高二英语话题阅读训练 week nine社会生活.docx
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高二英语话题阅读训练weeknine社会生活
WeekNine社会生活
一、阅读理解(共14小题;共28.0分)
A
NEWYORK:
NewYorkonThursday,13Sept,becamethefirstcityintheUnitedStatestoenforcealimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinksblamedbyMayorMichaelBloombergforfuellinganationalobesitycrisis.
TheBoardofHealth'sformalapprovaloftheban-proposedbyBloombergandpraisedbyhealthcampaigners,buthotlyopposedbysoftdrinksmanufacturers—wasnotconsideredasurprise.
Thecityhealthcommissioner,ThomasFarley,calledthevote"historic".
However,LizBerman,presidentofContinentalFoodandBeverageandheadoftheNewYorkersforBeverageChoiceslobbygroup,describedthe"discriminatoryban"asa"fix".
"It'ssadthattheboardwantstolimitourchoices.Wearesmartenoughtomakeourowndecisionsaboutwhattoeatanddrink."shesaidinastatement.
However,thereisnothingtostoppeoplefrombuyingasmuchsodaastheylikebyrefillingsmallercontainers.Also,thebandoesnotextendtodrinkssoldinsupermarketsoranydairyorfruitdrinks,manyofwhichalsocontainhugequantitiesofsugar.
Dietandalcoholicdrinksarealsoexempted.Themeasure,whichcouldfacelegalchallengesfromthesoftdrinksindustry,takeseffectinsixmonths.
Accordingtoofficialstatistics,some6,000peopleinNewYorkdieeachyearfromobesity-linkedproblems.OneineightadultNewYorkershasdiabetes,whichcanbeworsenedbysugarconsumption.
Boostingthemayor,thenewly-builtbasketballstadiumfortheBrooklynNetsannounceditwillimmediatelyadopttherules,wellaheadoftheMarch12deadline.
Themeasuregeneratedastormydebate,including38,000commentswrittentotheBoardofHealth.Pollsshowedamajorityofpeopleopposedtheban.
1.WhydoesNewYorkenforcethelimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinks?
A.Becauseitisbelievedthatsodadrinksareofharmtohealth.
B.Becauseitisbelievedthatsodadrinkscausethenationoverweight.
C.Becausetoomanypeopledon'tlikedrinkingsodadrinks.
D.Becausesuper-sizedsodadrinksblockthesugarconsumption.
2.What'stheattitudeoftheconsumerstowardsthelimitedban?
A.Supportive.B.Opposed.
C.Neutral.D.Notmentioned.
3.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutLizBerman?
A.Sheisinchargeoftheproductionofsodadrinksalloverthecountry.
B.Sheisveryangrythatthecitygovernmentlimitswhattoeatanddrink.
C.Shetakesthelimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinksasanunfairone.
D.Sheissmartenoughtoknowwhatsheeatsordrinks.
4.Theunderlinedword"exempted"means inthe7thparagraph.
A.relievedB.unfairC.upsetD.limited
5.Whenwillthelimitedbanbecarriedoutaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThisSeptember.B.ThisNovember.
C.ThecomingJanuary.D.ThecomingMarch.
B
ForDurjana,panhandlingbyforcingalong-tailedmonkeytoperformonthesidewalksofJakartaandlettingitinteractwithpassersbyforsmallchangeisnothingmorethanawaytomakealiving.
ThislifestylehasproventobearisktobothDurjanaandthepeoplewhowalkpasthimandhismonkey.Andthewelfareoftheanimalisalsoinseveredanger.
Durjanaadmitsheisworriedabouttherisks,buttrieshisbesttoberesponsible.Hegivesthemonkeysomeover-the-countermedicineatthefirstsignsoftheflu,hopingitwillcuretheanimal.
"Ifthemonkeystartstosneezeandlookunfit,Itrytocureitwithanykindofmedicinethatwehumansconsumetocuretheflu,butIgiveithalfthenormaldosage,"hesaid,unawarethatasimplesneezecanreleaseaninfectiousdiseaseintotheair.
Tuberculosisandvarietyofotherdiseasescanbetransferredfromamonkeytoahuman,andthatincludeshumansthatdon'tcomeinphysicalcontactwiththemonkey.
Asidefromtuberculosisorherpes,anotherzoonosis,ahumancancontractrabiesifbittenbyadiseasedmonkey.
ButthereisnoeasywayforDurjana,andthehundredsofmonkey-handlersonthestreetstoknowiftheirmonkeysarecarryingafataldisease.
"Somediseasesarenotvisibleonthesurfaceandcanbeseenonlybyhealthtests,andthat'swhytheJakartaAnimalAidNetwork(JAAN)wasconductinghealthchecksforthemonkeys,"saidDavidvanGennep,executivedirectorofAAP,aNetherlands—basedrescuecenterandsanctuaryforprimatesandotherexoticmammals,duringarecentvisittoJakarta.
6.Howdomonkey-handlersmakealiving?
A.Byperformingonthesidewalks.
B.Byentertainingthepassersby.
C.Bywalkingpastthepassersby.
D.Bylettingthemonkeysinteractwithpassersby.
7.WhatcanweinferfromthewordsDurjanasaid?
A.Heknowsexactlywhatriskthemonkeycanbring.
