题目内容
One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight. I exercise all the time, but I still have gut fat that hangs over my belt when I sit. Why isn’t all the exercise getting rid of it?
It’s a question many of us could ask. More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. Still, as one major study — the Minnesota Heart Survey — found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly.
And yet obesity (肥胖) figures have risen sharply in the same period: a third of Americans are obese, and another third count as overweight by the Federal Government’s definition. Yes, it’s entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised less. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don’t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?
The popular belief that exercise is essential for weight control is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against too much exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly over-evaluated.
“In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless,” says Eric Ravussin, exercise researcher at Louisiana State University. Many recent studies have found that exercise isn’t as important in helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on shows like The Biggest Loser — or, for that matter, from magazines like this one.
The basic problem is that while it’s true that exercise burns calories and that you must burn calories to lose weight, exercise has another effect: it can make one hungry. That causes us to eat more, which in turn can negate (使无效) the weight-loss benefits we just gained. Exercise, in other words, isn’t necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it harder.
From the passage we learn that ____.
A. some Americans join a health club but never go there
B. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993
C. more than 45 million Americans now go to the gym regularly
D. Americans waste too much money each year on sports
According to the passage, exercise ____.
A. has long been believed to be good for older adults
B. is not properly advertised as an effective way to lose weight
C. was first recognized as an effective way to lose weight in the 1960s
D. is less effective in preventing heart disease than what doctors believe
According to the writer, people might gain weight because ____.
A. they have the habit of going to the gym regularly
B. they eat the same food when they do not exercise
C. they exercise less than required by doctors
D. they eat more after they exercise
What may be the best title for this passage?
A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health
B. Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
C. Gym Is Part of American Lifestyle
D. Obesity Is a Social Problem in America
Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch noblewoman. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Holland, she attended private schools as well. While taking a vacation with her mother in Arnhem, Holland, Hitler’s army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and poor nutrition.
After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her job suitable for her in life - until the film producers came calling. After being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Nederlands in 7 lessen in 1948. Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives’ Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn’t much, so she headed to America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. This film turned out to be a splendid success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and more plum roles. One of the reasons for her popularity was the fact that she was self-like, unlike the sex-goddesses of the time. Roman Holiday was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face.In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she retained until 1993.Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history as evidenced by her being named in Empire magazine’s "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time."
The underlined words “fell on hard times” in the second paragraph refer to______
A. the producers always let her act a lit role in a film.
B. parents’ being divorced brought her serious pain
C. depression and no nutrition brought her serious pain
D. no good jobs were suitable to her
Audrey went to America to look for a new chance because_______
A. in the European films there were only little roles for her to act
B. in the Americana there were many important film roles waiting for her to act
C. in the American there were many different jobs suitable to her
D. in the European films there were all roles she didn’t like
Which one of the following films made Audrey win an Oscar Best Actress Award?_______
A. Nederlands in 7 lessen B. Young Wives’ Tale as Eve Lester
C. Roman Holiday D. the 1957 classic Funny Face
This passage mainly tells us about______
A. Audrey’s struggle in the film fields and public admiration
B. Audrey’s family and her career
C. Audrey’s childhood and her films won great awards
D. Audrey’s hard times and her achievement
What can we learn from the passage?
A. Audrey Hepburn was born into a poor family.
B. In 1957, Audrey Hepburn won another success in Funny Face.
C. Audrey Hepburn received many parts shortly after being spotted modeling by the producer.
D. In 1993 Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations fund helping children in Latin America and Africa.
Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first
major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from Gerrnan attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critica1 praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakftist at Tiff any’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Chi1dren’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会)projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War Ⅱ. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
1.In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means .
A. winning an Academy Award as Best Actress
B. taking acting parts in stage shows
C. making her own movies
D. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
2.The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that .
A. she wanted to be a ballerina
B. her parents were from Britain
C. it was safe there
D. the education there was excellent
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A. Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ
B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s
C. Audrey was made to give up dancing
D. the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role
4. is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.
