2005年高考试题——英语(天津卷)(2)

The findings add heat to an already fierce political debate (争论) over childhood obesity. The Prime Minister , John Howard , last week decided that $ 116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity , while the Opposition Leader , Mark Latham , recently announced that his party would move to protect children from

D．by paying the B．through a local

38．The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is .

B．should make payment

37．After bidding for an item , a buyer .

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healthy food advertisments .

Clare Collins , a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle , believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families . “If we can’t get parents to take action against their own weight problems , then we can’t expecl to influence their kids ,” she said .

However , Professor Louise Baur from the Children’s Hospital at Westmead , doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems . “Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences there kids , but they lack the willpower to do anything about it .”

The 10-year study of 50 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight . Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight .

The president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity , Associate Professor Gary Wittert , said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party’s policy (政策) might be on the right track .

“We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe , so we make law against it,” he said , “Obesity is a major public health concern , so why shouldn’t we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads ?”

39．What does the underlined phrase “juvenile obesity” mean ?

A．Adult education . overweight

C．Parents’ influence

D．Growing pains .

B

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Childhood

40．What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister ?

A．Debates on them will become less fierce . B．They will be effective in dealing with obesity . C．A large sum of money will be spent on them . D．They will influence people’s way of life .

41．Both Collins and Baur believe that overweight parents .

A．will come up with better solutions children’s education

C．should be more active in reducing eight least 10 years’ study .

42．According to some experts , the Opposition Party’s policy .

A．can help fight against unemployment B．may protect kids from unhealthy food ads

D．should carry out at B．will help with their

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C．should be brought back to the right track D．will work well to prevent traffic accidents

C

The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asdeep . Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet . He’d dreamt of the cave last night ? The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea .

Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag . It was too early for breakfast . He’d eat after he’d been through the cave , sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea .

He wished he had a poper pack . His schoolbag would have to do . What else ? Sandwiches— but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches , she’d want to know why he had to leave so early . He settled for some biscuits , and left a note stuck to the table .

Gone to Michael’s Back tonight . Tim .

The sky was high and soft and light outside , though the sun still wasn’t up . Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street . The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet .

The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun , though the top of the sand was cool . He ran down to the beach impatiently , but there was no one , just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and dwon watching the waves .

The light changed suddenly . The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea . The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world .

Over the first rocks , along to the point . Tim glanced back . The beach was still empty . The sun sailed higher in the sky .

He could see the cave now , even darker in the morning light . The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it . He had to force himself to go closer . Why was it so much more mysterious (神秘)now ? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble . He needn’t go in all the way 43．What did Tim do at the beginning of the story ?

A．He left the house quietly .

B．He had breakfast at home .

C．He left a note on the freezer . D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag. A．had to leave the biscuits on the table . B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches C．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches

44．“He settled for some biscuits ” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim .

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D．could only find same biscuits in the kitchen A．The height of the first rocks . B．The ups and downs of the waves . C．The change in the position of the sun . D．The vast strench of the sunlit beach .

45． What made it pessible for Tim to see the entry to the cave ?

46．Whish of the following statements is TRUE according to the story ?

A．The sea looked like a piece of gold . B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived . C．Tim was the only person on the beach . D． The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave .

47．In the story , Tim’s mood (心情) changed from .

A．lonelinees to craziness C．helplessness to happiness

B．anxiousness to excitement D．eagerness to nervousness D

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