Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the US to get it on campus. A new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. The agreement allows only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines（自动售货机）and cafeterias. Former American president Bill Clinton helped the American Heart Association and the beverage industry（饮料业） to come up with the agreement. He suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the White House. He takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.
Rising childhood obesity（肥胖）has become a big problem in America. A federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. American schools say goodbye to Coca-Cola.
【小题1】What kind of beverage is NOT allowed to sell on campus?

A．High-sugar fizzy drinks.	B．Unsweetened juice.
C．Low-fat milk.	D．Water.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Became as much.	B．Became twice as much.
C．Became three times as much.	D．Became four times as much.

【小题3】What is the writer’s attitude（态度）towards limits on junk food?

A．Positive.

B．Neutral.

C．Negative.

D．Unclear.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Coca-Cola causes students’ obesity.

B．Coca-Cola makes people unhealthier.

C．Coca-Cola isn’t very popular in the world.

D．Coca-Cola is bad for our body.

【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Say “Goodbye” to Coca-Cola

B．The Junk Coca-Cola

C．Coca-Cola in China

D．Coca-Cola in the World

Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the US to get it on campus. A new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. The agreement allows only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines（自动售货机）and cafeterias. Former American president Bill Clinton helped the American Heart Association and the beverage industry（饮料业） to come up with the agreement. He suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the White House. He takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.

Rising childhood obesity（肥胖）has become a big problem in America. A federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.

Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. American schools say goodbye to Coca-Cola.

1.What kind of beverage is NOT allowed to sell on campus?

A．High-sugar fizzy drinks.	B．Unsweetened juice.
C．Low-fat milk.	D．Water.

2.What does the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Became as much.	B．Became twice as much.
C．Became three times as much.	D．Became four times as much.

3.What is the writer’s attitude（态度）towards limits on junk food?

A．Positive.

B．Neutral.

C．Negative.

D．Unclear.

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Coca-Cola causes students’ obesity.

B．Coca-Cola makes people unhealthier.

C．Coca-Cola isn’t very popular in the world.

D．Coca-Cola is bad for our body.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Say “Goodbye” to Coca-Cola

B．The Junk Coca-Cola

C．Coca-Cola in China

D．Coca-Cola in the World

 

Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the US to get it on campus. A new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. The agreement allow only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines(自动销售机) and cafeterias. Former American president Bill Clinton helped the American Heart Association and the beverage industry(饮料业) to come up with the agreement. He suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the White House. He takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.
Rising childhood obesity(肥胖) has become a big problem in America. A federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. American schools say goodbye to Coca-Cola.
【小题1】What kind of beverage is NOT allowed to sell on campus?
A. High-sugar fizzy drinks.  B. Unsweetened juice.
C. Low-fat milk.           C. Water.
【小题2】What dose the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Became as much.

B．Became twice as much.

C．Became three times as much.

D．Became four times as much.

【小题3】What is the writer’s attitude (态度) towards limits on junk food?

A．Positive

B．Neutral

C．Negative

D．Unclear

【小题4】Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Coca-Cola causes students’ obesity.

B．Coca-Cola makes people unhealthier.

C．Coca-Cola isn’t very popular in the world.

D．Coca-Cola is bad for our body.

【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Say “Goodbye” to Coca-Cola

B．The Junk Coca-Cola

C．Coca-Cola in China

D．Coca-Cola in the World

“I had a Welsh speaking test. I'd had to memorize a paragraph in front of the whole class. I just couldn’t do it,” says 13-year-old Mary. “I pretended to be ill.” But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “I watched TV all day — it was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学)．
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection（检查）, the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
【小题1】What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?

A．Truants are fallen behind in their studies.

B．Truants have no interest in school subjects.

C．Truants have more interesting things to do.

D．Truants are not satisfied with the teachers.

【小题2】The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to“        ”.

A．experiencing a problem with	B．having a strict attitude towards
C．finding it difficult to solve	D．having little success with

【小题3】 By citing Adam's remark, James wants to show that      .

A．school education is not efficient and needs improvement

B．it’s a popular belief that occasional truancy won't cause much harm

C．school truancy is becoming more serious and needs more concern

D．even good students may sometimes need a break from school

【小题4】 What is Philippa James’ suggestion to schools?

A．Schools should solve the problem of teachers.

B．Schools should be more active in helping beginner truants.

C．Schools should have a better control of hidden truants.

D．Schools should find out who truant and how they it.