【时文天天练】Week14：众说纷纭

MondayLifeisarace生活是一场赛跑Life,tomanypeople,isarace.Youhavetostayahead(在前面)ofyourcolleaguesyourneighbor,]yourfamily.Someonewhoseemstobeasteportwoaheadinthe2isoneuponeveryoneelse.Alexdecidedtokissallfuturepromotions(晋升)and3hisjobattheuniversity.Alexwouldfaceallthedangersaheadtolookfor4inexcitingnewplaces.Inhisopinion,therewerenochancesforhimhereinNewYork.BeforeAlextook5,hethoughtitwouldbewisetoaskDr.Quinnfor6.“Oh,reallyYou,dbettergiveita7thought,andtrytolistentoadvicefromyourfriendshere,”Dr.Quinnsaid.“Ifyouhave8that,IcanrecommendyoutoaschoolinHongKong,whereoneofmybestfriendsneedsverygoodEnglishinstructors.Ifyouareinterestedinthat,Iwillsetaboutitrightnow.”“Oh.No9!Mydecisionisallinthebag,leavingmeno10towithdraw(撤退).Therearenotwowaysaboutit.Andthanksforyourhelp,”Alexthankedhim.()1.A.evenB.andC.alsoD.but()2.A.journeyB.raceC.gameD.fun()3.A.gaveupB.lookedforC.pickedupD.askedfor()4.A.moneyB.foodC.chancesD.activities()5.A.actionB.partC.timeD.care()6.A.supportB.adviceC.helpD.money()7.A.helpfulB.carefulC.secondD.final()8.A.plannedB.decidedC.discussedD.described()9.A.neeB.wayC.choiceD.problem

()10.A.timeB.space C.reason D.conditionInhisopinion,therewerenochancesforhimhereinNewYork.在他看来，他在纽约是没有机会的inone'sopinion意为“在某人看来“。...IcanrecommendyoutoaschoolinHongKong,whereoneofmybestfriendsneedsverygoodEnglishinstructors...Don'tswitchqueues我可以推荐你去香港的一所学校，那里我的一个好朋友需要很好的英语老师。whereoneofmybestfriendsneedsverygoodEnglishinstructors是非限制性定语从句，where在从句中作地点状语。Don'tswitchqueues5f5f请勿换队Nooneenjoysthemoment.Youareatthebackofaqueue.Asthoseinotherlinesmoveahead,thetimetodecidearrives.Doyoustayput,switch(变换)toanotherline(Look!Itmovesfaster!),orgiveupaltogetherResearchersatHarvardBusinessSchoolhavenowsolvedthisquestion.Theysuggestpeoplethinktwicebeforeswitchingqueues.RyanBuellwasoneoftheresearchers.Heexplainedthatpeopleatthebackofaqueuewantedtoswitchqueuesbecauseof“last-placeaversion,,.Whenpeopleknowtheyarethelast,theyfeeluncomfortable.Thisalsoexplainswhypeoplefeelunhappywhentheyknowtheyearnlessthanothersdo.Buellandhiscolleaguesbegantheresearchwithanonlinesurvey.Peoplewho

tookpartinthesurveywereforcedtowaitinaqueuedisplayedonthescreen.Theystartedatthebackandcouldwait,switchtoasecondqueueorchoosetoleave.Aboutoneinfivepeoplegrewimpatientatthebackofthequeueandswitchedtoanotherline.Whiletheyhopedthenewlinecouldmovefaster,theyactuallywaited10%longerthaniftheyhadstayedput.Peoplewhoswitchedtwicewaited67%longerthaniftheyhadnevermoved.“Wealwayswanttomakethebestchoice.Whenweseealinemovingfaster,wewanttoswitchwithoutextrainformation,”saidBuell.“Unfortunately,wecanoftengetitwrong.”AccordingtoBuell,peoplefeelunhappiestatthebackofaqueueforthefirsttenseconds.Afterthat,theybegintofeelbetter.Theresearcherssuggestpeoplehaveachatwiththepersoninfront.Thatway,theycanpassthetimemorecomfortablyuntilsomeoneelsejoinsbehindthem.“Rememberthatthepersoninfrontofyouwasthelastuntilyouarrived,”Buellsaid.“Sosomeonewillshowupifyouhangaroundlongenough.”()1.WhatdidRyanBuellexplainintheresearchWhenpeopleknewtheywerethefirst,theyfeeluncomfortablePeoplethoughttwicebeforeswitchingqueuesPeopleatthebackofaqueuewantedtoswitchqueuesbecauseof“last-placeaversion”Aboutoneinfivepeoplegrewimpatientatthebackofthequeue()2.WheredidBuellandhiscolleaguesbegintheresearchA.Inasupermarket.B.InauniversityC.InahospitalD.Ontheinternet()3.Whatdidn’tpeopleatthebackdoaccordingtoBuell’ssurveySomejustwaitedpatiently. B.SomeswitchedtoasecondqueueC.Somechosetoleave D.Somefoughtwitheachother()4.WhatwillhappenifyouswitchtoanotherlineaccordingtothepassageA.Youwillactuallywait10%longerthanifyouhavestayedput.Youwillbequickerifyouswitchtoanotherline.Ifyouswitchtwice,youwillwait67%shorterthanifyounevermove.

