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专题17阅读理解议论文狂刷20篇基础版基础版Passage1Istherealinkbetweensocialmediaanddepression?DoFacebookandInstagramhaveanegativeimpactonyourmentalhealth?It’scomplicated.Sometimes,lookingthroughInstagramjustmakesyoufeelbad.Youtrynottoenvyyourfriends,buttheyalwaysseemtobetravelingsomewherecool,eatingsomethingfancy,orlookingcuteinperfectjust-rolled-out-of-bedhair.Ontheotherhand,therearetimeswhenyoulaughatfunnymemes(表情包),catchupwitholdfriends,andfeelhappytobelongtofunsocialmediacommunities.Clearly,socialmediaisn’tallbad.Peopleareincreasinglysuspectingthatthere’repotentialproblemsofsocialmedia.Thingslikecyberbullying(网上欺凌),screenaddiction,andbeingexposedtoendlessfilteredimages(美颜)thatmakeitimpossiblenottomakecomparisonsbetweenyourselfandothersoftenmakethenews.InJuly,abigstudycameoutinthejournalJAMAtitled“AssociationofScreenTimeandDepressioninAdolescence.”Thisbigheadlineseemstoconfirmwhatalotofpeoplehavebeensaying—screentimeishorribleforyoungpeople.Thestudyfollowedover3,800adolescentsoverfouryearsaspartofadrugandalcoholpreventionprogram.Partofwhattheinvestigatorsmeasuredwastheteens’amountofscreentime,includingtimespentonsocialmedia,aswellastheirlevelsofdepressionsymptoms.Oneoftheirmainfindingswasthathigheramountsofsocialmediausewereassociatedwithhigherlevelsofdepression.Thatwastruebothwhentheresearchescomparedbetweenpeopleandcomparedeachpersonagainsttheirownmentalhealthovertime.Caseclosed?Notsofast.Beforeweendthedebateonceandforall,let’stakeacloserlookatthisandotherstudies.Let’saskourselves:whatexactlyistherelationshipbetweensocialmediauseanddepression?Itturnsoutthereareseveralwarnings.1．WhydopeoplesometimesfeelbadwhenlookingthroughInstagram?A．Theylackcontactwitholdfriends. B．Theycantravelnowhere.C．Theydon’tlookperfect. D．Theyfeelunbalanced.2．WhyisthearticleinjournalJAMAmentioned?A．Tocomment. B．Toprove. C．Tosuggest. D．Toexplore.3．Whichmayagreewiththefindingsofthestudy?A．Depressionisrelatedtosocialmediause.B．Teens’amountofscreentimeislimited.C．Itisnoteasytotellreasonsfordepression.D．Socialmediacontributestophysicalhealth.4．What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．Howtoreducedepression? B．Doessocialmediacausedepression?C．Shallpeoplereducescreentime? D．Whyisittimetogiveupsocialmedia?Passage2Anyimagetakenfromspaceconfirmsthatweliveonanoceanplanet.Howstrangethatwecallourplanet“Earth,”derivedfromaGermanicwordmeaning“theground,”whenmorethan70percentofitssurfaceiscoveredbyocean.Weneedmorepeopletoseethesea.Rightnow,lessthan3percentoftheoceanisconsideredhighlyprotected.Expertsurgethatatleast30percentbeprotectedtosafeguardmarine(海洋的)ecosystems,whichinturnwillhelpprotectourhealthandwell-being.Theoceansuppliesmorethanhalfouroxygen,absorbscarbondioxide,regulatesourclimate,andsupportsmuchoftheworld’seconomy.Weneeditalotmorethanitneedsus.TakeFlorida,forexample,oneoftheUnitedStates’recreationalhotspots.It’sborderedbytheFloridaReefTract,NorthAmerica’sonlylivingcoralbarrierreefandthethirdlargestintheworld.Hometomorethan500speciesoffish,thereefisalsoessentialtotheSunshineState’seconomy,generatinganestimated$1.1billionannuallyintourism.Thereefbuffers(保护)thecoastline,too,sincehealthycoralreefsabsorb97percentofawave’senergy.Three-quartersofFlorida’s22millionpeoplelivealongthecoast,andtheFloridaReefTractprovidesmorethan$650millionincombinedeconomicactivityandfloodprotection.ANovember2022studyfromtheUniversityofMiamihasfoundthat70percentofFlorida’scoralreefsareexperiencinganetlossofreefhabitat.DirectlyfacingtheseconcernsiswhatImeanbyseeingthesea—thegood,thebad,theimportant.Knowledgeispower,andwecanuseittoinformourchoices,fromtravelingmoremindfully,toexamininghowwerunourbusinesses,tovoting.