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bottle fell out of her purse. She quickly put it back in, but not before the camera recorded the event. Neither
Spears nor her spokesman was willing to comment on the contents of the bottle, but the next morning London"s
Daily Express published a page of pictures under the headline "EXCLUSIVE: POP PRINCESS SPOTTED AT
AIRPORT WITH POT OF SLIMMING TABLETS. " Spears was apparently carrying Zantrex-3, one of the
most popular weight-loss pills now sold in the United States. The pill, which is sold at about fifty dollars for
a month"s supply, contains a huge amount of caffeine, some green tea, and three common South American
herbs that also act as stimulants (兴奋剂). It hit the U.S. market last March and has had a success that would
be hard to overstate. Millions of bottles have been sold, and during the Christmas season it was displayed in the
windows of the nation"s largest chain of vitamin shops, G.N.C. (It is so highly sought after that many of the
stores keep it in locked counters.) Zantrex-3 is also sold at CVS, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, and other chains, and over
the telephone and on the Internet. If you type "Zantrex" into Google, more than a hundred thousand pieces of
information about it will appear. At any moment, there are scores of people sell it on eBay.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the success story of Zantrex-3, however, is that it is far from
unique.There are hundreds of similar products on the market today, and they are bought by millions of
Americans. And though Zantrex"s producer makes some exciting statements ("the most advanced weight
control compound (化合物) period"), so do the people who sell Stacker 2 and Anorex along with those who
sell Carb Eliminator and Fat Eliminator. Almost all of these compounds suggest that they can help people lose
weight and regain lost energy, and often without diet, exercise, or any other effort.
B. singer
C. athlete
D. chemist
B. Rite Aid
C. Wal-Mart
D. Anorex
B. you can"t overstate the success of Zantrex-3
C. you can"t think too highly of the success of Zantrex-3
D. Zantrex-3 is not very successful
B. Zantrex-3 is the most successful weight-loss pills on the US market
C. Zantrex-3 is the only weight-loss pill on the US market
D. there are five kinds of weight-loss pills on the US market
B. how Zantrex-3 became successful in the USA
C. weight-loss pills are very popular in the USA
D. Zantrex-3 is forbidden to be sold on the US market
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become a danger to life. 2 , in some countries, waste from factories is still poured straight into rivers.
People who use the water from one of these rivers often get 3 . The water may become so polluted that
it 4 all the fish in the river. When these rivers finally reaches the 5 , it pollutes the ocean.
In many countries with 6 , human waste is piped directly into the sea without being dealt with. This
is not 7 . Although the sea itself can break up the waste, beaches 8 become polluted. 9 scientists
suggest people take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down.
In 1989 an international law was passed to 10 people putting waste into the sea. It is now against the
11 to put anything into the sea nearby. Such rubbish as plastics may not be thrown 12 the sea anywhere.
Other waste may be put into the sea, either 19 or more than 40 kilometers from land, 13 the nature of the
materials.
The 14 of dealing with waste has become so great that several international organizations have been
15 to protect the world and control pollution.
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Before 1900, many theories existed as to the cause of yellow fever (黄热病). Some doctors were sure the disease was air-born; others felt that it was spread from person to person. Dr. Carlos Finlay, a well-known Cuban doctor of that time, had long held the theory that it was caused by the bite of mosquitoes (蚊子). But neither the pubic nor the doctors then accepted his idea. Despite this, Walter Reed, an American doctor sent to study yellow fever in Cuba, went to talk with Finlay. Reed, after reading a lot on the subject, had begun to think that Dr. Finlay might be right. Then Reed and his comrades set to work at once. Outside Havana, they set up a laboratory and began experiments to test the theory. The experiments were successful. Now we know: A period of about two weeks must pass before a mosquito, after feeding on a sick person, could infect another person. The sick person had to have yellow fever a certain number of days before the mosquito biting him was able to carry the disease. | |||
| 1. Before 1900,many people didn"t think yellow fever was spread _____. | |||
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| A. by air B. by getting in touch with the patient C. by the bite of mosquitoes D. by dirty water | |||
| 2. What is true according to the passage? | |||
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| A. Reed agreed with Finlay after his talk with him. B. Reed proved the theory by reading a lot of articles. C. Reed proved the theory in his American lab. D. Reed scientifically proved the theory. | |||
| 3. Who first realized the actual cause? | |||
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| A. The public. B. Reed. C. Finlay D. Doctors | |||
| 4. A person comes down with yellow fever because he has been bitten _____. | |||
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| A. by a mosquito B. by a mosquito that has bitten a patient C. by an infected mosquito D. by a mosquito that has bitten a patient of some days | |||
| 5. What is the possible title of the passage? | |||
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| A. Reed, an Outstanding Doctor B. Several Theories on Yellow Fever C. Fight Against Yellow Fever D. The Cause of Yellow Fever | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Is there anything more important than health? I don"t think so. "Health is the greatest wealth." wise people say. You can"t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice. Speaking about doctor"s advice, I can"t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule:"Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is." The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn"t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor"s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man. "But you know, doctor," he said, "it"s not easy to begin smoking at my age." | |||
| 1. The writer thinks that _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. health is more important than wealth B. work is as important as studies C. medicine is more important than pleasure D. nothing is more important than money | |||
