6.Perhaps you don't know that your house may have an effect on your figure.Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off.You can make your environment work for you instead of against you.Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.
  Open the curtains and turn up the lights.Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating,for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when they're in poorly lit places-and so more likely to eat lots of food.If your home doesn't have enough window light,get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.
  Mind the colors.Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites.In one study,people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room.Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing,while cold colors make us feel less hungry.So when it's time to repaint,go blue.
    Don't forget the clock-or the radio.People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals.Begin keeping track of the time,and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes,And while you're at it,actually sit down to eat.If you need some help slowing down,turn on relaxing music.It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.
    Downsize the dishes,Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat.We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate.When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one,total intake(摄入) jumps by 14 percent.And we'll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short,wide glass than a tall,skinny glass.
29.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?D
A.Eat quickly.
B.Play fast music.
C.Turn down the lights.
D.Use smaller spoons.
30.A home environment in blue can help peopleC.
A.digest food better             
B.burn more calories       
C.reduce food intake          
D.regain their appetites
31.What can be a suitable title for the test?B
A.Ways of Serving Dinner           B.Is Your House Making You Fat?
C.Effects of Self-Consciousness   D.Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?
32.The text is especially helpful for those who care aboutC.
A.healthy diets                  
B.their home comforts         
C.their body shape               
D.house buying.
3.Since the first Earth Day in 1970,Americans have gotten a lot"greener"toward the environment."We didn't know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,"says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affaris has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement."The understanding has increased many,many times,"says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports,emissions(排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3million tons a year to 5.5million tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealth with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of"green thinking"has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988there were only 600recycling programs; today in 1995there are about 6600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty-five years ago,there were hardly any education programms for environment.Today,it's hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program.Until we do that,nothing else will change!"says Bruce Anderson.

25.According to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea aboutC.
A.the social movement                  B.recycling techniques
C.environmental problems               D.the importance of Earth Day
26.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A
A.The grass-roots level.B.The business circle.
C.Government officials.D.University professors.
27.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?D
A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.
B.They have settled their environmental problems.
C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
2.It was my birthday last year.Every year,my parents prepared abirthday giftfor me.So that day I was expecting a birthday gift,too.After I came back from school,I sawmy motherwatching TV in the sitting room.
"Mom,where is my birthday gift?"I asked.Hearin g that,my mother looked up at me.She looked surprised.Then she said,"Sorry,I totally forgot it's your birthda y today.I haven't got a birthday gift for you."I was very sadto hear that.I went to my room and shut the door.
About half an hour later,my mother came and knocked on the door.She told me supper was ready.
"Come out to eat quickly,"she said as if nothing had happened.After I went out,I saw my mother and father sitting at the table.I came to the table,unhappy.
"So how is everything going in school?"while eating,my father asked.
"Nothing special,"I said in a low voice.
   After supper,my father said,"Let's go out and enjoy a ride."
   I wasn't in a good mood,so I said,"I don't feel like going anywhere."
   My father smiled and said,"Follow me.You won't get disappointed."
   Looking at the smile on my father's face,I suddenly cheered up.I was sure my parents had prepared a surprise for me.So I followed.
   Then we went out of the house and got onmy father's car.I thought they were taking me to the downtown area to get a birthday gift or watch a show at a theater.
However,after a while,I realized we were not heading to the downtown area.Instead,we were going in the opposite direction.I became very curious.About half an hour later,my father stopped the car on a farm.The owner of the farm came out to greet us.The air was sweet and warm.There were many goats there.The farmer's daughter gave me a baby goatto hold.I suddenly knew it was my birthday gift.
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Paragraph 1:
The other day,while I was reading a book,I looked at a picture of a baby goat.      .
Paragraph 2:
I held the baby goat in my arms and touched it.      .
1.The writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind,first published in 1936.Her book and the movie based on it,tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War.Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta,Georgia,can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.
Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer's life.She was born in Atlanta in 1900.She started writing stories when she was a child.She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922.One photograph of Ms.Mitchell,called Peggy,shows her talking to a group of young college boys.She was only about one and a half meters tall.The young men tower over her,but she seems very happy and sure of herself.The tour guide explains:"Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech,asking them such questions as"Would you really marry a woman who works?"And today it'd be"Would you marry one who doesn't?"
The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments.Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms.Mitchell lived with her husband,John Marsh.They made fun of the small apartment by calling it"The Dup".
Around 1926,Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.Her husband brought her books to read from the library.She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book.Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success.Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book.In 1939the film version was released.It won ten Academy Awards,including Best Picture.

27.The book Gone with the Wind wasA.
A.written in"The Dump"
B.adapted from a movie
C.first published on a newspaper
D.awarded ten Academy Awards
28.The underlined phrase"tower over"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning toB.
A.be very pleaed with
B.be much taller than
C.show great respect for
D.show little interest in
29.We can know about Margaret Mitchell from the passage thatD.
A.her height made her marriage unhappy
B.her life was full of hardship and sadness
C.writing stopped her working as a reporter
D.her interest in writing continued as an adult
30.Which is the best title for the passage?A
A.A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.
B.Gone with the Wind:A Huge Success.
C.Margaret Mitchell:A Great Female Writer.
D.An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.
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