1、Food+ they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can b
2、e used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be addictive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet al
3、l it does is to provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and no fibre.It is significant that nowadays fibre is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fibre has been removed. But it is present in unrefine
4、d flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole-meal bread and more vegetables by modern
5、experts on “healthy eating“.（分数：10.00）(1).People have become more interested in natural foods because _.（分数：2.00）A.they want a change of dietB.they want to eat food that is better for themC.they no longer like processed foods polluted by chemical additivesD.they want to be fashionable(2).Soil that i
6、s rich in organic matter _.（分数：2.00）A.has had nothing added to itB.provides vegetable matter with vitamins and mineralsC.contains unused vegetable matterD.has had chemicals and fertilizers added to it(3).Battery chickens cannot be called “natural food“ because _.（分数：2.00）A.they live in crowded condi
7、tionsB.they are tastelessC.their eggs have non vitaminsD.they are not allowed to move about and eat freely(4).According to experts on diet, _.（分数：2.00）A.sugar is bad for the healthB.the use of sugar is habit formingC.people need sugar to give them energyD.sugar only sweetens food(5).If we ate more f
8、ood containing fibre, _.（分数：2.00）A.our diet would be healthierB.we would be as healthy as people in other countriesC.our diet would be more interestingD.we would only eat whole-meal bread and vegetablesBText 2/BThe long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abund
9、ance. Stores and shops are choked with food. Rationing (定量供应) is virtually suspended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about?
10、Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect.The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence
11、of two successful grain harvests in North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britains overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.But the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous
12、rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. The shops are overstocked with food not only because there is more food available but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a
13、 time when world prices have begun to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beginning to ask why they, should not be enabled to benefit from this trend.The signific
14、ance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 per cent abo
15、ve pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 per cent by 1956; but repeated Ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion programme is not working very well.（分数：10.00）(1).Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion“ about the food situation in Brita
16、in?（分数：2.00）A.The abundant food supply is not expected to last.B.Britain is importing less food.C.Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.D.Britain will cut back on its production of food(2).The main reason for the rise in food prices is that _.（分数：2.00）A.people are buying less foodB.the gove
17、rnment is providing less support for agricultural productsC.domestic food production has decreasedD.imported food is driving prices higher(3).Why didnt the governments expansion programme work very well?（分数：2.00）A.Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guarante
18、ed.B.Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.C.Because the farmers were uncertain whether foreign markets could be found for their produce.D.Because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programme.(4).The decrease in world food prices was a r
19、esult of _.（分数：2.00）A.a sharp fall in the purchasing power of the consumersB.a sharp fall in the cost of food productionC.the overproduction of food in the food-importing countriesD.the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries(5).What did the future look like for Britains food
20、 production at the time this article was written?（分数：2.00）A.The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers.B.An expansion of food production was at hand.C.British food producers would receive more government financial support.D.It looks depressing despite government guarantees.BT
21、ext 3/BAmericans today have different eating habits than in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets, snacks an
22、d sodas.Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life styles have changed. They now include growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the increasing number of
23、 people who must rush meals or sometimes skip them altogether. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend, and almost all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on the average.It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that p
24、eople consume. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the food industry growers, processors, marketers and restaurateurs compile sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us about what people are eating, but in, fluences them on what to eat. Red meat
25、, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chickens, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years. This is probably a result of the awareness of the dangers of eating food which contains
26、 high levels of cholesterol, or animal fat. Doctors believe that cholesterol is a threat to human health.According to a recent survey, Americans also change their eating patterns to meet the needs of different situations. They have certain ideas about which foods will increase their athletic ability
27、, help them lose weight, make them alert for business meetings, or put them in the vegetables, which supply them with carbon hydrates, to give them strength for physical activity, such as sports. Adults choose foods rich in fiber, such as bread and cereal for breakfast, and salads for lunch to prepa
