2013年宁德市普通高中毕业班单科质量检查英语试题(7)

　　After embracing the city the first few days—sightseeing and meeting friends--I became a hermit （隐士 ）， spending a fair part of each day in the hotel. I didn‘t want to go out. I didn’t want to go out there. I felt sad. I had little energy. What was happening？

　　I speak Chinese at a low-intermediate （中下）level. My reading ability is pretty good， so

　　street signs and restaurant menus aren‘t always a barrier. I’ve been to China before and lived in the area for years. So what‘s the problem？

　　Was I in culture shock？ How could this be？ Not me. Yes5 me.

　　I spent my days reading up on local news back home. Quebec--my home province-was in the process of an election campaign.

　　64. Why was the writer extremely sad when he left for Canada？

　　A. He missed his life in Asia.

　　B. He would leave his hometown.

　　C. It would be hard for him to return to Asia.

　　D. It would be difficult for him to find a job in Canada.

　　65. What does the underlined word “devouring” mean in the passage？ A. Spreading blindly. B. Reading eagerly.

　　C. Announcing unexpectedly. D. Leaking intentionally.

　　66.Before he returned to Asia， the writer_____

　　A. knew little about China

　　B. had worked in Canada for one year

　　C. had studied in Canada for nearly two years

　　D. couldn’t understand restaurant menus in Chinese

　　67. What would be the best title for the passage？

　　A. A Colorful Life. B. A Big Decision.

　　C. A Tough Adjustment D. A Language Barrier.

　　D

　　When Central American doctors read the reports from Africa that kwashiorkor was caused by not having enough protein （蛋白质），they began to search for this hidden killer of children in their own area. A team of health workers learned that two-thirds of all children between the ages of one and five really died of kwashiorkor in a nine-month study.

　　One of the saddest discoveries made was that parents took away any food containing protein from a sick child， and instead fed him starchy （淀粉的）soups made of rice and sugar. As a result of this treatment， the child with kwashiorkor usually died without even reaching the hospital. Those children who escaped death were often not normal. The development of the mind might be slowed. Body growth was stopped.

　　The studies showed that children in Central America grow as rapidly as children in the United States until the second part of their first year， as long as they take mother‘s milk. During their school years， they gain in weight and bone development at a rate comparable to that of children in the United States. But by this time， they are several years behind in size， since they did not grow well during the years between the time they were babies and the time they went to school.