2024年同等學(xué)力申碩英語統(tǒng)一考試真題

同等學(xué)力申碩英語全國統(tǒng)一考試真題PaperOne試卷一（90minutes）PartⅠDialogueCommunicationSectionADialogueCompletionDirections：Inthissection，youwillreadfiveshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers，eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialoguebymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHRET.1.A：Howabouthavinglunchwithmetoday，Paul？B：A.I’llseeyouthen.B.Thanksalot.C.Soundsgreat.D.Icancomeanytime.2.A：I’manxioustogetstartedonmyproject.Canwediscussitsometimebeforetheweekend？B：A.Whydidn’tyoutellmeearlier.B.Yes，thatcouldhearranged.C.Ican’tspendanytime.D.Yes，it’seasytodiscussit.3.A：Hello，George.Whatalovelyhomeyouhave！B：A.Yeah，thisgardenisbeautiful.B.Nicetohaveyoudropby.C.Why，thankyou.I’mgladyoucouldcome.D.Let’ssitheresowecanadmiretheview.4.A：Doyoufeellikedoinganythingthisweekend，Jerry？B：A.No，Idon’tminddoinganything.B.Yes，allright.Whatdoyousuggest？C.WecouldalwaysgotoDave’sparty.D.Howdoyoulikesciencefictionmovies？5.A：Excuseme，boss.There’saJackWelshontheline.Doyouwanttotalktohim？B：A.Oh，I’mafraidIwon’t.B.No，havehimcallbacklater.C.Doeshewanttoleaveamessage？D.Wouldyoupleaseholdmycalls？SectionBDialogueComprehensionDirections：Inthissection，youwillreadfiveshortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.AttheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD.Choosethebestanswertothequestionfromthefourchoicesbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.6.Woman：Youwerelateagainthismorning.Man：Sowhat？Question：Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman’sblame？A.Hefeltsorryforbeinglate.B.Hedidnotadmithewaslate.C.Hegotnervousforbeinglate.D.Hedidnotcareaboutbeinglate.7.Woman：Thesoftwareisveryuser-friendly.Man：Yes，butisleavessomethingtobedesired.Question：Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesoftware？A.Itisofexcellentstandard.B.Itisofverylowstandard.C.Ithasreachedtheexpectedstandard.D.Itdoesnotreachtheexpectedstandard.8.Man：Hi，Susan.Ihearyourskitripwasoutofthisworld！Woman：Itwaswonderful.Ididn’twanttocomebacktotherealworld！Question：WhatcanwelearnaboutSusan？A.Shepreferredtoliveinanunrealworld.B.Sheenjoyedtheskiingverymuch.C.Shelostcontactwiththisworld.D.Shefailedtocarryoutherskiplan.9.Woman：Wally，thenecklaceisbeautiful，butreally，youshouldn’thave！Man：You’rewelcome.Ithinkitlooksbeautifulonyou.Question：Whatdidwallydoforthewoman？A：Heboughthernecklace.B：Hehelpedherputonthenecklace.C：Hehelpedherchooseanecklace.D：Hetriedtoflatterher.10.Woman：WhenwelivedinParisIworkedparttime.Butsincewemoved，justcookandclean.Igettiredofdoingthesameoldthingsdaybyday.Man：Itsoundslikeyouneedtogetoutofthehouse.Question：Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo？A.Togetajob.B.Tomovetoanotherplace.C.Tovisitsomefriends.D.Todosomeoutdoorexercises.PartⅡVocabulary（10minutes，10points）SectionADirections：Inthissectiontherearetensequences，eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.11.Byadvocatingmoderatechange，theythinkthattheycankeepconsumercostslow.A.reasonableB.radicalC.immediateD.minimum12.Nuclearpower，withallitsinherentproblems，isstilltheonlyoptiontoguaranteeenoughenergyinthefuture.A.solutionB.policyC.choiceD.reason13.Thepromisedwageincreaseisbeingheldbackwhileitisexaminedbythegovernmenttoseeifitisgreaterthanthelawallows.A.dismissedB.delayedC.neglectedD.rejected14.Safetyofficialshaveearnestlyquestionedwhethertheincreaseduseofsyntheticmaterialsheightenstheriskoffire.A.cautiouslyB.severelyC.accuratelyD.seriously15.Thebookshiftedheroutlookfromsocialtospiritual，foritsthemewasthatbeforeyouchangeotherpeopleyouhavetochangeyourself.A.viewpointB.vocationC.prospectD.preference16.RacingtheclockeverydayissuchanexhaustingeffortthatwhenIactuallyhaveafewfreemoments，Itendtocollapse.A.falldownB.fallinC.falloutD.fallbehind17.Thesenatoragreedthathissupportofthemeasurewouldjeopardizehischancesforreelection.A.benefitB.endangerC.hinderD.disturb18.Themicroscopeenablesscientiststodistinguishanincrediblenumberandvarietyofbacteria.A.unavoidableB.unchangeableC.unbelievableD.unpredictable19.HenoticedthatJoanwasstudyinghimclosely，butherexpressiongaveawaynothingofwhatshewasthinking.A.revealedB.disposedC.remindedD.distributed20.AtlastJohnSmithchosetostepdownasthecompany’schiefexecutiveandreturntohisrootsinsoftwareresearch.A．resignB.removeC．retireD.replaceSectionB21.Hisessayis_____withmorethan120full-colorphotographsthatdepictthenationalparkinallseasons.A.containedB.illustratedC.exposedD.strengthened22.Localgovernment_____couldbeobtainedthroughalocalincometaxand/oralocalsalestax.A.budgetB.expenseC.financeD.revenue23.Evenafterreadingitforthreelines，hecouldn’t_____themeaningofthatletter.A.conceiveB.consultC.contrastD.concern24.Thetemperatureinthisareaislowenoughtoallowfallingsnowto_____andslowlytransformintoice.A.preserveB.accumulateC.meltD.spread25.Incalculatingthedailycalorierequirementsforanindividual，variationsinbodysize，physicalactivityandageshouldbe_____.A.broughtintopracticeB.takenintoaccountC.thrownlightonD.lookeddownupon26.Theshygirlfeltquite_____anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswertheinterviewer’squestion.A.amusedB.sensitiveC.curiousD.awkward27.Thecoursesaimtogivegraduatesanup-to-dategraspoftheirsubjectand_____laboratoryskills.A.superficialB.subjectiveC.structuralD.sophisticated28.Therewasnolightonthewayandforasecondshehesitated，unableto_____thedimfigureawaitingher.A.setoutB.makeoutC.pickupD.clearup29.Somepeopleapparentlyhaveanamazingabilityto_____therightanswer.A.comeupwithB.lookuptoC.putupwithD.liveupto30.Ihadbeenauniversitystudentforthreeyears，butnotuntilthisafternoonhadIfeltthethrillof_____.A.confusionB.disappointmentC.sensationD.fulfillmentPartⅢReadingComprehension（45minutes，25points）Direction：Therearefivepassagesinthispart，Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicemarkedA，B，CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.PassageOneTheymaybeoneofBritain’smostsuccessfulexportsandamongtheworld’smostpopularTVshows，rankingalongsidetheWorldCupFinalandtheOlympicsGamesopeningceremonyintermsofaudience.But，inBritain，beautycompetitionsareunfashionable.Tomostpeople，beautycontestsseemsasout-datedasbowing.NicolasBaker，alawyerinLondon，saidthat“AsmuchasIthinkit’sfineforwomentodoit，Idon’tthinkit’sinterestingandinfact，Ithinkthey’reirrelevanttotoday.”Lastyear，MissWorldwasbroadcastto142countries，butitwasn’tevenshowninthecountrywhereitstartedin1951.Itwasn’talwaysthiswayinBritain.Oncebeautyqueensdatedfootballers，traveledtheworldandwereguaranteedfame，fortuneandfun.Now，theyopennewsupermarkets，aresponsoredbydry-cleaningcompaniesandifthey’relucky，theygetfreeclothesfromsupermarkets.WhenFrancescaMarchantwascrownedMissSussexin1969，itwassomethingtobeextremelyproudof“Icamefromasmalltown，andallmyfriendsweregreenwithenvywhentheyfoundoutI’dwon.Myboyfriendatthetimethoughtitwasterrificandboastedtoeveryonethathewasgoingoutwithabeautyqueen.Butthegoodtimescouldn’tlast.Thefeministmovementgatheredmomentum.Somewomenweredeterminedtobringanendtothese“cattleshows.”Nowadays，sayingthatyouwereabeautyqueenjustdoesn’tsoundgood.MissWorldorganizersclaimthatcontestantsarejudgedonqualitiesotherthanjusttheirphysicalappearance.ButJacquelineGold，England’srepresentativeatthisyear’scontest，wasnotchosenbecauseofheracademicrecord.TheMissWorldWebsitestatesthatshe“l(fā)eftschoolhavinggainedmanycomputerqualifications，andcertificatesinFirstAidandLiftSaving.”meaning，notmuchofaneducation.Theonlytimecontestsattractattentionnowisbecauseoftheprotesters.Atthe1999MissWorldinBritainaround60demonstratorshurledflourbombsandfoughtwiththepolice.Theydenouncedthebeautycontestasa“sexistcattlemarket”.Theywavedbannerssaying“fatgirlsarecool”and“women’sbodiesarenotforsale.”31.BeautycontestsinBritainarenow.A.bringinghugebenefitsforthecountryB.aspopularastheWorldCupFinalC.nolongerpopularinthecountryD.widelyprotestedinthecountry32.TheattitudeofNicolasBakertowardsbeautycontestsisthat.A.womenshouldn’tattendthecontestsB.thecontestsarefinebuthedoesn’tlikethemC.thecontestsareinsultstowomenD.thecontestsarebehindthetimes33.Inthe60sand70s，beautyqueens.A.weresponsoredbydry-cleaningcompaniesB.wereadmiredbymostpeopleC.didnothaveagoodreputationD.gotfreeclothesfromsupermarkets34.TheauthorusesJacquelineGoldasanexampletoshowthat.A.heracademicrecordwasverystrongB.shehadgainedmanyqualificationsandcertificatesC.contestantsarejudgedonphysicalappearanceD.contestantsarejudgedontheireducation35.Thebesttitleforpassagemightbe.A.BeautyContests：InsultstoWomenB.BeautyContests：SexistCattleMarketC.BeautyContests：AHeadacheforBritishpeopleD.BeautyContests：StartedinBritainbutUnpopularNowPassageTwoAparticularareainwhichassumptionsandvaluesdifferbetweenculturesisthatoffriendship.FriendshipsamongAmericanstendtobeshorterandlessintensethantheseamongpeoplefrommanyothercultures.Atleastmanyobserversfromabroadhavethisimpression.BecauseAmericansaretaughttobeself-reliant，becausetheyliveinaverymobilesociety，andformanyotherreasonsaswell，theytendtoavoiddeepinvolvementwithotherpeople.Furthermore，Americanstendto“compartmentalize”theirfriendships，havingtheir“friendsatwork”，“friendsatschool”，a“tennisfriend”，andsoon.Americansoftenseemveryfriendlyevenwhenyoufirstmeetthem.ThisfriendlinessdoesnotusuallymeanthattheAmericanislookingforadeeperrelationship.Theresultoftheseattitudesandbehaviorsissometimesviewedbyforeignersasan“inabilitytobefriends”.Othertimesitisseenasanormalwaytoretainpersonalhappinessinamobile，ever-changingsociety.Peoplenormallyhaveintheirmindsstereotypesaboutpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthemselves.Stereotypesarebasedonlimitedandincompleteexperienceandinformation，buttheyshapepeople’sthoughtsandexpectations.Americanshavemanystereotypesaboutforeignstudentsingeneral（forexample，thattheyareveryhardworkingintelligent，andrichthattheydospeakEnglishwell）andaboutparticularcategoriesofforeignstudents（Chinesearepoliteandgoodatmathematics，forexample，orItaliansareemotional）.AndforeignstudentshavetheirownstereotypesofAmericans，forexample，thattheyarearrogant，rude，andgenerous.Therearetwostereotypesthatoftenaffectmale-femalerelationshipsinvolvingU.S.andforeignstudents.Thefirstistheidea，heldbysomeforeignmales，thatAmericanfemalesareinvariablywilling，ifnotanxioustohavesex.Thesecondcommonstereotype，heldbysomeAmericanfemales，isthatmaleforeignstudentshavenointerestinAmericanfemalesotherthanhavingwiththem.Theexistenceoftheseandotherstereotypescangiverisetoconsiderablemisunderstandingandcanblockthedevelopmentofamutuallysatisfactoryrelationshipbetweenparticularindividuals.Stereotypesseemunavoidablegiventhewaythehumanmindseekstocategorizeandclassifyinformation，soitisnotrealistictosupposepeoplecan“forgettheirstereotypes”.Buttheycanbeawareoftheirstereotypes，andbereadytofindexceptionstothem.36.Consumingfriendship，Americans.A.lookforadeeperrelationshipinaclosecircleB.avoiddeeprelationshipwithotherpeopleC.arefriendlyatfirstbutdonotremainsolateronD.donotmakegoodfriends37.Theword“compartmentalize”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.A.separateincategoriesB.treatdifferentlyC.evaluateaccordinglyD.judgefairly38.