2015重庆一中高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案(4)

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64. This advertisement aims at calling on people to ______.
A. attend full-time universities
B. work part time to further their education
C. improve their education at home to get better jobs
D. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them
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A. To show that their training is widely used in the country. 
B. To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U. S.
C. To prove the value of their training in every area.  　
D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.
66. It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is_____. 
A. its convenience
B. the degree’s nation-wide recognition
C. the economic benefit it will bring about
D. the hot fields the training will help people to enter
67. How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?
A. One. 　　　   　B. Two. 　　   　　C. Three. 　  　　　D. Four.


D
Do you love the holidays，but hate the pounds that follow? You are not alone. Holidays are times for feasting and celebrating. Many people are worried about their weight.With proper planning，though，it is possible to keep normal weight during the holidays.Whether it is celebrating at the office party or sitting down for the traditional family dinner，regard eating as a time for tasting a variety of the foods.The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy.
Here are some tips for preventing weight gain and maintaining physical fitness：
Don't skip meals.Before you leave home，have a small，low-fat meal or snack.This may help to avoid getting too excited before delicious foods.
Control portions.Use a small plate (about 10 inches) and put aside the large ones that may encourage you to “load up.” You should be most comfortable eating an amount of food about the size of your fist. Once you have your “tasting” serving，move away from the buffet(自助餐). Doing so will make it less tempting to be eating constantly as your appetite is inspired by the sight of food.
Begin with soup and fruit or vegetables. Fill up beforehand on water-based soup and raw fruit or vegetables. Or drink a large glass of water before you eat to help you feel full.
Stick to physical activity. Don't let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories.
Avoid high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy may have a large amount of fat. Choose lean meats. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables. Use lemon juice instead of dessert or butter.
68．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．You had better turn your attention away from delicious foods.
B．Drinking some water or soup before eating helps you eat less.
C．Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may bring weight problems.
D．Physical exercise can reduce the chance of putting on weight.
69．Which of the following CANNOT help lose weight according to the passage?
A．Lean meats. B．Dessert or butter.
C．Raw fruit or vegetables. D．Physical exercise.
70．Many people can't control their weight after the holidays mainly because they _______.
A．can't help being tempted to eat constantly
B．take part in too many parties
C．enjoy delicious foods
D．can't help turning away from the foods
71．If the passage appears in the newspaper，you think it should belong to ______ Column.
A．Holidays and Festivals B．Health and Fitness
C．Fashion and Frontier D．Student Times Club


E
A German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists( 悲观者)who expected their future to be worse.
    The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages 18 and 96. The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.
    Survey respondents (受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions.
    The researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period.
   “We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,” wrote Frieder R. Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.