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Passage1

Istherealinkbetweensocialmediaanddepression?DoFacebookandInstagramhavea

negativeimpactonyourmentalhealth?Ifscomplicated.

Sometimes,lookingthroughInstagramjustmakesyoufeelbad.Youtrynottoenvyyour

friends,buttheyalwaysseemtobetravelingsomewherecool,eatingsomethingfancy,orlooking

cuteinperfectjust-rolled-out-of-bedhair.Ontheotherhand,therearetimeswhenyoulaughat

funnymemes（表'情包），catchupwitholdfriends,andfeelhappytobelongtofunsocialmedia

communities.Clearly,socialmediaisn'tallbad.

Peopleareincreasinglysuspectingthatthere5repotentialproblemsofsocialmedia.Things

likecyberbullying（网上欺凌）,screenaddiction,andbeingexposedtoendlessfilteredimages（美

颜）thatmakeitimpossiblenottomakecomparisonsbetweenyourselfandothersoftenmakethe

news.InJuly,abigstudycameoutinthejournalJAMAtitledctAssociationofScreenTimeand

DepressioninAdolescence.^^Thisbigheadlineseemstoconfirmwhatalotofpeoplehavebeen

saying-screentimeishorribleforyoungpeople.

Thestudyfollowedover3,800adolescentsoverfouryearsaspartofadrugandalcohol

preventionprogram.Partofwhattheinvestigatorsmeasuredwastheteens'amountofscreentime,

includingtimespentonsocialmedia,aswellastheirlevelsofdepressionsymptoms.Oneoftheir

mainfindingswasthathigheramountsofsocialmediausewereassociatedwithhigherlevelsof

depression.Thatwastruebothwhentheresearchescomparedbetweenpeopleandcomparedeach

personagainsttheirownmentalhealthovertime.

Caseclosed?Notsofast.Beforeweendthedebateonceandforall,lefstakeacloserlookat

thisandotherstudies.Lefsaskourselves:whatexactlyistherelationshipbetweensocialmedia

useanddepression?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.Whafsthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Howtoreducedepression?B.Doessocialmediacausedepression?

C.Shallpeoplereducescreentime?D.Whyisittimetogiveupsocialmedia?

Passage2

Anyimagetakenfromspaceconfirmsthatweliveonanoceanplanet.Howstrangethatwe

callourplanet“Earth,“derivedfromaGermanicwordmeaning"theground,whenmorethan70

percentofitssurfaceiscoveredbyocean.

Weneedmorepeopletoseethesea.Rightnow,lessthan3percentoftheoceanisconsidered

highlyprotected.Expertsurgethatatleast30percentbeprotectedtosafeguardmarine（海洋的）

ecosystems,whichinturnwillhelpprotectourhealthandwell-being.Theoceansuppliesmore

thanhalfouroxygen,absorbscarbondioxide,regulatesourclimate,andsupportsmuchofthe

world'seconomy.Weneeditalotmorethanitneedsus.

TakeFlorida,forexample,oneoftheUnitedStates5recreationalhotspots.Ifsborderedby

theFloridaReefTract,NorthAmerica'sonlylivingcoralbarrierreefandthethirdlargestinthe

world.Hometomorethan500speciesoffish,thereefisalsoessentialtotheSunshineState's

economy,generatinganestimated$1.1billionannuallyintourism.Thereefbuffers（保护）the

coastline,too,sincehealthycoralreefsabsorb97percentofawave'senergy.Three-quartersof

Florida's22millionpeoplelivealongthecoast,andtheFloridaReefTractprovidesmorethan

$650millionincombinedeconomicactivityandfloodprotection.

ANovember2022studyfromtheUniversityofMiamihasfoundthat70percentofFlorida's

coralreefsareexperiencinganetlossofreefhabitat.DirectlyfacingtheseconcernsiswhatI

meanbyseeingthesea-thegood,thebad,theimportant.Knowledgeispower,andwecanuseit

toinformourchoices,fromtravelingmoremindfully,toexamininghowwerunourbusinesses,to

voting."Noonecandoeverything,buteveryonecandosomething,SylviaEarle,oceanographer

andNationalGeographicExploreratLarge,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.

