牛津英语模块十湖南语篇训练卷十四 Unit 3.docx

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牛津英语模块十湖南语篇训练卷十四Unit3

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语篇训练卷（十四）

Unit3　Protectingourselves　

（2）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

　　OnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:

POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHAPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”.SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugeamountofcaffeine,somegreentea,andthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants（兴奋剂）.IthittheUSmarketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.Millionsofbottleshavebeensold,andduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops,G.N.C.（Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.）Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Martandotherchains,andoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.Ifyoutype“Zantrex”intoGoogle,morethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.Atanymoment,therearescoresofpeoplesellingitoneBay.

PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3,however,isthatitisfarfromunique.Therearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettoday,andtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantrex’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatements（“themostadvancedweight-controlcompound（化合物）period”）,sodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergy,andoftenwithoutdiet,exerciseoranyothereffort.

1.BritneySpearsisa/an　　　.

A.dancer　　B.singer　　C.athlete　　D.chemist

2.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?

A.CVS.B.RiteAid.

C.Wal-Mart.D.Anorex.

3.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto“　　　”.

A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3is

B.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3

C.youcan’tthinktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3

D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful

4.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat　　　.

A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

B.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillontheUSmarket

C.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarket

D.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

5.Thetextmainlytellsus　　　.

A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithher

B.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSA

C.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSA

D.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarket

B

Shoulde-cigarettes（electroniccigarettes）beanewchoiceforthesmokerstryingtogetridofthehabit?

ReactionsfromAmericansaremixed.Morethanhalfofthepeoplequestionedinasurveythinke-cigarettesshouldbecontrolledbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministration,but47percentbelievethee-cigarettesshouldbeavailabletothesmokerswhowanttoquit.

“Inthehuntforasafercigarette,e-cigarettesarebecomingapopularchoiceamongthoseeithertryingtoquitorlookingtoreplacestandardtobaccosmokewithanalternativethatmanufacturersclaimtobesafer,”ZogbyInternational,whichconductedthesurvey,saidinastatement.

Abouthalfofthe4,611adultswhotookpartinthesurveyhadheardaboute-cigarettes,whicharebatterypowered,orrechargeablecigarettesthatvaporizealiquidnicotinesolution.Theydonotproducesmokebutawatervaporwithoutsmell.SoldmostlyontheInternet,e-cigaretteswerefirstmadeinChina.

LastyeartheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）warnedagainstusinge-cigarettes,sayingtherewasnoevidencetoprovetheyweresafeorhelpedsmokersbreakthehabit.TheWHOsaidpeoplewhosmokede-cigarettesbreathedinafinefogofnicotineintothelungs.

Nearlyathirdofpeoplequestionedinthesurveythinkthate-cigarettesshouldbeallowedinplaceswheresmokingisforbidden,becausetheydon’tproducesmoke,but46percentdisagree.Menwhowereawareoftheavailabilityofe-cigarettesweremorelikelythanwomentosaytheyshouldbeachoiceavailabletosmokerswhowanttoquit.Youngpeople,aged18-29,andsingleswerethegroupsmostopentotryinge-cigarettes.Smokingisthesinglelargestcauseofpreventabledeathworldwide,accordingtotheWHO.

6.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Americansmokersoughttotrye-cigarettes.

B.Americanshavedifferentopinionsaboute-cigarettes.

C.EverykindofcigarettesshouldbeforbiddeninAmerica.

D.MostoftheAmericansdon’tlikee-cigarettes.

7.AccordingtoZogbyInternational,e-cigarettes　　　　.

A.aremuchsaferthancommoncigarettes

B.arepopularamongpeoplewhowanttoquitsmoking

C.willtaketheplaceoftraditionalcigarettes

D.areproducedinasaferwaybymanufacturers

8.Whatdoweknowaboute-cigarettesfromthepassage?

A.MostAmericansarefamiliarwiththem.

B.Theyareagoodchoiceasthereisnonicotine.

C.Theyproduceawatervaporthatcan’tbeseen.

D.MostpeoplebuythemontheInternet.

9.What’stheattitudeoftheWHOtowardse-cigarettes?

A.Negative.　　　　　　　　B.Supportive.

C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.

