1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A healthy life . 阅读理解 A Best Companies Shine United (Madison, Wisconsin) In the past five years, this Wisconsin based advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the companys ShineShares program. The agency partnered with the University
2、 of Wisconsins oncology department to develop the Ride, a biking event that benefits cancer research. Employees also get snacks every day, “Beer Thirty” on Thursdays, and Summer Fridays, a program that lets employees leave at noon. GroundFloor Media (Denver, Colorado) The key for workers at this mid
3、size public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime, anywhere. Headquarters are in a former warehouse downtown, near Coors Field. The offices are spread around the central space that doubles as a wet bar every Thursday when the companys “beer club” brings in a new brew. Ergodyne (St
4、Paul, Minnesota) The St Paul based company has grown to operate out of a retired storehouse with plenty of natural light. Rules about dressing? “Wear something.” Its purpose? To create cool, comfortable, and tough safety workwear for those who need it to get the job done. Ergodyne has around 50 empl
5、oyees, who enjoy hot dish cook offs, tickets to sporting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter. Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan) Its family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the past year, the company has made a push
6、to go green, initially started by the millennial employees who make up half the agencys workforce. A new staff position is created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to balance working and cheering at their kids sporting events or going fishing. 语篇导读 本文为广告类应用文，主要介绍了四个最好的公司。它们有的 和员
7、工分享利润并给员工提供零食和啤酒，有的鼓励员工陪伴家人，有的允许员工在任何时候任何地点工作，有的允许员工穿着随意的衣服。 1 Whats the purpose of the ShineShares program? A To raise money for a research. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B To let employees leave earlier. C To share the companys benefits. D To partner with a local university. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，在过去的五年时间里，这家位于威斯
8、康星州的广告代理公司通过 ShineShares 项目和公司员工分享了五十万美元的利润；据此可知， ShineShares 项目的目的在于和员工分享利润，故选 C 项。 2 What does Southwest Michigan First encourage their employees to do? A To accompany their families. B To create new staff positions. C To join in cooking competitions. D To enjoy themselves in sporting events. 解析 A
9、 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句的 Its family first 和最后一句可知，该公司设立了新的职位，目的是保证每位员工能平衡工作和在孩子的运动会中加油或钓鱼的安排；据此可以判断，该公司鼓励员工陪伴家人，故选 A 项。 3 Which company allows its staff a flexible working time? A Shine United. B GroundFloor Media. C Southwest Michigan First. D Ergodyne. 解析 B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，在该中等规模的公关公司工作的重点是员工可以在任何时间任何地点工
10、作；据此可知， GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间，故选 B 项。 4 What can we know about the companies mentioned in the text? A They offer employees financial support. B They care about employees happiness. C They have strict rules about dressing. D They have training programs. 解析 B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了四个通过自己的政策为员
11、工谋幸福的公司： Shine United 公司与员工分享利润，为员工提供零食； GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间； Ergodyne 公司允许员工任意穿着以创造轻松安全的工作环境；Southwest Michigan First 公司鼓励员工陪伴家人，故选 B 项。 B The argument over New Yorks ban on sales of super sized high sugar drinks 【 精品教育资源文库 】 continue to go up. Meanwhile, the Coca Cola Company recentl
12、y made a two minute advertisement showing itself as part of the solution to Americas obesity(肥胖 ) problem. Food writers and doctors eyed it with disapproval. “Oh, please ！ ” wrote famous author Marion Nestle. There really isnt anything to say about drinking soda(汽水 ). A super sized drink with 123 gr
13、ams of sugar is short cut to heart disease and obesity. One in three Americans today is obese, compared to one in five in 1990. Theres no single cause for this increase, but one is almost certainly the linking for soda drinks. Other nations drink soda more responsibly. Japan drinks 34 liters per per
14、son, compared to 165 liters per person in the United States. More examples are Russia (30 liters per person), Italy (49 liters per person) and South Korea (27 liters per person). In the United States, soda is the most consumed drink; they drink almost twice as much as they do bottled water. Soda out
15、side America isnt necessarily healthier. Its in the way that people drink it. As with most things like food and drink, the Italians do soda better. It has 23 grams of sugar in a standard sized bottle. They drink it as a mid afternoon treat in limited quantities, which is how Americans used to drink
16、it. They dont have it like water at every meal. The problem is not soda but the people. Yes, the industry targeted children by placing machines in schools. Yes, they spent millions protecting sales of their products. But, with all the evidence, were the ones who are buying it. 语篇导读 本文为议论文。汽水里含有大量的糖分
17、，容易导致人体发胖。随着肥胖问题的日益突出，纽约出台了禁止出售高糖饮料的法令，这引发了广泛争论。 5 Marions words “Oh, please ！ ” show that she _. A hopes Americans will fight obesity B thinks the soda argument should stop C disagrees with Coca Colas statement D is angry with the prohibition on sale 解析 C 推理判断题。根据上文的 disapproval 可知，说出 Oh, please！这句
18、话的作家也对可口可乐公司的广告持反对态度，故选 C 项。 6 In America, soda seems to _. A contain more sugar than before B be more popular than any other drinks 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C be considered as the root of health problem D have an increasing number of consumers 解析 B 细节理解题。根据第三段第四句可知，在美国汽水要比其他饮料更受欢迎，故选 B 项。 7 How do the Italian
19、s drink soda in a responsible way? A They drink a limited quantity at every meal. B They drink bottled water at the same time. C They cut down the amount they drink. D They drink it mainly in the middle of the day. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句可知，他们 (意大利人 )只在午后喝汽水，并且只饮用有限的数量。因此意大 利人喝汽水的方式是在特定的时候 (mid afterno
20、on)有限制地饮用，故选 C 项。 8 What is the authors opinion on soda? A It should be forbidden from selling. B It is actually healthier than he thought. C Americans think too much about the bad effects of it. D Americans should change their ways of dealing with it. 解析 D 观点态度题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者认为美国人不加节制地过度饮用汽水是导致肥胖的
21、主要原因，因此美国人应该有节制并且有理性地饮用汽水，故选 D 项。 . 语法填空 (2018 河北唐山一中高三一检 )Recycling is a way 1.to_reduce(reduce) the amount of garage that is thrown away. Every year the United States 2.produces(produce) millions of tons of garage. The garage is sent to the landfills, 3.where some of it pollutes the land and air.
22、4.As a result of recycling, some things that would have been thrown away are reused. Many items can be recycled, 5.including(include) cans, glass bottles, newspapers, magazines and plastics. Composting is also a form of recycling. It involves saving certain food wastes and 6.mixing(mix) them with grass cuttings and leaves. There are two types of recycling: internal and external. In internal recycling, the waste products from producing processes 7.are_reused(reuse) within the same factory. For example, when c
