閱讀理解:

  B Glynis Davis:I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards.Then I joined a slimming club.My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months.I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked.But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits.I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year but it didn’t happen.Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on.I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the odd bag of crisps didn’t make any difference---but the scales don’t lie.

  Roz Juma:To be honest, I never weigh myself any more I’ve learnt to be happy with myself.It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips.My idea is simple.You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting.Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a supper-thin body.This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

  Lesley Codwin:I was very happy about winning Young Slimmer of the Year.I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me!That might have been my problem---perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself.Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you.I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

  Ros Langfod:Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year.Every so often I try to go on a diet … I’m really good in a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate---my weakness.I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home.I might take more exercise when my kids are older.

(1)

What do you think the four women were all talking about?

[  ]

A.

Their own slimming matter.

B.

Their life after marriage.

C.

Their work as a housewife.

D.

Different diets they prefer.

(2)

Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from?

[  ]

A.

Talks on the air.

B.

Advertisements on the wall.

C.

Book in a library.

D.

Magazines for children.

(3)

What does the underlined word“scales”possibly mean?

[  ]

A.

The coach(教練)in the slimming club

B.

Some tool to measure weight

C.

Glynis Davis’ dear husband

D.

The salesperson in a food shop

答案:1.A;2.A;3.B;
練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目:高中英語 來源:名師伴讀高中英語二年級上 題型:050

閱讀理解

  New York , May 25?   Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

  

  The chain began with a 6-year-old homeless girl named Amy in New York's Buttery Park. It spread across 16 states and Washington, D.C. where it crossed the White House   to the Queen Mary's port in California. The last people in the line were Bill and Mary Jones and their five small children, who lived in a family shelter (收容所) for the homeless in Venice, California.

  

  The chain was not unbroken some gaps were planned for safety, others opened where there were not enough people to cover the ground. But along most of the route, the healthy joined the sick, beautiful film stars , homeless beggars , wealthy artists , poor children and President and Mrs Regan all took places in the long line.

  

  

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

  

[  ]

     

A.Millions of volunteers support the poor.

     

B.The longest line is waiting for support.

     

C.The homeless and poor need help.

     

D.The richest nation faces the problem.        

2.The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.try to lift

  

B.manage to collect

  

C.bring up

  

D.join up

        

3.From the article, we know that the volunteers were made up of ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.both the homeless and the poor

  

B.the government officials, including President Regan

  

C.people in every field

  

D.people of 16 states except Amy

        

4.What do you think of the people in the chain spreading 4 125 miles?

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.They were hand in hand.

  

B.They were in good order.

  

C.They were troublesome.

  

D.They were planned for safety.

        

5.Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.there is still a rebellion sometimes.

  

B.there is still many people waiting for jobs

  

C.there are still some family shelters

           

D.there are still many social problems to be solved.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:053

閱讀理解

  New York , May 25?   Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

  

  The chain began with a 6-year-old homeless girl named Amy in New York's Buttery Park. It spread across 16 states and Washington, D.C. where it crossed the White House   to the Queen Mary's port in California. The last people in the line were Bill and Mary Jones and their five small children, who lived in a family shelter (收容所) for the homeless in Venice, California.

  

  The chain was not unbroken some gaps were planned for safety, others opened where there were not enough people to cover the ground. But along most of the route, the healthy joined the sick, beautiful film stars , homeless beggars , wealthy artists , poor children and President and Mrs Regan all took places in the long line.

  

  

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

  

[  ]

     

A.Millions of volunteers support the poor.

     

B.The longest line is waiting for support.

     

C.The homeless and poor need help.

     

D.The richest nation faces the problem.        

2.The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.try to lift

  

B.manage to collect

  

C.bring up

  

D.join up

        

3.From the article, we know that the volunteers were made up of ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.both the homeless and the poor

  

B.the government officials, including President Regan

  

C.people in every field

  

D.people of 16 states except Amy

        

4.What do you think of the people in the chain spreading 4 125 miles?

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.They were hand in hand.

  

B.They were in good order.

  

C.They were troublesome.

  

D.They were planned for safety.

        

5.Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.there is still a rebellion sometimes.

  

B.there is still many people waiting for jobs

  

C.there are still some family shelters

           

D.there are still many social problems to be solved.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:053

閱讀理解:閱讀下列短文, 從所給的四個選項中, 選出最佳答案。 

    Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and   they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated   (證實) that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time,   prefer water with vitamins (維生素) to water without vitamins, even   though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water   bottles. When a fragrant flavor (香味) was added to the   vitamin—enriched liquid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it   and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched (轉) to   the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back   to where the necessary vitamins were.

  

      In an experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a   cafeteria (自助食堂) with a wide selection of baby food before them.   They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested   in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating   patterns, but over a period of time they managed to select a well   balanced diet (飲食).

