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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2015.11ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeques-tionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.(76)Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaledu-cation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead.JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeA-mericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.(77)Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseduca-tion.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.S.Olympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1,500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumping,andthro-wingcontests.Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthede-cathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,Thanks,King.第1题FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin__________.A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.OklahomaD.Sweden答案：C第2题Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT__________.A.fishingB.huntingC.swimmingD.singing答案：D第3题JimThorpestartedtoplaysports__________.A.beforehewasnineyearsoldB.whenhewas16yearsoldC.whenhewas24yearsoldD.beforehisparentspassedaway答案：B第4题TheworddecathloninParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldeventsC.throwingD.tentrackandfieldevents答案：D第5题WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.D.In1950,ThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.答案：AItcanbereallyfrustrating(使人沮丧的)foranoverweightpersontogotoagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,skinnymembers.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfee]isolatedwhenjoiningworkoutclassesorwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostoftheothersinthegroup.Nowthefitnessin-dustryisfinallypayingattention.Populargymsarecatering(迎合)tooverweightandweightcon-sciouscustomersbydedicatingareaswheretheskinnypeoplearenotallowed.Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50poundsoverweighttoparticipate.Trainersrecommendfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthansix-packabs(六块腹肌).(78)Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,orworkingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxietycausedbypoorbodyimage.Theequipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylargerpeople.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted(有色的)windowsforprivacy,areallimportantchanges.(79)Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswhoarebiggerexercisemoreandim-proveourfitnesslevel,it'sastepintherightdirection.第6题ThewordzaftiginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.fatB.healthyC.friendlyD.polite答案：A第7题Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat__________.A.mostlargegymchainsreallydon'twantmemberstoshowupfrequentlyB.overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditionalgymindustryC.regulargymsdon'tacceptoverweightpeopletoparticipateintheirprogramsD.overweightpeoplehavetopayextratoworkoutinagym答案：B第8题Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?A.Toachievefunctionalfitness.B.Tobuildsix-packabs.C.Tolooklikeafitnessmodel.D.Tobeabletorunlongdistances.答案：A第9题Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Themachinesaredesignedforlargerpeople.B.Tintedwindowsareusedtoensureextraprivacy.C.Therearelargemirrorsonthewalls.D.Thetraininggoalsaremorerealistic.答案：C第10题Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ImprovingWomen'sSelf-confidencethroughExercisesB.TheTraditionalGymIndustryIsLosingItsCustomersC.TheFitnessIndustryIsLookingforNewDirectionsD.SpecializedGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople答案：DSinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger(汉堡包)standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.With58milli