Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they're overweight. They don't want people to see them sunbathing and they don't want to have to squeeze into plane seats，But now，thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages，the overweight are having their days in the sun.
"Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don't judge them like other people do，" said Liz Nickels，the owner of Big Adventures，a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving—a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connect­ed to a tank on your back for larger people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extralarge accommodation，many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and hand-held showers. But the best in plus-size vacation lies at Mexico's Freedom Paradise，a 112-room resort(度假勝地) opening this month，which urges guests to" Live Large，Live Free" .
The hotel has wide doorways，reinforced furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public bea­ches. "It's not a hotel just for large people. It's a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday，" said owner J urrian Kilnk，"What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don't feel comfortable at resorts. "Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK.
Though many welcome the new service，some feel differently. "I have a real problem with this，"said Nancy Lenhart，the owner of Camp La Jolia，a Californian weight-loss and fit­ness camp.
"If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn't be discriminated against like this. "
小題1: Large people don't want to go on holiday because        .
A．they don't like sunbathing B．they don't want to be looked at
C．the planes are too crowded D．hotels are not open to them
小題2:In the first paragraph，weight-friendly holiday packages mean        .
A．there are some free packages for the overweight
B．people are friendly to the overweight
C．special holiday for the overweight
D．the overweight can lose weight
小題3:Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming        .  
A．for people to lose weight B．only for larger people
C．jumping from the platform D．underwater
小題4: Mexico's Freedom Paradise is a hotel        .
A．for people of all sizes B．only intended for larger people
C．where everything is oversized D．where larger people can live for free
小題5:The underlined part" you are throwing their weight in their faces" means        .
A．you are beating them in the faceB．you are showing them that they are overweight
C．their faces seem bigger than othersD．you can make them lose weight
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A little later you’ll meet additional people who think they have all the answers.
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We are all interested in equality，but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality，others，still in the name of equality，want only to destroy it．
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A．there is usually a note beside the meat in a meal
B．meat often attracts people’s attention in a meal
C．meat is served only a small amount in a meal
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B．They are concerned about the rights of animals.
C．They worry about their own health.
D．They can’t afford to buy meat.
小題3: A vegan diet will include ______.
A．neither animal products nor diary products
B．diary products but no eggs
C．a(chǎn)nimal products like honey
D．processed food
小題4: According to the passage, the author would probably think that ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll the people should become vegetarians
B．teens should be careful to be vegetarians
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Boeing said Wednesday that it was entering the space tourism business, an announcement that could bolster（增強(qiáng)）the Obama administration’s efforts to transform the National Aeronautics and Space Administration into an agency that focuses less on building rockets and more on nurturing a commercial space industry.
The flights, which could begin as early as 2015, would most likely launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station. The Obama administration has proposed turning over to private companies the business of taking NASA astronauts to orbit, and Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas won an $18 million contract this year for preliminary (初步的)development and testing of a capsule that could carry seven passengers.
Current NASA plans call for four space station crew members to go up at a time, which would leave up to three seats available for space tourists. The flights would be the first to give nonprofessional astronauts the chance to go into orbit aboard a spacecraft launched from the United States. Seven earlier space tourists have made visits to the space station, riding in Russian Soyuz capsules.
“We’re ready now to start talking to possible customers,” said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.
Boeing and Space Adventures have not set a price, although Mr. Anderson said it would be competitive with the Soyuz flights, which Space Adventures arranged with the Russian Space Agency. Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid about $40 million for a Soyuz ride and an eight-day stay at the space station last year. But the possibilities that anyone buying a ticket will get to space on an American vehicle depend on discussions in Congress about the future of NASA.
小題1: Which of the following is most probably a private travel company?
A. Boeing.                     B. Space Adventure.
C. NASA.                       D. Russian Space Agency.
小題2: How many people can be carried along on a capsule to the space station?
A．3. B．4. C．7. D．11.
小題3: What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The American space tourism company is located in Virginia.
B．Russia has already taken lead in working on the space tourism business.
C．NASA has decided to focus less on building rockets because of the financial crisis.
D．In 2015, America would be the first country in the world to run the space tourism business.
小題4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Taking NASA Astronauts to Orbit.B．Living in the Space Station Space.
C．Ticket Price under Discussion.D．Boeing Could Fly You to Orbit by 2015.

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