Unit 3 A healthy life
Ⅰ.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 company's ShineShares program. The agency partnered with the University of Wisconsin's 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 midsize 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 company's “beer club” brings in a new brew.
Ergodyne (St 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 employees, who enjoy hot–dish cook–offs, tickets to sporting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter.
Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
It's family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the past year, the company has made a push to go green, initially started by the millennial employees who make up half the agency's 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．What's the purpose of the ShineShares program? A．To raise money for a research. B．To let employees leave earlier.
C．To share the company's 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 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句的It's 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 York's ban on sales of super–sized high–sugar drinks continue to go up. Meanwhile, the Coca–Cola Company recently made a two–minute advertisement showing itself as part of the solution to America's obesity(肥胖)
problem. Food writers and doctors eyed it with disapproval. “Oh, please！” wrote famous author Marion Nestle.
There really isn't anything to say about drinking soda(汽水). A super–sized drink with 123 grams of sugar is short cut to heart disease and obesity. One in three Americans today is obese, compared to one in five in 1990. There's 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 person, 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 outside America isn't necessarily healthier. It's 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 it. They don't 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, we're 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，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．Marion's words “Oh, please！” show that she ________. A．hopes Americans will fight obesity B．thinks the soda argument should stop C．disagrees with Coca–Cola's 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
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
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