B.Heisquitesurehowtocurethemonkeyofitsdisease.
C.Hedoesn'thopetospendmuchmoneyontheweakmonkey.
D.Heisn'tawareoftheseverediseasethemonkeymaybring.
8.Howmanykindsofdiseasescanamonkeybringtoahuman?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
9.WhyCAN'Tmanymonkey-handlersonthestreetsknowwhetherthemonkeyscarryadeadlydisease?
A.Theydon'thaveaccesstohealthtests.
B.Somediseasesarehardtofindforcommonpeople.
C.Themonkey-handlersarenotsoclever.
D.Themonkeysareunwillingtobechecked.
10.WhereisthegeneralofficeofAAP?
A.InJakarta.B.IntheUSA.
C.InNetherlands.D.InAustralia.
C
Weuselanguageeverydaytoexpressouremotions,butcanthislanguageactuallyaffectwhatandhowwefeel?
TwonewstudiesfromPsychologicalScience,ajournaloftheAssociationforPsychologicalScience,explorethewaysinwhichtheinteractionbetweenlanguageandemotioninfluencesourwell-being.
PuttingFeelingsintoWordsCanHelpUsCopewithScarySituations
KatharinaKircanskiandcolleaguesattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesinvestigatedwhetherverbalizingacurrentemotionalexperience,evenwhenthatexperienceisnegative,mightbeaneffectivemethodfortreatingforpeoplewithspiderphobias.Inanexposuretherapystudy,participantswereputintodifferentexperimentalgroupsandtheywereinstructedtoapproachaspideroverseveralsuccessivedays.
Onegroupwastoldtoputtheirfeelingsintowordsbydescribingtheirnegativeemotionsaboutapproachingthespider.Anothergroupwasaskedto"judge"thesituationbydescribingthespiderusingemotionallyneutralwords.Athirdgroupwastoldtotalkaboutanunrelatedtopic(thingsintheirhome)andafourthgroupreceivednointervention.Participantswhoputtheirnegativefeelingsintowordsweremosteffectiveatloweringtheirlevelsofphysiologicalarousal.Theywerealsoslightlymorewillingtoapproachthespider.Thefindingssuggestthattalkingaboutyourfeelings—evenifthey'renegative-mayhelpyoutocopewithascarysituation.
UnlockingPastEmotion:
TheVerbsWeUseCanAffectMoodandHappiness
Ourmemoryforeventsisinfluencedbythelanguageweuse.Whenwetalkaboutapastoccurrence,wecandescribeitasongoing(Iwasrunning)oralreadycompleted(Iran).Toinvestigatewhetherusingthesedifferentwordingsmightaffectourmoodandoverallhappiness,WillHartoftheUniversityofAlabamaconductedfourexperimentsinwhichparticipantseitherrecalledorexperiencedapositive,negative,orneutralevent.Theyfoundthatpeoplewhodescribedapositiveeventwithwordsthatsuggesteditwasongoingfeltmorepositive.Andwhentheydescribedanegativeeventinthesameway,theyfeltmorenegative.
Theauthorsconcludethatonepotentialwaytoimprovemoodcouldbetotalkaboutnegativepasteventsassomethingthatalreadyhappenedasopposedtosomethingthatwashappening.
11.Whathasaninfluenceonpeople'shappiness?
A.Language.
B.Theinteractionbetweenlanguageandemotion.
C.Emotion.
D.Thewayspeopleareliving.
12.Whichgroupprovesthefirstconclusion?
A.GroupOne.B.GroupTwo.C.GroupThree.D.GroupFour.
13.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Negativepasteventsmaybechangedbytalkinginoppositewords.
B.Someunpleasantpastexperienceexpresseddifferentlywillimproveone'smood.
C.Whatishappeningnowcaninfluenceourpastemotion.
D.Whathappenedinthepastmaystillaffectusevenforlong.
14.Howdoeslanguageaffectone'semotion?
A.Byinfluencingthecurrentexperienceandthepastmemory.
B.Byputtingfeelingsintoourmemoryandunlockingpastemotion.
C.Byverbalizingacurrentemotionalexperience.
D.Byinfluencingourmemoryforevents.
二、完形填空(共20小题;共30.0分)
BANGKOK-AspeedboatcarryingdozensofforeigntouristsnearThailand'spopularresortislandofKohPhiPhisankonMondayinabnormallyroughseas,policeandwitnessessaid.
All41peopleaboard15 .Theboatwascarrying37AsianandEuropean16 andfourThaicrewmemberswhenit17 intheAndamanSea,MarinePoliceLt-ColPanyaChaichanasaid.TheboatwasheadedtoPhuketIsland,anotherpopulartourist18 .
Navyships,fishingboatsandothernearbyvessels19 tothesceneandwereabletorescueeveryone20 ,Panyasaid.WilliamIhaka,a43-year-oldAustraliantouristwhowas21 thoserescued,toldTheAssociatedPresstheexperiencewas22 .
"Theseawasvery23 …thewaterkeptcomingoverthefrontoftheboat,andtherewassomuch24 comingoverthefrontthattheboatstarted25 withwater,"Ihakasaid.Thecrew"toldustoputlifejacketson,andaboutfiveminuteslater,theboatsank.Sowealljumpedoff.Wewere
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