1、Section Grammar.单句语法填空1Samuel, the tallest boy in our class, can easily reach the books on the top shelf.2Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might be_made (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters.3I love the weekend, because I need not get up early on Saturday
2、s and Sundays.4Cant you stay a little longer?Its getting late. I really must go now. My daughter is home alone.5Sorry, Mum! I failed the job interview again.Oh, its too bad. You should have made full preparations.6You may/might feel all the training a waste of time, but Im a hundred percent sure lat
3、er youll be grateful you did it.7You must be careful with the camera. It costs!8You must be Carol. You havent changed a bit after all these years.9The traffic is heavy these days. I might arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?10When he was there, he would go to that coffee shop at the corn
4、er after work every day.阅读理解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. Thats one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.The re
5、searchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing unAmerican influenced respondents food choices. After being questioned about their ability to speak English, 75 percent of AsianAmericans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asi
6、anAmericans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same. When their American identity was called into question during a followup study.AsianAmerican participants also tended to choose typical American dishes, such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that experiment, 55 AsianAmerica
7、ns 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 (饱
8、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
9、 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 dont fit this
10、image even if they were born here and speak English, feel that pressure to prove that theyre American，” said Cheryan.1The author wants to show that _.Amore and more Asians enjoy highcalorie snacks Bimmigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit inCmost Americans are at the risk of heart diseaseDal
11、l the American people have a bad eating habit答案与解析：B本文是一篇研究报道，第一段是文章的中心段，根据本段第一句中的内容可知作者意在表明移民倾向于食用高能量食物以便融入美国社会。2According to the survey, _.AAsianAmericans care less about their healthB25 percent of Americans like junk foodCchoosing food is related to AsianAmericans situationDimmigrants are forced
12、to eat junk food答案与解析：C从第二段的研究可知，75%的被询问过英语能力的亚裔美国人将一种典型的美国食物看做他们的最爱，而只有25%的没有被询问是否说英语的亚裔美国人这样做，由此可推断选择食物与亚裔美国人的处境有关。3The underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_”Afood offered as a meal Ba person taking a taxiCmoney spent on food Dan arranged thing to do答案与解析：A结合上文中的“In that exp
13、eriment, 55 AsianAmericans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant.”以及画线词后面的内容可推知画线词表示的是提供的食物。4According to Sauna Cheryan, _.Awhat immigrants have done is ridiculous BAmerican traditional foods are healthierCimmigrants risk their health in order to fit in DAmerican culture affects immigrants deeply答案与解析：C根据倒数第二段后半部分中的内容可推断此人认为移民不惜以健康为代价去融入美国社会。5Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit?AThe situation of employment.BThe traditional culture.CThe American government. DThe pressures from society.答案与解析：D根据最后一段第一句中的内容可知应该把不良的饮食习惯归咎于社会压力。