Children make quicker decisions to eat “tasty” food and reward centres in their brains light up after watching food commercials on television, compared to non?food commercials, a small study finds.
The researchers studied 23 children aged 8 to 14 who gave taste and health ratings for 60 food items. Afterwards, kids chose whether to “eat” or “not eat” each food item—without actually eating them—while undergoing brain scans. The scans measure changes in blood flow within the brain, which is thought to reflect the activity of brain cells.
While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV commercials, some for fast food outlets and some for non?food businesses. Each set of commercials was followed by a set of 10 food choices.
In general, kids did not choose foods based on their health ratings and chose based on taste. But after watching a food commercial, taste seemed even more important to them and they made their choices faster. The area of the brain involved in reward valuation was more active during food decisions after watching food?related commercials than after non?food commercials.
“What we know from studies like this one is that foo
d marketing has effects that go beyond simply increasing our liking or wanting of the product being advertised and actually affect our preferences for all foods in that category，” said Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool.
“Parents should be aware of these results so that they can put limits on screen time that involves food advertising，” Bruce said. “They should also discuss with children the importance of thinking about commercials properly.” “But commercials are almost everywhere—television, online, radio, clothing. As adults, we have to work to teach children that a real healthy diet to support a full and active life contains very little of the food they see advertised，”Boyland said.
1.What were the children asked to do in the research?
A. Select favourite commercials. B. Decide whether to eat or not to eat.
C. Observe the activity of brain cells. D. List health ratings for some foods.
2.What happened to the children after watching food commercials?
A. The reward centres in their brains acted actively.
B. They made food choices based on health ratings.
C. They confused taste rating with health rating of the foods.
D. They had a good command of the methods to choose foods.
3.What can we infer from Boyland's words?
A. Food marketing should be strictly controlled.
B. It's hard to stop kids being exposed to food advertising.
C. Parents should forbid children to watch food commercials.
D. Children should be warned not to eat the advertised foods.
4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. Children make decisions quickly when watching commercials.
B. Children's bad eating habits are mainly caused by food commercials.
C. Parents are concerned about the effect of food advertisements on kids.
D. Food advertisements can have a great effect on children's eating habits.
科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：七选五
Festivals and celebrations
Festivals of the Dead
1., who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.
2.
Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader w
ho helped gain India's independence from Britain.
Harvest Festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.3. . In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
Spring Festivals
The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.4. , fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. 5., usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.
People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.
A. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.
B. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.
C. Some Western countries have very ex
citing carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter
D. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.
E. Festivals to Honour People
F. Different countries have different festivals.
G. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings
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短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear John,
How are thing going with you in Beijing? I am writing to thank you. You help me a lot with my speaking English before you went to Beijing last month. With your help I made so rapid progress when I won the first place in the English Speech Competition of our city. Thank you very much. I’ve been heard that you will pay visit to our school next month. If it is possible, we can see each other again. I am really looking forward on your visit. I am sending you one of my drawings as a smaller gift. I hope you will like them.
Yours,
Carol
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Freezing winter is harmful _________ orange trees.
A. for B. to
C. of D. at
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假设你是李华， 你们学校计划组织学生去长城进行“我爱长城”的宣传活动，请你给你们班的交换生James写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1．集合时间及地点；
2．活动安排：
①捡拾景点乱扔的垃圾；
②宣传文明旅游，爱护文化遗产。
3．注意事项。
1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：涂鸦 graffiti
Dear James，
I'm Li Hua. _______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Would you like to join us? Hope to see you then.
Yours，
Li Hua
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假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
With time passed by, and my senior high school life is almost over. In a few days’ time, I will be graduating in this school. Now I’m looking back on the past. One of the best memory is the military training, activity in which we performed our best. Another thing that I’m particular impressed with is the school trip. These things are so wonderful, but the highlight is the New Year’s party. We sing songs and played games. I will never forget the time when I spent with my friends and teachers. It is because of his company that I have had such an; amazed experience.
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Position：HR Manager (we need one)
Work Place：Chongqing region
Job Description in Detail：
Main Responsibilities：
1. Compensation & Benefits Management
2. Staff Recruitment for Retail and Office
3. Staff-Training and Development
4. Employee Relationship
Job Activities：
1. HR budget & control
2. Maintain and update salary/C&B System
3. Work with line managers to define the recruitment needs
4. Plan and execute interview process, including candidate interviewing, reference checking and so
5. Individualize staff development plan
6. Employee relationship management
Requirements：
Experience：
1. At least 3-5 years of human resources operational experience.
2. A strong communicator with effective listening, presentation and influencing skills.
3. Ability to quickly understand the business strategy, financial environment and team dynamics and apply the knowledge in selecting and developing talent.
Talent：
1. A team play with strong interpersonal skills.
2. Proficient in English and Chinese.
Please send us your resume in both English and Chinese with a copy of your academic diploma and ID card, a recent photo and expected salary via fax/mail/e - mail.
1.What‘s the purpose of writing this passage?
