閱讀理解專題訓練(好課件)

閱讀理解專題訓練：掌握主旨大意考查主旨大意題常見的題干：命題者大多就段落、短文的主題（theme、topic）,主題思想（mainidea）、標題（title）擬題。Themainideaoftheparagraph/passageis__Fromtheparapraphweknowthat__Theparapraph/passagecouldbeentitledWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetextWhatdoestheauthormainlydiscuss1）要做好主旨大意題首先要迅速找到文章的主題句。2）做此類題目時，首先要搞清楚是問某一段，還是全文的大意。3）如果有標題，標題中蘊含的信息往往是關鍵信息。4）任何一篇文章都是圍繞某個主題展開的。因此，許多文章中最明顯的特點之一是有一個反復出現(xiàn)的中心詞，即高頻詞，也叫主題詞,抓住了它，便抓住了文章的中心。確定主題句的位置：在閱讀中，盡量運用有關信息詞確定主題句的位置。如在forexample、first、second>tobeginwith、等之前的句子；或在allinall、aboveall、inaword、inshort、sumup、therefore、thus、clearly等后的句中尋找并確定。Givenallthesepointsabove,Iwouldsupporttheideathat。。。Forallthereasonsmentionedabove,Iwouldprefer。。。等句子后。尋找主題句的位置：Peoplehavedifferenttastesinfood.Somefeelthattheyhaven'teatenamealunlesstheyhavehadsteakorotherredmeat.Somepreferchickenorfishandeatoneortheotherateverymeal.Othersprefervegetablesandfruitsorgrainsandwouldenjoyamealofspaghetti,eggplant,andfreshfruit.Otherscouldliveonwhatwerecalledfast--foods:ahamburgerorhotdog,Frenchfriesandasoftdrink.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreserious.Theworldpopulationisrising,soquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwecontinuetodothis,humanlifeonearthwillnotsurvive.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentsofmanycountrieshaveestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestsandsearesourcesandwastewaterandpoisonousgaseshavebeenalsodealtwith.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblems.Peopleshouldbefurthereducatedtorealizetheimportanceoftheproblem,tousemodernmethodsofbirthcontrolandlearntorecycleournaturalresources.Wearesurethatweshallhaveabetterandcleanedplanetinthefuture.Nowadaystheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreserious.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwecontinuetodothis,humanlifeonearthwillnotsurviveInsectscomeinmanysizes.Somearebigandsomearesmall.Thesmallestonesaresosmal1thatittakesonehundredofthemtoformoneinch .Thebiggestinsectsarenotbig,buttheyareonethousandtimesasbigasthesmallest.Theyareaboutteninchesinlength !總結：Smokingcigarettesisharmfultoyourhealth.Experimentsshowthatcigarettesmokingcancausecancer.Besidesthemostseriousandterribledisease(illness),cancer,cigarettesmokingalsocancauseotherhealthproblems.Forexample,itcangiveonea “smoker'scough”.Finally,studieshaveshownitiseasyforcigarettesmokerstocatchcolds.Whetheryougetanunimportantcoldorterriblekiller,cancer,smokingisharmful.IsitworthitSomestudentspreferastrictteacherwhotellsthemexactlywhattodo.Othersprefertobelefttoworkontheirown.Stillotherslikeademocraticdiscussiontypeofclass.Nooneteachingmethodcanbedevisedtosatisfyallstudentsatthesametime.Ahumanbodyappearstoberathersoftanddelicate,comparedwiththat ofawildanimal,butitisactuallysurprisinglystrong.Indeed,itsverysoftnessandloosenessisanadvantage;itmakesmangoodatmovingaboutmovementofalllivingthingsofhisownsize,becausehecandosomanydifferentthingswithhislimbs.Man'sgamesshowhowhecancontrolhisownbody.Nootherlandcreaturecanswimasskillfullyasman;morehassuchvariedgrace;veryfewlivesaslongashe;noneissostronginitsnaturalresistancetodisease.Therefore,manhasagreatadvantageinhisbattleagainsttherisksofdamageanddeaththatthreatenhim.Oneofthemostimportantusesofgoldisformoney .Goldcanbeusedtomakerings,earrings,andotherthings,Goldisalsousedtomakeagoldleaf,averyflatribbonofgoldthatisoftenusedonpictureframes.Cupsanddishescanalsobemadefromgold.Goldhasmanyuses.