事业单位公共基础知识二英语题库.docx

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事业单位公共基础知识二英语题库

公共基础知识二英语部分

　　PassageOne

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindness,andevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.

JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums（论坛）togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'tfeelalone."

Kodyisanythingbutalone:

DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

Thesedays,Thomas'smainfocusishischarity（慈善机构）,FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.

57.Dwascreatedfor_________.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.

58.Accordingtothetext,Kody______.

A.feellonelybecauseofhisillness

B.benefitsfrom

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforums

D.writeschildren’sstoriesonline

59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.

B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.

D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.

60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsite

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.tiestofindacurefordiabetes

PassageTwo

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.

B.Recyc