After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American，a new study finds．That's one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America．

　 The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices．After being questioned about their ability to speak English，75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.

　 When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes，such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches．In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories，including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat（飽和脂肪）.

"People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in，"said Sauna Cheryan，an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington." If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives，this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health." Cheryan added．

　 Social pressures，the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem．"In American society today, being American is associated with being white．Americans，who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English，feel that pressure to prove that they're American," said Cheryan．

71. The author wants to show that __________.

A. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in

B. more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacks

C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease

D. all the American people have a bad eating habit

72. According to the survey, __________.

A. Asian-Americans care less about their health

B. 25 percent of Americans like junk food

C. immigrants are forced to eat junk food　　

D. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation

73. The underlined word "fare" in Paragraph 3 most probably means" __________".

A. a person taking a taxi 　　　　　 　　 B. food offered as a meal

C. money spent on food　 　　　　　　　 D. an arranged thing to do

74. According to Sauna Cheryan, __________.

A. what immigrants have done is ridiculous

B. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in

C. American traditional foods are healthier

D. American culture affects immigrants deeply

75. Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit?

　A. The pressures from society. 　　 B. The traditional culture.

C. The American government.　　　　 D. The situation of employment.

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　　Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn(小旅館)－plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay(干草)? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　LIBERTY HALL FARM

　　Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www．libertyhillfarm．com．Adults ＄75, teens ＄50, kids 12 and under ＄35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面團)for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　HULL-O FARM

　　Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www．hull-o．com; Adults ＄110, kids 10-14 ＄60, 5-9 ＄50, 2-4 ＄35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch(入口處)of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

　　MERAMEC FARM CABINS

　　Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; http：//www．wine-mo．com Doubles with private bath ＄75, ＄10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

　　Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn(牲口棚)Carol will introduce you to the horses－15 Missouri Fox Trotters－and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．

(1)

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _________．

[　　]

A．

you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

B．

some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．

farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．

if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

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We can learn from the three ads that _________．

[　　]

A．

Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．

Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．

kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

D．

you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

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The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

[　　]

A．

＄175．

B．

＄220．

C．

＄235．

D．

＄250．

(4)

Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

[　　]

A．

Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

B．

People who expect to be employed on the farm．

C．

Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

D．

Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

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　　Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn(小旅館)－plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay(干草)? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　LIBERTY HALL FARM

　　Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; www．libertyhillfarm．com．Adults ＄75, teens ＄50, kids 12 and under ＄35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You'll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面團)for a pie．Bob's busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won't be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　HULL-O FARM

　　Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; www．hull-o．com; Adults ＄110, kids 10-14 ＄60, 5-9 ＄50, 2-4 ＄35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch(入口處)of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

　　MERAMEC FARM CABINS

　　Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; http：//www．wine-mo．com; Doubles with private bath ＄75, ＄10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

　　Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn(牲口棚)Carol will introduce you to the horses－15 Missouri Fox Trotters－and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave's favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．

(1)

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________．

[　　]

A．

you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

B．

some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

C．

farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

D．

if you want to hear a cow's cry, please stay on a best farm

(2)

We can learn from the three ads that ________．

[　　]

A．

Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

B．

Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

C．

kids can sit on a gentle cow's back on Hull-O Farm

D．

you can't milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

(3)

The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

[　　]

A．

＄175．

B．

＄220．

C．

＄235．

D．

＄250．

(4)

Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

[　　]

A．

Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

B．

People who expect to be employed on the farm．

C．

Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

D．

Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

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　　　 Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn（小旅館） — plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　　 Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay（干草）? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　　 LIBERTY HALL FARM

　　　 Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; ．Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　　 Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面團） for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　　 HULL-O FARM

　　　 Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　　 It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口處） of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

　　　 MERAMEC FARM CABINS

　　　 Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

　　　 Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn（牲口棚） Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．

74．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _____．

　　　 A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

　　　 B．some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

　　　 C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

　　　 D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

75．We can learn from the three ads that ____．

　　　 A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

　　　 B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

　　　 C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

　　　 D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

76．The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

　　　 A．$175．　　 　　　 B．$220．　　 　　　　 C．$235．　　 　　　 D．$250．

77．Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

　　　 A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

　　　 B．People who expect to be employed on the farm．

　　　 C．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

　　　 D．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

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BEIJING - Hailing Mo Yan as the first Chinese citizen that won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public has started to consider the way to enhance Chinese literature's global presence.

