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听力原文:W: Thank you very much for the meal.
M: Not at all. I'm glad you could come.
W: You must come and have a meal with me sometime.
M: Yes. That would be nice.
What has the woman just been offered?

A drink.
B. A meal.
C. Afternoon tea.

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听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
听力原文:W: Is it true you only spent $ 32 on two dinners?
M: No, I only spent half of that.
How much did each dinner cost?

A. $16.
B. $8.
C. $32.

What does the man usually do to spend his weekend in summer?

A. Goes to swimming.
B. Does some odd jobs.
C. Sits in the park.

New U.S. Plan for Disease Prevention
Urging Americans to take responsibility for their health, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Tuesday launched a $15 million program to try to encourage communities to do more to prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes (糖尿病).
The initiative highlights the costs of chronic diseases—the leading causes of death in the United States—and outlines ways that people can prevent them, including better diet and increased exercise.
"In the United States today, 7 of 10 deaths and the vast majority of serious illness, disability and health care costs are caused by chronic diseases," the Health and Human Services department said in a statement.
The causes are often behavioral--smoking, poor eating habits and a lack of exercise.
"1 am convinced that preventing disease by promoting better health is a smart policy choice for our future," Thompson told a conference held to launch the initiative.
"Our current health care system is not structured to deal with the rising costs of treating diseases that are largely preventable through changes in our lifestyle. choices."
Thompson said heart disease and strokes will cost the country more than $351 billion in 2003.
"These leading causes of death for men and women are largely preventable, yet we as a nation are not taking the steps necessary for us to lead healthier, longer lives," he said.
The $15 million is designed to go to communities to promote prevention, pushing for changes as simple as building sidewalks to encourage people to walk more.
Daily exercise such as walking can prevent and even reverse heart disease and diabetes, and prevent cancer and strokes.
The money will also go to community organizations, clinics and nutritionists who are being encouraged to work together to educate people at risk of diabetes about what they can do to prevent it and encourage more cancer screening.
The American Cancer Society estimates that half of all cancers can be caught by screening, including Pap tests (巴氏试验) for cervical (子宫颈) cancer, mammograms (乳房×线照片) for breast cancer, colonoscopies (结肠镜检查), and prostate (前列腺的) checks.
If such cancers were all caught by early screening, the group estimates that the survival rate for cancer would rise to 95 percent.
Which of the following is NOT true of chronic diseases in the US?

A. They account for 70% of all deaths.
B. They are responsible for most of the health care costs.
C. They often result in unhealthy lifestyles.
D. They are largely preventable.

A Special Clock
Every living thing has what scientists call a biological clock that controls behavior. The biological clock______(51)plants when to form. flowers and when the flowers should open. It tells insects when to______(52)the protective cocoon(防护卵袋)and fly away, and it tells animals and human beings when to eat, sleep and wake.
Events outside the plant and animal______(53)the actions of some biological clocks. Scientists recently found, for example, that a tiny animal changes the color of its fur because of the______(54)of hours of daylight. In the short______(55)of winter, its fur becomes white. The fur becomes gray brown in______(56)in the longer hours of daylight in summer.
Inner signals control other______(57)clocks. German scientists found that some kind of internal clock seems' to order birds to begin their long migration ______(58)twice each year. Birds______(59)from flying become restless when it is time for the trip,______(60)they become calm again when the time of the flight has ended.
Scientists say they are beginning to learn which______(61)of the brain contain biological clocks. An American researcher, Martin Moorhead, said a small group of cells near the front of the brain______(62)to control the timing of some of our actions. These______(63)tell a person when to wake, when to______(64)and when to seek food. Scientists say there probably are other biological clock Cells that ______(65)other body activities.

A. says
B. asks
C. tells
D. talks

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