Li Bai is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and a representative of the High Tang culture, combination of realistic Northern culture represented by Confucian philosophy and romantic Southern culture represented by Taoist philosophy. But he could neither realize his Confucian ideal to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism, so he could only chant poetry and drink wine to drown his sorrow as described by Du Fu in Eight Immortal Drinkers. Here we see the tragedy of a genuine staying lonely on earth like an angel fallen from Heaven. His poetry is marked by male greatness in the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar, in which we see the mountain cloud from down below and the Silver River, Chinese name for the Milky Way, fall from on high, and heaven and earth seem to merge into one, that is the Chinese way of communion with nature. In his poetry, we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people, of his friends, in short, of truth, good and beauty.
Li Bai is best known for the extraordinary imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love for liquor. Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life travelling, although in his case it was because his wealth allowed him to, rather than because his poverty forced him. He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze River, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the reflection of the moon.
1. What is this passage mainly about?| A．The introduction to a famous poet in Tang Dynasty — Li Bai. |
| B．The differences between romantic and realistic culture. |
| C．The extraordinary characteristics of Li Bai’s poems. |
| D．The travelling experiences while Li Bai made poems. |
| A．he is a representative of the combination of realistic and romantic culture |
| B．he could not put his ability to good use in serving his country at that time |
| C．he had a depressed mental state and only drunk wine and chanted poetry |
| D．he made the poems in which complaints and dissatisfaction could be shown |
| A．beautiful nature and feelings | B．criticism of social realism |
| C．relationship between different classes | D．cruelty of the officialdom |
| A．the Silver River ran down from the high mountain | B．Li Bai loved the beauty of nature badly |
| C．Li Bai’s poems were written down by a man | D．the cloud was like waterfall from high heaven |
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【推荐1】When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带) around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven. Her spine (脊柱) become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?| A．A far better artist. |
| B．A far more gifted artist. |
| C．A much stronger person. |
| D．A much more famous person. |
| A．polio |
| B．her bent spine |
| C．back injuries |
| D．the operations she had |
| A．1930s | B．1940s |
| C．1950s | D．1970s |
| A．Devotion. | B．Sympathy. |
| C．Worry. | D．Encouragement. |
【推荐2】Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has inspired a new English word. "Stay awesome and ZHUperb!" wrote a blogger at a US-based volleyball website. The word combines "Zhu" and "superb (卓越的)", to describe the 27-year-old player.
Zhu's excellent scoring performances put her among the Top 10 Global Outstanding Athletes for this year's Heracles Prize of the Big Ben Award. As the captain, Zhu "created the new golden age of women's volleyball in China", the award said. Zhu is considered a national hero by many in China, with good reason. Before this year's World Cup victory, she helped the national volleyball team win the 2015 FIVB World Cup, the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Although she's a superstar now, it hasn't been easy for Zhu to get to where she is. Born to a farming family in Henan province, Zhu earned a chance to attend a local sports school at age 13. She became well known to the public by helping China's U20 team win the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Shortly after, Zhu joined the national team and began playing under legendary coach Lang Ping.
At first, the 1. 98-meter-tall Zhu found it difficult to move quickly and stay balanced. But Lang Ping took advantage of her height and trained her to jump high and smash balls. Her work paid off. Zhu is now an outstanding player. "Hard work and talent are equally important. I'll move forward step by step," she told People's Daily.
1. Why was "ZHUperb" created?| A．To create a new game. | B．To introduce a volleyball website. |
| C．To describe the volleyball superstar. | D．To celebrate her winning of World Cup. |
| A．Zhu Ting's training. | B．Zhu Ting's personal qualities. |
| C．Zhu Ting's achievements. | D．Zhu Ting's future plan. |
| A．In 2000. | B．In 2013. | C．In 2015. | D．In 2016. |
| A．To build up her confidence. |
| B．To make use of her advantages. |
| C．To train her to be the captain of the team. |
| D．To instruct her to move forward step by step. |
【推荐3】Teenage aviator Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo (单独飞行).
The 19-year-old, who has dual British-Belgian nationality, landed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on Thursday, completing an epic 41-country journey spanning over 52,000 kilometers (32,300 miles), and broke two Guinness World Records in the process.
“I made it,” Rutherford, who received an overjoyed welcome on her arrival, told reporters.
Not only has she beaten the record held by American Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she flew around the globe unaccompanied in 2017, Rutherford also now holds the title for the first woman to circumnavigate the world in a microlight aircraft (微型飞机). She is also the first Belgian to fly around the world alone.
