2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解(36)

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（36）

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Michelle Obama has just started a campaign

against childhood obesity(肥胖)with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat．Clearly，childhood obesity must be solved and urgently．But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets? Studies show山at the more children diet，

the more likely they are to become obese asad ults．Research also shows that gifts are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes toeating habits and body image．

This was the case for Carly，40，who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight．“My mother was on a diet the whole time 1 was growing up，”she says．“And she putme on my first diet when 1 was 10．I lost puppy fat，gained her approval and never ate normally again， America’s First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to．convey．But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha?Could they develop eating disorders because of it?

“It’s wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters’eating disorders，”says Susan Ringwood，chief executive of the eating disorders charity，Beat．“There is a genetic(基因的)component to eating disorders．\，“We do know that parents have a very strong influ。ence over a child’s eating．It's important to realize that you are your daughter’s role model．Girls idolize the ir mothers．”says Ringwood．

“Nofoodshould ever be‘good'or‘bad’，”Ringwood says．Instead，“You have to make it clear that food is a sociable，healthy and fun part of life，not something to be feared．”

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“Talk to her about body image，”Ringwood says．“Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman．Show her that anorexic(厌食的)fashion models are not sexy，but i11．The pressure on girls today is immense，”she says．“But don’t forget that you are the authoritative voice，too．” 66．Michelle Obama has started a campaign to ． A．solve childhood obesi ty across the country B．attract the attention of the world C．show her first lady identity D．please the public

67．The author mentions Carly in Paragraph 3 to show that ． A．mothers have a great influence on girls，eating habits B．the more you diet，the more weight you will put on C．mothers are to blame for the unbalanced diet D．side effects of dieting are hard to avoid 68．According to Ringwood， ． A．food is considered something fearful B．food can be recognized as“good”or“bad”

C．only slim mothers are role models of their daughters D．eating di sorder has something to do with genetic component 69．The passage tells US that ． A．mothers’lead is of great importance B．daughters are victims of mothers’authority C．dieting teenagers can't turn into obese adults D.experts have arguements about eating disorder 70．It can be concluded that

A．eating disorder always goes hand in hand with being slim B．girls are more concerned about body shapes than boys C．daughters tend to have a lifelong struggle with weight D．the author is against children’s dieting

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B

（2014江西卷）

Close your eyes foe a minutes and imagine what life would be like of you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.

With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.

ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.

ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs is China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province.ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.

For just US $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training programme for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again.Your money can open their eyes to the world.Please help ORBIS improve

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the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves. 一、

The first paragraph is intended to ______.

（1） introduce a new way of reading

（2） advise the public to lead a simple life （3） direct the public’s attention to the blind （4） encourage the public to use imagination

A. What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world? 1． They are adequate B.They have not been updated. C.They are not equally distributed D.They have benefited most of the blind

A. ORRIS aims to help the blind by ______.

A. teaching medical students B.training doctors and nurses C.running flying hospitals globally D. setting up non-profit organization

A. What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?

(1) Appeal for donations B.Make an advertisement C. Promote training programs D.Show sympathy for the blind 1． What can be the best title for the passage?

（2）ORRIS in China B.Fighting Blindness C.ORRIS Flying Hospital D.Sight-saving Techniques

C

As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs，more Chinese and Americans are

working side by side．These cross—cultural partnerships，while beneficial in many ways，are

also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience，pay levels and communication．

In the last few years，a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading

to China for employment，attracted by its faster-growing economy and lower

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jobless rate. Their Chinese co-workers are often around the same age．But the two groups were raised differently．The Americans have had more exposure to free-market principles．“Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment，” said Neng Zhao，28，a senior associate at Blue Oak Capital，a private firm based in Beijing．“We weren't．So the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation.”

Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience．Foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts （persons working in similar positions），said Michael Norman，senior vice president at Sibson Consulting，an American firm．That imbalance does not go unnoticed by Chinese workers．“There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work，”said Ting Wang，25，an associate at Wild China，a travel company based in Beijing．On the other hand，Chinese workers have a deeper understanding of the influences，like. Confucianism and Communism，which play a part in their country’s culture and economy． It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust，said Mr. Norman，who works on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia．

“In the West，there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly，but when you come to work in China，you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business，”he said． 71．More Americans go to China to take jobs because . A．they want to experience different cultures B．Chinese workers are easier to cooperate C．they can’t find proper jobs in America D．the economy of China is developing rapidly 72．What is mainly talked about in the passage? A．Cross-cultural conflicts． B．Cross—cultural partnerships． C．Multi—national companies in China．

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