2021年甘肅省嘉峪關(guān)市公共英語五級(筆試)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Youcanfindyournoseinthedarknessbecauseofyour"feltimage".

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.

3.Whathasgivenwomenanindependenceinformingafamily?

4.Governmentbuildingsoftenhavespecialpathsforthosepeoplehandicapped.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

8.MrMillerhadknownalotaboutcarpentryandelectricwiringbeforehewasengagedindo-it-yourself.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Thepast-orientedpeopletendtolookattheworldina______．

10.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：W：Dr．Huber，whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinphysicsandmusic?

M：Ican'trememberatimewhenIwasn'tinterestedinphysics．WhenIwasachild．Iwasverycuriousabouttheworldaroundme．Forexample．Ialwayswonderedwhylightbehavesthewayitdoes．Ifounditmorefuntoplaywithaprismthantoplaywiththekidsintheneighborhood．Iwasn'tverysocial．butIwasreallyintofiguringouthowthingsworked．IgotmyowntelescopewhenIwaseightyearsold．a(chǎn)ndIlovedtotakeitoutatnightandgostargazing．Iwouldlookattheplanetsandstarsandwonderwhatwasoutthere．WhenIwasten．myfatherboughtmeabookontheuniverse，andIjustateitup．Infact，Istillhavethatbookrighthereinmyoffice．

Itwasthesamewithmusic．I'vealwayshadanaturalearformusic．perfectpitch．Evenasayoungchild，ifIheardasongontheradio，Icouldgorighttothepianoandplayit．WhenIheardasoundliketheringofatelephone，Icouldidentifyitspitchandplaythenoteonthepiano．However．Ididn'tdevelopaseriousinterestinbecomingapianistuntilIwasincollege．Ialsoseemedtodowellinschoolinthevisualartslikepaintinganddrawing．

W：Whatcommonalitydoyouseebetweenmusicandphysics?

M：Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatartandsciencearecompletelyseparatedfromeachother．Ithinkthedistinctionisartificial．Inreality,artandsciencearenotasmutuallyexclusiveasonemightassume．Solvingacomplicatedmathematicalproblem，forexample，canrequirethesamedegreeofcreativethinkingaspaintingalandscapeorwritingapoem．IfeelanindefinabletinglewhenIplaytheSchumannConcertoordancethepasdedeuxfromRomeoandJuliet．Igetthatthesametinglefromtheoreticalphysics．

Thebeautyofartisreadilyapparenttomostpeople．However，inthecaseoftheoreticalphysics，thebeautyisnotnearlyasaccessibletothegeneralpublic，butitiseverybitasexciting．Natureseemstofollowcertainprinciples，verymuchthesameasartdoes．

It'snotuncommonforphysiciststobecomeaccomplishedmusicians．Musictheoryisaverymathematicaldiscipline．Relationshipsamongvariousnotesinclassicalharmonyarebasedonsimplemathematicalrelationships．

W：Youhavesaidthatphysicsisbeautiful．Whatmakesitbeautifultoyou?

M：Tome，it'sincrediblethewaynatureseemstoworksoperfectly．Ithinkitisbeautiful．Ialwaystellmystudentsonthefirstdayofclass．“IfyoulikereadingSherlockHolmesdetectivestories，you'lllikedoingphysicsproblems．”Physicsisaboutfiguringthingsout—discoveringhowtheywork，justlikeadetective．

Alotofpeoplefearphysicsbecausetheyviewitasabigcomplicatedjumbleoffactsthathavetobememorized．Butthat'snottrue．It'sanunderstandingofhownatureworks，howthevariouspartsinteract．Onecanviewartandliteratureastherelationshipsandinteractionsofideas．Inthesameway，physicsstudiestherelationshipsandinteractionsofconcepts．Inotherwords，tomeartandsciencefundamentallyattempttoachievethesameobjective—understandingoftheworldaroundus!

