around 2012. Drunkorexia addresses the need to be the life of the party while staying extremely thin, pointing to a flawed mind-set about body image and alcoholism among college students, mostly women.
Imagine this scenario: A female college freshman doesn’t eat anything all day, exercises on an empty stomach, then downs five shots of tequila in less than two hours. Because there’s no food in her system to help slow the absorption of alcohol, those shots affect her rapidly, leading to inebriation and possibly passing out, vomiting or suffering alcohol poisoning. That’s drunkorexia.
Tavis Glassman, professor of health education and public health at the University of Toledo in Ohio, researches drunkorexia and worries about scenarios such as the one described above: “With nothing in her system, alcohol hits quickly, and that brings up the same issues as with any high-risk drinking: getting home safely, sexual assault, unintentional injury, fights, hangovers that affect class attendance and grades, and possibly ending up in emergency because the alcohol hits so hard,” he says.
“Alcohol can negatively affect the liver or gastrointestinal system, it can interfere with sleep, lower the immune system and is linked to several types of cancers,” Hultin says. 58. What does the underlined word “inebriated” in paragraph 1 mean? A. excited
B. overwhelmed
C. addicted
D. drunk
59. We can infer from the passage that ____________.
A. a large number of college students spend most of their nights partying B. some college students refuse to eat before drinking alcohol to keep slim C. There is a direct link between body image and consuming alcohol D. female college student is more likely to be hurt if she drinks alcohol 60. Which of the following may Tavis Glassman agree with?
A. With more food in one’s system, he may suffer from the effects of alcohol slowly. B. Drinking five shots of tequila in less than two hours is the performance of drunkorexia. C. Those who don’t attend classes and have lower grades tend to be addicted to alcohol. D. Alcohol has negative effects on the immune system and may lead to several cancers.
C
Our society is generally becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human-relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man
has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.
The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.
Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of obedience and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again – by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one’s fellow competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.
Am I suggesting that we should return to the preindustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise” capitalism? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption ends in a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities – those of all love and of reason – are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.
61. By “a well-oiled cog in the machinery” the author intends to deliver the idea that man is ______. A. a necessary part though the function of each is insignificant B. working in complete harmony with the rest of society C. an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of society D. a irreplaceable component of society when working smoothly
62. The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that ________. A. they are more likely to lose their present work B. they have no real satisfaction or interest in life C. they are confronted with the fundamental realities D. they are deprived of individuality and independence
63. From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _______. A. who always live at the bottom of the society B. who tend to be higher up in their social status C. who prove better than their fellow competitors D. who could dip far away from this competitive world
64. The author’s attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of _______. A. approval
B. dissatisfaction
C. suspicion
D. sensibility
D
Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him.
After the war, Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of January saw him leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley newspapers without compromise — this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment.
For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writer’s journey which would change his life and popular culture forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Anne’s divorce to become final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.
Fleming’s career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.
Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off, such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers, the “Fleming-flair” ensured exciting reading. He wrote the “Atticus” column for the Sunday Times, proving a wonderful conduit for inside intelligence information, and clever rebukes(指责).
Regardless of book sales or family obligations, Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed, his passion for golfing increased so he took more time with it. Fleming’s long-term fascination with America grew, so he traveled there more often.
Ian Fleming’s full life caught up with him through his heart. It may be that years of drinking and smoking took their toll, or that the butter-rich cooking Fleming loved was the culprit. Or maybe it was just genetics. Whatever the cause, Fleming’s health declined in the late 1950s. This plus anxieties in the marriage increased Fleming’s depression. With the success of Bond, the world came knocking at Fleming’s door, and he had a harder time shutting those out that he did not want in his life.
Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing battle of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and traveled the world with style and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned his own fortune, created his own identity, and ruled his own literary empire.
65. According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley newspaper __________. A. and had to give up his yearly holiday plan to Jamaica B. because he was offered to work in Jamaica every winter C. so that he wouldn’t have to look for employment elsewhere D. on condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year 66. What led Fleming follow the path of writing? A. His dream to be a writer. B. The pressure from a woman. C. His potential for literature. D. His state of health.
67. When he began writing, Fleming never expected that __________. A. he would change popular culture B. he could get over the pressure C. Anne would have a divorce D. Anne would keep his child
68. Fleming’s thrillers reflected his __________. A. sense for popular culture C. own personalities
B. relationship with Anne D. life at Jamaica
69. The fact that “Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism” shows that __________. A. Fleming took up journalism when he finished Bond’s adventures
