宁波市2013年高考二模拟试卷英语试卷及答案(7)

　　Still， it’s a struggle that many Americans might envy. After all， it’s one thing to get your calories from lobster（龙虾） tails or a delicate（精致的） chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers.

　　50. What does the underlined sentence mean in Para 1？

　　A. The food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurant.

　　B. The food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feast.

　　C. There is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from.

　　D. The food critics eat delicious food， which also tends to result in gaining weight.

　　51. What can we learn about the job of being a food critic？

　　A. They enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on them.

　　B. They only work for local magazines and newspapers.

　　C. Once they become food critics， they tend to stay in the job.

　　D. Their excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job.

　　52. What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit？

　　A. Not eating anything except for the free meals.

　　B. Writing down everything they put into their mouth.

　　C. Hiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructions.

　　D. Choosing only the healthy food on the menu.

　　53. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

　　A. No matter whether the food is expensive or not， the gaining of calories is the same.

　　B. The calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful.

　　C. Americans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty food.

　　D. Everybody should take the calories in their food carefully.

　　12下一页54. What’s the main idea of the passage？

　　A. A job offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to be.

　　B. Dishes in the restaurant usually contain too many calories.

　　C. Eating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weight.

　　D. Food writers work hard to maintain their health and weight.

　　D

　　I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl. Probably the story is one of those mysterious bits of folklore that reappear every few years. However， I still like to think that it really did happen， somewhere， sometime.

　　They were going to Fort Lauderdale -- three boys and three girls -- and when they boarded the bus， they were carrying sandwiches and wine， dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray， cold spring of New York vanished behind them.

　　As the bus passed through New Jersey， they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them， dressed in a plain， ill-fitting suit， never moving， his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot， frozen into complete silence.