C

Farmersarebeingtoldmoreneedstobedonetostoptheminjuringatwork.OneinfiveBritishworkplacedeathshappensinagricultureeventhoughfarmersareonlyasmallpartoftheworkingpopulation.Duringtheyear2010/11therewere1,061injuriesintotalanditisthoughtmanymoregounreported.

JimChapmanfromWarwickshirehadhisarmtornoffbyfarmmachinerysevenyearsagowhenhewas23.“Youdon’trealisehowmuchyourelyonyoursecondarmuntilit’sgone,”hesaid.HefellagainstaPTOshaft（传动轴）,aspinningmetalbaratthebackofatractor.“Itcatapulted（猛力掷出）mefromonesideofthemachinetotheother,”hesaid.“Ilandedonthefloor,withoutallmyclothing.Myleftarmhadbeenrippedoff.”Headmitsthatthemachinerywasmissingpartofitspropersafetyguard.“Butagain,”headded,“itwasarushedday.Therewereafewmachinesthatdidn’twork.Also,Iwasgettingbehindwiththejobs.”

Overthelast10years,otherindustriesthatyou’dthinkofasdangerous,likebuildingorquarrying（矿采）,haveloweredthenumberofworkplacedeathsandinjuries.Inthefarmingindustrythough,deathsremainhighwith34deathsin2010/11.

JudithHackitt,thechairoftheHealthandSafetyExecutive（HSE）saysitis“notacceptable”thattheaccidentstatisticsforfarmingarestillhigh.“Peopleinfarmingdon’thaveminorinjuries.Whentheygetinjured,it’sbad.”shesaid.“WhenIsaidtotheNFUthatifIhadsonsIwouldnotwantthemtoworkinagriculture,itreallymadethemsitupandtakenotice.”There’sawholehostofreasonswhyfarmingisasdangerousasitis.Itisaveryroughindustry.Also,it’softenbecausepeopleareleftalone.Theycouldbeyoungandinexperienced,orolderpeople,whowouldhaveretiredmaybe5or10yearsagoinotherindustries.

Jimwantsotherstolearnfromhisexperience.“Lookatwhatyou’redoingbeforeyougorunningin,”hesaid.“Youcouldmakeamistakethatyou’lllivewithfortherestofyourlife.”

10.JimChapmanwasinjuredintheworkplacemainlybecause　　　　.

A.hecrossedthemachinery

B.thesafetyguardofthemachinerywasgone

C.hewasstandingatthebackofthetractor

D.hedidn’tnoticethePTOshaft

11.InBritishfarmingindustry,　　　　.

A.farmerstakeupalargepartofworkingpopulation

B.thenumberofinjuriesisbiggerthanwhatthepublicknow

C.oldmachinerywasnotreplacedintime

D.beingafarmeristhemostdangerous

12.Judiththought　　　　were（was）notacceptable.

A.theinjuriesoffarmers

B.thehighdeathsforfarming

C.herson’shopetoworkinagriculture

D.farmers’retiring5or10yearslater

13.Theunderlinedphrase“rippedoff”inParagraph2probablymeans“　　　　”.

A.turnedoffB.gotoff

C.wornoffD.tornoff

14.Fromthewholetext,wecanseethatJimfeels　　　　.

A.regretfulB.angry

C.shockedD.confused

Ⅱ.阅读填空

　　Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

　　Coloredcontacts（隐形眼镜）givetheweareraninnocent,childlikeappearance.Butexpertswarnthattheycanbedangerous.

Comparedtoordinarycontacts,coloredcontactscarrygreaterrisksofocularirritation（眼部过敏）,rednessandinfection.Duetothelayerofcolor,theyarethickerandharderthanordinarycontacts;andadditionallyarelesspermeable（可渗透的）,whichcanleadtotheeyesbeingtakenawayfrommoisture（水分）andoxygen.Whentheeyes,mainlythecornea（角膜）,aretakenawayfromwaterandoxygen,cellsdieandbloodvesselsdilate（血管膨胀）,causingillnesssuchasitchiness（痒）andbloodshoteyes.Moreover,thedeathandslowreproductionofcertaineyecellswillmaketheeyesweaktovirusesandbacteria,causinginfection（感染）andotherproblems.Thebestwaytopreventinfectionandothereyeproblemsistowearthemonlyforshortperiodsoftime.

Anotherbigproblemwithcoloredcontactsisthatwearerscaremoreaboutlooksthansizes.Justlikeoneshoesizedoesn’tfitall,thereisnosuchthing