2015银川九中第三次月考英语试题及答案(2)

    “The NHFPC’s attitude towards citizens’ birth violations（违法）is consistent and clear. Every Chinese citizen should obey and safeguard the seriousness of laws and regulations.” NHFPC spokesman Yao Hongwen said.
    China’s family planning policy, introduced in the late 1970s to slow down the country’s growing population, limits most urban couples to one child and most rural couples to two. The policy was recently relaxed, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child.
    Those who break the policy face severe fines. The amount of the fine is generally several times the yearly annual income of the two spouses（配偶）. Some media calculations put the fine that Zhang may face at as much as 160 million yuan(over $26 million).
    Zhang’s birth case has caused criticism online about famous people who have more children than the policy allows.
    In an open letter on December 1, Zhang admitted that the couple has two sons and daughter and they are willing to accept investigation and punishment according to China’s laws and regulations. He apologized to the public.
    However, the letter denied that Zhang had lovers and was father to as many as seven children from various mothers.
    Zhang, one of the “fifth generation” of Chinese filmmakers, made his first directorial work in 1987 with “Red Sorghum” and has won a number of award worldwide. He was chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.
21. The purpose of the news report is to ______________
A. inform us that Zhang’s illegal birth case will be dealt with by the government
B. claim that Zhang Yimou remarried and fathered a total of seven children
C. convince us that Zhang is a famous director and his case will be pardoned
D. confirm that Zhang’s illegal birth case has resulted in lots of criticism online
22. According to Yao Hongwen, which of the following statements is true?
 A. Zhang will be fined as much as 160 million yuan for his violations.
B. Few people have the privileges to give birth to more children than allowed.
C. China’s family planning policy has never been relaxed since introduced.
D. Every Chinese citizen should obey and safeguard laws and regulations.
23. Judging from the recent relaxed policy, a couple_______________
A. can give birth to two children if one of them is an only child
B. will definitely be fined if they have two children nowadays
C. can have as many as three children if they live in a rural area
D. can only give birth to two children if they live in an urban area

B
We live in a sweet world. The average American kid consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and adults eat 50% more sugar today than they did in the 1970s. We all know that too much sugar isn’t good for you. But did we know it could be dangerous? A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to conduct a study on the negative effects of sugar. They found it could have serious effects on people’s health.
    Sugar is found not only in sweets and candies, but also in many household items like pasta and crackers.
    During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. This percentage equals a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. The team found that these mice were twice as likely to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Though the mice did not show signs of obesity or high blood pressure, male mice were 26% less territorial and produced 25% fewer offspring than the other mice.
Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic（基因） structure to humans. “Since most substances that are dangerous in mice are also dangerous in people, it’s likely that those physical problems that cause those mice to have increased deaths also work in people,” says study author James Ruff of the University of Utah. Findings from this study reveal negative effects that are not as noticeable as weight gain or heart problems. Sugar can contribute to long-term changes in the body that can change development and even shorten lives.
Cutting sugar out of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nation’s sugar desire will provide for a truly sweeter future.
24. The study conducted by researchers aimed at learning about________
A. the advantages and disadvantages of sugar
B. the negative effects of sugar on people’s health
C. the genetic structure of mice
D. American’s diet
25. According to the study, which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Sugar can even shorten lives.
B. Sugar’s negative effects are not noticeable.
C. Mice are more likely to diet when fed a diet containing 25% more sugar.
D. Eating much more sugar can make mice put on weight and get high blood pressure.
26. From the passage we can infer_______
A. sugar plays a very important role in Americans’ diet
B. kids consume more sugar than adults in America
C. the study on human beings lasted 58 weeks
D. the genetic structure of mice is totally different from that of people
27. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Living a sweet life                       B. Kids consume much more sugar
C. Genetic structure of humans                D. Danger of sugar


                                     C
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