人教版高中英语必修三作业：Unit 2 Healthy eating课后限时作业6

课后限时作业(六) Section ⅢLearning about

Language & Using Language

Ⅰ．单句语法填空(建议用时：7分钟)

1．He was unwilling __to tell__(tell) me the details of his plan, making me in deep sadness.

2．After I told her the news, she stared __at__ me in astonishment.

3．The experts consulted __with__each other about how to reduce the loss caused by the earthquake.

4．After ten years of hard work, the couple at last got __out__ of debt.

5．The girl has put __on__ weight recently, which makes her sad.

6．Only when our theory __is combined__(combine) with practice can the former become reliable knowledge.

7．Being a disabled man, he has difficulty __earning__(earn) his living.

8．I asked him to walk me home last night because I didn’t dare __to walk__(walk) home alone in the dark.

9．A large sum of money has been raised __for__ the benefit of the poorly-educated children in the mountainous areas.

10．I was ordered to spy __on__ the information of the company.

Ⅱ．阅读理解(建议用时：7分钟)

America’s first tax on sugary soft drinks has cut sales beyond expectations. Figures revealing(揭示) demand for soda in Berkeley, California, dropped by 10 percent after the city became the first in the country to impose a one percent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.

The figures have been celebrated in the medical community as a clear sign that the move could help in the fight against obesity. Now, many countries are considering or already implementing(征收) taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in an effort to prevent the global outbreak of obesity.

Researchers conducted a before and after study of the prices, sales of beverages(饮料) and consumer spending on fizzy pop in Berkeley, California. One year after the introduction of the tax, sales of sugary drinks fell by 9.6 percent while their sales in surrounding areas rose 6.9 percent. Sales of water increased by 15.6 percent post-tax and sales for other non-taxed drinks such as unsweetened teas, milk and fruit juices also rose. Residents of two low-income areas reported drinking 21 percent less of all sugar-sweetened beverages and 26 percent less soda than they had

the year before.

Since then, several U．S. cities have followed suit including San Francisco and Oakland, California; Boulder, Colorado; and Albany, New York—all of which passed sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in 2016.

The authors, whose research was published in PLOS Medicine, said, “Before its implementation, it was unknown whether the tax would be high enough to effect change in purchasing, so it’s encouraging to see such change. Money raised from these taxes has already been directed towards community programs, and will continue to be used to further educate the public about healthy dietary choices, obesity and diabetes(糖尿病). Whether the use of such taxes will lead to longer term goals such as reduced levels of obesity and diabetes remains to be seen; early indications from these studies provide hope.”

语篇导读本文为说明文。继加州伯克利市对含糖软饮料征税取得显著效果之后，美国其他几个城市也开始效仿。

1．What is mainly talked about in this passage?

A．How much tax has been imposed on sugary drinks in America.

B．Why America put a tax on sugary drinks in some of the states.

C．Sugary drinks lead to obesity and other illnesses worldwide.

D．The first tax on sugary drinks has cut the sales unexpectedly.

解析D主旨大意题。第一段第一句为本文的主题句，概括了本文的主要内容，即对含糖软饮料征税对降低含糖饮料销售额的效果出人意料，故选D项。

2．Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “impose”in the passage?

A．Provide. B．Require.

C．Put. D．Raise.

解析C词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句中的implementing(征收) tax on可知，impose 在此处等同于put，put tax on意为“对……征税”，故选C项。

3．What is implied in the passage?

A．The tax put on sugary drinks is helpful to prevent obesity.

B．All cities in the U．S. will put a tax on sugary drinks very soon.

C．The practice will gain popularity around the world in the future.

D．More and more people will drink healthy water in the future.