Question

About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight (減肥). That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fat or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

    Many people in the United States worry about their looks. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5. Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.

    Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular.

    These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

    Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.

    12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

    Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15, too.

    1 .A. less　　　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　  D. fast

    2. A. For　　　　　　   B. So　　　　　　　　    C. Or　　　　　　　　    D. And

    3. A. good　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　    C. hard　　　　　　　　  D. easy

    4. A. why　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　  D. when

    5. A. high　　　　　　      B. short　　　　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　　   D. fat

    6. A. talk　　　　　　   B. say　　　　　　　　   C. speak　　　　　　    D. tell

    7. A. dearer　　　　    B. harder　　　　　　   C. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

    8. A. taken　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

    9. A. cheap　　　　    B. expensive　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. safe

    10. A. pay　　　　　　  B. cost　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　　　　　  D. have

    11. A. making　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　    C. playing　　　　　　  D. using

    12. A. Before　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. At

    13. A. sorry　　　　   B. angry　　　　　　    C. sad　　　　　　   &nbs
Vp;   D. glad

    14. A. need　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. use　　　　　　　　   D. get

    15. A. health　　　　  B. time　　　　　　　　  C. food　　　　　　　　 D. money

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;C;A;C;B;D;C;B;A;B;C;D;A;D
提示：

1、  由后面的“they hardly have any fat or sweets”可知，應(yīng)用less； 2、所以……； 3、減肥是個(gè)很艱難的過程； 4、由下文可知，這里是問原因； 5、文中主題為減肥， 可知答案應(yīng)與此有關(guān)； 6、say 后直接接所說的內(nèi)容； 7、D；更簡(jiǎn)單的； 8、寫書，write books； 9、本文講的是花費(fèi)很高的問題，因此選B； 10、人做主語(yǔ)，選A； 11、take exercise，做運(yùn)動(dòng)； 12、在減肥后才會(huì)有結(jié)果； 13、花費(fèi)很多但仍很高興； 14、需要（花費(fèi)）很多錢； 15、前面都在講花費(fèi)問題。