U1SuccessfulLanguageLearnersIfwetakeacloselookatsuccessfullanguagelearnerswemaydiscoverafewtechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthem.Firstofall,successfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.Theydonotdependonbooksorteachers;theydiscovertheirownwaytolearnthelanguage.Insteadofwaitingfortheteachertoexplaineverything,theytrytofindthepatternsandtherulesforthemselves.Theyaregoodguesserswholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Successfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.Therefore,successfullearnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguage;theylookforsuchachance.Theyfindpeoplewhospeakthelanguageandaskthesepeopletocorrectthemwhentheymakeamistake.Theywilltryanythingtocommunicate.Whencommunicationisdifficult,theycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincomplete.Itismoreimportantforthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknowthemeaningofeveryword.Finally,successfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurpose.Theywanttolearnalanguagebecausetheyareinterestedinthelanguageandthepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguageinordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.1．Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toexplaintheimportanceoflanguagelearning.

B.ToteachpeopletospeakEnglish.

C.Tointroducesomeusefultechniquesoflanguagelearning.

D.Tocomparelanguagelearningwithlanguageteaching.答案：C

短文第一自然段清楚地說明了要介紹afewtechniques。2．Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutsuccessfullanguagelearnersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyaremoreintelligentthanothers.

B.Theyusespecialtechniques.

C.Theyhavegoodteachersandgoodbooks.

D.Theyspendmuchmoretimelearningthanothers.答案：B選項A.C.D里的信息不符合短文內容。窗體頂端3．Accordingtothepassage,whensuccessfullanguagelearnersmeetsomenewwords,theyusually.

A.paynoattentiontothem

B.lookthemupintiledictionaryatonce

C.asktheirteachers

D.trytoguesstheirmeanings答案：D從短文中的Theyaregoodguesserswholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.這句話可以看出D應該是正確答案。4．Successfullanguagelearningisactive,sosuccessfullearners.

A.lookforachancetousethelanguage

B.waitforachancetousethelanguage

C.trytoavoidusingthelanguage

D.onlyusethelanguageinclass答案：A

短文第三自然段有明確的句子說明A是正確答案。5．Successfullanguagelearnerswanttolearnthelanguagebecause.

A.theyhavetopasstheexamination

B.theyhaveinterestinthelanguage

C.theythinkit'sveryeasytolearnthelanguage

D.theywanttofindbetterjobs答案：B見短文最后一自然段。U2HowtoPresentBusinessCardsBusinesscardsarelessimportantinAmericanculturethantheyareinAsianculture.Butknowingtherightwaytohandlebusinesscardsisausefulskillwhereveryouare.Requestingsomeone'sbusinesscardisa\o"直截了當的、坦率的"straightforwardprocess.Youneedonlysay:"Doyouhaveabusinesscard?"or"MayIhaveyourbusinesscard?"Whenyouwanttopresentyourowncard,youcansay,"Here'smycard.Feelfreetocallmeifyouhaveanyotherquestions."Or,youmightsay,"Pleasesendtheinformationtothisaddress.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon."It'snotpolitetodirectlyrefusearequestfromsomeoneforyourbusinesscard.Instead,youcansay,"Sorry,butI'mafraidI'malloutatthemoment."or"lforgottobringthemwithme."Whenyoudoreceiveacard,say"Thankyou"andexamineitbrieflybeforeputtingitaway.1．InAmerica,________

A.onedoesnotusebusinesscards

B.oneusesbusinesscardseverywhere

C.oneusesbusinesscardsbutnotasoftenasonedoesinAsia

D.oneusesbusinesscardsmuchmoreoftenthanonedoesinAsia答案：C

參見短文第一句話BusinesscardsarelessimportantinAmericanculturethantheyareinAsianculture.2．Ifyouknowhowtohandlebusinesscards,youwill

A.beabsolutelysuccessful

B.gethelpfromothers

C.makeeverybodyhappy

D.findtheknowledgehelpful答案：D參見短文第一自然段第二句話knowingtherightwaytohandlebusinesscardsisausefulskillwhereveryouare。窗體頂端3．Topolitelyrefusearequestforbusinesscards,youmaysaythefollowingexcept.

