根据短文内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D、E、F、G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 The cost of medica
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根据短文内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D、E、F、G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，
选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their
medical education are probably one reason for this problem. 1_____, so some people think it is impossible to
pay for the medical care. 2_____. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study
medicine for a long time. Tuition (学费) for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors
say that most medical students had to borrow money from a bank to pay their tuition. 3_____, young doctors
need a lot of money for their work. 4_____. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, 5_____. |
A. It is possible for the poor people to see the doctor in America
B. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid
C. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition
D. They are not willing to pay high tuition for the doctors
E. A visit to a doctor"s office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars
F. Because this money must be repaid to the bank
G. So, they charge people high prices for medical care |
答案
| 1-5 EBFGC |
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| 阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的填A，错误的填B。 |
American doctors say that mothers who smoke before their babies are born may slow the growth of their
babies" lungs. They say reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung
diseases later in life. Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1,100 children. The mothers of some of the
children smoked, the other mothers did not. Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers
smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the
children whose mothers smoked developed 20% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later
in life.
Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of developing lung cancer if their mothers
smoked. The study also showed that the danger of lung cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters,
and that the father"s smoking did not affect a child"s chance of developing lung cancer. |
( )1. Doctors in Boston studied 1,100 children to look into the effect mother"s smoking had on their children.
( )2. Mothers who smoked did not reduce the growth of their children"s lungs.
( )3. The lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than those of other children.
( )4. Suppose John"s father was a heavy smoker, so was Mary"s mother. According to the text, neither John
nor Mary has the chance to develop lung cancer.
( )5. The text is to warn us of the danger of smoking before children. |
| 阅读理解。 |
America is a country on the move. In unheard of number, people of all ages are exercising their way to
better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly-up 12 percent
from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they
would be more attractive and confident if they were more attractive.
It is hard not to get the message. The advantage of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage
stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did
not catch on until the 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing
regular physical exercises. Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped increase a strong interest
in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered
equally rewarding-and something safer-forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the
most popular form of exercise.
As the popularity of exercise continues to increase, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The
key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group strongly enough to double the heart rate and keep it doubled
for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce
considerable improvements in physical health in about three months. |
1. According to the passage, what was the percentage of American adults doing regular physical exercises
two years ago? |
| [ ] |
A. About 70%
B. Nearly 60%
C. More than 12%
D. Almost 50% |
| 2. Sports in daily life began to become popular as _____. |
| [ ] |
A. people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps
B. Scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads
C. research showed their health benefits
D. an increasing number of races were held in American cities |
| 3. The author"s purpose in writing the last paragraph is chiefly to show us _____. |
| [ ] |
A. that running stopped increasing in popularity
B. the increase of scientific evidence of advantages of exercising
C. that people have found other ways of exercising besides running
D. about how to improve physical fitness |
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? |
| [ ] |
A. Different Forms of Exercise.
B. Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits.
C. Exercise-the Road to Health
D. Running-a Popular Form of Sports |
| 阅读理解。 |
Most American kids love Halloween treats, but a bucket of Halloween candy can be a dentist"s nightmare.
Some parents try to get rid of half of the candy after their children go to bed, but dentists say parents also need
to separate the good kinds of treats from the bad.
It is not exactly what a child eats that truly matters, but how much time it stays in his mouth. According to
pediatric dentists Dr Kaneta Lott, the most damaging stuff is something that is sticky or very hard and thus stays
in the mouth for a long time. This is because we all have bacteria in our mouths. When we eat, the bacteria take
our food as their food and produce an acid that destroys the surface of the teeth, causing cavities to form. The
longer the food stays in the mouth, the more likely cavities will develop. Therefore, potato chips are worse than
candy because they get stuck between teeth. For the same reason, raisins and crackers are not the best choice.
Hard candies take a long time to consume and are also a bad choice for Halloween treats.
If children really love candy, dentists recommend that they eat chocolate instead. Unlike hard candies,
chocolate dissolves quickly in the mouth. Besides, chocolate contains tannins, which help to kill some of the
bacteria in the mouth. But no matter what a child eats, brushing after each meal is still the best way to fight
cavities. |
| 1. What is the main purpose of this passage? |
| [ ] |
A. To discuss how cavities can be treated.
B. To point out the problems with Halloween celebrations.
C. To tell parents what sweets are less damaging to their children"s teeth.
D. To teach parents the meaning of Halloween candies for their children. |
| 2. Why are hard candies especially bad for teeth? |
| [ ] |
A. They may break the child"s teeth.
B. They help bacteria to produce tannins.
C. They contain too much sugar.
D. They stay in the mouth for a long time. |
| 3. According to the passage, which of the following is a better choice for Halloween treats? |
| [ ] |
A. Chocolate
B. Crackers
C. Raisins
D. Potato chips |
| 4. According to the passage, which of the following is true of tannins? |
| [ ] |
A. They are produced when the bacteria digest the food.
B. They help to get rid of some bacteria in the mouth.
C. They help chocolate to dissolve more quickly.
D. They destroy the surface of the teeth. |
| 阅读理解。 |
A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That"s the finding of an extensive study of
Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed
(吃) at least an ounce of salt water fish per day than those who never ate fish.
The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific backing to the long-held belief
that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.
Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550, 000 deaths occurring from
heart attacks each year. But researchers previously have noticed that the incidence (发生率) of heart disease is
lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example,
among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese,
whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces.
During the last two decades, 78% of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the
group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship
was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. The Dutch research has proved that eating fish can help to prevent heart disease.
B. There is a low incidence of heart disease in countries like Japan and Greenland.
C. Among all the diseases heart disease is the most dangerous in America.
D. Heart doctors won"t call your house so long as you keep eating fish each day. |
2. The underlined phrase "this relationship" refers to the connection between _____ and the incidence of heart
disease. |
| [ ] |
A. the amount of fish eaten
B. regular fish-eating
C. the kind of fish eaten
D. people of different regions |
| 3. The passage is mainly about _____. |
| [ ] |
A. the high incidence of heart disease in some countries
B. the changes in people"s diet in the United States
C. the daily fish consumption of people in different cultures
D. the effect of fish-eating regularly on people"s health |
| 4. Why is heart disease the most dangerous killer in the United States? |
| [ ] |
A. The author doesn"t give a definite answer.
B. Because American people drink too much spirits.
C. Because there are a great number of fat people there.
D. Because American people eat too much fatty fish. |
5. How many lives could probably be saved each year in the United States by eating fish according to the
Dutch study? |
| [ ] |
A. 550, 000.
B. 110,000.
C. 275,000.
D. 852. |
| 阅读理解。 |
The United States has about 475,000 school buses-all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than
25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of
diesel (柴油) fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged
55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.
Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools are not much
lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus
routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled (取消). Some areas are buying buses that use natural
gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some
school districts (地区) may end any bus service not required by law.
Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American
School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says
removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob
Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.
But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy
at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a
three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and
reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for
some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day. |
| 1. What does this passage mainly tell us? |
| [ ] |
A. High fuel prices" influences on school buses.
B. New measures to transport school students.
C. The safest form of student transportation.
D. The origin of Walk to School Day. |
| 2. Which of the following information is implied in the first paragraph? |
| [ ] |
A. There are too many school buses in the United States.
B. There are too many students in the US.
C. Diesel prices are going up too rapidly in the US.
D. School buses consume too much diesel in the US. |
| 3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3? |
| [ ] |
A. Cuts in bus service will have negative results.
B. The US government is encouraging cuts in bus services.
C. The US schools are searching for the safest transportation means.
D. Reducing bus service will do a lot of good to the environment. |
| 4. In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEPT _____. |
| [ ] |
A. changing some bus routes
B. stopping some bus routes
C. asking parents to drive children to and from school
D. using other types of fuels |
5. The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike to school in
order to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. save more fuels and diesel for the country
B. keep the children safe on their way to school
C. make the children live a simple life
D. keep the children healthy and the environment clean |
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