總結：Oftennoonelooksmoreguiltythantheinnocent.Ontheotherhand,nobodymaylookmoreinnocentthanaprofessionalcriminal.Andthemanwhoknows“everything“mayreallyonlybetryingtohidehisownweakness.So,itisfoolishtotrytojudgeapersononlybyhisappearance.Nothingisasusefulasaflashlightonadarknightifatiregoesflat.Fewinventionsaresohelpfultoachildwhoisafraidofthedark.Infact,themodernflashlightbringslighttomanydarksituations.Findingsomethinginthebackofaclosetiseasywithaflashlightinhand.AcamperalsoneedsoneafterthelightofthecampfirehasbeenoutPeoplewholiveincountrieswithmanydoctorsandmodernhospitalsareworld'shealthiestpeople--rightNotnecessarily.Somegroupsofpeoplewhohavenodoctorsorhospitalsatallareamongtheworld'shealthiest.Forexample,peoplewholiveonsmall,farawayislandsgetveryfewdiseasesbecausetherearenooutsiderstobringingermsornewillness.總結：Ifyouwereplanningtobuyatelevisionset,thefollowingadvertisementwouldcertainlydrawyourattention: "ColorTV.Only$79.Twodayssale.Hurry."However,whenyougotothestorereadytobuy.Youmaydiscoverthattheyaresoldout.Buttheshopassistantisquicktotellyouthathehasanothermodel.Amuchbettersetwhichis“justrightforyou”Itcosts$395.Thissalestrickiscalled“baitandswitch". （誘售法）Buyersarebaitedwithasalesadvertisement,andthentheyareswitchedtoanothermoreexpensiveone.Buyingthingsonsaleneedscarefulconsiderationofthegoodsandthereasonforthesale.Theparagraphcouldbeentitled.A.BuyerBewareB.Closeout（出清存貨）SaleC.CrimePays D.BuyingaTVSetGoodmannersareimportantinallcountries ,butwaysofexpressinggoodmannersaredifferentfromcountrytocountry.Americanseatwithknivesandforks;Japaneseeatwithchopsticks.Americanssay"Hi"whentheymeet;Japanesebow.ManyAmericanmenopendoorsforwomenJapanesemendonot.Onthesurface,itappearsthatgoodmannersinAmericaarenotgoodmannersinJapan,andinawaythisistrue.Butinanycountry ,themannersthatareimportantarethoseinvolvingoneperson'sbehaviortowardanotherperson.Inallcountriesitisgoodmannerstobehaveconsiderately towardothersandbadmannersnotto.Itisonlythewayofbehavingpolitelythatdiffersfromcountrytocountry.Anantcanpickupanobjectmorethanfiftytimesitsownweight.Abeecanpullaloadmorethanonehundredandfiftytimesitsweight.Ifwewereasstronginproportiontooursize,wecouldpullafive-tontruckIfwehadthejumpingabilityofagrasshopper,wecouldleapathirdthelengthofafootballfield!總結：JoshuaBinghamstudied4yearsattheUniversityofParisanddecidedtoleavehisgraduation.HetransferredtotheUniversityofBerlinandgraduatedwithhonors.HarvardLawSchooland,later,BostonCollegeprovidedhimwithanexcellentlegalbackground.HeispresentlyacorporationlawyerinMiami,Florida.Q:WhatisthemainideaofthepassageHowJoshuaBinghambecamealawyer.Binghamisadiligentstudent.JoshuaBinghamreceivedanexcellenteducation.Agoodlawyerneedsgoodeducation.TomstudiedfouryearsattheUniversityofParisanddecidedtoleavebeforehisgraduation.HetransferredtotheUniversityofBerlinandgraduatedwithhonors.HarvardLawSchooland,later,BostonCollegeprovidedhimwithanexcellent legalbackground.HeispresentlyacorporationlawyerinMiami,Florida.Themainideaofthisparagraphisthat.Tom,whohadstudiedatParisUniversitiesforfouryears,movedtoanotheruniversity.TombecamealawyersincehisgraduationfromHarvardLawSchoolandlaterfromBostonCollege.TomwasanexcellentstudentwhenhestudiedatBerlinuniversity.Tomreceivedanexcellenteducation.總結：TypesOfParagraphStructurestypeThepositionofthetopic▲Atthebeginning▼AttheendXInthemiddle?Atthebeginningandend■Nocleartopicsentence應試技巧：正確選項的特點.含有抽象名詞和概括性詞語。.