PAGEUnit2HealthyLifestyle課時作業(五)Unit2SectionⅡLearningAboutLanguageⅠ.閱讀理解ASoda(蘇打汽水),whilesweetandinexpensive,maynotbeworthdrinking.Sugarydrinkscanhavemanybadhealtheffects,includinga26%greaterriskofdiabetes(糖尿病)forregularsodadrinkers.Andmendrinkingonecanofsugarydrinksperdayhavea20%higherriskofhavingordyingfromaheartattackthanthosewhorarelydrinkthem.Thehealtheffectsofdrinkingsodaalsoaffectpre-schoolchildren,heighteningtheirchancesofbecomingobeseataveryyoungage.AccordingtoHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,oneinthreechildreninAmericaareobeseoroverweight,andchildhoodobesityhastripled(增至三倍)inthelast30years.Shouldgovernmentgetpeopletoreducetheirdrinkingofsodaandsugarydrinksduetohealtheffects?PeopleinSanFranciscoweregiventheopportunitytovoicetheiropiniononPropositionE,whichsuggestedasodatax(稅).Thetax,whichneededtopasswithatwo-thirdsmajority,wouldhaveprovidedmoneyforhealthandphysicaleducationprograms,andthehopewasthatitwouldalsodiscouragecitizensfrombuyingunhealthydrinks.AlthoughSanFrancisco'sPropositionEfailedtobepassed,Berkeleycitizenssucceededinpassingthenation'sfirsteversugarydrinktaxontheirsimilarMeasureD.Peoplewhowereforthetaxhopedthatthepriceofsugarydrinkswoulddiscouragepeoplefrombuyingthem.Mexicorecentlyintroducedataxondrinks,which,thoughnotwellreceivedbythepublic,wassuccessfulinreducingtheamountofsodabought.Afterthetaxwasputintoeffect,Mexico'sbiggestsodaproductioncompany'ssalesdroppedby6.4%.Peoplewhowereagainstthetaxwereconcernedabouttheirrighttobuywhateverdrinkstheywanted,withoutanyadditionaltaxes.Thosewhoalsodisagreedwerethemarket,thebar,andsodaindustries,whichwouldpossiblylosemoneyfromreducedsalesofthesedrinksbecauseoftheaddedcost.AndalthoughthePropositionEtaxmoneywassupposedtogotocity-op-eratedprograms,somecitizensweredoubtfulabouthowwellthisplanwouldhavebeencarriedout.1．HarvardSchoolofPublicHealthfoundthatinAmerica________.A．sodadrinkersdoubledinrecent30yearsB．26%ofchildrenaresufferingfromdiabetesC．thenumberofobesechildrenhasincreasedgreatlyD．youngsodadrinkersoftensufferfromheartattacks2．WhatdoweknowaboutPropositionE?A．SanFranciscocitizensacceptedit.B．ItwaspassedsuccessfullyinBerkeley.C．Itaimedtoreducethesalesofsugarydrinks.D．Itwasmeanttoraisemoneyforpoorchildren.3．Accordingtothetext,thetaxinMexico________.A．helpedpreventpeoplebuyingsugarydrinksB．greatlyreducedtheproductionofsodadrinksC．receivedawarmwelcomefromthelocalcitizensD．forcedmanysodaproductioncompaniestoclosedown4．Thosewhowereagainstthetaxworriedthatitmight________.A．notbecarriedoutsmoothlyB．affecttheirrightsandinterestsC．failtoachievetheexpectedgoalD．donogoodtosocietyortheeconomyBEverybody,atsomepointinhisorherlife,hasexperiencedsetbacks.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasnotgettingthejobyouwanted,orgettinglowermarksevenafterhardwork.Howyougetbackupafterbeinghitmakesyousuccessful.Once,ayoungschoolboywascaughtinafireaccidentinhisschoolandwasassumedthathewouldnotlive.Hismotherwastoldthathewassuretodie,fortheterriblefirehaddestroyedthelowerhalfofhisbody.Evenifheweretosurvive,hewouldbelamethroughouthislife.Butthebraveboydidnotwanttodienordidhewanttobelame.Muchtotheamazementofthedoctor,hedidsurvive.Butunfortunatelyfromhiswaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjusthungthere,lifeless.Eventuallyheleftthehospital.Buthisdeterminationtowalkwasunshakable.Athome,whenhewasnotinbed,hehadtostayinawheelchair.Oneday,hethrewhimselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,dragginghislegsbehindhim.Hereachedthefence,raisedhimselfupandthenbegandragginghimselfalongthefence,firmlydetermined.Hedidthiseveryday,withfaithinhimselfthathewouldbeabletowalkunaided.Withhisirondetermination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkonandoff,thentowalkbyhimselfandthentorun.Hebegantowalktoschool,andthenrantoschool,andthenranforthejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehewasinthetrackteam.InFebruary1934,inNewYorkCity'sMadisonAgoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinoneself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobeaninspiration(鼓舞人心的人)formany,andhisstoryisbrilliantevidencetoshowhowonecanbouncebackevenwhenalldifficultiesarepiledonone,tothedegreethatdeathseemsthepreferableoption.5．