66. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the first paragraph?

   A. Lewis Grassic Gibbon is a rather frank person.

   B. Sunset Song is about Scotland’s poor rural farmers.

   C. Sunset Song was written by Lewis Grasaic Gibbon.

D. Sunset Song is well popular among Scottish readers.

      Lewis Grassic Gibbon ' s Sunset Song ( 1932 ) was voted "the host Scottish novel of all time” by Scotland' s reading public in 2005. Once considered shocking for its frank description of aspect of the lives of Scotland’s poor rural farmers, it has been adapted for stage, film, TV and radio in recent decades.

     The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War I. At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it.

     Grassic Gibbon gives us the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine. We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hard-working father; experience tragedy(her mother killed herself as well as her two children); and learn about her feelings as she grows into a woman. We see her marry; lose her husband, then many again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man.

      Sunset Song has a social theme too. It shows how traditional Scottish rural life is destroyed first by modernization and then by World War I. Gibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist the war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular, it takes away Chris’s husband, Ewan Tavendale. The war finally kills Ewan, but not in the way his widow is told. In fact, the Germans aren’t responsible for his death. But his own side. He is shot because he is said to have run away from a battle.

65. Which of the following is most likely to he discussed next?

    A. How large portion sizes lead to growing hollies.

    B. What should be done to help those earning less.

    C. Who to blame for the growing bellies.

    D. Why people with different incomes have different opinions.

 C

64. Of the people surveyed, about ---- want smaller portions.

A. 2280           B. 920              C. 800                D. 3000

63. American restaurants serve large portions in order to___________.

    A. earn more money               B. meet the government's requirement

    C. satisfy their customers           D. raise the quality of feed

62. The underlined part "growing bellies" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

    A. starving orphans                B. expending waistline

    C. growing portion sizes            D. fine dining

61. By saying "Clean your plate!", American parents want their children________.

A. to save food for tomorrow              B. to wash the dishes

C. not to eat too much                    D. not to waste food

60. This passage is mainly about__________.

A, crime deterrent             B. alternative punishments

C. shaming punishment        D. community values

                                     B

      "Clean your plate! "and "Be a member of the clean-plate club!" Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, it’s accompanied by an appeal:” Just think about those starving orphans in Africa!" Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying "clean the plate", perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.

      According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.

     Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.

     Health exports have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large; 23 percent bad no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can’t afford the dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those who earn at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $ 25,000 want smaller.

59. According to Hosmanek, shamed criminals are more likely to commit new crimes because _________.

A. it's difficult for them to find a job     B. they no longer have a sense of shame.

C. there’s too much fighting in society   D. they do not want to do any work.

58. Which of the following is the most effective in preventing petty crimes according to Professor Kahan.

A. Getting a fine for what one has done.

B. Apologizing to the police for one’s wrongdoing.

C. Holding a sign in public that announces one's own crime.

D. Being forced to work for the community without being paid,