The warning we were given as children ________ eating fast will make you fat, may in fact, have a scientific explanation.
A.that B.who
C.where D.which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题
The warning we were given as children ________ eating fast will make you fat, may in fact, have a scientific explanation.
A.that B.who
C.where D.which
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The warning we were given as children ________ an apple a day keeps the doctor away may,in fact,have a scientific explanation.
A.that B.who C.where D.which
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As a nation we are becoming more aware of the food we and our children are eating.The recent campaign to improve school dinners by celebrity(名人) chef Jamie Oliver has helped raise awareness of our fast food lifestyles.While we may be trying to eat more healthily,it seems we still have some bad habits.
•Healthy eaters or just trendy?
Are there certain things that you do and don’t eat and why?With so many food programmes and books telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat to be healthy,it’s hard to make choices.
Some people are vegetarians for moral reasons,some don’t like the taste of meat and there are one or two people who do it because it’s trendy.Likewise,it can be trendy to follow the latest celebrity’s diet because it’s what the famous are doing.
•Eating out
People are eating out more often now,not just on special occasions as in the past.The choice of restaurants has also diversified.Italian,Chinese and Indian restaurants have been around for years but have now been joined by Mongolian,Japanese,Mexican and so on.Bars and pubs are still popular for food and often promote English cuisine made with local produce.
“We enjoy eating out a couple of times every month whether with friends or just as a couple.We like trying new things so we go to different restaurants.” said Craig,25,County Durham.
•Eating on the go
From chocolate bars to sandwiches more people are eating on the go—on the street,in cars or on buses and trains.While our parents and grandparents may frown at this behaviour,considering it to be bad manners,people eat on the go because they are rushing from one place to another.And in the home the number of people sitting down at a dining table for their evening meal is on the decrease as meal times become more informal.
“If I’m running late for work I don’t think twice about eating toast in the car or on the bus but I know my mum wouldn’t approve,” said Stacey,24.
1.What can we infer from the text?
A.Our parents think highly of the eating habits mentioned in the text.
B.We should get rid of the bad habits and try to be healthier.
C.Japanese restaurants have been around for years.
D.It’s good for people to eat out more frequently.
2.People find it difficult to decide what to eat to keep healthy because ________.
A.different programmes and books have different ideas about healthy eating
B.there are many celebrities having different diet styles
C.what the famous are doing is different from ours
D.they have some bad eating habits
3.The underlined word “diversified” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A.made a great change
B.made a big difference
C.had a rapid increase
D.had a wide variety
4.Craig often goes to different restaurants because ________.
A.he likes trying new things
B.he follows the latest celebrity diet
C.he enjoys the meal with his friends
D.he has more special occasions to celebrate
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In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat.Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular.Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched.In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的).In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的).
Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting.By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations.Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did.However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class.One is at the lower end.Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do.America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life.If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns.
The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much.Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational.Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road.The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational.Academic success matters more than ever before.But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine.Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart.A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents.
This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant.The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class.But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential.Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit.And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?
A. Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents
B. The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting
C. Children will die unless ceaselessly watched
D. Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation
2.The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________.
A. is ahead in development
B. falls slow behind others
C. is free from physical or mental disorder
D. moves to a higher position
3.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A. Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child.
B. When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational.
C. Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas.
D. Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do.
4.This passage is mainly written to __________.
A. urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed
B. advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations
C. persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children
D. call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children
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In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat. Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular. Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched. In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的). In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的).
Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting. By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations. Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did. However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class. One is at the lower end. Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do. America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life. If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns.
The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much. Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational. Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road. The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational. Academic success matters more than ever before. But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine. Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart. A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents.
This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant. The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class. But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential. Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit. And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?
A. Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents.
B. The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting.
C. Children will die unless ceaselessly watched.
D. Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation.
2.The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that ________.
A. is ahead in development
B. falls slow behind others
C. is free from physical or mental disorder
D. moves to a higher position
3.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A. Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child.
B. When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational.
C. Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas.
D. Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do.
4.This passage is mainly written to ________.
A. urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed
B. advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations
C. persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children
D. call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children
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The children were warned of not being too ______ about things they were not supposed to know.
A.strange | B.amused | C.curious | D.conscious |
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We automatically assume that as adults, we’re wiser than when we were children. However, actually we can learn a lot from our childhood self. For example, we can learn to develop optimism about the future. Do you remember how excited you used to be just before Christmas? 1. Reintroduce that childlike wonder into our daily experiences.
