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第1题

Passage 1

You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs:starting in 2015, there won’t be any candy，sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids. The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels，radio stations and websites. It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices. First Lady Michelle Obama called it a u game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn’t have believed you. ” said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child fatness. The ban would apply to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children. In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts. Fast-food options will be replaced by healthier choices, such as smoothies (果汁)，apples, vegetables and yogurt. In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals，other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid-targeted media. Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air. There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories. Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled. Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship, said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options. Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods. Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters，restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple. He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.

What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?

A.Produce more and better cartoons for young kids.

B.Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.

C.Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.

D.Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.

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第2题Why does The Walt Disney Company become the first major media company to food?

A.To prevent kids from bad food choice.

B.To prevent kids from watching cartoons.

C.To encourage kids to watch cartoons.

D.To encourage kids to taste delicious food.

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第3题What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons，___.

A.kids didn’t believe what the commercials said

B.kids enjoy eating candy，sugary cereal or junk food

C.kids find pleasure in watching fast-food commercials

D.kids were to see a lot of fast-food commercials on TV

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第4题Which statement is NOT true?

A.Disney is the only media pushing away unhealthy foods.

B.Kids used to see junk food advertising while watching cartoons.

C.Foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the media.

D.Candy bars and fast-food meals will be prohibited from Disney broadcasting.

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第5题According to Michael Bloomberg, to fight child fatness, kids should___.

A.watch fewer cartoons

B.drink less sugary drinks

C.not go to movie theaters

D.take more physical exercise

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第6题

Passage 2

As regards social conventions，we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class” and the “working class”. ( We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class”， including the hereditary aristocracy，since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life. ) The middle class consists chiefly of well-to-do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers. The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working-class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two-class education system. To have been to a so-called “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working-class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “lunch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”，whereas the working man's dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, late-evening meal is called supper. As we have said，however，the class system is much less rigid than it was，and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working-class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions，and working-class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However， regardless of one’s social status， certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody， and a well-bred person is polite to everyone he meets，and treats a laborer with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”，except in school and in certain occupations ( e. g. commerce，the army etc. ) sounds too servile to be commonly used.

The middle class mainly refers to people___.

A.who were bom as aristocrat

B.who have the right to sit in the House of Lords

C.who speak in many different local accents

D.who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions

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第7题The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their___.

A.dress

B.work

C.accent

D.meal

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第8题Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?

A.Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.

B.Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.

C.Because it is an impolite word.

D.Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.

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第9题The “upper class”，in England today___.

A.are extremely small in number so that media pay no attention to them

B.still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life

C.includes the hereditary aristocracy

D.refers only to the royal family

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第10题Which of the following is NOT true about the English class system?

A.It is an embarrassing subject for English people.

B.Working-class students cannot receive a university education.

C.The class system is much less rigid than it was.

D.The class system still exists below the surface.

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