PartIVTranslation:
Oneofthemwasfrommyschooldays,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber,wouldpickoutwordsfromtheReader’sDigesttotestourvocabulary.(PassageFour)
其中一个来自我的学生时代,我的九年级老师,瑞波小姐会从《读者文摘》中选词来测试我们的词汇量。
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PartIVTranslation
Yetcowboyslikedtheirwayoflife.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom.(PassageThree)
Milk,butter,and cheese are ____ here from the farms.
Yesterday was such a ____ day we decided to go for a drive.
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
About70millionAmericansaretryingtolossweight.Thatisalmost1outofevery3peopleintheUnitedStates.Somepeoplegoonideas.Thismeanstheyeatlesscertainfoods,especiallyfatsandsugars.Otherpeopleexercisewithespecialequipment,takedietpills,orevenhavesurgery.Losingweightishardwork,anditcanalsocostalotofmoney.SowhydosomanypeopleintheUnitedStateswanttoloseweight?
ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryaboutnotlookingyoungandattractive.Formanypeople,lookinggoodalsomeansbeingthin.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealth.Manydoctorssaybeingoverweightisnothealthy.ButareAmericansreallyfat?Almost30millionAmericansweightatleast20percentmorethantheiridealweight.Infact,theUnitedStateisthemostoverweightcountryinthewild.“ThestoredfatofadultAmericansweight2.3trillionpounds,”saysUniversityofMassachusettsanthropologist(人类学家)GeorgeArmelagos.Hesaysburningoffthatstoredenergywouldproduceenoughpowerfor900,000carstogo12,000miles.
Losingweightishardwork,butmostpeoplewanttofindafastandeasywaytotakeofffat.Bookstoresselllotsofdietbooks.Thesebookstellreadershowtoloseweight.Eachyear,dozensofnewbookslikethesearewritten.Eachoneboaststohelppeopletogetridoffat.
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawayoflosingweight?
A.Toeatlessfatsandsugars.B.Toworkhard.
12.ManyAmericansaretryingtoloseweightbecause.
A.theywanttolookattractiveB.theyaremisledbydoctors
C.theywanttokeepfitD.bothAandC
13.Thefiguresgiveninthesecondparagraphsuggestthat.
A.AmericansaredependentoncarsB.carsconsumealotofmoney
C.AmericansneedloseweightD.excessoffatcanbeasourceofenergy
14.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.
A.dietbooksarenotalwayseffectiveB.dietbooksareusuallyhelpful
C.therearelotsofwaysoflosingweightD.bookstoresarekeepingtheirpromises
15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.
A.peoplethinktoomuchoftheirappearance
B.thereisnotasurewayoflosingweightasyet
C.surgeryisthefastestwayoflosingweight
D.goingondietisasafewayoflosingweight
PartVWriting
Directions:Inthispart,youarerequiredtowriteanessayaboutWhatMakesaGoodUniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:
1、选择好的大学很重要;
2、在我看来,好的大学应该是……