Youhavemadethebestchoiceifyouswitchtoanotherline.（）5.WhatdotheresearcherssuggestusifweareatthebackofaqueueWecanchangetoanewlineorswitchtwiceifpossible.Wecanhaveachatwiththepersoninfronttopassthetimemorecomfortably.Wecancallmorepeopletojoinbehindusandchatwitheachotherhappily.Wefeelunhappiestatthebackofaqueueforthefirsttenseconds.怔重点留跚电蝴怔重点留跚电蝴Peoplewhotookpartinthesurveywereforcedtowaitinaqueuedisplayedonthescreen.参加调查问卷的人们被迫在屏幕上显示的队列中等待。句中whotookpartinthesurvey为定语从句，修饰前面的先行词people；beforcedtodo意为"被迫做”。h 一.Wednesday丁Waronobesityindifferentcountries不同国家的肥胖之战Withtheimprovementoflivingconditions,moreandmorepeopleareenjoyingamorecomfortablelife,butmanypeoplearesufferingfromobesity（肥胖）atthesametimeObesitymeanshavingtoomuchfatandweighingtoomuch.Ithasnowbecomeaseriousproblemallovertheworld.Manycountrieshavebeguntoworkouttheproblem.Lefstakealookattheirsolutions.Norway（挪威）Norwayhastakenmanystepstokeepitspeople'sweightundercontrol.Itheavilytaxes（对 征税）fastfoodandsugarydrinks.Shopsmustn'tsellunhealthyfoodanddrinkstochildrenundertheageof16accordingtothegovernment’srules.JapanJapanpassedtheMetaboLaw.Menandwomenbetweentheagesof45and74mustexaminetheirwaistline（腰围）onceayearaccordingtotheMetaboLaw.LocalgovernmentswillbepunishedifJapanesedonotreachcertainhealthstandards（标准）.TheUnitedArabEmirates（阿联酋）AweightlosscompetitionisheldinDubai（迪拜）everyyear.Thecompetitionofferspeoplegoldforeverykilogramtheylose.Peoplecanenterforthecompetitiontofightagainstobesity.Theycanalsolearnmoreaboutahealthylifestylefromthecompetition.）1.WhatdidthegovernmentdotoworkouttheproblemofobesityinNorwayA.Holdacompetitiontokeepitspeople’sweightundercontrol.Punishshopownerswhosellunhealthyfoodanddrinkstoitspeople.Orderitspeopletohavephysicalexamination.Putaheavytaxonfastfoodandsugarydrink.）2.IfJohn,aged49,comesfromJapan,hemust .nothaveunhealthyfood.bepunishedbylocalgovernment.examinehiswaistlineonceayear.takepartintheweightlosscompetition.（）3.WhocangetthegoldintheweightlosscompetitioninDubaiPersonswhoenterforthecompetition.Personswholoseonekilograminthecompetition.Personswholearnaboutahealthylifestyleinthecompetition.Personswhoholdthecompetition.（）4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageObesityhasbecomeaseriousprobleminmanycountries.Sellingunhealthydrinkstochildrenundertheageof18inNorwayisnotallowed.