| 2. The doctor usually tells his patient what to do _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. without examining the patient B. after he has examined the patient C. if the patient doesn"t take medicine D. unless the patient feels pain | |||
| 3. The underlined part means "_____". | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. he was feeling better than ever B. he wasn"t a healthy man C. he was feeling worse than before D. he will be well again | |||
| 4. From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man _____ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. was a heavy smoker B. didn"t smoke so much C. didn"t smoke D. began to learn to smoke | |||
| 5. Which of the following is NOT true? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill. B. The man told the doctor he couldn"t remember things. C. The man thanked the doctor. D. The man didn"t follow the doctor"s advice. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| For almost two months, Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals at night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people"s lives. He has even been allowed to assist a surgeon (外科医生) during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had eaten. "I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (听诊器) and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it"s easy to take people in." he said. One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to hospital, York was standing over her. "He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection," she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn"t think there was anything wrong. "I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn"t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears." Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was "shocked and horrified" that he got away with his cheating for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders. "I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behavior of the psychiatrists (精神科医生) who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself area psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence," Judge Adams warned York. | |||
| 1. York was proud of" the fact that _____. | |||
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| A. people thought he could become a real doctor B. a surgeon let him watch an operation C. he could perform some duties of a doctor D. he had cheated doctors for so long | |||
| 2. York learned how to behave like a doctor by _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. observing doctors while he was a patient B. watching other doctors work C. talking to doctors and nurses D. getting some training and experience | |||
| 3. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. She had lost consciousness while driving. B. She had swallowed something and almost died. C. She had to have an emergency operation. D. She had been injured in a road accident. | |||
| 4. The judge"s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. studied the behavior of the psychiatrist B. pretended to be a psychiatrist C. tried to get away from prison D. was proud of what he had done | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Patients and doctors alike have long believed in the healing (治疗) power of humor. It is claimed that humor not only affects patients" moods, but can actually help them recover faster. Several studies seem to support this. Patients in better spirits are known to have higher immune cell counts. Some have even claimed to have healed themselves of serious illnesses by reading comics and watching comedies. Despite all this, many researchers are not convinced. They point out the fact that many sufferings have been known to disappear naturally, with or without a daily dose of laughter. They also say that while optimism in general does seem to be related to better health, it is hard to tell which comes first. Humor in times of stress, however, clearly makes us feel better. On one level, it takes our minds off our troubles and relaxes us. On another, it releases powerful endorphins, a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain. There are cases where the appreciation of a good joke is indeed directly related to a person"s health. It can show, for example, whether a person has suffered damage to one particular area of the brain: the right frontal lobe (额叶). Scientists confirmed this by having people read jokes and asking them to choose the funniest endings from a list. Subjects with normal brains usually chose endings that were based on a relatively complex synthesis (综 合) of ideas. Subjects with specifically located brain damage, however, responded only to slapstick (闹剧) endings, which did not depend on a particular context. When pressed, the brain-damaged subjects saw the logic in the correct endings. They simply did not find them funny. Of course, humor is largely an individual matter. Next time your friend does not get one of your jokes, there is no need to accuse him of being a lamebrain. However, you might suggest that he lighten up-for the health of it. | |||
| 1. We can infer from the passage that _____. | |||
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| A. all researchers have agreed on the healing power of humor B. people seldom accuse their friends of not understanding jokes C. the author holds a positive attitude to the healing power of humor D. reading comics will surely become a popular way of treating diseases | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Many researchers are not convinced of the healing power of humor. B. Patients in bad moods are known to have higher immune cell counts. C. Optimism in general does seem to be related to better health. D. People should try their best to cheer up for their good health. | |||
| 3. Scientists had some people read jokes and asked them to choose the funniest endings from a list to confirm that _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. the brain-damaged people are different from those with normal brains B. a person with a normal brain usually responds to slapstick endings C. a person suffering certain brain damage doesn"t appreciate a good joke D. humor takes our minds off our troubles by releasing powerful endorphins | |||
| 4. Which would be the best title for the passage? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Which comes first, humor or health? B. Humor can cure different illnesses. C. People need humor in times of stress. D. Humor contributes to good health. |