Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1,000 pounds.The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman,admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.
Donna,who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible.The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website,where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car.She appeared in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage.
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth.Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths.   
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight,but it is the other way round.To achieve her goal,Donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day,compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs.
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known,she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems.And after she admitted her real size,e-mails from people poured in.They sent her gifts through the post,expressing their care
for her.Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal,though she might risk her own life in the process.However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior.They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular.After all,there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world.
【小题1】. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that         .

A.she is fond of challenging herself
B.she wants to advertise for food
C.she is crazy about public attention
D.she hopes to make fat women confident
【小题2】. . We can learn from the passage that          
A.Simpson is much fatter than any other woman
B.Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet
C.Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record
D.Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan
【小题3】. . What can we infer from the passage?
A.Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit
B.There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds
C.Most people take pity on Simpson
D.Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal
【小题4】. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be            . 
A.negativeB.uncertainC.encouragingD.annoying
【小题5】. . What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Meet with the fattest person in the world
B.What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?
C.A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest
D.The super-sized model planned to lose weight

任务型阅读(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
Vince, Jason, Rosa, Danny和Donna各自打算参加学校的一个俱乐部。阅读第71~75题中的个人情况说明和A到F六个俱乐部介绍,选出特合各人个性特征的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
1. As a freshman in university, Vince enjoys a lot of spare time. But unlike some of his classmates who waste the time on sleep and computer games, he wants to make his spare time more colorful. He will use the first year to travel around to broaden his horizon.
2. Having traveled a lot, Jason realized the need to keep the beautiful scenery forever in his mind. So he saved money and bought a camera. Now all he needs is the skill to catch the breathtaking moment.
3. Smart and adorable, Rosa is a popular singer in her university. Besides, like an English-majored student, she speaks fluent and beautiful English. It always comes to her mind why not put singing and English together, it will be a perfect way to learn and entertain.
4. Everyone has a dream, so does Danny. He dreamed of becoming a diplomat(外交官) since childhood. So he likes to read the books concerning politics, economy and foreign affairs. His classmates thus gave him the nickname "Mr. Know Everything".
5. Donna spent her childhood mostly in her father's study, where she did a lot of readings about Chinese classical literatures. Now as a college student, she thinks she should make full use of her free time to read as many literary books as possible.

A.Siyuan Club It was founded in September, 2007. Our club is aimed at bringing students into traditional Chinese culture and classical literature. We have had some outings for visiting cultural relics and watched art movies related to Eastern and Western ancient cultures. All these activities can build a good link between Chinese and Western cultures.
B.View Forum This club aims to explore students' global view in politics and enable students to think logically and critically by looking at and discussing current events. There are 12 members and 4 meetings have been held on the discussion of several different topics. Students are encouraged to focus on the happenings in the world and build their own opinions.
C.Mathematics Club It is an academically-oriented club organized by students who are interested in mathematics, who are strong or even weak at mathematics. It is like an extended stage to continuously study mathematics outside the classroom. There are about 45 club members arranging regular team work, collecting updated exercises for extra practice, organizing lecture notes for revision and recruiting new members.
D.Photographic Club It was established by a group of shutterbugs with the purpose of promoting an interest in photography. Students can learn how to take and edit photos using professional software and have the opportunities to exhibit their works. Also the members are required to take pictures in all the university affairs.
E. Youth Club     It was founded in October, 2006. It is aimed at making students' spare time more colorful. Our club mainly organizes trips for both individuals and organizations and all our activities are based on investigation in order to give good service to students.
F. Harmony Club     Established in November 2007, this club is to teach traditional English song; and deliver English culture and music. One reason why it is so popular is that it often invites famous musicians to give coaching lessons here. You are welcome to join it.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中,选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。   
My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this      .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and      . All the students were working       a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no       of stopping. I walked down the row and found       was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my      , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on       I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” I felt it best not to      .
After another ten minutes, the students were       to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoebox. Then Donna     hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to      . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the       of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and       your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to       the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is       by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in      . Amen!”
She turned the students       and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the       of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student       and said, “I Can’t,” Donna       pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.   

1. Ajob Bproject Cobservation Dcourse

2. Achecked? Bnoticed Cwatched Dwaited

3. Aon Bwith Cas Dfor

4. Ascenes? Bsenses Cmarks Dsigns

5. Anobody Bsomebody Ceveryone Danyone

6. Acuriosity Bsuspect Csympathy Dworry

7. Aand Bor Cbut Dso

8. Ainsert Binterrupt Ctalk Drequest

9. Ataught Bshown Cforced Dinstructed

10. Aadded Bwrote Cmade Dfolded

11. Acry Bpray Cdig Dplay

12. Aback Bbottom Ctop Dedge

13. Adrop Braise Cfall Dlift

14. Akeep Bthank Cforgive Dhonor

15. Aremembered Bpunished Cremoved Dreplaced

16. Asilence Bheart Cpeace Dmemory

17. Adown Bup Coff Daround

18. Abirth Bpassing Closs Dstarting

19. Aawoke Breminded Cforgot Dapologized

20. Asimply Bhardly Cseriously Dangrily

 

完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  36 .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and   37 .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no    38   of stopping. I walked down the row and found   39  was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my    40   , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on,    41    I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.

After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna   42    hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.

Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to    43  . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the    44   of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and     45    your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   46  by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in    47  . Amen!”

She turned the students    48    and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the    49    of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna    50    pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

1.

A.job

B.project

C.observation

D.course

 

2.

A.checked

B.noticed

C.watched

D.waited

 

3.

A.scenes

B.senses

C.marks

D.signs

 

4.

A.nobody

B.somebody

C.everyone

D.anyone

 

5.

A.curiosity

B.suspect

C.sympathy

D.worry

 

6.

A.and

B.or

C.but

D.so

 

7.

A.added

B.wrote

C.made

D.folded

 

8.

A.cry

B.pray

C.dig

D.play

 

9.

A.back

B.bottom

C.top

D.edge

 

10.

A.drop

B.raise

C.fall

D.lift

 

11.

A.remembered

B.punished

C.removed

D.replaced

 

12.

A.silence

B.heart

C.peace

D.memory

 

13.

A.down

B.up

C.off

D.around

 

14.

A.birth

B.passing

C.loss

D.starting

 

15.

A.simply

B.hardly

C.seriously

D.angrily

 

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