A."Sorry,butIcan'tsatisfyyou."

B."Sorry,butI'mafraidI'malloutatthemoment."

C."Iforgottobringthemwithme."

D."Sorry,butIdon'thaveabusinesscard."答案：A參見短文第三自然段。4．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A.businesscardsarethekeytosuccess

B.businesscardsshouldbebeautifullydesigned

C.youshouldalwayscarryyourbusinesscards

D.handlingbusinesscardsskillfullyisimportant答案：D

短文并沒有提到A、B、C三個選項中的內容。5．Theword“examine”(Line1,Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.searchfor

B.test

C.lookat

D.research答案：C從短文內容來看，examine意思是lookat,以示禮貌。Manners

Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouknowthemannersofyourforeignfriends,youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.

AvisitortoIndiashouldrememberitisimpolitetheretousethelefthandforpassingfoodatthetable.Thelefthandisforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthatheisdisagreeing.ButinmanypartsofIndiaaside-to-sidemovementoftheheadistoshowagreement.InBulgariayoushakeyourheadtoshow"yes"—anodshows"no".

InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhilesittingandtalkingtosomeone,evenatanimportantmeeting.ButdoingthiscouldcauseoffencetoaThailander.Touchingtheheadofagrown-upisalsonotdoneinThailand.

Knowingaboutmannersisusefulwhenyouaretraveling,andyoualsoneedtoknowthelanguageusedtoexpressthecustoms.1．IfyouarestayinginIndia,you'dbetter.

A.notuseyourlefthandtopassfoodatthetable.

B.useyourlefthandtopassfoodatthetable.

C.notuseyourlefthandtowashyourself.

D.useyourlefthandatalltimes.窗體底端答案：A

短文第二自然段談到了印度人利用左手的習慣。2．Toshakeyourheadmeans“Yes”.

A.inIndia

B.inEurope

C.inBulgaria

D.inThailand答案：C見短文第二自然段最后一句InBulgariayoushakeyourheadtoshow"yes"—anodshows"no".3．YoucaneasilymakeaThailanderangryby.

A.touchinghishead

B.crossingyourlegswhiletalkingtohim

C.shakingyourhead

D.noddingyourhead答案：B見短文第三自然段。根據短文，在泰國觸摸成年人的頭是不禮貌的。4．Thewriterthinksthattoknowaboutacountrywellonemust.

A.knowthelanguageofthecountry

B.knowthemannersofthecountry

C.knowthemannersbetterthanthelanguage

D.knowboththelanguageandthemanners答案：D

短文最后一個自然段既強調了manners的重要性，也說明了language的重要性。5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.differentcountrieshavedifferentmanners.

B.themannersinThailandarethesameasthoseinIndia.

C.oneshouldbecarefulnottocrosslegsinEurope.

D.oneshouldnottouchagrown-up'sheadinIndia.答案：A根據短文，選項A是正確的。不同的國家行為方式不同，禮節不同。U4

Howmanfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatman,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtostandforthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociationwhichthethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecamefilledwithmeaningsforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemexactly,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandimpolite.1．Theoriginoflanguageis.

A.clearlyexplainedinthispassage

B.amatterthatcannotbeorhasnotbeenexplainedorunderstood

C.aquestionthatwasdifficulttoanswer

D.aproblemalreadysolved答案：B

參見短文第一句話：Howmanfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.2．Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionswasthattheycould.

A.agreewithcertainsigns

B.writethemdown

C.makethemselvesunderstandeachother

D.combinethem答案：C參見第一自然段的這句話：…sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother.3．Whatistrueaboutthewords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingonly.

B.Theycan'tbewrittendown.

