CarolynTwietmeyerlayinanAddisAbabahospitalbedinJuly2008,holding11-yearoldSelah,whohadbeenherdaughterforonlyafewweeks.Swattingbitinginsectsthatswarmedthroughthewindow,shelistenedasdoctorssaidtherewaslittlehopeforherchild:SelahhadAIDS,weighedmere32pounds,andhadlongbeendeniedbloodtransfusionsduetolimitedsupply.WithCarolyn’sbloodnowpumingthroughthegirl’sbody,sheprayedSelahwouldbewellenoughtoboardaplanetotheTwietmeyers’homeintheChicagosuburbs. Luckmayhaveplayedapart,butTwietmeyer’sdeterminationmadeadifferenceinSelah’slife–she’snowanenergetic13yearoldgirl---asithasdoneforCarolynandherhusbandKiel’s12otherkids,aged4to21.Withsevenbiologicalchildrenandsixadopted(twoofwhomhaveHiV),Carolyn,40,andKiel,35,presideoverasomewhatunwieldybutobviouslylovingclan. In2006,TheTwietmeyersfoundedProjectHopeful,anonprofitthat,sofar,hashelpedplaceorphans,manywithHIV,with180familiesintheUS.ShaneandDianeLewis,ofCrownPoint,Illinois,workedwithProjectHopefultoadoptfourdaughers,aged6to8,whoareallHIVpositive.“Carolynisalwaysavailablewithanswersorencouragement,”saysShane“Adoptingachildwithseriousmedicalneedsisnoteasy,”headds“Yourcommitmentwillbetested,butit’sabsolutelyworthit” TheTwietmeyersalsofeelthechallenges.Kiel’s$64000salaryisstretchedthinandCarolynrisesat4:00am.topreparemealsandlessonplans.Butthehappiness,theysay,faroutweighsthecosts.Oneevening,12ofthekidsstageabreak-dancecontestinthefamilyroom.Watchingthemcollapseintoapileofgigglesandshrieks,CarolyncatchesKiel’seyesandsmiles.Wearenotwealthy.Shesays..“Butwefeelrich.”

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.53.(单项选择题) A: turns B: means C: says D: costs

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.60.(单项选择题) A: bought B: captured C: shown D: made

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.52.(单项选择题) A: doubts B: reports C: calculates D: reviews

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.58.(单项选择题) A: mixed B: correlated C: contacted D: Involved

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart. 63.(单项选择题) A: about B: as C: almost D: like