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheAmericantypeoffriendshipseemstobe.A.approvingB.criticalC.biasedD.objective39.Accordingtotheauthor，stereotypesconcerningmale-femalerelationshipsinvolvingU.S.andforeignstudentsare.A.helpfulB.meaninglessC.harmfulD.useless40.Accordingtotheauthor，stereotypesseemunavoidablebecause.A.itisnaturaltohavethemB.itisnoteasytofindexceptionsC.theyprovidebetterunderstandingD.theycontributetofriendshipPassageThreeInTheBirthOrderBook：WhyYouAretheWayYouAre（），Dr.KevinLemannotesthat21ofthefirst23Americansinspacewerefirst-bornmalesoronlychildren.MorethanhalfofUnitedStatespresidentshavebeenfirst-bornsorfirst-bornboys.It’saprettysignificantfindinghistorically，becausefamiliesusedtobebiggerthantheyaretoday.Inadditiontobeinghighachievers，olderchildrenalsogenerallyhavehigherIQs（智商）thanyoungerones.Researchershavenotedthatthemorekidsafamilyhas，thelowereachchild’sIndividualIQtendstobe.Theygiveafewreasonsforthis：Parentsonlyhavesomuchtime，attention，andmoney.Themorekidstheyhave，themorethesethingsaredivided.First-bornsinitiallygettheentireparental-timepic.What’smore，theratioofgrown-upstokidsdecreaseswitheachnewbaby.Sotheyoungeronesaresurroundedbymorechildren’slanguageonaveragethantheolderkids.Someresearchersthinkparentalattentionisthekeytopersonality/birth-orderdifferences.InhisbookBorntoRebel，psychologistFrankSullowaycompetitionforMomandDad’sattentionisthethingthatreallyshapesourpersonalitiesand，infact，hasshapedhistory.HearguesthatweadaptourpersonalitiesaspartofourstrategytoseekfavorfromMomandDad.Youngersiblings（兄弟姐妹）tendtobecomerebels.Sullowaystudiedpoliticalactivistsandfoundthatlater-bornactivistsweremoreradicalthantheirfirst-bornpeers.TheconclusionofhisbookisthatsiblingcompetitionforparentalattentioncanaffectsocietyasawholeintimesofrevolutionThomasJefferson，KarlMarxandFidelCastrowereallyoungersiblings，forexample.Ascompellingasthisallis，it’salsosomethingweshouldprobablytakewithcaution，thereareotherthingsthathappentousinlifebesidestheadditionofsiblingstoourfamilies.Aparentcandie；ahurricanecanleaveushomeless；wecancatchalife-threateningdisease.Anyoneofthesethingswillprobablyhavemoreofaneffectonourpersonalitiesthanthepresenceofsiblings.Astudyborethisout.Afterinterviewing535undergraduates，researchersconcludedthatpersonalitydifferencesrelatedtobirthorderwere“folklore”，althoughIQandachievementdifferenceswerewidelysupportedbyresearch.41.Whatisimpliedby“theyoungeronesaresurroundedbymorechildren’slanguageonaveragethantheolderkids”（Para.3）？A.Youngerchildrenneedparentalratherthansiblings’attention.B.Youngerchildrenneedsiblings’ratherthanparentalattention.C.Youngerchildrenfeeluncomfortablewithmoresiblings.D.Youngerchildrenhavelesschancetotalkwiththeirparents.42.Sulloway，authorofBorntoRebel，suggeststhatyoungersiblings.A.tryhardtogetattentionfromtheirparentsB.arelesslikelytoshapehistoryC.arewinnersingettingparentalattentionD.seldomadapttheirpersonalities43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactorshapingpersonality？A.Deathofaparent.B.Children’slanguage.C.Anaturaldisaster.D.Afataldisease.44.Whatisthemeaningof“folklore”inthelastparagraph？A.Traditionalcustomsandbeliefs.B.Verifiedhypotheses.C.Widelyheldunsupportednotions.D.Talesorsayingspreservedorally.45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisproposedbyresearchers？A.Later-bornsdonotcompeteforattention.B.First-bornstendtobecomerebels.C.Later-bornsarepronetodiseases.D.First-bornsachievemorethanyoungerones.PassageFourDoesmoneybuyhappiness？It’ssometimessaidthatscientistshavefoundnorelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness，butthat’samyth，saysUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDenier.Theconnectioniscomplex.Infact，veryrichpeopleratesubstantiallyhigherinsatisfactionwithlifethanverypoorpeopledo，evenwithinwealthynations.Hesays“Thereisoverwhelmingevidencethatmoneybuyshappiness.”saideconomistAndrewOswaldoftheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Themaindebate，hesaid，ishowstrongtheeffectis.OswaldrecentlyreportedastudyofBritonswhowonbetween$and$250000inalottery（彩票拍獎(jiǎng)）.Asagroup，theyshowedaboostinhappinessaveragingabitmorethanonepointona36-pointscalewhensurveyedtwoyearsaftertheirwin，comparedtotheirlevelstwoyearsbeforetheywon.DanielKahneman，aNobel-PrizewinnerandPrincetoneconomist，andcolleagues，recentlydeclaredthatthenotionthatmakingalotofmoneywillproducegoodoverallmoodis“mostlyillusory”.Theynotedthatinonestudy，membersofthehigh-incomegroupwerealmosttwiceaslikelytocallthemselves“veryhappy”aspeoplefromhouseholdswithincomesbelow$.Butotherstudies，ratherthanaskingforasummaryestimateofhappiness，followpeoplethroughthedayandrepeatedlyrecordtheirfeelings.Thesestudiesshowlesseffectofincomeonhappiness，Kahnemanandcolleaguessaid.Thereisstillanothertwisttothemoney-happinessstory.Eventhoughpeoplewhomake$150000areconsiderablyhappierthanthosewhomake$40000，it’snotclearwhy，sayspsychologistRichardE.LucasofMichigauResearchersconcludethatanyeffectofmoneyonhappinessissmallerthanmostdaydreamerassume.“Peopleexaggeratehowmuchhappinessisboughtbyanextrafewthousand，”O(jiān)swaldsaid.“Thequalityofrelationshipshasafarbiggereffectthanquitelargeriseinsalary...It’smuchbetteradvice，ifyou’relookingforhappinessinlife，totrytofindtherighthusbandorwifethantotrytodoubleyoursalary.”46.Themainpurposeofthispassageistodiscuss.A.thecontributionsofhouseholdincomestohappinessB.thecomplexrelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessC.thepositiverelationsofmoneytohappinessD.thenegativerelationsofmoneytohappiness47.AndrewOswald’sstudy.A.provesmoneyhaslittleeffectonhappinessB.givesevidencethatmoneybuyshappinessC.rejectstherelationbetweenmoneyandhappinessD.showsthatlotterybringspeoplehappiness48.Theword“illusory”（para.4）isclosestinmeaningto“”.A.dramaticB.ordinaryC.drasticD.imaginary49.AccordingtoLucas，richerpeople’shappiness.A.comesfromtheirhighincomeB.maynotbedirectlyrelatedtotheirhighincomeC.isboostedbytheirhighincomeD.isnotderivedfromtheirhighincome50.AccordingtoOswald，amoreimportantfactorinbringingabouthappinessmaybegood.A.healthB.feelingsC.marriageD.salariesPassageFiveWhenFrandDalelookoveraspublisherofLosAngelesHerrald-Examiner，theorganizationhadjustendedaten-yearstrike.Therewasmuchbitternessandashetoldus.“EverybodythatIfoundtherehadlosttheircuriosity，they’dlosttheircuttingedge，therewasnointerest，theyjusthungon...Ihadarealproblem.”Hisveryfirsttaskwastointroducehimselftoeverybody，tothankthemfortheirloyaltytothatpoint，andtoallowthemtoexpresstheirconcernsandfrustrations.Toquestionslike“Whatmakesyouthinkyoucanmakethisthinggo？”