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雅思閱讀模擬題:NextYearMarks
PartI
ReadingPassage1
Youshouldspendabout20minuteson
Questions1-14whicharebasedon
ReadingPassage1below.
NextYearMarkstheEUs50thAnniversaryoftheTreaty
A.
Afteraperiodofintroversionandstunnedself-disbelief,continental
Europeangovernmentswillrecovertheirenthusiasmforpan-European
institution-buildingin2023.WhethertheEuropeanpublicwillwelcomeareturn
towhatvotersintwocountrieshadrejectedsoshortatimebeforeisanother
matter.
B.
ThereareseveralreasonsforEurope’srecoveringself-confidence.For
yearsEuropeaneconomieshadbeenlaggingdismallybehindAmerica(tosay
nothingofAsia),butin2023thelargecontinentaleconomieshadoneoftheir
bestyearsforadecade,brieflyoutstrippingAmericaintermsofgrowth.Since
politicsoftenreactstoeconomicchangewithalag,2023’simprovementin
economicgrowthwillhaveitsimpactin2023,thoughtherecoverymaybeebbing
bythen.
C.
Thecomingyearalsomarksaparticularpointinapoliticalcycleso
regularthatitalmostseemstoamounttoanaturallaw.Everyfourorfive
years,Europeancountriestakealargestridetowardsfurtherintegrationby
signinganewtreaty:theMaastrichttreatyin1992,theTreatyofAmsterdamin
1997,theTreatyofNicein2023.Andin2023theyweresupposedtoratifya
Europeanconstitution,layingthegroundforyetmoreintegration—untilthecalm
rhythmwasrudelyshatteredbyFrenchandDutchvoters.Butthepolitical
impetustosignsomethingeveryfourorfiveyearshasonlybeeninterrupted,
notimmobilised,bythissetback.
D.
In2023theEuropeanUnionmarksthe50thanniversaryofanothertreaty—the
TreatyofRome,itsfoundingcharter.Governmentleadershavealreadyagreedto
celebrateitceremoniously,restatingtheircommitmentto“evercloserunion”
andthebasicidealsofEuropeanunity.Byitself,andinnormalcircumstances,
theEU’s50th-birthdaygreetingtoitselfwouldbefairlymeaningless,aroutine
expressionofEuropeangoodfellowship.ButitdoesnottakeaMachiavellito
spotthatoncegovernmentshavesignedthedeclaration(anditseemsunlikely
anyonewouldbesouncollegiateastovetoit)theywillalreadybehalfway
towardscommittingthemselvestoanewtreaty.Allthatwillbenecessarywill
betoincorporatethe50th-anniversarydeclarationintoanewtreatycontaining
anumberofinstitutionalandotherreformsextractedfromthefailedattemptat
constitution-buildingand—heypresto—anewquasi-constitutionwillbeready.
E.
AccordingtotheGermangovernment—whichholdstheEU’sagenda-setting
presidencyduringthefirsthalfof2023—therewillbeanewdraftofa
slimmed-downconstitutionreadybythemiddleoftheyear,perhapstoputto
voters,perhapsnot.Therewouldthenbeacoupleofyearsinwhichitwillbe
discussed,approvedbyparliamentsand,perhaps,puttovotersifthatisdeemed
unavoidable.Then,accordingtobureaucraticplannersinBrusselsandBerlin,
blithelyignoringthepossibilityofpublicrejection,thewholethingwillbe
signed,sealedandanewconstitutiondeliveredin2023-10.Europewillbe
nicelybackonschedule.Itsfour-to-five-yearcycleofintegrationwillhave
missedonlyonebeat.
F.
TheresurrectionoftheEuropeanconstitutionwillbemademorelikelyin
2023becauseofwhatishappeninginnationalcapitals.TheEuropeanUnionis
notreallyanautonomousorganisation.Ifitfunctions,itisbecausethe
leadersofthebigcontinentalcountrieswantitto,reckoningthatanactive
Europeanpolicywillhelpthemgetdonewhattheywanttodointheirown
countries.
G.
Thatdidnothappenin2023-06.Defensive,cynicalandself-destructive,
theleadersofthethreelargesteuro-zonecountries—France,Italyand
Germany—werestumblingtowardstheirunlamentedends.Theysawnoreasonto
pursueanysortofEuropeanpolicyandtheEU,asaresult,barelyfunctioned.
Butbythemiddleof2023allthreewillhavegone,andthisfactalonewill
transformtheEuropeanpoliticallandscape.
