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2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTariskaphubbermayhave?
A.Hissocialskillscouldbeaffected.
B.Hisneckandeyesightwillbegraduallyharmed.
C.Hewillcausethedestructionoftheworld.
D.Hemightgetseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamily.
3.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsphubbing?
A.Supportive.
B.Opposed.
C.Optimistic.
D.Objective.
4.Whatmaythepassagetalkaboutnext?
A.Adviceonhowtouseacellphone.
B.Peopleaddictedtophubbing.
C.Measurestoreducetherisksofphubbing.
D.Consequencesofphubbing.
(二)
"
Ididn'
thearthemcallmyname,"
explainedShelleyHennigto
ActiveTeens(AT)
asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2019."
Areyouready?
iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,"
Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid'
yes'
anditwasannouncedagain."
Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana--shewasstilloncloudnine.
Iwassoshocked!
Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen."
Presentintheaudiencethatdaywere:
hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.
Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere,
AT
askedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete."
She'
salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'
vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'
sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I'
velearnedtogetoverbadlife'
sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher."
Oneofthosebadlife'
sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,"
Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot..."
AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.
When
askedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,"
Don'
tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself."
1.Whatdothewords"
oncloudnine"
inParagraph2probablymean?
A.frightened
B.troubled
C.veryhappy
D.veryangry
2.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis________.
A.determined
B.friendly
C.strict
D.experienced
3.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?
A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.
B.Meetfriendswheneverpossible.
C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.
D.Haveagoodrolemodel.
(三)
Popidols
arecelebrities
whoburnbrighter
thanregular
stars.Ifastarissomeoneyoucanrecognizeonthestreet,anidolissomeonewhowillcauseastiratapublicappearance.
Withoutfans,anidolisjustanordinaryperson,likeyouandme.AsReeseWitherspoononcesaid
while
announcing
the
Oscar
for
best
make-up,
movie
stars
look
just
like
people
indocumentaries(纪录片)ifyouseethemwithoutmake-up.
Iwasonceinvitedtoaprivatepartywhereabouthalfoftheguestswerestarsandtheotherhalfentertainment
reporters.Guesswhat?
Thegood-lookingoneswerethereportersbecausetheytendtobeyoung,andtheyglowwithoutmake-up.
Someidolsareborn;
somearemade.Mostidolsarecreatedbyamachinecalledtheentertainmentindustry.Theymayhavesomecharmsandtalent,butnotenoughtobecomefamous.Theyaretherawmaterialoutofwhichastar,orevenanidol,ismade.Anarmyofbehind-the-scenesassistantswillhype(炒作)orevenmakeuptheirvirtuesandhidetheirshortcomings.
ParisHiltonisthekindofstarwhopossessesnorealtalentbutyetisquitewell-known.Thisistheresultofendlesshype.Ifyouarethrustintothelimelightoftenenough,youcanbecomeacelebritywithouthavinganytalent.
Televisioncontestshowscreateamuchfairermoretransparentplatformwhereyoungpeoplecancompeteandshowcasetheirtalent.Thesoapoperaisanotherplatformforidolmaking.Thesedrama
seriesarelong,givinganactormuchneededexposure.Theactorsandactressesarealwayswell-lit,madeupandbeautifullydressed.Nowalltheyneedissomegooddialoguefromthescriptwriter(编剧).
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththewriter’sviewpoint?
A.Mostidolsareborn.
B.Theentertainmentindustryismorepopular.
C.Manystarsareoftengoodlooking
D.Popidolsarenotasprettyasyouthink.
2.WhydoesthewriterusetheexampleofParisHilton?
A.Toshowthathypeisanimportantelementinmakingastar.
B.ToindicatethatParisHiltonisveryfamous.
C.Toproveastaroftenlackstalent.
D.Toshowastarispopularbecauseoftheactingskills.
3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthetelevisioncontestshow?
A.Morepractical
B.Moreformal
C.Moreequal
D.Morecompetitive
(四)
Youneverplayedthevideodancegame?
Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!
Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovessports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightintrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaybeagoodfootballgameplayerbytheendofthesummer.
JoneschosethepopularDanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeks’playingthegame,hehaslostanother10!
Ahealthstudyisbeingdonebyaninsurancecompany.Thecompanyhopesthatthegamewillleadtobetterhealthandlowercosts.“Obesityclaims(肥胖索赔)lastyearcostus$77million.Wehavetocutthosecosts,”saidamemberoftheinsurancegroup.Thecompanyprovidesagameconsole(游戏主机),adancematandsoftwareforthesix-month,$60,000study.
Thestudyismorethanacommercialthingofaninsurancecompany.Itiswidelysupportedbyphysicaleducationandhealthprofessionals.
InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;
morethan25%weretoofat.“WeareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher.
Researchersarenowlookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogamesinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination(协调能力),andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames.
TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchtodanceawayyourextraweight?
1.Theunderlinedpartistryingtotellus_____.
A.thestudyinvolvesmanyinsurancecompanies
B.thestudyisonlyaninsurancecompany’sbusiness
C.thestudyislessimportantthantheinsurancecompany’smoney
D.it’snotonlytheinsurancecompanythatisconcernedaboutthestudy
2.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.
A.thegovernmentthinkshighlyofthedancegame
B.inWestVirginia,morethan25%oftheadultsweretoofat
C.ateacherisafailureinusingthevideogameinherclasses
D.theUSEducationDepartmentisn’tinterestedinthegame
3.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis_____.
A.DanceAwayYourWeight
B.PlaytheVideoDanceGame
C.SolvetheProblemofObesity
D.CuttheCostofObesityClaims
(五)
Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthan