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READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the following three
passages. Each passage is followed by several
questions or unfinished statements. For
each of them there are four choices marked
A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits
best according to the information given in
the passage.
A
Four out of ten women who diet end up
heavier than when they started watching
their
waistline
（腰围）
,
a
study
revealed
today.
The
research
also
showed
that
a
large
percentage of women
start noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21
days after
reaching their ideal weight.
Yesterday, Dr Ian Campbell of the Jenny
Craig weight management program said:
“In the UK 61.4 per cent of adults are
overweight or obese. Successful weight
management requires a long-term
commitment in order to lose weight successfully
and
for good. Dieting can be a real
challenge so setting realistic goals and remaining
focused on them is important. Otherwise
as this research shows, women could end up
heavier than when they
started.”
The “Food: Body:
Mind” repo
rt was publicized by Jenny
Craig who quizzed 2000
women aged
between 18 and 65 who diet regularly on their
attitudes, beliefs and
behaviors around
weight loss. Six in ten said they are currently on
a diet and one
in five women said they
are on a “continuous diet”.
It
found
the
most
common
triggers
to
start
dieting
was
seeing
their
“reflection
in
the
mirror”,
preparing
for
a
summer
holiday
or
unflattering
photos
posted
on
social
networking sites. Other popular reasons
include comments by friends or relatives or
their other half.
However,
the study showed that one in ten give up within
one day, while almost
a fifth manage to
make it to a week or more. The average is ten
days. Many blamed
pressure
they
put
on
themselves
to
lose
weight
too
quickly
for
the
weight
gain,
which
leaves them with a
bigger appetite than normal. Others blamed
colleagues, who tuck
into
fatty
lunches
and
snacks
unaware
of
the
effect
it
has
on
the
dieter,
while
mothers
who polish off their
children's leftovers
（剩饭）
was
another common cause of weight
gain.
56. Which of the following might be the
best title for this article?
A. Three
reasons to fail in dieting
B.
Important
things
for
successful diet
C. Obesity:
problem for 61.4% adults in UK
D.
Four
in
ten
women
gain
weight on diets
57. In the
UK, women who go on a diet __________.
A. are all overweight or obese
B. are likely to gain weight again
after reaching their ideal weight
C.
all fail because they are not persistent enough
D. end up heavier than when they start
to diet
58. The under
lined
word “triggers” in Paragraph 4 probably means
__________.
A. effects
B. examples
C. causes
D.
imagination
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59. Which of the following is NOT the
reason why many people quit dieting very soon?
A. The pressure they put on themselves
to lose weight quickly.
B. Colleagues
who give them fatty lunches and snacks.
C. Reflections they see in the mirror.
D. Leftovers of children’s taken by
their mothers.
60. In which
column of the newspaper do you probably find the
passage?
A. Health.
B. Economy.
C. Sports.
D. Education.
B
The
US
government
has
started
a
website,
Admongo
,
to
help
children
think critically about the advertising aimed at
them. It claims to provide visitors
with an “aducation”
through games and
other entertainment.
A
cartoon man dressed in old time pilot clothing
greets
visitors to Admongo.
in
a
rocket
ship
that
opens
up
with
a
crazy
world
inside
it.
Spacey
dance music plays in the background as Haiz tells
visitors that they need to learn about
advertising.
Its
inventors
say
eight
to
twelve
years
old
is
the
age
kids
develop
their
critical
thinking abilities.
Kids that age are also a big market for
advertisers.
The
idea behind
Admongo
is to teach
children
three
things:
To
identify the
advertiser. To
know what the advertiser is really saying. And to
know what the
advertisement is trying
to get the child to do.
Children learn these things through a
video game. They create their own game
character.
They
can
choose
different
skin
colors,
hair
styles,
eye
and
mouth
shapes.
Then they begin a trip through ad-land,
where there are ads on buses and billboards.
The players have to find all the
marketing in the neighborhood before they can move
on to the next level.
The Admongo game takes players inside a
home, to the advertising studio and
everywhere else ads can be found. It is
a complete exploration of the world of
marketing.
One
such area is food marketing. The Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) says it is
a big
business. The FTC estimates that food, drink and
fast-food restaurants spent
more than
one and a half billion dollars on advertising to
young people in 2009.
The
FTC says children are important for three reasons.
They buy products. They
influence
parents and caregivers to buy. And they are the
future adult buyers of the
products.
A
recent
study
says
most
advertising
aimed
at
children
is
for
foods
of
the
lowest
nutritional
value.
First
Lady
Michelle
Obama
has
said
she
would
like
to
see
advertisers
marketing healthy foods for children.
61. What is the best title of the text?
A. A website aimed at
children’s food
B. The
cartoon guide named “Haiz”
C. An “aducation” website for
children
D. A popular online
video game
62. Why did the government
start the website?
A. To
advertise the video game for children.
B.
To
help
children
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