高一英語閱讀理解7

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Butterfliesarecommonallovertheworld,buttheonesinhotcountriesareusuallybiggerand

morebrightlycoloredthanthoseincoolercountriesandtherearemoredifferentkinds.Usuallythe

malebutterfliesmorebrightlycoloredthanthefemale.Thefemalehavebiggerandheavierbodies,

sincetheycarrytheeggs.Thegay（鮮艷的）colorsofthemalehelptoattract（吸弓I）thefemaleandthe

dullercolorsofthefemalemakethemlesslikelytobecaughtbyenemiesbeforetheyhavelaidtheir

eggs.

Somebutterflieshaveabrightpatternofcolorsontheuppersurfaceoftheirwings,whichshow

whentheyfly,butwhentheyrestonatreeorleaf,theyclosetheirwings.Ontheundersidesoftheir

wingstherearegreenandbrownmarkingswhichlooklikethetreeorleaf.Theyarethendifficultto

see.ThebestexampleofthisistheDeadLeafButterfly.Whenitswingsareclose,itlooksexactlylike

adeadleaf.Thereareevenmarksthatlookliketheholesinadeadleaf.Whenabirdischasinga

butterfly,anditcloseitswings,itseemstohavedisappearedcompletely.

Manybutterflieshaveroundmarksontheirwingsthatlooklikeeyes.Whentheyareresting,and

theirwingsarefolded,thesecannotbeseen.Whenabirdseesone,andbeginstoattackit,thebutterfly

opensitswings.Thebirdthinksthatitseestwoeyesstaringatit,anditisfrightenedtoflyaway.

1.Wherearethebutterfliesalwaysbiggerandmorebrightlycolored?

JA.Intheplaceswhereitishot.

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JB.Intheplacesthatarefarfromthesun.

°C.Inthesouth.

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JD.Inthenorth.

2.Whydothefemalebutterflieshavebiggerandheavierbodies?

JA.Theycanhelpthantoattractthemale.

JB.Theycanmakethemlikelytobecaughtbyenemies.

iC.Theycarryeggs.

CD.Theydon'tliketoflyhigher.

3.Whataregreenandbrownmarkingsontheundersidesofthebutterflies'wingsfor?

JA.Thebutterflieswanttoshowthemwhentheyfly.

B.Itishelpfulforthemtochaseabird.

C.Whenthebutterfliesclosetheirwings,theydisappearedcompletely.

D.Themarkingscansometinieshelptoprotectthebutterflies.

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Whenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,saying,"Wehavetogotowork

now",you'releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaof

childrenworkingisjustunthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschools

andthatthe"work"theygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatre.

Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies（代理機構）tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.

Moreworthyofthenameustageschooluarethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltimewitha

trainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.

Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,

whatlivelychildrenwouldn'tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolworkand

acting,singingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?

Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsome

bigshows.Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.But

thelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;those

over13do80days.

Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhich

theyarebeingtrained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon'tmakeit?Whilealltheleadingschoolssay

theyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresults,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnot

alwaysthecase.

1.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey'retalkingto.

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JA.attendastageschool

B.aregoingtothetheatre

C.havegotsomeworktodo

iD.lovesinginganddancing

2.Inthewriter'sopinion,agoodstageschoolshould

A.producestarperformers

B.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskills

C.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingarts

cD.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining

3."Professionalwork"asusedinthetextmeans.

A.ordinaryschoolwork

B.money-makingperformances

C.stagetrainingatschool

D.acting,singingordancingafterclass

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?

A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.

B.Hefavorsanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.

cC.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.

D.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereached.

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Manypeoplelikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimefbrit.HelenFry'snewbookQuick

Cookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1,000waystocookdishes.Thebookis

wellwrittenandthephotographsandthedrawingsareclear.Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itis

easytofindyourwayaroundit,too.Andbusypeople,noticethis!MrsFrytellsyouhowmuchtime

youneedinordertogeteachdishready.