Passage3

Whatdoyouwantfromlife?Perhapsyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,orgeta

moresecurejob,orimproveyourhealth.Butwhydoyouwantthosethings?Chancesarethat

youranswerwillcomedowntoonething:Happiness.

Yetthereissomeevidencethattoomuchpursuitofhappinessisassociatedwithagreaterrisk

ofdepression.Modernconceptionsofhappinessareprimarilypractical,focusingonwhatwe

mightcallthetechniquesofhappiness.Theconcernisnotwhathappinessis,butinsteadonhow

togetit.

Butmaximizingpleasureisn'ttheonlyoption.Everyhumanlife,eventhemostfortunate,is

filledwithpain.Painfulloss,painfuldisappointments,thephysicalpainofinjuryorsickness,and

thementalpainoflong-sufferingboredom,loneliness,orsadness.Painisanunavoidable

consequenceofbeingalive.Allthegoodthingsinlifeinvolvesuffering.Writinganovel,running

amarathon,orgivingbirthallcausesufferinginpursuitofthefinal,joyousresult.

Thereareotherfactorsaswell.IntheeyesofAristotle,wegethappinessbyexercisingour

uniquelyhumancapabilitiestothinkandreason.Butthinkingandreasoningareasmuchsocial

activitiesastheyareindividual.Happinessrequiresothers;itisnotanemotionalstatesomuchas

itistheexcellenceoftherelationswecultivatewithotherpeople.

Buteventhatcannotguaranteehappiness.Aristotlerecognisedthatourhappinessishostage

（人质）tofortune.Eventsbeyondanyindividual'scontrol一war,poverty,andglobal

pandemics-willoftenmakehappinessimpossible.Happinessisnotamentalstatethatcanbe

permanentlywon,butinsteadifsapracticewhichwehone（磨练）,imperfectly,incircumstances

onlypartlyofourmaking.

Recognizingthiswillnotsecureagoodlife,butitwillavoidtheillusory（虚幻的）hopeof

permanentcontentment.Nolifeworthlivingshouldmeettheonlystandard.Instead,aimwith

Aristotletoembracethosefaultsandtoflowerinspiteofthem.

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.

Passage4

Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoallthebuildingsinthehistoricareaof

thecity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywantto

preservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremay

beotherreasonsforexample,economic（经济的）reasonswhytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letus

assumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.What

shouldyoudothenifanewbuildingisneeded?

Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,

therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplaced

verysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoes

notdominate（影响）itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.

Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoiled（破坏）theareathey

havein.Butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnew

buildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative（保守的）

anddonotlikechange.

Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethat

itisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifyoualwaysreproducedwhat

wastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopying

previousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbe

themoreriskychoice.

13.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.

B.Someofthemarenotattractive.

C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.

D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricviewofanarea.

14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.

B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.

C.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.

D.Someoldbuildingshavespoiledtheareatheyarein.

15.By"movethingsfdrward“inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans.

A.destroyoldbuildings

B.putthingsinadifferentplace

C.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings

D.choosenewarchitecturalstyles

16.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange

B.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves

C.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas

D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings

Passage5

We'veallbeenthere.Ithasbeenalongday,thereisnothinginthefridge,cookingseems

arduousandthesolutionisobvious:takeaway.Ifseasyfortakeawaystobecomearegularhabit.

Atsomepoint,youhavetowonder:evenifyoudon'tlookdifferentinthemirror,isitdoingyou

anyharm?

Thereissomeevidencethattoomanytakeawaysislinkedtoweightgain,buttherelationship

isn'tclear.A2022studyfoundaconnectionbetweeneatingtakeaway-stylefoodinthe24hours

beforetakingthesurveyandincreasedBMIinparticipants,althoughtheresearcherswerecareful

topointoutthattheydidn'tknowwhetherfrequentlyeatingtakeawaysmadepeopleoverweight,

orwhetheroverweightpeoplefrequentlyeattakeaways.Thereis,however,evidencethatsimply

livingnear(orwalkingpast)atakeawayoutletortwocanhaveanimpactonbodyweight,with

exposuretooutletsneartheworkplace,mostlikelytotemptpeople.