“Noonecandoeverything,buteveryonecandosomething,”SylviaEarle,oceanographerandNationalGeographicExploreratLarge,isfondofsaying.Theoceanisaremarkableteacher,andit’snevertoolatetostartlearning.5．Whatdoestheseadoforourhuman?A．Theseachangesourclimate.B．Theseacontrolscarbondioxideforus.C．Theseaproducesalltheoxygenweneed.D．Theseaprovideseconomicalbenefitsforus.6．Whatdoesthewritersuggest?A．Travellingmore,learningmore.B．Runningourbusinesscreatively.C．Raisingawarenessofconservation.D．Doingsomevotingbeforeactions.7．Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A．Ascientificfiction. B．Anewsreport.C．Atraveljournal. D．Anaturalmagazine.8．Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ToHugtheOceanTightly.B．ToLearntheOceanDevotedly.C．ToCleantheOceanCarefully.D．ToLovetheOceanPermanently.Passage3Whatdoyouwantfromlife?Perhapsyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,orgetamoresecurejob,orimproveyourhealth.Butwhydoyouwantthosethings?Chancesarethatyouranswerwillcomedowntoonething:Happiness.Yetthereissomeevidencethattoomuchpursuitofhappinessisassociatedwithagreaterriskofdepression.Modernconceptionsofhappinessareprimarilypractical,focusingonwhatwemightcallthetechniquesofhappiness.Theconcernisnotwhathappinessis,butinsteadonhowtogetit.Butmaximizingpleasureisn’ttheonlyoption.Everyhumanlife,eventhemostfortunate,isfilledwithpain.Painfulloss,painfuldisappointments,thephysicalpainofinjuryorsickness,andthementalpainoflong-sufferingboredom,loneliness,orsadness.Painisanunavoidableconsequenceofbeingalive.Allthegoodthingsinlifeinvolvesuffering.Writinganovel,runningamarathon,orgivingbirthallcausesufferinginpursuitofthefinal,joyousresult.Thereareotherfactorsaswell.IntheeyesofAristotle,wegethappinessbyexercisingouruniquelyhumancapabilitiestothinkandreason.Butthinkingandreasoningareasmuchsocialactivitiesastheyareindividual.Happinessrequiresothers;itisnotanemotionalstatesomuchasitistheexcellenceoftherelationswecultivatewithotherpeople.Buteventhatcannotguaranteehappiness.Aristotlerecognisedthatourhappinessishostage（人质）tofortune.Eventsbeyondanyindividual’scontrol—war,poverty,andglobalpandemics—willoftenmakehappinessimpossible.Happinessisnotamentalstatethatcanbepermanentlywon,butinsteadit’sapracticewhichwehone（磨练）,imperfectly,incircumstancesonlypartlyofourmaking.Recognizingthiswillnotsecureagoodlife,butitwillavoidtheillusory（虚幻的）hopeofpermanentcontentment.Nolifeworthlivingshouldmeettheonlystandard.Instead,aimwithAristotletoembracethosefaultsandtoflowerinspiteofthem.9．Wherecanyoufindnegativeeffectsoffocusingtoomuchon“happiness”?A．Inparagraph2. B．Inparagraph3.C．Inparagraph4. D．Inparagraph5.10．Howdoestheauthorprovethatpainisanunavoidableresultofbeingalive?A．Bymakingcomparisons. B．Byanalyzingcauses.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bytellingstories.11．WhatisAristotle’sviewonhappiness?A．Happinessisastableemotionalstate.B．Goodpersonalrelationshipsleadtohappiness.C．Takingpartinsocialactivitiesguaranteeshappiness.D．Happinesspromotesindependentthinkingandreasoning.12．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Happinessiswhathumanspursueforever.B．Happinessliesintheprocessofpursuingit.C．Ourpursuitofhappinessmaybeimperfect.D．Depressionandhappinessareequallyimportant.Passage4Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoallthebuildingsinthehistoricareaofthecity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasonsforexample,economic(经济的)reasonswhytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldyoudothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoiled(破坏)theareatheyhavein.Butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifyoualwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.13．