QuickCookinghasfourparts,oneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitand

vegetableswhentheyarecheaperand,ofcourse,better.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeign

countries,andmostofthewaysarenotcomplicated（復雜的）.Youtakesomethingsimplelikea

chickenorsomecheese,andmakeanunusualdishoutofit.Forexample,therearenofewerthan40

waysforcookingeggs!Thebeginnerwillhavetofindoutalotofthingsforhimtotrymanyofthe

waysassoonashereadsthem.Forpeoplewithlittlesparetime,HelenFry'sQuickCookingisof

excellentvalue.

1.Thewriterwritesthisshortpassageinorderto.

iA.makeyoulikecookingiB.letyouknowthebookQuickCooking

「

JC.helpyoutocookeggsn」D.teachyoucooking

2.HelenFry'sbookiscalledQuickCookingbecause.

JA.noneofthedishesarecomplicated

JB.thereareover1,000waystocookdishesinit

JC.itiswrittenforpeoplewhodon'thavemuchtime

JD.ittellsyouhowtocookallkindsoffoodquickly

3.Busypeopleshouldnoticethat

cA.itiseasytofindyourwayaroundthebook

B.theyaretoldhowlongeachdishtakestocook

C.therearephotographsanddrawingsinthisbook

D.thebookhasastrongcover

4."Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo."means.

A.itiseasytofindthingsaroundthebook

cB.itiseasytofindthingsinthesupermarkettopreparethefoodinthebook

C.itiseasytofindthewaysyouwanttocookdishesinthebook

JD.itiseasytofindthecoverofthebook

5.Onceyoureadthebook,you.

JA.can'thelptryingthewaysinitiB.findthecoverisverystrong

iC.findmostofitisaboutcookingeggsD.finditverycheap

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PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswith

earphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,afterclass,andatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylarge

speakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.

Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenews

aboutsports,theweather,andthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.

Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostations

useinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountry,youngpeoplebuyhisorher

tape.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapesgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoes,alltheyoung

peoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.

ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.Oneiscalledfolk（民間）music.It

tellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswas

startedbycowboys（牛仔）whowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Today,anymusic

aboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.

1.Whichofthefollowingistalkedinthispassages?

JA.popmusic,folkmusic」B.popular,folkandcountrymusic

iC.popmusicandwesternmusiciD.folk,popandclassicalmusic

2.Whenpopsingers,theywillbecomenationalstars.

A.makemuchmoneyB.makeaCDortape

C.arelovedbyalltheyoungpeopleD.arewantedtosingontheradio

3.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisaboutthe.

iA.commonlifeofAmericansB.countrylifeandlovestories

JC.lifeofcowboysJD.schoollifeinAmerica

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

JA.MoststudentsinAmericalikepopularmusic.

JB.StudentswithcarsinAmericaliketolistentomusicwhiledriving.

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JC.AdultdriversinAmericalistentomusicallthetimewhiledriving.

D.EveryoneinAmericawantstomeetpopsingerswherevertheygo.

5.Whatwouldbethebesttitle（標題）forthispassage?

JA.AmericanMusiciB.PopularMusic

JC.HistoryofMusicD.WesternMusic

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Sincesmokingisconsidered（認為）tobeverydangeroustothehealth,itisespeciallydifficult

forchildrentobuycigarettes.Ourshopkeeper,Mr.Soames,hasalwaysbeencarefulaboutthis.Ifhis

customers（顧客）areveryyoung,healwaysasksthemwhomthecigarettesarefor.

