HernoveldepictsafuturisticAmerica.

A.writes

B.sketches

C.describes

D.indicates

Maryevidentlyisthemostdiligentstudentamongus.

A.intelligent

B.beautiful

C.talkative

D.hardworking

WepackedupthethingsIhadaccumulatedoverthelastthreeyearsandleftforgood.

A.close

B.near

C.past

D.final

Shyfeltfrustratedwhennobodyunderstoodwhatshewastryingtosay.

A.boring

B.upset

C.angry

D.dull

Youryoungersisterwillbeeligibletovotenextyear.

A.competent

B.possible

C.allowed

D.enough

GypsiesWhenschoolwasout,Ihurriedtofindmysisterandgetoutoftheschoolyardbeforeseeinganybodyinmyclass.ButBarbaraandherfriendshadbeatenustotheplaygroundentranceandtheyseemedtobewaitingforus.Barbarasaid,"Sonowyou＇reintheAclass."ShesoundedimpresseD."What＇stheAclass"IaskeD.Everybodymadesuperioryetfaintlyenviousgigglingsounds."Well,whydidyouthinktheteachermovedyoutothefrontoftheroom,dopeyDidn＇tyouknowyouwereintheCclassbefore,wayinthebackoftheroom"OfcourseIhadn＇tknown.TheWenatcheefifthgradewasbiggerthanmywholeschoolwhichhadbeeninNorthDakota,andtheideaofsubpisionswithinagradehadneveroccurredtomE.ThesubpidingforthefirstmarkingperiodhadbeendonebeforeIcametotheschool,and1hadnever,inthesixweeksI＇dbeenthere,talkedtoanyonelongenoughtofindoutabouttheA,B,andCclasses.IstillcouldnotunderstandwhythathadmadesuchadifferencetoBarbaraandherfriends.Ididn＇tyetknowthatitwasshamefulanddirtytobeatransientlaborerandridiculoustobefromNorthDakotA.IthoughtlivinginatentwasmorefunthanlivinginahousE.Ididn＇tknowthatweweregypsies,really(howthatthoughtwouldhaveexcitedmethen),andthatwewereregardedwiththesuspicionfeltbythosewhoplanttowardthosewhodonotplant.Itdidn＇toccurtomethatwewerealllookeduponasonemoreoftheuntrustworthynaturalphenomena,driftinghereandtherelikemistsorwinds.Ididn＇tknowthatIwastheonlychildwhohadcampedontheBaumann＇slandevertogetoutoftheCclass.Ididn＇tknowthatschooladministratorsandcivicleadersheldconferencestotalkabouttheproblemoftransientlaborers.IonlyknewthatfortwohappydaysIwalkedtoschoolwithBarbaraandherfriends,playedhopscotchandjumpedropewiththematclassintervals,andwaseveninvitedintothehouseforsomegingerale----astrangedrinkIhadnevertastedbeforE.ThenarratorhadmostprobablybeenplacedintheCclassbecause____.

A.shewasapoorreader

B.shehadcomefromasmallschool

C.themarkingsystemconfusedher

D.allchildrenoftransientlaborerswereplacedintheclass

DungtoDeathFieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibioticsgiventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayedontofieldsasfertilizers,couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic-resistant"superbugs".ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarmslurryHisfindingsareparticularlyshockingbecauseSwitzerlandisoneofthefewcountriestohavebannedantibioticsasgrowthpromotersinanimaldead.Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.Morethanhalfaregiventofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth.______Mostresearchersassumedthathumansbecomeinfectedwiththeresistantstrainsbyeatingcontaminatedmeat.Butfarmoreofthedrugsend.upinmanurethaninmeatproducts,saysStephenMuelleroftheSwissFederalInstituteforEnvironmentalScienceandTechnologyinDubendorf.Andmanurecontainsespeciailyhighlevelsofbugsthatareresistanttoantibioticshesays.Withmillionsoftonsofanimalsmanurespreadontofieldsofcropssuchaswheatandbarleyeachyear,thispathwayseemsanequallylikelyrouteforspreadingresistance,hesaid.Thedrugscontaminatethecrops,whicharetheneaten.Theycouldalsobeleachingintotapwaterpumpedfromrocksbeneathfertilizedfields.Muellerisparticularlyconcernedaboutagroupofantibioticscalledsulphonamides.Theydonoteasilydegradeordissolveinwater.HisanalysisfoundthatSwissfarmmanurecontainsahighpercentageofsulphonamides;eachhectareoffieldcouldbecontaminatedwithupto1kilogramofthedrugs.Thisconcentrationishighenoughtotriggerthedevelopmentofresistanceamongbacteria.Butvetsarenottreatingtheissueseriously.Thereisgrowingconcernattheextenttowhichdrugs,includingantibiotics,arepollutingtheenvironment.Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchangedandarenotbrokendownbyconventionalsewagetreatment.

A.Theydonoteasilydegradeordissolveinwater.

B.Andmanurecontainsespeciailyhighlevelsofbugsthatareresistanttoantibioticshesays.

C.Animalantibioticsisstillanareatowhichinsufficientattentionhasbeenpaid

D.Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyarddrugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.

E.HisfindingsareparticularlyshockingbecauseSwitzerlandisoneofthefewcountriestohavebannedantibioticsasgrowthpromotersinanimaldead.

F.Theycouldalsobeleachingintotapwaterpumpedfromrocksbeneathfertilizedfields.

I＇dverymuchliketoknowwhatyouraiminlifeis.

