题目内容
4.Every year,billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted in the United States.The food ends up in landfills,producing harmful greenhouse gases.Meanwhile,millions of poor Americans go hungry,without access to healthy,affordable meals..Evan Lutz is passionate about correcting that social injustice.And he combines that goal with a passion for business."My entire life I've wanted to become a social entrepreneur.Not just starting a business that made money but also one that gave back.I'm just an average guy with a passion towards making sure no food goes to waste and making sure no person's ever hungry in America and I want to do that through business."
Lutz is CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest.Hungry Harvest is a business which collects and sells"ugly"produce.These are fruits and vegetables that most food companies would throw away."If you go to a grocery store everything is growing the same exact way.Right.So all that stuff that doesn't grow the same way gets wasted and gets thrown out And so we take all that stuff that normally get thrown out because it's too big too small in odd size of shape,we box it up into a variety boxes and we deliver to our customers once a week.We hire people that were living in homeless shelters they were really looking to get a chance in life."
In January 2016,Lutz appeared on the American business competition television show"Shark Tank."It connects investors with entrepreneurs.Luz sought a﹩50,000 in vestment in Hungry Harvest,in exchange for a five percent stake in his company.He got even more than he expected:﹩100,000 for 10 percent to ownership.
21.The purpose of writing paragraph I is toD.
A.tell us how serous the waste is
B.inform us many people have not enough to eat
C.remind us of the unfairness of the society
D.lead out the topic of the passage
22.According to Evan Lutz,we can know thatB.
A.he aims to invest and get the money back
B.he devotes to reducing food waste and feeding the hungry
C.he and may other volunteers to support the company
D.he often gets appreciation from the poor families
23.From the last paragraph,we can infer"Shark Tank"C.
A.is a programme showing the story of investors
B.belongs to meetings of political parities
C.helps entrepreneurs get fund support
D.asks successful businessmen to show experience.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国在食物浪费的同时穷人饥饿难耐的现象,呼吁人们减少食物浪费.
解答 21.D.推理判断题.根据第一段The food ends up in landfills,producing harmful greenhouse gases.Meanwhile,millions of poor Americans go hungry,without access to healthy,affordable meals可知第一段的目的是引出文章的主题;故选D.
22.B.细节理解题.根据第二段I'm just an average guy with a passion towards making sure no food goes to waste and making sure no person's ever hungry in America and I want to do that through business可知Evan Lutz致力于减少食物浪费和饥饿;故选B.
23.C.细节理解题.根据最后一段It connects investors with entrepreneurs.Luz sought a﹩50,000 in vestment in Hungry Harvest,in exchange for a five percent stake in his company.He got even more than he expected:﹩100,000 for 10 percent to ownership可知"Shark Tank活动帮助企业家获得资金支持;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
You may have heard adults say they can't get going in the morning without a cup of coffee.One reason why they may feel that way is that coffee contains caffeine,a substance known to improve and increase energy.Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee,tea,and cocoa beans,which are used to make chocolate.But now food makers are adding caffeine to many products,from popcorn and potato chips to water."It's possible for all of this caffeine consumption to add up and become dangerous,"says Virginia Stallings,a doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Studies show that too much caffeine can cause inability to sleep,and a racing heartbeat.What's more,caffeine is habit-forming.Those who consume it regularly and stop suddenly may experience headaches and feel tired.
One of the biggest problems is the large amount of caffeine added to so-called energy drinks,like Red Bull.A 12-ounce can of cola has about 35milligrams of caffeine.A similar serving of Red Bull contains more than triple (三倍) that amount.Emergency-room visits related to energy-drink consumption were up from 10,068visits in 2007to 20,783in 2011.
Teenagers should be aware of caffeine's effects on health and on the brain.Take,for example,teenagers who consume caffeine to stay awake and study for a test.The effect?Research shows they may remember less of what they just studied.
So,what can be done to protect young people from the harmful effects of caffeine?Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest,says the FDA needs to set limits on caffeine,especially in energy drinks.The amount of caffeine should be printed on food labels to warn consumers.Doctors say kids should avoid caffeine.If you need extra energy,try these natural methods instead:eating right,exercising,and getting plenty of sleep.
32.According to the text,it's dangerous to add moreDto drinks.
A.tea | B.chocolate | C.yoghurt | D.caffeine |
A.Draw up a project about physical exercise.
B.Forbid kids from having water with caffeine.
C.Create a set of standards on caffeine products.
D.Not allow energy drinks to appear in the market.
34.What can we learn from the text?B
A.Cola has much more caffeine than Red Bull.
B.More people are suffering from energy drinks.
C.Drinking enough Red Bull can help sleep well.
D.Having too much caffeine can improve memory.
35.The text is written mainly for thoseB.
A.who often have headaches | B.who are caffeine-product lovers |
C.who usually feel tired | D.who are food and drink makers |
A. | deduce | B. | induce | C. | interfere | D. | force |
A. | caused | B. | causing | C. | affecting | D. | brought |