Ⅱ.阅读理解

(合肥2010年第二次教学检测)

Neatnessandpersonalcleannesshavebeenaroundforagesandhavebecomeanimportantpartofeveryone’sdailyroutine.Youmightthinkthatallmodernsocietieswouldhavethesameneatnessandpersonalcleannesspractices.Afterall，everybodywilltakebaths.Mostpeopledorecognizetheneedforcleanness，whichisthebasisforhealth.Neatnesspracticesincludeallthelittlethingspeopledotomakethemselveslooktheirbest，suchascombingtheirhairandputtingonmake­up.However，whilemostmodernpeopleagreethatthesethingsareimportant，peopleindifferentculturestakecareofthemselvesindifferentways.

ThereusedtobeanoldjokeinAmericathatpeopleshouldtakeabathonceaweek，whethertheyneedornot.Infact，though，Americansgenerallytakeabathormorecommonly，ashowereveryday.Butincontrasttosomecultures，mostAmericansgettheirshowerinthemorningsothattheycanstartthedayfresh.Americansareknownforhavingverysensitivenoses.InAmerica，bodysmellissociallyunacceptable.Forthatreason，Americansconsideritamusttousespeciallotion(护肤液)topreventthesmell.Ladiesoftenaddatouchofperfume.Menmaysprayonaftershavecreamormanly­smellingperfume.

Someoftheculturalvarietiesinneatnesspracticesresultfromphysicaldifferencesbetweenraces.WhereasmanyAsianmenhavelittlefacialhair，Westernershavealot.Asaresult，mostAmericanmenspendsometimeeachdayshavingortidyingtheirfacialhairtokeepitnice.Americanwomen，ontheotherhand，generallyprefernottobehairyatall.

Americansputgreatvalueonbothneatnessandpersonalcleanness.Forsomepeople，takingcareofthemselveshasbecomealmostareligion.Astheoldsayinggoes，“Cleannessisnexttogodliness.”Whetherornotbeingcleanandneat­lookingbringsoneclosertoGod，itcertainlyatleastbringsoneclosertoothers.Americanslookdownonpeoplewhodon’ttakecareofthemselves，orwho“let_themselves_go”.

1.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

A.everyonetakesbathsdailytogetanicelook

B.peoplehavethesameneatnesspracticestoday

C.neatnesspracticesmaybeaffectedbycultures

D.neatnessmeanscombinghairanddoingmake­up

2.Americanshaveabathinthemorningto________.

A.beginanenergeticday

B.refreshtheirsensitivenoses

C.preventtheirbodysmell

D.styletheirhairathome

3.Accordingtotheauthor，physicaldifferencesbetweenracescancausedifferencesin________.

A.politics B.locations

C.religions D.neatnesspractices

4.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphmeans“________”.

A.caremuchaboutthemselves

B.giveloosetothemselves

C.stayawayfromotherpeople

D.stayclosertootherpeople

Ⅲ.任务型读写

(2010～2011学年度凤阳荣达学校第三次教学质量检测)

TheUnitedStatesisfacingagrowingconcern：risingobesity(肥胖)rates.Anewreportsaysadultobesityratesroselastyearin23ofthe50states.And，thepercentageofobese(过胖的)childrenwasatorabove30%in30states.Mississippihadthehighestrateofadultobesityinthenewstudy.32.5%ofthestate’sadultswereobese.Mississippialsohadthehighestrateofobeseandoverweightchildren.44.4%ofallchildrenbetweentheagesoftenandseventeenyearswereobeseoroverweight.

ThestudyusedasystemofmeasurementcalledtheBodyMassIndex(B­M­I)todefinewordslikeobeseandoverweight.TofindyourB­M­I，divideyourweightinkilogramsbyheightinmeterssquared.AnormalB­M­Iisbetween18.5and24.9.TheB­M­Iofsomeoneoverweightisbetween25and29.5.And，anobesepersonhasaB­M­Iabove30.

Thenewreportsayswidespreadobesityisincreasingtheratesoflong­lastingdiseases，suchasheartdisease.ObesityisalsoresponsibleforanincreasingpartofhealthcarecostsintheUnitedStates.HealthcarecostshavegrownwhilemanyAmericansaregettingfatter.Alackofphysicalexercise，watchingTVtoomuchandeatingjunkfoodcontributetotherisingobesityrate.Thereportsaysthecurrenteconomicrecession(经济衰退)couldworsenobesityratesbyincreasingfoodprices.Thiswouldmakehealthyfoodscostmore.Thereportblamestherecessionforrisingratesofdepression，anxietyandstress，whicharecloselylinkedtoobesityinmanycases.

Thereportofferssomeideasfordealingwithobesitywithingovernmenthealthcarereforms.Theyincludemakingsurethateveryadultandchildhasarighttopreventivemedicalservices.Also，peopleshoulddomorephysicalexercise，drivelessandeatlessjunkfoodtofightobesity.

WidespreadobesityintheUS

1.________ Risingobesityrates ◆2.________obesityratesroselastyearin23ofthe50states.

◆Childobesityratewasatorabove30%in30states.

Consequences increasingtheratesof3.________

increasing4.________ofhealthcare

5.________ 6.________physicalexercise

watchingTVtoomuch

eatingjunkfood

experiencingrecession

7.________ 8.________ Offeringpreventivemedicalservices

People doingmore9.________exercise

10.________less

eatinglessjunkfood

Ⅳ.书面表达

(2011•瑞安中学高三月考)

某英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现向全球征募会员，要求申请者提交一篇题为“IWanttoSmile”的英语短文。请你以申请者的身份，根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文。词数：120左右。

内容要点：1.微笑的优点;

2.想对其微笑的人物(如：父母或朋友等)并给出理由;

3.对自己微笑的理由;

4.总结。

课时作业(十九)答案