most Americans are heavy drinkers
Americans are now less shocked by road accidents
accidents attract so much publicity
drinking is a socially accepted habit in America
第1题：
From the first paragraph, we learn that ______.
A. the number of prisoners in America is increasing
B. America has the largest prison in the world
C. crime in America is getting much more serious
D. it is easy for a person to be locked up in America
37．答案为A。根据第一段第四句，That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world作出该项选择。选项B“the largest prison”与原文不符；选项C“crime is getting much more serious”与原文不符；选项D“easy”不恰当。
第2题：
In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a "weight problem". To many people, the cause is obvious: we eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back to the America of 1910, we find that people were leaner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn't watch TV.
Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as a 1979 study of 3, 545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.
Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University found the following interesting fact:
The more the man ran, the greater loss of body fat.
The more they ran, the greater their increase in food intake.
Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.
1、What kind of physical problem do many adult Americans have?____
A、They are too slim.
B、They work too hard.
C、They are too fat.
D、 They lost too much body fat.
2、Based upon the statistics given in the article, suppose there are 500 adult Americans, about how many of them will have a "weight problem"?____
A、 30.
B、 50.
C、100.
D、150.
3、Is there scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a "weight problem"?____
A、Yes, there is plenty of evidence.
B、Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.
C、There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.
D、We don't know because the information is not given
4、In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of ____.
A、ate more food and had more physical activities
B、ate less food but had more activities
C、 ate less food and had less physical exercise
D、had more weight problems
5、What have modern medical and scientific researches reported to us?____
A、Fat people eat less food and are less active.
B、 Fat people eat more food than slim people and are more active.
C、 Fat people eat more food than slim people but are less active.
D、 Thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intake.
第3题：
It seems that now a country\'s economy depends much on _______ .
A how welldeveloped it is electronically
B whether it is prejudiced against immigrants
C whether it adopts America's industrial pattern
D how much control it has over foreign corporations
第4题：
第5题：
根据短文提供的信息，完成 117～120各题。
Taxes are a big part in the United States．Most Americans pay city taxes，state taxes，social security taxes，sales taxes…，and the list seems endless．
The biggest tax for most Americans in that on the money they earn——the income tax．The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”because it takes more from those who earn more fl or example，a person who earns about 3，500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3．5％of earning. But of the same person earned 85，000 dollars a year， he would pay an In come tax of 35％．
Over the、ears the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to un Dustan D．M almost only half of all-Americans now have t0 pay experts to prepare their tax fee pores in fact，preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America．
第 117 题 Most Americans pay（ ）．
A．taxes which are too many to list．
B．taxes either t0 the cities or the states they live in．
C．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names．
D．several kinds 0f taxes．
第6题：
On most campuses, one can find an international club, which includes Americans, where students can get to know and learn socially from students from other countries, as well as Americans.
译文：在大多数的校园里都有国际俱乐部，成员包括美国学生。在俱乐部里，学生（包括美国学生）通过与来自其他国家的学生的社会交往相互认识并学习。
本题考核的知识点是：定语从句。
句子主干是one can find an international club，句首介词短语On most campuses做地点状语，club后接有which和where分别引导的两个定语从句。由于从句较长，采用拆译法单独成句。而且由于两个定语从句共用一个先行词club，因此它需要译两次。
词汇方面：socially意为“在社交方面”。
第7题：
He is talking so much about America as if he ____ there.
A、had been
B、has been
C、was
D、been
第8题：
III．阅读理解（20分）
A
Every country has its own way of cooking． American people have their way of cooking，don’t they?
Most people in the United States like fast food． But if you think that American people don’t like cooking， you are not right． It’s true that most Americans take fast food as their breakfast and lunch． But they also think cooking is interesting． Parents see the importance of teaching their daughters how to cook． And most Americans say that home cooked meal is the best．Americans have their own way of cooking． For example， baking(烘烤) is the most popu’lar way of cooking in America． We can see ovens in most American families． American cooks． pay attention to the balance of food． In planning a big meal， they try to cook meat， a few vege’ tables， some bread and often some sweet food．They also like to make the meal look beautiful．There are many kinds of food in different colors on the plate， so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful， too．
( )21．Most Americans ________．
A． don't like cooking
B． cook food in the morning
C． like home cooked meal
第9题：
三、阅读下面短文，根据短文提供的信息，完成下列各题。共4题。每题1分，共4分。 根据短文提供的信息，完成 117～120 各题。 Taxes are a big part in the United States．Most Americans pay city taxes，state taxes，social security taxes，sales taxes…，and the list seems endless．
The biggest tax for most Americans in that on the money they earn——the income tax．The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”because it takes more from those who earn more fl or example，a person who earns about 3，500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3．5％of earning. But of the same person earned 85，000 dollars a year， he would pay an In come tax of 35％．
Over the、ears the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to un Dustan D．M almost only half of all-Americans now have t0 pay experts to prepare their tax fee pores in fact，preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America．
第117题：Most Americans pay（ ）．
A．taxes which are too many to list．
B．taxes either t0 the cities or the states they live in．
C．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names．
D．several kinds 0f taxes．
第10题：