C The United States produced more grain than needed.

　　D The American waistline started to expand.

　　39 What does the survey indicate?

　　A Many low-income Americans want large portions.

　　B Twenty percent of Americans want smaller portions。

　　C Fifty-seven percent of Americans want large portions.

　　D Forty—five percent of Americans want smaller portions.

　　40 Which of the following is NOT true of working class Americans'.

　　A They work long hours

　　B They live from paycheck to paycheck.

　　C They don't want to be healthy eaters.

　　D They want to save money for presents.
第三篇

　　U. S. Life Expectancy Hits New High

　　Life expectancy rates in the United States are at an all-time high, with people born in 2005 projected to live for nearly 78 years, a new federal study finds.

　　The finding reflects a continuing trend of increasing life expectancy that began in l 955, when the average American lived to be 69.6 years old. By l 995, life expectancy was 75. 8 years, and by 2005, it had risen to 77. 9 years, according to the report released

　　Wednesday。

　　"This is good news." said report co-author Donna Hoyert, a health scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics. “It's even better news that it is a continuation of trends, so it is a long period of continuing improvement."

　　Despite the upward trend, the United States still has a lower Life expectancy than some 40 0ther countries, according to the U. S. Census（人口普查）Bureau. The country with the longest life expectancy is Andorra at 83.5 years, followed by Japan, Macau, San Marino and Singapore.

　　Much of the increase owes to declining death rates from the three leading causes of death in the country-heart disease, cancer and stroke.

　　In addition, in 2005, the U. S. death rate dropped to an all-time low of less than 800 deaths per l00, 000.

　　Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, said, "News that life expectancy is increasing is, of course, good. But the evidence we have suggests that there is more chronic disease than ever in the U. S."

　　Adding years to life is a good thing, Katz said. "But adding vital life to years is at least equally important. If we care about living well, and not just longer, we still have our work cut out for us." he said.

　　41 Since l 955. Life expectancy rates in the U. S. have

　　A moved up and down。 B been declining.

　　C remained steady. D been on the rise.

　　42 Compared with the country with the longest Life expectancy, the U. S. is

　　A nearly 3 years behind. B nearly 4 years behind.

　　C nearly 6 years behind. D nearly 8 years behind。

　　43 The increase in the U. S. Life expectancy is mostly due to

　　A declining death rates from heart disease. cancer and stroke.

　　B increasing life expectancy rates in some other countries.

　　C a rise in the rate of chronic disease.

　　D a declining birth rate.

　　44 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A The U. S. Life expectancy is at an all-time high.

　　B The U. S. death rate was at an all. time low in 2005.

　　C Chronic disease appears to be at an all. time high in the U. S.

　　D The annual death rate in the U. S. is over 800 deaths per l00. 000.

　　45 The expression "adding vital life to years" in the last paragraph means

　　A living longer. B living well。

　　C living longer and well. D living at any cost.
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　　Canada Ikea: What a Great Place for You to Shop

　　There are many different stores that people 90 to in order to buy various household goods. （46）The Canada Ikea is not confined to one city alone in that country. Instead you will find there are many different branches spread out in many different localities.

　　As with all of the Ikea stores the Canada Ikea deals mainly with selling top quality Swedish furniture. （47）One facet（方面）of the Canada Ikea that its customers will like is that the store has the ability of catering（迎合）to their English speaking customers as well as their French customers.

　　To make shopping for furniture and other goods easy the Ikea stores in every country are all set out in the same manner. （48）As a result of this the Canada Ikea is one that its local and foreign customers enjoy visiting.

　　To help make it easy for you to shop for the items that you want there are large blue and yellow bags or shopping cans available. （49）

　　As you wander through the store you will find many interesting items that you can use for your home or even office. With these products you will have a beautiful house that you can live comfortably in. （50）The Canada Ikea Is a great place for you to shop.

　　A This furniture is designed to provide the home owner with stylish（时髦的）furniture that is also affordable and perfect for everyday use.

　　B With so many items to be found you are sure to want to buy everything that catches your fancy.

　　C These bags and cans are perfect for the many different lamp shades, cushions（垫子）, bed linens（亚麻布）, toys and other medium to small sized objects that you want.

　　D This makes it very easy for visitors from other countries to buy the items they need without wandering around the store trying to find their goods.

　　E One such store that you can find in many different countries including that of Canada is that of the Ikea（宜家）chain of stores.

　　F The larger sized objects are displayed In the showrooms of the Canada Ikea stores.

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　　Passive Smoking Is Workplace Killer

　　Pressure mounted on Britain on Monday to take action on （51）smoking with

　　new research showing second-hand smoke （52）about one worker each week in

　　the hospitality industry（服务行业）.

　　Professor Knorad Jamrozik, of Imperial（帝国的）College in London, told a conference on environmental tobacco that second-hand. （53）kills 49 employees in pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels each year and contributes to 700 deaths from lung cancer, head