PAGE《英語(二)》作業(yè)題（一）（課程代碼：00015）一、閱讀判斷BookingOnlineandSavingtheEnvironmentWhenyouarelookingtobookaholiday,itisunlikelythatyouwillthinkabouthowgreenyourbookingdecisionis,butitisdefinitelysomethingthatshouldbetakenintoconsideration.By“green”weareofcoursetalkingabouttheimpactontheenvironment.Whenlookingtobookaholiday,youwillprobablyfindthatyouarefacedwithtwomaindecisions.Thefirstistogointoatravelagency,pickupastackofbrochureshalfthesizeofapersonreadthroughthemandgobackwithjusttheoneandbookwiththetravelagentsdirectlyoroverthephone.ThesecondistomissouttheshopsandbrochuresaltogetherandgoontotheInternet.TheInternetholdsmanyadvantagesoverthehighstreettravelagents,themainonebeingconvenience.Youcangoonlinetolookatholidaysatanytimeoftheday,whetheritisinthat20minutesbeforeworkstartsinthemorning,halfanhouratyourdeskatlunchtimeorevenathomeonyourlaptopinfrontofthetelevisionatnight.Therearenotimeconstrainstogoingonline,whilethetravelagentsareusuallymassivelybusyattimeswhenpeoplecanactuallygo,i.e.Lunchhoursorattheweekend.Youcouldusethetelephonebutyouwouldn’tbeabletoseethepicturesorallthedetailsoftheholidays,soyouwouldprobablybesentabrochuresanyway.TherearewebsitesontheInternetthatmakeshoppingforholidaydealsmucheasier.Thesewebsitesareknownaspricecomparisonwebsites.Icelolly,TravelSupermarketandDealCheckerareexamplesofsomeofthebestknownpricecomparisonsitestolookforcheapholidaydeals,andtheyessentiallysearchthroughlotsofdifferenttouroperatorssothatyoudon’thaveto.Theresultsarethendisplayedononepagefromwhichyoucanbook,meaningthatyoudon’tevenneedalotoftimetodothis.Thecontrastwiththetravelagenciesidthatyouprobablyhavetotaketwotrips,withbrochuresreadinginbetween,andthisiswherethegreensideofthingscomesin.Thepilesandpilesofbrochuresaredefinitelynotgreen,andtheamountofunnecessarypaperusedcan’tbegoodfortheenvironment.InthedaysofInternet,smartphone,tabletsandcomputers,thereisreallynoneedforsuchalargeamountofpapertobewasted.Sonotonlywillitsaveyoutimeandefforttobookonline,itwilldoalittlebittowardssavingtheenvironmenttoo!Greenbookingdecisionshoulddefinitelybeaconsiderationinbookingyourholiday.（A）True B.False C.NotGivenGoingontotheInternetisonemajorchoiceinbookingaholiday.(A)True B.False C.NotGivenTherearenotimeconstraintstodoingonlinebooking.A.True B.False C.NotGivenTravelagentsaremassivelybusyallthetime.A.True B.False C.NotGivenPricecomparisonwebsitesmakeshoppingforholidaydealsmucheasier.A.True B.False C.NotGivenTravelSupermarketisthebest-knownpricecomparisonsiteintheworld.A.True B.False C.NotGivenYouhavetospendalotoftimebookingaholidayonline.A.True B.False C.NotGivenYouhavetoreadbrochuresbeforedecidingtobookaholiday.A.True B.False C.NotGivenTravelagentsprovideyouwithagreatvarietyofbrochures.A.True B.False C.NotGivenBookingonlineis“green”inthatitsavesalotofunnecessarypaper.True B.False C.NotGiven多項選擇題SpiltMilkHaveyouheardofthestoryof“spiltmilk?”Well,weallknowitisnousecryingoverspiltmilk．Butthisstoryis

different．Iwouldhopeallparentswouldrespondinthismanner.Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson;whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?Herespondedthatitallcamefroman

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milk!previouslymentionedactivities,makesureyouareonasecurednetworkthathastheproperprivacysettings.Somethingthatstudentsmaynotthinkaboutisshredding(撕碎)theirdocuments.Itisveryeasyforanyonetohavetheiridentitystoleniftheydon’tshredimportantdocuments,bills,orevencreditcardoffersayingyouarepre-approved,soonandsoforth,youneedtoshreditbeforethrowingitaway.Somepeoplegothroughothers’trashandtakethepre-approvedcards.Theycanthenuseittoopenacreditcardunderyourname,stealingyouridentity.Whileyouhavemanythingstothinkaboutwhileincollege,youshouldalwaysthinkabouttheinformationyouaregivingout.RemembernevertogiveoutyourbankaccountinformationorPIN(personalidentificationnumber),eventoafriend.Also,watchputforscamlikesigningupforacreditcardtogetafreeshirt;youridentitymaynotbestolenrightaway,butthatinformationcouldbeusedinthefuture.Shredanyandallpersonaldocumentationbeforethrowingitaway.Moreover,whenyoudoshredyourdocumentation,makesureitcan’tbeputbacktogether.Task1Paragragh1____B________ A.BeingnaiveParagragh2_____A_______ B.Easytargets Paragragh3______C______ C.BeingfrugalParagragh4_____E_______ D.ProtectinginformationParagragh5_____D_______ E.Shreddingdocuments F.SeekinghelpTask2Whatyouneedtodofirstforyourselfis___B__________.Thedangersofreleasingpersonalinformationareunknowntomanystudents______C______.Agoodchancestandsthatyourpersonalinformationwillbestolen____F_________.Ifacreditcardofferissaidtobepre-approved,youneedto_____E_________.Whenyoudoshredyourdocumentation,makesure____A_________.itcan’tbeputbacktogetherKnowinghowtoprotectyourselfagainstidentitytheftUnlesstheyhavealreadybeenthroughitortheyareolderbecausecollegestudentsaren’texperiencedShreditbeforethrowingitawayWhileyoulogontosomeoneelse’sWiFioranunsecurednetwork填句補文TheRiseofToiletTexterWeknowwheresomeofyouarereadingthis:ArecentlyreleasedsurveyofthemobilephonehabitsofAmericans,goingwherefewothersurveyscaretogo,hasfoundthat75percentoftheordinarypeoplehasusedtheirmobiledeviceswhileonthetoilet.