The prize indicates that Chinese contemporary authors and their works are getting the world's attention, which promp ts writers and amateurs to continue their work, according to Wang Meng, a renowned Chinese writer. But "the prize came a little late," said Xue Yongwu, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication with Ocean University of China (OUC). There have been many accomplished writers of modern and contemporary literature in China, including Lu Xun, Ba Jin and Mao Dun, who should have won the prize earlier, he noted. China's splendid ancient literature, which extends thousands of years, has been widely acknowledged across the world. However, the contemporary literature failed to get enough recognition from outside the country due to its short history and complex political influences, he explained. Language has also been a barrier. Only a small proportion of Chinese literature has been translated into foreign languages, mainly English. The quality of some translated editions needs improvement, said Xue.

In addition to language skills, translation requires high-level comprehension and explanation of culture and art. It's hard for people without any literature background to produce a translation that fully reserves the aesthetic(美學的) sense of the original version, according to Ren Dongsheng, professor with the College of Foreign Languages of OUC. The 57-year-old writer is known for his description of Chinese rural life. The settings for his works range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution. Mo combines hallucinatory(幻覺的) realism with folk tales, which is more appealing to the taste of Western readers than the styles adopted by many of his peers, such as Yu Hua, Su Tong and Wang Shuo, said Zhang Hongsheng, dean of the Literature Department of the Communication University of China.

　 However, "Nobel Prize is not the unique standard to judge the achievements of a writer. Prizes presented by different organizations adopt various evaluation criteria," said Xu Yan, a literature critic. The quality of a literary work is always judged by the topic, language, structure, the way of story-telling, imagination and some other significant elements. People's tastes vary from different social background and cultural mechanism, she added.

　 Chinese contemporary literature, which appeared in 1949, has seen a trend of diversification since the country adopted the market economy in 1992. "The prize is a positive sign that the West begins to recognize Chinese literature. But it's an acknowledgement of individual efforts, and Chinese literature revival still has a long way to go," said Zhang. Xue called upon Chinese writers to produce quality works with international perspectives. Good literature should reveal social problems and people's concerns while create the beauty of art. "The society should provide favorable environment for the growth of Chinese writers," he stressed. Seeking increasing world attention requires Chinese writers to maintain the national characteristics and uniqueness. "Chinese elements are the last to lose in successful writings," Zhang said.

　 China's book market has witnessed booming sales of Mo's masterpieces over the past days. Zhicheng Classic Bookstore, registered at T-Mall of China's largest online retailer Taobao.com, said 1,500 volumes of Mo's latest novel Frog were sold out in six hours after Mo won the prize. The store has received 1,200 reservation orders by 3:30 pm Friday. The book, about China's family-planning policy, also moved up to 14th from 560th on the list of the most populous book at the Amazon.cn withinin two days. Cao Yuanyong, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group, said the company is producing the new edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works, which is expected to refill the empty shelves of many book retailers in a week.

50. The article is mainly about_________.

A. Mo Yan's Nobel win sparks piracy concerns

B. Mo Yan's hometown to hail Nobel success

C. Mo Yan sees income soar following Nobel win

D. Mo Yan sparks discussion about Chinese literature

51. The underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 2 means _______

A. well-known　　 B. critical　　　　 C. fantastic　　　 D. admirable

52. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Chinese contemporary literature failed to win the Nobel in the past from the opinions of Xue Yongwu?

A. Short history　 B. Individual efforts　 C. Political influences D. Language translation

53. According to Zhang Hongsheng, what is the main characteristics of Mo Yan’s works?

A. Combining hallucinatory realism with folk tales.

B. His description of Chinese urban life

C. Settings from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution.

D. Providing different social background and cultural mechanism

54. In order to make Chinese contemporary literature better acknowledged across the word, what is the most important from the opinions of Zhang Hongsheng?

A. International characteristics B. International perspectives

C. Chinese elements　　　　　　　　　　 D. Favorable environment

55. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. New edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works has been sold out.

B. Only online bookstores sold out his works after Mo won the prize.

C. The novel Frog was listed the most populous book at the Amazon.cn.

D. Mo Yan’s works are bestsellers in the bookstores at present.

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　　　 The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

　 Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers．

　 One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels．”

　 Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．

　 Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．

　 Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．

　 For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．

　 “I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists．

　 Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels．

　 Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．

56．From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was　　　　　 .

　 A．a(chǎn) shock to online booksellers

　 B．curiosity to the Swedish Academy

C．contrary to the belief of the Chinese media

　 D．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

57．The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _　　　 ．

　 A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels　　　 B． had written an online comment

　 C． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels　 D． failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

58．The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to　　　　　 .

　 A． the Chinese writers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the Chinese writers' works

　 C． the Chinese lives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Mo Yan's novels

59． What can we infer from this passage?

　 A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．

B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize．　　　 ．

　 C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．

　 D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．

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