Experts say women were pushed into marriage by many parts of American society.___
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Single—parent Families
Today we tell about the m ajor change in the American family.It is the increase in the number of families with only one parent.
(1).One 0f the reasons for this is the increasing number 0f women who have children without being married.The United States Census Bureau recently released a new report 0n the situa tion. 2).It said 24 percent of them had at least one child.Almost 4 million unmarried women in the United States are mothers.This is an increase of alnIost 60 percent in the past 10 years.
(3).In the past,women were expected to marry and remain home with their children.They depended on their husbands to earn money to support the fmnily.Experts say women were pushed into marriage by many parts of Anierican society. (4).
(5).They say American women have fewer economic reasons for marrying than they did yearn ago.This is because more women work outside the honle today than in the past,and there is less of difference between the earnings of men and women in the United States.Other experts believe there is social and cultural explanation for the increase in unmarried mothers in America.One expla。nation is that the woman’s rights movement gave many women a new feeling of independence.Another explanation is the society is more willing to accept unnmrried mothers than it(1id in the past.Unmarried mothers and their children no longer live in shame.
A.About 22 percent of American children now live with only one parent.
B.Experts have tried to explain the reasons for the increase.
C.The report included women between the ages of 1 8 and 44 who have never been married.
D.Experts say this is not true today.
E.A woman’s family expected her to be married,so did religious groups,customs and laws.
F.There has been nluch debate in the United States about the single-parent family.
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The human body may look solid, but most of it is water. New-born babies are as much as eighty-five percent water. Women are about sixty five percent water, and men about seventy-five percent. Women usually have less water than men because women, in general, have more fat cells. Fat cells hold less water than other kinds of cells.
Water is necessary for cooling the body on hot days, and when we are working hard or exercising. Water carries body heat to the surface of the skin when the heat is lost through perspiration.
Researchers note that fat cells block body heat from escaping quickly. Fat cells under the skin act like warm clothing to keep body heat inside. This is why over-weight people have a more difficult time staying cool than thin people.
Researchers also note that cold liquids cool us faster than warm liquids. This is because cold liquids take up more heat inside the body and carry it away faster. They say, however, that cold sweet drinks do not work well. The sugar slows the liquid from getting into the bloodstream.
The body loses water every day through perspiration and urine. If we lose too much, we will become sick. To replace what is lost, health experts say grown persons should drink about two liters of liquids each day, and more in hot weather. They say we also can get some of the water we need in the foods we eat. Most fruits and vegetables have more than eighty percent water. Even bread has about thirty-three percent water.
From the passage we learn that among the following four groups of people _______.
A.fat women are over eighty percent water
B.thin men are never eighty percent water
C.new-born infants are over eighty percent water
D.elderly adults are over eighty percent water
第3题
Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However, a new study shows that for many (51) , the changes aren't always positive or permanent.
Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast (52) . So when she was diagnosed, there was no doubt in her mind (53) she had to do.
"I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on , as (54) as the vitamins, the diet, and the fitness. And I can't stress enough (55) important that is. " says Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that (56) every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact, nearly 40% of them say even (57) surviving breast cancer, they haven't made significant changes in the (58) they eat or how much they exercise.
"Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in (59) life. " says Electra Paskett, PhD, at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment, they may (60) play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back. (61) growing evidence, some women just aren't listening.
"Colon cancer survivors (62) exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates. So, yes, it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health. " says Paskett.
As a breast cancer survivor (63) , Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can (64) . The challenge, she says, is to get more survivors to be more like Beth.
Experts say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut (65) on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors living in the U. S. of those, nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.
(51)
A.women
B.people
C.persons
D.men
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第二篇
A new international study shows that six people die every minute from smoking. That equals 3 million deaths around the world every year. If the present rate (率)of smoking continues, the number of deaths each year from smoking could rise to 10 million by the year 2020.
The study describes smoking as the biggest cause to deadly diseases among grown-ups in industrial countries. So far most of the smoking deaths have happened on men, especially in developing countries.
A researcher at the World Health Organization says 70% of Chinese men smoke more than 15 cigarettes each day. In Latin America about 50% of the men are smokers. There also is a very large number of smokers in the former Soviet Union(苏联)and in the east Europe. And 25% of all smoking deaths worldwide are in those areas of the world. Scientists say smoking will kill 50% of the countries.
Smoking is known to cause lung cancer. It also can lead to cancer of the mouth and other parts of bodies. Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to suffer from heart disease.