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.B．Someofthemarenotattractive.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricviewofanarea.14．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.D．Someoldbuildingshavespoiledtheareatheyarein.15．By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans_________.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildingsD．choosenewarchitecturalstyles16．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．ToexplainwhypeopledislikechangeB．TowarnthatwecouldenduplivingincavesC．ToarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareasD．ToadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundingsPassage5We’veallbeenthere.Ithasbeenalongday,thereisnothinginthefridge,cookingseemsarduousandthesolutionisobvious:takeaway.It’seasyfortakeawaystobecomearegularhabit.Atsomepoint,youhavetowonder:evenifyoudon’tlookdifferentinthemirror,isitdoingyouanyharm?Thereissomeevidencethattoomanytakeawaysislinkedtoweightgain,buttherelationshipisn’tclear.A2022studyfoundaconnectionbetweeneatingtakeaway-stylefoodinthe24hoursbeforetakingthesurveyandincreasedBMIinparticipants,althoughtheresearcherswerecarefultopointoutthattheydidn’tknowwhetherfrequentlyeatingtakeawaysmadepeopleoverweight,orwhetheroverweightpeoplefrequentlyeattakeaways.Thereis,however,evidencethatsimplylivingnear(orwalkingpast)atakeawayoutletortwocanhaveanimpactonbodyweight,withexposuretooutletsneartheworkplace,mostlikelytotemptpeople.Butwhy?Well,takeawayfoodtendstobehighinfatandsalt-ingredientsthatarerelativelycheapandtastegood,makingyoumorelikelytoreorder.Thereisalsosomeevidencethatjunkfoodcanbeaddictive,asthecombinationofsalt,fatandsugarmakesithardtostopeating.Thereisalsothenutritionalqualityoftheingredientsthemselves.“Mosttakeawayscontainhighlyprocessedingredientsandadditives,nutrient-poorcarbohydratesandplentyofdeep-friedfoodscookedinoilrepeatedlyheatedtohightemperatures,saysPearson.So,whatisthemessage?Ifyoumustplacethatorder,considertheoptions:Theworstoffendersonanymenuarelikelytobefriedfoods,oranythingcoveredinhigh-sugarsauces.IfyouorderChinesefood,goforsteameddumplings,grilledfishorsoup.IfyouaregoingforIndianfood,goheavyonthesidedishes,likebeanandpotatocurries,whichareoftenmoreflavourfulandhealthy.Finally,trytocutyourconsumption:considerswitchingyourdailyroutes,hidethemenus,anddeletetheappsonyourphone.17．Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘arduous’inParagraph1probablymean?A．Attractive B．TroublesomeC．Confusing D．Dull18．Whatareresearchersstillunclearabout?A．ThecauseandeffectrelationshipoftakeawaysandbeingoverweightB．WhetherthereisanyconnectionbetweentakeawaysandbeingoverweightC．WhichingredientsintakeawayfoodarethemostaddictiveD．Whethertakeawaysneartheworkplacearemorelikelytoattractpeople19．Whichtakeawaychoicewouldthewriterconsiderleastharmful?A．Hamburgersandfries B．IndianmaincoursesC．Friednoodles D．Steameddumplings20．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TakeawaysmakeyoufatB．Aretakeawaysharmful?C．HowtochoosethebesttakeawayD．HowtoavoidtakeawaysPassage6Nobusinesswouldwelcomebeingcomparedtogambling.Yetthatiswhatishappeningtomakersofvideogames.Foryearsparentshavecomplainedthattheirchildrenare“addicted”totheirvideogamesandsmartphones.Today,however,evenmoredoctorsareusingtheterm.OnJanuary1thisyear,“gamingdisorder”—inwhichgamesareplayeduncontrollably,despitecausingharm—gainedrecognitionfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Aregamesreallyaddictive?Psychologistshavedifferentopinions.Thosewhodon’tthinksosaythatthisisjustanothermoralpanic.Similarwarningshavebeengivenabouttelevision,rock’n’roll,jazz,comicbooks,novelsandevencrosswordpuzzles,butitturnsoutthattheyarenotasharmfulasexpected.However,supportersarguethatgamedevelopershavethemotivationandthemeanstodesigntheirproductstomakethemextremelyattractive.Foronething,thebusiness-modelhaschanged:Intheolddays,gameswereboughtonceandforall.Butthesedays,gamesarefreeandmoneyisearnedfrompurchasesofin-gamegoods,whichtiesplaytimedirectlytorevenue(收益).Foranother,game-makerscombinepsychologicaltheoryanddata,whichhelpsthemmaximizetheplaytime.SmartphonesandmodernvideogamemachinesusetheirpermanentInternetconnectionstosendgameplaydatabacktodevelopers.Inthiswayproductsareconstantlyadjustedtoencourageplayers’spending.Thebiggestspendersareknownas“whales”,atermthatoriginatedincasinos(赌场).Thegamingindustryshouldrealizethat,intherealworld,ithasaproblem,andthatproblemisgrowing.NowthatgamingaddictioncomeswithanofficialWHOrecognition,diagnoseswillbecomemorecommon.Anyway,beingputtogetherwithgamblinginthepublicmind,fairlyornot,willnotdotheindustryanygood.21．WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?A．Itisnotsuitabletocomparevideogamestogambling.B．Parentscomplainabouttheirchildren’saddictiontogambling.C．Gamingaddictionwasofficiallyrecognizedasadisease.D．Moredoctorsareagainsttheuseoftheterm“addicted”.22．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“moralpanic”inParagraph2mean?A．Unexpectedaddictioncausedbyscienceandtechnology.B．Wrongjudgmentonhowharmfulsomethingis.C．Troublecausedbysomeone’simmoralbehavior.D．Anastonishingclaimoftheunexpectedpanic.23．Whatdogamesdevelopersdotomakegamesattractive?A．Theydon’tchargeplayersforin-gamegoods.B．Theykeepplayers’videogamemachinesupdated.C．Theyrewardbigspenderswithauniquetitle.D．Theyadjustproductsbasedonreceiveddata.24．Inthelastparagraph,theauthoraimsto_______.A．offerasuggestionB．makeapredictionC．giveawarningD．putforwardasolution25．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Addiction:AWarningtotheGamingIndustryB．Addiction:NotaBlameonGamesC．Games:ANewKindofGamblingD．Games:TheCauseofMentalDisorderPassage7Eventhoughpeoplehavebeendisabledplayingsportslikerugbyandfootball,extremesportstakethewholeordeal(磨难)tothenextlevel.Sportslikedownhillcyclingareverydangerousbecauseonewouldbegoingdownhill,overrockyordirtzones,throughforests,evenatpotentiallydeadlyspeeds.Aslip-upcouldbeyourdownfall.Nobodywhogetsintoextremesportsgoeswiththedesiretodoharmtothemselves.Withthat,athletestrainforyearsandyearsbeforetheyattemptanythingextreme.Tomostpeople,extremesportsareextremesimplybecausetheytakemoreskillthanwhatanaveragepersonhas.Anathletewithskillandtrainingmakesanextremethingbecomeadailyroutine,whichdoesnotwipeoutthedanger,butgreatlyreducesit.Evenwhenthereisalotofskillinvolved,thingsmightnotgotheathlete’sway,notatall.Luckandcircumstanceshavealottodowithhowthingsdevelop,whetherabove8,000metersorinawood,goingdownhill.Insomeplaces,crossingthestreetisanextremesport,consideringhowwildtrafficcanget.Someviewparkour,thesportsofrunning,jumpingandclimbingunder,aroundandthroughbuildings,asanextremesport,whileitismoreofalifephilosophy,wheretheathletedoesnothavetodoanythingremotelydangerous.Freesoloing,whichmeansclimbingarockoricefacewithoutsafetygear,isabsolutelydeadly,whereoneslipmeansalmostcertaindeath,dependingontheheight,ofcourse.Skateboardingisrelativelysafe,butifyouconstantlyfindridiculousplacestopracticeon,likethefenceofabridge,thenthingscangetverycomplicated.Theextremepartdependsontheathlete.Tosummarize,yes,extremesportsaredangerous,butthedangerdependsontheathlete,theirchoiceofsport,directioninwhichtheytakeit,aswellasthecircumstances.Somethingsareoutofourcontrol,whileotherswecaninfluencethroughexerciseandhealthierriskchoices.26．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkaboutregardingextremesports?A．Extremesportsdifferfromoneanother.B．Skillmattersalotinmaintainingsafety.C．