(26)___F_____Thesurveyof1,000peoplebythemarketingagency11markfoundthatprivatecontemplationhasgivenwaytotoilet-timetalking,texting,shopping,usingapps,orjustsurfingtheWeb,bybothsexesandmostages.(27)_____C______Itgetsweird.One-quarterofAmericanssaytheywillnotgotothebathroomwithouttheirdevices.While63percenthaveansweredcalls,41percenthavecalledsomeoneelsewhileenthroned.Sixteenpercentinthe28-to-35group,theyoungestsamplesurveyed,havemadepurchasesthere.Amere8percentoftheoldestgrouphasfeltsuchretailurgency.Understandably,giventheirinfrequentchancesatprivacy,peoplewithchildrenaremorelikelytotalkonthephonethanarethechildless.(28)____E_____Hopeyouaresittingdownforthis:20percentofmaleshaveatonetimejoinedaconferencecallfromthetoilet.ThirteenpercentofAmericanwomenhaveparticipatedinmeetingsfromthetoilet.(29)___B______Begratefulthatlocation-basedtrackingisnotyetsoprevalent.Beworriedabouttheriseofvideoonmobiledevices.Ignoreallbackgroundnoises.Really.Thisis,inasense,anevidencetoourcollectivepassionforcommunicationandcontactoverallotherneeds,andalessoninhowquicklyideasofdecorum(禮貌得體)adjusttothetimes.(30)____A____Ifsomeoneismakingortakingcallswhileonthetoilet,theyaremostlikelyusingaBlackBerry.UsinganapporplayingonFacebookmostoftenisdoneonaniPhone.Ingeneral,Androidownersaremorelikelythanotherphonestousethemonthetoilet.Itisalsoadecentreadonbrand-relatedhabits.Thatiseveryfifthmaleco-worker,andeveryeighthfemalecolleague.Amongthose65andolder,however,only47percenthaveusedtheirmobiledevicesonthetoilet.Marriedpeoplearefarmorelikelythanthesingletotext.Singlepeoplearefarmorelikelythanthematedtotext.Amongthoseaged28to35,thefigureis91percent.填詞補文ThePriceofProgress“We’vebecome(31))___B___ofourownsuccess,”Dr.Jacksonsaidofthepublichealthmissionthatclearedcitiesofcongestedslums.“Bylivingfarfromwherewework,wereducedcrowdingandimprovedthe(32)___F__ofourairandwater,whichdrovedownratesofinfectiousdisease.”Butaspeoplehavemovedfartherfromwheretheywork,shopandsocialize,theratesofchronicdiseasehave(33)____H______.Publictransportationhasnotkeptpacewiththe(34)___D_______ofsuburbsandexurbs(郊外).Norarethereenoughsidewalks,nearbyparksandsafeplacestowalk,cycleorplayoutdoorsinmany,ifnotmost,towns.Parentsspendhoursincarsgettingtoandfromwork;childrenarebusedordriventoandfromschool;andthosewhocan’tdrivemustdependonotherstotakethemeverywhereorriskbecoming(35)___A____isolated.In1974,66percentofallchildrenwalkedorbikedtoschool.By2000,thatnumberhad(36)____J_______to13percent.“Childrenwhogrowupinsuburbscan’tmeettheirlifeneedswithoutgettingaridesomewhere,”Dr.Jacksonsaid.“Theaverageteeninsuburbiasaysit’sboring.”Hisnewbook,“DesigningHealthyCommunities,”a(n)(37)___L____piecetoacomingpublictelevisionseries,says:“Whenthereisnearbynothingwithinwalkingdistancetointerestayoungpersonanditisnear-lethaltobicycle,heorshemustgiveupautonomya(n)(38)____I____everycreaturemustdevelopjustasstrengthandendurance.”ThebookwaswrittenwithStacySinclair,directorofeducationattheMediaPolicyCentreinSantaMonica,Calif.“We’veengineeredphysicalactivityoutofchildren’slives,”Dr.Jacksonsaidina(n)(39)____K___.“OnlyaquarterofthechildreninCaliforniacanpassabasisfitnesstest,andtwoinsevenvolunteersforthemilitarycan’tgetinbecausethey’renotingoodenoughphysicalcondition.”Thehealthconsequences,hesaid,are(40)____E___.NotonlyareAmericansofallagesfatterthanever,butalsogrowingnumbersofchildrenaredevelopingdiseasesonceseenonlyinadults:Type2diabetes(糖尿病),heartdiseaseandfattylivers(脂肪肝).socially E.terrifying I.capacityvictims F.quality J.droppedapproach G.raised K.interviewexpansion H.soared L.companion完形補文CrudeOilAlthoughcrudeoilisstillvastlyavailableintheearth’scrust,itisnota/an(41)__infinite_____(finite)resource.Atsomepointitwilleventuallybe(42)_exhausted____(exhaust).Thedemandforcrudeoilhasincreasedbygiganticproportions.However,(43)_discov