A.thought

B.idea

C.goal

D.plan

StopEatingToomuch"Cleanyourplate"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it＇saccompaniedbyanappeal:"Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans(孤兒)inAfrica"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffooD.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofsaying"cleantheplate",perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies(肚子).Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.TheyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittlE.BarbaraRolls,anutrition(營養)professoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,thesametimethattheAmericanwaistline(腰圍)begantoexpanD.Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsservedportionsthatweretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreeD.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan＇taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearnatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It＇snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon＇twanttoeathealthy.It＇sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaycheck(薪金支票)topaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear＇sChristmaspresents.(2008年)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofworkingclassAmericans

A.Theyworklonghours.

B.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck.

C.Theywanttosavemoneyforpresents.

D.Theydon＇twanttobehealthyeaters.

DietPersonswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Thebestwaytodothisistostartaweightcontrolprogram.Atfirstitiswisetotalkwithyourdoctor.Hecanadviseyouofthenumberofcaloriesyoushouldhaveinyourmealseachday.Hecantellyouaboutexercisingwhileonyourdiet.Agoodruleistoloseslowly.Alossofapoundortwoisplenty.Planmealsaroundfoodsyouknow.Thismeansthatitiswisetoincludefoodsthatyouareusedtoandthatarepartofyourregulareatinghabits.Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,simpleitemscanbeaddedtoyourdietsothatyoucanmaintaintheweightyouwant.Whileyouaredieting,trytobuildapatternofeatingthatyoucanfollowlatertomaintainyourdesiredweight.Whendieting,chooselow-caloriefoods.Avoidsuchitemsasfats,friedfood,sweets,cakes,creamandsoftdrinks.Trytotakecoffeeandteawithoutsugarorcream.Snackscanbepartofyourdiet.Forexample,apieceoffruitorasimpledessertsavedfrommealtimecanbeeatenbetweenmeals.KeepbusyThiswayyouwillnotbetemptedtogooffthediet.MakefulluseofopportunitiestoexercisE.TrywalkinginsteadofridingwheneverpossiblE.HappydietingWhenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,youcan______

A.havesomemoresimpleitemsinyourdiet

B.eatmoreandmorefoodsyoulike

C.stopdieting

D.tellthedoctorwhatyou＇vedone

Injudgingourworkyoushouldtakeintoconsiderationthefactthatwehavebeenverybusyrecently.

A.thought

B.account

C.mind

D.brain

He＇sspentyearscultivatingknowledgeofart.

A.sharing

B.using

C.denying

D.developing

答案解析:題干大意：他花費多年時間來培養藝術認知。cultivate意為“培養”，如：Iwillcultivatethehabitoflaughter.（我要培養笑的習慣。）share意為“分享”，如：Weusedtoshareeverything.（我們曾經分享一切。）use意為“使用”，如：useyourmind（動動腦子）。deny意為“否定”，如：Canyoudenythetruthofhisstatement（你能否認他聲明的真實性嗎？）develop意為“發展”，最符合題意，如：developaloveformusic（培養對音樂的喜愛）。

Hisimaginationtransformedshadowsintoamonster.

A.abeast

B.aghost

C.agiant

D.anangel

LongerLivesAreHappierLives1Inrecentyears,scientistshavebeenstudyingwaystochangethebody＇schemistrytoreducethesignsandeffectsofaging.20negroupofresearchersinBritainhasperformedexperimentsonakindofworm.Theyhavemanagedtoincreasetheworm＇snormallifespanof20daysbyupto400%.Theyhopethattheywillbeabletousethisresearchtohelphumanslivelonger.However,thisisalongwayinthefuture.Anotherdisadvantageisthatwhen(orif)thenewtechnologyissuccessfullydeveloped,itwillprobablybeveryexpensive.Thechancetolivelongerwillonlybeavailabletoaveryfew,veryrichpeople.3Anothergroupofscientistsisstudyingpeoplewhohavereachedaveryoldage.Theybelievethatthismayshowwhathaskeptthesepeoplehealthyandaliveforsolong.So,ifwelookatpeoplewhohavelivedintoveryoldage,whatdotheyhaveincommonUsuallytheyhaveledaphysicallyactivelife.Thisdoesnotmeangoingtoagymorrunningtenmileseveryday.Simple,enjoyableactivitieslikewalkingseemtobemorelikelytokeepyouhealthy.Veryoldpeoplealsoeatagood,varieddiet.Simplefoodslikevegetable,rice,pastaandfisharethebest.4However,theremaybeonethingevenmoreimportantthanphysicalfactorslikedietandexercise.Researchshowsthatpersonality,andthewayapersonthinks,playanimportantpartinhowlongtheywilllive.Peoplewholiveintoveryoldagealwaysseemtoenjoylife.Theyhaveasenseofhumorandgetsatisfactionfromsimplethings.Theydonotconstantlythinkaboutthepast,butareinterestedinthepresentandthefuture.Theydonotletlifegetboring,buthaveinterestsandhobbieswhichkeeptheirmindsactiveandtheyareopentonewideas.OneJapanesemanwholivedtobe120commentedthatthesecretofhislonglifewas"notworrying".Toexpressitsimply,peoplewhoarehappyandpositiveaboutlifearemorelikelytolivelonger.5So,eatwell,exercisewell,andenjoylife,andyouwillhaveagoodchanceoflivingtoahealthy,happyoldage.Mostpeoplewillnotbeabletousethenewtechnologybecause____

A.Running10mileseveryday

B.Itdoesnotexist

C.Theyhopetofindoutwhathasmadethemlivesolong

D.walking

E.enjoylife

F.Itwillbeveryexpensive