A. Marriage B. Identity C. Contribution D. Religion
5. is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies.
②She returned to London from the Netherlands.
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.
④She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects.
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.
A. ②①③⑤④ B. ①②③⑤④ C. ②①⑤③④ D. ①②⑤③④
My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living. Dad worked in Plant C. Lying beside Lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall. Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. She’d gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.
“Wave to daddy!” she’d shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air. I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand. At 48, he had his first heart attack. He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college. But the damage was done. A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.
I saw my dad in plant C only once, when I took dinner to him. That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.
Recently my father’s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there. I knew my father never wanted me to see it. At every station, he described the job and the danger. It was like listening to a foreign language. I walked past many DANGER signs. Toby put his hand on my shoulder. “Look”, he said, “you need to understand something. Your dad was a maintenance mechanic. He worked the most dangerous job. If something broke, he fixed it. ”
A few days later, my daughter graduated from college. I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this note: “Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots.”
1.What is the purpose of the passage?
A．In memory of the author’s mother B．to know about what the father did.
C．In memory of the author’s father. D．to remind the family to live well.
2.Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author’s father?
A．He didn’t suffer a heart attack until he retired.
B．He always faced danger while working.
C．He was satisfied with his job.
D．He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all.
3.When the author saw her father in Plant C, ___.
A．her father was fixing a broken machine.
B．she didn’t recognize her father.
C．she understood him about his bad temper.
D．her father was angry about her coming.
4.When Toby Workman described the author’s father’s job, the author ____ .
A．felt familiar with the job B．decided to do the same work.
C．wanted to learn a foreign language D．felt much puzzled
5.The author gave her daughter the hat to hope that her daughter could _______ .
A．get encouraged by her grandfather B．overcome all difficulties by wearing it
C．remember her grandfather D．follow her grandfather’s work
The young wonman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear,she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade. Maja 31 her cousin.Jasmina.After Jasmina’s death.Maja swore she would honor the little girl by 32 with a dolphin,an animal that both girls 33 .”Jasmina never got the chance to do it.”says Maja.now32,”so I 34 that someday I’d do it for her.”
In high school,Maja was 35 about sports. she even planned to become an athlete. 36 ,in 1993. during the eivil war in her home country, a bomb 37 her left leg.
After two years’ 38 in the U.S.,Maja received her first artifierd (人造的)leg. But 39 it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was painfei 40 she managed to graduart from a loca high school. Then after receiving a 41 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and 42 started her own campany.
To relax. Maja 43 ofter watch the dolphins play at an auarium (水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin. Winter, who had lost its tail, eaught her 44 One day,Maja happened to see trainers 45 Winter with a high-teeh tail.When they were done.Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was 46 . She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail.Within ten days,she had a new leg which freed her the 47 that had troubled her for almost 16years.
Now, Maja was ready to keep her 48 .She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached 49 , then swum away. After a few minutes. The dollop hint let Maja 50 its back Finally .they began to swim around together.
1. A .lost B. visited C .rescued D. left
2. A. talking B. living C. swimming D. surfing
3. A.adored B. adopted C. possessed D. premised
4. A. pretended B.deeided C. perfected D. agreed
5. A. positive B. atheistic C. particular D. curious
6. A. Undoubtedly B. Surprisingly C. Strangely D. Unfurunaterly
7. A. took away B. took ever C. cut down D. cut out
8. A. study B. potation C. treatment D. experiment
9. A. until B. because C. although D. it
10. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
11. A. scholarships B. degree C. prize D. notice
12. A. gradually B. actually C. eventually D. niter
13. A. might B. should C. could D. would
14. A. eye B. leg C. nose D. hand
15. A. celebrating B. grueling C. marking D. firm
16. A. inspired B. passed C. shocked D. amused
17. A. worry B. sadness C. pain D. fear
18. A. appointment B. promise C. record D. halt
19..A. blindly B. angrily C. gratefully D. cautiously
20. A. strike B. cover C. touch D. wipe
