PartⅡReading Comprehension(35 minutes，40 points)

Directions：There are 4 passages in the part.Each passage is followed by 5 questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the bestone and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre of the letterthat indicates your choice.

Passage One

Water is necessary for life and good health.We often forget this fact when we think about the other building blocks of life such as vitamins，minerals and proteins.We can live for many days without eating，but two or three days without water usually leads to death.

The human body may look solid，but most of it is water.Newborn babies are as much as 85% water.Women are about 65%water and men about 75%.Women usually have less water than men because women，in general，have more fat cells，and fat cells hold less water than other kinds of cells.

Water is necessary for cooling the body under hot weather and when we are working hard or exercising，water carries body heat to the surface of the skin，where the heat is lost through perspiration(出汗).

Researchers note that fat cells block body heat from escaping quickly.Fat cells under the skin act like warm clothing to keep body heat inside.This is why overweight people have a more difficult time staying cool than thin people.

Researchers also note that cool liquids cool US faster than warm liquids，because cold liquids take up more heat inside the body and carry it away faster.They say，however，that cold sweet drinks do not work well because the sugar slows the liquid from getting into the blood stream.

The body loses water every day through perspiration and urine(尿).If we lose too much，we will become sick.To replace what is lost，health experts say grown persons should drink about 2 liters of liquids each day，and more in hot weather.They say we can also get some of the water we need in the foods we eat.Most fruits and vegetables are more than 80% water.

And even bread is about 33%water.

11.From the passage we learn that among the following four groups of people __________

A.fat women are over eighty percent water

B.thin men are over eighty percent water

C.newborn infants are over eighty percent water

D.elderly adults are over eighty percent water

12.Why do thin people usually feel better in hot days than fat people?

A.Thin people perspire less.

B.Fat people do not sweat as much as thin people dO.

C.Thin people have less heat inside their bodies.

D.Fat people have more fat cells which keep the heat inside.

13.The author suggests that on hot summer days one should drink __________

A.hot water

B. iced tea

C. cold Coca-Cola

D.hot coffee

14.What should we do to keep enough water in the body?

A.To take two liters of water daily all through the year.

B.To eat everything that contains water.

C.To take in as much as we have lost.

D.To drink only when we feel very thirsty.

15.What can we conclude from this passage?

A.Water is almost as important as food.

B.Many people tend to neglect the importance of water·

C.Water is the origin of life.

D.Most fruits and vegetables contain much water.

Passage Two

A major incentive(动力)for college attendance is the belief that it will prepare you for a career. Chances are that the career you want， whether in nursing， counseling，law， or management，requires a c。llege educati。n.Even if the return。four edueati。n isn’t as great as it used to be.you would probably rather be a relatiVely poorly paid lawyer than a secretar) or a construction worker;you would probably rather be a manager than a managee. In the sense that a degree is increasingly required for even middle—level jobs，your investment in a college education will still pay off.

It can pay off in other ways too.It is a value judgement to say that a college education will make you a better person，but it is a value judgement that the vast majority of college graduates are willing to make survey after survey to demonstrate that people feel very positive about their college education，believing that it has made them better and more tolerant people.

Whether it makes you a better person or not.a college education is likely to have a lasting effect on your knowledge and values.If you finish college，you will sit through 30 t0 45 different courses.Even the least dedicated student is bound to learn something from these courses.In addition，students learn informally.Whether you go to college in you hometown or across the country，college will introduce you to a greater diversity of people than you’re likely to have experienced before.This diversity will challenge yqur mind and broaden your horizons.

As a result of formal and informal learnin9，college graduates are in30re knowledgeable about the world around them，more tolerant and less prejudiced，more active in public and community affairs， and，more open to new ideas.

16.It is apparent from the passage that people go to college mainly because they believe __________ .

A.a college education will provide them with a guarantee of success in life

B.the economy of their country can’t absorb an army of untrained youngsters

C.a college education will make them better qualified for a career

D.the investment in a college education can bring a higher economic return than before

17.We can learn from the second paragraph that __________ .

A.college can hardly help people become better citizens

B.most college graduates refuse to make any comment on their college education

C.a college education may not be the best thing for everyone

D.people consider their college education to be of great worth

18.The word“dedicated”(Line 3，Para.3)could best be replaced by __________ .

A.hardworking

B.competent

C.intelligent

D.conservative

19.According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.A college student can enrich his knowledge and broaden his mind through formal and informal learning.

B.A college education is likely to be a required credential(文凭)for the career a person wants.

C.A college student who doesn’t work hard can get nothing out of the courses he takes.

D.A college education tends to have long—range effects on a person’s knowledge and values.

20.This passage is primarily concerned with __________ .

A.the change of people’s attitude toward their college education

B.the benefits of a college education

C.the result of formal and informal learning

D.the intercommunication among college students

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