Whatwasthedoctor'sopinionaboutGlenn?A．Glennwasabletowalkwithhisowngreateffort.B．TherewasaslimchancethatGlenncouldsurvive.C．GreatdeterminationcouldmakeadifferencetoGlenn.D．Glenncouldliveanormallifewiththeupperhalfofhisbody.6．WhatdoweknowaboutGlenn?A．Glennpracticedwalkinginhospital.B．Glennwonfirstplaceinthemarathon.C．Glennorganizedatrackteamincollege.D．Glenninspirespeoplewithhismovingstory.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．StrengthenDeterminationB．StandupafterFailureC．GoafterDreamsD．FaceDifficultyBravelyⅡ.完形填空At13,Ireadamagazinefilledwithallsortsofeasytipstogogreen.Istarteddoingthat__1__.Imean,itiskindofabigdealconsideringEarthdoesn'thaveanunlimited__2__offreshwater.Myparentswerealso__3__forrecyclingandreusing,sowebecametheoneswho__4__rejectedcontainersandusedthemfor__5__，andtheoneswhocarriedourownbagstothegrocerystoreandourown__6__tothecoffeeshop.Later,Itriedtoletmy__7__flagfly!Ieithercalledouttowhoeverlitteredinpublicorcollectedmagazinesfrommyfriendsto__8__.Thenthestrangestthinghappened:peoplestarted__9__me.Onebyone,myfriendsbegantoturnoffthelights,buyrecyclednotebooks,and__10__paperbackintotheprintertomakeuseoftheother__11__.It'snotthattheywereso__12__abouttheenvironment,buttheyweredrawntomyconfidence.I'mwildaboutenvironmentalprotectionandwouldstand__13__，saying,“Yeah,thisiswhatI'minto.”__14__othersdon'tshareyourenthusiasm,theywillenvyyourconfidenceandwanttobelikeyou,andthatmeans__15__yourexample.,1．A.attimesB．rightawayC．afterallD．atlast2．A.amountB．controlC．useD．flow3．A.famousB．sorryC．eagerD．suitable4．A.washedoutB．tookawayC．gaveoutD．threwaway5．A.collectionB．showC．storageD．decoration6．A.drinksB．booksC．coinsD．cups7．A.nobleB．highC．ambitiousD．green8．A.recycleB．processC．resellD．donate9.A.servingB．copyingC．observingD．reminding10.A.payB．takeC．feedD．turn11.A.sheetB．partC．versionD．side12.A.curiousB．concernedC．optimisticD．serious13．A.proudlyB．politelyC．calmlyD．patiently14．A.NowthatB．EvenifC．UnlessD．Before15．A.settingB．makingC．givingD．following課時作業(五)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇爭論文。飲用碳酸飲料對健康有許多不利的影響，政府是否應當向碳酸飲料征稅呢？1．答案與解析：C'細微環節理解題。由第一段中的“oneinthreechildreninAmericaare...inthelast30years”可知，哈佛公共衛生學院發覺美國有三分之一的兒童肥胖或超重，而在過去的三十年中，肥胖兒童的數量增長了三倍。2．答案與解析：C'推理推斷題。由其次段中的“thehopewasthatitwouldalsodiscouragecitizensfrombuyingunhealthydrinks”可知，對碳酸飲料征稅，其目的是為了勸人們不要購買不健康的飲料。3．答案與解析：A'細微環節理解題。由倒數其次段中的“wassuccessfulinreducingtheamountofsodabought...salesdroppedby6.4%”可知，墨西哥實施的飲料稅收勝利降低了碳酸飲料的銷量。4．答案與解析：B'推理推斷題。由最終一段中的“wereconcernedabouttheirrighttobuywhateverdrinks...additionaltaxes”和“whichwouldpossiblylosemoneyfromreducedsalesofthesedrinksbecauseoftheaddedcost”可知，反對征稅的人士擔憂稅收會損害他們的權力和利益。B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過講解并描述GlennCunningham在火災中受了重傷后堅韌幸存下來，并用自己的意志力克服困難，努力訓練雙腿，最終成為一名優秀的田徑運動員的事跡，告知我們：想要勝利，你要在被打擊后重新站起來。5．答案與解析：B'考查推理推斷。依據其次段中的“Hismotherwastoldthathewassuretodie”和第三段中的“Muchtotheamazementofthedoctor,hedidsurvive”可知，醫生認為Glenn幸存的可能性很小。故選B。6．答案與解析：D'考查推理推斷。依據最終一段中的“Agoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinoneself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobeaninspiration(鼓舞人心的人)formany”可知，Glenn以他感人的故事激勵著人們。故選D。7．答案與解析：B'考查主旨大意。通讀全文并依據第一段最終一句可知，想要勝利，你要在被打擊后重新站起來。故本文最佳標題是B項。Ⅱ.完形填空【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講解并描述了作者熱衷環保的健康生活。1．答案與解析：B'依據下文“Imean,itiskindofabigdealconsideringEarthdoesn'thaveanunlimite