Onedayalittlegirlwalkedintohisshopandaskedtwentycigarettes.Shehadtheexactamountof

moneyinherhandandseemedverysureofherself.MrSoameswassosurprisedbyherconfident（充

滿自信的）mannerthatheforgottoaskhisusualquestions.Heaskedherwhatkindofcigarettesshe

wanted.Thegirlrepliedquicklyandhandedhimthemoney.Whilehewasgivingherthecigarettes,Mr

Soamessaidlaughinglythatshewassoyoungandsheshouldhidethepacketinherpocketsoasnotto

befoundbyapoliceman.Butthelittlegirldidnotseemtofindthisveryfunny.Withoutevensmiling

shetookthepacketandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Suddenlyshestopped,turnedround,andlooked

steadilyatMrSoames.Therewasamoment'sdeathlysilenceandMrSoameswonderedwhatshewas

goingtosay.Allatonce,inaclearvoice,thegirlsaid,"Mydadisapoliceman."Andwiththatshe

walkedquicklyoutoftheshop.

l.MrSoameskeepsa.

iA.cigarettecompanyiB.fast-fbodrestaurant

匚C.grocery（雜貨店）,D.smallhotel

2.Whyisitdifficultforchildrentobuycigarettes?

JA.Becausetheyhavenomoney.

JB.Becausepeopleareverycarefulinsellingcigarettestochildren.

JC.Becausecigarettesareveryexpensive.

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JD.Becausetheydon'tknowwhatcigarettesare.

3.WhydidMrSoamesforgettoaskthelittlegirlhisusualquestions?

JA.Becausethelittlegirlishisfriend'sdaughter.

JB.Becausethelittlegirlisapoliceman'sdaughter.

iC.Becausethelittlegirlwasverysureofherselfthen.

JD.Becausethelittlegirlwasbuyingcigarettesforothers.

4.Thereareusuallyinapacket.

JA.onecigaretteB.onehundredcigarettes

C.onethousandcigarettesD.twentycigarettes

5.Whatdoes"allatonce1'meaninthispassage?Itmeans".

°B.quickly口C.rightnow

A.suddenlyD.atleast

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Mr.Youngworksinacity.HehasasoncalledRichard.Theboyiseightandstudiesatschool.

Lastweektheirschoolyearwasoverandhewouldn'tstayinthehotcityandwantedtogothecool

villagetoseehisgrandparentsandbeonholidaythere.Mr.Younghadtotakehimthere.Ontheirway

there,atrafficaccidenthappened.Theirbusranveryfast.Suddenlythedriverfoundanoldwoman

wascrossingtheroad.Hebegantostopthebus,butitwastoolate.Shewasknockeddownandsoon

died,andthebushitabigtreeandwasbadlydamaged（損壞）.Thepeopleinthebushadtogetoffand

stayinasmallhotelovernight.Mr.Youngwouldn*tletRichardseethedeadwoman,butthelittleboy

hadseenall.

Aftersuppertheybothfelttired.Mr.Youngmovedhisbedclosetotheboy'sandturnedoffthe

light.AfewminuteslaterRichardsaid,"It'sverydarkintheroom,isn'tit?"

Ofcoursethemanunderstoodwhatitmeant.Hesaid,MYes,buteverythingisallright."

Afterafewmoreminutes1silenceasmallhandreachedoverandtookMr.Young's.

Tmholdingyourhand,'*saidtheboy."Incaseyoullbeafraid!"

l.WhywouldRichardspendhisholidayatthevillage?

iA.Heenjoyedtravelling.

JB.Itishotterinthecityandcooleratthevillage.

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JC.Hehadtogotothevillagetolookafterhisgrandparents.

CD.bothAandB.

2.Theoldwomandied.

JA.athomeJB.fromtheaccident

'C.inahospital'D.inthefields

3.RichardandMr.Younggotoffthebus,because

cA.thebuswasbadlydestroyed

B.thebushadtoberepaired

C.theywantedtogetoff

D.bothAandB

4.Whichstatementistrue?

iA.Mr.Youngwasfrightened.

cB.Theboywasafraid.

C.AftersupperbothMr.Youngandtheboyweretired.

D.BothBandC.

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Womenearnlessthanmen.Forexample,in1988thehourlywagesofwomenintheU.S.were

16%lessthanthoseofmen.Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleincomesvaries（變化）withage.Thegap

betweenthelaborincomesofyoungwomenandyoungmenismuchsmallerthanthatbetween

middle-agedwomenandmen.Itisalsoclearthatjobsinwhichwomenareconcentrated（集中）pay

less.Thelargerthenumberofworkerswhoarewomenis,thelowertheaveragewagesare.

Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Isthecauseofthegapthatwomenarelookeddownupon?If

so,thegovernmenthastointervene（干涉）,toforcetheemployerstopayequalwagestoequaljobs.

However,thereisnoagreementamongeconomists（經濟學家）aboutthecausesofthegap.Oneview

arguesthatwomenhavechosenlow-payingjobsinwhichworkersenjoythefreedomofenteringand

leavingthelabor,whichreducestheiryearsofexperiencerelativetomen.Otherpeoplesaythegapcan

alsobeexplainedbythedifferenceineducationalbackground.Itisjustthedifferencethatcausethe

differenceinproductivitybetweenmenandwomen.

Muchofthegap,however,hasnotbeenfullyexplained.Itmightbetheresultofsomebiasagainst

women.Whatwouldhappenifthegovernmentdidintervenetoincreasethewagespaidtowomen?

Onepossibilityisthatincomesforwomenasagroupmightactuallydecline（下降）.Anincreasein

wagedecreasesthedemanded（被需求的）quantityoflaborinput,andthentherateofhiringnew

workersdeclines.Theresultwillbeasurplusoflabor.

l.Thedifferenceisnotveryobviousbetween

A.youngmenandyoungwomen

B.middle-agedmenandmiddle-agedwomen

cC.youngmenandniiddle-agedwomen

D.youngwomenandmiddle-agedmen

2.Someeconomistsbelievewomenearnlessthanmenpartlybecause.

cA.womenarelessexperiencedthanmen

B.womenhavemorefreedominselectingtheirjobs

C.therearemorewomenthanmeninthelabor

D.theyareonlyprovidedwithlow-payingjobs

3.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Womenreceivelesseducationthanmen.

cB.Goodsproducedbywomenarenotasgoodasthosebymen.

C.Womencan'tmakethesameproductivityasmen.

D.Economistsdon'tthinkthecausesofthegaparewomen*sbeinglookeddownupon.

4.Whatdoesauthorsuggestthatforthewomenworkersthegovernmentshoulddo?

A.Topayasmuchasmen.

B.Toexplainwhywomenarepaidless.

cC.Toforceemployerstohirelessmen.

cD.Noneoftheabove.

5.Whatwouldhappenifwomen'swageswereraised?

A.Theunemploymentratewouldgoup.

B.Womenasagroupwouldearnmorethanbefore.

C.Menasagroupwouldearnlessthanbefore.

D.Thewomenwouldownmoremoneythanmen.

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Nomads（游牧部落）arepeoplewhohavenofixedhomesbutmoveregularlyfromplaceto

place.Huntingpeoples,suchastheBushmen,Pygmies（俾格米人，中非個子矮小的?種黑人）and

Australianaborigines（土著人）moveinsearchoflargeanimalpopulation.Pastoral（適于放牧牛羊的）

nomads,intheMiddleEastandCentralAsia,movewiththeseasonstofindpasture（牧場）fortheir

animals.Otherpatrolpeoples,alsodependentontheseasons,growcropsbutmovetootherplacesafter

theircropsneednoattention.Someagriculturalworkers,intheUnitedStatesparticularly,followa

nomadiclifealso,goingnorthwardduringthegrowingandharvestingseasonandreturningtothe

warmersouthernregionsinthewinter.Generallyspeaking,thenomads'movementsareregulatedby

theseasonsandtheeffectsoftheseasonsonplantsandanimallives.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthisparagraph?

A.Therearestillsomenomadicpeoplesleftinthemodernworld.

B.Insearchoflargeanimalpopulation,nomadsmovefromoneplacetoanother.

C.Seasonsandtheireffectsonplantsandanimallivesregulatenomads'movement.

D.Bushmen,PygmiesandAustralianaboriginesarenomadicpeoples.

2.Thebesttitleofthisparagraphcouldbe.