Athletes’luckisakeyfactorthatinfluencessafety.D．Extremesportsaremoredangerousthanregularsports.27．WhyareseveralextremesportslistedinParagraph4?A．Toexplaindangerdependsontheathlete.B．Toshowfreesoloingisthemostdangerous.C．Tocomparewhichoneinvolvesthemostskill.D．Todemonstratehowtochooseanextremesport.28．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthedangerofextremesports?A．Objective. B．Doubtful.C．Intolerant. D．Unconcerned.29．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A．DoExtremeSportsTestYourCourage?B．WhyShouldExtremeSportsBeBanned?C．AreExtremeSportsReallyThatDangerous?D．WhyDoWeTaketoExtremeSportsSoMuch?Passage8Machinesworkwellataconstantspeed—andthefasterthebetter.Theyaredesignedandbuiltforit.Whethertheyarespinningcottonordealingwithnumbers,regular,repetitiveactionsarewhattheyexcelat.Increasingly,ourworldisbeingdesignedbymachines,formachines.Weadapttomachinesandholdourselvestotheirstandards:Peoplearejudgedbythespeedwithwhichtheyrespond,notthequalityoftheirresponse.Suchideasarebeingwovenintoourculture.“Alwayson”becomessomethingtoboastof,oraspireto.Mostofusarebusymostofthetime,ifnotwithworkthenwithfamily,domestictasksoroursocialnetworks—realandvirtual.WhenIaskpeoplehowtheyaredoing,theyalmostalwaysanswer“busy”.Tickingthingsoffthe“todo”listbecomesameansofdefiningourselves.Afewyearsago,Ibecameveryinterestedinwhatitmeanstopause.Istartedtonoticewherepausesshowupinmyownworkandlife.Forexample,IrealizedthatwhenIwaswriting,ashortwalkwasamoreeffectivewaytobreakacreativeblockthanconcentratingharder.Irealizedthatapauseisnotnothing.Itactsasakindofswitchoropening.AsHeleneSimonsen,aclassicalmusician,says,“Whateveryouaredoing,ifyouwantsomethingelsetohappen,youneedtopause.”Itisnotafixedunitoftime.Itmightbetakingamomentbeforeyouenteraroom,butitcouldalsobea“screen-freeSaturday”,a“ThinkWeek”everytwoyears(whichworksforBillGates)orayear-longvacation.Howeverfastyouaremoving,thereisalwaysthechancetopause—torest,reflectorrefreshofcourse,butalsotoappreciate,getperspective,connecttoothers,orhavenewideas.Thereismoretolifethangettingthingsdone.Time,asweexperienceit,varieswildly.Aminuteeatingice-creamisnotthesameasaminutedoingpush-ups.Eventimeitselfisn’tauniformrawmaterial—asthephysicsofEinsteinshows.Trytoletgooftheideathattimeislinear(直线型),regularandobjective,andthinkofitinthesamewayweexperienceit.Insteadofsettingworkandlifeagainsteachother,usepausestoleaven(为增色)yourexperience.Pauseislikeyeast(酵母):youdon’tneedmuch,butitisavitalingredient.Iwanttogivepausesmorevisibility,importanceandstatus.Myhopeisthateachofuscanusepauses,greatandsmall,toavoidslidingintoamodewhereweactlikepoorlyperformingmachines.30．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Thewidespreaduseofmachineshasdestroyedourlife.B．Peoplehavebecomequiteobsessedwithresponsespeed.C．Peoplealwaysgetpleasurefromcompetingwithmachines.D．It’sdifficultforpeopletoadapttoahighlymechanizedlife.31．Theunderlinedphrase“Tickingthingsoffthe‘todo’list”inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A．learningtoslowdownB．concentratingononethingC．selectingwhatweshoulddoD．gettingthingsdoneonebyone32．Accordingtotheauthor,howdoestakingapausebenefitusinabusylife?A．Itmakesyourlifedynamicanddelightful.B．Itimprovesourworkingefficiencygreatly.C．Ithelpsdevelopinterpersonalconnections.D．Itenablespeopletodowhattheywanttodo.33．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsumsuptheauthor’sunderstandingoftime?A．Timecannevergetreturned.B．Timeexistsintheformoflines.C．Timeispreciousthatweallneedtocherish.D．Timeiswhateveryoneexperiencesuniquely.34．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyabout“pauses”attheendofthepassage?A．Theyareuselessiftakenforshortperiodsoftime.B．