2016年成人高等考试《专升本英语》真题

As a child I used to wash my parents' car to earn some____ money.（　　）

After the busy day I've had, I need a ____drink.（　　）

If you____ stayed at home, this would never have happened.（　　）

—How much did this set of furniture cost?

—I forgot____.（　　）

We had a long way to go so we decided to____ early.（　　）

___it is not his responsibility to do that, he said he would help.（　　）

One of the strongest hurricanes ____was the Florida Keys Storm of 1935, during which 500people were killed.（　　）

Ms. Jolie is ____beautiful and very talented, and in control of her own career.（　　）

When John left the office, Amy ____at her desk.（　　）

You should learn through failures. Why don't you ____your plan or try a new approach?（　　）

The carpet has so many stains on it that it needs ____.（　　）

I sent him the package yesterday. He ____it by now.（　　）

Is this the factory ____you visited the other day?（　　）

To make the fish____ nice, she put in some sugar and wine vinegar.（　　）

My daughter runs faster than ____in her class. She runs the fastest.（　　）

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can　21　on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health　22　.

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons, but what is　23　to many sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind　24　".

　　Constant thoughts,　25　around and around in the mind, moving from one　26　to the next, prevent stillness and peace and　27　a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia　28　, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience　29　real relaxation feels like. It's almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been　30　by the brain, then fast and effective　31　can be made to re-educate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax　32　and to allow a natural state of sleep to　33　.

　　Hypnotherapy（催眠疗法）is one of the fastest and most effective ways of　34　this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term　35　as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.

____.

Alexia Sloane, a 10-year-old girl, lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease. But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese—and is learning German.

　　Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP（欧盟议员）Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels, thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.

　　"She was given a special permit to get into the building, where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14, and sat in a booth listening and interpreting," said her mother, Isabelle. "The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical."

　　Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother, a teacher, is half French and half Spanish, while her father, Richard, is English. She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness. By the age of four, she was reading and writing in Braille（盲文）. When she was six, Alexia began to learn Chinese. The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.

　　Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award. She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr. Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.

　　Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of life in parliament. "It was fantastic and I'm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter," she said.

What does the passage tell about Alexia Sloane?（　　）

Alexia Sloane, a 10-year-old girl, lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease. But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese—and is learning German.

　　Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP（欧盟议员）Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels, thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.

　　"She was given a special permit to get into the building, where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14, and sat in a booth listening and interpreting," said her mother, Isabelle. "The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical."

　　Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother, a teacher, is half French and half Spanish, while her father, Richard, is English. She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness. By the age of four, she was reading and writing in Braille（盲文）. When she was six, Alexia began to learn Chinese. The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.

　　Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award. She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr. Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.

　　Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of life in parliament. "It was fantastic and I'm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter," she said.

Why did Alexia need special permission to enter the parliament building?（　　）

Alexia Sloane, a 10-year-old girl, lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease. But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese—and is learning German.

　　Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP（欧盟议员）Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels, thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.

　　"She was given a special permit to get into the building, where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14, and sat in a booth listening and interpreting," said her mother, Isabelle. "The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical."

　　Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother, a teacher, is half French and half Spanish, while her father, Richard, is English. She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness. By the age of four, she was reading and writing in Braille（盲文）. When she was six, Alexia began to learn Chinese. The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.

　　Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award. She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr. Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.

　　Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of life in parliament. "It was fantastic and I'm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter," she said.

What did Alexia want to do after she got the award? （　　）

Alexia Sloane, a 10-year-old girl, lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease. But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese—and is learning German.

　　Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP（欧盟议员）Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels, thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.

　　"She was given a special permit to get into the building, where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14, and sat in a booth listening and interpreting," said her mother, Isabelle. "The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical."

　　Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother, a teacher, is half French and half Spanish, while her father, Richard, is English. She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness. By the age of four, she was reading and writing in Braille（盲文）. When she was six, Alexia began to learn Chinese. The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.

　　Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award. She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr. Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.

　　Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of life in parliament. "It was fantastic and I'm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter," she said.

The tone of the passage can be best described as____.（　　）

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast.

　　Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33% —from 8. 8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.

　　Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect work," said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不充分的）, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, "is poor."

Which of these is mentioned in the second paragraph? （　　）

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast.

　　Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33% —from 8. 8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.

　　Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect work," said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不充分的）, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, "is poor."

Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part? （　　）

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast.

　　Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33% —from 8. 8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.

　　Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect work," said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不充分的）, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, "is poor."

What does the word "literature" in the last sentence refer to? （　　）

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast.

　　Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33% —from 8. 8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.

　　Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect work," said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不充分的）, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, "is poor."

Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer's conclusion about the function of breakfast? （　　）

When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things: you can use no sun tan oil, an ordinary sun tan oil; or Bergasol.

　　If you don't use any sun tan oil when you're in the sun, you will burn surprisingly quickly. If you use an ordinary sun tan oil, you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much protection depends on the "protection-factor number" on the bottle. Some oils block out so many of the sun's rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning—but you won't go very brown, either.

