Four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline, a study revealed today. The research also showed that a large percentage of women start noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21 days after reaching their ideal weight.

Yesterday, Dr Ian Campbell of the Jenny Craig weight management program said, ‘In the UK 61.4 percent of adults are overweight or obese. Successful weight management requires a long-term commitment in order to lose weight successfully and for good. Dieting can be a real challenge so setting realistic goals and remaining focused on them is important. Otherwise as this research shows, women could end up heavier than when they started.’

The “Food, Body, Mind” report was publicized by Jenny Craig who quizzed 2000 women aged between 18 and 65 who diet regularly on their attitudes, beliefs and behaviors around weight loss. Six in ten said they were currently on a diet and one in five women said they were on a continuous diet.

It found the most common triggers to start dieting was seeing their reflection in the mirror,  preparing for a summer holiday or unflattering photos posted on social networking sites. Other popular reasons include comments by friends or relatives or their other half.

However, the study showed that one in ten give up within one day, while almost a fifth manage to make it to a week or more. The average is ten days. Many blamed pressure they put on themselves to lose weight too quickly for the weight gain, which leaves them with a bigger appetite than normal. Others blamed colleagues, who tuck into fatty lunches and snacks unaware of the effect it has on the dieter, while mothers’ polishing off（吃光）their children's leftovers was another common cause of weight gain.

1.Which of the following might be the best title for this article?

A．Diet: a tricky path to weight loss

B．Important things for successful diet

C．Four in ten women gain weight on diets

D．Obesity: problem for 61.4% adults in UK

2.In the UK, women who go on a diet ________. 

A．are all overweight or obese

B．all fail because they are not persistent enough

C．are likely to gain weight again after reaching their ideal weight

D．end up heavier than when they start to diet

3.The underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A．effects           B．causes            C．examples          D．imagination

4.Which of the following is NOT the reason why many people stop dieting very soon?

A．The pressure they put on themselves to lose weight quickly.

B．Colleagues who give them fatty lunches and snacks.

C．Leftovers of children’s taken by their mothers.

D．Reflections they see in the mirror.

At Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the lights are controlled by sensors that measure sunlight. They dim immediately when it’s sunny and brighten when a passing cloud blocks the sun.

A wall of windows at a University of Pennsylvania engineering building has built-in blinds (百叶窗) controlled by a computer program that follows the sun’s path. Buildings are getting smarter and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more.

Windows could catch the sun’s energy to heat water. Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide breathed out by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.

Many new materials and technology have been designed in the last 15 years. They are now being used in a wave of buildings designed to save as much energy as possible. They include old ideas, like “green roofs”, where a belt of plants on a roof helps the building keep heat in winter and stay cool in summer, and new ideas, like special coating for windows that lets light in, but keeps heat out.

As technologies such as sensors become cheaper, their uses spread.

The elevators at Seven World Trade Center, which is under construction in New York, use a system that groups people traveling to nearby floors into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops. People who work in the building will enter it by swiping (刷) ID cards that will tell the elevators their floor, readouts will then tell them which elevator to use. The building also has windows with a coating that blocks heat while letting in light.

More new building materials and technology are in development. A Philadelphia building firm is now working on “smart wrap” that uses tiny solar collectors to catch the sun’s energy and transmitters (传输器) as wide as a human hair to move it. They are expected to change the face of the construction industry in the next ten years or so.

1.________ will be developed and used in the construction industry.

A．“Green roofs” that cool or heat buildings

B．“Smart wrap” that catches the sun’s energy

C．Sunlight-measuring sensors that control lights

D．Window coating that lets light in, but keeps heat out

2.The elevators at Seven World Trade Center are special because they can ________.

A．send people to floors with fewer stops

B．teach people how to use their ID cards

C．make people stay very cool in summer

D．help people go traveling in the building

3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．a human hair       B．smart wrap         C．the sun’s energy   D．a transmitter

4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A．Buildings Are Becoming Smarter

B．Buildings Are Getting More Sunlight

C．Buildings Are Lacking in Much Energy

D．Buildings Are Using Cheaper Materials

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只填1个单词。

It’s never too late to right your wrongs, big or small.

Working as hard as I had been over the years, I had become disconnected from（失去联系的）the people who mattered most to me. I decided to spend a year reconnecting with my friends and relatives and making amends(补偿). I devoted myself to caring for what I called “my unfinished business”, which has helped me become a more attentive husband, father, son and friend —and a happier, more energetic person.

Now that I’ve had a good opportunity to revisit my past mistakes—and experience the rewards of fixing them—I’d like to share some of the lessons I have learned:

Have you lost touch with people who were important to you? Are there things you’ve done or not done that are in front of you? Are there people in your life you don’t know how much they meant to you? List your unfinished business and take action to deal with it.

Instead of trying to put an end to the cold war dividing your family, begin with a small thing you can control. Apologize to your brother for not attending his Super Bowl party. Respond to an e-mail you should have answered a week ago. Write a note or make a call.

No matter what the wrong is, the most important thing in making it right is your sincerity. If you reach out with a genuine (真诚的)heart, your friends will be glad to hear from you again.

This is the key to learning and growing. Keep a journal, or summarize what you’ve learned in e-mails to friends. The difficulty we face in dealing with our unfinished business can seem impossibly big, but the first step to clearing them can be simple: Again, write a note or make a phone call .Once you discover your fears and get over them, you’ll become a more complete and pleased person.

Topic: 1.too late to right your wrongs

单词拼写(满分10分)

1.The famous explorer, who has many exciting and dangerous experiences, is now giving a speech about his a________ in Africa.         

2.It is suggested that short-sighted students have their eyes e________ regularly.

3.It is not a________ for you to attend the ceremony in casual (随便的) clothes.

4.After the fun he’s had during the holidays, the boy can’t________ (专心，集中)on his school work.

5.Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be_______ (独立的) of your parents’ help.

6.I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am________ to stay here.

7.The manager was________, but he could do nothing.

8.He answered me, but he spoke slowly nor clearly. ‘I am a________,’ I said.

9.I think that young children often________ modern pictures better than anyone else.

10.Many students find mathematics________（复杂的） and difficult，which worries their parents very much.

假设下面是你们学校对学生课外阅读情况所作的调查。请根据下面的图表为某报社写一篇有关这次调查的报道。请先简单描述饼状图和表格，然后说明如此多学生不读文学作品的原因，并适当发表你自己的看法。

图：学生阅读各类书籍的比例

表：不读文学名著的原因

要求：1.字数150左右。  

2. 短文中已写好了的部分，不计入字数。

参考词汇：account for (占…比例);  cartoon (卡通);  percent （百分比）

broaden one’s horizons (拓宽视野)    

Recently, our school has had a survey on reading. It shows _                             

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Nuclear energy may be dangerous if                          

A．controls          B．not controlling      C．not controlled      D．controlled

---How is your plan getting along?

----I can’t carry on _____ any longer. Someone must help me.

A．single            B．simply            C．alone             D．lonely

—How was your examination?

—It wasn’t very difficult,but it was__________long.

A．too much         B．so much           C．very much         D．much too

In the cave they found the very book, the cover of _______was torn.

A．which            B．what             C．that              D．whose

—Have you read today’s report about your performance?

—I don’t care what     about me.

A．will be written      B．writes            C．wrote            D．is written