We all know that models give the impression of being slim and thin. “Thin was in and fat was out” in the not too distant past. But things certainly are ___16___ . Plus-size modeling (大号模特) in the fashion industry has been increasing.Today, the modeling ___17___ is not only using curvy (有曲线的) women for clothing designs, its doors are now opened wide to plus-size figures that most of today’s women can ___18___ with.Because of the past conception, plus-size women never considered themselves suitable to become ___19___ models. They hardly ___20___ the modeling profession and ___21___ desired to become a model.This is hardly surprising. The fashion industry used to ___22___ being fat as being undesirable, and they never considered fashion for the everyday woman. Their ___23___ focused only on the minority (少数). The majority of women the world over are curvy. As a matter of fact, every woman wants to have curves to be proud of.Looking on the bright side, this is a good development for very young ___24___ . They no longer need to take dangerous diet ___25___ to become or remain thin.16.A. industryB. fashionC. identifyD. barelyE. changingF. regardG. attentionH. pathsI. modelsJ. considered

If you know the ()of something, you know all the details about it and understand how it works.A. ins and outsB. overallC. propertyD. whatsover

12. He is now working in a foreign firm, but not until three years ago ___ to work outside the country.A. he startedB. has he startedC. did he startD. will he start

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为了纪念她，我们把这个湖命名为Rebecca。(in memory of)

Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question. For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself – words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization – sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads. To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.(1) (单选题)According to the passage, today many people no longer read for ________.A. newsB. their workC. informationD. entertainment(2) (单选题)Most people can't read and comprehend quickly mainly because ________.A. they don't read groups of wordsB. they don't like to be trained in reading skillsC. they don't realize they have poor reading habitsD. they don't understand words when put together(3) (单选题)The following are all bad reading habits EXCEPT ________.A. regressionB. reading for ideas onlyC. vocalizationD. word-by-word reading(4) (单选题)How does an accelerator help people to read?A. It helps people read at a comfortable speed.B. It makes people stretch their eyes when reading.C. It forces people to overcome bad reading habits.D. It lets people look back over what they have just read.(5) (单选题)What does "At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed" (Para. 2, Sentence 4) mean?A. The reader reads fast, but he understands everything he reads.B. The reader reads slowly and he understands everything he reads.C. The reader reads fast without understanding everything he reads.D. The reader reads slowly, but he doesn't understand everything he reads.A. Tom'sB. Kate'sC. Both Tom andKateD. Neither Tom nor Kate

20. (1.0分) Because women often ___ their diet to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food, and are liable to experience a deficiency.A. restrictB. constructC. stuck

52. This castle ______ Roman times.A. is dated back toB. dates toC. dates back toD. is dated to

【题文】 Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about 125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general. The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养不良) and heat-related health problems. But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions. Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030. Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum’s report was “a methodological embarrassment” because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions. Dr. Pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost attention.” But the report, he said, “will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的).” However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty. In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.【小题1】What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum? A．Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development. B．Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming. C．Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries. D．Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters. 【小题2】What does Dr. Pielke say about the Forum’s report? A．Its statistics look embarrassing. B．It is invalid in terms of methodology. C．It deserves our closest attention. D．Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated. 【小题3】What does Kofi Annan say should be the focus of the Copenhagen conference? A．How rich and poor regions can share responsibility in curbing global warming. B．How human and economic losses from climate change can be reduced. C．How emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale. D．How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards.

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic (经济的) boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didnˈt pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango (探戈舞) came into being. At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didnˈt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable. In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet (芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular. The popularity (流行) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World WarⅠbrought the tango to North America. It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea. (1) The origin of the tango is associated with ________. A. belly dancers B. American soldiers C. a Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina (2) Which of the following is true about the tango? A. It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy. B. People of the upper classes loved the tango most. C. It was often danced by two males in the beginning. D. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador. (3) Before World WarⅠ，the tango spread to ________. A. America B. Japan C. France D. South Korea (4) What can be the best title for the text? A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the Tango C. How to Promote the Tango D. The Modern Tango Boom