However, the teenager’s route to glory hasn’t been without its challenges. Rutherford departed on August 18, 2021, expecting to finish in about three months. But she was plagued by setbacks, including month-long delays in both Alaska and Russia due to “visa and weather issues,” pushing her schedule back eight weeks.
“I would say the hardest part was definitely flying over Siberia — it was extremely cold. It was minus 35 degrees Celsius on the ground,” Rutherford said during a press conference.
“If the engine were to switch off, I’d be hours away from rescue and I don’t know how long I could have survived for.”
“I was hoping to complete it by Christmas but I guess that’s not happening anymore,” Rutherford told reporters t in Seoul, South Korea after arriving from Vladivostok on December 13. “But it’s an adventure.”
While she’s flown to an array of destinations, such as Singapore, Egypt and Greece, along with Russia and South Korea, Rutherford has been unable to explore any of them on land due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The final leg of her journey was also hit with delays due to bad weather, which meant her completion date was moved back another week.
1. What has Rutherford achieved?| A．Flying around the globe alone in 2017. |
| B．Breaking two Guinness World Records. |
| C．The youngest microlight aircraft pilot. |
| D．The first pilot to fly around the world solo. |
| A．Air out. | B．Pull off. |
| C．Fly around. | D．Take on. |
| A．She could manage the engine. | B．The situation was very severe then. |
| C．The engine was in very good condition. | D．She could wait long enough to get rescue. |
| A．Rutherford has beaten the world flying record. |
| B．A journey was hit by the Covid-19 restrictions. |
| C．Rutherford has flown to an array of destinations. |
| D．A teen becomes youngest woman to fly the world solo. |
【推荐1】Toni Morrison was an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels, Beloved, Song of Solomon and others explored the way African-Americans search for freedom and identity in a country obsessed (受困扰的) with skin colour. Morrison was nearly 40 when she published her first novel The Bluest Eye in 1970. The Nobel Prize committee described her writing as “language itself, a language she wants to liberate from race”. Her novels discussed America’s past, focusing on black history and the effects of slavery and racism. She called her characters “the unfree at the heart of the democratic experiment”.
In 1988, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved, the story of a mother who kills her baby daughter rather than permit her to return to slavery. It became a best-seller and was later made into a film. Many Americans admired her as the country’s greatest writer, including former President Barack Obama.
She was born in 1931. She attended Howard University, an all-black university in Washington, DC. At Howard, she read African, British and American literature, including writers William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf. After a short marriage, she became a single mother of two sons and worked as a book editor in New York.
Several publishers rejected her first book The Bluest Eye, but it impressed The New York Times’ book critic John Leonard, who believed Morrison was an important new voice. He said her writing was “so full of pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry”.
Morrison enjoyed her literary fame and was proud of her Nobel Prize.
1. What are Toni Morrison’s books mainly about?| A．Women’s equality and rights. | B．The development of America. |
| C．The literature of America. | D．Black history and racism. |
| A．Beloved. | B．Song of Solomon. |
| C．The Bluest Eye. | D．The New York Times. |
| A．To show Barack Obama’s support in literature. |
| B．To prove Toni Morrison’s greatness as a writer. |
| C．To stress Toni Morrison’s contribution to America. |
| D．To remind readers of the skin colour of Barack Obama. |
| A．He thought highly of Morrison. |
| B．He rejected the book The Bluest Eye. |
| C．The book The Bluest Eye made him painful. |
| D．Toni Morrison’s book was hard to understand. |
【推荐2】Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In theUnited States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people’s lives. It alters people’s ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains (维持) modern life.
Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, and a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高) people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.
The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible. To do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.[
Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization andstandards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.
1. According to the author, American television is poor in quality because _________.| A．it is controlled by radio companies |
| B．the programs have to be developed partly for economic reasons |
| C．advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas |
| D．it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radio |
| A．be entertaining and attractive |
| B．reflect society and attract society |
| C．maintain and encourage the life as it exists |
| D．change with the development of society |
| A．TV has become a must in the American’s life. |
| B．One can expect to improve his understanding significantly from watching TV. |
| C．American TV is important to most people as it affects their life in many ways. |
| D．American TV nowadays has some different standards from the past. |
| A．negative | B．positive |
| C．indifferent | D．sympathetic |
【推荐3】“The Life of Pi” is about a teenage boy from India, called Pi, who travels across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat. His companion (同伴) in the lifeboat is an enormous tiger. It was written by the Canadian author Yann Martel, and has sold seven million copies worldwide.
