1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A healthy life . 阅读理解 A (2018 长沙市高中毕业生供题 ) A European gym and fitness provider is offering customers a delicious deal at their new caf： work out and get a free meal. At the Run for Your Bun Caf in London, David Lloyd Clubs is advertising its new activity as the first of its kind
2、 in the world. According to its advertisement, potential customers just need to book a lunch reservation, then complete a sixminute workout consisting of intervals on the rowing machine and spin bike. After exercising, people can order one of four tasty, healthy options on the cafs menu for free. Th
3、e gym chain explained that the motivation behind the activity is to get sedentary(久坐不动的 )office workers away from their desks during the workday. “According to our research British office workers spend almost 90 percent of the working day sitting, being inactive and eating lunch at their desks a pro
4、blem worsened by the huge popularity and convenience of food and shopping delivery apps， ” Elaine Denton, a health and fitness expert from David Lloyd Clubs, said in a statement. “We want to remind workers of the importance of being active at work and moving around more.” She added， “Importantly, th
5、e caf isnt in any way about encouraging people to cancel out calories through exercise. Indeed, the micro workout at Run for Your Bun Caf only represents a part of the calories contained in any of the lunch foods.” Though the deal is only open to Londoners from Jan. 11 to Jan. 13, the model is one t
6、hat is likely to inspire lots of copycats(模仿者 ) around the globe. Interested parties can head to 3 Slingsby Place, London from 12 pm to 3 pm until Friday. 【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了欧洲一家健身服务提供商发起的一项活动。 【难句分析】 Though the deal is only open to Londoners from Jan.11 to Jan.13，the model is one that is likely to inspi
7、re lots of copycats(模仿者 ) around the globe. 分析：本句是一个复合句。 Though 引导让步状语从句； that 引导定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，修饰先行词 one。 译文：尽管这个活动从 1 月 11 号到 13 号只对伦敦人开放，但是这种模式却可能在全球对那些模仿者有所启发。 1. Where does the uniqueness of the activity lie? A In its excellence of service. B In its widespread advertising. C In its special way
8、 of payment D In its abundance of food choices. 答案与解析： C 考查推理判断。根据第二段的整体内容可知，顾客只要锻炼 6 分钟就可以得到免费的午餐。由此可推断，这种活动的独特之处在于午餐独特的付费形式，即以锻炼来付费，故选 C。 2. Why did the Run for Your Bun Car hold the activity? A To introduce healthy eating habits to office workers. B To prove the benefits of being physically activ
9、e. C To help improve office workers productivity. D To encourage office workers activity level. 答案与解析： D 考查推理判断。根据第三段的 “The gym chain explained that the 【 精品教育资源文库 】 motivation behind the activity is to get sedentary(久坐不动的 )office workers away from their desks during the workday” 和 “We want to remi
10、nd workers of the importance of being active at work and moving around more” 可知，这一活动的目的在于鼓励上班族多活动，不要久坐，故选 D。 3. What does the author think of the activity? A It may have farreaching influence. B It should have attracted more people. C It shouldnt have been a temporary one. D It could have been made
11、more convenient. 答案与解析： A 考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句 “Though the deal is only open to Londoners from Jan.11 to Jan.13， the model is one that is likely to inspire lots of copycats(模仿者 )around the globe” 可推知，作者认为活动虽然时间短，但具有开创性，可能在全球产生深远影响，故选 A。 B (2018 昆明市高三复习适应性检测 ) Parents may think theyre smart about where t
12、hey store medicines, but their kids are smarter. Nearly 60,000 young children are rushed to the hospital every year after getting into medicines not meant for them, according to a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide. The report finds little connection between what parents know about storing medicine
13、s safely and what they actually do. Nine out of 10 parents know that medicines should be stored up and away and out of reach and sight, but 7 out of 10 of them admit not doing that. They leave medicines out on kitchen counters, sinks and sofas, believing babies and toddlers (学步的儿童 ) arent tall enoug
14、h or strong enough to reach them. Unfortunately, they probably can. Children as young as a month have ended up in an emergency department because they have been poisoned by getting into a medicine that was left within reach. Most poisonings related to medicines particularly among babies and toddlers
15、 occur within their home. Kids develop rapidly and they want to explore their environment. At certain ages they have a lot of activities using their hands and mouths, and so its very common for them to explore their environment and then try to taste what they find. The new Safe Kids Worldwide report
16、 includes a survey of 2,000 parents with children under age 6. While the number of children visiting an emergency department for accidental poisonings has declined since the 2010 maximum, the decline has slowed in recent years. Prescription and overthecounter medicines cause the most severe poisonin
17、gs, but vitamins and supplements (补给品 ) can also cause problems. There are steps families can take to lower the risk for an accidental medicine poisoning. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了儿童在家里因为容易触摸到药物而中毒的问题。 【难句分析】 Children as young as a month have ended up in an emergency department because they have been poi
18、soned by getting into a medicine that was left within reach. 分析：本句包含 because 引导的状语从句。从句中有 that 引导的定语从句。 as young as a month 作 children 的后置定语。 译文：只有一个月大的孩子们由于可接触到的药物而中毒，最终被送往急救部门。 4 Why are children poisoned according to the text? A Some of the medicines at home taste nice. B There is something poiso
19、nous in medicines. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C Kids have easy access to medicines at home. D Kids are curious to explore the environment. 答案与解析： C 考查细节理解。根据第二段的 “They leave medicines out on kitchen counters, sinks and sofas， believing babies and toddlers(学步的儿童 )arent tall enough or strong enough to reach them.U
20、nfortunately， they probably can” 可知，在家里孩子很容易接触到药物，从而引发中毒，故选 C。 have easy access to 意思是 “ 很容易接触到 ” 。 A 项中关键词 taste nice(尝起来美味 )和 B 项中关键词 something poisonous(一些毒性物质 )与题干不能构成因果关系，文中也没有提到；选项 D 与第三段末句 “At certain ages they have a lot of activities using th eir hands and mouths，and so its very common for
21、them to explore their environment and then try to taste what they find” 意思一致，但是不是儿童中毒的原因，所以也是错误的。 5. What can we learn from the text? A Vitamins and supplements can do good to kids. B The team made a survey of 2,000 kids under age 6. C 600 parents surveyed could keep medicines properly. D Kids are u
22、sually smart at storing medicines at home. 答案与解析： C 考查推理判断。根据第二段的 “Nine out of 10 parents know that medicines should be stored up and away and out of reach and sight， but 7 out of 10 of them admit not doing that” 并结合 “The new Safe Kids Worldwide report includes a survey of 2,000 parents with childre
23、n under age 6” 可知， 30%的父母能够正确储存药物，即 2 000 名父母中有 600(2 00030% 600)个父母知道如何正确储存药物，故选 C。根据第五段首句的 “but vitamins and supplements( 补给品 ) can also cause problems”可知， A项讲述的情况与此相反，所以 A项错误；根据第四段的 “The new Safe Kids Worldwide report includes a survey of 2,000 parents with children under age 6” 可知，被调查的是 2 000 名父母，而不是 2 000 个 6 岁以下的儿童