C.Theyarespokenorwrittensounds.

D.Theyaresoundlesssigns.答案：C參見第一自然段的這句話：Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.4．Agreatwriterisonewho.

A.hasgreatthoughts

B.isgoodatdeeplyimpressinguswiththepowerofcorrectwords

C.iscarefulinchoosingcorrectwords

D.bothAandB答案：D

參見最后一個自然段：Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.5．Itisnecessarytochooseourwordscarefullywhenwespeakorwriteinorder.

A.toshowthatwearepolite

B.toshowthatwearegoodatusingthem

C.toexpressexactlywhatwemean

D.toprovethatwearenotsilly答案：C參見最后一句話：Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemexactly,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandimpolitU5Passage1

"Fingersweremadebeforeforks"whenapersongivesupgoodmanners,putsasideknifeandfork,anddivesintohisfood,someoneislikelytorepeatthatsaying.

Theforkwasanancientagriculturaltool,butforcenturiesnoonethoughtofeatingwithit.Notuntiltheeleventhcentury,whenayoungladyfromConstantinople（君士坦丁堡）broughtherforktoItaly,didthecustomreachEurope.

BythefifteenthcenturytheuseoftheforkwaswidespreadinItaly.TheEnglishexplanationwasthatItalianswereaverse（反對的）toeatingfoodtouchedwithfingers,"Seeingallmen'sfingersarenotalikeclean."EnglishtravelerskepttheirfriendsinstitcheswhiledescribingthisridiculousItaliancustom.

AnyonewhousedaforktoeatwithwaslaughedatinEnglandforthenexthundredyears.Menwhousedforkswerethoughttobesissies,andwomenwhousedthemwerecalledshow-offsandovernice.Notuntilthelate1600'sdidusingaforkbecomecommoncustom.1．Thecustomofeatingwithaforkwas.

A.broughttoEuropefromAmerica

B.begunwhenforkswereinvented

C.broughttoEuropefromAsia

D.inventedbyItalians答案：CConstantinople（君士坦丁堡）即現在的伊斯坦布爾，橫跨亞歐兩大洲。所以選項中只有C項合適。2．Bythefifteenthcenturyforkswereused.

A.alloverItaly

B.onlyinConstantinople

C.widelyinEuropeD.InEngland答案：A短文第三自然段第一句提到，theuseoftheforkwaswidespreadinItaly.3．ToEnglishtravelersinItaly,theuseofforksseemed.

A.clever

B.necessary

C.goodmanner

D.ridiculous答案：D短文第三自然段最后一句：EnglishtravelerskepttheirfriendsinstitcheswhiledescribingthisridiculousItaliancustom.這句話的意思是，WhentheEnglishpeopledescribedtheridiculouscustomoftheItaliansusingforks,theyalwayslaughedatthem4．TheEnglishthoughtthatItaliansusedforksinorderto.

A.imitatethepeopleoftheEast

B.keeptheirfoodclean

C.impressvisitorswiththeirgoodmanners

D.amusetheEnglish答案：B

短文第三自然段中提到，TheEnglishexplanationwasthatItalianswereaverse（反對的）toeatingfoodtouchedwithfingers,"Seeingallmen'sfingersarenotalikeclean."這句話相當于TheEnglishthoughttheItaliansdidn'tlikefoodtouchedwithdirtyhands,becausesomepeople'shandswerenotascleanasothers.5．InEngland,peoplewhousedforksatthattimewereconsidered.

A.wellmannered

B.sissies

C.show-offsandovernice

D.bothBandC答案：D參見最后一自然段：Menwhousedforkswerethoughttobesissies,andwomenwhousedthemwerecalledshow-offsandovernice.Sissy,柔弱或怯懦的人；太女人氣的人。Showoff,炫耀，夸耀。Show-off作名詞，指炫耀的行為或愛炫耀自己的人。U6Passage1

Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredand\o"交換"exchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthe\o"易貨"bartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichstillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyflat\o"紙幣"money，papernotesthathavevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.

