Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices givenin a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Pleasemark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many,New Year fitness regimes are too.Despite 2.6m people starting diets on NewYear's Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dietersgave up, 47exercise and gorging on comfort food.
Findings, 4 byweightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the49majority are unsuccessfulat sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of 10dieters 50 they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, withhunger cited as the main cause. Boredom and alcohol were51 blamed forpeople failing to keep their health kick on track.
Dr. Matt Capehorn, ClinicalDirector of the National Obesity Forum, 52 that just one day off from dietingcan undo a week's worth of hard work. He told Female First:"A healthydiet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week byhaving 500 calories less each day. ""A day off the diet should meanthat you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge( 大吃大喝) and havethousands of calories more than they need. "
The results suggest that a53590,000could already have54to stick to New Year diet resolutions. And a vastmajority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on theirweight loss efforts.
Yet55it was found only 5 percent of women stick to theirdiets until they've56their target weight.
A) massive
B) reached
C) highlighted
D) blamed
E) shunning
F) still
G) released
H) lost
I) also
J) admitted
K) treated
L) dieted
M) overall
N) vast
O) failed
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each is followedby some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festivalof pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen totheir favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets andslept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even inAugust. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There wereinnumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up,and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans foundthemselves broke, with no money left, and they had difficulty in getting backhome. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort;the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.
Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts ofopen un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go forquiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. Inthe national parks especially, modem development of housing and industry isstrictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of thegreatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest.Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have beencreated; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on theAtlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes alongthe range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way.Here, the long-distance walker and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy,without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.
Yet few people make full use of the national parks established foreveryone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motorout to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket isproduced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove.They then
settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparentlytheir idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the countrysights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like tohear and to smell the traffic.
57. In Britain it is very risky to __________
A) go with a single railway ticket
B) listen to pop-music at the festival
C) sleep in the open
D) pack together in crowds
58. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________
A) were arrested by the police
B) had spent most of their money
C) were sleeping out
D) became quite penniless
59. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large __
A) tracks through the open country
B) areas of country without soil
C) areas of countryside not developed
D) expanses of land where nobody works
60. Public pathways are created for people to__________
A) commute to work
B) enjoy long-distance walking
C) walk to maritime counties
D) visit the historic or scenic sites
61. Family groups nowadays like to __________
A) have meals out of doors by the road-side
B) go for a walk away from home
C) drive out past the beautiful places
D) hear and smell the animals
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it isfor a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose issettled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is tofind it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walkinto a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it instock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceedsat once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less thanfive minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not havewhat he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case thesalesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else——heoffers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings outsuch a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know thisjacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size?It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience withthis treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the
right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting mytime and yours by trying it on. "
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost everyrespect she does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based onneed. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she isonly"having a look around". She is "always open to persuasion;indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells
her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any numberof things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something thateveryone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellentsense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for theunexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spendan hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, beforeselecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, butapparently an enjoyable one. So most
dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
62. When a man is buying clothes, __________
A) he chooses things that others recommend
B) he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
C) he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensive
D) he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right firings
63. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________
A) sells something a customer does not particularly want
B) always has in stock the thing the customer wants
C) can find out quickly the goods required
D) does not waste his time on difficult customers
64. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?
A) He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.
B) He usually does not buy anything.
C) At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D) So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.
65. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes,women__________
A) often buy things without thinking
B) seldom buy cheap clothes
C) welcome suggestions from anyone
D) never take any advice
66. What is the most obvious difference between men and womenshoppers?
A) The tact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.
B) Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.
C) Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.
D) The time they take over buying clothes.