四個選項中，含有approach,concept,chance,opportunity,various,both,general,many,difficult,way,necessity,necessary,importance 等詞的選項——般是正確選項。.四個選項中，內(nèi)容相近或完全相反的兩個選項中往往有一個是正確選項。.那些概括全文，內(nèi)容全面，含義深刻，說明道理的選項一般是答案項 ，而選項內(nèi)容片面，單一的內(nèi)容一般是錯誤選項.錯誤選項的特點TOC\o"1-5"\h\z1）以偏概全.只是局部信息，或是一句沒有展開論述的話 .2）過于籠統(tǒng).即歸納的主題太泛，與細節(jié)脫節(jié)或是沒有對細節(jié)加以充分論述 .3）把觀點強加與作者.讀者往往根據(jù)自己的常識對文章進行判斷而忽視了作者的見解 .4）無關信息，既在文章中沒有提到或找不到語言依據(jù)的信息尋找主題句：systemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas ,The“Chunnel”,atunnel（隧道）connectingEnglandandFrance;isnowcompleted.pandaisapopularanimal.StoriesaboutthepandaintheWashingtonZooarealwaysfrontpagenewsandimportantfeaturesontelevisionnewscasts.Stuffedpandasareamongthemostpopulartoysforchildren,andpandapostcardsarealwaysindemandinzoogiftshops.Joeishappyaboutbeingonabowlingteamthatbowlsonceaweek.Healsoenjoysplayingbasketballtwiceamonth.Duringthesummer ,hetriestoplaybaseballonweekends.Joereallydoesenjoyallsportsactivities.Hegoesswimmingasoftenashecan.Wheneverhecan'tparticipatedirectly,helovestowatchafootballgameoragolfortennismatch.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisroller-skates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly ,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!專題訓練：1.Wouldn'titbeterribleifwedidn 'thavegrassWewouldhavetowalkonbaresoil.CanyouguesswhatourplaygroundswouldlooklikeOnarainyday,wewouldgetallmuddy.Onadrydaywewouldbreathecloudsofdust.Theshorttextmainlydealswith.whyweneedrainhowgrassiskeptgreenhowgrasshelpsuswhywebreathedustThewordWaterloohasbecomeasynonymfordefeattotaldefeatandcompletedisaster.Waterloo,atowninBelgium,wasthesceneofabattlein1851thatbroughtoverwhelmingdefeattoNapoleonBonaparte'sFrenchArmy.AtstakewerethewholecontinentofEuropeandNapoleon'sdreamofanempire.Inafewdays,overfortythousandFrenchsoldiersdied.WiththeirdeathsanewwordfordisasterwasbornWaterloo.Thesubjectofthetextis.whereWaterlooiswhonamedWaterloowhyNapoleonwasdefeatedhowWaterloocametomeandefeatRatsarestillalmostasbigadangertopeopleastheywerelongago.Theystillspreaddiseaseandeatcrops.Muchofthehungerwehavetodayiscausedbyrats.Theyeathalfofthegrainharvestedintheworld.Thisparagraphmainlytellsus.thatweareshortofgrainbecauseofratswhyratsarestillanenemyofpeoplehowratsdestroyourfoodwhyratscausedisease“Evenwhenamanissaidtobeabestfriend,"Rubinwrites,“thetwosharelittleabouttheirinnermostfeelings. WhereasawomaHsclosestfemalefriendmightbethefirsttotellhertoleaveafailingmarriage.Itwasn 'tunusualtohearamansayhedidn'tknowhisfriend'smarriagewasinserioustroubleuntilheappearedonenightaskingifhecouldsleeponthe sofa”WhichofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedbythelastparagraphMenkeeptheirinnermostfeelingstothemselves.Womenaremoreseriousthanmenaboutmarriage.Menoftentakesuddenactiontoendtheirmarriage.Womendependonothersinmakingdecisions.Wethinkofaf1oodoranearthquakeasanaturaldisaster.Tomanyofnature'sanimals,however,thegreatestdisasteristhecomingoflargenumbersofhumans.WhensettlerscamefromtheEasttoAmerica'sgreatwesternplains,theykilledmillionsofbison,poisonedtheprairiedogs,andshotthecoyotes.Allthisupsetthearea'sbalanceofnature.Fortheanimals,itwasworsethanafloodorearthquake.