H.
Theupshotisthatthepoliticsofthethreelargecontinentalcountries,
bureaucraticmomentumandtheeconomicsofrecoverywillallbealignedtogive
apushtowardsintegrationin2023.Thatdoesnotmeanthemomentumwillbe
irresistibleorevenpopular.TheBritishgovernment,forone,willalmost
certainlynotwanttogowiththeflow,beginningyetanotherchapterinthe
longhistoryofconfrontationbetweenBritainandtherestofEurope.More
important,thevoterswillwantasay.Theyrejectedtheconstitutionin2023.
Itwouldbefoolishtoassumetheywillacceptitafter2023justasaresultof
anartfulbitoftinkering.
雅思閱讀模擬題:Sleepmedication
Sleepmedicationlinkedtobizarrebehaviour
12:4406February2023
NewSnewsservice
RoxanneKhamsi
Newevidencehaslinkedacommonlyprescribedsleepmedicationwithbizarre
behaviours,includingacaseinwhichawomanpaintedherfrontdoorinher
sleep.
UKandAustralianhealthagencieshavereleasedinformationabout240cases
ofoddoccurrences,includingsleepwalking,amnesiaandhallucinationsamong
peopletakingthedrugzolpidem.
Whiledoctorssaythatzolpidemcanoffermuch-neededreliefforpeople
withsleepdisorders,theycautionthatthesenewlyreportedcasesshouldprompt
acloserlookatitspossiblesideeffects.
Zolpidem,soldunderthebrandnamesAmbien,StilnoctandStilnox,is
widelyprescribedtotreatinsomniaandotherdisorderssuchassleepapnea.
Variousformsofthedrug,madebyFrenchpharmaceuticalgiantSanofi-Aventis,
wereprescribed674,500timesin2023intheUK.
AnewlypublishedreportfromAustralia’sFederalHealthDepartment
describes104casesofhallucinationsand62casesofamnesiaexperiencedby
peopletakingzolpidemsincemarketingofthedrugbegantherein2000.The
healthdepartmentreportalsomentioned16casesofstrangesleepwalkingby
peopletakingthemedication.
Midnightsnack
Inoneofthesesleepwalkingcasesapatientwokewithapaintbrushinher
handafterpaintingthefrontdoortoherhouse.Anothercaseinvolvedawoman
whogained23kilogramsoversevenmonthswhiletakingzolpidem.“Itwasonly
whenshewasdiscoveredinfrontofanopenrefrigeratorwhileasleepthatthe
problemwasresolved,”accordingtothereport.
TheUK’sMedicinesandHealthcareproductsRegulatoryAgency,meanwhile,
hasrecorded68casesofadversereactionstozolpidemfrom2023to2023.
ThenewlyreportedcasesintheUKandAustraliaaddtoagrowinglistof
bizarresleepwalkingepisodeslinkedtothedruginothercountries,including
reportsofpeoplesleep-drivingwhileonthemedication.Inonecase,a
transatlanticflighthadtobedivertedafterapassengercausedhavocafter
takingzolpidem.
Hypnoticeffects
Thereisnobiologicalpathwaythathasbeenproventoconnectzolpidem
withthesebehaviours.Thedrugisabenzodiazepine-likehypnoticthatpromotes
deepsleepbyinteractingwithbrainreceptorsforachemicalcalled
gamma-aminobutyricacid.Whilepartsofthebrainbecomelessactiveduringdeep
sleep,thebodycanstillmove,makingsleepwalkingapossibility.
Theproductinformationforprescribersadvisesthatpsychiatricadverse
effects,includinghallucinations,sleepwalkingandnightmares,aremorelikely
intheelderly,andtreatmentshouldbestoppediftheyoccur.
Patientadvocacygroupssaytheywouldlikegovernmenthealthagenciesand
drugcompaniestotakeacloserlookatthepossiblerisksassociatedwithsleep
medicines.Theystressthatstrangesleepwalkingandsleep-drivingbehaviours
canhaveriskyconsequences.
“Whenpeopledosomethinginwhichthey’renotinfullcontrolit’salways
adanger,”saysVeraSharavoftheNewYork-basedAllianceforHumanResearch
Protection,aUSnetworkthatadvocatesresponsibleandethicalmedicalresearch
practices.
