Unit2Let’stalkteens同步練習(xí)Ⅰ.閱讀理解ATheGovernment’ssugartaxonsoftdrinkshasbroughtinhalfasmuchmoneyasMinistersfirstpredicteditwouldgenerate,thefirstofficialdataonthepolicyhasshown.FirstannouncedinApril,2016,thetaxwhichappliestosoftdrinkscontainingmorethan5gofsugarper100ml,wasintroducedtohelpreducechildhoodobesity（肥胖）.Itisbelievedthattoday’schildrenandteenagersareconsumingthreetimestherecommendedlevelofsugar,puttingthematahigherriskofthedisease.Initiallythesugartaxwasexpectedtomake￡520mayearfortheTreasury.However,dataofthefirstsixmonthsshoweditwouldmakelessthanhalfthisamount.Atpresentitisexpectedtogenerate￡240mfortheyearendinginApril2019,whichwillgotoschoolsports.Itcomesaftermorethanhalfofsoftdrinkssoldinshopshavehadtheirsugarlevelscutbymanufacturers（制造商）sotheycanavoidpayingthetax.Drinksnowcontain45millionfewerkilosofsugarasaresultofmanufacturers’effortstoavoidthecharge,accordingtoTreasuryfigures.SinceAprildrinkscompanieshavebeenforcedtopaybetween18pand24pforeverylitreofsugarydrinktheyproduceorimport,dependingonthesugarcontent.However,somehighsugarbrands,likeClassicCocaCola,haveacceptedthesugartaxandarerefusingtochangeforfearofupsettingconsumers.Fruitjuices,milk-baseddrinksandmostalcoholicdrinksarefreeofthetax,asaresmallcompaniesmanufacturingfewerthan1mlitresperyear.Today’sfigures,accordingtoonegovernmentofficial,showthepositiveinfluencethesugartaxishavingbyraisingmillionsofpoundsforsportsfacilities（設(shè)施）andhealthiereatinginschools.Helpingthenextgenerationtohaveahealthyandactivechildhoodisofgreatimportance,andtheindustryisplayingitspart.1.Whywasthesugartaxintroduced?()A.Tocollectmoneyforschools. B.Toimprovethequalityofdrinks.C.Toprotectchildren’shealth. D.Toencourageresearchineducation.2.Howdidsomedrinkscompaniesrespondtothesugartax?()A.Theyturnedtooverseasmarkets.B.Theyraisedthepricesoftheirproducts.C.Theycutdownontheirproduction.D.Theyreducedtheirproducts’sugarcontent.3.Fromwhichofthefollowingisthesugartaxcollected?()A.Mostalcoholicdrinks. B.Milk-baseddrinks.C.Fruitjuices. D.ClassicCoke.4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheadoptionofthesugartaxpolicy?()A.Itisashort-sighteddecision. B.Itisasuccessstory.C.Itbenefitsmanufacturers. D.Itupsetscustomers.BIn1990,duringaperformanceofmystageplay,Ibecamepreoccupiedwithoneparticularmemberoftheaudience.Whileeverybodyelselaughed,thereshesat,staringatthefloor,withherfingersinherears.I’llneverforgetherlookofcompletediscomfort.Thatwomanwasmymother.DespitethefactthatI’destablishedmyselfasahumorist,mymotherneverfoundmeormyworkparticularlyfunny.Shewasmyhardestcritic.“IsDrewreallythatfunny?”she’daskfamilymembers.Tomakemattersworse,thefeelingwasmutual（相互的）:thoughoursocialcirclesworethatshewashumorous,Ineversawit.Mymotherwassupposedlyveryfunnyinherfirstlanguage,Anishinaabemowin—anindigenous（本地的）language,butalas,Ididn’tspeakit.Atfamilygatherings,whensomebodywouldsaysomething“funny”inAnishinaabemowin,she’dexplainittome.Sometimesthehumourtranslated.Sometimesitdidn’t.ForawhileIwasconvincedthatIwouldnevermakeherlaugh.Then,in2005,Isucceeded.IhadpublishedabookcalledMeFunny.Initweredozensofessaysdeconstructingindigenoushumour,alongwith50so-called“Indianjokes”tobreakupthevariouschapters.（Forinstance,“Whydonativepeoplehatesnow?Becauseit’swhiteandalloverourland.”）Shelaughedhardanddeclared,“Wow,thatwasfunny!”In2009,mymotherpassedawayattheageof77.Duringthefuneral,inthetears,familymemberafterfamilymembergotupandrecountedthingsshehaddoneandsaidovertheyears.Tomysurprise,Ifoundmyselflaughing.SuddenlyIrememberedamomentfromtheearly1990s,whenmymotheraskedme,completelyseriously,what“owie”meantinFrench.IstruggledtocomeupwithanansweruntilIspelleditoutinmymind:oui（“yes”inEnglish）.Moreandmorestoriesabouthersurfaced.Welaughedaswerememberedher.Icouldn’tseemymother’sforestformyowntrees.IwishIcouldhavesharedthoselaughswithherwhileshewasalive,butI’mgladIfinallymadetheconnection.5.Whatpreventedtheauthorandhismotherfromunderstandingeachother’shumour?()A.Languagebarriers. B.Theauthor’suniquejob.C.Hismom’scriticalpersonality. D.Viewsofindigenouspeople.6.Whydidtheauthorlaughathismother’sfuneral?