大學(xué)英語進階：Sports and Health

1、一、填空題Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.注意：請在答題處填入單詞！需要時變換詞形！observeexclusivedefendinterviewcoverbalancecombineapproachdeprivesolution1、There is no simple to this problem. 正確答案：solution2、She took the wrong in her dealing with them. 正確答案：approach

2、3、They were imprisoned and of their basic rights.正確答案：deprived4、Have you any changes lately? 正確答案：observed5、She the cup on her knee.正確答案：balanced6、Politicians are skilled at themselves againsttheir critics.正確答案：defending、 His mother has told The Times about his death in an interview.正確答案：exclusive W

3、e are still looking for someone who all the necessary qualities.正確答案:combines9、Much of the country is by forest.正確答案：covered10、Which post are you being for?正確答案：interviewed二、選詞填空Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list

4、 of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.注意：請在答題處填入相應(yīng)的字母編號！字母一定要大寫！After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss efforts and 1 they didn t work becausethey r

5、equired me to give up foods I loved. Then I would 2 think about food and binge, 3 the dietaltogether. If I took a common-sense 4 and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my hunger and not feel 5.My biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my hea

6、lthier 6. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to 7 myself from thinkingabout food. The result: Food was all I thought about. There had to be some way to 8 cooking with healthful eating.I found the 9 after reading several low-fat cookbooks.With some trial and error, I could 10 my favorite

7、 foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.A. observeB lifestyleC .solutionD .quitE bineF adoptingG preventH .realizedI . abandoningJ constantlyK defendL . modifyM . lifeN .approach0 .deprived正確答案：H正確答案：J正確答案：I正確答案：N正確答案：0正確答案：B正確答案：G正確答案：E正確答案：C正確答案：L三、單項選擇題Directions: In this part there is a p

8、assage followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.“Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become ob

9、jects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation. Two and a half centuries on, most countries impose some sort of tax on alcohol and tobacco. With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the

10、world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.Whether such taxes work is a matter of debate. A preliminary review of Mexicos taxation found a fall in purchases of taxed drinks as well as a rise in sales of untaxed and healthier drinks. By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats

11、was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.The food industry has, in general, been firmly opposed to such direct government action. Nonetheless, the renewed focus on wais

12、tlines means that industry groups are under pressure to demonstrate their products are healthy as well as tasty.Over the past three decades, the industry has made some efforts to improve the quality of its offerings. For example, some drink manufacturers have cut the amount of sugar in their beverag

13、es.Many of the reductions over the past 30 years have been achieved either by reducing the amount of sugar, salt or fat in a product, or by finding an alternative ingredient. More recently, however, some companies have been investing money in a more ambitious undertaking: learning how to adjust the

14、fundamental make-up of the food they sell. For example, having salt on the outside, but none on the inside, reduces the salt content without changing the taste.While reformulating recipes （酉己方）is one way to improve public health, it should be part of a multi-sided approach. The key is to remember th

15、at there is not just one solution. To deal with obesity, a mixture of approaches一一including reformulation, taxation and adjusting portion sizes一一will be needed. There is no silver bullet.What did Adam Smith say about sugar, alcohol and tobacco? ( )A.They were profitable to manufacture.B.They were in

16、 ever-increasing demand.C.They were subject to taxation almost everywhere.D.They were no longer considered necessities of life.正確答案：cWhy have many countries started to consider taxing sugar? ( )A.They are under growing pressure to balance their national budgets.They find it ever harder to cope with

17、sugar-induced health problems.The practice of taxing alcohol and tobacco has proved both popular and profitable.The sugar industry is overtaking alcohol and tobacco business in generating profits.正確答案：BWhat do we learn about Danish taxation on fat-rich foods? ( )It did not work out as well as was ex

18、pected.It gave rise to a lot of problems on the border.C.It could not succeed without German cooperation.D. It met with firm opposition from the food industry.正確答案：A4、What is the more recent effort by food companies to make foods and drinks both healthy and tasty? ()A.Replacing sugar or salt with alternative ingredients.B. Setting a limit on the amount of sugar or salt in their products.C.Investing in research to find ways to adapt to consumers needs.D.Adjusting the physical composition of their products.正確答案：D5、What does the author mean by saying, at the end of the passage,