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2008年6月大学英语六级考试真题详解(A
卷)
PartIWriting
范文:
WillE-booksReplaceTraditionalBooks?
Recentdecadeshaveseentherapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnology.Asaresult,
manyelectricinventions,includingE-books,havefoundtheirwayintooureverydaylifeand
havegainedincreasingpopularityamongcommonpeople.
It'snowonderthatsomepeopleholdtheideathatE-bookswillreplacetraditionalbooks
soonerorlaterbecauseE-bookshavevariousadvantagesoverthetraditionalones.Tostartwith,
alltheE-bookscanbedownloadedfromtheinternetdirectly,mostofwhicharefreeofcharge,
whilethetraditionalbooksinbookstoresaremuchmoreexpensive.Whafsmore,E-bookscanbe
storedmoreeasilyinourcomputersandaremoreconvenientforpeopletocarryaround.Lastbut
nottheleast,readingE-bookshasbecomeafashioninourlife,whichisparticularlyappealingto
ouryoungpeople.
AsfarasIamconcerned,nowadaystraditionalbooksarestilltheleadingmeansofreading.
(ll)However,withthefurtherdevelopmentofinformationtechnologyandwiththepopularityof
computerandinternet,E-bookswillsurelytaketheplaceoftraditionalbooksinthenearfuture.
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
l.D)o2.B)o3.A)o4.C)o
5.C)o6.A)。7.D)o8.artificialintelligence
9.weapons10.religion
PartHIListeningComprehension
SectionA
11.M:Goodnews!Iamnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworking
outagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.
W:That'stenific.ItwillbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheWorld'sCup.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
A)o
12.M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.Youknow,I'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudget
forthissemester.
W:WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?Ithinktherearestillafewopening
suitableforseniorslikeyou.
W:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
D)o
13.M:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe'sonvacationabroad.Howareyougetting
alongwithit?
W:Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican't
waittillJohngetsback.
Q:Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?
C)o
14.W:Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning,butIthinktheremightbe
amistakeinmymark.
M:Yeah,I'vegotseveralcalls,justlikeyours,theremustbeaproblemwithChecomputing
system.Itshouldbestraightenedoulinacoupleofhours.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
A)o
15.M:ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,a
computerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdayla
retypeit?
W:I'msorryRod.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandrilbeawaytwoweeks.I
supposeyoucouldsendmeane-copy.
Q:Whydoesthemansayhecan'tsubmithisassignmentontime?
B)o
16.W:Ijustcalledthetravelagency.Ifsallset.OnJune1st,weareheadingforthemountains,
andwe'llbecampingthereforawholeweek.
M:Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar?Myclassesaren'toveruntilthe8th.
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?
A)o
17.W:Ithoughttherewerestilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan,butsomeonejusttoldme
thattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.
M:Areyousure?Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait.Igotabrochurerighthere.Last
Tuesdaywastheopeningdate.
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?
D)o
18.W:Lookatallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llever
getthatundercontrol?
M:Nowwiththenewlawsineffec[aedsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthings
around.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
C)o
ConversationOne
W:Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarolcfssofamous?
M:Well,it'sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK,anditsfoodhallandEgyptianhallarevery
famous.PeoplecometoHarold'sjusttoseethem.
W:(19)Whatisspecialaboutthefoodhall?
M:(19)Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithastwohundredandfiftykindsof
cheesefromallovertheworld,andmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthe
differentkindsofchocolate.Theybuyahundredtonseveryyear.
W:That'samazing,and(20)whyistheEgyptianhallsofamous?
M:Well,(20)whenpeopleseeittheyfeelthey'reinanotherworld.ItlookslikeanEgyptian
buildingfrom4000yearsago,anditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4000yearsold,ofcourse.
W:(21)IsittruethatHarold'sproducesitsoweelectricity?
M:(21)Yes,ildoes.70%,enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuildingweuse
11,500lightbulbs.
W:Really,tellme,(22)howmanycustomersdoyouhaveocanaverageday?Andhowmuchdo
theyspend?
M:(22)About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday.Butduringthesales,thenumberincreases
to300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?Well,onaverage,customersspendabout
1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.