Thewholeuniverseseemstofollowsomeverybasicprinciplesasitevolvesinwithtime，someoftheseprinciplesincludingtheConservationofEnergyandtheConservationofAngularMomentum．Theconservationlawsofphysicsarelikenon-interestbearingcheckingaccounts．Inthecaseofenergyconservation，youcanmakeenergydepositsandenergywithdrawals，butalltheenergyisaccountedfor．

TherotationofobjectsisgovernedbyalawcalledtheConservationofAngularMomentum，whichappliestoeverythingin

11.WhatdidFranklinsetupbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies?

12.WhatdoesDr.Hubercomparetheuniverseto?

13.The"feltimage"letsyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

15.Whatdoes"Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenose"mean?

A.Apersonwholetshisinstinctguidehim.

B.Apersonwhohasnowillofhisown.

C.Apersonwhoisdecisive.

D.Apersonwhoisfullofimaginationandcreativity.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

【C15】

17.(33)

18.(49)

19.

【C5】

20.

【C19】

21.Impatiencecharacterizesyoungintellectualworkers.Theywanttomaketheirmark【31】______.Soit'simportanttoget【32】______totheminachallengingmannertheidea【33】______bigachievementsrarelycomeeasilyandquickly.Pointoutthatthelittlesuccessesareessential.Showthatthey【34】______turnbecomethefoundationon【35】______reputationsarebuiltandfromwhichmoreimportanttaskscanbeaccomphished.

Avarietyofjobassignments,includingjoborprojectrotation,alsokeepajob【36】______becomingdull.

Whereasit'snaturalforsomeindividualstowanttomoveaheadimmediatelytomoredifficultassignments,【37】______properguidancetheycancontinuetolearnandtogainversatilitybyworkingonanumberofjobsthatareessentially【38】______thesamecomplexity.Thiswaytheygainbreadth,ifnotdepth.

Probablythegreatestoffensetoguard【39】______whendealingwithyoungerspecialistsistorejectideasoutofhand.Youmustlisten—andlistenobjectively—totheirsuggestions.Avoid【40】______overcritical.Youwanttonurtureaninquiringmindwithafreshapproach.You'llfrustrateitquicklyifyoureverttoooften【41】______"We'vetriedthatbeforeanditwon't【42】______here."

Onesurewaytodisenchant【43】______collegegraduatesisflagrantlymisusingtheirtalents.Expectthemtodosomeroutinework,ofcourse.Butdon'tmaketheir【44】______workjustonelongseriesoferrands.Thisincludessuchbreak-inassignments【45】______performingroutinecalculations,diggingup【46】______material,【47】______operatingreproductionequipment.Onelargemanufacturingcompanyrecentlyinterviewedanumberof【48】______engineerswhohadleftthem.Thecompanyfoundthattheoverwhelmingcomplaintwasthatthecompanynotonlydidnotofferworkthat【49】______challengingbutalsoexpected【50】______toolittlefromtheminthewayofperformance.

(31)

22.(32)

23.(45)

24.

【C9】

25.(35)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Thearticleconcludesthat______.

A.thecreationofjobsforallisanimpossibility

B.oureffortsandresourcesintermsoftacklingunemploymentareinsufficient

C.peopleshouldbeginsupportingthemselvesbylearningapracticalskill

D.weshouldhelpthosewhosejobsareonlypart-time

27.(69)

28.(75)

29.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA~Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillcausenationalhealthcaresystemstocollapse,economiestocrumpleunderthestrainofpensiondemandsanddisintegratingfamiliestobuckleunderincreasingcarecommitments.YetresearchatOxfordisbeginningtoexposesomeofthewidespreadmythsthatunderliethisrhetoric.Demographicageingisundoubtedlyareality.Lifeexpectancyindevelopedcountrieshasrisencontinuouslyoverthepastcentury,increasingthepercentageofthoseovertheageof60relativetothoseundertheageof15.By2030halfthepopulationofWesternEuropewillbeovertheageof50,withapredictedaveragelifeexpectancyofafurther40years.Bythen,aquarterofthepopulationwillbeover65andby2050theUK'scurrentnumberof10,000centenariansarepredictedtohavereachedaquarterofamillion.SomedemographershaveevensuggestedthathalfofallbabygirlsbornintheWesttodaywilllivetoseethenextcentury.

