1、SectionWritingWorkshop,ViewingWorkshop&ReadingClub一、用适当的介词或副词填空1.Taking advantage the old and the young is something we will never do.2.That he can use computer freely is a big advantage other applicants.3.He didnt respond his teachers question.4.With a dog sight,he quickened his step.5. the other h
2、and,I dont want to waste so much time.6.He sped to catch up with the other cyclist.7.He slowed and waited for his friend.8.The film is based a true story.二、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空in sightto ones amazementtake advantage ofrespond tomore thanon the other handspeed upbe based oncatch sight ofbe amazed at1.We h
3、is performance at the concert.2.I refused to his injury.3.There were no people and he was a little frightened.4.Bamboo is used for building.5.The train when crossing the tunnel.6. the writers own experience,the book became a hit.7.,he passed the exam.8.You can rely on him to a challenge.9.I a cat in
4、 our yard just now.10.,you said just now attracted him greatly.三、阅读理解AParents can cut the chances of their children getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table.Just three minutes extra at a family mealtime could help prevent child obesity.Research found that among poor families,the extra minu
5、tes at mealtimes made great improvement of a normal weight for the youth.The factors are likely to be communication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.Dr.Barbara Fiese said,“Children,whose families have a 20-minute meal over four times a week,weigh less than kids who leave the table after 15
6、 to 17 minutes.Over time,those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.”The researchers studied 200 family mealtimes,testing the effects of factors and mealtime behaviour of families with children in primary school.They found that families,who said that shared mealtimes were an impo
7、rtant part of family life and had special meaning for them,were less likely to have an obese child.Similarly,families,who talked more together and interacted more positively during the meal,were more likely to have healthy-weight children.Teaching low-income families how to make the most of family m
8、ealtimes was a wise idea.Dr.Fiese said,“This is something we can target and teach.” She added,“Its also important to recognise the increasing differences of families and their sometimes complex living arrangements that may challenge their abilities to plan ahead and arrange a single time to communic
9、ate with each other.”Families in poorer US neighbourhoods faced a lot of problems,including poor access to healthy food.But even so,regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the childrens weight.Dr.Fiese said,“Three to four extra minutes per meal will make a healthy weight more poss
10、ible.”1.According to the passage,to have a healthy-weight child,parents should .A.limit the food for each mealB.increase eating timeC.shorten eating timeD.make them eat healthy food2.How much time is reasonable for one meal according to the passage?A.About 15 minutes.B.About 17 minutes.C.About 20 mi
11、nutes.D.About 30 minutes.3.Why does a longer mealtime make a difference to a normal weight?A.Because people can have a good rest as they eat meals.B.Because people can have time to choose what they like.C.Because people can use mealtimes to do other things.D.Because people can communicate more in th
12、e scheduled time.4.What does Dr.Fiese suggest to us?A.Parents should not communicate during the mealtime.B.Its better to add three to four extra minutes to one meal.C.Four meals a day will make a difference to the childrens weight.D.Twenty extra minutes per meal make a healthy weight.BSmoking is har
13、mful.But as soon as you quit the habit,everything will be OK,right?Wrong.New research has found that even if you give up smoking,the damage it has done to your genes(基因) will stay there for a much longer time.In the research,a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people.Among them,some
14、were smokers,some used to smoke,and the rest were non-smokers.Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changeda number that is one-third of known human genes.According to NBCNews,both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes.Some people may ha
15、ve had the changes when they were born,but most people get them in their day-to-day lives while doing things like smoking.When you stop smoking,a lot of these genes will return to normal within five years.This means your body is trying to heal(治愈) itself of the harmful effects of smoking.But the cha
16、nges in some of the genes stay for longer.They can stay for as long as 30 years.Its almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement(水泥)it will always be there,even when youve walked away and when the cement becomes dry.Although the study results may make people unhappy,there is a bright side:the findi
17、ngs could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have heart disease or cancer risks.5.The function of Paragraph 1 is to .A.give an exampleB.introduce the topic of the passageC.make an argumentD.show the main idea of the passage6.Mo
18、st genetic changes happen because of .A.peoples condition at birthB.environmental pollutionC.peoples bad living habitD.heart disease and cancer7.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to .A.the footprintB.the cementC.the harmful effectD.the genetic change8.Which of the following statements i
19、s TRUE?A.The findings are the fruit of more than three years research.B.The findings help to find cures for genetic damage caused by smoking.C.The findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself.D.The findings have prevented more people from starting smoking.答案：一、1.of2.over3.to4.in5.On6.
20、up7.down8.on二、1.were amazed at2.take advantage of3.in sight4.more than5.sped/speeded up6.Based on7.To our amazement8.respond to9.caught sight of10.On the other hand三、1.B细节理解题。由文章第一段前两句话“Parentscancutthechancesoftheirchildrengettingfatsimplybykeepingthemlongerattable.Justthreeminutesextraatafamilymea
21、ltimecouldhelppreventchildobesity.”可知,父母适当延长孩子们吃饭的时间,可保持他们的健康并且预防肥胖。故选B项。2.C细节理解题。由文章第二段“Dr.BarbaraFiesesaid,Children,whosefamilieshavea20-minutemealoverfourtimesaweek,weighlessthankidswholeavethetableafter15to17minutes.”可知,吃饭时间最好为20分钟,故选C项。3.D细节理解题。由文章第一段“Thefactorsarelikelytobecommunicationandthei
22、mportanceofascheduledmealtime.”可知,吃饭的时候人们可以交流,较长的用餐时间会对正常体重产生影响,故选D项。4.B推理判断题。根据最后一段“Threetofourextraminutespermealwillmakeahealthyweightmorepossible.”可知,为了保持一个健康的体重,Dr.Fiese建议大家可适当延长34分钟的吃饭时间。故选B项。5.B主旨大意题。根据第一段的内容以及第三段引出的结果可知,第一段是用来引出主题的。6.C细节理解题。根据第五段的“Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywerebo
23、rn,butmostpeoplegetthemintheirday-to-dayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.”可知,大多数基因的改变是因为坏的生活习惯导致的。7.A细节理解题。根据第六段的“Itsalmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement”可知,it指的是footprint。8.B细节理解题。根据最后一段的“thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerrisks.”可知,研究可以帮助我们找到治愈的方法。
