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1、2022年考博英语-厦门大学考前提分综合测验卷（附带答案及详解）1. 单选题Going Green After GrayVisanto Melina, R.D., got the surprise of her career last year, when the Seattle-based vegetarian nutritionist was asked to give a seminar on vegetarianism at a senior citizen center. I thought thered be four or five people. she says. Inste
2、ad, the room was packed with seniors who had paid a $5 fee to hear her advice. And their interest in better health wasnt only keen; it was informed. Theyve obviously been paying attention to new research, she says.If Melina studied demographic trends for a living, she probably wouldnt have been so s
3、urprised. Trend watchers have verified an intriguing new phenomenon. Older people are turning to a vegetarian diet in ever-increasing numbers. Not surprisingly, demographics are driving the drift. By the year 2005, people born between 1949 and 1963 the Baby Boom Generation, will make up 38 percent o
4、f the American population. Furthermore, statistics suggest this educated, health-conscious, rebellious and relatively affluent contingent fits the traditional vegetarian profile. Add to the fact that older people seek natural, pleasant ways to combat problems associated with agingweight gain, higher
5、 cholesterol and blood pressure, increased cancer risk and impaired digestionand you have real motivation to go meatless, says Suzanne Havala, R.D., author of the American Dietetic Associations position paper on vegetarianism.Quantifying this new trend isnt easy, but a 1994 study by Health Focus Inc
6、., an independent research organization based in Des Moines. Iowa, found that shoppers over age 50 are cutting down on their consumption of red meat or eliminating it from their diets entirely. More compelling evidence for the senior surge toward vegetarianism comes from vegetarian groups nationwide
7、, which report a swell in the ranks of older vegetarians. For example, one out of five members of the new Syracuse (N.Y.) Area Vegetarian Education Society is over 50; unusually high for a fledgling organization. And two-thirds of the 850-member Vegetarian Society of Honolulu are also members of the
8、 American Association of Retired Persons, society executives say.An informal poll of older people suggests better health is often the main incentive and objective for turning veg. Three years ago Nancy Roberts, a 53-year-old magazine editor, found herself doing what many people do over the holidays:
9、 overindulging in rich treats. However, this time it made her in. The crash felt like the flu, she says. By chance, Roberts was asked to edit some vegetarian recipes during that same period. She made a few at home, and her flu disappeared.More dramatically, Ruth Heidrich believes vegetarianism saved
10、 her life. The 61 -year-old marathoner and triathlete was diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago, at age 47. When an initial biopsy indicated far more cancer than her doctors had thought, she was ready to take desperate measures. On the day of the diagnosis, she spotted a newspaper ad looking for
11、 volunteers to enroll in a study of breast cancer and diet, conducted by John McDougall, M.D., a leading advocate of the use of diet to fight disease. After meeting McDougall and reviewing what she says was an eight-inch thick file of statistics linking a high-fat diet with breast cancer, Heidrich c
12、onverted from a traditional American diet to an extremely low-fat regimen with no animal products. I didnt even have skim milk on my cereal, she says. After a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, she is cancer-free. She never had to undergo radiation treatment or chemotherapy and believes her stri
13、ct vegetarian diet helped speed her recovery from surgery.1.What does Visanto Melina mean when she says the elderly citizens who attended her seminar were informed on the subject of better health?2.What does the author mean by saying demographics are driving the drift?3.Why did Nancy Roberts fall il
14、l?4.How did Nancy Roberts recover from her illness?5.Why is the passage titled Going Green After Gray?问题1选项A.They had a clear understanding of the subject.B.They wanted more information on the subject.C.They were informed of the latest research on the subject.D.They were extremely knowledgeable abou
15、t the latest developments on the subject.问题2选项A.The huge Baby Boom Generation have decided to become vegetarians.B.The growing trend toward vegetarianism is due to an increase in the number of older people.C.Senior citizens believe that going meatless is a natural and pleasant way to combat problems
16、 of aging.D.More and more people of all ages are going on a vegetarian diet to stay healthy.问题3选项A.Because she caught the flu.B.Because she overexerted herself during the holidays.C.Because she was on a high-fat diet.D.Because she ate too much rich food.问题4选项A.By going on an extremely low-fat regimen.B.By eating some vegetarian dishes at home.C.B
