第四部分：閱讀理解（每題3分，共45分）
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    第1篇
    Stress Level Tied to Education Level
    People with less education suffer fewer stressful days, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior．
    However, the study also found that when 1ess-educated people did suffer stress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health．
    From this, researchers have concluded that the day-to-day factors that cause stress are not random．Ⅵr11ere you are in society determines the kinds of problems that you have each day, and how well you will cope with them．
    The research team interviewed a national sample of 1．03 1 adults daily for eight days about their stress level and health．People without a high school diploma reported stress on 30 percent of the study days，people with a high school degree reported stress 38 percent of the time，and people with college degrees reported stress 44 percent of the time．
    ‘‘Less advantaged people are less healthy on a daily basis and are more likely to have downward turns in their health?！眑ead researcher Dr．Joseph Grzywacz，of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a prepared statement．“The downward turns in health were connected with daily stressors．a(chǎn)nd the effect of daily stressors on their health is much more devastating for the less advantaged．”
    Grzywacz suggested follow-up research to determine why less-educated people report fewer days of stress when it is known their stress is more acute and chronic．
    “If something happens every day, maybe it’snot seen as a stressor”Grzywacz says．“Maybe it is just 1ife．”
    詞匯 ：
    stressful adj．緊張的；壓力重的
    diploma n．畢業(yè)文憑，畢業(yè)證書(shū)
    stressor n．緊張刺激物
    devastating adj．毀滅性的
    follow-up n．(對(duì)病人的)隨訪(fǎng)
    1． Stress level is closely related to
    A)family size．
    B)social status．
    C)body weight．
    D)work experience．
    2．The 1．03 1 adults were interviewed
    A)on adaily basis for 8days．
    B)during one of eight days．
    C)all by Grzywacz．
    D)in groups．
    3． Which group reported the biggest number of stressful days?
    A)People without any education．
    B)People without high school degrees．
    C)People with high school degrees．
    D)People with college degrees．
    4．The less advantaged people are，the greater
    A)the impact of stress on their health is．
    B)the effect of education on their health is
    C)the level of their education is．
    D)the degree of their health concern is．
    5．Less—educated people report fewer days of stress possibly because
    A)they don’t want to tell the truth．
    B)they don’t want to face the truth．
    C)stress is too common a factor in their life．
    D their stress is more acute．
    第2篇
    Florida Hit by Cold Air Mass
    In January,2003，the eastern two．thirds of the United States was at the mercy of a bitterly cold air mass that has endangered Florida’s citrus trees，choked3 northern harbors with ice and left bewildered residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks digging out of up to a foot of snow．
    The ice chill deepened as temperatures fell to the single digits in most of the South, with an unfamiliar dip below the freezing mark。as far South as parts of interior South Florida．Temperatures in Florida plunged，with West Palm Beach dropping to a record low of 2 degrees．
    “We couldn’t believe how cold it was，”said Martin King，who arrived this week in Orlando from England．“We brought shorts，T-shirt，and I had to go out and buy another coat．”
    The temperature plunge posed a threat to Florida’s US$9.1 billion-a-year citrus crop，more of which is still on the trees．Growers were hurrying to harvest as much of the fruit as possible before it was damaged by cold．
    “Time is of the essence in getting fruit to the plant，”said Tom Rogers，a citrus grower who expected to see damage to oranges and grapefruit at that time．
    In Florida，Governor Jeb Bush signed an emergency order to eliminate the weight limit on trucks so citrus growers could get as much fruit to market as possible．
    Casey Pace，a spokeswoman for Florida Citrus Mutual，said growers had sprayed trees with sprinklers，which created a layer of ice and helped maintain a temperature near freezing．Citrus trees are considered in danger of damage if the temperature drops below minus 2 degrees Celsius
    for four hours or more．Snow ranging from a dusting to up to 30 centimeters blanketed the Carolinas，Tennessee and parts of Virginia．
    詞匯：
    citrus／n．檸檬，柑橘；柑橘屬果樹(shù)
    spokeswoman／n．女發(fā)言人
    bewilder／v．使迷惑；使為難：把…弄糊涂
    sprinkler／n．灑水器：灑水車(chē)
    Celsius／adj．?dāng)z氏的
    shorts／n．寬松運(yùn)動(dòng)褲；男用短襯褲
    1．Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?
    A)The cold air mass was a threat to Florida’s citrus crop．
    B)The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark
    C)The northern harbors were blocked with ice．
    D)The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass．
    2．According to the second paragraph，in which area(s)did the temperature fall below zero?
    A)Most of the South．
    B)Parts of interior South Florida．
    C)West Palm Beach．
    D)All of the above．
    3．King’s statement that“We brought shorts，T-shirt，and I had to go out and buy another coat．” shows that
    A) he was caught by the sudden cold．
    B) he needed formal clothes．
    C)fashion in Florida is tempting．
    D)Florida is hot compared with England．
    4．Governor Jeb issue the emergency order because he
    A)thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable．
    B)tried to improve the traffic condition of the express ways．
    C)wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible
    D)wanted to stop mucks from carrying too much fruit to market．
    5．Which statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?
    A)Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged．
    B)Citrus uees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2~C for four hours
    C)The Carolinas，Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow．
    D)Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers．