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  Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they’re overweight.They don’t want people to see them sunbathing and they don’t want to have to squeeze into plane seats.But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight are having their days in the sun.

  “Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don’t judge them like other people do,”said Liz Nickels, owner of Big Adventures, a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving-a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for larger people.As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation, many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers.But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico’s Freedom Paradise, a 112-room resort(度假胜地)opening this month, which urges guests to“Live Large, Live Free”.

  The hotel has broad doorways, reinforced(加同)furniture and extra large chairs.It also boasts(自夸)a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches.“It’s not a hotel just for large people.It’s a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday,”said owner Jurrian Kilnk。“What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don’t feel comfortable at resorts.”Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK.

  Though many welcome the new service, some feel differently.“I have a real problem with this,”said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla, a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp.“If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized.They shouldn’t be discriminated against like this.”

(1)

Large people don’t want to go on holiday because ________.

[  ]

A.

they don’t like sun-bathing

B.

they don’t want to be looked at

C.

the planes are too crowded

D.

hotels are not open to them

(2)

In the first paragraph, weight-friendly holiday packages means ________.

[  ]

A.

there are some free packages for the overweight

B.

people are friendly to the overweight

C.

special holiday tour for the overweight

D.

the overweight can lose weight

(3)

Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming ________.

[  ]

A.

for larger people

B.

only for larger people

C.

jumping from the platform

D.

underwater

(4)

Mexico’s Freedom Paradise is a hotel ________.

[  ]

A.

for people of all sizes

B.

only intended for larger people

C.

where everything is oversized

D.

where larger people can live for free

(5)

The underlined part“you are throwing their weight in their faces”means ________.

[  ]

A.

you are beating them in the face

B.

it’s easy to know they’re overweight

C.

their faces seem bigger than others

D.

you can make them lose weight

答案:1.B;2.C;3.D;4.A;5.B;
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18.A. in trouble B. in sight    C. in place   D. in parts

19.A. struck     B. removed  C. kicked    D. knocked

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22.A. so      B. because    C. until      D. while

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Now I  54 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 55 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

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37. A. cheap B. noisy C. small D. limited

38. A. in trouble B. in sight C. in place D. in parts

39. A. struck B. took C. kicked D. knocked

40. A. plan B. choice C. chance D. idea

41. A. looked after B. showed up C. turned over D. came across

42. A. so B. because C. until D. while

43. A. worked B. traveled C. lived D. learned

44. A. worked out B. called up C. watched out D. made sure

45. A. change B. problem C. conflict D. difference

46. A. set off B. left for C. entered into D.admitted into

47. A. paid B. bought C. had D. owned

48. A. all B. little C. something D. nothing

49. A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise

50. A. different B. unfair C. easy D. hopeful

51. A. Thanks to B. In spite of C. Except for D. But for

52. A. home B. house C. ability D. lesson

53. A. choice B. failure C. past D. present

54. A. doubt about B. call on C. center on D. believe in

55. A. born B. accepted C. educated D. deserted

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

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Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home  42 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to.I  43 with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She  44 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs.Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 45  I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 46 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 47 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school.Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

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I  54 family.For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 55 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

36.A.lived          B.shared          C.possessed        D.bought

37.A.cheap         B.noisy          C.small            D.limited

38.A.in trouble       B.in sight         C.in place          D.in parts

39.A.struck         B.removed        C.kicked           D.knocked

40.A.plan           B.choice          C.chance           D.idea

41.A.looked after     B.showed up      C.turned over       D.came across

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45.A.As long as      B.As far as        C.As soon as        D.As many as

46.A.change         B.problem        C.conflict          D.difference

47.A.set off         B.left for         C.entered into       D.admitted into

48.A.all            B.little           C.something        D.nothing

49.A.supply         B.teach          C.encourage        D.raise

50.A.different        B.unfair          C.easy            D.hopeful

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52.A.home          B.house          C.ability           D.lesson

53.A.choice         B.failure          C.past             D.present

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I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston.My dad and I 36 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 37 for a 15-year-old girl and her father.Dad’s second marriage was  38 and my stepmother had  39 us both out of the house the previous week.Dad had no  40_ what to do with me.And that’s when my other family  41

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Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She  44 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs.Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 45  I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 46 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 47 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school.Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 48 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su.When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _49 his kids.Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely  50__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy.I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

51 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman.They gave me a(n) 52 that allowed me to grow and change.They kept me from being paralyzed by my _53 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I  54 family.For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 55 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

36.A.lived          B.shared          C.possessed        D.bought

37.A.cheap         B.noisy          C.small            D.limited

38.A.in trouble       B.in sight         C.in place          D.in parts

39.A.struck         B.removed        C.kicked           D.knocked

40.A.plan           B.choice          C.chance           D.idea

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42.A.so            B.because         C.until             D.while

43.A.worked        B.traveled         C.lived            D.learned

44.A.worked out     B.called up        C.watched out       D.made sure

45.A.As long as      B.As far as        C.As soon as        D.As many as

46.A.change         B.problem        C.conflict          D.difference

47.A.set off         B.left for         C.entered into       D.admitted into

48.A.all            B.little           C.something        D.nothing

49.A.supply         B.teach          C.encourage        D.raise

50.A.different        B.unfair          C.easy            D.hopeful

51.A.Thanks to      B.In spite of       C.Except for        D.But for

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55.A.born          B.accepted        C.educated         D.deserted

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