InJapan,localgovernmentswillbepunishediftheircitizensareoverweight.TheweightlosscompetitioninDubaiistohelppeoplefightagainstobesity.修重点句型胤瞳句育材Norwayhastakenmanystepstokeepitspeople'sweightundercontrol.挪威已经采取了许多措施来控制人们的体重。takestepstodosth意为“采取行动做某事”;undercontrol意为“处于控制当中”。Thursda^X"体裁：议论文难度：★★★■■体裁：议论文难度：★★★■■ElitesinSiliconValleywon'tlettheirchildrenuseelectronicproducts硅谷精英们禁止他们的子女用电子产品Thepeoplewhoareclosesttoathingareoftenthemostwary（谨慎的）ofit.Technologistsknowhowphonesreallywork,andmanyhavedecidedtheydon'twanttheirownchildrenanywherenearthem.Awariness（小心）thathasbeenslowlybrewing（酉良造）isturningintoaregionwideconsensus（——致）inSiliconValley：Thebenefitsofscreensasalearningtoolareoverblownandtherisksforaddiction（上瘾）andstunting（阻碍）developmentseemhigh.TimCook,theCEOofApple,saidearlierlastyearthathewouldnotlethisnephew（侄子）joinsocialnetworks.BillGatesbannedcellphonesuntilhischildrenwereteenagers,andMelindaGateswrotethatshewishedtheyhadwaitedevenlonger.“Onthescalebetweencandyandcrackcocaine,it,sclosertocrackcocaine,”ChrisAnderson,theformereditorofWired,saidofscreens.“Wethoughtwecouldcontrolit.Butit’sbeyondourpowertocontrol.Thisisgoingstraighttothepleasurecentersofthedevelopingbrain.”AnotherCEOsaidhetriestohelphis13-year-oldsonunderstandthatheisbeingmanipulated(操纵)bythosewhobuiltthetechnology.“Itrytotellhimthatsomebodywrotecodetomakeyoufeelthisway-I’mtryingtohelphimunderstandhowthingsaremade,thevaluesthataregoingintothingsandwhatpeoplearedoingtocreatethatfeeling,”hesaid.()1.Theunderlinedword“banned”inParagraph4means“ ”inChinese.A.颁布B.禁止C.替代D.销售()2.InChrisAnderson’seyes,screensare .assweetascandylikecrackcocainethatgostraighttothecentersofourbrainabletobecontrolledbyusD.usefulaslearningtools()canbeinferred(推断)fromParagraph2A.PeopleinSiliconValleyarequicklyawareoftheimportanceofusingscreenscarefully.MoreandmorepeopleinSiliconValleydisagreethatscreensshouldbeusedwisely.Therearefewdisadvantageswhenpeopleusescreensasalearningtool.Usingscreensasalearningtoolwillnotstuntpeople’sdevelopment.()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageOnlyseveralpeopleagreethatchildrenshouldn’tuseelectronicproducts.Usingscreensasalearningtoolwillonlybenefitpeople.Thereisahighriskforaddictionwhenpeopleusephones.Technologistsallhavedecidednottolettheirchildrenstayanywherenearphones.()5.What’sthemainideaofthepassageElectronicproductsarebeyondourpowertocontrol.Technologistsknowhowphoneswork.Peopleoverblowthebenefitsofscreensasalearningtool.