Triedandtested
“Themorereportsthatcomeoutaboutthepotentialsideeffectsofthe
drug,themoreresearchneedstobedonetounderstandifthesearerealside
effects,”sayssleepresearcherKennethWrightattheUniversityofColoradoin
Boulder,US.
Millionsofpeoplehavetakenthedrugwithoutexperiencinganystrange
sideeffects,pointsoutRichardMillmanatBrownMedicalSchool,directorof
theSleepDisordersCenterofLifespanHospitalsinProvidence,RhodeIsland,
US.Hesaysthatunlikeoldertypesofsleepmedications,zolpidemdoesnot
carryasgreatariskofaddiction.
AndWrightnotesthatsomeofthereportsof“sleep-driving”linkedto
zolpidemcanbeeasilyexplained:somepatientshavewronglytakenthedrug
rightbeforeleavingworkinhopesthatthemedicinewillkickinbythetime
theyreachhome.Doctorsstressthatthemedicationshouldbetakenjustbefore
goingtobed.
TheUSFoodDrugAdministrationsaysitiscontinuingtoactively
investigateandcollectinformationaboutcaseslinkingzolpidemtounusual
sideeffects.
TheAmbienlabelcurrentlylistsstrangebehaviourasa“specialconcern”
forpeopletakingthedrug.“It’sapossiblerareadverseevent,”says
Sanofi-AventisspokespersonMelissaFeltmann,addingthatthestrange
sleepwalkingbehaviours“maynotnecessarilybecausedbythedrug”butinstead
resultfromanunderlyingdisorder.Shesaysthat“thesafetyprofile[of
zolpidem]iswellestablished”.ThedrugreceivedapprovalintheUSin
1993.
雅思閱讀模擬題:Foodagencytakesonindustry
Foodagencytakesonindustryoverjunklabels
FelicityLawrence
ThursdayDecember28,2023
TheGuardian
1.Consumersaretobepresentedwithtworivalnewyearadvertising
campaignsastheFoodStandardsAgencygoespublicinitsbattlewiththe
industryoverthelabellingofunhealthyfoods.
2.TheGuardianhaslearnedthattheFSAwilllaunchaseriesof10-second
televisionadvertsinJanuarytellingshoppershowtofollowared,amberand
greentrafficlightlabellingsystemonthefrontoffoodpacks,whichis
designedtotackleBritainsobesityepidemic.
3.Thecampaignisadirectresponsetoaconcertedattemptbyleadingfood
manufacturersandretailers,includingKelloggsandTesco,toderailthe
system.Theindustryfearsthattrafficlightswoulddemoniseentirecategories
offoodsandcouldseriouslydamagethemarketforthosethatarefatty,salty
orhighinsugar.
4.TheUKmarketforbreakfastcerealsisworth£1.27bnayearandthe
manufacturersfearitwillbeseverelydentedifredlightlabelsareputon
packagingdrawingattentiontothefactthatthemajorityarehighinsalt
and/orsugar.
5.Theindustryisplanningamajormarketingcampaignforacompeting
labellingsystemwhichavoidscolour-codinginfavourofinformationaboutthe
percentageofguidelinedailyamounts(GDAs)offat,saltandsugarcontained
intheirproducts.
6.Thebattleforthenationsdietcomesasnewrulesontelevision
advertisingcomeintoforceinJanuarywhichwillbaradvertsforunhealthy
foodsfromcommercialbreaksduringprogrammesaimedatchildren.Sourcesatthe
TVregulatorsarebracedforalegalchallengefromtheindustryandhave
describedthelobbyingeffortstoblockanynewadbanorcolour-codedlabelling
asthemostferociousweveeverexperienced.
7.Ofcomschiefexecutive,EdRichards,said:Wearepreparedtofaceup
toanylegalactionfromtheindustry,butweverymuchhopeitwillnotbe
necessary.TheFSAsaiditwasexpectinganonslaughtfromtheindustryin
January.SeniorFSAofficialssaidthemanufacturerseffortstoundermineits
proposalsonlabellingcouldthreatentheagencyscredibility.
8.TerrenceCollis,FSAdirectorofcommunications,dismissedclaimsthat
theproposalswerenotbasedonscience.Wehavesomeofthemostrespected
scientistsinEurope,bothwithintheFSAandinourindependentadvisory
committees.ItisunjustifiedandnonsensicaltoattacktheFSAsscientific
reputationandtotrytoundermineitscredibility.
9.TheFSAisunderstoodtohavebriefeditsadagency,United,before
Christmas,
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