W:9millionpoundsinoneday?
M:Yes,onthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.
W:Harold'ssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere,isthatreallytrue?
M:Oh,yes,ofcourse.Absolutelyeverything.
19.WhatisthefoodhallofHarold'snotedfor?
B)o
20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?
A)o
21.WhatmaycustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarold's?
D)o
22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarold'sonanaverageday?
B)o
ConversationTwo
W:Hi,Kevin.
M:HI,Lora,longtimenosee.Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?
W:NotmuchIcanassureyou.Andyou?
M:MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.
W:Comeon,thesuspenseiskillingme.
M:Notreally,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?(23)ThelasttimeIsawyou,you
werelookingforanewjob.
W:Well,(23)that'snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedme
anewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.
M:Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.
W:Iwouldn'texaggerate,butTmpleased.(24)1hadbeenhopingtogetpromotionforawhile,so
whenitfinallycamethroughIwasrelieved.Actually,that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.I
justdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren'tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.
M:Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon'tknowyouexist.I
hopethemoneyisbetter.
W:Igotareasonableraise.Now,enoughaboutme.I'mdyingtohearyournews.
M:(25)I'mgettingmarried.
W:(25)No,yousaidyou'dnevergetmarried.
M:Thatwasthen,andthisisnow.You'vegottomeetAndrea.Sheisgreat.
W:Thisisallnewstome.Ididn'tevenknowyouweredating.
M:Weweren't.We\ejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.
W:Andyouaregettingmarried?
M:Iknow.Ican'thelpit.Ijustknowsheistheone.
W:Well,congratulations.That'sfantastic.
M:Thanks,I'mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.
23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?
C)o
24.Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelieved?
A)。
25.Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman'snews?
B)o
SectionB
PassageOne
Waterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.(26)Nowadays
speedycolorfulwaterscoolersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboat
canandaretypicallypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraiseda
questionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.
(26)Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample,twowomen
werevacationinginLongboatKey.Whiletheywerefloatingonarubberboatalongtheshore,a
waterscootercrashedintothemandkilledthem.Also,waterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilled
andseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedatseawhen
theirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.(27)Manywaterscooteroperatorsaae
inexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules,whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.The
increasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclesto
competeforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwaysaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.In
additiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,(28)theyarnprovingtobea。
environmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhale
Foundationonthewestcoastexpressedtheconcernthat(28)thescootersanefrighteningawayan
endangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.(29)Regulations,suchas
minimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareas,andcompulsoryclassesinwatersafety,are
essential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,which
makesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.
26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?
D)o
27.Whatismentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccidents?
A)o
28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?
B)o
29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?
D)o
PassageTwo
ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfrom
whomyouborrowedfoureggsoraladderhasmovedandthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.
Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsilly,anditmaybejustaswell
that(30)ourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible“LoveThy
Neighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen"RespectThy
Neighbor."Lovecan,tbecalleduponorder.(31)FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStates
liveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere'snoreasontolovethepeoplewholive
nexldoortoyouiustbecausetheyhappenedtowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplace
nextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,tobeginwith,isproximity,and
unlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn'treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappens
naturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyouchoiceasfriends.Orthat
youwillbetheirs,either.
(32)Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsison。offriendlydistance.Yousayhello,you
small-talkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachother
inanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulder,butaclear
boundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.
30.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?
D)o
31.Whydoesthespeakersayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?
B)o
32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker'sopinion?
C)o
PassageThree
Articlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflectthe
concernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdropoutrateinourjuniorandseniorhigh
schools.(33)Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveworkforce\o
fillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperly・educatedpersonnel.Thehigheststudentdropoutrateisnot
arecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdropoutratesbetween35
and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdropoutsremainthesinglegreatestproblemin
theirschools.Consequently,muchefforthasbeenspentonidentifyingstudentswithproblemsin
ordertogivethemmoreattentionbeforetheybecomefailures.(34)Sincethedropoutproblem
doesn'tstartinseniorhighschool,specialprogramsinjuniorhighschoolfocusonstudentswho
showpromisebuthavearecordoftruancy,thatis,stayingawayfromschoolwithoutpermission.
