第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。
Reduce Packaging
Pressure increased recently on British supermarkets and retailers to reduce
packaging as part of 医学全.在.线www.med126.coman anti-waste campaign. (46) Britain generates 4.6 million tons of household waste every year by packaging.
Dozens of people have expressed anger at the excess of plastic wrapping.
Campaigners have called on Britain to learn from other European countries.(47) When returned bottles are put in a vending machine (自动售货机), the deposit is refunded. Environmentalists warn that Britain lags behind in this.
There were reports of growing unease among consumers over the amount of packaging they have to deal with. Trade standards officers also object to excessive
packaging. (48)
In response to a campaign by Britain's The Independent newspaper, leading
supermarkets have pointed to various initiatives to win the public confidence. (49)
But campaigners said retailers and the government could learn much from anti-waste practices on the Continent. In Sweden, non-recyclable batteries have been
taxed since 1991 to encourage a switch to alternatives. (50) In Germany, plastic bags are unheard of in supermarkets and deposits are paid for reusable plastic and glass beverage bottles.
A In Belgium, www.med126.comwhen you buy something in a plastic or glass container, you make a deposit.
B This is because too much padding can give buyers a false impression of what they are buying.
C This has resulted in a 74 percent reduction in sales.
D Tesco said it was saving 112,000 tons of cardboard a year by switching to reusable plastic crates (装货箱) for transporting its fresh produce.
E The campaign was initiated by The Independent newspaper.
F If a product is over-packaged, don't buy it.
第6部分:完形填空(第51~55题,每题1分,共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定一个最佳选项。
Taking a Nap during the Day
Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more
Americans need to(51)for a short period in the middle of the day. They are
advising people to sleep lightly(52)continuing with other activities.
One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during
the day were www.med126.comless likely to die of(53)disease. The study followed more than
2,300 Greek adults(54)about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour
at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower(55)of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
Study organizers said the strongest(56)was in working men. They said
naps might improve health by mitigating (减低) tension(57)by work.
Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the idea of(58)
for many years. They urge (催促) people to(59)work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces mistakes and accidents, and also(60)the amount of work a person can do.
Sleep experts say it is likely that people(61)more mistakes at work
than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties(62) they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap.
About twenty minutes of rest is all you(63)。 Experts say this provides extra
energy and can increase your(64)until the end of the day. But experts(65) that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.
51 A workB wait C live D rest医.学全.在.线网站www.med126.com
52 A between B before C besides D during
53 A heart B brain C mind D liver
54 A on B at C for D with
55 A riskB endC order D part
56 A viewB argument C protest D evidence
57 A reduced B broken C causedD sensed
58 A napping B walkingC working D learning
59 A repeat B improveC changeD leave
60 A increases B corrects C repeats D realizes
61 A takeB make C doD bring
62 A because B when C although D since
63 A forget B hope C need D admire
64 A positionB pressure C demandD effectiveness
65 A warnB seeC doubt D promise
【参考答案】
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 A
6 A 7 B 8 C 9 D10 C
11 A12 B13 C14 A15 C
16 A17 B18 B19 C20 A
21 A22 C23 B24 D25 F
26 E27 C28 D29 B30 A
31 C32 A33 B34 A35 D
36 D37 D38 B39 C40 B
41 B42 A43 D44 B45 C
46 E47 A48 B49 D50 C
51 D52 B53 A54 C55 A
56 D57 C58 A59 D60 A
61 B62 B63 C64 D65 A
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