66.______

Indeed,ifthiscouldbeachievedthroughouttheworld,itwouldsurelycountasthesuccessofcivilization,forthenwewouldalsohaveconqueredthekillersofpoverty,disease,famineandwar.

Decreasingmortalityrates,increasinglongevityanddecliningfertilitymeansmallerpercentagesofyoungpeoplewithinpopulations.Overthepast20yearslifeexpectancyatbirthintheUKhasrisenbyfouryearsformen(to75)andthreeyearsforwomen(to80).MeanwhilefertilityratesacrossEuropehavedeclinedmoreorlesscontinuouslyoverthepast40yearsandremainwellbelowthelevelsrequiredforEuropeanpopulationstobeabletoreplacethemselveswithoutsubstantiveimmigration.Butagain,ratherthanseeingthisasadoomandgloomscenario,weneedtoexplorethepositiveaspectsofthesedemographics.Thenext50yearsshouldprovideuswithanopportunitytoenjoythemanyadvantagesofasocietywithamaturepopulationstructure.67.______

ThefirstoftheseisthecurrentpoliticalrhetoricwhichclaimsthathealthservicesacrosstheWesternworldarecollapsingunderthestrainofdemographicageing.

68.______

Thesecondmythistheviewthattheratioofworkerstonon-workerswillbecomesoacutethatWesterneconomieswillcollapse,compoundedbyamassivegrowthinpensiondebt.Whilethereareundoubtedconcernsovercurrentpensionshortfalls,itisaisoclearthatworkingliveswillthemselveschangeoverthenextfewdecades,withapredictedincreaseinflexibleandpart-timeworkandtheprobableextensionofworkinglifeuntiltheageof70.Indeed,wehavetorecognizethatwecannotexpecttoretireattheageof50andthenbeabletosupportourselvesforanother40orsoyears.Neitherasolidpensionschemenorsavingscancarrypeoplethatlong.

69.______

Afurthermythisthatwewillallliveinloose,multigenerationalfamilies,experiencingincreasedemotionaldistancingfromourkin.Evidencefromavarietyofstudiesacrossthedevelopedworldsuggeststhat,ifanything,themodemfamilyisactuallybecomingmoreclose-knit.WorkcardedoutbytheOxfordInstituteinScandinaviaandinaPan-EuropeanFamilyCareStudy,forexample,showsthatdespitetheinfluenceofth

30.(72)

31.

Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas______.

A.effectiveB.economicalC.unpracticalD.unacceptable

32.

Theenclosuresofthe1thand18thcenturiesmeantthat_______．

A.peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland

B.peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C.peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

33.

WhichofthestatementsabouttheteensisNOTtrue?

A.Theyareill-bredstudentsinschool.

B.Someofthemtake“realdrugs”.

C.Teensneedsattention.

D.Afewcasuallydisplayscarsontheirarms.

34.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Fromhervantagepointshewatchedthemaindoorsswingopenandthefirstarrivalspourin.Thosewhohadbeenattheheadofthelinepausedmomentarilyonentry,lookedaroundcuriously,thenquicklymovedforwardasothersbehindpressedin.Withinmomentsthecentralpublicareaofthebigbranchbankwasfilledwithachattering,noisycrowd.Thebuilding,relativelyquietlessthanaminuteearlier,hadbecomeaBabel.Edwinasawatallheavysetblackmanwavesomedollarbillsandannounceloudly,"Iwanttoputmymoneyinthebank."

66.______

Itseemedasifthereportabouteveryonehavingcometoopenanaccounthadbeenaccurateafterall.

Edwinacouldseethebigmanleaningbackexpansively,stillholdinghisdollarbills.Hisvoicecutacrossthenoiseofotherconversationsandsheheardhimproclaim,"I'minnohurry.There'ssomethingI'dlikeyoutoexplain."

