1、56According to the text,which of the following spends the most time at sleeping and eating?ANorwegians BAmericans CThe French DJapanese 57As to eating time,the CORRECT order is_.AThe French New Zealanders Japanese MexicansBThe French The Japanese New Zealanders CMexicans The French DNew Zealanders M
2、exicans58In the 30 members of OECD,U.S ranks first at_Aleisure Bsleeping time Ceating time Dobesity-rates59What can we learn from the text?AJapanese and Korean sleep the least in a survey of 30 members of OECD BThe Japanese spend 47of leisure time watching TV or listening to the radio.CMexicans spen
3、d most of their time having fun.DSpaniards who sleep more than 8.5 hours,rank only third after Americans 60The main purpose of the text is_ Ato tell us the French is leisure-loving gourmetsBto show which country spends the least time on sleepingCto show a survey about the time of leisure,sleeping,ea
4、ting in some countriesDto make a comparison to find out the best living styles of OECD countriesBFrom a very early age,some children exhibit better self-control than othersNow,a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a childs low self-control can predict poor h
5、ealth,money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult yearsResearchers have been studying this group of children for decades nowThey observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayedParents,teachers,even the kids themselves,scored the youngsters on measures like acting before thin
6、king and Persistence in reaching goals.”The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin,New ZealandThe children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten,later on had the most health problems in their 30s, Moffi
7、tt said,and they had the worst financial situationThey were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low incomeMoffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed,and werent just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kidsMoffitt s
8、aid its still unclear why some children have better self-control than others,though she said other researchers have found that its mostly a learned- behavior,with relatively little genetic influenceBut good self-control can be set to run in families because children with good self-control are more l
9、ikely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parentsBut the good news,Moffitt said,is that self-control can be taught by parents,and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective61From the first two paragraphs we learn that_Athe research has been carried out for five yearsBself-cont
10、rol was assessed by childrens intelligenceCself-control in kids tends to determine their futureDchildrens self-control is almost the same at early age62Children with low self-control are more likely to _Aadopt negative behaviors Bget good school performanceChave better financial planning Dbecome wea
11、lthy in later life 63According to Moffitt,_Aonly good genetic factors can shape their lives in the futureBwillpower as a child really influences peoples chances of adulthoodCself-control in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activityDscientists know well why some children have better self-con
12、trol64What can be inferred from the passage?ASelf-control cannot be taught in schoolsBThe study is restricted within few participantsCGood parenting can improve self-control and life success D Its never too late to deal with self-control problems65Which of the following might be the best title of th
13、e passage?AKids are encouraged to take risks at an early ageBChilds self-control predicts future health,successCChildrens development cannot be changed by teachersDHow to teach the kids a bit of self-control in schools CWhen the Japanese attacked Americas ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941,the
14、y did it secretlyThe makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.The noise about Pearl Harbor,made by Disney,has reached its highest point with its premiere (首次公演) before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend,a time to recall national
15、 heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.As Ben Affleck is the main star,the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.At almost three hours in length,it promises to be a good old Hollywood movieThere is a love storyAffleck and his costar,Josh Hartnett,both fall
16、 in love with the navy nurse,Kate Beckinsale and,of course,there is much human courage and love of country.Its certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” historyThe showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movieIt does
17、 not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japans intention to attack the ships in Pearl HarborIt is said he did nothing,as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War.Japan remains sensitive about being ac
18、cused of wartime atrocities (暴行)And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan,where it has a theme park.Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praiseA reviewer for Newsweek,who was given an early preview,acknowledged that the 40minute sequence (连续镜头) showing the attack itself was p
19、owerfulThe attack comes quite late in the movie,however,and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.“Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie,” the reviewer wrote.66From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to_.Athe day
20、the United States was founded Bthe day people remember their ancestorsCa day people celebrate the victories of World War Da day people remember those who died in wars67From the passage we know that Ben Affleck_.Aregarded Josh Hartnett as an enemyBmay be a very popular movie starCexperienced the Pear
21、l Harbor IncidentDwas in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale68Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor?AThe movie will cause a lot of arguments.BThe movie has made the Japanese angry.CThe movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident.DThe movie shows that President Roosevelt
22、knew about Japans intention.69According to the passage,what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie?AThe scenes of the attack leave no impression.BThe dialogue in the movie is original and creative.CThe attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie.D The characters and the love story are
23、 less attractive.70Which of the following is the best title for the passage?ABen Affleck in Pearl Harbor. BThe True Fact of Pearl Harbor.CReviewer:Pearl Harbor is a success. DAttention!Pearl Harbor is arriving.DOne of todays hottest topics among women (and to an extent among men too now) is anti agi
24、ng and how to reverse the signs of ageThe beauty industry has responded to this by offering a wide collection of anti aging creams and other anti aging products aimed at all pocketbooks,ranging from economical to highly pricedAnd the question is “do any of these often much-vaunted (被过度吹嘘的) anti agin
25、g creams actually work?” And if they do,how precisely do they perform their miracles? Well the appropriate response to that is that they do work - after a fashionThere certainly are anti aging creams available for a relatively modest price that will reduce the appearance of wrinkles in a comparatively short period of regular applicationBut this really is the limit of their powers: they wont actually undo skin damage or eradicate (根除) all signs of age;they will simply modify them,some more ef
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