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By Alexandra Sifferlin for TIME with additional reporting by Anna Prokos

The Walt Disney Company on Tuesday became the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels，radio stations and websites.Starting in 2015，there won’t be any candy，sugary cereal or fast food commercials (广告) aimed at kids.It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.

The ban will first apply to Disney XD and Saturday­morning children’s programming on Disney-ABC Television，as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children.In addition，Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts.Fast food options will be replaced with healthier choices，such as apples vegetables and yogurt.

In addition to candy bars and fast food meals，other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid­targeted media.Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air.There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories.Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.

Even though many fast food chains and food companies offer healthier options，like apples and salads，Disney said it could still deny the companies’ ads.A company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.

Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods.Last week，New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters，restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple.He says large，sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.

“Getting rid of junk food ads could make it easier to keep a family on a healthy diet，” says Nadine Haskell，a mother of two sons.“If they see a commercial on TV，then the next time we go to the grocery store they’ll say they want to try it.”

1．Why did the Walt Disney Company ban ads for junk food on its TV channels，radio stations and websites?

A．In order to give way to other ads.

B．In order to lead a revolution in the world of media. C．In order to achieve greater success in the area of ads. D．In order to help kids make better food choices. 2．The ban will apply to the following except________. A．healthy food commercials such as yogurt ads B．kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts C．programs on Disney-ABC Television

D．Disney-owned websites related to families with young children

3．New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is mentioned to show that________. A．people had a positive reaction to Disney’s new policy

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B．the local government is in support of Disney’s new policy C．Disney is not alone on the way to saying goodbye to junk foods

D．getting rid of junk food ads can make it easier to keep a family on a healthy diet 4．What’s Nadine Haskell’s attitude towards Disney’s new policy? A．Positive. C．Ambiguous.

B．Negative. D．Indifferent.

B

It was a modest test drive：moving forward 15 feet，turning in place 120 degrees，then backing up about 8 feet.The entire trip took about 16 minutes.

But for the team behind Curiosity，the six-wheeled NASA rover (探测器) that landed on Mars 17 days ago，the first tracks on Mars were an exciting milestone.“It couldn’t be more important，” Peter

C．Theisinger，the mission’s project manager，said.“I mean，we built a rover.So unless the rover moves，we really haven’t accomplished anything.”

Curiosity，which was launched on November 26,2011，is to spend about a couple of years traveling through a 96-mile-wide crater (陨石坑) and up a mountain at the center of the crater，exploring for signs that early Mars could have been habitable for life.

But that journey of miles started a few feet away from Bradbury Landing，where Curiosity set down on Aug.6,2012.The spot had been named for Ray Bradbury，the author of The Martian Chronicles and other influential science-fiction novels.He would have turned 92 on Wednesday.

Recently，Curiosity has been busy with other exercises.On Sunday，the rover fired a laser instrument for the first time，hitting a rock and analyzing the atomic make-up.On Monday，it extended its arm.On Tuesday，it moved its four corner wheels in preparation for the drive.

“Everything has been going extremely well，” Mr Theisinger said.So far，the only broken instrument has been a wind sensor that may have been damaged during the landing，NASA said.

During the next week，as more instruments are checked out，Curiosity is to head to its first destination，called Glenelg.At first，Curiosity will move only about 30 feet at a time.As its engineers gain experience，the drives will stretch to longer than the length of a football field.

Mr Theisinger warned that the early successes did not ensure future ones.So far，the mission has accomplished only two of its primary goals：to launch on time and to land on Mars.“We’ve got a long way to go before this mission meets its full potential，” he said. 5.What does Peter

C．Theisinger think of the test drive? A．It hasn’t accomplished anything. C．It ended up as a failure.

B．It is of great importance. D．It was not smooth.

6.Which part of Curiosity was damaged according to the passage? A．A laser instrument.

B．A wind sensor.

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C．Its arm.

7．Curiosity is mainly designed to________. A．search for evidence of life on Mars B．prepare for human landing on Mars C．explore the natural resources on Mars D．try out some scientific instruments

D．Its four corner wheels.

8．What is Mr Theisinger’s attitude towards the mission? A．Very optimistic. C．Very disappointed.

B．Very confident. D．Very cautious.