At the start of the book, we learn about Pi's childhood in India. His father is a zookeeper and the family live in a house in the zoo. Pi and his brother help their father in the zoo and learn to look after the animals. When Pi is sixteen, his family decide to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family take the animals with them on a ship to Canada. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Sadly, Pi's family and the ship's sailors die in the storm. Pi finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orangutan and a tiger. When he sees the animals, Pi is scared and he jumps into the ocean. Then he remembers there are sharks in the ocean and he climbs back into the lifeboat. One by one, the animals in the lifeboat kill and eat each other, till only Pi and the tiger are left alive. Luckily for Pi, there is some food and water on the lifeboat, but he soon needs to start catching fish. He feeds the fish to the tiger to stop it killing and eating him. He also uses a whistle and his knowledge of animals from the zoo to control the tiger.
Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. They live through terrible storms and are burnt by the Pacific sun. They are often hungry and ill. Sometimes, Pi is happy and hopeful, but sometimes he feels sad and lonely. Finally, they arrive at the coast of Mexico, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end!
1. What is the purpose of the text?| A．To tell us a story. | B．To introduce a book. |
| C．To make an advertisement. | D．To introduce a film. |
| A．They don't want to leave them in India. |
| B．They want to make them a home on the ship. |
| C．They don't want to sell the animals to others. |
| D．They take them along to their new owner. |
| A．They meet a storm and only Pi survives. |
| B．The tiger kills Pi's family and the sailors. |
| C．Pi finds a lifeboat and saves all the animals. |
| D．Pi lives peacefully with the animals. |
| A．Kind, honest and helpful. | B．Weak, selfish and careless. |
| C．Playful, naughty and energetic. | D．Clever, brave and strong minded. |
【推荐1】It was Saturday again. Lily and Lucy disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.
Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Lily had to attend the art lesson and Lucy had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Lily and Lucy al the same time. “Do you have the same idea as me?” they asked each other and laughed. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Lily put on Lucy’s ballet dress while Lucy put Lily’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.
When the art lesson started, Lucy couldn’t understand the art teacher Unlike Lily, Lucy was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Lucy didn’t dare to hand in her work.
Meanwhile, Lily was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Lucy, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t depend on copying what others are doing.”
When Lily and Lucy arrived home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else that they were not.
1. What was the twins’ plan?| A．To be each other for a day. | B．To have a day off. |
| C．To wear the same clothes. | D．To have a normal day like their classmates. |
| A．Lost. | B．Excited. | C．Mad. | D．Sleepy. |
| A．The teachers. | B．The classmates. | C．The dance steps. | D．The ballet dresses. |
| A．Don’t try to run before you can walk. |
| B．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
| C．The grass is not always greener on the other side. |
| D．Saying is one thing and doing is another. |
【推荐2】Even though my grandfather, whom I called Papaw, was a farmer, my grandma would iron his work clothes every day. But as the years passed, I began to question this practice. Why in the world did Papaw need his work ironed? Most days, he never saw anyone but me and maybe a few other farmers.
One day when I was about 13, I asked Grandma about it. I wanted to know why she thought she should spend time and effort pressing clothes that were seldom seen and would be filthy in just a short time in the field. She told me that Papaw was the most handsome man in the world. She said he was her best friend and the love of her life. She loved every chance she got to show him off and make the rest of the world jealous(嫉妒的) that he was hers.
Later that day, I looked closely at Papaw. He sure didn’t look all that handsome to me. His hair was thin on top. I really didn’t see how anyone could consider this man the most handsome one in the world. So I asked Grandma about it again a few days later. I told her that I had closely watched him and most certainly didn’t see him as the most handsome man on the earth. She smiled and gave me a girlish smile.
“You just aren’t looking in the right light. He has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. His face lights up when he smiles. I iron his clothes every day because he is a man worthy of respect. I want him to look the part every day.” I decided to forget I had ever asked. How could this old woman think that a common old man with false teeth was beautiful?
Years went on, and I watched Grandma and Papaw grow old together. I was probably 30 when it dawned on me what beauty really was — it was Grandma’s ironing Papaw’s pants.
