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C. Dairy foods are healthier, so we should eat more of them.
D. Water is very important to our lives.
61. The purpose of the writer to write the passage is
A. to advertise a new kind of food B. to persuade us not to eat junk food
C. to tell the readers food is medicine D. to introduce the Healing Foods Pyramid
62. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. We should only eat healthy food.
B. We can eat healthily only when we are constantly reminded to choose healthy foods
C. We can eat what we like, but not too much. D. Juice is better than the whole fruit.
C
Last week's decision by the Intemational Astronomical Union(IAU) to strip Pluto of its planetary status, held since its discovery in 1930, has saddened those with a sentimental attachment to it.
"Pluto," writes American science writer Dave Sobel, in her book The Planets, "still has an emotional hold on planethood. People love Pluto. Children identify with its smallness. Adults relate to its isolated existence as a misfit ( 不称职的 (人或物)) ."
Many people felt sorry about Pluto's demotion (降级) .
"I just cannot accept this at this time," says Liu Ming, 29, who co-rtms a small logistic company in
Shanghai.
"I was taught that 'the Nine Great Planets' formed our solar system since primary school.And now it suddenly decrease the planets to eight. This will take some time for most of us to absorb it," says Liu.
Ordinary people simply feel nostalgic, but for some professionals, especially planetarium curators and educators, the change has become a real headache.
The "eight instead of nine" change will affect thousands of planetariums around the world. Schools will also be greatly affected.
In China, teachers are anxious as outdated textbooks are printed and released to the remotest comer of the country for schoolchildren ready to start a new term soon.
According to the Ministry of Education, new textbooks with modified (更改) contents will not be available until next year.
Zhao Zhiheng, a member of the Astronomy Association from Tianjin, suggested that primary and middle school teachers be trained in the revised knowledge, and that the media carry more stories to let people know about the change as soon as possible.
63. According to the context, what does the underlined word "strip" mean?
A. To take offsomeone's clothes. B. To remove the covering of something.
C. To take away one's right or status. D. To take away someone from the list.
64. In the text, "Pluto" is
A. a great astronomer B. a former planet in the solar system
C. a teacher D. a member of the Astronomy Association
65. What will happen if Pluto is removed from its planetary status?
A. Many people felt sorry about Pluto's demotion at first.
B. It will take some time for most of us to accept the fact.
C. Outdated textbooks must be modified. D. All above.
66. What kind of measure to be taken by the Ministry of Education is NOT mentioned in the text to meet the change?
A. To change the contents of the textbook.
B. To train the primary and middle school teachers in the revised knowledge.
C. To let the media carry more stories to let people know about the change as soon as possible.
D. To revise all the knowledge of primary and middle school teachers.
67. The best title for the text can be
A. Pluto Is Demoted B. Pluto Is Lost
C. The Eight Planets D. Pluto Is Getting Smaller
D
There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.
That product is foreign words.
Cairaigo-words that come form outside, have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.
But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓细流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional Japanese.
"The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new," says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. "By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media to pick up."
"Experts often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers, " said Muturo kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. "Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese."
Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers' shelves.
"We were expecting to sell the books to young people," said the writer, "but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese."
68. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?
A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.
B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.
C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.
D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.
69. In the opinion ofTakashi Saito, Japanese people _________.
A. are good at learning foreign languages B. are willing to learn about new things
C. trust the media D. respect experts
70. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words.?
A. The media and government papers. B. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.
C. The interest of young Japanese. D. Foreign products and experts.
71. The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud __________.
A. sells very well in Japan B. is supported by the government
C. is questioned by the old generation D. causes misunderstanding among the readers
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