Butwhy?Well,takeawayfoodtendstobehighinfatandsalt-ingredientsthatarerelatively

cheapandtastegood,makingyoumorelikelytoreorder.Thereisalsosomeevidencethatjunk

foodcanbeaddictive,asthecombinationofsalt,fatandsugarmakesithardtostopeating.

Thereisalsothenutritionalqualityoftheingredientsthemselves."Mosttakeawayscontain

highlyprocessedingredientsandadditives,nutrient-poorcarbohydratesandplentyofdeep-fried

foodscookedinoilrepeatedlyheatedtohightemperatures,saysPearson.

So,whatisthemessage?Ifyoumustplacethatorder,considertheoptions:

Theworstoffendersonanymenuarelikelytobefriedfoods,oranythingcoveredin

high-sugarsauces.IfyouorderChinesefood,goforsteameddumplings,grilledfishorsoup.If

youaregoingforIndianfood,goheavyonthesidedishes,likebeanandpotatocurries,whichare

oftenmoreflavourfulandhealthy.

Finally,trytocutyourconsumption:considerswitchingyourdailyroutes,hidethemenus,

anddeletetheappsonyourphone.

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"arduous5inParagraph1probablymean?

A.AttractiveB.Troublesome

C.ConfusingD.Dull

18.Whatareresearchersstillunclearabout?

A.Thecauseandeffectrelationshipoftakeawaysandbeingoverweight

B.Whetherthereisanyconnectionbetweentakeawaysandbeingoverweight

C.Whichingredientsintakeawayfoodarethemostaddictive

D.Whethertakeawaysneartheworkplacearemorelikelytoattractpeople

19.Whichtakeawaychoicewouldthewriterconsiderleastharmful?

A.HamburgersandfriesB.Indianmaincourses

C.FriednoodlesD.Steameddumplings

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Takeawaysmakeyoufat

B.Aretakeawaysharmful?

C.Howtochoosethebesttakeaway

D.Howtoavoidtakeaways

Passage6

Nobusinesswouldwelcomebeingcomparedtogambling.Yetthatiswhatishappeningto

makersofvideogames.Foryearsparentshavecomplainedthattheirchildrenare“addicted”to

theirvideogamesandsmartphones.Today,however,evenmoredoctorsareusingtheterm.On

January1thisyear,"gamingdisorder^^一inwhichgamesareplayeduncontrollably,despite

causingharm-gainedrecognitionfromtheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）.

Aregamesreallyaddictive?Psychologistshavedifferentopinions.Thosewhodon'tthinkso

saythatthisisjustanothermoralpanic.Similarwarningshavebeengivenabouttelevision,

rock'n'roll,jazz,comicbooks,novelsandevencrosswordpuzzles,butitturnsoutthattheyare

notasharmfulasexpected.

However,supportersarguethatgamedevelopershavethemotivationandthemeanstodesign

theirproductstomakethemextremelyattractive.Foronething,thebusiness-modelhaschanged:

Intheolddays,gameswereboughtonceandforall.Butthesedays,gamesarefreeandmoneyis

earnedfrompurchasesofin-gamegoods,whichtiesplaytimedirectlytorevenue（收益）.For

another,game-makerscombinepsychologicaltheoryanddata,whichhelpsthemmaximizethe

playtime.SmartphonesandmodernvideogamemachinesusetheirpermanentInternet

connectionstosendgameplaydatabacktodevelopers.Inthiswayproductsareconstantly

adjustedtoencourageplayers5spending.Thebiggestspendersareknownas“whales”,atermthat

originatedincasinos（赌场）.

Thegamingindustryshouldrealizethat,intherealworld,ithasaproblem,andthatproblem

isgrowing.NowthatgamingaddictioncomeswithanofficialWHOrecognition,diagnoseswill

becomemorecommon.Anyway,beingputtogetherwithgamblinginthepublicmind,fairlyor

not,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.Theykeepplayers9videogamemachinesupdated.

C.Theyrewardbigspenderswithauniquetitle.

D.Theyadjustproductsbasedonreceiveddata.

24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoraimsto.