Undertheguidanceofcounselors,thesestudentsareplacedinclasseswithteacherswhohavehad
successinworkingwithsimilaryoungpeople.(35)Strategiestomotivatestudentsinhighschool
includerewardingacademicexcellencebydesignatingscholarsofthemonth,orbyissuingarticles
ofclothing,suchasschoolletterjacketsformallygivenonlytoathletes.Nooneworkingwith
thesestudentsclaimstoknowhowtokeepallstudentsinschool.Counselors,teachers,and
administratorsareinthefrontlinesofwhatseemsattimestobealosingbattle.Actually,this
problemshouldbeeveryone'sconcern,sinceuneducated,unemployedcitizensaffectusall.
33.WhyaremanyAmericansconcernedwiththeincreasingdropoutrateinschool?
D)o
34.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentdropoutprobleminAmerica?
B)o
35.Whatismentionedasoneofthestrategiesusedtomotivatestudents?
C)o
SectionC
36.survive37.complicated38.offenders
39.whereby40.incurring41.influence
42.serving43.restore
44.Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentences,buttheywouldcertainlycostthetax
payers'muchmoney.
45.thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthecrime,orthatheshouldn'tpaysocietythe
debtheowes.
46.alargepartofitinprisonforactsthathecommittedwhilenotinfullcontrolofhismind.
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)
SectionA
47.causingareaction48.anemotionaldebate
49.Theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily50.exploitinganationaltragedy
51.raiseawareness
SectionB
PassageOne
52.B)。[精解]语义题。本题提问美国人感到屈辱的原因。第三段第1句指出,弱势美元
是屈辱之源,因为货币是否坚挺在一定程度上体现了一个民族的自尊。由此可以得出,美国
人感到屈辱是因为他们的货币——美元——持续走弱。
53.C)。[精解]语义题。原文中很明显地提到了美元的走弱造成的影响:进口物品的价格
上涨,对利率的压力也不断增大•对普通民众影响较大的是前者,也就意味着民众在购买进
口食品时需要花费更多资金,选项C)是对原文的同义转述。
54.D)。[精解]推断题。墨西哥一直是美国人比较喜爱的旅游目的地,文章中指出,现在
的许多欧洲人眼中的美国显然就像美国人心中的墨西哥一样,这说明欧洲人认为美国是他们
的比较理想的旅游目的地,所以选项D)正确。
55.C)。[精解]推断题。面对美元贬值给美国人带来的民族自尊上的困扰,文章末尾给美
国人提出建议:如果想避免伤痛,最好取消去英国的旅行,转而前往新英格兰旅行,换句话
说,就是取消去国外的旅行,转而在国内进行旅行。
56.A)。[精解]语义题。本题主要考查对短语onadime的理解,其意思为“短时间内,立
即”,全句的意思是“美元不会在短期内发生转变”,也就是说,美元现在的这种持续走弱的
形势不会在短期内发生转变,不会立即走强,选项A)是对这一句的意思的正确解析。
PassageTwo
57.D)。[精解]推断题。题干中的内容与原文首句几乎无异。但是题干由why提问,考察原
因,从第一段的信息词ourfirstchoice,aprizedemonstratinghowwellweraisedthem等,可
以看出孩子要上我们首选的大学,并且大学情况如何将表明我们对孩子的教育的优劣。处处
体现出家长的攀比心理。最后三句表明家长虽然不承认他们比孩子在上大学问题上更痴迷更
在意,但是他们却承认在此基础上所设计的种种理由都是不真实,有偏见和虚幻不切实际的。
最后一句更能体现作者的态度,对于他的孩子Aaron和Nicole而言,是否能上斯坦福大学
并不重要。由此可见,更在乎的是父母而不是孩子,即D)所述内容。
58.A)。[精解]推断题。本题还是对原文的一种现象提问原因,原文并未直接提及,但是我
们可以从字里行间看出答案。第二段第一句说家长还是存在•种名牌大学的恐慌,即担心孩
子无法进入名牌大学。由此萌生让学生多申请的想法。第三句紧接着提出名校毕业生的种种
优势,如能够接受更好的教育,更有可能成功等等。由此推断,家长们让孩子向更多的大学
提出申请是为了保障孩子有更多的机会迈入名校门槛的。
59.0o[精解]语义题。题干中的count意为“很重要”,同C)中的areimportant是同义义
述。两句中都用了比较级。题干中的kids指孩子本身,除学习以外的各种技能能力,同义
