大学英语六级模拟试题：阅读篇3.pdf

专业专业专业专业 权威权威权威权威 高效高效高效高效 分享分享分享分享 www 5haoxue ne t好学网400 0919 456 大学英语六级模拟试题 阅读篇 3 Many people often enjoy eating out either before or after a visit to the theatre However most us would rather keep the two 11 separate One man who thinks that they can be successfully combined has not only expressed his ideas in a recent book but also set up an establishment where the theory is put very 12 into practice The man is Paul Thornton and the place is the Hollics an old farmhouse Whenever I visit a new restaurant I feel the same excitement that keen theatre goers must experience on opening night I had this feeling last Friday evening at dusk as my wife and I were taking a walk in the beautiful gardens of the restaurant 13 after we had arrived Dinner was as excellent as we had been 14 There is no menu forMr Thornton creates his meals rather as a director produces a play Nevertheless the various combinations of 15 at each course are always 16 as if they were done by magic He and his team of highly skilled helpers serve cut and cook the food moving about the stage as confidently as 17 actors The meal is as different from what one finds in ordinary restaurants as a 18 performance of A Midsummer Night s Dream would be from a 专业专业专业专业 权威权威权威权威 高效高效高效高效 分享分享分享分享 www 5haoxue ne t好学网400 0919 456 second rate television production May I offer a few words of advice in case you are thinking of paying him a visit Try not to arrive just after noon asMr Thornton does not serve a normal lunch His brunch which 19 the best 20 of a traditional English breakfast is served around eleven o clock and is so plentiful that lunch is unnecessary A features B shortly C potential D definitely E perfectF promoted G live H professional I characters J promised K choices L includes M pleasures N vigorously O substitutions II M 12 D 13 B 14 J 15 K 16 E 17 H 18 G 19 L 20 A The Look Younger Diet Is the Fountain of Youth a myth Not entirely many experts in nutrition now believe Age fast or age slow it s up to you declaresDr Kenneth Cooper president and founder of the Aerobics Center in Dallas Jeffrey Blumberg associate director of the U S Department of 专业专业专业专业 权威权威权威权威 高效高效高效高效 分享分享分享分享 www 5haoxue ne t好学网400 0919 456 Agriculture s Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston agrees Research shows that many so called age related declines in physiological function seem to have less to do with aging than with environmental factors like diet and exercise Obesity 过 度 肥 胖 is one of the leading causes of accelerated aging according to Cooper If you lose weight stop smoking and exercise he says you can slow the aging process and make dramatic changes in your looks in a relatively short period of time A 37 year old sales director for a Boston computer distribution company is a prime example Over six feet tall he had been considerably overweight most of his like Then he began to worry that his appearance could be hurting his career I got tired of people thinking I was the same age as my brother who s nearly nine years older he says When you re fat people in the business world assume you re out of control Determined to change the sales director entered a hospital based diet program and dropped over 70 pounds I feel and look ten years younger he says At 82 Clarice R Mc Williams a retired business owner in 专业专业专业专业 权威权威权威权威 高效高效高效高效 分享分享分享分享 www 5haoxue ne t好学网400 0919 456 Dallas has the appearance skin tone 肤 色 and mental agility of someone many years younger Most people think I m in my 60s she boasts Mc Williams admits genes play some role in the way she looks but believes diet is an important factor It doesn t matter how good the genes are if you don t eat properly and take care of yourself she says If you want to look good get plenty of rest exercise everyday eat mostly raw fruits and vegetables and quit worrying Says Blumberg There s certainly a link between good nutrition a positive 30 attitude and improved quality of life People can have a say in what s going on with their bodies by selecting a healthful diet Skin Nowhere do the signs of aging manifest themselves more clearly than in the condition of the skin When your weight fluctuates the skin stretches with each up cycle but it may not completely shrink back to its original size in the down cycle As a result the skin may sag 松 弛下垂 专业专业专业专业 权威权威权威权威 高效高效高效高效 分享分享分享分享 www 5haoxue ne t好学网400 0919 456 A severely deficient diet can lead to skin disorders dramatically affecting one s appearance By the same token a well balanced diet with ample supplies of nutrients is thought by many experts to produce a glowing younger look Zinc and vitamin A are important for normal healthy skin Zinc helps the skin repair itself and vitamin A aids in keeping skin supple preventing dryness and helping shed dead cells Good sources of zinc are beef eggs and seafood while many dark green leafy vegetables are rich in beta carotene which the body converts to vitamin A Other foods containing ample amounts of beta carotene include carrots cantaloupe winter squash sweet potatoes sweet red peppers apricots and mangoes Vitamin C helps improve the blood supply to the skin and aids in forming collagen 胶原 the fibrous protein that lies beneath the skin s surface and gives it a smooth appearance Good sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits and juices Brussels sprouts cauliflower snow peas red and green peppers broccoli white and sweet potatoes tomatoes watermelon honeydew melon and cantaloupe Greens are exce