　　Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. It also has a tan accelerator that speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that produce melanin（黑色素）. It is melanin that gives the skin its brown colour. Bergasol enables you to go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more obvious.

　　Unfortunately, this special formulation isn't cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil. However, the price looks more attractive as you do.

　　Bergasol

　　It makes you go brown faster

Protection

　　Many people imagine that "cover-up" means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday.

　　Not so. With "cover-up", you can get brown if you want to. The point of "cover-up" is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.

　　That's what Solex Cover-up is all about—protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor 8, which makes it suitable for anyone. Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is.

　　With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling. Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer..

　　Solex

　　Gentle tan…full protection

What can we learn from the second advertisement? （　　）

When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things: you can use no sun tan oil, an ordinary sun tan oil; or Bergasol.

　　If you don't use any sun tan oil when you're in the sun, you will burn surprisingly quickly. If you use an ordinary sun tan oil, you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much protection depends on the "protection-factor number" on the bottle. Some oils block out so many of the sun's rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning—but you won't go very brown, either.

　　Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. It also has a tan accelerator that speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that produce melanin（黑色素）. It is melanin that gives the skin its brown colour. Bergasol enables you to go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more obvious.

　　Unfortunately, this special formulation isn't cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil. However, the price looks more attractive as you do.

　　Bergasol

　　It makes you go brown faster

Protection

　　Many people imagine that "cover-up" means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday.

　　Not so. With "cover-up", you can get brown if you want to. The point of "cover-up" is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.

　　That's what Solex Cover-up is all about—protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor 8, which makes it suitable for anyone. Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is.

　　With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling. Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer..

　　Solex

　　Gentle tan…full protection

Why is Solex suitable for everyone? （　　）

When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things: you can use no sun tan oil, an ordinary sun tan oil; or Bergasol.

　　If you don't use any sun tan oil when you're in the sun, you will burn surprisingly quickly. If you use an ordinary sun tan oil, you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much protection depends on the "protection-factor number" on the bottle. Some oils block out so many of the sun's rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning—but you won't go very brown, either.

　　Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. It also has a tan accelerator that speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that produce melanin（黑色素）. It is melanin that gives the skin its brown colour. Bergasol enables you to go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more obvious.

　　Unfortunately, this special formulation isn't cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil. However, the price looks more attractive as you do.

　　Bergasol

　　It makes you go brown faster

Protection

　　Many people imagine that "cover-up" means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday.

　　Not so. With "cover-up", you can get brown if you want to. The point of "cover-up" is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.

　　That's what Solex Cover-up is all about—protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor 8, which makes it suitable for anyone. Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is.

　　With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling. Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer..

　　Solex

　　Gentle tan…full protection

Compared with Solex, Bergasol____.（　　）

When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things: you can use no sun tan oil, an ordinary sun tan oil; or Bergasol.

　　If you don't use any sun tan oil when you're in the sun, you will burn surprisingly quickly. If you use an ordinary sun tan oil, you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much protection depends on the "protection-factor number" on the bottle. Some oils block out so many of the sun's rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning—but you won't go very brown, either.

　　Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. It also has a tan accelerator that speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that produce melanin（黑色素）. It is melanin that gives the skin its brown colour. Bergasol enables you to go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more obvious.

　　Unfortunately, this special formulation isn't cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil. However, the price looks more attractive as you do.

　　Bergasol

　　It makes you go brown faster

Protection

　　Many people imagine that "cover-up" means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday.

　　Not so. With "cover-up", you can get brown if you want to. The point of "cover-up" is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.

　　That's what Solex Cover-up is all about—protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor 8, which makes it suitable for anyone. Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is.

　　With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling. Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer..

　　Solex

　　Gentle tan…full protection

What is the most attractive feature of Solex Cover-up? （　　）

Ideas about polite behaviour differ from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.

　　On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

　　To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don' t want to answer.

　　Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers, but also for people in daily life. Some societies have "universalist" cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. "Particularist"（强调特性的）societies also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

What can be learned from Paragraph 1? （　　）

Ideas about polite behaviour differ from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.

　　On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

　　To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don' t want to answer.

　　Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers, but also for people in daily life. Some societies have "universalist" cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. "Particularist"（强调特性的）societies also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

Who do Malaysians prefer to start business with according to the passage? （　　）

Ideas about polite behaviour differ from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.

　　On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

　　To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don' t want to answer.

　　Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers, but also for people in daily life. Some societies have "universalist" cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. "Particularist"（强调特性的）societies also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

Which of the following is true about the rules in "particularist" societies? （　　）

Ideas about polite behaviour differ from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.

　　On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

　　To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don' t want to answer.

　　Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers, but also for people in daily life. Some societies have "universalist" cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. "Particularist"（强调特性的）societies also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

What is the main idea of this passage? （　　）

Monet was introduced to art ____.（　　）

Which of the following is true according to the passage? （　　）

What is said about the painting "An Impression, Sunrise"?（　　）

What do we know about Monet's life since 1890? （　　）