Twootherdeskswerequicklymannedbyotherclerks.Withequalspeed,longwidelinesofpeopleformedinfrontofthem.

Normally,threemembersofstaffwereampletohandlenewaccountbusiness,butobviouslyinadequatenow.EdwinacouldseeTottenhoeonthefarsideofthebankandcalledhimontheintercom.Sheinstructed,"Usemoredesksfornewaccountsandtakeallthestaffyoucansparetomanthem."

67.______

Tottenhoegrumbledinreply,"Yourealizewecan'tpossiblyprocessallthesepeopletoday,andhowevermanywedowilltieusupcompletely."

"I'vegotanidea,"Edwinasaid,"that'swhatsomeonehasinmind.Justhurrytheprocessingallyoucan."

68.______

First,anapplicationform.calledfordetailsofresidence,employment,socialsecurity,andfamilymatters.Aspecimensignaturewasobtained.Thenproofofidentitywasneeded.Afterthat,thenewaccountsclerkwouldtakealldocumentstoanofficerofthebankforapprovalandinitialing.Finally,asavingspassbookwasmadeoutoratemporarycheckbookissued.

Thereforethemostnewaccountsthatanybankemployeecouldopeninanhourwerefive,sothethreeclerkspresentlyworkingmighthandleasumofninetyinonebusinessday,iftheykeptgoingattopspeed,whichwasunlikely.

69.______

Stillthenoisewithinthebankincreased.Ithadbecomeanuproar.

Afurtherproblemwasthatthegrowingmassofarrivalsinthecentralpublicareaofthebankwaspreventingaccesstotellers'countersbyothercustomers.Edwinacouldseeafewofthemoutside,regardingthemillingscenewithconsternation.Whileshewatched,severalgaveupandwalkedaway.

Insidethebanksomeofthenewcomerswereengagingtellersinconversationandthetellers,havingnothingelsetodobecauseofthemelee,chattedback.Twoassistantmanagershadgonetothecentralfloorareaandweretryingtoconductthefloodofpeoplesoastoclearsomespaceatcounters.Theywerehavingsmallsuccess.

70.______

Shedecideditwastimeforherownintervention.

Edwinalefttheplatform.andafailed-offstaffareaand,withdifficulty,madeherwaythroughthemillingcrowdtothemainfrontdoor.

A.Yetsheknewhowevermuchtheyhurrieditwouldstilltaketentofifteenminutestoopenanysinglenewaccount.Italwaysdid.Thepaperwo

35.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

TodayTVaudiencesallovertheworldareaccustomedtothesightofAmericanastronautsintip-topcondition,withfairhair,crew-cuts,goodteeth,anuncomplicatedsenseofhumourandaseverelylimitednon-technicalvocabulary.

Whatmarksoutanastronautfromhisearthboundfellowhumanbeingsissomethingofadifficultproblem.Shouldyouwishtointerviewhim,youmustapplybeforehand,andyoumustbepreparedforalongishwait,evenifyourapplicationmeetswithsuccess.Itis,inanycase,outofthequestiontointerviewanastronautabouthisfamilylifeorpersonalactivities,becausealltheastronautshavecontractswithanAmericanmagazineunderconditionsforbiddinganyunauthorizeddisclosuresabouttheirprivatelives.

Certainobviousqualitiesareneeded.Anyonewhowouldbeaspacemanmustbeinperfecthealth,musthavepowersofconcentration(sinceworkinsideaspacecraftisexceptionallydemanding)andmusthaveconsiderablecourage.Again,space-workcallsfordedication.Courageanddedicationareparticularlyessential.Inthewell-knowncaseoftheChallengersevencrewmemberslosttheirlivesinspacebecauseofthefaultyequipmentintheshuttle.Anothermustbeoutstandingscientificexpertise.Itgoeswithoutsayingthattheyallhavetohaveprofessionalaeronauticalqualificationsandexperience.