We can learn to dream big and imagine the impossible. How often have you heard a child say something like “One day, I’m going to be an astronaut”? Our adult minds immediately laugh at this idea and think about all the logical reasons as to why this might never happen. 2. We minimize our chances of attaining what we dream about. It is okay to dream big just as our childhood self did.
3. Our childhood self looked at possibilities and believed we could achieve them successfully. If we wanted to build a tree house, we’d go about thinking about how to make it happen instead of focusing on all the reasons it might not happen. In this way we can fill our life with possibilities rather than regrets.
We can learn to be playful and silly sometimes, 4. Children spend a large amount of time escaping from reality to mess about and have fun. Make time for your childhood self to come out and play. Run around the garden, wear a silly hat or spend time laughing. 5..
A. Don’t imagine things could go wrong.
B. We can learn to hold a “can do” attitude.
C. That feeling of great joy is hard to beat.
D. Most children tend to think in a positive way.
E. All of these activities can make us feel happy and alive.
F. We employ self-limiting beliefs without even realizing it.
G. All work and no play makes a person very dull and upset.
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I was sitting in a fast food restaurant with my two children, who at the time were about 6 and 9. Inside there was also a group of teens in goth(粗野的)dress and appearance. Everyone kept away from them inside the restaurant.
Outside the restaurant, the same people jumped past the homeless man searching the garbage bin, who was looking for food or perhaps a cigarette. I too had rushed past him with my youngsters, refusing his request for money but thinking maybe, just maybe, I would bring him some food. It turns out I didn't have to.
One of the goth youths jumped up, went to the counter and ordered more food, which she then took outside to the homeless man and sat on the bench with him, chatting away as he ate. He didn’t say much — he was greedy — but I think I saw a bit of a smile and a glint in his eyes as he nodded to her questions.
Writing this now, several years later I still choke up. That girl was a model citizen living the values of goodness and kindness. These are values I have always held high and hoped to teach my kids. She made my job much easier. We stopped by on our way out and thanked her for setting such a positive example for us. I hope that hearing that made as much of a difference in her life as seeing what she did has made to ours.
1.Why did people keep away form the teens in the fast food restaurant?
A.Because they were dressed in goth dress and appearance.
B.Because they were too young to pay their meal.
C.Because they liked to quarreled with others.
D.Because they killed two children.
2.What did the man want the author to do?
A.Help him get money. B.Bring him some food.
C.Provide him for money. D.Refuse to take care of him.
3.What word can the underlined word “glint” mean in paragraph 3?
A.flash B.gloom
C.surprise D.happiness
4.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A.The author is also a model citizen like the girl.
B.The author sets a good example for the girl.
C.The author is deeply moved by the girl.
D.The author has sympathy for the girl.
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I was sitting in a fast food restaurant with my two children, who at the time were about 6 and 9. Inside there was also a group of teens in Gothic(哥特式的) dress and appearance. Everyone kept away from them inside the restaurant.
Outside the restaurant, people jumped past the homeless man searching the garbage bin, who was looking for food or perhaps a cigarette. I too had rushed past him with my youngsters, refusing his request for money but thinking maybe, just maybe, I would bring him some food. It turned out that I didn't have to.
One girl in the Gothic youth jumped up, went to the counter and ordered more food, which she then took outside to the homeless man and sat on the bench with him, chatting away as he ate. He didn't say much—he was greedy—but I think I saw a bit of a smile and a flash in his eyes as he nodded to her questions.
Writing this now, several years later, I still choke up. That girl was a model citizen living the values of goodness and kindness. These are values I have always held high and hoped to teach my kids. She made my job much easier. We stopped by on our way out and thanked her for setting such a positive example for us. I hope that hearing that has made as much of a difference in her life as seeing what she did has made to ours.
1.Why did people keep away from the teens in the fast food restaurant?
A. Because they were dressed in Gothic dress.
B. Because they were too young to pay their meal.
C. Because they liked to quarrel with others.
D. Because they killed two children.
2.What did the homeless man want the author to do?
A. To help him get money. B. To bring him some food.
C. To provide him with money. D. To refuse to take care of him.
3.It can be inferred that the homeless man ________.
A. was very greedy in deed B. was very hungry at that time
C. didn't like talking with others much D. didn't answer the girl's questions
4.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. The author is also a model citizen like the girl.
B. The author sets a good example for the girl.
C. The author is deeply moved by the girl.
D. The author has sympathy for the girl.
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A fast restaurant is the place _______, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.
A. which B. where C. there D. what
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析