Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time. The classical Greeks, for example, required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate. While this law is not without humor by today's standards, it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by.
In today's society, is much more prevalent than we want to admit. Why do people try to take their own lives?
The motives for can be categorized into areas such as a failure, wrath(暴怒), the needfor attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict(描寫(xiě))the typical victim. To make the problem even more confusing, people will often camouflage(掩蓋)their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious.
In theUnited States, a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent s.People who are bitter, worded, or depressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers. These workers, often trained volunteers, offer benevolent advice to the callers, trying to help the callers to see that as a solutions to problems is an illusion. The accomplishments of these centers, insofar(到這個(gè)程度)as their effectiveness to reduce is concerned, are minimal However, they have helped a lot of people with a wide variety of problems. So, in the somewhat amorphous(難以名狀的)area of man helping his fellow man, they are certainly a success.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A.The classical Greeks did not know the existence of
B.Suicide has always been prevalent in all parts of the world
C.In today's society, there are quite a number of people who commit
D.Nowadays is not as common as it was in the past
參考答案：C
主題思想題。文章的大意是說(shuō)在目前出現(xiàn)的想象，引起的原因以及提出解決的方法。很明顯在把握文章大意的同時(shí)就知道C是正確的。
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a motive for ?
A.Insanity
B.Pressure
C.The need for attention
D.Great anger
參考答案：A
A的意思是荒唐的。第2段的一句話說(shuō)明了的相關(guān)原因和動(dòng)機(jī)，A文章里面沒(méi)有涉及。
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.People who want to take their own lives often disguise their feelings
B.It is difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit
C.Suicide has been a problem in most societies since ancient times
D.People who commit all share certain characteristics
參考答案：D
A在一段的中間提到了，B的動(dòng)機(jī)是很明顯的，并且作者列舉了幾個(gè)。C中的ancient times是說(shuō)在古時(shí)候就有了，也不是正確地反映作者的表達(dá)。
4.The word "benevolent" means ( ).
A.relevant
B. kind
C. serious
D. effective
參考答案：B
A是相關(guān)的意思，C是嚴(yán)重的意思，D是有效果的，有影響的。B的意思是好的慈善的意思。
5.The third paragraph mainly tells us that ( ).
A.a network of centers has been quite effective in reducing
B.a network of centers has been quite successful in reducing
C.people are making efforts to help those who tend to commit and in a way, they are successful
D.in theUnited States, people who want to commit call a network of centers to get help
參考答案：C
細(xì)節(jié)題。C的含義是說(shuō)人們?cè)谂Φ貛椭切┫氲娜耍谀撤N程度上他們已經(jīng)取得了一定的勝利。文章的一句就是這個(gè)意思?
Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.
In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.
So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them.Apparently, there is a kind of "body wisdom", which hmnans soon lose.Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could.
Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.
6.In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rat's drinking water to ( ).
A.encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched water
B.find out rats preference in flavor
C.test whether rats know which drink is good for them
D.demonstrate that vitamins aretasteless
參考答案：C
細(xì)節(jié)題。答案在文章一段"It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles."
7.The expression "the habit"( Line 6, Paragraph 1) refers to drinking water which ( ).
A.has no smell
B.is tasteless
C.has vitamins
D.is flavored
參考答案：D
細(xì)節(jié)題。一段的談到"When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid.the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it…"所以句子中的habit實(shí)際上指的是老鼠喜歡喝有香味的水。所以D是正確答案。
8.According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because ( ).
A.adults know better than babies what kind of food is good for their health
B.adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods
C.adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs
D.adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns
參考答案：C
細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第二段的一句"Babies managed to select well-balanced diet."和文章的第三段中："Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by lon established habits."可以看出成年人和嬰兒的飲食習(xí)慣的不同點(diǎn)在于：成年人的飲食習(xí)慣和他們的社會(huì)和文化習(xí)俗有關(guān)。
9.The author implied in the passage that most of us ( ).
A.eat a balanced diet
B.choose the food that is of nutrition
C.have the habits influenced by the surroundings
D.like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor
參考答案：C
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)上下文，我們可以知道，文章中并沒(méi)有提到“大多數(shù)人都有合理的飲食;選擇有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的食物以及喜歡吃有香味的食品。”因此A、B、D都是錯(cuò)誤的。根據(jù)文章的一句："What people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them."可以斷定“我們的飲食習(xí)慣受周圍環(huán)境的影響。”C是正確答案。
10.As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that ( ).
A.both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet
B.both prefer flavored food and drink
C.both have the same eating patterns
D.both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors
參考答案：A
細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第二段的一句話："Babies managed to select well-balanced diet."和第三段的一句話："So.in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them.Apparently, there is a kind of‘body wisdom'which humans soon lose."因此可以推斷：“嬰兒和老鼠飲食習(xí)慣的相同點(diǎn)在于他們都會(huì)選擇合理的飲食。”因此只有A符合題意。
