山东省日照市一中2014届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题答案(3)

36. From the passage we can see Adam’s younger brother        .
A. was too young and ill to look after himself       B. was fortunate enough to be cured
C. donated his bone marrow to his sister  D. was going to have an operation
37. Why does Adam raise money for charity?
A. Because he wants to provide money for his brother.
B. Because his sister suffered from a rare blood disorder.
C. Because he wanted to remember his sister in this way.
D. Because his mother encouraged him to do so.
38. Which of the following is probably a name of an activity?
A. A Fun Day                      B. the charity 4Children
C. Take a Break Magazine             D. Anne Longfield OBE
39. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The first hardship that has affected Adam is to care for Brian.
B. Adam suffers from the genetic disease Fanconi’s anaemia.
C. Adam is so tired that he wants to give up fund raising.
D. Adam is awarded for his dedication, bravery and self-sacrifice.
40. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. How to help others in trouble
B. A little boy makes a big difference to others
C. How to be a winner of the Family Heroes Awards
D. An independent young man
B
An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5'8''tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.
“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”
But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work.” Said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.
But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation can change the situation. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.”
However, the efforts to regulate models’ weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.
Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”
41. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?
A. A measure of body health based on height and weight.
B. A worldwide prize for the healthiest model.
C. A new show held by those skinny models.
D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.
42. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is ________.
A. to change the working conditions of models
B. to lower the chance of skinny models’ death
C. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders
D. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness
43. In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because         .
A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit
B. the fashion industry is much too influential
C. it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well
D. it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models
44. What caused Adatto to think that a law was needed to change the situation?
A. Establishing his fashion model agent.
B. Meeting an ambitious but too skinny model.
C. Being interviewed by a reporter.
D. Seeing a model die from eating disorders.
45. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is         .
A. practical B. acceptable C. reasonable D. controversial
C
Being a senior high school student, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.
It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He also felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.
This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You'll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding than you'd like.