A. To provide some suggestions on how to apply for a job.
B. To provide some detailed information about a job offer.
C. To provide some guidelines on how ...to find a. new job.
D. To provide some specifics on deciding whether to accept a job offer or not.
2.If you are interested in the job, you must send the following things except .
A. a copy of your academic diploma. B. a recent photo
C. a copy of your ID card D. your resume only in English
3.If you are employed, which of the following are required for you to do?
① organize some training which can improve staff qualities
② organize parties regularly for the staff
③ recruit staff for some departments
④ harmonize the relationship between employees
⑤ pay the staff salaries every month
A. ①②④ B. ①③④
C. ②③⑤ D. ③④⑤
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I have just returned from a visit to my landlord, Mr. Heathcliff. I am delighted with the house I am renting from him, which suits me perfectly.
Mr. Heathcliff is my only neighbour, and I think his character is similar to mine. He does not like people either.
When I introduced myself, he said nothing, but frowned, and did not encourage me to enter. After a while, however, he decided to invite me in.
“Joseph!” he called. Joseph was an old servant. He looked crossly up at me as he took my horse. “God help us! A visitor!” he whispered to himself. Perhaps there were no other servants, I thought. And it seemed that Heathcliff hardly ever received guests.
His house is called Wuthering Heights. The name means “a windswept house on a hill”, and it is a very good description. The trees around the house are bent by the north wind, which blows fiercely every day of the year. Fortunately, the house is strongly built, and is not damaged even by the worst winter storms.
Mr. Heathcliff and I entered the huge main room. We sat down by the fire, in silence.
“Joseph!” shouted Mr. Heathcliff. No answer came from the cellar, so he dived down there, leaving me alone with several rather fierce-looking dogs. Suddenly one of them jumped angrily up at me, and in a moment all the others were attacking me.
“Help! Mr. Heathcliff! Help!” I shouted. My landlord was nowhere to be seen, but luckily a woman, who might be the housekeeper, rushed into the room to calm the dogs.
“What is the matter?” Mr. Heathcliff asked me rudely, as he finally entered the room, accompanied by his man-servant.
“Your dogs, sir!” I replied. “You shouldn’t leave a stranger with them. They’re dangerous.”
“Come, come, Mr. Lockwood. Have some wine. We don’t often have strangers here. I’m afraid neither I nor my dogs are used to receiving them.” I could not feel offended after this, and accepted the wine. We sat drinking and talking together for a while. I suggested visiting him tomorrow. He did not seem eager to see me again, but I shall go anyway. He seems a fascinating man.
1.In which order should the following events be arranged?
a. Mr. Lockwood introduced himself to his landlord.
b. Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Heathcliff sat drinking and talking together.
c. Mr. Heathcliff invited Mr. Lockwood into the house.
d. Mr. Lockwood was attacked by some dogs.
e. Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Heathcliff sat down by the fire, in silence.
f. Mr. Heathcliff appeared in the main room with Joseph.
A. a, c, f, b, d, e. B. c, a, b, e, d, f.
C. a, c, e, d, f, b. D. c, a, f, e, d, b.
2.Why did Joseph say “God help us! A visitor!” when he met Mr. Lockwood?
A. He was very shocked to have a visitor.
B. He thought Mr. Lockwood was a new servant.
C. He had waited for Mr. Lockwood for a long time.
D. He was happy his prayer for guests was answered.
3.Why is the house called “Wuthering Heights”?
A. It is struck by strong winds all the year round.
B. It is protected well by the trees surrounding it.
C. The trees around it are bent by the north wind.
D. It is specially designed to resist strong winds.
4.What was the writer’s impression of Mr. Heathcliff?
A. He was rich but foolish. B. He was rude but interesting.
C. He was handsome but boring. D. He was strange but friendly.
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Rujuta Teredesai grew up in Pune,a city in India.She saw that girls and boys in her community were not treated equally.Girls were responsible for all the household work.1.women didn't have the same rights as men.They often suffered from mistreatment and sometimes even physical violence.
2.But she saw that organizations working to end gender discrimination usually paid attention only to the actions and attitudes of girls. "Nobody talked to young boys about equality," she said.3.The organization,Equal Community Foundation (ECF), now reaches 40,000 people in 20 communities in Pune.
ECF matches small groups of boys,ages 14 to 17,with male mentors for a 15-week period.The mentors talk to the boys about treating girls with respect.4.They discuss times when the boys experienced unfair treatment. Then they work with the boys to come up with ways the boys can help spread tolerance.Boys have completed projects like making maps of the safest routes for girls to walk at night.
"What we have found is that these boys don’t mean to be discriminatory," Teredesai says. "They don't mean to hurt someone.5." When boys work to make girls' lives better,everyone in the community wins.
A.They help boys relate to girls’ experiences.
B.It's part of the solution to end discrimination.
C.It's just that they don't realize they’re doing it.
D.Many families didn't send their daughters to school.
E.Unfair treatment of girls and women is a problem in India.
F.Teredesai wanted to make a difference for girls and women.
G..So she decided to create a space for boys to learn about girls' rights.
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