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetextFloodsandEarthquakeHumans--DisastertoNatureAmericanSettlersNatureBalanceItself全文練習：（★★★★★）AWorldofOpportunityTheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever.Allthemorereasontoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW-SEPARATEsectionsforThethroughThursday,andSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullout,takewithyouorpassalong.NEW-TheDiningIn,DiningOutsection,Wednesdays,abanquet（宴席）ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourself,orderuporeatout.NEW-TheHouse&Home,filled withuseful,interestingfeaturesandarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW-Anexpanded,two-partWeekend,withmoreideasaboutmovies,shows,artexhibitions,outdoorandindoorrecreations.Latestnewsandsportsresultsofcourse,dailyworldandnationalnews,Sunday'sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou 'llcontinuetofindinTheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchYOUcanbenefitfromTheTimeseveryday.Call9orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50%OFFourregularprice.Question1:Themainideaofthisadvertisementisthat.opportunitieswillbeprovidedjusttothosewhoorderhomedeliverynewsectionshavebeenprintedseparatelyfromnowoncanbewellinformedofthelatestnewsandsportsresultscanpickupalltheinformationtheyareinterestedin.（★★★★★）Millionsofpeopleusecontactlenses（隱形眼鏡）.Foranyonewhodoesn'tmindstickinghisfingersinhiseyes,thereareclearadvantages:contactscorrectvisionbetterthanglasses,arelessoftencrushedunderfoot,don'tmakeyoulookboring,andcomeinahugevarietyofforms soft,firm,colored,andeventheatrical.MoreandmorepeopleareturningtouseofcontactaretheysafeLatestresearchfromAustraliashowsthatnotallchemicalsareeffectiveinkillingallgerms（細菌） andsomeofthesegermscancauseblindnessinjust24hours.Whilemostproblemswithcontactsstillcangobacktopoorhygiene（ 衛(wèi)生）oroveruse,notallsight-threateningconditionsonlyhappentothosewhowashtheirlensesunderthetapordecide,whiletiredandemotional,tosleepintheirlensesforthethirdnightrunning.Twoofthebiggesteye-damagingkillers protozoanacanthamoebaandbacteriapseudomonas areallaroundus,inourhomesandwaterseeminglyharmlesspaircancauseblindnessthroughkeratitis（diseaseofthecornea）.“Thecornea（角膜）islikeafive-layeredsandwich”,saysRaymondCurran,adoctorfromOmagh,NorthernIreland. "Oncethebacteriagetintoalayertheycanreproducethereandturnthecorneaopaque（toodarktoseethrough）. ”Anoptician（驗光師）mayseeonepossiblysight-threateningcaseeachmonth,butataneyehospitaltheremaybeseveraleach,oftenseeminglymild,canbemisjudgeduntilitistoo,pseudomonas,moreseriously,cancauseincreasingsightlosswitheachhourthatnottreatedimmediately,patientsmayneedacornealreplacement.Andthereallybadnews,accordingtoProfessorRogerBuckley,attheMoorfieldseyehospitalinLondon,isthatacanthamoebais“oneofthehardestgermsonEarth- itcansurviveinAntarctica.Question2:Inthepassagethewritermainlywantstotellus.possibledangerofcontactsimportanceofkeepingcontactscleandoctors'opinionsaboutcontactsadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcontacts.（★★★★★）With onlyabout1000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone（克?。﹖heanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies（ 物種）.That'samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled "Noah'sArk".Noah'sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos（胚胎），semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&MsCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2000speciesofmammals ,birdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years .Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal .Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete .“Thenucleartransfer （核子移植）ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable（capableofbeingused）pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem."Kraemerbelieves."Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransfers toresultinonepregnancy（havingababy）.Ittakesalongtimeandit'sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk ,soitisworththeeffort ,“addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat'sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah'sArk.Werebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere'salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It'saresearchthatisverymuchneeded”.Question3:Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe .A.China'sSuccessinPandasCloningB.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorldC.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD．China——theNativePlaceofPandasForever.（★★★★★ ）Americanwomenexperienceagreatvarietyoflifestyles.A“typical”Americanwomanmaybesingle.Shemayalsobedivorcedormarried.Shemaybeahomemaker,adoctor,orafactoryworker.ItisverydifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmerican.However,onethingthatmanyAmericanwomenhaveincommonistheirattitudeaboutthemselvesandtheirroleinAmericanlife.Historically,Americanwomenhavealwaysbeenveryindependent.ThefirstsettlerstocometoNewEnglandwereoftenyoungcoupleswhohadleftbehindtheirextendedfamily.theirparents,sisters,cousins,etc.）.Thewomenwerealoneinanew,undevelopedcountrywiththeirhusbands.Thishadtwoimportanteffects.Firstofall,thisasyetuncivilized（未開化）environment（環(huán)境）demandedthateverypersonshareindevelopingitandinsurvival （生存 ）.Womenworkedwiththeirhusbandsandchildrentomakethemselvesacceptedinthisnewland.Second,becausetheywereinanewlandwithouttheestablished（確定的）influenceofoldermembersofsociety,womenfeltfreetostepintonontraditionalroles.ThisroleofwomenwasstrengthenedinlateryearsasAmericansmovedwest,againleavingfamilybehindandmeetinganewenvironment.Evenlater,intheEast,asnewsettlersarrived,thewomenoftenfoundjobsmoreeasilythanmen.Womenbecamethesupportersofthefamily.Withintheestablishedlifestyleofindustrialized twentiethcenturyAmerica,thestrongroleofwomenwasnotasattractiveasintheearlydaysofthecountry.Somewomenwereactiveoutsidethehome;otherswerenot.However,whenAmericanmenwenttowarinthe1940s,womensteppedintothemen’sjobsasfactoryandbusinessworkers.Afterthewar,somewomenstayedinthesepositions,andotherslefttheirjobswithanewsenseoftheirownability.Question4:WhatisthemainideaofthispassagelifestylesledbytheAmericanwomen.womenwerefreetostepintonontraditionalroles.womenworkedhardtoestablishtheirrolesinAmericanhistorywomenwereindependentbecausetheydidnothavetofollowtheregulations（rules）atall.aremanyfamousmuseumsthroughouttheworldwherepeoplecanenjoy.,theUS,hastheNationalGalleryofArt;ParishastheLouver,London,theBritishInternationalUniversity（FIU）inMiami,theUSalsoshowsartforvisitorstoitdoessowithoutabuilding,orevenawallforitsdrawingsandFIUhasopenedwhatitsaysisthefirstcomputerartmuseumintheUniteddon’thavetovisittheUniversitytoseethejustneedacomputerlinkedtoatelephone.Youcancallthetelephonenumberofauniversity