1、Unit 1 Food for thoughtUnderstanding ideas一、单句填空1.The whole (construct) of our society depends on mutual trust,not distrust.2.As the charts show,the quantity of the groundwater in our country is not (satisfy).3.In this seaside resort,you can enjoy all the comfort and (convenient) of modern tourism.4
2、.We can (identity) trends for the future,but accurate predictions are almost impossible.5.Within two years after her arrival in Canada,Diana at last achieved her (origin) goal.二、完形填空I always wanted to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was impossible.I worried about my 1 and t
3、ried every new diet I read about online.I tried nofat，lowfat，only bananas，no bananasI almost went bananas，too.Then I read an article that said 2 asking “Am I fat？” I should be asking “Am I 3 ？” I had no 4 a letter could make such a 5 ！Once I started thinking about fitness rather than weight，things b
4、egan to 6 Instead of saying “I want to lose three kilos”，I would say “I want to 7 two kilometers in eight minutes” or “I want to do 30 pushups”Rather than 8 the foods I enjoyed，I added healthy foods to my meals.I could 9 have a burger now and then，but I would 10 a salad or an apple.Finally，I stopped
5、 11 myself with actresses and models and 12 things that were wrong with my face or body.Instead，I made a list of the things I 13 about myself.By being 14 about myself and my body，I became both happier and 15 1AfaceBweightCfutureDcomfort2Aafter allBas long asCinstead ofDonly if3AtallBbraveCbeautifulD
6、fit4AsourceBideaCwayDexperience5AsummaryBfortuneCdifferenceDchance 6AloseBchangeCsurviveDsuit 7AsufferBfindCrunDget8Ataking inBcutting outCputting offDmaking up 9AstillBneverChardlyDseldom10AthrowBaddCforgetDbuy11AthinkingBdreamingCwarningDcomparing12Alooking forBgetting rid ofCpassing downDmanaging
7、 to 13AmaintainedBlikedCrefusedDrealized14AinspiredBdeterminedCashamedDpositive15AwiserBslimmerChealthierDcalmer 三、阅读理解In the United States，30 percent of the adult population has a “weight problem”To many people，the cause is clear: we eat too much.But scientific evidence does little to support this
8、idea.Going back to the America of 1910，we find that people were thinner than today，yet they ate more food.In those days people worked harder physically，walked more，used machines much less，and didnt watch television.Several modern studies，moreover，have shown that fatter people dont eat more on averag
9、e than thinner people.In fact，some investigations(调查)，such as a 1970 study of 3，545 London office workers，report that，on balance，fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people.A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine
10、 found the following interesting facts.The more the men ran，the greater loss of body fat.The more they ran，the greater their increase in food intake(吸收)Thus those who ran the most ate the most，yet lost greatest amount of body fat.1Based on the statistics given in the article，suppose there are 500 ad
11、ult Americans，about how many of them will have weight problems?A30.B50.C100.D150.2In comparison with the adult American population today，the Americans of 1910 _Aate more food and had more physical activities Bate less food but had more activitiesCate less food and had less physical exercisesDhad mor
12、e weight problems3What has modern medical and scientific research reported to us?AFat people eat less food and are less active.BFat people eat more food than thin people and are more active.CFat people eat more food than thin people but are less active.DThin people run less，and need less food to eat
13、.一、单句填空1.construction2.satisfying3.convenience4.identify5.original二、完形填空1.B根据前面“wanted to look like the slim girls”可知是担心自己的体重(weight)。2.C根据后面的“started thinking about fitness rather than weight”可知此处不要(instead of)问“我胖吗？”而应问“我健康(fit)吗？”3.D参见上题解析。4.B我不知道(idea)一个字母改变(a变成i)会产生这么大的不同。have no idea为固定短语，意为“不
14、知道”。5.C参见上题解析。6.B一旦考虑的是健康而非体重，情况就会有所改变(change)。7.C“or”后面“I want to do 30 pushups”指的是体育锻炼，与之并列也应指锻炼，故此处指跑步(run)。8.B要增加健康饮食而不是减少(cut out)食物。9.A我仍然(still)有时吃个汉堡包，但我会加上(add)色拉或苹果。10.B参见上题解析。11.D我不再与那些女演员或模特相比较(compare)。12.A我也停止寻找(look for)那些对我的脸或身体有害的东西。13.B我列出了对我自己来说喜欢(like)的东西。14.D对自己及身体保持乐观(positive)。15.C我变得更幸福更健康(healthier)。三、阅读理解1.D数字计算题。由第一段第一句提到的比例可知，有50030% 150人。2.A细节理解题。由第一段第四、五句可知，那时人们吃得多但是仍然苗条的原因是干体力活多，走的路多。3.A细节理解题。由第二段最后“on balance，fat people eat less than slimmer people”和第三段开头“Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people.”可知答案为A。第8页（共8页）