heresponded，“Idon’tknowyet，butinthirtydaysI’llcomebacktoyouandletyouknowwhatI’vefound.”HerecruitedataskforceofthebestpeoplefromthroughouttheHearstCorporationtodoacrashstudy，andinthirtydayshehadawrittenreportonwhatneededtobedone，whichhesharedwiththestaff.Hehadtakentheall-importantfirststepstoestablishmutualtrust，withoutwhichleadershipwouldnothavebeenpossible.Trustistheemotionalgluethatbindsfollowersandleaderstogether.Theaccumulationoftrustisameasureofthelegitimacyofleadership.Itcannotbedemandedorpurchased；itmustbeearned.Trustisthebasicingredientofallorganizations，thelubricationthatmaintainstheorganizationanditisasmysteriousanddifficultaconceptasleadership—andasimportant.Onethingwecansayforsureabouttrustisthatiftrustistobegenerated，theremustbepredictability，thecapacitytopredictanother’sbehavior.AnotherwayofputtingitistosaythatorganizationswithouttrustwouldresembletheambiguousnightmareofKafka’sTheCastle，wherenothingcanbecertainandnobodycanbereliedonorbeheldresponsible.Theabilitytopredictoutcomeswithahighprobabilityofsuccessgeneratesandmaintainstrust.51.WhatwasFrandDale’sproblemwhenhebecamethepublisherofLosAngelesHerrald-Examiner？A.Hehadlostinterestinhispublishingcareer.B.Hefoundithardtointroducehimselftoeveryone.C.LosAngelesHerrald-Examinerwasinextremedifficulty.D.LosAngelesHerrald-Examinerwasonaten-yearstrike.52.WhatwastheresultofFrankDale’sfirststeps？A.Mutualtrustwasestablished.B.Efficiencywasimproved.C.Ataskforcewasrecruited.D.Hispromiseswerefulfilled.53.Accordingtotheauthor，howcouldtrustbeestablished？A.Byeconomicmeans.B.Bylegitimatemeasure.C.Byauthoritativecommand.D.Byeffortoraction.54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttrust？A.Itishardtoaccumulate.B.Itcanmakeorganizationgo.C.Itcanhelpestablishauthority.D.Itisrelativelyeasytoacquire.55.ForwhatproposeisKafka’sTheCastlementioned？A.Toshowpeople’sbehaviorsarepredictable.B.Todescribethenightmareofthestory.C.Todemonstratetheimportanceoftrust.D.Toprovenoonecanbereliedon.PartⅣCloze（15minutes，15points）Theprocessofthegainingorlosingweightcanbeexplainedbycomparingyourbodytoyourcar.Bothrun56fuel，foodforyourbodyandgasolineforyourcar.Both57thatfuel，firstintoheat，thenenergy，someof58isusedtodowork，andsomeemittedaswaste.And59yourcarusesmoreenergywhentheengineisracingthanwhenitisidling，60doesyourbodyusemoreenergywhenyouareworkinghardthan61youareresting.Forthepurposeofthiscomparison，62，thereisonesignificantdifferencebetweenthem.Yourcarcannotstorefuelbyturningitinto63else；allgasolinenot64remainsasgasoline.Butyourbodystores65energyasfat.Whenthegastankis66empty，thecarwon’trun；butyourbodycanburnfattoprovidemoreenergy.Therefore，ifyouwanttogainweight，youmustdo67oftwothings：eatmorecalories（unitsofheat，thereforeenergy），oruselessthrough68.Ifyouwanttoloseweight，youdothe69：decreaseyourintakeofcaloriesorincreasetheamountofenergyyouspend.Thereis70waygainingorlosingweightisalwaysarelationbetweenintakeandoutputofpotentialenergy.56.A.inB.onC.forD.against57.A.convertB.useC.spendD.burn58.A.whatB.whichC.itD.them59.A.whereasB.althoughC.justbecauseDjustas60.A.asB.soC.whyD.how61.A.thatB.sinceC.whenD.where62.A.howeverB.thereforeC.moreoverD.likewise63.A.everythingB.nothingC.somethingD.anything64.A.filledB.wastedC.savedD.consumed65.A.uselessB.enoughC.excessD.extensive66.A.halfB.completelyC.almostD.hardly67.A.anyB.bothC.eitherD.neither68.A.inactivityB.inattentionC.eyeingD.jogging69.A.reverseB.relevantC.differentD.same70.A.notanyB.nootherC