B. It’s mainly about the author’s attitude towards Sherlock Holmes.
C. It’s mainly about the thoughts of the author after reading Sherlock Holmes and the Duck’s son. D. It’s mainly a comparison between the book Pride and Prejudice and the Holmes series.
You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing (昏倒) from hunger-induced (因饥饿所致的) heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway (T台). Excessively skinny models have been a point of controversy (争论) for decades, and two researchers say a model’s body mass (体重) should be a workspace health and safety issue. In an editorial released Monday in the American Journal of Public Health, Katherine Record and Bryn Austin made their case for government regulation of the fashion industry.
The average international runway model has a body mass index (BMI) under 16-low enough to indicate starvation by the World Health Organization’s standard. And Record and Austin are worried not just about the models themselves, but about the vast number of girls and women their images influence.
“Especially girls and teens,” says Record. “Seventy percent of girls aged 10 to 18 report that they define perfect body image based on what they see in magazines.” That’s especially worrying, she says, given that anorexia(厌食症) results in more deaths than does any other mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
It’s commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease in coal miners. Professional fashion models are particularly vulnerable (脆弱的) to eating disorders (失调) resulting from occupational demands to maintain extreme thinness.
Record’s suggestion is to prohibit agents from hiring models with a BMI below 18. In April, France passed a law setting lower limits for a model’s weight. Agents and fashion houses who hire models with BMI under 18 could pay $ 82, 000 in fines and spend up to 6 months in jail. Regulating the fashion industry in the United States won’t be easy, Record says. But with the new rules in France, U.S. support could
make a difference. “A designer can’t survive without participating in Paris Fashion Week”, she says, adding, “Our argument is that the same would be true of New York Fashion Week.”
34．What do Record and Austin say about fashion models’ body mass? A. It has caused needless controversy. B. It affects models’ health and safety. C. It is but a matter of personal taste. D. It is focus of the modeling business.
35．What are Record and Austin advocating in the Monday editorial? A. Prohibition of models eating non-food stuff. B. A change in the public’s view of female beauty. C. Elimination (淘汰) of forced weight loss by models. D. Government legislation (立法) about models’ weight.
36．Why are Record and Austin worried about the low body mass index of models? A. It contributes to many mental illnesses. B. It defines the future of the fashion industry. C. It has great influence on numerous girls and women. D. It keeps many otherwise qualified women off the runaway. 37．What do we learn about France’s fashion industry? A. It has difficulty hiring models. B. It has now a new law to follow. C. It allows girls under 18 on the runway. D. It has overtaken that of the United States.
三、完形填空
Last month, Mr. and Mrs. Walter moved to a small town because they both _________ from work and wanted to _________a peaceful life. After being there _________ a short time, Mrs. Walter complained(抱怨) to her next-door _________. She told him about the poor service _______ she received at the local convenient store. She was hoping the
neighbor would repeat her _________to the store owner.
The next day the newcomer went to the store._________ greeted her with a big smile. He told her how _________ he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their
_________. He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs. Walter and her husband as they
got settled. Then he took care of her order________.
Mrs. Walter was very __________. When she got home, she reported the big ________ to her neighbor. “I suppose you told him how poor I thought the __________was,” she guessed.
“Well, no,” the neighbor said, “__________ —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were amazed at the way he had __________this small town store, which was no easy job, and that you thought it was one of the __________stores you’d ever seen.”
Mrs. Walter’s neighbor __________ that all people want to be __________. Actually, most people will do nearly anything for you __________you treat them respectfully. That means making it clear to them that their feelings are ________, and their opinions are precious.
38．A. learned B. retired C. came D. recovered 39．A. live B. save C. change D. remember 40．A. of B. on C. at D. for
41．A. sister B. stranger C. newcomer D. neighbor 42．A. where B. that C. what D. how
43．A. happiness B. dissatisfaction C. honesty D. joke
44．A. Mr. Walter B. Mrs. Walter C. The owner D. The neighbor 45．A. happy B. funny C. lucky D. polite 46．A. way B. friend C. order D. town 47．A. quickly B. sadly C. angrily D. easily
48．A. proud B. interested C. surprised D. disappointed 49．A. success B. change C. decision D. idea 50．A. place B. man C. store D. service
51．A. For example B. At least C. In fact D. After all 52．A. paid for B. built up C. found out D. thought about
53．A. best-run B. most modern C. busiest D. cleanest 54．A. understood B. forgot C. pretended D. hoped 55．A. helped B. educated C. respected D. corrected 56．A. until B. unless C. if D. though
57．A. embarrassing B. exciting C. shameful D. important
四、短文改错
58．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\） 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Reading have a lot of
benefits. It can open our eyes because of books are full of knowledge. I like reading newspapers and magazines from that I get lots of fun and learn about what’s going on around the world. I also read storybooks or novels, which makes me relaxing and happy. I seldom read e-book because they’re bad for eyes. On weekends, I usually spend a whole afternoon read in the library.And I also read for about half the hour before going to bed every night. Now I am going to read more classics as well as English books improve my language skills. I can sure reading can make a difference in our life.
五、七选五
Like it or not, there will be difficult times in our lives. You might lose your job, fail in your exams or have an illness. 59． Here are some ways not to lose hope during difficult times. 1.1Have faith.
60． No matter how bad the situation is, things will turn out to be good in the end. Several years
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