兰州一中2014-2015年高二上学期英语期末试题

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1、第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ANobodylikeshomeeconomics(家政学).Butrestoringtheprogramcouldhelpusinthefightingagainstobesityandchronicdiseasestoday.Thehomeeconomicsmovementwasfoundedonthebeliefthathouseworkandfoodpreparationwereimportantsubjectsthatshou

2、ldbestudiedscientifically.Thefirstclassesoccurredintheagriculturalandtechnicalcollegesthatwerebuiltinthe1860s.Whenmostdepartmentsofuniversitiesrejectedwomen,homeeconomicswasabackdoorintohighereducation.Indeed,intheearly20thcentury,homeeconomicswasaserioussubject.Whenfewpeopleunderstoodgerm(微生物)th

3、eoryandalmostnoonehadheardofvitamins,homeeconomicsclassesofferedvitalinformationaboutwashinghandsregularly,eatingfruitsandvegetablesandnotfeedingcoffeetobabies.However,todaywerememberonlythefixedideasabouthomeeconomics,forgettingthemovement’smostimportantlessonsonhealthyeatingandcooking.ToomanyAm

4、ericanssimplydon’tknowhowtocook.Ourdiets,consistingofhighlyprocessedfoodsmadecheaplyoutsidethehome,havecontributedtomanyserioushealthproblems.Inthelastdecade,manycitiesandstateshavetriedtotaxjunkfoodheavilyortobantheuseoffoodstampstobuysoda.Clearly,manypeoplearedoubtfulaboutanygovernmentalstepsto

5、promotehealthyeating.Butwhatifthegovernmentputthetoolsofobesitypreventioninthehandsofchildrenthemselvesbyteachingthemhowtocook?MyfirstexperiencewithhomeeconomicshappenedtwodecadesagowhenIwasaseventhgraderinaNorthCarolinapublicschool.Ayearlater,myfather’sjobtookourfamilytoWales,whereIattendedalarg

6、eschoolforafewmonths.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverreallycookedanything.Irememberthatitwasfun,andwithaninstructorstandingby,itwasn’thard.ThoselessonsstuckwithmewhenIfirststartedcookingformyhusbandandmyselfaftercollegeandtheywilldo.TeachingcookinginpublicschoolscanhelpsolvesomeproblemsfacingAmericansto

7、day.Thehistoryofhomeeconomicsshowsit’spossible.1.Homeeconomics______.A.isasubjectbecomingmoreandmorepopularwithAmericansB.isoftenusedtohelpfightagainstobesityandchronicdiseasesC.onceofferedwomenaspecialapproachtouniver