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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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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As the world’s population continues to grow, the ___of food becomes more and more of a concern.
A.worth B.supply C.package D.list
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(2013·浙江,4)As the world's population continues to grow,the ________ of food becomes more and more of a concern.
A.worth B.supply C.package D.list
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As the world’s population continues to grow, the ___of food becomes more and more of a concern.
A. worth B. supply C. package D. list
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As the world’s population continues to grow,the ________ of food becomes more and more of a concern. (2013·浙江,4)
A.worth B.supply
C.package D.list
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(2013·高考浙江卷)As the world’s population continues to grow,the ________ of food becomes more and more of a concern.
A.worth B.supply
C.package D.list
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lt's a dog's life for the nation's mutts - who are becoming anxious and aggressive through lack of play, experts fear.
A study of 4,000 dog owners has found a clear link between limited playtime and behaviour problems, such as being nervous when left alone, disobedience and snapping at other animals. And while researchers can't be sure that playing less is directly to blame, they say that games provide vital intellectual stimulation and exercise. The Bristol University study showed that only one in five owners play with their dogs six times a day. Half play two or three times a day and 10 per cent have just one play session.
Mark Evans, former chief vet for the RSPCA, said that dogs are one of the few animals to play into adulthood. He told the Sunday Times: 'There is a clear association in the results. Owners report more potential behaviour problems in dogs that play less.'
Emily Blackwell -- who conducted the research uncovered tonight on Channel 4's Dogs: Their Secret Lives - said dogs often enjoy playing so much that they slow down or change strategy to make the fun last longer. The lecturer in canine(犬科动物) welfare hopes that 10,000 people will eventually fill out the survey. This will enable her to firmly establish whether lack of play is affecting dogs' moods - or if their emotional problems put their owners off spending time with them. For instance,they may slow down when playing 'chase', allowing their owner to catch up with them and the game to continue. Favourite games include wrestling, chase and tugging at toys, and perhaps unsurprisingly,'fetch' topped the list. Tennis balls were the favourite toys, followed by soft, squeaky toys, rubber balls and rope toys.
The research comes just days after an animal charity warned that millions of dogs are becoming fat. aggressive and destructive because their owners are clueless about basic animal care.The PDSA said that treats including beer, chips and leftover takeaways are making dogs fat and unwell – and wamed that almost a million are never taken for a walk.
1.If the dogs are not looked after carefully, .
A.they may become rebelling and damaging
B.they may get hurt and run away from home
C.they may become less active and dislike playing with the owners
D.they are more likely to fight with other animals
2.What is Emily Blackwell's opinion on dogs' behavior?
A.If the owners spend less time with their dogs, they may become aggressive.
B.Dogs know how to make their playing time last longer.
C.Only a few owners spend enough time playing with their dogs.
D.Some junk food or leftover may cause obesity on dogs.
3.The underlined word "this" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to .
A.canine welfare
B.Channel 4's Dogs:Their Secret Lives
C.the survey
D.favourite games
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Researchers confirm that playing less is to blame for dogs' bad behaviours.
B.Most of the owners will play with their dogs many times in a day.
C.Chase and tennis balls are the favourites of dogs.
D.It's obvious that dogs' behaviour problems are related with their playing time.
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Food safety will become the food industry’s key target as the nation tries to adopt international food standards. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Standardization Administration of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and six other departments announced their 2004-05 development programme for national food standards over the weekend.
China is conducting a rectification (整顿) within two years. Inspectors will search for all known banned materials in food production. To reduce trading barriers, China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry to 55 percent from today’s 23 percent. “Safety is the first consideration for anything entering people’s mouth followed by its nutritious value,” said Hao Yu, secretary-general of the National Food Industry Standardization Technique Committee. He added the usage of food addictives (添加剂) will be a major field for consideration in setting the new standards. On-the-spot checks during the past two years have shown the abuse (滥用) or misuse of addictives in food production and processing has become the biggest threat to food safety. In one case, talcum (滑石粉) powder was found in flour products, which is outlawed according to national food standards.
“At present there are no methods or standards to test the content of talcum powder in flour,” said Shang Yan’e, an official with the national watchdog on grain and oil inspections. Under the guidelines, all banned addictives will be recorded as inspections increase, Relevant departments have allocated (分配) funds to conduct risk evaluations on current food addictives to fix the limits of their usage. China will adopt international advanced techniques and standards so as to find out the harmful materials in food within a shortest period.
