People are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods, get the wrong types of calories per meal, and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day. Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill, because the food that you eat can either make you thin or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine, and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals(间隔)each day.
Low-calorie Diets Do Not Work
The reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism(新陈代谢)will detect any major drop in calories and it will then adjust(调整)itself by burning fewer calories each day. That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight, while your friends can eat 2, 500 calories per day and not gain any weight.
Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
Many people in today’s society are buying mostly low- fat or non-fat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this low-fat lifestyle.
Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.What is the main reason why people are overweight according to the author?
| A．They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time. |
| B．They eat food with lots of calories. |
| C．They don’t take any weight loss pills. |
| D．They burn many calories every day. |
The article is written in order to _______.
| A．tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food |
| B．tell readers how to lose weight |
| C．tell readers about an important scientific discovery |
| D．call on people to lose weight and stay healthy |
To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should ________.
a. do exercise every day b. eat meals at the right time
c. eat fruits and vegetables d. eat low-fat or sweet food
e. eat the proper foods at each meal
| A．a, b, c, d | B．a, b, d, e |
| C．a, c, d, e | D．a, b, c, e |
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity (名人), according to Forbes （福布斯） magazine. It placed Winfrey at the top of the annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull （影响力）.
Winfrey, 51, draw 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US ＄225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. “After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves,” the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in a pursuit （追求）of self-improvement and self-empowerment. This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women. Her work has extended to social change. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database （数据库）of dangerous child abusers. The then President Bill Clinton later signed the “Oprah Bill” into law.The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to ____.
| A．their names | B．their annual earnings |
| C．their presence on the Internet and in the media | |
| D．their annual earnings and presence in the public |
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine. |
| B．Oprah’s success has been only on the screen. |
| C．Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview. |
| D．Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year. |
The underlined phrase “rules the airwaves” in the passage means ____.
| A．attracts many readers’ attention | B．causes many people to take planes |
| C．has a large number of viewers | D．measures the airwaves |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans. | B．Oprah Winfrey—the No 1 Celebrity. |
| C．Forbes Ranking First. | D．The Oprah Winfrey Show. |
In some remote Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking．In fact, whistling is talking because the villagers speak and sing by whistling．Kuskoy parents begin to teach their boys and girls the language of whistling about the time the children learn to talk．It is considered so important that the village school includes it as one of the subjects taught along with the Turkish language.
This art of communication has taken centuries to develop．The village of Kuskoy spreads out across two hillsides that are separated by a deep valley．The villagers had to find an easy way to communicate where their voices couldn’t carry．They developed a high-pitched (高音的) whistle language that could be transmitted as far as five miles through air．As a result, Kuskoy, which means “bird village” in Turkish, has come to be known as a whistler’s paradise (乐园).
Whistling is so much part of everyday life in Kuskoy that men and women speak, argue, and court (求爱) in whistles．The story was recently told of a young couple who ran away secretly．The news was sent over the “mountain telephone” by whistling．The lover’s adventure was quickly known to all the villagers.
It is little wonder, then, that the children of Kuskoy study whistling in school．Wouldn’t it be fun to start the school day with a song—whistled of course!The children of Kuskoy learn to whistle because __ _．
| A．it is fun | B．it is an important way to communicate |
| C．it helps them learn to sing | D．it is like the Turkish language |
In Kuskoy, whistling as a way of talking started __ _．
| A．recently | B．hundreds of years ago |
| C．fifty years ago | D．ten years ago |
Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．The high-pitched whistle can be heard at a distance of 5 km. |
| B．The parents were too ready to allow the young couple to marry each other. |
| C．The villagers found an easy way to communicate where they could be heard. |
| D．The villagers of Kuskoy are often informed of news by whistling. |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for this story?
| A．To Learn Whistle Is Very Important | B．Whistling Is Fun |
| C．Whistling—The Mountain Telephone | D．The Strange Turkish Language |
It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip t Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmine landmines(地雷)Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”
The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”(乱放炮的人).
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction(干扰), we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged(显现出来)that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people an their problems.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997
| A．to clarify(澄清)the British government’s stand on landmines |
| B．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims |
| C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there |
| D．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines |
What did Diana mean when she said “…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me”(Line 5, Para. 1)?
| A．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. |
| B．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. |
| C．The actual situation in Angola made her like going back home. |
| D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. |
Some members of the British government criticized Diana because
| A．They were actually opposed to banning landmines. |
| B．She was ill-informed of the government’s policy. |
| C．She had not consulted the government before the visit. |
| D．They believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola. |
How did Diana respond to the criticisms?
| A．She made more appearances on TV. |
| B．She paid no attention to them. |
| C．She rose to argue with her opponents. |
| D．She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. |
What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
| A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government. |
| B．It had greatly promoted her popularity. |
| C．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. |
| D．It had affected her relations with the British government. |
The total on advertising spent on the Chinese mainland last year rose by 25 per cent over 2003, a survey shows.