A.offerasuggestion

B.makeaprediction

C.giveawarning

D.putforwardasolution

25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Addiction:AWarningtotheGamingIndustry

B.Addiction:NotaBlameonGames

C.Games:ANewKindofGambling

D.Games:TheCauseofMentalDisorder

Passage7

Eventhoughpeoplehavebeendisabledplayingsportslikerugbyandfootball,extremesports

takethewholeordeal（磨难）tothenextlevel.Sportslikedownhillcyclingareverydangerous

becauseonewouldbegoingdownhill,overrockyordirtzones,throughforests,evenat

potentiallydeadlyspeeds.Aslip-upcouldbeyourdownfall.

Nobodywhogetsintoextremesportsgoeswiththedesiretodoharmtothemselves.With

that,athletestrainforyearsandyearsbeforetheyattemptanythingextreme.Tomostpeople,

extremesportsareextremesimplybecausetheytakemoreskillthanwhatanaveragepersonhas.

Anathletewithskillandtrainingmakesanextremethingbecomeadailyroutine,whichdoesnot

wipeoutthedanger,butgreatlyreducesit.

Evenwhenthereisalotofskillinvolved,thingsmightnotgotheathlete'sway,notatall.

Luckandcircumstanceshavealottodowithhowthingsdevelop,whetherabove8,000metersor

inawood,goingdownhill.Insomeplaces,crossingthestreetisanextremesport,considering

howwildtrafficcanget.

Someviewparkour,thesportsofrunning,jumpingandclimbingunder,aroundandthrough

buildings,asanextremesport,whileitismoreofalifephilosophy,wheretheathletedoesnot

havetodoanythingremotelydangerous.Freesoloing,whichmeansclimbingarockoriceface

withoutsafetygear,isabsolutelydeadly,whereoneslipmeansalmostcertaindeath,dependingon

theheight,ofcourse.Skateboardingisrelativelysafe,butifyouconstantlyfindridiculousplaces

topracticeon,likethefenceofabridge,thenthingscangetverycomplicated.Theextremepart

dependsontheathlete.

Tosummarize,yes,extremesportsaredangerous,butthedangerdependsontheathlete,their

choiceofsport,directioninwhichtheytakeit,aswellasthecircumstances.Somethingsareout

ofourcontrol,whileotherswecaninfluencethroughexerciseandhealthierriskchoices.

26.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkaboutregardingextremesports?

A.Extremesportsdifferfromoneanother.

B.Skillmattersalotinmaintainingsafety.

C.Athletes9luckisakeyfactorthatinfluencessafety.

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?

Passage8

Machinesworkwellataconstantspeed-andthefasterthebetter.Theyaredesignedand

builtforit.Whethertheyarespinningcottonordealingwithnumbers,regular,repetitiveactions

arewhattheyexcelat.

Increasingly,ourworldisbeingdesignedbymachines,formachines.Weadapttomachines

andholdourselvestotheirstandards:Peoplearejudgedbythespeedwithwhichtheyrespond,not

thequalityoftheirresponse.Suchideasarebeingwovenintoourculture."Alwayson^^becomes

somethingtoboastof,oraspireto.

Mostofusarebusymostofthetime,ifnotwithworkthenwithfamily,domestictasksorour

socialnetworks-realandvirtual.WhenIaskpeoplehowtheyaredoing,theyalmostalways

answer"busy”.Tickingthingsoffthe"todo"listbecomesameansofdefiningourselves.

Afewyearsago,Ibecameveryinterestedinwhatitmeanstopause.Istartedtonoticewhere

pausesshowupinmyownworkandlife.Forexample,IrealizedthatwhenIwaswriting,ashort

walkwasamoreeffectivewaytobreakacreativeblockthanconcentratingharder.

Irealizedthatapauseisnotnothing.Itactsasakindofswitchoropening.AsHelene

Simonsen,aclassicalmusician,says,"'Whateveryouaredoing,ifyouwantsomethingelseto

happen,youneedtopause.^^Itisnotafixedunitoftime.Itmightbetakingamomentbeforeyou

enteraroom,butitcouldalsobea"screen-freeSaturday55,a"ThinkWeek“everytwoyears

（whichworksforBillGates）orayear-longvacation.Howeverfastyouaremoving,thereis

alwaysthechancetopause-torest,reflectorrefreshofcourse,butalsotoappreciate,get

perspective,connecttoothers,orhavenewideas.