1. What did the author think of Grandma’s ironing clothes for Grandpa at first?| A．It was not necessary at all. | B．It was wise of Grandma to do that. |
| C．It was a funny way to show love. | D．It was important for Grandpa to meet others. |
| A．Worn. | B．Dirty. | C．Useless. | D．Ignored. |
| A．Ugly. | B．Special. | C．Ordinary. | D．Very handsome. |
| A．Beauty lies in the lovers’ eyes. | B．Love requires trust. |
| C．Love will find its way out. | D．Love and a cough cannot be hidden. |
【推荐3】The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and carefully positioned myself to take this wildlife encounter. The second time: same thing. The third time: I picked up my phone and took a snapshot. By the fourth or fifth time, I didn’t even look when I felt something bump into me. I knew what it was.
I was there to shoot a story about island restoration in the Seychelles, far off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Until roughly the middle of the past century, the small island nation showed signs of real environmental killing — local vegetation cleared to make way for coconut plantations, foreign rats and mice running uncontrolled, native sea turtles and giant tortoises being exploited. Biodiversity seemed destroyed. But then the country experienced a shift in conservation awareness — and the giant Aldabra tortoises are among its most visible signs.
Every morning when I woke up and walked outside the hut, I had to remind myself that I hadn’t traveled back in time. I could see flightless Aldabra rails, coconut crabs the size of dinner plates, and giant tortoises — roughly four feet long and weighing up to 550 pounds — just wandering around. The number of sharks in the bay was crazy. Frigatebirds and boobies (鲣鸟) nested in the mangroves (a kind of tree). When we left our hut doors open, which we often did to let in air, the tortoises would walk right through.
In the late afternoon or early evening, whenever they’d finished eating, the tortoises would drop themselves down and fall asleep with their heads outstretched. That made nighttime trips to the outhouse perilous. To get there, we’d have to go 200 feet into the mangroves, negotiating what I called the tortoise slalom trail.
It was a track without a pattern, because of course they picked different places to sleep every night. Avoiding them was important: Falling headfirst over a tortoise onto the sharp coral rock could lead to serious injury on an island far from medical facilities.
Nothing was easy on Aldabra, and much of it was insanely difficult. Yet living among the tortoises in this primordial place, in one of the last spots where reptiles still rule, was one of the happiest times of my life.
1. How did the author feel about his final meeting with the tortoise in his room?| A．Calm | B．Excited | C．Concerned | D．Disturbed |
| A．Introducing foreign species. | B．Killing too many rats and mice. |
| C．Planting lots of coconut trees. | D．Repairing the building on the island. |
| A．To stress the importance of their work. | B．To introduce how large the tortoises are. |
| C．To present his daily routine on the island. | D．To show how the wildlife is diverse on the island. |
| A．Island fills with curious tourists. | B．Aldabra calls for wildlife protection. |
| C．Tortoises rule on this isolated island again. | D．Efforts are made to protect the environment. |
【推荐1】It’s not possible to stay together with loved ones all the time. Sometimes family members have to be far away from each other. During that time, they might face something terrible. Although we know what they are suffering, being far away makes it harder to help and comfort loved ones. There is no use worrying a lot about them. Instead, keeping a positive attitude of support is more helpful than getting into worrying about the person. I think it is what I can do to help my loved ones.
My daughter has been working full-time during summer about 10 hours a day. She has to study hard for a big entrance exam. At first, like most people, I wanted to try to solve the problems and try to explain the situation. Was there a better way of time management? Was there a better way of studying for this test? However, that was not always helpful. Sometimes, it even gave more pressure to her. Sometimes it might sound like there was something wrong to improve However, it was just tiring at the end of the day. What would be the kind thing to do in this situation? It was hard to read someone’s mind. I decided to just chat with her online and to send a hug emoji (表情符号) this time. It seemed more suitable than talking about solutions. Giving space can also be an act of help, comfort and kindness
It is fun and meaningful experiment to actively think about kind things to do rather than let it happen naturally. I’ve realized it and I’m grateful for this chance to share online. Give it a try too and you’ll enjoy sweetness.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Worry is the best comfort to a loved one. |
| B．It is impossible to love someone around us. |
| C．The distance helps you do more to loved ones. |
| D．It’s no use worrying a lot about loved ones not around us. |
| A．By talking about solutions. | B．By explaining all problems. |
| C．By buying a gift for her. | D．By giving simple emojis online |
| A．To advise people to comfort loved ones as he did. |
| B．To tell us the ways to get along with others. |
| C．To discuss the rebuilding of personal relationships. |
| D．To show distance makes it hard to comfort loved ones. |
【推荐2】Recently, two parents who live in the state of Maryland, near Washington, D.C., were found guilty. What was their crime? The parents let their two children walk home together unsupervised(无人监管的) from a neighborhood park.
