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2009年江苏高考任务型阅读精选试题二(11-20)
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In the past 100 years Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was forming . Their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian Culture that promotes success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they form a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social separation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship. Topic In the past 1 , Asian Americans have made great academic achievements, making them the fastest-growing U.S. minority Reflection of Asian Americans more easily 2 in mathematics, science and achievements engineering. Asian-American students prefer ___3___ for science . achievements mathematics and 1.Having a solid foundation in mathematics 2. Expecting a good job after 4 3. Receiving fairer treatment resulting from more objective 5 4. Realizing investment more 6 . 1. They are encouraged to make full 8 of American educational system by parents. Asian-American students achieve 资料由大小学习网收集 www.dxstudy.com
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success, 7 by parents and Asian Culture. 2. They perform well especially in homework with the 9 of parents. 3.The ideals promoting their success are deeply 10 in Asian Culture. Concern
They are worried that the history may repeat itself as Asian immigrants were separated from American mainstream society. 12
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures.
That food is related to illnesses is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 60 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives(添加剂), caused cancer. Yet, these additives which cause cancer remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. Food Diet is (2) ______ with most of the illnesses and some of (1)______ health on our cancer. Food in different (3) ______ is likely to cause certain illnesses. Abuse of nitrates Abuse additives of for other (5) Some additives like penicillin are used to (6) ______ cows. Nitrates commonly used to preserve color in meats are (4) ______ in our food. ______ purposes 资料由大小学习网收集 www.dxstudy.com
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Abuse of similar drugs Sometimes similar drugs are used to make animals for (7) ______ reasons (8) ______ to obtain a higher (9) ______ on the market. Present situation The FDA has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, but the (10) ____ haven?t been stopped yet. 13
Are your children being bullied on the Internet and you don?t know what to do about it? You are not alone. One in four children in the United Kingdom was the victim of online bullying in 2007. Cyberbullying(电脑化欺辱） is yet another problem that parents and children are facing in this new Internet age.
Cyberbullying involves the use of information and technology such as e-mail, instant messaging, and personal web sites that are used to support conscious, repeated, and hostile(敌对的) behavior by one or more people with the intent to harm others.
According to one victim, the difference between being bullied at school and being bullied on the Internet is that you cannot get away from cyberbullying as easily. Cyberbullying follows you, even after you get home from school.
There is hope. Here are some tips to help you protect your children against cyberbullying.
Make sure your children do not respond to rude and troublesome e-mails, messages, and postings. Keep a record of them in case you need proof. Call law enforcement and inform your Internet Service Provider (ISP) if necessary.
Use web sites that translate the lingoes(行话) your children are sending or receiving so that you can understand the words that are being used in e-mails and chat rooms.
If your children continue to receive troublesome e-mails, have them delete their current accounts and open a new one. This new e-mail address should only be given to a few people they can trust with it.
If your children are receiving troublesome messages through instant messaging, help them make use of the “block” or “ban” feature. This feature can be used to block certain individuals from being able to reach your child.
If you have found that a cyberbully has set up a web site that is bullying your child, contact your ISP and, if necessary, also inform law enforcement to try to get that web site removed.
Get your child?s school involved. Learn what the school?s policy on cyberbullying is, and urge the administrators to take an attitude against all forms of bullying. Cyberbullying problem About the One in four children in the UK (1)________ from online bullying in 2007. 资料由大小学习网收集 www.dxstudy.com
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problem Cyberbullying refers to the (2)________ in which information technology is involved to harm others. Cyberbullying follows around all the time as long as the Internet is (3)________. Make no (4)________ to rude and troublesome messages. (5)________ to law enforcement for help if necessary. Get to understand the words in e-mails and chat rooms with the (6)________ of certain web sites that translate the lingoes. Delete the current accounts and open a new one to (7)________ Tips troublesome e-mails. Use the (8)________ of “block” or “ban” to block troublesome e-mails from certain individuals. (9)________ away with the web site by law if it is insulting your child. (10)________ the school in taking actions on cyberbullying. 14
If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week?s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it?s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That?s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That?s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.
So why don?t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that?s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.
Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on
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