大学英语读书报告 Notre Dame cathedral

大学英语读书报告NotreDamecathedralBookReportName第二篇：大学英语二级阅读9200字大学英语二级阅读（二）4mediaaretoolsofcommunication.Massmediacanbedividedintotwogroups:printmediaandelectronicmedia.Byprintmedia,wemearsandmagazines.Electronicmediaincludetelevision,computer,radioandmovie.Massmediaallowustorecordandpassinformationrascatteredaudience.Theyextendourabilitytotalktoeachotherbyhelpingusovercomebarrierscausedbytimeandspace.earevariouswaysinwhichmassmediamakedailylifeeasierforus.Firstly,theyinformandhelpuskeepawatchonourworld.Theoninformationwewouldbeunlikelyorunabletoobtainontheirown.ndly,massmediahelpustoarrangeourtimeandlife.Whatwetalkaboutandwhatwethinkaboutaregreatlyinfluencedbythemedia.Whether,theytendtotalkaboutcertainhappeningsinnewspapersoronTV.Becauseweareexposedtodifferentpointsofviewthroughdmediaeveryday,weareabletoevaluateallsidesofacertainissue.dly,themediaareusedtopersuadepeople.Agoodexampleisadvertisementsthroughthemedia.Newspapers,magazinesandTVarefilledcolorful,persuasiveadvertisements.Thoughmanyadvertisementsmaynotsayopenlythattheywantyoutobuyacertainproduct,theyoductsinsuchawaythatyoumaywanttobuythem.thly,themediaalsoentertain.Allofthemediamakeeffortstotrytoentertaintheiraudience.Forinstance,eventhoughthenewspadiumofinformation,italsocontainsentertainmentfeatures.Television,motionpictures,fictionbooksandsomeradiostationsandmtedmainlytoentertainment.Itisestimatedthatinthefuture,theentertainmentfunctionofmassmediawillbecomeevenmoreimportw.ds)ChoiceQuestions:makesitpossibleforpeoplelivingindifferentplacestocommunicatewitheachother?ntedmediaB)MassmediactronicmediaD)ComputersofthefollowingfunctionsofmassmediaisNotmentioned?kepeoplewellinformedabouttheworlduseandentertainpeoplelppeoplearrangetheirtimeandlifevepeopleasenseofhonorinmattersinnewspapersoronTVtendtobetalkedaboutwhenpeoplegettogetherbecause________.earecuriousaboutthemeareinfluencedbythosemassmediafashionableforpeopletodosoeasyforpeopletocommunicateinthiswayoesadvertisementmakepeoplepurchasecertaingoodsaccordingtothepassage?vinganattractiveaccountofthegoods.kingpeopletobuythem.rcingpeopletobuythem.vingpeoplesomethingextra.ofthefollowingmediaismainlydevotedtoinformationaccordingtothepassage?B)MagazinesionPicturesD)Newspapers5hecostofgasandoilforhomeheatinghasgoneup,manyAmericanshaveswitchedfromthesefuelstowoodforheatingtheirhomes.In1973,approwood-burningstoves,intendedforhomeuse,weresoldintheUnitedStates;by1979,thisfigurehadreachedonemillion;andbytheendreasmanyassevenmillionhome-ownedwood-burningunitsinoperationintheU.S.dditiontolowfuelbills,manypeoplechoosethesestovesbecausetheirinitialcostisverylow,andbecausenewtechnologyhasmadewoicient,cleaner,andthereforesaferthaneverbefore.Onenewtechnologicalfeatureofthistypeisthecatalytic(催化的)combustorwh100to$200tothecostofthestove,butwhichcausesmuchmorecompletecombustionofthewoodandthereforeburnsupmoreofthepoincompletecombustionandproducesmoreheat.condcost-savinginnovationisadevicewhichagitates(煽动)thewood,increasingtheamountofoxygenthatreachesthecenterofthewoingtomoreefficientcombustion.Therealadvantageofthisdeviceisthatitallowstheownertomakeuseofcheapsourcesofwoodsuchps(anindustrialbyproduct)thathavealmostnocommercialvalue,costaslittleas$20aton,andburnveryinefficientlyinfurnacestor.(239words)swerQuestions:Americanfamilyhavereplacedfuelswithwoodforheatingbecauseof__________________________________________________________________.rethesestovessafer?_______________________________________________________________.ughthecatalyticcombustormakesthestovemorecostly,itcan______________________________________________________________isthebiggestadvantageoftheagitator?_______________________________________________________________.arethenewtechnologymentionedinthepassage?_______________________________________________________________.6lyeveryonehadbeenonadietatonetimeoranother,andmillionsofushavelearnedthattheweightweloseisalltooeasilyregainedtionthewisdomofdieting.Afterall,theworstthatcanhappenisthatwe’llregaintheweightwe’velost–inwhichcase,wecadietagain.youcutcaloriesandloseweight,yourbodygoesonthedefensivebyreducingyourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)(基础代谢率).Thisisthenergyusedforroutinemaintenancefunctionasbreathingandcellrepair–roughly60to70percentoftheenergyconsumedbythebodyieting,yourBMRdropssubstantiallyandcanbeafull20percentlesswithintwoweeks.Thismetabolicdecreaseisonereasonthatdieteplateausomeweeksintoadiet,andfindthatthesamecaloricproducesnoweightloss.thosewhoare20percentormoreoverweight,therearegoodreasonstoreduce:successfulweightlosscanlowerbloodpressure,helpcontrdenablepeopletofeelbetteraboutthemselves.thenewresearchdoessuggestthatdietingmustbetakenseriouslybypeopleatanyweight.Italsomeansthatdietingaloneisnotthebetcontrol.Permanentweightlossshouldbethemaingoal,soselectaprogramthatwillhelpyouchangeyourlifestyle.Thebestapprodietandregularexercise.(251words)ChoiceQuestions:dingtothesurveyofthepeoplewhohavebeenonadiet,itisfoundthat________.llbedifficulttomaintaintheresultofdietingnothealthytogoonadietasecondtimelosetoomuchweightbyeat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