Astrikingfeatureoftheastronautsistheirages.Fortheyoungerman,inhistwenties,say,spaceisout.OnlyoneofthefiftymenworkingforNASAin1970wasunder30.TheoldestastronauttodateisAlanShepard,America'sfirstmaninspace,who,atnearlyfifty,wasalsothemanwhocaptainedApollo13.Theaverageageisthelatethirties.ThecrewmembersofApollo11wereallbornwellbeforetheSecondWorldWar.In1986theChallengerastronautshadanaverageageof39.Therangewasfrom35to46.

Inasocietywheremaritalcontinuityisnotalwaysexhibited,theastronauts'recordinthisrespecthitsyouintheeye.OfallthemarriedmeninNASAgroup,onlytwoorthreearedivorcedfromtheirwives.Mindyou,itishardtotellwhethersomethinginthebasiccharacterofanastronautencouragesfidelityorwhethertheselectionprocessdemandsthatacandidateshouldbehappilymarried.

TheNASAastronautsliveinunattractivesmallcommunitiesdottedhereandtherearoundthebaseinTexas.Youwouldexpectthemtofindtheirfriendsfromamongtheirprofessionalassociates,butthisisnotthecase.Rather,theyprefertomakefriendswiththenormalfolkintheirdistricts.Astronauts,likeeverybodyelse,mustgetfedupwithtalkingshopallthetime,andwhereastheyareindeedanelite,theirdailylifeoutsideworkshouldbeasnormalaspossible,ifonlyforthesakeoftheirfamilies.

Asfortheastronauts'politicalleanings,theyseemtobetowardstheright.Thismaybeduetothefactthatalargeproportionoftheastronautshaveamilitarybackground.Ontheotherhand,itcouldbejustcoincidence.

Detailsoftheprivatelifeofanastronautarehardtocomeby,becausetheyare______.

A.hisownbusinessandprivacy

B.secretsasfarasinterviewsareconcerned

C.thepropertyofanAmericanmagazine

D.thefirst-ratenationalconfidentialinformation

36.(67)

37.

______wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?

38.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngelesWhichcity...

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71.______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72.______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73.______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74.______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75.______

isthelargestcity?76.______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77.______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78.______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79.______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry,transportation,commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?80.______

A

WashingtonD.C.

Washington,thecapitaloftheUnitedStates,isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia.Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface).ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus,whodiscoveredthecontinent.ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear,ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry.ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere.IntheWarof1812,theBritainarmyseizedthecity,burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings.

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem:Congress,theSupremeCourtandthePresidency.

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings,therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument,theLincolnMemorial,theJeffersonMemorial,theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt.Vernon,homeofGeorgeWashington.

B

NewYorkCity

NewYorkCity,locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan,12million.

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524,anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam.In1664,thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow.DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776,GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th,1776.Thecityremainedthenation'scapitaluntil1790.

NewYorkbecameanimportantportearlyinthelastcentury.AlargeportionofthenationalexportspassedthroughNewYorkHarbor.NewYorkhasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestportsandalsothefinancial,manufacturing,andtravelcenterofthecountry.Someoftheplacesofinterestinthecityare:theStateofLiberty(152metershigh)whichwasgivenbytheFrenchpeopletotheAmericanpeopleasagiftin1877.ItwaserectedonLibertyIslandinthemiddleofNewYorkHarbor.Broadway,WallStreetandFifthAv

39.(73)

40.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcarriedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesmatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.

ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinbisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.

Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%-50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.

Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeopleburnoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories—oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.

Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchas.DeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.

Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseshmmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.

ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.

A.membersoftheNWA

B.typicalvictimsofoverweight

C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement

D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutinsuranceproducts?

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Whyarehorsesusedtocatchtheelectriceels?

43.

第

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combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?__________

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ThearrivaloftheindustrialageinOurhistoricalevolutionmeantthat__________．

45.

根據(jù)下列文章回答41～45題：

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Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstatelawslimitin