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必修第二册Unit5MusicⅠ.阅读理解ACandleswereburningbright，excitingmytwo-year-oldson，Jack，whomovedforwardtoblowthemout.Jack’sthirdbirthdaywasstillafewmonthsawaybuteversincehisdadGary’sbigdayearlierthatyear，mysonhadn’tstoppedtalkingaboutcelebratinghisown.HisolderbrothersOliver，6，andJosh，10，werehappytosingthebirthdaysongwithhim.But，overtime，IgrewconcernedthatJackwasn’twell.Mylovelyboywasnowashadowofhisformerself.HowcouldIignoreit，thoughdoctorsweren’ttooconcerned?OnedayIwasatworkandsharedmyfearswithacolleague.Shecomfortedmeandsaiditwassafetobecareful.WhenIreturnedhomelater，IpackedabagandpreparedtotakeJacktohospital.Atthehospital，Ijustcouldn’tshakethefeelingthatbadnewswascoming.Mysuspicions(怀疑)wereconfirmed.Weweretoldhehadaveryrareformofcancer.Jackwasgoingdownhillrapidly.GaryandItookitinturnstostaywithhiminthehospital.“Yourbirthday’scomingup，”ItoldJackeachday，hopinghecouldrememberthetimeswehadsunghimhappybirthdaybefore.“Jack’sonlyoptionisastemcelltransplant(干细胞移植)，andabrotherorasistermightbethebestchanceyouhave，”adoctortoldus.“Hecanhavemyheadifheneedsit！”Joshcried.Oliverwasn’tasenthusiasticashisolderbrother，butitwasahugereliefwhenhewasconfirmedasamatch.DoctorswerecautiousaboutsayingOlivermightsaveJack’slifeincaseitdidn’tworkasplanned.Totheirrelief，theresultwascomforting.TheyweremovedbyOliver’sbravery.Oliver，nowseven，reallydidsavehislittlebrotherandthey’renowcloserthanever.“Ididn’twanttodoitattheverybeginningbutattheendIkindofregrettedfeelinglikethatbecausenowIknowhowimportantitwas，”hesaid.1．WhatmainlycontributedtotheearlierdiscoveryofJack’sillness?A．Doctors’increasingconcern.B．Jack’sdiscomfortaftertheparty.C．Hismother’snaturalpowerandlove.D．Hismother’scolleague’sreminding.2．WhydidJack’smothermentionhisbirthdayeachday?A．Tostrengthentheirmemories.B．ToencourageJacktosurvive.C．ToprepareJackforhisbirthday.D．TomakeGaryandherselfrelaxed.3．WhatcanweinferaboutOliver?A．Hehesitatedtodonatehisstemcellsatfirst.B．Hehadabadrelationshipwithhisbrothers.C．Heenviedhismother’scareofJack.D．Hewasbraverthanhisolderbrother.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．It’snevertoolatetosavealife.B．Magicalwayscomesfrombelief.C．Abrotherinneedisabrotherindeed.D．Thepowertocurecomesfromthefamily.BHaveyoueverheardsomeonesay，“Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday”，orgiveyouadviceaboutwhyit’svitaltostartthedaywithahealthybreakfast?Itseemsthatthismeal，formanyofus，isnecessaryforourdaytostartwell，butisitreallythatimportant?Theword“breakfast”comesfrom“breakingthefast(禁食)”—theideaofendingtheperiodinwhichwedon’teatduringthenight.Theregenerationprocessthattakesplacewhilewesleepconsumessomeofournaturalfoodreserves.Breakfastgivesusanopportunitytoreplenishthosereducedstoresofthingslikeproteinandcalcium.So，inthatway，ahealthybreakfastmakessense.Therearealsomanyoften-quotedstudieswhichseemtoconnectastateofbeingoverweightwithnoteatingbreakfast.Infact，itleadsmanyhealthexpertstoadviseahealthybreakfasttonotonlycontrolbutalsoloseweight.InaUSstudy，50，000peopleweremonitoredoversevenyears，andthosewhoateahealthybreakfastwerefoundtohavealowerBMI(体重指数)，whichseemstosuggestthatbreakfastmayindeedhelppeoplemaintainahealthyweight.Butitmightnotbeassimpleasthat.AlexandraJohnstone，professorofappetiteresearchattheUniversityofAberdeen，suggeststhosewhodonothavebreakfastmightbelessawareofhealthydietsandnutrition，andpeoplewhoeatbreakfastmighthaveahealthierlifestyleoverall—exercisingandnotsmoking，forexample.Andhealsopointsoutthatwiththeriseinpopularityofintermittent(间歇的)fastingtoloseweight，theremayalsobesomebenefitstonoteatingbreakfast，likeimprovingbloodsugarcontrolandloweringbloodpressure.So，whilebreakfasthasitsbenefits，itmightnotbethemostimportantmeal.Itseemsthatahealthylifestylewithabalanceddietmightbemoreimportantformanyofusthanjustonesinglemeal.5．Whydoestheauthorlistthequestionsinthefirstparagraph?A．Togiveawarning.B．Tooffersomeadvice.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．Toproveacertainfact.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“replenish”meaninparagraph2?A．Setaside.B．Managewithout.C．Makeupfor.D．Runoutof.7．WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromJohnstone’sresearch?A．Skippingbreakfastmaydogoodtoourhealth.B．ThosewhoeatbreakfastcankeepalowerBMI.C．Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.D．Intermittentfastingcontributesgreatlytoweightloss.8．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoattheendofthetext?A．Trynewlifestyles.B．Followabalanceddiet.C．Paymoreattentiontobreakfast.D．Beawareofthebenefitsofeachmeal.CHumanisstrugglingtocontaintwomajorcrises：Skyrocketingglobaltemperaturesanddeep-divingbiodiversity(生物多样性)．Butpeopletendtosolveeachproblemonitsown，forinstancebyusinggreenenergiesandcarbon-eatingmachines，whilesurroundingecosystemstopreservethem.Butanewreportarguesthattreatingeachcrisisinisolation(孤立地)meansmissingoutonsolutionsthatresolveboth.Humancan’tsolveonewithoutalsosolvingtheother.Sowhatmightthesesolutionslooklike？Say，forinstance，youturnaheavilyloggedforestintoanationalpark.Asthetreesgrowback，theywouldprovidehabitatforthereturnofanimals.Lettingaforestcomebacknaturally，ratherthanplantingtreesofasinglespeciestobalanceupsomecorporations’carbonemissions(排放)