Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section.there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Let’s say you love roller-skating.Just the thought of 【26】 on your roller.skates brings a smile to your face.You also know that roller-skating is excellent exercise.You have a 【 27 】attitude toward it.
This description of roller-skating【 28 】the three components of an attitude:affect,cognition,and behavior.You love the activity;it's great fun.These feelings 【 29 】the affective or emotional component;they are an important ingredient in attitudes.The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitive component of an attitude.You understand the health 【 30 】that the activity can bring.Finally,attitudes have a behavioral component.Our attitudes 【 31 】us to go outside to enjoy roller—skating.
Now.we don’t want t01eave you with the【 32 】that these three components always work together【 33】.They don’t:sometimes they clash.For example,let’s say you love pizza(affective component);
however,you have high cholesterol and understand(knowledge component) that eating pizza may be bad for your health.Which behavior will your attitude result in,eating pizza or【34 】it?The answer depends off which component happens to be stronger.If you are walking past a pizza restaurant at lunchtime.Your emotions and feelings probably will be stronger than your knowledge that pizza may not be the best food for your health.In that instance.you have pizza for lunch.If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner,however,the knowledge component may 【 35 】,and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal.
A.avoiding
B.benefits
C.highlight
D.illustrates
E.impression
F.improves
G.inquiring
H.perfectly
I.positive
J.prevail
K.primarily
L.prompt
M.specifications
N.strapping
O.typical
参考答案:
26.N.strapping
27.I.positive
28.D.illustrates
29.C.highlight
30.B.benefits
31.L.prompt
32.E.impression
33.H.perfectly
34.A.avoiding
35.J.prevail