Expense reached US$23 3 billion, including television and print media, the survey/vas released by CTR Market Re-search on February 23, 2005.
The cosmetics and toiletries化妆品) sector was ranked No.1 in spending with US＄4.8 billion, an increase of 34 percent.
Advertising can be seen as the "weather glass" of the overall development of the country's economy, said Tian Tao, deputy general manager of CTR..
"The results of the survey reflect strong economic development in the country," Tian said.
"One of the most interesting-findings from the survey is that local and foreign mobile phone manufacturers reacted quite differently in terms of advertising spending," Tian said.
Most local mobile phone manufacturers had decreasing advertising expense while the foreign ones saw significant growth, Tian said.
Researchers also found that advertising on so called functional drink categories(种类) increased while milk makers decreased after a clear increase in advertising spending in 2003.
The survey also includes figures from Hong Kong and Taiwan, advertising expense in Hong Kong reached US $ 4.8 billion, an increase of roughly 15 per Cent from the previous year. Taiwan advertising spending reached US $15 billion, up roughly 27 per cent from the previous year.
In Hong Kong, the top three advertising categories were household and toiletries~ banking and investment services, and cosmetics.
In Taiwan, the top three advertising categories were real estate(房地产) , automobile and financial institutions.The first largest advertising spending on the Chinese mainland in the year 2004 was .
| A．real estate | B．household |
| C．the cosmetics and toiletries | D．automobile |
Advertising can be seen as the "weather glass" of the overall development of the country's economy because the rise of the advertising spending reflects strong __.
| A．agricultural development in the country |
| B．trade development in the country |
| C．industrial development in the country |
| D．economic development in the country |
According to the passage, the advertising expense on __ dropped in the year 2004.
| A．most foreign mobile phones |
| B．most local mobile phones |
| C．so-called functional drink categories |
| D．banking and investment services |
According to the passage, the growth. rate on advertising spending of __ is the fastest.
| A．the Chinese mainland | B．Hong Kong | C．Taiwan | D．Macao |
The word’s largest aircraft made its public debut last week at Europe’s biggest factory, a purpose built assembly line in Toulouse, souther, n France．The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing’s 747 Jumbo, with room for duty-free shops, restaurants and even a sauna．This new arrival is expected to change the face of air travel．
The A380 will enter service in early 2006 with Singapore Airlines．
Airbus claims the A380 will burn less fuel, make less noise, create less pollution and cost 17 per cent less per seat than the 747．It will also reduce traffic problems in the skies．
The aircraft, which cost between ￡140 million(US$250m) and ￡157 million (US$280m) each compared with ￡84 million (US$150m) for Boeing’s new Dreamliner jet, is being built at 16 factories in Germany, France, Spain and the UK．
But activists have warned of more noise and pollution from the Superjumbo, while Boeing believes huge aircraft will not be in great demand over the next decade．
As a result, it is putting faith in the much smaller 7E7 Dreamliner．But Airbus is pinning its hopes on the “big is beautiful” theory, gambling on size being the key factor in the US-European battle for the skies．
Airbus said it was in talks with half a dozen global airlines about buying the A380. China Eastern Airlines, already an Airbus customer, is said to be targeted, while executives made it plain that they wanted to fight for the Japanese market, which had traditionally been controlled by Boeing．
Over the next 20 years, Airbus hopes to sell 750 of the new planes into a market worth ￡185billion (US$330bn)．The company already has129 firm orders for the A380, with 52 options．According to Airbus, which of the following is not the advantage of A380 compared to Boeing 747?
| A．Making less noise, causing less traffic problems |
| B．Using less fuel, costing less money |
| C．Creating less pollution, having less weight |
| D．Having more floor space, creating less pollution |
From the passage, we can infer that _________
| A．Airbus is not aiming at the Japanese market． |
| B．Boeing is not a rival of Airbus． |
| C．A380 hasn’t been used yet． |
| D．Boeing is better than Airbus． |
In the Airbus A380, passengers cannot find ___________．
| A．duty-free shops | B．restaurants | C．banks | D．a sauna |
According to the news, the prospect of A380 may be ___________．
| A．not so good | B．cheerful | C．undesirable | D．gloomy |