1、课时作业27Adventure in Literature and the Cinema.阅读理解A(2019吉林长春检测)Popular culture often shows alcohol as a big part of the college experience in the United States.Television programs and movies about American college life have images of wild parties with young people either drinking alcohol or holding a
2、 drink. Now, a new study of alcohol use suggests that some college students may be missing meals so they can have more drinks or get drunk faster. Researchers are calling this kind of behavior “drunkorexia”The study involved 1,184 college students between the ages of 18 and 26. Researchers found tha
3、t 80 percent of those studied had demonstrated some kind of drunkorexia in the past three months. They had performed heavy physical exercise, eaten low calorie meals or even missed meals for up to a full day before drinking alcohol.Dipali Rinker organized the study and presented its findings to the
4、Research Society on Alcoholism in June. She says students see drunkorexia as a way to keep their body weight down while drinking alcohol. And it causes them to feel the effects of alcohol quickly and with more intensity (强度). Rinker says unhealthy eating habits are only one of the reasons why this t
5、ype of behavior is dangerous. Heavy drinking is linked to drunk driving, unprotected sex, and alcohol poisoning.George Koob, who directs a US governmental agency that studies alcohol related problems, says that the percent of students using alcohol has not increased in recent years. But what worries
6、 him is that the number of students drinking to the point of “blacking out” has increased. Blacking out is when a person drinks so much alcohol he has no memory of his actions when drunk.Koob notes that college students in Canada and Europe also face issues with alcohol. But he feels a big part of t
7、he problem is that Americans do not fully understand alcohols effects. Most people do not know the part of the brain where decisions are made is not fully developed until age 25 and that alcohol harms the development of that part of the brain, he adds.文章描述美国大学生饮酒过量的现象，以及饮酒过量所带来的后果。1What is the purpo
8、se of the behavior “drunkorexia”？ATo get drunk.BTo drink more alcohol.CTo take exercise.DTo lose weight.答案：D解析：释义：细节理解题。根据第四段内容She says students see drunkorexia as a way to keep their body weight down while drinking alcohol.可知，她说学生们喝酒时把drunkorexia作为一种减轻体重的方法。2What can heavy drinking result in?AUnhea
9、lthy eating habits.BDrunkorexia.CAlcohol poisoning.DQuick response.答案：C解析：释义：细节理解题。根据第四段列出的过度饮酒所导致的结果Heavy drinking is linked to drunk driving, unprotected sex, and alcohol poisoning.可知选C。3Which of the following is the result of blacking out?AMissing meals.BForgetting something one did.CHaving unpro
10、tected sex.DOperating a vehicle when drunk.答案：B解析：释义：细节理解题。根据第五段中关于blacking out的说明Blacking out is when a person drinks so much alcohol he has no memory of his actions when drunk. 可知blacking out是一个人喝太多酒时，对他喝醉酒时的行为失去记忆。blacking out的结果是忘记一个人所做的事。故选B。4By writing the passage, the writer aims to _.Ashow h
11、eavy drinking and its harmBshow American college lifeCintroduce American cultureDexplain harmful behaviors答案：A解析：释义：目的意图题。通读全文可看出，文章介绍了美国大学生过度饮酒的现象，以及过度饮酒所造成的伤害。故作者的写作目的就是展示过度饮酒现象和它的危害。B(2019东北师范大学附属中学模拟)Is it worth buying organic food?Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingl
12、y popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods with organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford Universit
13、y says that organic products arent necessarily more nutritious, and theyre no less likely to suffer from diseasecausing bacteria, either.The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic fo
14、od is more nutritious or healthier，” says Dr Crystal SmithSpangler from Stanford. “So consumers shouldnt assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer.”For their new study, SmithSpangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compar
15、ed health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analysed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.hile the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and v
16、egetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria
17、at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much
18、of them until further studies confirm the trends.Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more naturalgrowing practices, but that doesnt always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that “whether you buy organic food or not, fi
19、nding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.” Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.本文是一篇议论文，由人们花很多钱去购买有机食品入题，提出“有机食品真的比传统食品更好吗？”然后引用专家的调查结果证实有机食品并未比传统食品有更好的营养成分。5The new research questions whether organic food _.Ashould replace traditional foodBh
20、as been overpriced by farmersCis grown with less harmful chemicalsDis really more nutritious and healthier答案：D解析：释义：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier”可知D项正确。6SmithSpangler and her colleagues found that _.Aorganic food could reduce the
21、risk of heart diseaseBtraditional food was grown with more natural methodsCboth organic and traditional food they examined were safeDthere was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food答案：C解析：释义：细节理解题。根据第四段的“Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to
22、 go beyond food safety standards.”可知选C项。7Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?AOrganic chicken and pork.BOrganic milk and chicken.CTraditional chicken and pork.DTraditional fruit and vegetables.答案：B解析：释义：细节理解题。根据文章第四段第四句“The researchers did find that organic milk a
23、nd chicken contained higher levels of omega3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease.”可知B项正确。8What is the authors attitude towards organic food?ASceptical.BNeutral.CUnconcerned. DApproving.答案：A解析：释义：观点态度题。根据作者在第一段提出人们不值得花过多的钱去买有机食品，和最后一段引用USDA(美国农业部)的观
24、点“.whether you buy organic food or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.”以及最后一句可看出作者对有机食品持质疑的态度。故A正确。.完形填空(2019河北邢台检测)Sometimes some little things can teach us a lot.It took me a long time _1_ I was able to fully understand my grandparents “Shmily”. One wrot
25、e the word “Shmily” in a _2_ place for the other to find. As soon as one of them discovered it, it was his or her turn to _3_ itin shoes, under pillows, even in toilet paper.Their way of life, rather than only a game, _4_ their love which not everyone was _5_ enough to experience. They held hands ev
26、ery time they had finished their special game and went to _6_ together.But there was a dark _7_ hanging over their life. My grandmother had breast cancer. It had first _8_ ten years earlier. As _9_， Grandpa was with her every step of the way. He comforted her in their _10_ room, and he painted that
27、color so that Grandma could always be in sunshine, especially when she was too _11_ to go outside._12_ it was getting even worse, but they still went to church together. Grandma _13_ steadily weaker and finally she could not leave the house anymore. For a while, Grandpa would go to church _14_， pray
28、ing to God to _15_ his wife out. Then one day Grandma was _16_._17_ was written in yellow on the ribbon of my grandmothers funeral bouquet. As the crowd thinned out and the last mourner (送葬者) _18_， Grandpa walked up, took a shaky _19_， and then he began to _20_ to her. Through his tears, the song ca
29、me, deep and slow.Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma, for letting me see.Shmily: See how much I love you.祖父和祖母之间那种平凡而真挚的爱让“我”深受感动。1A.after BbeforeCbecause Dwhen答案：B解析：释义：联系空后的“I was able to fully understand my grandparents Shmily”可知，过了很长一段时间“我”才(before)明白祖父母的“Shmily”。2A.surprising BcomfortableCdangerous
30、 Dright答案：A解析：释义：根据后文的“in shoes, under pillows, even in toilet paper.”可推断，它被藏在出人意料的(surprising)地方。3A.draw BgiveCtell Dhide答案：D解析：释义：根据前文“for the other to find”可知此处是指把它藏(hide)起来。4A.broke BruinedCshook Dshowed答案：D解析：释义：他们的生活方式，不仅仅是一个游戏，显示(showed)了他们之间那种并非每个人都有幸经历的爱。5A.rich BfriendlyClucky Dspecial答案：C
31、解析：释义：联系空前的“their love”可知，他们这样的爱并非每个人都有幸(lucky)经历。6A.church BworkCkitchen Dhospital答案：A解析：释义：根据第四段中的“but they still went to church together”可知，他们一起去教堂(church)做礼拜。7A.lineBpointCcloudDside答案：C解析：释义：根据后文“My grandmother had breast cancer.”可知，祖母患了癌症。所以此处应是“一片乌云(cloud)笼罩了他们的生活”。8A.risen BsufferedCappeared
32、 Drecovered答案：C解析：释义：联系“ten years earlier”可以推断，这种病的症状最初出现(appeared)在十年前。9A.thenBnowCoftenDusual答案：D解析：释义：联系空后的“Grandpa was with her every step of the way”可知，祖父仍像以往(as usual)一样，每一步都跟她在一起。as usual“和往常一样”。10A.warmByellowCsmallDblack答案：B解析：释义：根据空后“he painted that color so that Grandma could always be in
33、 sunshine”可知，祖父应是把房间刷成了黄色(yellow)。11A.sickBoldCnervousDlazy答案：A解析：释义：祖父把房间刷成黄色可以让祖母感到房间内充满了阳光，尤其是当她病得(sick)太过严重而不能走出房间的时候。12A.Regularly BRecentlyCImmediately DGradually答案：D解析：释义：从空后的“it was getting even worse”可知，病情逐渐(Gradually)变得越来越严重。13A.remained BcameCcontinued Dgrew答案：D解析：释义：祖母越来越虚弱了。grew表示这个渐进的过
34、程。14A.alone BbravelyCsecretly Drapidly答案：A解析：释义：根据上文可知，祖母变得很虚弱，已经不能走出房间了。所以，祖父只能独自(alone)去教堂。15A.send BhandChelp Dtake答案：C解析：释义：联系空前的“praying to God”可知，祖父祈祷上帝能够帮助(help)祖母康复。16A.missing BgoneClost Dwell答案：B解析：释义：根据下文“my grandmothers funeral bouquet”可知，祖母去世了(gone)。17A.Shmily BLetterCDisease DAge答案：A解析
35、：释义：根据前文和最后一段可猜测，祖父在献给祖母的花束上写下了“Shmily”这个能够表达他对祖母深深爱意的词。18A.arrived BstayedCleft Dcame答案：C解析：释义：结合“As the crowd thinned out”可知，应是等到人群逐渐散去和最后一位送葬者离开(left)的时候。19A.breath BlookCrest Deffort答案：A解析：释义：联系下文“Through his tears, the song came”可知祖父走上前去，颤抖着吸了一口气(breath)，准备为祖母歌唱。20A.talkBcryCwaveDsing答案：D解析：释义：空后的“song”提示了祖父开始低沉而缓慢地歌唱(sing)。