Experts say that people reduce their chance of dying from smoking if they stop smoking completely. They say smokers who give up smoking can improve their health.
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. we must give up smoking
B. smoking causes lung caner
C. smoking does harm to health
D. men like smoking much more than women
第5题
Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changingexperience. However, a new study shows that for many (51), the changes aren't alwayspositive or permanent.
Beth Snoke has watchedher mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast (52). So when she was diagnosed,there was no doubt in her mind _ (53) she had to do.
"I do exactly whatthe doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on, as (54) as the vita- mins, the diet,and the fitness. And I can't stress enough _ (55) important that is," says Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that _(56) every woman who beats breastcancer is getting that message. Infact, nearl y 40% of them say even _ _(57) surviving breast cancer, they haven'tmade significant changes in the _(58)they eat or how much they exercise.
"Not all survivorsare taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive healthchan-ges in _ (59) life,"says Electra Paskett, PhD, at Ohio State University'sComprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says dietand exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better dur- ing andafter treatment, they may _______60) play a role in preventing some cancersfrom coming
back. _(61) growing evidence,some women just aren't listening.
"Colon cancer survivors _(62) exercise have actually been shownto have improved surviv- al rates. So, yes. it is true that perhaps by makingsome of these healthy choices we can actually in- crease their health, " says Paskett.
As a breast cancersurvivor _____________(63) , Paskett knows first hand how much difference dietand exercise can _(64) the challenge,she says, is to get more survivors t'o be more like Beth, dur- ing and aftertreatment.
Experts say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut_________(65) on stress and help womenovercome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer surwvorsliving in theU. S.of those, nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.
A. women
B.people
C.persons
D.men
第6题
Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast (52) So when she was diagnosed, there was no doubt in her mind (53) she had to do.
"I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on, as (54) as the vitamins, the diet, and the fitness. And I can't stress enough (55) important that is," says Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that (56) every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact, nearly 40% of them say even (57) surviving breast cancer, they haven't made significant changes in the (58) they eat or how much they exercise.
"Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in (59) life," says Electra Paskett, PhD, at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment, they may (60) play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back (61) growing evidence, some women just aren't listening.
"Colon cancer survivors (62) exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates. So, yes, it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health," says Paskett.
As a breast cancer survivor (63) , Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can (64) The challenge, she says, is to get more survivors to be more like Beth, during and after treatment.
Experts say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut (65) on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. Of those, nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.
51. A. women
B. people
C. persons
D. men
第7题
下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However, a new study shows that for many (51) , the changes aren't always positive or permanent.
Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast (52) .
So when she was diagnosed, there was no doubt in her mind (53) she had to do.
"I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on, as (54) as the vitamins, the diet, and the fitness. And I can't stress enough (55) important that is," says Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that (56) every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact, nearly 40% of them say even (57) surviving breast cancer, they haven't made significant changes in the (58) they eat or how much they exercise.
"Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in (59) life," says Electra Paskett, PhD, at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment, they may (60) play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back. (61) growing evidence, some women just aren't listening.
"Colon cancer survivors (62) exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates. So, yes, it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health," says Paskett.
As a breast cancer survivor (63) , Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can (64) . The challenge, she says, is to get more survivors to be more like Beth, during and after treatment.
Experts say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut (65) on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors living in the US. Of those, nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.
51. A. women
B. people
C. persons
D. men
第8题
听力原文: Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world's greatest thinkers and scientists named Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Dr Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most of us do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. Other famous people who suffered from dyslexia include Leonardo Da Vinci, a celebrated Roman artist, Thomas Edison, a well-Known American inventor and a former American Vice president, Nelson Rockfeller.
Dyslexia was first recognized in Europe and then in the United States over 80 years ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that people with this disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of dyslexia persons are rather different. In brains of most people, the left side, the part that controls language, is larger than the fight side. In the people with dyslexia, the right side of the brain is much bigger. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in men than in women, and it is also found more often in people who are left-handed.
(30)
A.The left-handed women.
B.The left-handed men.
C.Excellent female scientists or artists.
D.Some celebrated female presidents.
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第10题
Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星) that reace across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $ 50 million worth of now telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we'll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn't be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare— but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. "If we don't take care of these big asteroids, they'll take care of us," says one scientist. "It' s that simple."
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? "The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them," said a New York Times article.
What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
A.They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
B.They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
C.There are more asteroids than meteoroids.
D.Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.