64. Why did Tom give up studying?

　 A. He disliked his teachers.

　 B. His parents no longer supported him.

　 C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.

　 D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.

75. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

答案　 72.D　 73.A　 74.B　 75.B

Passage 34

(08·辽宁C篇)

Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.

　　　 The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives - at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) - means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.

　　　 They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one by one, because that is when you see the real child.

　　　 It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems - somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.

74. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.

A. are over-consumed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack basic nutrients

C. are short of chemicals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. provide too much energy

73. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.

A. losing weight is effortless　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it costs a lot to lose weight

C. diet products bring no pain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. diet products are free from calories

72. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

A. try out a variety of diet foods　　　　　　　　 B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

C. pay attention to their own eating habits　　 D. watch their weight rather than their diet

71. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.

A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C. diet products are misleading people

D. people are fed up with diet products

70. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Unforgettable Experiences　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Remarkable Imagination

C. Lifelong Friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Noble Companions

答案　 66.D　 67.A　 68.C　 69.B　 70.D

Passage 33

(08·北京E篇)

The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

　 Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically(身体上).

　 Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brains to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

　 On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

　 The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

　 Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.

69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.

A. seek professional help　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be left alone

C. stay with her best friend　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. break the silence

68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.

A. call each other regularly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have similar personalities

C. enjoy writing to each other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dream of meeting each other

67. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C. our unpleasant feelings about London disappeared

D. we parted with each other in London