Peopleclosesttoelectronicproductsareoftenmorecarefulthanothersaboutusingthesethings.mamspeoplewhoareclosesttoathingareoftenthemostwaryofit.与某物关系最近的人反而对其最警惕。whoareclosesttoathing在句中充当定语从句，修饰限定前面的people；bewaryof意为“对 谨慎”。2.AnotherCEOsaidhetriestohelphis13-year-oldsonunderstandthatheisbeingmanipulatedbythosewhobuiltthetechnology.另一个CEO说他试着帮他十三岁的儿子明白一个道理：他正被那些发明这项技术的人操纵。Friday、彳'体裁：新闻报道唯度：★★★★，体裁：新闻报道唯度：★★★★，Trademarkbreach商标侵权China'sfamousTsinghuaUniversityclaimedinaprovincialcourtthatalocalkindergartenwasbreaching违反）itsownership（产权）ofitstrademarkname“Tsinghua”.AtthehearinginthecityofGanzhouinJiangxiProvince,theuniversityaccused（指控）thekindergarten,whoseChinesename“Qinghua“sharesthesamecharactersastheuniversity,ofhavingfalsely（欺诈地）connecteditselfwiththeuniversityandindoingsoinfringed（侵才日）onitstrademark.Initsdefense,thekindergartenclaimsthatwhenitwasfoundedin2004itwasnamedafteritsfounder,andnottheuniversity.ItalsosaidthatTsinghuaUniversityhadonlytrademarkeditsnameintraditionalChinesecharacters,whilethekindergarten'snamewaswritteninsimplifiedcharacters(简体字).CourtworkerstoldtheBeijingYouthDailythatfivecaseswerebeingheardthatdayinwhichTsinghuaUniversitywasmakingclaimsagainstlocaleducationalinstitutions.Anumberofcasesbroughtbytheuniversityaresaidtobepartofitsrecenteffortstoprotectitsintellectualproperty(知识产权).()1.Theunderlinedword“defense”inParagraph3means“ ”inChinese.A.辩护 B.缺乏 C.替代 D.销售()2.WhowasthekindergartennamedafterA.Itsfounder B.TsinghuaUniversityC.Thegovernment D.Arichperson()3.WhydidTsinghuaUniversityclaimagainstlocaleducationinstitutionsA.Togetmuchmoney. B.ToattractothersattentionC.Toprotectitsintellectualproperty. D.Tobecomemorefamous()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageThekindergartenwasnamedafterthepersonwhoboughtitTsinghuaUniversityhadtrademarkeditsnameintraditionalChinesecharactersandsimplifiedcharactersThekindergartenwasn’tbreachingtheuniversity’strademarknameMorethanoneeducationalinstitutionwasaccusedbyTsinghuaUniversity()5.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageTheuniversity’snameintraditionalChinesecharactersisthesameasthatinsimplifiedcharactersIt’sallowedtofalselyconnectoneselfwiththeTsinghuaUniversityWeshouldpayattentiontoprotectingothers’intellectualpropertyThekindergartenisfamousforitsname瞰鼬铺嬲铺修ChinasfamousTsinghuaUniversityclaimedinaprovincialcourtthatalocalkindergartenwasbreachingitsownershipofitstrademarkname“Tsinghua”.中国著名的清华大学在省级法院声称，一所当地的幼儿园违反其商标名称“清华”的所有权。claim意为“声称"；that后面的从句为宾语从句。CookaneggonthesidewalkCookaneggonthesidewalk在人行道上煮鸡蛋Asweallknowthatitisveryhotinsummer.Onahotsummerafternoon,youmighthearpeoplesay,"It'ssohotoutsidethatyoucouldfryaneggonthesidewalk!”IsthattrueCouldyoureallyturnthesidewalkintoafryingpanManychildrenandadultshaveputthisideatothetest.Butveryfewofthemhavesucceeded.Sowhycan'twereallycookaneggonthesidewalkFirst,tobecookedthoroughly（完全地）,eggsneedtobeheatedtoatemperature□and70C.Althoughsidewalksgetveryhotduringaheatwave,theirtemperaturesdon'tusuallygetabove60C.Also,whenyoubreakaneggonahotsidewalkinsummer,insteadtheeggwillmakethesidewalkalittlecool.Moreover,sidewalkscan'tconduct（传导）heatwell.Thatmeanstheytakeintheheat,buttheydondistribute（分散）itwelltootherthings,suchaseggs.Thafswhysidewalksdon'tmakegoodfryingpans.Withoutanotherheatsource

