Unit1 Starting out and Understanding ideas提升测评
I.阅读理解
We live in a sweet world. The average American kid consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and adults eat 50% more sugar today than they did in the 1970s. We all know that too much sugar isn’t good for us. But do we know it can be dangerous A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to conduct a study on the negative effects of sugar. They found it could have serious effects on people’s health.
Sugar is found not only in sweets, but also in many other food like bread and noodles.
During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. This percentage equal a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. The team found that these mice were twice as likely to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Though the mice did not show signs of obesity or high blood pressure, they produced 25% fewer offspring（幼崽）than the other mice.
Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic（基因的）structure to that of humans. “Since most substances that are dangerous for mice are also dangerous for people, it’s likely that those physical problems that cause those mice to have increased deaths also affect people,” says James Ruff of the University of Utah. Findings from this study reveal negative effects that are not as noticeable as heart problems. Sugar can contribute to long-term changes in the body that can change development and even shorten lives.
Cutting sugar out of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nation’s sugar desire will provide for a truly sweeter future.
1. The study conducted by researchers aimed at learning about ________.
A. the advantages and disadvantages of sugar
B. the negative effects of sugar on people’s health
C. the genetic structure of mice
D. Americans’ eating habit
2. From the passage we can infer ________.
A. sugar plays a very important role in Americans’ diet
B. kids consume more sugar than adults in America
C. sugar contributes to high blood pressure
D. the genetic structure of mice is totally different from that of people
3. What’s the best title of the passage
A. Living a sweet life
B. Kids consume much more sugar
C. Genetic structure of humans
D. Danger of too much sugar
II.七选五
You know the drill when it comes to losing weight take in fewer calories and burn off more fat. 1 If you’re trying to lose a few pounds fast, these interesting tips will make it easy for you to lose weight quickly.
Eat in front of mirrors and you’ll lose weight. One study finds that eating in front of mirrors reduces the amount of food people eat by nearly one-third. Looking yourself in the eye reflects back some of your own inner standards and goals. 2
Sniff a banana or an apple when you feel hungry. 3 Researchers find that the more frequently people sniff, the less hungry they are and the more weight they lose—an average of 30 pounds each. The theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you’re actually eating it.
4 Whether that’s a floor, a couple of windows, or your car, a 150-pound person will burn about four calories for every minute spent cleaning. Scrub for 30 minutes and you could work off approximately 120 calories, the same number in a half-cup of frozen yogurt.
Stare at the color blue. There’s a good reason that you won’t see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue: it helps to control an appetite. So serve up dinner on blue plates, dress in blue while you eat, and cover your table with a blue tablecloth. 5 Studies find they encourage eating.
A. You might feel silly, but it works.
B. Therefore, adjust your eating habits.
C. Wash something thoroughly once a week.
D. That’s all it takes to lose as many pounds as possible.
E. On the contrary, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas.
F. In other words, it reminds you of why you’re trying to lose weight in the first place.
G. But you also know that most quick weight-loss plans don’t work as promised.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
答案：
I.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。很多美国人爱吃甜食。但是最近美国犹他大学的研究者发现，摄入过多的糖分有害健康。这为爱吃甜食的人们敲响了警钟。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“A team of researchers…effects on people’s health”可知，研究者们进行研究是为了了解糖分对人体健康造成的负面影响。故选B。
2.A 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句及最后一段第一句可推知，糖在美国人的饮食中扮演着重要角色。故选A。
3.D 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章主要介绍了最近美国犹他大学的研究者发现，摄入过多的糖分有害健康。这为爱吃甜食的人们敲响了警钟。D项概括了文章主旨。故选D。
II.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了几种快速有效的减肥方法。
1.G 根据上文的“You know”及下文的“If you're trying to lose a few pounds fast，these interesting tips will make it easy for you to lose weight quickly."可推知，G项“但是，你也知道大部分的快速减肥计划并不像承诺的那样有效。”符合语境，所以选G。
2.F 根据上文的“Looking yourself in the eye reflects back some of your own inner standards and goals.”可推知，F项中的“why you’re trying to lose weight”与上文的“goals”相对应，所以选F 。
3.A 根据下文的“Researchers find that the more frequently people sniff...an average of 30 pounds each.”及本段主题句”Sniff a banana or an apple when you feel hungry.”可推知A项符合语境，所以选A。
4.C 设空处为本段的主题句，根据本段内容可知，本段主要讲述了清洗一些东西可以消耗大量的卡路里，从而有助于减肥，所以选C。
5.E 根据空后的“Studies find they encourage eating.”及本段的主题句“Stare at the color blue.”可推知，此处表示与蓝色相比，其他的颜色对食欲的影响，所以选E。
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Ⅰ.根据汉语提示写出单词
1. Since autumn is coming with clear sky, cool weather and all the _______（枫树）turning red, we all think it is a good opportunity for us to get close to nature and relax ourselves.
