2015绵阳二诊英语试题及答案(2)

The Gallery has a rich and diverse collection including key works of the Heidelberg School and favorite modern Australian artists including Brett Whiteley and Margaret Preston, as well as permanent Australian, European, Asian, contemporary and photographic galleries.
D. Koalas Park Sanctuary
Koalas are on show every day. Shows are at 10:20 A.M., 11:20 A.M., 2:00 P.M., 3:00 P.M. where you can cuddle, feed, pat and have your photo taken with the Koalas. See free roaming Koalas as well, 10 acres of rainforest. Walk in and pat our kangaroos.
31. How long has the Australian Museum been built?
A. Around 220 years. B. Around 190 years.
C. Around 140 years. D. Around 100 years.
32. Which of the following might be more inviting to a sports fan?
A. Koalas Park Sanctuary. B. Art Gallery of New South Wales.
C. The Australian Museum. D. Sydney Olympic Park
33. You can watch Koalas Show at ____.
A. 10:20 P.M. B. 11:20 P.M. C. 2:00 P.M. D.3:00 A.M
34. Who is this passage intended for?
A. School students. B. Parents. C. Foreign tourists. D. Teachers.
B
Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not to tell them about it till I'd got a permanent one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local paper, so as soon as there was no one about to say "where are you going?" I rushed out of the house in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as nervous as if I were going on the stage. Finding the place quite easily, I tore up three flights of stairs, and swung breathlessly through a door which said "Enter without knocking, if you please."
The simple atmosphere of the office calmed me, and I sat down on the edge of a chair. The woman at the desk opposite looked carefully at me. Then she questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly and started to feel helpless. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job, so I felt I had to give her the idea of a widowed mother struggling against poverty. But I felt more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience or references. Suddenly, the telephone on her desk rang. While having a mysterious conversation, she kept looking at me. Then I heard her say:
"In fact, I've got someone here who might suit." She wrote down a number, and my spirits rose as she held out the paper to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. Cook a dinner for ten people tomorrow. Could you manage that, I wonder?"
"Oh, yes," said I — never having cooked for more than four. Then I rushed out and called the lady -- Miss Cathy. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. "Are you sure?" she kept saying. Anyway she decided to employ me and a permanent position if I carried out the promise of my self-praise. I asked her what tomorrow's menu was to be.
"Just a small, simple dinner: lobster cocktail, soup, turbot Mornay, fruit salad and a savory." In a rather shaken voice I promised to turn up in good time tomorrow and rang off.
35. Why did the author decide to look for a job on her own?
A. Because she believed that her family were not willing to help her.
B. Because she was a widowed mother struggling against poverty.
C. Because she wanted to get some professional experience by herself.
D. Because she thought her family didn't want her to become a cook.
36. What did the author feel on her way?
A. Excited but worried. B. Nervous and excited.
C. Easy and curious. D. Helpless but excited.
37. Why didn't the woman give the author the job at first?
A. Because the woman found that the author didn't respect her.
B. Because the woman realized that the author made up a story.
C. Because the girl hadn't been a cook before or got a reference.
D. Because the woman had already hired a more suitable cook.
38. According to the text, what would the author most probably do after the call?
A. Read some cookery books. B. Call her family and tell them the news.
C. Go to the woman's house. D. Buy what the woman told her at once.
C
PALO AITO, California—"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter -- even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise," US researchers said last week.
A study of 192 third and fourth grades students, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.91kg ) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity," said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician (儿科专家）at Stanford University.
"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years," Robinson said.
In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.
"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories," Robinson said.
"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more," Robinson added.