Tom, a 15-year-old inventor and entrepreneur ( 创业者 ), witnessed at his own school the widespread consumption of sugary drinks by kids. He knew there had to be a better portable drink solution and decided to innovate from something he saw in his own home: fruit infused ( 浸泡 ) water.
Tom watched his mum make healthy fruit infusions but then struggle for a take-along option. From observing his mum and from his desire to give kids better drink options, he came up with his original model for the Fun Bottle. “I wanted to come up with a healthy, natural way for people to drink when on the go. A big part of my mission is to get people of all ages off sugary drinks,” Tom explains.
The bottle is made with a strainer ( 滤网 ) that allows the great tastes and natural sugars of the various fruits and vegetables you choose to come through the water, without any of the seeds or skins flowing through.
Tom is proud of his design and excited to be selling the Fun Bottle on his website and in stores, but this 15-year-old is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others. It helps to provide healthy alternatives to sugary drinks; and also Tom donates part of the profits to the Organisation for a Healthier Generation (OHG).
Tom has been awarded several prizes, but this teenage innovator remains humble. When asked what advice he’d give other entrepreneurial youth, he says, “Prepare and have your family’s support. It is important to know from the beginning that there are a lot of highs and lows, and there is no such thing as overnight success.”
40 . What did Tom witness at his own school?
41 . Where did Tom get the idea for the original model for the Fun Bottle?
42 . Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Tom is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others because he not only provides healthy alternatives to sugary drinks but also donates all the profits to the OHG.
43 . Among Tom’s qualities, which one(s) do you think will be important for us? Why?(In about 40 words)
G 36 . B 37 . D 38 . F 39 . C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是健康和健身之间密不可分的关系以及我们应该通过哪些健身的方式来让自己有一个健康的身体。
35 .根据空前 “Health and fitness help a person live a good and healthy life. Often due to various pressures, we tend to ignore our health.( 健康和健身帮助一个人过上良好和健康的生活。由于各种各样的压力,我们往往会忽视自己的健康。 )” 可知因为各种压力,我们的健康容易被忽视,根据空后 “It is the fitness level of our body that helps us fight these diseases.( 正是我们身体的健康水平帮助我们对抗这些疾病。 )” 可知身体的健康可以让我们应对各种疾病,空处承上启下,所以空处应该讲忽视健康对我们的身体及生活的影响。 G 项 “This makes our body suffer and we will catch other diseases.( 这使我们的身体遭受痛苦,而且我们会感染其他疾病。 )” 承接上文,引出下文,而且 G 项中的 other diseases 与空后的 these diseases 相互照应,符合上下文语境。故选 G 项。
36 .根据空后 “We need to be fit to have a healthy body. Similarly, if we are healthy we shall naturally be attracted towards maintaining the fitness of our body.( 为了拥有一个健康的身体我们需要健康。同样,如果我们是健康的,我们自然会被保持健康的身体所吸引。 )” 可知健康的身体与健身是密不可分的,空处位于句首,应是本段的主旨句, B 项 “Health and fitness are interrelated to each other.( 健康和健身是相互关联的。 )” 概括全段的主要内容,符合上下文语境。故选 B 项。
37 .根据空前 “Health is the state of our body at a given time. We may not have any disease but still have a weak body, which is ready to be targeted by viruses.( 健康是在特定时间内我们身体的状态。我们可能没有任何疾病,但身体仍然虚弱,随时会被病毒攻击。 )” 可知我们的身体虽然没有生病,但也很虚弱,随时会生病,根据空后 “This does not definitely mean that we are not healthy.( 这并不一定意味着我们不健康。 )” 可知生病并不一定表明我们是不健康的。空处承上启下,所以空处应该举例说明我们的身体在虚弱的情况下会生病这样一种状况, D 项 “For instance, we may have a tendency to catch a cold easily.( 例如,我们可能很容易感冒。 )” 举例说明我们的身体会在虚弱的情况下生病,承接上文,引出下文,而且空后的 This 指代 D 项的 we may have a tendency to catch a cold easily 这种情况,符合上下文语境。故选 D 项。
38 .根据空前 “It is important for everyone to devote some time to health and fitness.( 对每个人来说,花些时间在健康和健身方面是很重要的。 )” 可知我们应该花时间去健身,根据空后 “For instance, we must exercise daily regardless of our age and working style.( 例如,我们必须每天锻炼,不管我们的年龄和工作方式。 )” 可知我们应该每天坚持锻炼,空处承上启下,所以空处应该讲的是我们应该通过哪些活动来进行锻炼, F 项 “There are some activities which everyone should do in our life.( 在我们的生活中有一些活动是每个人都应该做的。 )” 承接上文,引出下文,符合上下文语境。故选 F 项。
39 .根据空前 “We should have at least six to eight hours of sleep every day. It helps in improving our immune ( 免疫 ) system and protects us against diseases.( 我们每天至少应该有 6 到 8 个小时的睡眠。它有助于改善我们的免疫系统,保护我们抵抗疾病。 )” 可知我们应该保障充足的睡眠,根据空后 “This, in turn, gives us new goals of health and fitness.( 这反过来又给了我们健康和健身的新目标。 )” 可知充足的睡眠会对我们的健康和健身目标很有好处,空处承上启下,所以空处应该继续讲充足的睡眠的好处, C 项 “It also helps in keeping us calm and relaxes our mind.( 它也帮助我们保持冷静和放松我们的大脑。 )” 进一步讲了充足的睡眠对于我们的好处,承接上文,引出下文,符合上下文语境。故选 C 项。