新标准大学英语综合教程第五单元reading practise.docx

There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-term and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.Medium-term goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one semester of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. Long- term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Yet life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 1.Our long-term goals do not mean anything ________________.A. unless we complete our short-range goalsB. unless we remember them all the timeC. unless we write down the datesD. unless we put forward some plans2.When we complete each step of our goals, ________________.A. we will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we will build up confidence of successD. we should have strong desire for setting new goals3.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ________________.A. those who have long-term goals will succeedB. writing down the dates may discourage youC. a goal is only a guide for us to reach our destinationD. everyone should have a goalQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following passage or dialog.The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80 per cent of all human illnesses are related to diet and 40 per cent of cancer is related to diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic of these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates (硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic (会致癌的) additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin (青霉素) to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.4.What is the best possible title of the passage?A. Drug and FoodB. Cancer and HealthC. Food and HealthD. Health and Drug5.What has science done to mankind?A. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.B. Science has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.C. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.D. Scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.6.What are nitrates used for?A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.B. They preserve the color of meats.C. They are the objects of research.D. They cause the animals to become fatter.7.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. We can always know what are helpful by reading the packaging labels of processed food.B. Medicine that animals take is beneficial to the human beings.C. The farmers give the animals medicine to make the meat cheaper.D. The FDA tried to control the medicine given to animals, but they are not very successful.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the following passage or dialog.There is perhaps, no other sport in the world quite as exciting as skiing. For viewers, it is a spectacle of unsurpassed beauty. For skiers, it is a vivid personal experience, a thrilling test of mind, muscle, and nerves. And more and more, Americans are discovering this thrill for themselves. Not too long ago, skii。