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With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most heated argument across the United States today is the death penalty (死刑). Many argue that it is an effective deterrent (威慑) to murder(谋杀), while others think there is no enough proof that the death penalty reduces the number of murders. The argument advanced by those who are against the death penalty is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is a mark of a bad society and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent (威慑物) to crime (罪行) anyway.
In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary action. Throughout recorded history there have always been those peculiar persons in every society who made terrible crimes such as murder. But some are more dangerous than others. For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in time of blind anger, but quite another to coldly plan and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of different degree. While it could be argued with some reason that the criminal in the first instance should be merely kept from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.
The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to discussion. But the majority of people believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is proved by the fact that the death penalty prevents murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was carried out from time to time in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100, 000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been done only once, and the murder rate has risen to10.4 murders for each 100, 000 population. The sharp climb in the state's murder rate, which began when killings stopped, does not happen by chance. It certainly shows that the death penalty does stop many murderers. If the law about death penalty is vetoed (否决), some people will be murdered----some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is really a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of people must be protected.
【小题1】The main purpose of this passage is to _________.
A.speak for the majority |
B.argue against the value of the death penalty |
C.speak ill of the government |
D.argue for the value of the death penalty |
A.Air pollution. | B.The war against Iraq. |
C.Equal rights. | D.Election of president. |
A.if they stick to death penalty, the number of murders will be reduced |
B.death penalty almost stopped from 1954 to 1963 |
C.the population of California has risen |
D.death penalty is of little value |
A.the death penalty is the most important problem in the United States today |
B.the second type of murderers (in Paragraph 2) should be sentenced to death |
C.the veto of the law about death penalty is of little importance |
D.the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be discussed |
INDLANAPOLIS—Doctors and health advocates (提倡者)have warned for years that American children are getting fatter. Now even some kids’ teddy bears are packing on the pounds.
But these heavy toys aim to combat(对抗)obesity, not add to it.
Researchers at Indiana State University in Terre Haute tried a small experiment to test the effects of having kids play with heavier toys. They found that 10 children aged 6 to 8 burned more calories and had higher heart and breathing rate when they moved 3-pound toy blocks instead of unweighted blocks.
So could adding a small weight to stuffed animals and other toys help kids get fit?
“This is not going to solve the obesity problem,” said John Ozmun, a professor who did the study with graduate student Lee Robbins. “But it has been possible to make a positive contribution.”
Some experts cautioned that children could hurt themselves by trying to lift too much too soon and said more activity is preferable to heavier toys. But all agreed that childhood obesity is a big problem.
Obesity rate has become three times over the past 40 years for children and adolescents, raising the risk of diabetes(糖尿病)and other health problems. Federal health officials say more than a third of American children are overweight, and about 17 percent are considered obese(肥胖的).
“Squeezing activity into daily routines can be a good way for children to get more exercise and shed unhealthy pounds,” said Aicia Moag-Stahlberg, who heads Action for Healthy Kids.
“By adding weights, you’re adding some intensity to the action,” she said.
Kara Tucker, youth development coordinator for the National institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis, said active playing helps youngsters work out without realising it.
“Giant soccer is one of my favorites,” Tucker said. “If we told the kids, ‘Hey, you’re going to run up and down the court 20 times,’ they would completely be uninterested. Yet when we put a big soccer ball out there, they will just run forever. They’re having a great time.”
56.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.American children are getting fatter.
B.New toys are needed for overweight children.
C.Heavier toys help children to combat the obesity problem.
D.Doubts about heavier toys for obese children.
57.What does John Ozmun think of the measure of using heavier toys?
A.It can solve the obesity problem.
B.It is of little use to the obesity problem.
C.It may be of some help to the obesity problem
D.It may hurt children.
58.Some experts think it would be better for obese kids to .
A.play with light toys
B.play with less heavy toys
C.be on diet
D.have more activity
59.Which of the following is true about obese children in the US?
A.Obesity rate has risen by 30% over the past 40 years.
B.There are now three times as many obese children as 40 years ago.
C.One are fewer overweight children than obese children.
D.There are fewer overweight children than obese children.
60.What Tucker said in the last paragraph suggests that .
A.he himself likes playing giant soccer balls best
B.he prefers kids to have active playing
C.kids have no interest in running
D.an activity will not work if kids know the purpose of it
So you thought the hamburger was the world’s most popular fast food? After all, McDonald’s Golden Arches span(跨越)the globe(全球). But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate(极好的)fast food. It’s easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it’s delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It’s been one of America’s favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
It’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was “invented”. It changed over the years, but one thing’s for certain—it’s been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them “plakuntos” and ate them with various simple toppings(配料)such as oil, garlic(大蒜), onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it “picea”. By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, “picea” had become “pizza” and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoⅠand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named “Pizza Margherita” in her honour.
Pizza went to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about(夸赞) “that great Italian dish”. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
【小题1】Which is the correct order of the changes of pizza?
A.Plakuntos→pizza→picea | B.Pizza→plakuntos→picea |
C.Picea→plakuntos→pizza | D.Plakuntos→picea→pizza |
A.Because pizza first became popular in these countries. |
B.Because pizza was invented in these countries. |
C.Because one topping was brought to Italy from these countries. |
D.Because people there are the greatest consumers of pizza. |
A.There is a picture of a Pizza Margherita. | B.They have the same colours. |
C.Both of them represent Italy. | D.They are both popular in Italy. |
A.McDonald’s and Pizza | B.Global Pizza |
C.Pizza in the United States | D.How to Make Pizza |
根据句意和括号内的汉语提示,写出下列各句中所缺单词,共10 分;每小题1分.满分10分)
【小题1】She doesn’t know how to ______________(举止得体)in public.
【小题2】When we were young, we often sat in the ____________阴凉处)of a big tree, listening to an old grandpa telling us stories.
【小题3】The patient was ______________(观察)over a period of several months.
【小题4】He is a much loved and highly ______________(尊敬)teacher.
【小题5】The star left the hotel surrounded by _____________(人群) of journalists.
【小题6】She’s very ________________(谦虚)about her success.
【小题7】The United States _______________(出口)soybeans.
【小题8】It is to be _____________(遗憾) that so many young people leave school without qualication.
【小题9】There is still much to discuss, we shall ___________(所以),return to this item at our next meeting.
【小题10】Do you have your milk _________________( 递送) ?
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