Theyareforthosewhohavetoomuchsparetime.C．Theyplayavitalroleinourwell-beingandcreativity.D．Theybringharmtoourabilitytoperformefficiently.Passage9“Iknowwhentogoout,andwhentostayin.”,EnglishrockstarDavidBowieonceconfidentlysanginhishitsingle.Whenitcomestoconsumingfood,thedecisivenessclaimedbythesinger-songwriterishardtoachieve.Idisagreewiththestatementandargueit’sbettertoeatoutthantoorderhomedelivery.Tobeginwith,whensettingfootinarestaurant,we’reimmediatelygreetednotonlybyaserverreadytoseatus,butbyafloodofphysicalfeelings—theeyestakeintheinternaldecorationoftheplace,thenosebreathesinthepleasantsmellofexpertlyplatedfoodandtheearspickuponcompetingsoundsofcustomerchatterandattractivein-storemusic.Toeatoutistoexperienceanatmosphereuniquetoeachrestaurant.Somethingasspecialasthatsimplycan’tbereproducedbyorderinghomedelivery.Eatingoutis,withoutdoubt,themoreexcitingandthusbetterchoice.Eatingoutbecomesevenmoreappealingwhenstayinghomeprovestoopainful.Whetheritisbecauseweneedatemporaryfightfromourfamilyorthatwesimplywanttospendsomequalitytimeoutsidewithlovedones,goingoutforamealcanbeabreakfromthehardlabourofdomesticliving.Wecouldtakeitasanopportunityforself-care—totreatourselvesbydressingup,arrivinginstyleatafancyrestaurantandorderingaslightlymoreluxuriousmealtorefreshourwearysoul.Orderinghomedeliverywouldonlycontributetofeelingsofbeingpennedinwhile;eatingoutisanescapeforthetrappedindividual.Fooddeliveryappusersreasonit’satroubleandlessconvenienttodressupandeatout.However,it’sworthnotingwemaynotalwaysgetourfoodinthemostsatisfactoryconditionwhenoptingforhomedelivery.There’sariskofreceivingfoodorderswithmissingitemsorevenentirelywrongordersthatcan’tbesentback.Whatwesacrificeforconveniencemightjustwindupbeinginconvenient.Consequently,itmakesmoresensetoeatoutratherthanriskdisappointmentbyorderinghomedelivery.35．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkabout?A．Diningoptions. B．Cuisineculture.C．Consumptionlevel. D．Foodcategories.36．Whatadvantageofeatingoutishighlightedinparagraph2?A．Qualityservice. B．Comfortandconvenience.C．Sensoryenjoyment. D．Areasonablemixofnutrition.37．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoforderinghomedelivery?A．It’squitepricey. B．Itmayletconsumersdown.C．Itmaycausefoodwaste. D．It’snotenvironmental-friendly.38．Howisthetextdeveloped?A．Byprovidingexamples. B．Byfollowingspaceorder.C．Bymakingcomparisons. D．Byanalyzingmentalprocesses.Passage10CathyandWayneN.whohavebeenmarriedfiveyearsareintheirlate20’sandchildless.ThelasttimeamemberofCathy’sfamilyasked,“Whenareyougoingtostartafamily?”Heranswerwas“Weareafamily!”CathyandWaynebelongtoagrowingnumberofyoungmarriedcoupleswhoaredecidingnottohavechildren.Arecentsurveyshowedthatinthelastfiveyearsthepercentageofwivesaged25to29whodidnotwantchildrenhadalmostdoubledandamongthose18to24ithadalmosttripled.Whatliesbehindthisdecisionwhichseemstoflyinthefaceofbiologyandsociety?PerhapsthemostpublicoutspokenchildlesscoupleareEllenPeck,authorofTheBabyTrap,andherhusband,William,anadvertisingexecutivewhoispresidentoftheNationalOrganizationforNon-parents.ThePecksinsistneithertheynortheorganizationisagainstparenthood,justagainstthesocialpressuresthatpushpeopleintoparenthoodwhetheritiswhattheyreallywantandneedornot.“It’salife-stylechoice,”Ellensays.“Wechosefreedomandspontaneity(自发性),privacyandleisure.It’salsoaquestionofwhereyouwanttogiveyourefforts—withinyourownfamilyorinthelargercommunity.Thisgenerationfacesseriousquestionsaboutthecontinuityoflifeandaswellasitsquality.Ourgrandchildrenmayhavetobuyticketstoseethelastredwoodsorlineuptogettheiroxygenration.Therearemenwhocomplainaboutbeingcaughtinatrafficjamforhoursontheirhometotheirfivekidsbutcan’tmaketheassociationbetweenthechildren