2. Chocolate is his favorite flavor. However, there’s no more chocolate ________（布丁）left.
3. I only have time for ________（点心）at lunchtime.
4. Such ________（婚姻）do not work out and always end in divorce.
5. What will people do to make French ________（吐司）before baking it
6. You will be taken to several host families, where you can enjoy some ________（典型的）Chinese food.
7. We are to ________（聚集）together at the entrance to the station at 8.00 am.
8. As a ________（象征）of ancient Chinese civilization, the Great Wall is one of the world’s oldest and most magnificent man-made scenes.
Ⅱ.用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
according to, come across, deal with, suffer from
1. In your letter, you said you ________ depression because of the heavy load of study and didn’t know how to get rid of it.
2.—________ my grandma, it is a good idea to have chicken soup when you have a cold.
—Believe it or not, scientists agree with her.
3. Is this your necklace, Mary I ________ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.
4. They are quite sure they have the ability to ________ all kinds of situations successfully.
III.根据汉语意思及括号内的提示完成句子
1.在期末考试前，学生们经常学习到深夜。（typical）
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ stay up studying till late night before the final exam.
2.那个病人说他有过背疼的毛病。（suffer）
The patient said that ________ ________ ________ ________ a bad back.
3.我想你一定经历过无数的困难。（情态动词+have done; go through）
I guess ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ no end of trouble.
4.毕竟，没有什么比看到我的朋友们脸上的笑容更好的了。（否定词和比较级连用表示最高级）
After all, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ seeing smiles on the faces of my friends.
IV.课文语法填空
1 (grow) up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother. I’ve enjoyed food from both 2 (country). Mum has sweet memories of 3 food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot! 4 there are still some dishes that dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast”, 5 consists of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. He also does a 6 (typically) Sunday roast.
I’ll never forget my first visit 7 China. Mum encouraged me 8 (try) different kinds of food, and I did! When 9 (come) across stinky tofu, I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. I feel at home with food from both my cultures. To me, there’s nothing 10 (good) than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
答案：
I.1. maples 2. pudding 3. snacks 4. marriages 5. toast 6. typical 7. gather 8. symbol
II.1. suffered from 2. According to 3. came across 4. deal with
III.1. It is typical of students to
2. he had suffered from
3. you must have gone through
4. there is nothing better than
IV.1. Growing 考查非谓语动词。此处是现在分词短语作状语，I与grow是主动关系，故用现在分词。
2. countries 考查名词复数。空前的both表明该名词应该使用复数形式。
3. the 考查冠词。使用定冠词来特指来自妈妈家乡的食物。
4. But 考查连词。上下文之间是转折关系。
5. which 考查定语从句。设空处引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词 a super “full English breakfast”。
6. typical 考查形容词。名词短语 Sunday roast前应该使用形容词作定语。
7. to 考查介词。my first visit to…意为“我第一次参观…”。
8. to try 考查固定用法。encourage sh. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事。
9. coming 考查省略句。When coming…是 When I was coming…的省略形式。
10. better 考查形容词的比较级。空后的than表明此处应该使用比较级。
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