computerandconnectyourowncomputertooftheartisstoredintheschooliscomputerart,producedelectronicallybyartistsontheirownonlyafewminutes,yourcomputercanreceiveandcopyallthepicturesanddrawings.RobertShostakisdirectorofthenewcomputersayshestartedthemuseumbecausecomputerartistshadnoplacetoshowtheirwork.Acomputerartistcouldrecordhispictureselectronicallyandsendtherecords,orfloppydiscs,tootherstoseeontheircouldalsoputhispicturesonpaper,oftoprintgoodpicturesonpaper,thecomputerartistneededanexpensivelaserprinter.RobertShostaksaystheelectronicmuseumismainlyforartorcomputerstudentsinschoolsandofthepicturesinthemuseumaremadebythe.ShostaksaidtheFIUmuseumwillmakecomputerartmorefunforcomputerartistsbecausemorepeoplecanseesaysartistsenjoytheirworkmuchmoreifthey haveanthegreatnumberofhomecomputersinAmericacouldmeanahugeaudienceforhiselectronicmuseum.Question:TsthroughouttheworldelectronicartmuseuminMiami,exhibitionsinFloridaInternationalUniversitydevelopmentincomputerartAfter78yearsintheUK,theDutchclothingretailer（ 零售商）hasclosedshopforthelastC&AisnotthepastweekthebestknownnamesonBritishhighstreets-Marks&Spencer,Bootsandlittlewoods—haveannouncedsomeoftheirworstevertradingThedownturnisnotacaseofbelttherearefearsofarecession（ 衰退）,UKconsumer（消費者）spendinghassetnewrecordsinthepastsaythesuddenfallistheresultofarevolutionthatischangingalmosteverysideofBritishlives.Averagearethrowingouttheeverydayandtradinguptothefinerthingsinaredeclaringanendtoallthingsgoodtasterevolutionhassweptthecountrywithremarkableofoncepopularfashions（時髦）aredroppingthreeyearsagoMarks&SpencerwastheUK'snowconsiderthefashionsaordinary".Yetjust100yards（91metres）fromtheemptyaisles（通道）inLondon'sOxfordStreet,thestoryisenjoyeda35percentincreaseinsalesincomeinthelastthreemonthsoflastsawitssalesrise25perreported20percentforthelogo-print（ 商標）atLouisVuittoncannotbesatisfiedgrowthisnotonlylimitedtothewealthySoutheast.ExpertssayBritainhasmovedfroma“goodenough“ cultureto“goodtaste”everywhereyoulook—fromclothes,tofoodanddrink,tocars,tohomefurnishings,toholidays—Britonsarebuyingintoalifelessordinary.RisingwealthisdrivingtheresearchshowsthattheaverageUKhousehold（family）is40percentbetteroffthanin1986.“Inthepastonlythosewithmoneyandtimeontheirhandswereabletodevoteenergytothesearchfortastefulliving,"saysMartinHarward,adirectorattheHenleyCenter."Butasincomesriseandfreetimeincreases,theprivileged（wealthy）manyarelivingmiddle-classconsumersaredevelopingasenseoftheirownself-imagethroughwhattheybuy.”.（★★★★★）Whatisthemostpropertitleforthe passageIncreasinginBritain ChangingtheWorldGoingHighFashion inBritainGoingDownAllofuseateveryday,butmostofusdon 'tunderstandnutrition（營養(yǎng)）.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutgoodnutritionArethefollowingstatementstrueorfalsewhodon'teatmeatcanstayhealthy.longaspeopleeatenoughmilk,eggsandmeatalternates（ 替代物）,theycangetenoughprotein（蛋白質(zhì)）.vegetablescookedathomearealwaysmorenutritiousthancannedvegetables.differencedependsmoreonhowvegetablesarepreparedthanwhethertheyarefreshorcookedintoomuchwatercanlosealargequantityofvitamins.eatenbetweenmealscanbejustasgoodforhealthasfoodeatenatregularmeals.valuedependsonwhattypesoffoodyoueat,notwhenyoueataneggoranorangebetweenmealscancontributetoagooddiet.extravitaminsbeyondtherecommendeddailyallowanceswon'tgiveyoumoreenergy.'swidelybelievedthatextravitaminsprovidemoretakingmorethanthebodyneedsdoesn'tmakeiffunctionbetter,justasoverfillingyourgastankdoesn 'tmakeyourcarrunbetter.vitaminsarebettersupplements（補充）forthedietthansyntheticvitamins.isnovitaminhasthesameproperties（ 性質(zhì)）andspecificchemicalstructurewhethermadeinalaboratoryortakenfromplantoranimalparts.peopleneedthesameamountofvitaminsasyoungerpeople.peopleneedthesamequantityofvitaminsasyoungerpeoplealthoughtheyneedfewerillnessesraisetherequirem