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The mysterious stone figures known as inuksuit can be found throughout the circumpolar (极地附近的) world.Inukshuk，the singular of inuksuit，means “in the likeness of a human” in the Inuit language.They are monuments made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival.The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is “Someone was here” or “You are on the right path”．

The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms for a variety of purposes：as navigation or directional aid，to mark a place of respect or a memorial to a beloved person，or to indicate migration routes or places where fish can be found.Other similar stone structures were objects of respect，standing for places of power or the home of spirits.Although most inuksuit appear singly，sometimes they are arranged in order covering great distances or are grouped to mark a specific place.

These sculptural forms are among the oldest and most important objects placed by humans upon the vast Arctic landscape and have become a familiar symbol of the Inuit and of their homeland.Inuit tradition forbids destroying inuksuit.An inukshuk is often honored as symbolizing an ancestor who knew how to survive on the land in the traditional way.A familiar inukshuk is a welcome sight to a traveler on a featureless and scary landscape.

An inukshuk can be small or large，a single rock，several rocks balanced on each other.Built from whatever stones are at hand，each one is unique.The arrangement of stones indicates the purpose of the marker.The directions of arms or legs could indicate the direction of an open channel for navigation，or a valley for passage through the mountains.An inukshuk without arms，or with antlers (鹿角) attached to it，would act as a marker for a storage of food.

9．The construction of inuksuit is probably linked to________.

A．the old tradition existing in the Arctic areas B．the openness of Arctic space and its severe condition C．the development of rock art through generations

D．the unique need of marking a place of respect for a dead traveler 10．If an inukshuk is worn out or out of shape，the Inuit________. A．may break it down and rebuild a new one

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B．arrange each rock of it in an orderly round circle C．may try every means to stop it falling apart

D．still leave it as it is and regard it as worthy of great honor

11．Which of the following inuksuit would most likely mark the location of a food place?

12．The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to________. A．inform readers

C．guide travelers in the Arctic A

语篇解读 本文为一篇新闻报道。迪斯尼公司开始向垃圾食品说“不”，宣布自2015年起全面停播糖果、快餐食品等的广告。

解析： 考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句“It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.”可知选D。

答案： D

解析： 考查细节理解。根据第二段首句“The ban will first apply to...with young children.”可知禁令将适用于C、D两项；根据第二段第二句“In addition，Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts.”可知禁令也将适用于B项。根据第二段最后一句可知禁令不适用于A项，故答案为A。

答案： A

解析： 考查推理判断。由第五段的首句“Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods.”可知，列举纽约市长的例子是用来证明这句话的。

答案： C

解析： 考查观点态度。由最后一段的首句“Getting rid of junk food ads could make it easier to keep a family on a healthy diet”可知，她是支持这项政策的，故选A。

答案： A

语篇解读 本文为说明文。神秘的因努伊特石堆遍布极地周围，这有什么意义呢？它们是怎样出现的，有什么样的形状？文章为我们一一道来。

解析： 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“They are monuments made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival.”可知，未加工的石头制作的纪念碑是因纽特人用来交流和生存的，而他们靠此生存可能与北极地区的开阔及恶劣的条件有关，故B项正确。 B

语篇解读 美国国家航空航天局发射的好奇号火星探测器在降落火星17天后首次试车，迈出了火星探险的第一步。

解析： 考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“It couldn’t be more important”可知，Peter

C．Theisinger认为这次试车非常重要。 答案： B

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B．entertain readers

D．urge people to preserve inuksuit

解析： 考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段第二句可知，好奇号火星探测器的风力传感器在着陆时受损，其他一切都完好，故答案选B项。

答案： B解析： 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“exploring for signs that early Mars could have been habitable for life”可知，好奇号火星探测器的主要任务是寻找早期火星是适合生命存在的证据。

答案： A

解析： 考查观点态度。从最后一段可以看出Theisinger先生出言谨慎认为目前取得的成功并不能代表将来，在彻底完成任务前，还有很长的一段路要走。

答案： D C 答案： B

解析： 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的“Inuit tradition forbids destroying inuksuit.”可知，因纽特人的传统禁止破坏因努伊特石堆，故D项“仍让它保持原样，而且认为它值得尊敬”正确。

答案： D

解析： 考查细节理解。根据文章最后一句“An inukshuk without arms，or with antlers (鹿角) attached to it，would act as a marker for a storage of food.”可知，一个没有胳膊或者附有鹿角的因努伊特石堆是食物储藏地点的标志。

答案： C

解析： 考查写作目的。文章介绍了因努伊特石堆的意义，以及人们对石堆的尊敬等，所以作者的目的就是让读者了解因努伊特石堆，故A项正确。

答案： A

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