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Take the margarine-butter debate for example.Studies that linked fat—found mostly in animal products such as meat and butter—with cancer and heart disease sent millions rushing to buy margarine.But then another study found that people who ate a lot of margarine also had high levels of heart disease.For those who have a firm faith in science, this seems to be the end of the world.
But many doctors point out that their advice has never been conflicting.For years, and in various countries, they have recommended eating less fat.
People in western countries such as Britain and the United States get about 40 percent of their calories from fat.Doctors say this should be around 30 or even 25 percent,
"We must try to reduce total fat," said Dr.Robert Richardson of the University of Edinburgh, who has been studying the effects of fat on human health for years.
"We need to go to more such food as bread, in particular brown bread, and more fruit and vegetables."
Fresh produce may not be so safe, either.Last month the British Government advised consumers to peel their pears before eating, while many Americans briefly avoided apples because of fears over an insect killing chemical.
But Dr.Arnold, a British scientist, said any risk of such poisoning would be outweighed by the costs of not eating plant foods.
"On balance, if you were to put both risks against each other, the advice has to be eating as much fruit and vegetable daily as possible," she said.
In general, doctors conclude, variety truly is the best policy."The general advice is pretty much the same advice that doctors have been talking about for a long time—a varied diet, a mixture of foods and not too much of any one," Arnold said.
小题1:In which section of the magazine are you most likely to find this passage?
A.Arts and Culture | B.Entertainment |
C.Nature | D.Health |
A.it found that there were insects on the pears |
B.it wanted consumers to avoid insect, killing chemicals |
C.the skin of pears was found to be bad for people"s health |
D.it was a bad habit not to peel them |
A.to be heavier than usual or allowed | B.to be more dangerous than |
C.to be greater in value or importance than | D.to be considered less important than |
A.Many doctors say that their advice has never been conflicting. |
B.Science provides answers to all our questions. |
C.We should peel our pears before eating. |
D.We should eat plant foods despite the risk of poisoning. |
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试题【Butter is bad for you—so is margarine(人造黄油).Coffee raises blood pressure, but ma】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The majority of eco-hotels fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests.
As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter-Continental Washington focus on energy conservation whereas the Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail”.
No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, they’re all part of the “greening” of the tourism industry.
Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels, it’s also part of their philosophy. With the concept of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers’ minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesn’t matter so much as it’s good for the planet.
小题1:The underlined part in the first paragraph means _______.
A.lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling |
B.eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry |
C.eco-hotels are where young people love to live |
D.romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels |
A.It uses renewable energy. |
B.It is comfortable and fashionable. |
C.It has walls of glass. |
D.It is home to endangered species. |
A.protects important habitats |
B.harvests food from its own garden |
C.has courses on the environment for its guests |
D.encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities |
A.money is the driving force behind eco-hotels |
B.eco-hotels have no advantages in competing for guests |
C.eco-hotels teach their guests the philosophy of eco-hotels |
D.the hotel industry cares more about money than the environment |
A.love to take a hike |
B.have environmental awareness |
C.want to live comfortably |
D.enjoy the green atmosphere |
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light. I get weird looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on… No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?
Life is so short… You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity(呆板)? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:
"Dance as though no one is watching you,
Love as though you have never been hurt before,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth."
When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.
So don’t lose the child that still lives within you. The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your tummy hurts. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good?
小题1: According to the passage, what does the writer usually do?
A.He pretends to be a rock star. | B.He dances in his own home. |
C.He sings songs while going to work. | D.He gets jammed on his way to work. |
A.They think that the writer is strange. | B.They look down upon the writer. |
C.They believe that the writer is lonely. | D.No one is interested in the writer. |
A.They are honest. | B.They are silly. |
C.They are perfect. | D.They are educated. |
A.life is a beautiful journey | B.life is full of rigidity |
C.life is like a great recipe | D.life is to be treasured |
A.the writer | B.any child |
C.the feeling of being a child | D.the time of being a child |
小题1:We can know from the first two paragraphs that _________________.
A.some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges |
B.people don’t want others to know about their secrets |
C.the food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality |
D.there are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people |
A.don’t care much about money when buying things |
B.will try their best to stay healthy |
C.often stay up late to finish their job |
D.prefer to ask others about what to do next |
A.All kinds of food they like. | B.Food rich in vitamins. |
C.Fruit, vegetables and meat. | D.Only something to drink |
A.Keep your fridge a secret | B.You are what’s in your fridge |
C.What to put in the fridge? | D.Be careful about your fridge |
The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Although CCTV (oops, we mean China Central Television) presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral Mandarin proficiency exam(普通话等级考试), saying the full name of organizations like the CBA or WTO ― 10 and 6 character’s long separately ― is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors. CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English acronyms must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little trouble but a necessary one because not every audience member can understand the acronyms.”
Although the government isn’t giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have to do with a proposal (提案) by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March’s NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won’t be a pure language in a couple of years.”
Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages (the French and Québécois beat them to it by a long way), acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors.
1. CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ______.
A.speak as slowly as they like | B.mix English into Chinese |
C.use shortened Chinese expressions | D.have so much time for their program |
Imagine landing in a foreign country where you cannot speak the language, understand the culture and don’t know anybody. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a friend who could help you out?
John Smith, an English explorer who landed in America in 1607, found the best friend ever. She was a Native American named Pocahontas (1595-1617). And she did more than teach Smith the language: she saved his life, twice.
Smith was captured(捕获) by members of Pocahontas’s tribe (部落) and was going to be killed. But for some reason, the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, felt sorry for Smith (who was probably the first white man she had ever seen) and threw her body over his to protect him. Smith returned safely to the small village he was living in.
During the winter the English settlers did not know how to get food from nature. Pocahontas often brought food for Smith and his friends.
A year later Pocahontas’s father tried to kill Smith again because the Native Americans were very scared the English would try to take over their land. Pocahontas warned him and he was able to escape.
Later she became a Christian and eventually married an Englishman named John Rolfe.
She spent the last year of her life in London.
Pocahontas has become an American legend. Her life story has been re-created in many books and films, including Disney’s 1995 film, Pocahontas.
One of the reasons she is so popular is that many Europeans look at Pocahontas as an excellent example of how a minority can adjust into the majority. Pocahontas is also respected because of her selfless love. She proved that people can be kind and loving even to people of a different race or culture. John Smith was very different from Pocahontas but she could see he was a good man and that was all that mattered. No race or country owns goodness, love and loyalty.
小题1: What difficulties might early European settlers meet in America EXCEPT ________?
A.the fierce conflict with Native Americans | B.bad-tempered natives who enjoyed killing |
C.unfamiliarity with a foreign land | D.lack of food in winter |
A.he was the first white man she had ever seen in her life |
B.she wanted to become a Christian and marry an Englishman |
C.she believed in general kindness even to people of a different race |
D.she was on the settlers’ side and against her cruel father |
A.was brave to break away from her own tribe |
B.set a good example for other natives to accept the white settlers |
C.was a selfless Christian who can love her enemy |
D.was open to a more advanced culture |
A.The battles between early settlers and Native Americans resulted from their fighting for land. |
B.The Europeans think the early settlers should have learned to adjust to the local cultures. |
C.The creation of America is based on the settlers’ victory over the Native Americans. |
D.People from different cultures can never really get along well with each other. |
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