()A.Hetriedtofitinwithhisindigenousfamily.B.Herecalledanamusingmomentabouthismom.C.Hewantedtohidehissadnessoverhismother’sdeath.D.Heintendedhislaughtomakehismotherrestinpeace.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?()A.Theauthorlearnedaveryimportantlifelessonfromhismother.B.Theauthorfailedtorelatetohismotherfromherperspective.C.Theauthorfinallyunderstoodhismother’ssenseofhumourbetter.D.Theauthordidn’twriteenoughhumorousbookstomakehismotherlaugh.8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?()A.AmIfunny? B.Whyisn’tMomlaughing?C.What’ssofunny? D.Doeslaughterhaveanaccent?CAneconomist,AdamSmith,famouslywrote,“Itisnotfromthebenevolence（慈善）ofthebutcher,thebrewerorthebaker,thatweexpectourdinner,butfromtheirregardtotheirownself-interest.”LikeSmith,manyeconomiststodaybelieveone’sself-interestiswhatdrivescompetitionandgrowthinmarketeconomies.Yet,inanincreasinglyinterconnectedsociety,itisevenmorecrucialtohavecooperativeskills.Thusweshouldencouragecooperationtobetterpreparechildrenforthefuture.Firstly,cooperationisanespeciallyprizedsoftskillinthepresentage.Asastudyproves,softskillssuchasgoodcommunicationandempathy（同情）indicateoutstandingemployeesascomparedtotechnicalskillsorknowledge.Incontrast,extremelycompetitiveandindividualisticbehaviormaydamagesocialrelationsinthecommunityofco-workers.Eventhemostcompetentemployeemayfailtopursuehisgoalseffectivelywithoutothers’help.Moreover,encouragingcooperationboostschildren’sself-respectthatbetterpreparesthemforthecompetitiveworld.Manymodernsocietiesareconsumedbyacrazydriveforsuccessandthepressuretoperformhasinfiltratedintobothclassroomsandoffices,causinghigherratesofanxietyanddepressionamongpeople.Teamworkcanhelpanindividualrealizeeachhashisorherownuniqueabilitiesandthatanotherperson’sstrengthsdon’tdiscounthisorhertalents.Thus,cooperationcanconfirmchildren’sself-worthbycorrectingtheinsightthatwinningorpaperachievementistheonlymeasureofsuccess.However,criticsmayclaimadaptingtocompetitionshouldbegivenpriorityineducationandparenting.Toachieveone’sambitions,onehastoactivelyfightforopportunitiesanddistinguishoneselffromothers.Nevertheless,sincepassioncanalreadystimulatechildrentofulfilltheirambitions,theneedtoencouragecompetitionmaybeattheendoftheday.Muchasexternalcompetitioncandrivepeopletopursueexcellence;internalmotivationisatleastequallyorevenmoreessential,andcooperationplaysaninstrumentalroleinhelpingoneuncoverone’smotivations.9.WhatcanbeinferredfromAdamSmith’swords?()A.Oursocietyisincreasinglyinterconnected.B.Ourdinnerismadeoutoftheregardstomarkets.C.Self-interestpushesthedevelopmentofeconomies.D.Thebutcher,thebrewerorthebakerisnotsympathetic.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“infiltrated”inParagraph3probablymean?()A.Brightened. B.Decorated. C.Defended. D.Entered.11.Whichofthefollowingcantheauthoragreewith?()A.Paperachievementistheonlymeasureofsuccess.B.One’sambitionscanbeachievedthroughcooperation.C.Competitionisnotnecessaryforpeopletopursueexcellence.D.Activelyfightingtodistinguishoneselfshouldbeprioritized.12.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?()A.Tointroducetheadvantagesofcooperation.B.Tocomparecooperationwithcompetition.C.Tosuggestenhancingcompetitiveskills.D.Toadvocateteachingchildrentocooperate.Ⅱ.七選五Puttingchildrenindaycarehelpsworkingparentstaketheirmindsoffchildcare.1AHowdaycarenegativelyaffectschildrenisrelatedtomanyfactors.Onestudyhasshownthatchildrenwhoareshyhaveahigherlevelofthehormonecortisolwhichisreleasedwhenanindividualshowssignsofstress.2DAndasaresultthechildmaynotmixwellwithothersatthedaycarecenter,asituationthatcancausestress.Anothernegativeimpactofdaycareisthatthereislesscommunicationbetweenamotherandherchild.3ESoitisessentialforachildtodevelopadeepbondwithhisorhermother,sincethiswilllaythefoundationforalltherelationshipsheorshewillformlateroninlife.Childrenwhospendalotoftimewiththeirmothersexperiencehealthiersocialandemotionaldevelopment.Childrenindaycarecentersalsofeelunprotectedcomparedtochildrenathome.Inadaycarecenter,whenonecaregiverattendstomorethan