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2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to______.
A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney
B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents
C.continuetheirstudiesabroad
D.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries
3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,______.
A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall
B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome
C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents
D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright
4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.
A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent
B.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety
C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad
D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”
Passage2
Lackofparentwillpowermaycontributemoretojuvenileobesitythanunder-exercisingorovereating.
Researchsuggeststhathavingoverweightparentsisabiginfluence(影响)uponachild'
sweight,withonestudyfindingthatchildrenwithoverweightparentswerefourtimesmorelikelytobeoverweightthemselves.
Thefindingsaddheattoanalreadyfiercepoliticaldebate(争论)overchildhoodobesity.ThePrimeMinister,JohnHoward,lastweekdecidedthat$116millionbeusedforprogramstodealwithobesity,whiletheOppositionLeader,MarkLatham,recentlyannouncedthathispartywouldmovetoprotectchildrenfromunhealthyfoodadvertisements.
ClareCollins,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofNewcastle,believessuchprogramswilldefinitelyfailunlesstheyinfluencethewayoflifeofwholefamilies.“Ifwecan'
tgetparentstotakeactionagainsttheirownweightproblems,thenwecan'
texpecttoinfluencetheirkids.”shesaid.
However,ProfessorLouiseBaurfromtheChildren'
sHospitalatWestmeaddoubtswhetheradulteducationprogramsofferanysolutiontoweightproblems.“Manyparentsknowtheyneedtoloseweightandtheyknowitinfluencestheirkids,buttheylackthewillpowertodoanythingaboutit.”
The10-yearstudyof150Americanchildrenfoundtwo-thirdsofchildrenwithoverweightparentsbecameoverweight.Onlyoneinsixchildrenwhoseparentswereofaverageweightbecameoverweight.
ThepresidentoftheAustralasianSocietyfortheStudyofObesity,AssociateProfessorGaryWittert,saidparentsneededhelpindoingtheirjobandtheOppositionParty'
spolicy(政策)mightbeontherighttrack.
“Weknowthatdrivingwithoutaseatbeltisunsafe,sowemakelawagainstit,”hesaid.“Obesityisamajorpublichealthconcern,sowhyshouldn'
twechangethelawregardingunhealthyfoodads?
”
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“juvenileobesity”mean?
A.Adulteducation
B.Childhoodoverweight
C.Parents'
influence
D.Growingpains
2.WhatisTRUEabouttheprogramssupportedbythePrimeMinister?
A.Debatesonthemwillbecomelessfierce.
B.Theywillbeeffectiveindealingwithobesity.
C.Alargesumofmoneywillbespentonthem.
D.Theywillinfluencepeople'
swayoflife.
3.BothCollinsandBaurbelievethatoverweightparents______.
A.willcomeupwithbettersolutions
B.willhelpwiththeirchildren'
seducation
C.shouldbemoreactiveinreducingweight
D.shouldcarryoutatleast10years'
study
4.Accordingtosomeexperts,theOppositionParty'
spolicy______.
A.canhelpfightagainstunemployment
B.mayprotectkidsfromunhealthyfoodads
C.shouldbebroughtbacktotherighttrack
D.willworkwelltopreventtrafficaccidents
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Recently,AmericanPresidentTrumpannouncedhisbudget.OneofthebudgetswouldcutallfundingtotheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryservicesandlibrariesacrosstheUnitedStates.However,asfarasI'
mconcerned,weneedtosaveourlibraries.
Librariesprovidebooksandafter-schoolprogramsforchildren.Theyencourageliteracy(识字)withsummerprograms.Theyhelpinspirealife-timeloveoflearningandreadinginchildrenofallages.WithoutthemwherewillkidswithnoInternetathomedotheirhomework?
Wherewillkidshaveaplacetostudyorborrowbooksafterschool?
Therefore,weneedlibrariesforourkids.Weneedthemsothatkidscangrowupwithaplace,otherthanschool,wherelearningandexplorationisencouraged.
Foradults,librariesserveasaplacewheretheycanusetheInternettoapplyforjobs,getjobtraining,earlyvotingcentersaswellasbookclubstohelpmakenewfriends.Itcanalsoserveasaplacetopickupabookandlearnsomethingnew.What'
smore,theycanalsorentabookandgetawayfromitall.
Librariessaveourinformationforthenextgeneration.Whenweliveinaneraofalternativefacts,wherescienceisignoredinfavorofpersonalfeelings,weneedlibrariesnowmorethanever.Weneedthemtoeducateourselvesonthefactsandholdthegovernmentaccountabletothem.Weneedthemtohavestrongcivicparticipation.
Ifyouagreewithme,youshouldn'
tbesilentonthisissue.Youcanwriteorcalldirectlytotellthepresidenttosaveourlibraries.YoucanalsowritetobothyourstateSenatorsandyourdistrictrepresentative.Ifyoudonotknowwhotheyare,youcanfindouthere.Letthemknowthisisabeneficialissuebecauseallpeopleusepubliclibrariesintheirdailylife.
1.TheauthorthinksthatTrump'
sdecisionabouthisbudgetis________.
A.difficultB.wrongC.practicalD.personal
2.Unlikekids,adultsuselibrariesto________.
A.dosocialactivitiesB.exploretheworld
C.surftheInternetD.borrowsomebooks
3.Whichstatementaboutlibrariesdoestheauthoragreewith?
________
A.Scienceshouldbelearnedinourlibraries.
B.Informationcanbestoredinlibrariesforever.
C.Governmentneedslibrariesmorethanbefore.
D.Librariesplayamoreimportantrolenowadays.
4.Whatistheauthor'
spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?
________
A.Toencourageustotalkabouttheissue.
B.Topersuadeustoagreewithhisviewpoints.
C.TocallonustofightwiththeAmericanpresident.
D.Tocallonustodisagreewiththegovernment'
sdecision.
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Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend.“OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthat,withafewimportantexceptions,mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.”saidNevilleAlexander,DirectoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.
InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromimmigration,manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelawsinthelastdecade.Insome,theuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisionswasthe1994“Toubonlaw”inFrance,buttheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftendismissedasfutilebylanguageexperts,whoarewellawareofthedifficultyincontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.
ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthe“purity”ofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare,Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld,buttherehasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringprestigeandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofstateregulationisthatithasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguage,similar,forexample,totheAcademicFrancaiseinFrance.
Theneedtoprotectnationallanguagesis,formostwesternEuropeans,arecentphenomenon—especially