与C)中的kid'sactualabilities。宾语theircolleges也和C)中的collegebackgrounds属同,'
范畴。
60.B)。[精解]细节题。第四段的最后两句话介绍了普林斯顿经济学家AlanKrueger的研究
结果:能够有机会被这个顶端博士项目录取的是能够在GRE考试中有优异成绩的,而不是
拥有名牌大学学位的人,进一步的来证明前面提出的观点,上大学不是人生的唯一竞争,能
上名牌大学并不一定就代表在以后的人生路上就处处优越于别人。
61.C)»[精解]细节题。文章最后段提到我们把上名校和孩子的未来之间的利害关系过于
夸大,我们的这种行为to。muchpushiness会是毁灭性的。其结果是名校毕业生会在未来的
工作中有更多的不满。
PartVCloze
62.A)o63.D)o64.A)o65.D)o
66.A)o67.C)o68.B)o69.A)o
70.C)o71.D)o72.D)o73.B)o
74.D)o75.A)o76.B)o77.D)o
78.C)o79.C)o80.A)o81.B)o
PartVITranslation
82.whodevote/dedicatetheirwholelivestopoems
[考点]①定语从句:先行词为those,实际上指后面的they,所以连接词使用who;②“致力
于"用devote/dedicate…to…表达。
83.or/otherwiseshewouldhavereplied/madeareplytomelastweek
[考点]①“早就该”的表达方式;②“否则”可以用or或者otherwise来表示。
84.havefinishedher/thechemicalexperiment
[考点]①完成时态;②chemicalexperiment表示"化学实验”。
85.hastheoldcouplequarreledwitheachother
[考点]①倒装结构:否定词never置于句首,句子需要采用倒装形式;②现在完成时态:从
句是since引导的过去时的句子,所以主句需要采用现在完成时态。
86.Thefutureprosperityofanationdependslargelyon/Toagreatextent,thefutureprosperityof
anationrelieson
[考点]①“在很大程度上”可以用toagreatextent或largely表示;②“有赖于”可以用depend
on或relyon表示;③"繁荣"的对应词为prosperity。
2008年12月六级真题(A卷)
PartIwriting(30minutes)
注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上
PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)
Supersizesuiprise
Askanyonewhythereisanobesityepidemicandtheywilltellyouthatit'saldowntoeatingtoo
muchandburningtoofewcalories.Thatexplanationappealstocommonsenseandhasdominated
effortstogettotherootoftheobesityepidemicandreverseit/yetobesityresearchersare
increasinglydissatisfiedwithit.Manynowbelievethatsomethingelsemusthavechangedinour
environmenttoprecipitate(促成)suchdramaticrisesinobesityoverthepast40yearsorso.
Nobodyissayingthatthe“bigtwo”—reducedphysicalactivityandincreasedavailabilityoffood
-arenotimportantcontributorstotheepidemic,buttheycannotexplainitall.
Earlierthisyearareviewpaperby20obesityexpertssetoutthe7mostplausiblealternative
explanationsfortheepidemic.Heretheyare.
1.Notenoughsleep
Itiswidelybelievedthatsleepisforthebrain,notthebody.Couldashortageofshut-eyealsobe
helpingtomakeusfat?
Severallarge-scalestudiessuggesttheremaybealink.Peoplewhosleeplessthan7hoursanight
tendtohaveahigherbodymassindexthanpeoplewhosleepmore,accordingtodatagatheredby
theUSNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey.Similarly,theUSNurses'HealthStudy,
whichtracked68,000womenfor16years,foundthatthosewhosleptanaverageof5hoursa
nightgainedmoreweightduringthestudyperiodthanwomenwhoslept6hours,whointurn
gainedmorethanwhosewhoslept7.
It'swellknownthatobesityimpairssleep,soperhapspeoplegetfatfirstandsleeplessafterwards.