（热源）,itisimpossibletocookaneggonthesidewalk.CanwereallycookaneggonthesidewalkAtwhattemperaturecaneggsbecookedthoroughlyWhatwillhappenwhenyoubreakaneggonahotsidewalkAresidewalksgoodheatconductors断邮部ICouldyoureallyturnthesidewalkintoafryingpan你真的能够把人行道变成煎锅吗o…意为"把，,,变成 First,tobecookedthoroughly,eggsneedtobeheatedtoatemperaturebetween%Cand70C.首先，为了把鸡蛋完全煮熟，鸡蛋需要加热到。。至70℃之间。动词不定式tobeheated表目的；由于eggs和动词cook和heat之间是被动关系，所以使用了被动语态，sthneedtobedone表示“某事需要被做”。Sunday津津有味•品读中国传统文化津津有味•品读中国传统文化Dothingsinonego一鼓作气DuringtheSpringandAutumnperiod,theQiandLuarmiesoncehadabattle.TheQimadethefirstdrumrolltodeclarewarontheLu.KingZhuangofLuwantedtoattack.ButhisgeneralCaoGuistoppedhim,“Notnow!Letuswait!”TheQiarmydidnotseeanyresponsefromtheLuarmy.Theymadetheseconddrumroll.StilltherewasnoresponsefromtheLuarmy.“Wewillnotattackuntiltheymakethethirddrumroll,”CaoGuisaid.AftertheQiarmyhadfinishedthethirddrumroll,theLuarmymadethefirstdrumrollandstartedtoattack.TheLubeattheQiintheend.Afterthebattle,KingZhuangofLuaskedCaoGui,“WhydidwewinthebattleeasilyTheQiarmywasverystrong.”“Fightingneedsspirit,”CaoGuianswered.Thefirstdrumrollarousedthesoldiers’spirit.Thesecondcouldhardlykeepitup.Thethirdmadethesoldiersfeeltired,andtheirspiritwasgettinglow.Butonourside,allsoldierswerereadywithstrongfightingspiritatourfirstdrumroll.Thatiswhywewon.”Dothingsinonegosothatyouhaveenoughenergyandspirittocompletethetask.

beaty.打败declarev宣布beaty.打败declarev宣布arousev激起attackv.进攻drumroll连续的击鼓声generaln.将军参考答案：MondayA句意：你必须领先于你的同事、邻居，甚至家人even意为“甚至”，表示语气层层递进。B句意：在人生赛跑中稍微领先者好像就高人一等。上文已提到“人生是赛跑”,这里形成呼应,“在赛跑中”。A句意：Alex决定放弃未来"一切晋升的机会，放弃大学里的工作。giveup意为“放弃”；lookfor意为“寻找"；pickup意为“（不费力地）获得"；askfor意为“索要”。C句意：在新鲜刺激的地方寻找机会,Alex需要面对前面的一切艰难险阻。下文有chances提示。A句意：在Alex采取行动之前。takeaction意为“采取行动”。B句意：在采取行动之前,Alex认为听听Dr.Quin的意见是明智的选择。asksbforadvice意为“向某人询问意见”。C句意：你最好重新考虑一下，要听听朋友们的意见。asecondthought意为“重新考虑,再三思考”。B句意：如果你已经决定了，我可以推荐你去香港的所学校。根据上文Alex在征询Dr.Quinn的意见，可推测这里用decide符合上下文语境。A句意：哦，没必要。noneed意为“不必”,noway意为“没门”,nochoice意为“没有选择”,noproblem意为没问题”,根据下文“我的决定已是铁板上钉钉的事儿,没有退却的余地了”推断这里是“不必”。B句意：我的决定已是铁板上钉钉的事儿，没有退却的余地了。space意为“空间”,这里意为“余地”。TuesdayC根据第三段中的“Heexplainedthatpeopleatthebackofaqueuewantedtoswitchqueuesbecauseof‘last-placeaversion’."可知，通过这项研究，他解释了排队在后面的人想换队是因为讨厌站在最后。故选C。D根据第四段中的“Buellandhiscolleaguesresearchwithanonlinesurvey."可知,他们的这项调查是在网络上进行的。故选D。D根据第四段中的“Theystartedatthebackandcouldwait,switchtoasecondqueueorchoosetoleave.可知，排在后面的人有的在等待着，有的换到另一队，有的直接选择离开了。故选D。A根据第五段中的“Whiletheyhopedthenewlinecouldmovefaster,t