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JA.WhereThereIsaLargeAnimalPopulation,ThereAreNomads

JB.CharactersofNomads

JC.TwoDecisiveFactorsofNomads'Movement

iD.SomeAmericanAgriculturalWorkers-NomadicPeoplesofNewEra

3.Accordingtothisparagraph,whydosomenomadicpeopleleavetheircropsaftertheygrow

them?

JA.Becausetheircropsneedn'tbetakencareof.

iB.Becausetheyregretgrowingthem..

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JC.Becausetheycanhuntmanymoreanimalsinotherplaces.

JD.Becausetheirmovementsdependontheseasons,too.

4.Accordingtothisparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Australianaboriginesfollowthemovementsoflargegroupsofanimals.

B.SomeAmericanagriculturalworkersgobacktothenorthforcoldwinter.

iC.NomadsintheMiddleEastmovewiththeseasonstolookforpasturefortheircattle.

iD.Somepastoralpeoplesalsomovefromoneplacetoanother.

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Humanbeingshaveadapted（使...適應）tothephysicalworldnotbychangingtheirphysical

naturebutbyadjusting（調整）theirsociety.Animalsandplantshavemadeadjustmentsoverlong

periods,bydevelopmentofthoroughandcompletechangesintheirveryorganisms.

（有機組織）Hereditary（遺傳的）differencesmeetneedsofvariousenvironments.（環(huán)境）Butamong

humanbeings,differencesinheadformandinotherphysicalfeatures（特征）arenot,inmostcases,

clearlyadaptive.Norisitclearthatmentalcapacitiesofracesaredifferent.Asfarasweknow,the

racesareequallyintelligent（聰明的）andequallycapableofsolvingtheirproblemsoflivingtogether.

Thedifferentwaysoflife,itseems,aresocialandlearneddifferencesandnotphysicalandhereditary

differences.Itstandstoreason,therefore,thatman'sadjustmenttohissurroundingsshouldbestudied

incustomandinstitution（制度）,notinanatomy（身體結構）andneuralstructure（神經系統(tǒng)的構造）.

1.Accordingtotheparagraph,anyonewhowantedtostudyhumanadaptationtoenvironment

shoulddosothroughthefieldof.

'B.sociology（社會學）

iA.physics

CC.archaeology（考古學）p

JD.medicine

2.Accordingtotheparagraph,manhasadaptedtothephysicalworldbychanging

iA.otherphysicalfeatureiB.hereditarydifferences

cC.headformiD.socialsystems

3.Inordertoanimalshavemadeadjustmentsoverlongperiodsbydevelopmentof

thoroughandcompletechangesintheirveryorganisms.

A.developthemselves

B.adapttotheirlivingsurroundings

C.havealargerpopulation

D.haveagreaternumberofoffsprings（后代）

4.Whichofthefollowingideasisthewriternotinfavourof?

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JA.Humanbeingshaveadaptedtotheworldbytheadjustmentoftheirsociety.

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JB.Headformofhumansandtheirotherfeaturesarebasicallynotadaptive.

iC.Differentracesvaryalotintheirintelligences.

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JD.Generallyspeaking,theraceshaveequalabilitiesofsolvingtheirproblemsofliving

togetherpeacefully.

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Thesedayspeoplemoreandmorecarefortheirweight.Forexample,as70,000,000Americans

areperhapsonweight-reducingdiets,andweightcontrolhasbecomeaverylargebusiness.Thereare

differentkindsofdietfoodsinthemarketssuchassoftdrinks,dietcakes,dietsaladdressings.Dieters

alsospendmuchmoneyondietpills,exercisemachinesandsoon.Eachyearscoresofnewdiets

becomepopularalloverAmerica.TheyhavesuchnameastheMiracleDiet,theNine-DayWonder

Diet,andtheEasy24-HourDiet.ThereisevenonecalledtheIceCreamDiet,whichadvisesthedieter

toeatonlyicecreamforlunchanddinner!Fordieterswhocannotloseweightontheirown,thereare

manywell-prepareddietgroups,whichgivethemhelpandencouragement.

l.Theword“dieters”meansthosewho.