Butthenurses'studysuggeststhatitcanworkintheotherdirectiontoo:sleeplossmayprecipitate
weightgain.
Althoughgettingfiguresisdifficult,itappearsthatwereallyaresleepingless.In1960peoplein
theUSsleptanaverageof8.5hourspernight.A2002pollbytheNationalSleepFoundation
suggeststhattheaveragehasfallentounder7hours,andthedeclineismirroredbytheincreasein
obesity.
2.Climatecontrol
Wehumans,likeallwarm-bloodedanimals,cankeepourcorebodytemperaturesprettymuch
constantregardlessofwhat'sgoingonintheworldaroundus.Wedothisbyalteringour
metabolic(新陈代新的)rate,shiveringorsweating.Keepingwarmandstayingcooltakeenergy
unlessweareinthe“thermo-neutralzone",whichisincreasinglywherewechoosetoliveand
work.
Thereisnodenyingthatambienttemperatures(环境温度)havechangedinthepastfewdecades.
Between1970and2000,theaverageBritishhomewarmedfromachilly13Cto18C.IntheUS,
thechangeshavebeenattheotherendofthethermometerastheproportionofhomeswithair
conditioningsrosefrom23%to47%between1978and1997.Inthesouthernstates-where
obesityratestendtobehighest-thenumberofhouseswithairconditioninghasshotupto71%
from37%in1978.
Couldairconditioninginsummerandheatinginwinterreallymakeadifferencetoourweight?
Sadly,thereissomeevidencethatitdoes-atleastwithregardtoheating.Studiesshowthatin
comfortabletemperaturesweuselessenergy.
3.Lesssmoking
Badnews:smokersreallydotendtobethinnerthantherestofus,andquittingreallydoespack
onthepounds,thoughnooneisnsurewhy.Itprobablyhassomethingtodowiththefactthat
nicotineisanappetitesuppressantandappearstoupyourmetabolicrate.
KatherineFlegalandcolleagresattheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsin
Hyattsville,Maryland,havecalculatedthatpeoplekickingthehabithavebeenrespousiblefora
smallbutsignificantportionoftheUSepidemicoffatness.Fromdatacollectedaroud1991bythe
USNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,theyworkedoutthatpeoplewhohadquit
inthepreviousdecadeweremuchmorelikelytobeoverweightthansmokersandpeoplewhohad
neversmoked.Amongmen,forexample,nearlyhalfofquitterswereoverweightcomparedwith
37%ofnon-smokersandonly28%ofsmokers.
4.Geneticeffects
Yourschancesofbecomingfatmaybeset,atleastinpart,beforeyouwereevenbom.childrenof
boesemothersaremuchmorelikelytobecomeobestthemselveslaterinlife.Offspringofmicefed
ahigh-fatdietduringpregnancyaremuchmorelikelytobecomefatthantheoffspringofidentical
micefedanormaldiet.Intriguingly,theeffectpersistsfortwoorthreegenerations.Grand-children
ofmicefedahigh-fatdietgrowupfateveniftheirownmotherisfednormally-soyoufatemay
havebeensealedevenbeforeyouwereconceived.
5.Alittleolder...
Somegroupsofpeoplejusthappentobefatterthanothers.surveyscarriedoutbytheUS
nationalcenterforhealthstatisticsfoundthatadultsaged40to79werearoundthreetimesas
likelytobeobeseasyoungerpeople.non-whitefemalesalsotendtofallatthefatterendofthe
spectreum:Mexican-americanwomenare30%morelikelythanwhitewomentobeobsess,and
blackwomenhavetwicetherisk.
IntheUS,thesegroupsaccountforanincreasingpercentageofthepopulation.between1970
and2000theUSpopulationaged35to44grewby43%.theproportionofHispanic-americansalso
grew,fromunder5%to12.5%ofthepopulation,whiletheproportionofblackAmericans
increasedfrom11%to12.3%.thesechangesmayaccountinpartfortheincreasedprevalenceof
obesity.
6.maturemums
Mothersaroundtheworldaregettingolder.intheUK,themeanageforavingafristchildis
27.3,comparedwith23.7in1970.meanageatfristbirthintheUShasalsoincreased,risingfrom
21.4in1970to24.9in2000.