Todayelectronic\o"貨幣的"monetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyintoevenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof"bitsandbytes",orunitsofcomputerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobeinstantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountriesthroughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.1．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.InternationalBankingPolicies.

B.TheHistoryofMonetaryExchange.

C.TheDevelopmentofPaperCurrencies.

D.CurrentProblemsintheEconomy.答案：B短文基本簡單介紹了貨幣的演變史。2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindofexchangeofwealth?

A.Barteredfood

B.Flatmoney

C.Coincurrency

D.Intangibleforms答案：A參見短文第一句話。Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.3．Theauthormentionsfood,toolsandpreciousmetalsandstonestogetherbecausetheyareall.

A.usefulitems

B.articlesofvalue

C.difficultthingstoobtain

D.materialobjects答案：D

參見thingsthatcouldbetouched.4．Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey.

A.representedagreatimprovementoverbarter

B.permittedeasytransportationofwealth

C.weremadeofpreciousmetals

D.couldbecomecollector'sitems答案：C

參見短文第二句話。Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichstillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsisNOTsupportedbythepassage?

A.Theypromoteinternationaltrade

B.Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers

C.Theyarestilllimitedtosmall\o"交易"transactions

D.Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems答案：C短文第二自然段中提到了選項A、B和D中的內容。U7Passage1

ResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeach\o"發生"occurrence.Thedeeperaperson'ssleepbecomes,thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.

TherearephysicalchangesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster,theheartrateincreases,and,asthenameimplies,theeyesbegintomovequickly.

\o"伴隨"AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.1．Accordingtothepassage,howoftendoesREMsleepoccurinonenight?

A.Once

B.Twice

C.Fouroffivetimes

D.Fortytimes答案：C

見短文第一自然段。2．Theword"deeper"inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.heavier

B.louder

C.stronger

D.happier答案：A

Deepsleep意思是“熟睡”，相當于heavysleep.3．WhichofthefollowingshowsthatapersonisNOTdreaminginhissleep?

A.Hiseyesbegintomove.

B.Hisbreathingbecomesfaster.

C.Hisheartrateincreases.

D.Hiseyesdon'tmove.答案：D

其他三項均為REM狀態時人體的活動。根據第三自然段，做夢時，人處于REM狀態。4．Thesubjectofthispassageis.

A.whypeoplesleep

B.thehumanneedforREMsleep

C.thecharacteristicofREMsleep

D.physicalchangesinthehumanbody答案：C選項C符合短文內容。5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.REMSleep

B.TwoTypesofSleep

C.Sleepers

D.WhatHappenstoSleepers答案：AU8Passage1

ThefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.IntheUnitedStates,itisanannualoccasiontoshowthankstoGodforhisgoodness.

Asahistorical,nationalandreligiousholiday,ThanksgivingDaybeganwiththeEnglishinPlymouthColony.Asfarbackas1621,afteralongbitterwinterandthegatheringofthefirstharvest,theseearlysettlerssharedafeastwiththelocalIndiansandofferedprayersofthanksgiving.ThefirstnationalThanksgivingDaywas\o"宣布"proclaimedbyPresidentWashingtonforNovember26,1789.PresidentLincoln\o"恢復"revivedthecustomin1863.

Itwasnotuntil1941thattheU.S.Congressadoptedaresolution,settingthefourthThursdayofNovemberasanannualThanksgivingDay.Thuswhatbeganasareligiouscelebrationoftheharvesthassincebecomeanation-wideholiday.

NowThanksgivingDayisusuallyafamilyday,celebratedwithatraditionalturkeydinnerandahappyreunion.SchoolsareclosedonThanksgivingDayandthedayafter.Manypeople,includingstudentsstudyinginanotherstate,oftentravellongdistancestospendtheholidayathome.1．Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtheU.S.peoplespendtheirThanksgivingDay

B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeing

C.whattheU.S.peopledointheirThanksgivingDay

D.thatThanksgivingDayisaU.S.A.'sholiday答案：B短文核心內容就是介紹ThanksgivingDay的來歷變化的。2．ThanksgivingDaywasfirstcelebratedin1621byofthePlymouthColony.

