president in 2012.

D. Huntsman will settle several international and regional issues.

 

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