专升本英语分类模拟题阅读理解（三）
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America is a country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures z 59 percent of American adults exerci regularly-up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercirs believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.
It is hard not to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books . Exerci as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when rearch by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercis . Growing publicity （宣传）御柳for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding and sometimes safer forms of exerci, such as walking
and swimming, running remain the most popular forms of exerci.
As the popularity of exerci continues to mount, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously （强有力地）enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercis three times of more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months.
1> According to the passage, what was the percentage of American adults doing regular physical exercis two years ago?
A.About 70% . B . Nearly 60% . C . Almost 50% . D . More than
12%.
2、 A growing interest in sports developed utter .
A.rearch showed their health benefits
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B.people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps
C.scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads
D.an increasing number of races were held in American cities
3、 Which of the following is clost in meaning to the phra "leveled offH （Para. 2, Line 5）?
A.become very popular B . stopped being popular
C. reached its lowest level in popularity D. stopped increasing
in popularity
4、 It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exerci
A.are yet to be proved B . are to be further studied
C. are supported by scientific evidence D. are lf-evident
5、 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Different Forms of Exerci B. Exerci—The Road
to Health
C . Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits D . Running—A Popular
Form of Sport
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest growing the U.S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation' s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation ' s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U. S with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promi of a good j ob after coll
ege . Asians feel they will be judged more obj ectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
大白菜烧肉Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents
who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many rearchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
微博账号异常怎么解除Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans becau of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chine, Japane and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
6、 大闸蟹如何做While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students
A.feel they are mistreated becau of limited knowledge of English
B.are afraid that their academic success bear a strong Asian character
C.still worry, about unfair treatment in society
D.generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents
7、 What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?
A.A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture
B.Hard work and intelligence
C.Hard help and a limited knowledge of English
D.Asian culture and the American educational system
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8、 Few Asian-American students maj or in human sciences mainly becau .
装表接电A.their English is not good enough
B.they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in the areas
C.there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures
D.they know little about American culture and society
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