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Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:
depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.
Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe‘shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.
Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight‘ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.
Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:
nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:
buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:
wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.
B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.
C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.
D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.
2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto__.
A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.
B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.
C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.
D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.
3.Intheauthor‘sopinion,marriage___.
A.affordsgreaterfun.
B.leadstoraisingchildren.
C.indicatescommitment.
D.endsinpain.
4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.
A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight‘ssleep.
B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.
C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.
D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.
5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill__.
A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.
B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.
C.giveafreehandtomoney.
D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.
参考答案:
CBCDB
PassageTwo
HowOzonePollutionWorks
A)TheweatherreportontheradioorTVtellsyouthatitisgoingtobesunnyandhotandthatanorangeozonealerthasbeenissued.Whatisozone?
Whatdoesanorangealertmean?
Whyshouldyoubeconcernedaboutit?
Inthisarticle,wewillexaminewhatozoneis,howitisproduced,whathealthhazardsitposesandwhatyoucandotoreduceozonepollution.
B)Ozoneisamoleculeofthreeoxygenatomsboundtogether(O3).Itisunstableandhighlyreactive.Ozoneisusedasableach,adeodorizingagent,andasterilizationagentforairanddrinkingwater.Atlowconcentrations,itistoxic.Ozoneisfoundnaturallyinsmallconcentrationsinthestratosphere,alayerofEarth’supperatmosphere.Inthisupperatmosphere,ozoneismadewhenultravioletlightfromthesunsplitsanoxygenmolecule(O2),formingtwosingleoxygenatoms.Ifafreedatomcollideswithanoxygenmolecule,itbecomesozone.Stratosphericozonehasbeencalled“good”ozonebecauseitprotectstheEarth’ssurfacefromdangerousultravioletlight.
C)Ozonecanalsobefoundinthetroposphere,thelowestlayeroftheatmosphere.Troposphericozone(oftentermed“bad”ozone)isman-made,aresultofairpollutionfrominternalcombustionenginesandpowerplants.Automobileexhaustandindustrialemissionsreleaseafamilyofnitrogenoxidegases(NOx)andvolatileorganiccompounds(VOC),by-productsofburninggasolineandcoal.NOxandVOCcombinechemicallywithoxygentoformozoneduringsunny,high-temperatureconditionsoflatespring,summerandearlyfall.Highlevelsofozoneareusuallyformedintheheatoftheafternoonandearlyevening,dissipatingduringthecoolernights.
D)Althoughozonepollutionisformedmainlyinurbanandsuburbanareas,itendsupinruralareasaswell,carriedbyprevailingwindsorresultingfromcarsandtrucksthattravelintoruralareas.Significantlevelsofozonepollutioncanbedetectedinruralareasasfaras250milesdownwindfromurbanindustrialzones.
E)Youcanmakeozoneteststripstodetectandmonitorozonelevelsinyourownbackyardoraroundyourschool.Youwillneedcornstarch,filterpaper(coffeefiltersworkwell)andpotassiumiodide(canbeorderedfromascienceeducationsuppliersuchasCarolinaBiologicalSupplyorFisherScientific).Basically,youmakeapastefromwater,cornstarchandpotassium-iodide,andyoupaintthispasteonstripsoffilterpaper.Youthenexposethestripstotheairforeighthours.Ozoneintheairwillreactwiththepotassiumiodidetochangethecolorofthestrip.Youwillalsoneedtoknowtherelativehumidity,whichyoucangetfromanewspaper,weatherbroadcastorhomeweatherstation.
F)Whenyouinhaleozone,ittravelsthroughoutyourrespiratorytract.Becauseozoneisverycorrosive,itdamagesthebronchiolesandalveoliinyourlungs,airsacsthatareimportantforgasexchange.Repeatedexposuretoozonecaninflamelungtissuesandcauserespiratoryinfections.
G)Ozoneexposurecanaggravateexistingrespiratoryconditionssuchasasthma,reduceyourlungfunctionandcapacityforexerciseandcausechestpainsandcoughing.Youngchildren,adultswhoareactiveoutdoorsandpeoplewithrespiratorydiseasesaremostsusceptibletothehighlevelsofozoneencounteredduringthesummer.Inadditiontoeffectsonhumans,thecorrosivenatureofozonecandamageplantsandtrees.Highlevelsofozonecandestroyagriculturalcropsandforestvegetation.
H)Toprotectyourselffromozoneexposure,youshouldbeawareoftheAirQualityIndex(AQI)inyourareaeveryday—youcanusuallyfinditinthenewspaperoronamorningweatherforecastonTVorradio.YoushouldalsobefamiliarwiththeU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)guideforozone-alertvalues.
I)WhatdothenumbersintheAQImean?
TheAQImeasuresconcentrationsoffiveairpollutants:
ozone,sulfurdioxide,particulatematter,carbonmonoxideandnitrogendioxide.TheEPAhaschosenthesepollutantsascriteriapollutants,butthesearenotallofthepollutantsintheair.Theseconcentrationsarecomparedtoastandardsetoutinfederallaw.Anindexvalueof100meansthatallofthecriteriapollutantsareatthemaximumlevelthatisconsideredsafeforthemajorityofthepopulation.Toreduceyourexposuretoozone,youshouldavoidexercisingduringafternoonandearlyeveninghoursinthesummer.
J)Thereareseveralwaysyoucanhelptodecreaseozonepollution.Limitusingyourautomobileduringafternoonandearlyeveninghoursinthelatespring,summerandearlyfall.Donotusegasoline-poweredlawnequipmentduringthesetimes.Donotfuelyourcarduringthesetimes.Donotlightfiresoroutdoorgrillsduringthesetimes.Keeptheengineofyourcarorboattuned.Makesurethatyourtiresareproperlyinflated.Useenvironmentallysafepaints,cleaningandofficeproducts(someofthesechemicalsaresourcesofVOC).
K)Besidespersonalattemptstoreduceozonepollution,theEPAhasinitiatedmorestringentair-qualitystandards(suchastheCleanAirActanditsmodifications)toreduceairpollution.Compliancewiththesestandardsbyindustries,manufacturersandstateandlocalgovernmentshassignificantlyreducedthelevelsofmanycommonairpollutants.
L)Withcontinuedconservationandreductionpractices,adherencetoozone-pollutionwarnings,researchandgovernmentregulation,ozone-pollutionlevelsshould
continuetofall.Perhapsfuturegenerationswillnotbethreatenedbythisenvironmentalpollutant.
M)Thethingthatdetermineswhetherozoneisgoodorbadisitslocation.Ozoneis‘‘good,,whenitisinthestratosphere.Thestratosphereisalayeroftheatmospherestartingatthelevelofabout6miles(about10kilometers)abovesealevel.Thestratospherenaturallycontainsaboutsixpartspermillionofozone,andthisozoneisverybeneficialbecauseitabsorbsUVradiationandpreventsitfromreachingus.
N)Ozoneis“bad”whenitisatgroundlevel.Ozoneisaveryreactivegasthatishardonlungtissue.Italsodamagesplantsandbuildings.Anyozoneatgroundlevelisaprobl