Thiswouldbeneitherherenorthereifitwere*fortheobservationthathavinganolder
motherseemstobeanindependentriskfactorforobesity.ResultsfromtheUSnationalheart,lung
andbloodinstitute'sstudyfoundthattheoddsofachildbeingobeseincrease14%foreveryfive
extrayearsoftheirmother'sage,thoughwhythisshouldbesoisnotentirelyclear.
MichaelSymondsattheuniversityofNottingham,UK,foundthatfirst-bronchildrenhave
morefatthanyoungerones.Asfamilysizedecreases,firstbronsaccountforagreathershareofthe
population.In1964,britishwomengavebirthtoanaverageof2.95children;by2005thatfigure
hadfallento1.79.intheUSin1976,9.6%ofwomanintheir40shadonlyonechile;in2004it
was17.4%.thiscombinationofoldermothersandmoresinglechildrencouldbecontributingto
theobesityepidemic.
7.Likemarryinglike
Justaspeoplepairoffaccordingtolooks,sotheydoforsize.Leanpeoplearemorelikelyto
marryleanandfatmorelikelytomarryfat.Onitsown,likemarryinglikecannotaccountforany
increaseinobesity.Butcombinedwithothers-particularlythefactthatobesityispartlygenetic,
andthatheavierpeoplehavemorechildren-itamplifiestheincreaseformothercauses.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A)effectsofobesityonpeople'shealth
B)thelinkbetweenlifestyleanobesity
C)Newexplanationsfortheobesityepidemic
D)possiblewaystocombattheobesityepidemic
2.IntheUSNurse'HealthStudy,womenwhosleptanaverageof7houranight
A)gainedtheleastweight
B)wereinclinedtoeatless
C)foundtheirvigorenhanced
D)werelesssusceptibletoillness
3.Thepopularbeliefaboutobesityisthat
A)itmakesussleepy
B)itcausessleeploss
C)itincreasesourappetite
D)itresultsfromlackofsleep
4.Howdoesindoorheatingaffectourlife?
A)itmakesusstayindoorsmore
B)itacceleratesourmetabolicrate
C)itmakesusfeelmoreenergetic
D)itcontributestoourweightgain
5.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheeffectofnicotineonsmokers?
A)itthreatenstheirhealth
B)itheightenstheirspirits
C)itsuppressestheirappetite
D)itslowsdowntheirmetabolism
6.WhoaremostlikelytobeoverweightaccordingtoKatherineFlegafsstudy?
A)heavysmokers
B)passivesmokers
C)thosewhoneversmoke
D)thosewhoquitsmoking
7.AccordingtotheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,theincreasingobesityintheUSis
aresultof
A)thegrowingnumberofsmokersamongyoungpeople
B)therisingproportionofminoritiesinitspopulation
C)theincreasingconsumptionofhigh-caloriefoods
D)theimprovinglivingstandardsofthepoorpeople
8.accordingtotheUSNationalHeart,LungandBloodInstitute,thereasonwhyoldermothers'
childrentendtobeobeseremainsnotentirelyclear
9.AccordingtoMichaelSymonds,onefactorcontributingtotheobesityepidemicisdecreaseof
familysize
10whentwoheavypeoplegetmarried,chancesoftheirchildrengettingfatincrease,because
obesityispartygenetiz
PartIII
SectionA
11.A)Heisquiteeasytorecognize
B)heisanoutstandingspeaker
C)helookslikeamoviestar
D)helooksyoungforhisage
12.A)consultherdancingteacher
B)takeamoreinterestingclass
C)continueherdancingclass
D)improveherdancingskills
13.A)themandidnotbelievewhatthewomansaid
B)themanaccompaniedthewomantothehospital
C)thewomanmaybesufferingfromrepetitivestraininjury
D)thewomanmaynotfollowedthedoctor'sinstructions
14.A)theyarenotinstyleanymore
B)theyhavecosthimfartoomuch
C)theynolongersuithiseyesight
D)theyshouldbecleanedregularly
15.A)hespilledhisdrinkontothefloor
B)hehasjustfinishedw
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