JA.wanttoloseweightJB.haveimportantdiets

iC.takeweight-reducingdietsD.havehealthydiets

2.Thecontrolofweighthasbecomealargebusinessbecause

A.alargenumberofAmericanswanttoloseweight

B.weight-reducingdietsarenotcheap

C.moreandmorepeoplecarefortheirweight

D.therearemanydifferentkindsofdietfoods

3.Themeaningof"Nine-DayDiet"isthat.

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JA.thedieterissuretolosesomeweightonlyin9daysbytakingthediet

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JB.thedietermusthavefood9timesaday

iC.thedietershouldn'teatanythingin9days

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JD.thedieterneeds9days

4.Thewriterthedietfoodscanhelponeloseweight.

JA.issurethatJB.doesn'tbelievethat

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JC.doesn'tunderstand」D.wantstoletusunderstand

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PALOALTO,California-"Switchingoffthetelevisionmayhelppreventchildrenfromgetting

fatter-eveniftheydonotchangetheirdietorincreasetheamounttheyexercise,"USresearcherssaid

lastweek.

Astudyof192thirdandfourthgraders,generallyagedeightandnine,foundthatchildrenwhocut

thenumberofhoursspentwatchingtelevisiongainednearlytwopounds(0.91kg)lessovera

one-yearperiodthanthosewhodidnotchangetheirtelevisiondiet.

"Thefindingsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatweightlosscanonlybetheresultofa

reductionintelevisionviewingandnotanyotheractivity/1saidThomasRobinson,apediatrician(兒科

專家)atStanfordUniversity.

"Americanchildrenspendanaverageofmorethanfourhoursperdaywatchingtelevisionand

videosorplayingvideogames,andratesofchildhoodbeingveryfathavedoubledoverthepast20

years,"Robinsonsaid.

Inthestudy,presentedthisweektothePediatricAcademicSocieties*annualmeetinginSan

Francisco,theresearcherspersuadedabout100ofthestudentstoreducetheirtelevisionviewingby

one-quartertoone-third.

Childrenwatchingfewerhoursoftelevisionshowedasignificantlysmallerincreaseinwaistsize

andhadlessbodyfatthanotherstudentswhocontinuedtheirnormaltelevisionviewing,eventhough

neithergroupateaspecialdietortookpartinanyextraexercise.

"Oneexplanationfortheweightlosscouldbethechildrenunstucktothetelevisionmaysimply

havebeenmovingaroundmoreandburningoffcalories,"Robinsonsaid.

"Anotherreasonmightbeduetoeatingmoremealsinfrontofthetelevision.Somestudieshave

suggestedthateatinginfrontoftheTVencouragespeopletoeatmore,"Robinsonsaid.

1.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

JA.Childrenwillgetfatteriftheyeattoomuch.

iB.Childrenwillgetthinneriftheyeatless.

JC.ChildrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendlesstimewatchingTV

JD.ChildrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendmoretimewatchingTV

2.Accordingtothepassage,thetimeAmericanchildrenusuallyspendonwatchingTV.

JA.ismorethanfourhoursaday

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JB.islessthanfourhoursaday

iC.doubledinthelasttwentyyears

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iD.ismorethanonanyotheractivities

3.HowmuchtimearechildrensuggestedtospendonTVviewingeveryday?.

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iA.AboutsixhoursJB.Abouteighthours

cC.AboutthreehourscD.Aboutonehour

4.Whichoneofthefollowingistrue?

JA.ChildrenusuallyeatfewerwhilewatchingTV.

JB.ChildrenusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.

JC.ChildrenusuallyeatnothingwhilewatchingTV.

iD.ChildrenusuallyeateverythingwhilewatchingTV.

5.WhycanwatchingTVincreasekids*weightaccordingtothepassage?

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JA.TheyusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.

iB.Theybumofffewercalories.

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JC.T