一、单项选择
Facing up to your problem ____ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.
A. more than B. rather than
C. along with D. or rather
参考答案：
A.more than 多余；B.rather than 而不是；C.along with 一起；D.or rather 确切地说。face up to勇敢面对；句意：勇敢地面对你的问题而不是逃避它们是最好的解决问题的方法。根据句意故选B。
二、阅读理解
Like a needle climbing up a bathroom scale, the number keeps rising. In 1991, 15% of Americans were obese(肥胖的); by 1999, that proportion had grown to 27%. Youngsters, who should have age and activity on their side, are growing larger as well: 19% of Americans under 17 are obese. Waistbands have been popping in other western countries too, as physical activity has declined and diets have expanded. By and large, people in the rich world seem to have lost the fight against flab(松弛).
1.The first sentence of the passage most probably implies that ______.
A.many Americans are obsessed with the rising temperature in their bathroom.
B.more people are overweighed in the United States.
C.people are doing more physical exercises with the help of scales.
D.youngsters become taller and healthier thanks to more activities.
参考答案：
[B] 推理判断题。根据第1段第2句可推断第1句中的the number是指体重增加的人数，故答案为B。