The children are a 10-year-old boy named Rafi and his 6-year-old sister Dvora, both of whom like to play at their neighborhood park. After playing, they walk home- by themselves. On December 20, 2014, police officer stopped the children as they walked along a busy street. They drove the children home.
What happened next came as a shock, says Alexander Meitiv, their father. Mr. Meitiv says the police would not let him go to his children. They physically blocked him.
This incident has restarted a debate in the U.S. about the amount of independence parents should give their children. Some people object to courts telling parents how to raise their children. They also think children benefit from exploring the outside world without a lot of supervision. Opponents(反对者)say this so called “free-range parenting” can put children in danger.
Free-range is usually a term used to describe farm animals that live uncaged. With parents, it means loosening control over children. Being out in the world alone is how most American children played just a generation ago. This is the way children still do play in many parts of the world.
Rafi and Dvora's parents. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, are both trained scientists. They defend “free-range parenting”. Dannielle Meitiv explains, “The idea of free-range parenting is really that your children need the freedom to explore. They need to be alone, without parents. They learn to take risks. They learn to be independent.”
But opponents say children may not be able to safely explore the world alone. They may not be able to cross the street safely. They may got lost. They could get hurt or, a parent's worst nightmare, kidnapped(绑架).
Supporters of free-range parenting argue that many more children die in car accidents than are kidnapped. But, they say, parents still put children in cars all the time.
1. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv were found guilty of .| A．Abandoning their children | B．Scolding their children unfairly |
| C．Inadequate supervision of their children | D．Disapproval of their children's playing by themselves |
| A．walking freely together with children | B．allowing children freedom to explore independently |
| C．having children under supervision at all times | D．providing children with the basic necessities for free |
| A．Honesty is the best policy | B．Spare the rod(棍子) and spoil the child |
| C．We cannot throw the baby out with the bath water | D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy |
| A．Safety of the Children in the Park | B．Problems with Free-range Parenting |
| C．Children are suffering Physical Abuse | D．Old Style Parenting starts Debate in the USA |
【推荐3】On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that 42% of Americans could be overweight by 2030. Our expanding waistlines lead to not only a medical problem, but according to a recent article In The New York Times, it could also endanger personal safety in some situations—in an airplane crash, for example.
The New York Times’ Christen Negroni reports that engineers and scientists are questioning whether airplane seats are adequately constructed to protect overweight travelers. Government standards for airplane seat strength（强度）— first set moe than 60 years ago — require that the seats be made for a passenger weighing 170 pounds (77kg). Today, the average American man weighs nearly 194 pounds (88kg) and the average woman 165 pounds (75kg). Negroni reports:
“If a heavier person completely fills seat, the seat is not likely to behave as intended during a crash,” said Robert Salazar, the leading scientist at the Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia. “The energy absorption that is built into the aircraft seat is likely to be overpowered and the passengers will not be protected properly.”
“Nor would the injury be limited to that passenger only,” Dr. Salzar said. “If a seat or a seat belt fails,” he said, “those people who are seated nearby could be endangered from ‘the uncontrolled movements of the passenger’.”
Most complaints about airplane seats focus on their lack of comfort and high ticket price, and whether overweight passengers should be made to buy two seats. But The New York Times’ article brings up another reason to feel anxious about flying. Investigators of the issue got in touch with the airplane seat and seat belt makers, but they refused to comment on the problem. Experts agreed that crash testing should be done with overweight dummies （人体模型）. Both airplane seats and seat belts should be tested, they said.
Fortunately, however, according to Nora Marshall, a senior adviser at the National Transportation Safety Board, the board’s investigators have never seen an accident involving a commercial plane in which the weight of a passenger was a problem.
1. What is the article in The New York Times mainly concerned with?| A．The size of airplane seats and seat belts. |
| B．Safety of overweight airplane passengers. |
| C．Airplane crashes involving commercial planes. |
| D．A medical problem caused by being overweight. |
| A．overweight passengers should buy two seats |
| B．the government should help produce safer planes |
| C．standards for airplane seat strength should be raised |
| D．passengers should know how to protect themselves |
| A．airplane seat makers have taken action now |
| B．there are few complaints about airplane seats |
| C．those seate near the overweight may suffer too |
| D．only a small number of airplane accidents involve the overweight |
| A．Why Do Passengers Feel Anxious about Flying? |
| B．Will 42% of Americans Be OVERWEIGHT BY 2030? |
| C．When Will the Overweight Enjoy Their Flight? |
| D．Are Airplane Seats Safe Enough for the Overweight? |