1.China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry by _____.
A.55% B.32% C.23% D.78%
2._________ is the second consideration for anything people eat according to the passage.
A.Safety B.Value C.Nutrition D.Addictives
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Addictives are dangerous to people’s health.
B.Chinese food will be as safe as foreign food.
C.New food safety standards are to be fixed.
D.Food safety is a major concern in present China.
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We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and the rest of the world are not energy-efficient.
Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling, and a lot of it is wasted, as warm air and cool air escape through fireplace chimneys and thin or poorly fitting windows and doors. A passive house loses almost none."Imagine a thermos(保温瓶),"said housing developer Brendan O’Neill."You have insulation(隔绝) everywhere, and it’s basically completely sealed. And so the idea is to build a house like a thermos. So the windows are sealed. There’s insulation completely surrounding the building. We make it as sealed as possible."
A 147-square-meter passive house, presented by O’Neill Development Corp. as a demonstration unit just outside Washington, was brought to the site in two boxes. "Once it’s set and put together, it takes about four weeks to complete the outside construction, to put down carpets," O’Neill said. "If everything is set in place, you put a house like this together in about four months.”The total cost of building it was $325,000, or about 17 percent more than constructing an ordinary house. But its utility(公用事业) bill is only around $20 monthly, or one-tenth the amount for the average house of the same size.
While passive houses have been around for a long time, the idea has never taken root in the U.S. There was no driving force to push it.
However, David Peabody, an architect who designs passive houses said, "I think climate change is now becoming a larger issue. And I think building standards are catching on to that. So people are becoming more aware of energy."Peabody said the cost of building passive houses could come down."What really makes sense for truly affordable housing," he said, "is to build multi-storey buildings."
1.Why aren’t ordinary family homes energy-efficient?
A. Building them wastes much energy.
B. Their energy mainly goes to heating and cooling.
C. Their sealing performance is poor.
D. They have no insulation around at all.
2.What is the feature of a passive house?
A. There’re no windows or chimneys.
B. There’s little space to place furniture.
C. Its building cost is relatively high.
D. It takes about four weeks to build one.
3.What’s David Peabody’s attitude to the future of the passive house?
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic. C. Skeptical. D. Concerned.
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More and more people around the world are taking a look at urban farming. It can make our food as ______ as possible. By growing what we ______ near where we live, we decrease the “food miles” linked with long-distance ______. We also get the freshest ______.
Growing fruits and vegetables in cities will ______ the community (社区) greatly. ______ can earn extra income by ______ excessive (多余的) produce at community events and farmers’ markets. As such markets grow, they may ______ full-time staff from the community. Thus more job opportunities will be ______.
Another benefit of urban farming is that it can make our cities ______. It will add plants, bring fresh air, and ______ shading. It can help raise people’s awareness about the ______. With more rooftops and yard gardens, local people would have more peaceful places for ______. What’s more, a greener city will ______ tourists.
However, there exist some ______. For example, land in cities is often expensive. If more urban gardens are ______, the rents and house prices will be raised. Urban soils are often loaded with poisons. This requires soil improvement ______ planting can be done ______. Narrow space in cities can ______ the size of a farm. And getting enough water and sunlight can be a(n) ______ task. Considering all these problems, it seems that we still have a long way to go.
1.A. local B. delicious C. simple D. healthy
2.A. bring B. need C. like D. have
3.A. lines B. calls C. arrangement D. transportation
4.A. material B. evidence C. air D. produce
5.A. enlarge B. protect C. benefit D. unite
6.A. Customers B. Porters C. Growers D. Cleaners
7.A. collecting B. showing C. returning D. selling
8.A. hire B. help C. guide D. pay
9.A. missed B. provided C. ruined D. taken
10.A. larger B. greener C. busier D. quieter
11.A. use B. allow C. increase D. cover
12.A. diet B. technology C. environment D. disease
13.A. communication B. retirement C. competition D. relaxation
14.A. attract B. avoid C. affect D. accept
15.A. difficulties B. losses C. sufferings D. doubts
16.A. tidied B. created C. improved D. designed
17.A. since B. unless C. when D. before
18.A. safely B. gradually C. slowly D. lately
19.A. reach B. limit C. vary D. match
20.A. pleasant B. dangerous C. huge D. immediate
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