6.Eating ready-made food can often keep people fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

5.The poorer family is, the better food they eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4.Eating well doesn't need more time or money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

3.Most Americans know the importance of exercise but they don't have time　　

to do that or don't know how to keep fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

2. According to the writer, Americans always think they are in pretty good　　　 　 T 　 F

health, but things are not like what they expect.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

1. The main idea of the passage is ___.

　 A. food and diet Americans have

　 B. health and fitness of the Americans

　 C. how to lost weight concerns the American

　 D. exercise is important to health

8. What is meant by the sentence “The people looked as if they were living in a dream world”?

A. The people did not seem to be real.

　 B. The people were dreaming about another world.

　 C. The people were asleep.

D. The people did not like the real world.

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%Comprehension _______

Passage 45　

Health in US

"Americans are not as fit as they think you are," says Dr. Mcginnis of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. That should come as a surprise, because in the U. S., fitness is something you cannot get away from. You'll see special stores full of books and cassettes telling you how to keep fit. You'll meet joggers (步行人) in the park, and find at least one health club in every town.

But the figures don't look too good. More than 30 percent of Americans smoke, and 80 to 90 percent still don't get enough exercise. The situation is worse among children, who spend too much time watching TV, and too little time running around. The American diet, too, is less than perfect. Quick, ready-made food usually contains too much fat, salt, and sugar. And as usual, it's the poorest families who eat the worst food. Eating well means spending what they don't have---more time and more money. Americans know they have a fitness problem. Many people feel they are too fat, even if their doctors disagree. And 80 percent of people say they try to improve their fitness, even if they soon give up.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 Length 200

Total Reading Time ___

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Answer the following questions without referring to the reading:

7. In this passage the word decorate means _____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

A. make…lager　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make…beautiful

C. make…longer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make…smaller

6. When the artists drew, they used the shapes of flowers.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

5. Decoration was an important part in Moslem art.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F