28、re them for business appointments. For romantic dinners, however, Americans choose shrimp and lobster. While many of these ideas are based on nutritional facts, some are not. Americans awareness of nutrition, along with their changing tastes and needs, leads them to consume a wide variety of foods f
29、oods for health, for fun, and simply for good taste.（分数：10.00）(1).Americans have different eating habits today chiefly because _.（分数：2.00）A.there are more shops and restaurants in the countryB.a great number of families have microwave ovensC.their life styles are different nowD.they are busier with
30、their work than before(2).People have reduced their eating of red meal for the sake of _.（分数：2.00）A.keeping healthyB.losing weightC.eating more other foodsD.saving money(3).Some people believe that eating salads _.（分数：2.00）A.makes them physically strongB.keeps them alert for business meetingC.helps
31、them lose weightD.makes them romantic(4).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.In America, meals have become rich and time-consuming.B.Peoples eating patterns are becoming less scientific.C.Peoples eating patterns are becoming more scientific.D.People eat tota
32、lly different things for different occasions.(5).The passage mainly discusses _.（分数：2.00）A.food consumption in the U.S.B.Americans life stylesC.food, health and nutritionD.Americans eating habits五、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BText/BThe national delight in gregarious ritual means that hardly a day passes
33、 in Italy without some communities of even a few hundred souls celebrating stone village-shaking event, here are some of the most colorful festivals of Italy.Florences Calcio in costume:It has been played in the city since it was colonized by Roman and it is said to be the ancestor of football. The
34、game was originally Greek and was adopted by the Romans, who, in turn, introduced it in Florence. The ancient game has serious rules and requires long training for the paler. The rules were modified by the 1400, and for two centuries thereafter it was the pastime of nobles elegantly costumed in clot
35、hes with silver and gold trimmings. At the beginning of the 18th century the game lost its noble characteristic and became the game of the people. Today this spectacular football game is played annually with much of antique glory revived.Le Saga del cuochi del Sangro:In villa Santa Maria, Aruzze, fo
36、r three days every year in early October, gifted master chefs who hail from this small town return to their hometown to demonstrate their art in an appetizing festival that honors culinary talents stretching back to Renaissance.Carnival, Virago, Tuscanu:During the three weekends before lent, this su
37、mmer seaside resort is a whirl of carnival costume, confetti and floats that climaxes during a grand Sunday afternoon parade of leering acumen, pert majorette, and immense floats that demonstrate coastal viareggios shipbuilding expertise.Vendemmia del Nonno, castagnole Monferrato Piedmont:The second
38、 Sunday of October, while the tangy odor of pressed grapes suffuses the streets of small towns all over Italy, this village enacts an authentic old-fashioned grape harvest, a Vendemmia de Nonno, the way grandfather used to do it. Falily groups work together in the vineyards heap carts high with the
39、richly colored fruit, trample it with bare feet, and feast raucously at days end at a communality supper.Maggio Musicale Fiorentirio, Florence:Programs at this event, Italys answer to the king of European music festivals at Salzburg, are so diverse that they seem a conscious attempt to avoid musical
40、 chauvinism: some of the concerts are held in the magical Boboli gardens lovely and guint essentially Italian, especially on a June evening. Despite a name that translates “Florentine Musical May“, they going on continue right through June.A. It is Italian Salzburg Music FestivalB. It celebrates in
41、memory of ancient great cooks.C. It originated in Greece.D. Its a movable festivalE. It starts in Jane.F. The parade held on Sunday afternoon is the climax of this festival.G. A sacred thanksgiving rite is held.（分数：5.00）(1).Florences Calcio in Costume（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Maggio Musicale Florence（分数：1
42、.00）填空项 1:_(3).La Saga del Cuochi del Sangro（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Vendemmia del Nonno（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Carnival, Virago, Tuscany（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、BSection Writi(总题数：2，分数：30.00)1.BDirections:/B I Suppose youre the secretary of the company, being asked to make a announcement of the admission of Mr. Jo
43、hn Smith as a partner./I（分数：15.00）_2.BDirections:/BI Write a composition on Changes in Farming in the U. S. , based on the information given in the table below./I Farm Population(Million) Number of Farms(Million) Average Farm Size(acre) 1940s 32 6.3 1701950s 24.5 5.6 2301960s 17 4 3001970s 9.5 2.9 3
44、601980s 6 2.5 450（分数：15.00）_Food+ they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alter
45、native, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be addictive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average
46、of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is to provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and no fibre.It is significant that nowadays fibre is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fibre has been removed. B
47、ut it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole-meal bread an
48、d more vegetables by modern experts on “healthy eating“.（分数：10.00）(1).People have become more interested in natural foods because _.（分数：2.00）A.they want a change of dietB.they want to eat food that is better for them C.they no longer like processed foods polluted by chemical additivesD.they want to be fashionable解析：解析 第一段中作者讲到，人们越来越意识到改变饮食习惯的必要，因为他们所吃的许多食品，尤其是经过加工的食品对健康不利。选项 B正合此意。(2).Soil that is rich in organic matter _.（分数：2.00）A.has had nothing added to itB.provides
