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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
We’reanation—aglobe,infact—obsessedwithourhair.Analystsestimatetheglobalhairproductindustrytobeworth€22.6billion,growingatarateofuptosevenpercentayear.
Thereseemstobenolimitonwhatwe’llspendtoavoidabadhairday.Butfordevoteesofanundergroundbeautymovement,thesecretliesinthrowingawaytheshampoo,infactallthehairproducts,forgood.
The“no—poo”method,whichinvolvesusingnaturalsubstitutesorjustwaterinplaceofshampooandconditioner,issupportedbyseveralcircles.
Beautyinsiders,includingwritersforwomen’smagazinesandprofessionalhairdressers,speakhighlyofhowhairbecomesthicker,fuller,softerandbrighter.
Andenvironmentalistswhoaremindfulofmoneyfeelgreatjoyatthelackofchemicalsinandontheirbodies—nottomentiontheimpactontheirbudgets.
Nowonedevoteeishopingtotakeitmainstream.LucyAitkenRead,whosebookHappyHair:
Thedefinitiveguidetogivingupshampoowasreleasedlastweek,hasn’tusedshampoofortwoyearsandherglowingbrownhairisvisiblyinperfectcondition.
Forher,themotivationcameafterreadingastudythatclaimedwomenput515chemicalsontheirbodiesdaily.“Iinitiallythought‘Ha!
Theydidn’tresearchme!
’,”AitkenReadsays.“ThenIlookedatthebackofmyshampoobottleandrealizedtherewereloadsofchemicalcomponentsIdidn’trecognizeintheslightest.”
Strangelyit’soilyhairthatcouldbenefitthemostfromgivingupshampoo.Thetheorybehindthe“no—poo”methodisthatshampooremovesthehairfromitsnaturaloils,whichcausesthescalp(头皮)togeneratemoreoilstoreplacethem.Thisresultsinoiloverload—oilyhair—whichwethenattemptto“fix”withmoreshampoo.It’savicious(恶性的)circleandquiteabrilliantsuccessfortheshampooindustry,becausethemoreshampooyouuse,themoreyouneedtouseandthemorefrequentlyyouneedtouseit.
Lefttoitsowndevicesorwashedwithnaturalsubstitutes,thescalpeventuallytheoreticallyreturnstoitsnaturalbalance.Theresultshouldbehealthierhairthatisstronger,thickerandfullerasitislessdamagedthanshampooedhair.
1.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Moreandmorepeopleproducehairproducts.
B.Moreandmorepeoplewastemoneyontheirhair.
C.Moreandmorehairproductsarewastedeveryyear.
D.Moreandmorehairproductsareproducedeveryyear.
2.AccordingtoPara5,environmentalistsareinfavorof“no—poo”methodbecause_______.
A.ithasthesamechemicalsasshampoodoes
B.ithelpsreducetheirbudgetsondailyexpensesinaway
C.naturalsubstitutesarefriendlytotheenvironment
D.theyknowshampoohasanimpactontheirhealth
3.WhatcanwelearnfromLucy’swords?
A.Shedidn’trealizeshampoocontainssomanyharmfulchemicals.
B.Shedidn’trealizeshampoocontainsallthenecessarychemicals.
C.Shecouldn’trecognizethedescriptionontheshampoobottle.
D.Shedidn’trecognizeshewasquitedifferentfromotherwomen.
4.Whatisthemaintroublewithshampoo?
A.Itaddsmoreoilstothehair.
B.Itpreventsthescalpproducingoils.
C.Itbadlyimpactstheshampooindustry.
D.Itmakespeopleaddictedtousingitmoreoften.
B
Alongwithitsneighbors,Swedenfeaturesnearthetopofmostsex-equalityrankings.TheWorldEconomicForumratesitashavingoneofthenarrowestsexgapsintheworld.Swedenisnotonlyagoodplaceforawoman,butitappearstobeonefornewdads.ClosetoninetypercentofSwedishfatherstakepaternityleave(陪产假).Lastyearsome340,000dadstookatotalof12milliondays’leave,thatis,approximatelysevenweekseach.Womentakeevenmoreleavedaystospendtimewiththeirchildren,butthegapisshrinking.WhydoSwedishdadstakesomuchtimeoffworktoraisetheirchildren?
FortyyearsagoSwedenbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtointroduceapaidparental-leaveallowance.Benefitsconsistedofninetypercentofwagesfor180daysperchild,andparentswerefreetosharethedaysbetweentheminwhateverwaytheypleased.Butthepolicywashardlyahitwithdads:
inthepolicy’sfirstyearmentookonly0.5%ofallpaidparentalleave.
Todaytheytakeaquarterofit.Onereasonisthatthepolicyhasbecomemoregenerous,withthenumberofpaidleavedaysforthefirstchildincreasingfrom180to480.In1995thefirstso-called“daddymonth”wasintroduced.Underthisreform,familiesinwhicheachparenttookatleastonemonthofleavereceivedanadditionalmonthtoaddtotheirtotalallowance.Thepolicywasexpandedin2002sothatifthemotherandfathereachtookatleasttwomonths’leave,thefamilywouldgettwoe