A.Englishsettlers

B.Americansettlers

C.thelocalIndians

D.PresidentWashington答案：A

參見第二段中的句子：ThanksgivingDaybeganwiththeEnglishinPlymouthColony.3．setThursday,November26,1789astheFirstNationalThanksgivingDay.

A.TheEnglishsettlers

B.PresidentLincoln

C.PresidentWashington

D.TheU.S.Congress答案：C

參見第二段中的句子：ThefirstnationalThanksgivingDaywasproclaimedbyPresidentWashingtonforNovember26,1789.4．Since,theforthThursdayofNovemberhasbeensetasanannualThanksgivingDay,anation-wideholiday.

A.1863

B.1941

C.1621

D.1789答案：B

參見第三段中的句子：Itwasnotuntil…asanannualThanksgivingDay.5．ThepatternofThanksgivingcelebrationhasnotchangedthroughtheyears.ThebasictraditionalfoodonThanksgivingDayis.

A.milk

B.sweetpotatoes

C.coffee

D.roastturkey答案：D感恩節的時候，美國多數家庭都會有一到經典的菜“烤火雞”。第四段中也提到火雞這到菜。U9Passage1

Lazinessisasin,andeveryoneknowsthat.Weprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybeso\o"不信任"distrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork;somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsorfantasticachievements,thattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever“lesser”workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerely\o"拖延"procrastinating---reschedulingtheirday.

Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating,andresearching.Weshouldallrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewas\o"睡著"“goofingoff”.Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesomeone“lazy”buildthecarorstovewebuy,particularlyifthat“laziness”wascausedbytheworker'stakingtimetocheckeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being“lazy”---thatis,takingtimeoffforarest---isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho'ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.1．Themainpurposeofthearticleistotellusthat.

A.lazinessismoralsintobeguardedagainst

B.itisnotpropertothinkthatlazypeoplearealltryingtoavoidwork

C.lazinessisthesignofdeep-seatedemotionalproblems

D.lazypeopledomorecarefulwork答案：B

兩個段落主題句點明了兩小段文字的核心意思：懶惰是一種不道德的行為；看似懶惰的行為有時也是有積極意義的，需要辨證地看待。2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lazinessisadiseasecausedbycomplexreasons.

B.Somepeopleappearlazybecausetheyareinsecure.

C.Lazinessismorebeneficialthanharmful.

D.Newtondiscoveredthetheoryofgravitybypureaccident.答案：B

短文并沒有提到laziness是一種disease，也沒有對laziness的利弊進行比較。Newton發現動力原理并非偶然，是他長期科學鉆研的結果。第一段中提到，有些人表現懶惰可能是由于難以信任別人，害怕被人譏笑，躲避工作，擔心失敗等等原因，與B項意思一致。3．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.thewordlazinessissometimesappliedincorrectly

B.mostofthetimelazinessisavirtue

C.peopleliketobuycarsorstovesbuiltbylazyworkers

D.lazypeopleseemmorelikelytotakesometimeoffforarest答案：A

從短文中關于laziness的分析，尤其是最后兩句話，可以得出A項的結論。4．Somepeopleappeartobelazysincethey.

A.willneveramounttoanythinginlife

B.prefertoworkontheirown

C.areafraidofgettingfrustratedbyfailure

D.lacktheabilityofdoingpracticalwork答案：C

這也正是有些人表現懶惰的原因，參見第一段中的句子：Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzed(使麻痹，使癱瘓)byafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.5．Theword“fantasies”(Line8,Para1)means.