Thereismoretolifethangettingthingsdone.Time,asweexperienceit,varieswildly.A

minuteeatingice-creamisnotthesameasaminutedoingpush-ups.Eventimeitselfisn'ta

uniformrawmaterial-asthephysicsofEinsteinshows.Trytoletgooftheideathattimeislinear

（直线型），regularandobjective,andthinkofitinthesamewayweexperienceit.Insteadof

settingworkandlifeagainsteachother,usepausestoleaven（为增色）yourexperience.Pauseis

likeyeast（酵母）：youdon'tneedmuch,butitisavitalingredient.

Iwanttogivepausesmorevisibility,importanceandstatus.Myhopeisthateachofuscan

usepauses,greatandsmall,toavoidslidingintoamodewhereweactlikepoorlyperforming

machines.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thewidespreaduseofmachineshasdestroyedourlife.

B.Peoplehavebecomequiteobsessedwithresponsespeed.

C.Peoplealwaysgetpleasurefromcompetingwithmachines.

D.Ifsdifficultforpeopletoadapttoahighlymechanizedlife.

31.Theunderlinedphrase“Tickingthingsoffthe4todo'list"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaning

to.

A.learningtoslowdown

B.concentratingononething

C.selectingwhatweshoulddo

D.gettingthingsdoneonebyone

32.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.”,EnglishrockstarDavidBowieonce

confidentlysanginhishitsingle.Whenitcomestoconsumingfood,thedecisivenessclaimedby

thesinger-songwriterishardtoachieve.Idisagreewiththestatementandargueit'sbettertoeat

outthantoorderhomedelivery.

Tobeginwith,whensettingfootinarestaurant,we'reimmediatelygreetednotonlybya

serverreadytoseatus,butbyafloodofphysicalfeelings-theeyestakeintheinternaldecoration

oftheplace,thenosebreathesinthepleasantsmellofexpertlyplatedfoodandtheearspickupon

competingsoundsofcustomerchatterandattractivein-storemusic.Toeatoutistoexperiencean

atmosphereuniquetoeachrestaurant.Somethingasspecialasthatsimplycan'tbereproducedby

orderinghomedelivery.Eatingoutis,withoutdoubt,themoreexcitingandthusbetterchoice.

Eatingoutbecomesevenmoreappealingwhenstayinghomeprovestoopainful.Whetherit

isbecauseweneedatemporaryfightfromourfamilyorthatwesimplywanttospendsome

qualitytimeoutsidewithlovedones,goingoutforamealcanbeabreakfromthehardlabourof

domesticliving.

Wecouldtakeitasanopportunityforself-care-totreatourselvesbydressingup,arrivingin

styleatafancyrestaurantandorderingaslightlymoreluxuriousmealtorefreshourwearysoul.

Orderinghomedeliverywouldonlycontributetofeelingsofbeingpennedinwhile;eatingoutis

anescapeforthetrappedindividual.Fooddeliveryappusersreasonifsatroubleandless

convenienttodressupandeatout.

However,it'sworthnotingwemaynotalwaysgetourfoodinthemostsatisfactorycondition

whenoptingforhomedelivery.There9sariskofreceivingfoodorderswithmissingitemsoreven

entirelywrongordersthatcan'tbesentback.Whatwesacrificeforconveniencemightjustwind

upbeinginconvenient.Consequently,itmakesmoresensetoeatoutratherthanrisk

disappointmentbyorderinghomedelivery.

35.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkabout?

A.Diningoptions.B.Cuisineculture.

C.Consumptionlevel.D.Foodcategories.

36.Whatadvantageofeatingoutishighlightedinparagraph2?

A.Qualityservice.B.Comfortandconvenience.

C.Sensoryenjoyment.D.Areasonablemixofnutrition.

37.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoforderinghomedelivery?

A.Ifsquitepricey.B.Itmayletconsumersdown.