【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 skill is developed over many hours spent chatting over espressos(濃咖啡 )and cigarettes． Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere． People In Roman Catholic countries used to visit the Church on an almost daily basis ． Entire munities would gather in the same building and then move out to the markets ． cafes and bars In the surrounding streets ． An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo。The huge marble cathedral in Florence ， Italy IS surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops， and caters not only to the tourist crowds， but also the local munity． 31. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that 4 each big city in Europe A． has many large squares．考試大 B． has many very magnificent skyscrapers． C． draws tourists in large numbers every year D． has a center where tourists meet their spouses． 32. Which statement is NOT true of Covent Garden? A． It is crowded with people． B． It is located in London． C． it is filled with stalls． D． It is surrounded by shops， churches， restaurants and cafes 33. Why do people think that Venice is SO great? A． Because it is a famous tourist attraction． B． Because you can reach anywhere by boat． C． Because it is well． known for Its merchants． D． Because all the mistakes have been removed． 34. What are Parisians famous for? A． Their pursuit of independence．考試大 B． Their enthusiasm for conversation． C． Their ability to keep the city flourishing． D． Their devotion to developing a multiple culture． 35. The writer cites the Duomo in the last paragraph as an example to illustrate that A． there is a tight link between church and society． B． all churches are magnificent． C． old churches are very popular． D． high—rise churches are impressive． 第二篇 Doubtful Ways to Reduce and Increase Your Weight You hear this： “No wonder you are fat． All you ever do is eat． ”You feel sad： t “I skip my breakfast and supper． I run every morning and evening． What else can I do?”Basically you can do nothing。 Your genes， not your life habits ， determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it． Albert Stunkard of the University of Pennsylvania found from experiments that， “80 percent of the children of two obese(肥胖的 )parents bee obese， as pared with no more than 14 percent of the offspring of two parents of normal weight． ” How can obese people bee normal or even thin through dieting? Well， dieting can be effective, but the health costs are tremendous． Jules Hirsch， a research physician at Rockefeller University, did a study of eight fat people。 They were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day． After more than 1 0 weeks， the subjects lost 45ka on average． But after leaving the hospital， they all regained weight. The results were surprising： by metabolic(新陳代謝的 )measurement， fat people who lost large amounts of weight seemed like they were starving． They had psychiatric problems． They dreamed of food or breaking their diet． They were anxious and depressed； some were suicidal． They hid food in their rooms． Researchers warn that it is possible that weight reduction doesn39。tresult In normal weight， but in an abnormal state resembling that of starved non—obese people． Thin people， however, suffer from the opposjte ：They have to make a great effort to gain weight． Ethan Sims， of the University of Vermont， got prisoners to volunteer to gain weight?In four to six months， they ate as much as they could． They succeeded in increasing their weight by 20 to 25 percent。 But months after the study ended． they were back to normal weight and stayed there． This does not mean that people are pletely without hope in controlling their weight． It means that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly baffle their geic inheritance if they want to significantly lower their weight。 the findings also provide evidence for something scientists thought was true—each person has a fortable weight range． The range might be as much as 9kg． Someone might weigh 60_69kg without too much effort． But going above or below the natural weight range is difficult． The body resists by feeling hungry or full and changing the metabolism to push the weight back to the range it seeks． 36. What determines your weight? A． Your working manner B． Your eating habit。 C． Your life style． D． Your genes. 37. What did Jules Hirsch do to the eight fat people in his study? A． He let them skip supper B． He let them skip breakfast． C． He let them run every morning and evening． D． He gave them a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day． 38 .What happened to the eight fat people after they left the hospital? A． They went mad． B． They killed themselves． C． They were back to normal weight． D． They attempted suicide. 5