高中英语自主动练习7.doc

溧阳市竹箦中学高三英语备课组 编写 ：赵志仙 审核：李然华 2015-3-11 周三晚间能力训练与阅读积累（七）一：单选1. At least 36 people died in a fatal stampede during New Year celebrations late Wednesday in Shanghai. Typically, problems arise _caution is absent. A. where B. in which C. that D. what 2. Life is not easy nowadays, when young people have tremendous pressure _ schooling and employment. A. on behalf of B. in terms of C. in honour of D. in defence of 3. When shall we set out to handle the problem we came across last week? Not until _ a chance to discuss it thoroughly. A. we have had B. will we have had C. have we had D. we will have had 4. Another Malaysia Airlines plane went down in July in rebellion-torn eastern Ukraine, _ all 298 aboard. It was believed _ by a surface-to-air missile. A. killing; to have been hit B. killed; to have been hit C. killed; to be hit D. killing; to have hit 5. In our society, cars receive attention and study whether the subject is buying and selling them, the traffic congestion they cause or the dangerous things we do in them, like texting and talking cellphones while driving. A. conventional B. controversial C. confidential D. considerable 6. The single most shattering statistic about life in America in the late 1990s was tobacco killed more people than the combined total of those who died from AIDS, car accidents, alcohol, murder, suicide, illegal drugs and fire. A. what B. when C. that D. where 7. By no means will we _the unjust decision. Instead, we should try to defend against the actions that harm the interests of the migrant workers.A. submit to B. correspond to C. cater to D. contribute to 8. Do you have any idea if Alice is willing to go hiking with us ? _, does it ? A. It counts for nothing B. It doesnt hurt to ask C. You have me there D. Take it seriosly A The decision of the American Medical Association (AMA) to classify obesity as a disease is great news for the pharmaceutical industry, as it is likely to increae pressure on the Food and Drug Administratio(FDA) to approve more weigh-loss drugs and increase the odds that insurance companies will reimburse their cost. But it is deeply misleading. Treating obesity as a disease implies that moving into the categroy of obesity, which for adults means moving from a body-mass index(BMI) of 29 to BMI of 30, is equivalent to contracting a disease. But that is simply not the case. Yes, there are certain health risks associated with having an elevated BMI,such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. More broadly, a higher BMI is aassoicated with a geater risk of cardiometabolic abnormalities. Nonetheless, almost one quarter of “normal weight” people also have metabolic abnormalities, and more than half of “overweight” and almost one third of “obese” people have normal profiles, according to a 2008 study. Thats 16 million normal-weight Americans who have metabolic abnormalities and 20 million obese( or 56 million overweight and obese) Americans who have no such abnormalities. One explanation for this discrepancy is that physical fitness and /or nutrition rather than weight per se may be what really matters. Several stuides have shown that physically fit “obese” individuals have lower incidence of heart dieseae and mortality from all causes than do sedentary(久坐的) people of “normal” weight. A recent clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that adopting a Mediterranean diet reduced cardiovascular risk independent of weight loss. Some assume that the problem lies with BMI as a measure, which does not distinguish between fat, muscle and bone. While BMI is indeed a flawed(有瑕疵的) measure, it is not clear that there are better ones. A 2009 study also found no systematic differences BMI and other variables. In other words, it is not just that BMI is a poor measure of obesity but that obesity is a poor predictor of health. Some hope that designating obesity as a disease will remove the shame assoicated with it, and obese people will no longer be blamed for their condition. Yet already it is being called the “fork to mouth” disease, and the disease categorization may reinforce blame by rasing the stakes. If obesity is a disease, parents of fat children may not merely be silently judged as bad parents but also accused of neglect and child endangerment. If the AMAs goal is to address the serious disease of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it would be more productive and accurate for the association to urge doctors to focus on cardiometabolic risk, recognizing that there are both metabolically healthy and metabolically unhealthy individuals in all categories of weight. Rather than promote weight loss per se, doctors should instead encourage their patients of all size to incorporate physical activity and a balanced diet into their lives. 9 According this passage, who are most likely to suffer from heart disease ? A. Obese people who have no metabolic problem .B. Obese people who are physically active and healthy. C. Normal people who have a sedentary lifestyle D. Normal people who have a Mediterranean diet 10. From the passage , what can we learn about BMI ? A.The BMI calculation doesnt take age into account .B. There will be better tools to measure ones health than BMI.C. It can identify the exact amount of fat, muscle and bone in ones body respectively. D. It cannot be regarded as a reliable indicator of ones health.11. What is the authors attitude towards AMAs decision to recognize obesity as a disease ? A. Critical. B. Suspicious. C. Pessimistic D. Optimistic BWomen have been a growing factor in the success of the US economy since the 1970s. Indeed, the additional productive power of women entering the workforce from 1970 until today accounts for about a quarter of current GDP. Still, the full