A.creativity

B.anxieties

C.longing

D.imagination答案：Dcreativity,創造性（力）；anxiety,焦慮；longing,希望，向往；imagination,想象，幻想。U10Passage1

Howtoeathealthycanbeespeciallycomplexforworkingwomenwhooftenhaveneitherthedesirenorthetimetocookforthemselves.Registered\o"營養師"dietitianBarbaraMorrisseysuggeststhatafewsimplerulescanhelp.

“Gofor\o"營養物密集的"nutrient-densefood,”shesuggests,“foodsthatcontainamultipleofnutrients.Forexample,selectwholewheatbreadasabreakfastfood,ratherthancoffeecake.Ordrinkorangejuice–therestislargelycoloredsugarwater.Youjustcan'tcomparethevalueofthesefoods,thenutrient-denseonesaresosuperior,”sheemphasizes.

Morrisseybelievesthatifapersonkeepshisorherdiettoasmallvarietyofonlyoneortwofoodsthatarenotonlyvirtuallyimpossibletosustain,itcanbeveryharmful,becausenutrientsaren'tsuppliedinsufficientamountsorbalance.

AccordingtoMorrissey,tryingtofindadietthatwillcureyourillnesses,ormakeyouasuperwoman,isafruitlesssearch.Aswomen,manyofusaretooconcernedwithstayingthin,shesays,andwebelievethatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefood.

“Weneedcarbohydrates,proteinandfat---theyarelikethewoodinthefireplace.Thevitaminsandmineralsarethematch,thespark,forthefuel,”sheexplains.“Weneedthemall,butinverydifferentproportions.Andifthefuelisn'tthere,thesparkisuseless.”1．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatworkingwomen.

A.thinkcookingisespeciallycomplicated

B.donotsharethesameviewswithregistereddietitians

C.arebusyandnotinterestedincooking

D.arelikelytoeathealthily答案：C

第一段中的neitherthedesirenorthetimetocook與C項意思一致。2．Orangejuiceisdifferentfromorangedrinkinthat.

A.itcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuice

B.itisnatural,nutritiousandpreparedfromrealoranges

C.itislargelyorange-coloredsugarwater

D.itcontainsnothingbut\o"熱量"calories答案：B

第二段提到orangejuice的營養價值遠比其他的飲料高。根據常識選B。3．Inparagraph4,“afruitlesssearch”means.

A.aneffortwithnoresults

B.asearchforadietwithoutfruits

C.researchonfruitlessdiets

D.adietusedasmedicine答案：A

形容詞性后綴–less表示“無、沒有”。Fruitless,沒有結果的，沒有收獲的。4．Accordingtothepassage,manywomenassumethat.

A.abalanceddietcanresultinbeingfat

B.stayingthinandhealthyarebothpossible

C.lackofvarietyindietsleadstostayingthin

D.vitaminsaresomekindofsubstitutionforfood答案：D

第四段提到，女性往往過于關注瘦身的問題，而夸大了維生素的作用。5．By“ifthefuelisn'tthere,thesparkisuseless”,theauthorattemptstomean“”.

A.Carbohydrates,proteinandfatareenoughtosustainahumanlife

B.Vitaminsandmineralsarevirtuallyofnovalue

C.Carbohydrates,proteinandfatareasimportantasvitaminsandminerals

D.Withoutcarbohydrates,proteinandfat,vitaminsandmineralsareofnouse.答案：D第五段中，作者把Carbohydrates,proteinandfat比作wood,fuel,把vitaminsandminerals比作match,spark.作者的觀點，沒有前者，后者基本是沒有什么作用的，人體需要營養的均衡。U11IarrivedattherailwaystationearlierthanIhadexpected.Asmytrainwasnotleavingforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomemagazinestoreadonthejourney,IwenttocollectmysuitcaseIhadlefttherethreedaysbefore.Therewereonlyafewpeoplewaiting,andItookoutmywallettofindthecheckformycase.Thecheckdidnotseemtobew