  

       So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on   what's best for them. Clearly, there is a kind of "body wisdom" which   humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many   of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced (影   響) by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and   blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how   much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on   around them.  

  

(1)In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the   rat's drinking water to ________.

[  ]

A. encourage rats to drink it     

B. find out what kind of flavor rats prefer     

C. test whether rats know which drink is with fragrant flavor     

D. demonstrate that vitamins are tasteless     

(2)The expression "the habit" in the first paragraph refers to   drinking water which __________.          

[  ]

A. has no smell   B. is tasteless

C. has vitamins   D. is flavored     

(3)As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats   are similar (相似) because ___________.      

  

[  ]

A. both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet     

B. both prefer flavored food and drink     

C. both have the same eating patterns     

D. both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors     

(4)In the experiment mentioned in the second paragraph, babies   were _________.

A. given many choices of drinks     

B. provided with various kinds of baby food     

C. placed and fed in a cafeteria     

D. trained to select a balanced diet     

(5)According to the passage, adults' (成年人) eating habits differ   from those of babies because ____________.    

  

[  ]

A. adults know better than babies what kinds of food are good for their health     

B. adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods     

C. adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs     

D. adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:甘肅省天水一中2010屆高三二模英語試題 題型:050

閱讀理解

  One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read

  For washing the car                 $5.00

  For making my own bed this week           $1.00

  Going to the provision shop              $0.50

  Playing with little sister               $0.25

  Taking out the rubbish                $1.00

  Getting a good report card              $5.00

  And for sweeping the common corridor         $2.00

  Total                       $14.75

  His mother looked at him standing there expecting paymentI could see a thousand memories flashed through her mindSo she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote

  For nine months I carried you, growing inside me      No Charge

  For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge

  For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose     No Charge

  When you add it all up, the full cost of my love       No Charge

  Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyesHe looked at his mother and said,Mummy, I love you.”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on thebill”“All paid.”

(1)

What's the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Part-time Job

B.

Mother's Love, No Charge

C.

Payment for House Work

D.

Greedy Mother

(2)

The write wrote the passage in order to ________

[  ]

A.

show that children should be paid for their housework

B.

show that children should not be paid for their housework

C.

show a clever way of teaching children

D.

tell children how to spend their spare time

(3)

How do you think of the mother in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Clever

B.

Greedy

C.

Coldhearted

D.

Selfish

(4)

From the last passage we know that ________

[  ]

A.

the boy got all the money he wanted

B.

the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C.

the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D.

the mother was angry with what the boy said

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:0103 月考題 題型:閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying
along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied
with it and that is why in 1998 and 1999 the company received letters of complaints(投訴) from consumers
or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are divided in groups in the following
table. This division is called Category. Problems that appear when the plane is flying are Flight problems.
Those about passengers' things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Customer service refers to
service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales of seats are about the fact that more seats
are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail
to receive the money paid to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of
tickets. Reservations are problems that appear when passengers could not get the tickets they have already
booked. Tours are problems about the passengers'traveling by air or hotel problems. Advertising is what the
passengers think about advertisement on the plane. Credit problems are about the use of credit cards.   
          ONSUMER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE CBC   
Category                 1998    1999                                                                                             (percent)  (percent)   
Flight problems…………………………………   20.0%    22.1%   
Baggage …………………………………………  18.3%    21.8%   
Customer service ………………………………   13.1%    11.3%   
Over sales of seats ……………………………… 10.5%    11.8%   
Refund problems ………………………………   10.1%     8.1%   
Fares ……………………………………………   6.4%      6.0%   
Reservations and ticketing ………………………  5.8%      5.6%   
Tours ……………………………………………  3.3%    2.3%   
Smoking …………………………………………  3.2%      2.9%   
Advertising ………………………………………  1.2%    1.1%   
Credit ……………………………………………  1.0%      0.8%   
Special passengers ………………………………  0.9%      0.9%   
Other ……………………………………………   6.2%      5.3%   
Total                     100.%      100.%    
Total Number of Complaints               22,988    13,278 49
1. About how many complaints concerning Credit were received by the CBC in 1998?
[     ]
A. 133   
B. 220   
C. 230   
D. 1,220
2. By about what percent did the total number of complaints decrease from 1998 to 1999?
[     ]
A. 40%   
B. 60%   
C. 75%   
D. 100%
3. Which of the following statements or sayings can be inferred from the table? 
    I. In 1998 and in 1999, complaints about Flight problems, Baggage, and Customer service together took
        more than 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.  
    II. The number of Special passenger complaints was unchanged from 1998 to 1999.
    III. From 1998 to 1999 the number of Flight problem complaints increased by more than two percent.
[     ]
A. I only   
B. II only   
C. I and II only   
D. I and III only

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案