potential of women in the workforce has yet to be tapped. As the US struggles to sustain historic GDP growth rates, it is critically important to bring more women into the workforce and fully deploy(有效利用) high-skill women to drive productivity improvement. McKinsey & Company undertook this research over the past three months to understand how women contribute to the US economy; how their work benefits individual corporations; what prevents women from making greater contributions to their companies; and what approaches can help companies unlock the full potential of women. Creating the conditions to unlock the full potential of women and achieve our economic goals is a complex and difficult challenge. At a macro level, there is significant potential to raise the labor participation rates of women across the country. At a corporate level, where many high-skill women are employed, the opportunity is to continue to advance women into leadership positions where they can make the greatest contributions. Despite the sincere efforts of major corporations, the proportion of women falls quickly as you look higher in the corporate hierarchy. Overall, this picture has not improved for years. We believe, however, that there is an opportunity to make substantial（实质上的） progress in developing and advancing women on the path to leadership. Companies have become very good at recruiting(招募) womenmany major corporations recruit their “fair share” or more of women. Moreover, many companies have introduced mechanisms such as parental leaves, part-time policies, and travel-reducing technologies to help women stay the course. While the many barriers that remain are substantial, interventions at critical career points can have outsized impact. For example, with a focus on middle management to increase the number of women who advance to the vice-presidential level, corporations could substantially improve the odds of achieving real gender diversity in top management. We found that more women in middle management roles are focused on leading than their colleagues at the entry level. And they have already demonstrated enough to advance and acquire managerial skills. Moreover, many are younger women with relatively light work/family concerns. If companies can win their loyalty at this stage of their careers, they will be more likely to stay the course. These women are ours to lose. 12 According to Paragraph 1, women in the workforce _.A. are the major factor of the US economys success B. contribute the most part of Americas curent GDPC. still have much potential in stimulating(刺激) economyD. are still struggling to sustain their job opportunities 13. Which of the following is an aim of Mckinsey & Companys reserach ? A. To solve economys influcence on womens work condition.B. To teach individual corpoartions how to deal with women .C. To help women to get more benefits from their companies D. To find out the factors that affect womens work potential.14. According to the passage , a company with many high-skill women workers _.A. should supply them with more high positions B. has to reduce and simplify its economic goalsC. has to recruit more women across the country D. should cut down womens labour participation rates 15 The phrases “stay the course” in Para. 4 probably means “_”.A. accept benefits reducing B. keep on working C. avoid part-time jobs D. keep the travel rights 16. The author holds that women in middle management roles _.A. have the most family concerns to deal with B. have the least loyalty to their companies C. show great desire of managerial skillsD. are less hopeful to be promoted than others 三、任务型阅读 Justin Hall published the first blog ever in the year 1994. Since then blogging has come a long way. Blogging is a great way of reaching out to the world. For some, blogging can just be a hobby, while for others it can be a way to increae awareness about their prodcuts and services, and earn money online. Whatever the reason, the primary aim is to get readership for the blog. But some mistakes cost dearly and can even damage the future of a blog. Content is the king in the kindom of blogs. It is very important that whatever you write and share on your blog is correct, informative, and of good quality. Only with good, unique and interesting content will you be able to catch the attention of readers on the Internet, and turn them into your loyal followers. Plagiarism(剽窃) is a crime, and if you are addicted to the act of copying articles from other blogs and pasting them to your blog, you are going to be fined heavily by search engines sooner or later. You will lose your credibility (信任) if readers find copied content on your blog. A great way to increase your readership is by using various social media platforms. It is great if you are writing good content, but you need to promote your wares if you want to reach out to a wider audience. It is very important to format your content to increase readability. Providing plenty of data without any formating can put off readres, and they might turn to other sites. Using subtitles and relevant image goes a long way in holding readers attention. It is very important to connect with your readers via comments. If a reader has a question, be sure to answer it as soon as possible. It will increase readers trust and they will keep coming to your site. You can also invite skilled bloggers to guest post for you. This will help your blog to gain exposure to a wide audience . Perhaps the biggest mistake a new blogger commits is to imitate his/her favourite blogger One cannot be someone else. Everyone has a style of his /her own and should work towards finding his/her own style rather than imitating others. Quite often people are frustrated by the slow start of their blogs and ins