专题20任务型阅读(七选五)一、Adailymultivitaminmaygiveyourwell-beinganextrabenefit,butifyou’veeverswallowedoneandfeltsickrightafter,youknowit’shardlyapleasantexperience.__1.__◆You’retakingvitaminsonanemptystomach.Vitaminsthataremoreacidinnature,likevitaminC,maycausenausea(恶心)ifthey’reconsumedonanemptystomach.VitaminsA,D,EandK,unlikesomeothers,maybebetterabsorbedwhennottakenwithfood.◆__2.__Vitaminsarelikemedicinesinthattheycanactoneachotherandothermedicinesyou’retaking.__3.__Someresearchsuggeststhatmultivitaminscouldcausesideeffectswhentakenatthesametimewithhighestrogen(雌激素)levels.◆There’salotofironinyourpill.Multivitaminsthatcontainalotofironorironsupplementsthemselvescancausenausea.Thisisespeciallytrueifyou’retakingthemoutsideofameal.Ironisinterestinginthatit’sbestabsorbedonanemptystomach,butit’shardesttotakeonanemptystomachbecauseofthenausea.__4.__Itmightdecreasetheabsorptionalittlebitbutit’sbetterthannothing.◆Allergicreactionsideeffects.Sincemultivitaminscontainsomanyvitaminsandminerals,allergicreactionsarecertainlypossible.Mildallergicreactionscanincludeitchiness(痒)andafewhives(荨麻疹).__5.__Shouldyouexperiencemoreadvancedsignsofanallergicreaction,suchastroublebreathing,chestpain,widespreadhivesoraswollenfacialregion,visittheclosestemergencyroomimmediately.Thelableonyourvitaminsshouldprovidedirectionsfortakingthem.Checktheinformationbeforetakingthemtoseewhatelseyoushouldknow.A.You’retakingvitaminswithothermedicines.B.Belowareafewreasonswhymultivitaminsmaybemakingyouill.C.It’simportanttodiscusswithanexpertthetimingofthesevitamins.D.Thesestomachissuescanbeextremelydisturbing.E.It’sbettertotakeitwithfoodthantryingtakingitonanemptystomach.F.Ifyouexperiencethesesideeffects,stopuseandcontactyourdoctor.G.Pleasereviewthecombinationstomakesuretherearenoharmfulinteractions.文章大意:本文主要讲述了服用多种维生素可能让人感到不适的几种原因。3.G解析:本句出现在段落中间,起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是,各种维生素之间以及维生素与其他药物之间会相互作用;下文讲的是,当雌激素水平高时服用多种维生素可能引起副作用,所以G项符合语境。G项的意思是“请检查一下混合物(多种维生素),确保它们之间没有有害的相互作用”。4.E解析:本句出现在段落中间,起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是,多种维生素中的铁在空腹时服用吸收效果是最好的,但空腹服用会让人恶心;下文讲的是,这可能会吸收得少一点,但总比一点也不吸收要好,所以E项符合语境。E项的意思是“比起试图空腹服用来说,跟食物一起服用多种维生素更好一些”。5.F解析:本句出现在段落中间,起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是,轻微的过敏反应症状;下文讲的是较重的过敏反应症状,所以F项“如果你感受到了这些副作用,就不要服用了,要联系你的医生”符合语境。二、Whetherthey’reforateenagerornot,allgreatstorieshavecertainelements:theyhaveinterestingcharactersweenjoyreadingabout;theyshowthesecharactersinaworldwecanrecognizeandunderstand.__1.__Themaincharacterfacesaproblem,usuallyquiteaseriousone.Thethingthatmostdrawsustoreadingthestoryisthewaythecharacterdealswiththeproblem—whetherthecharactergetsthebetterofit,oritgetsthebetterofthecharacter.Charactersinabookforyoungadultsaregenerallyyoungadultsthemselves.__2.__Ontheonehand,they’renotchildrenanymore.They’regrowingupandwanttostretchtheirwings.Ontheotherhand,they’renotyetadults.Theycan’tdocertainthings,asthey’renotyetabletodothemorbecausetheworldtellsthemthattheycan’t.Tomakethingsevenmorecomplicated,almostallyoungadultsfeelatsomepointthatthewholegrowing-upprocessishappeningtooquickly.__3.__Thisyear,TEENShasselectedsevenofthetenbooks;nominated(提名)fortheUS2017NationalBookAwardsinthecategoriesofYoungPeople’sLiterature.Somestoriesarespecificallywrittenforteenagersoryoungadults,meaningthattheirauthorsareverysensitivetothe“in-between”natureofteenagelife.They’reaboutproblemsthatappearforyoungpeoplebecauseoftensionsbetweenthemandtheirparentsandteachers,theirsiblings(兄弟姐妹),orwidersociety.Often,theseproblemsarepresentedveryseriouslybywriters.__4.__Atthesametime,fictionisn’tsupposedtobejustaboutthechallengespeoplefaceinlife,butalsoabouthowpeopleovercomethoseproblems.__5.__Theydiscoversomethingaboutthemselvesthattheyneverknewbefore,andwhichenablesthemtosucceed.Andthesolutionthattheyfindopensthefutureuptothem,settingthemonthepathtoadulthood.A.Andtheyareinachallengingperiodoflife.B.Butmostimportantly,greatstorieshaveacentraldrama.C.Tosomedegree,challengesbringoutthebestincharacters.D.Butthat’swhatyoungadultswantinfiction:tobetakenseriously.E.Theywanttoholdbackalittleandremainachildalittlelonger.F.Thesearestoriesthatsomeoneofanyagecouldpickupandenjoy.G.Whenclosingagoodbook,wefeelwe’velearnedsomethingaboutourselves.文章大意:本篇文章是文学艺术类说明文。作者主要分析了优秀的小说的特点,着重分析了写给年轻人看的小说。2.A解析:本空出现在段落中。根据后面的“Ontheonehand,they’renotchildrenanymore.They’regrowingupandwanttostretchtheirwings.Ontheotherhand,they’renotyetadults.Theycan’tdocertainthings,asthey’renotyetabletodothemorbecausetheworldtellsthemthattheycan’t”可以看出,这个时候的年轻人有着非常矛盾的心理感受,一方面想去做一些事情,另一方面又有一些事情不能做,所以答案是A“他们处于人生中一个很有挑战性的阶段”。3.E解析:本句出现在段尾。根据上文中的“Tomakethingsevenmorecomplicated,almostallyoungadultsfeelatsomepointthatthewholegrowing-upprocessishappeningtooquickly”可知,几乎所有的年轻人都会在某个阶段感觉整个成长过程发生得太快了,所以,他们希望时光能倒回一点,让他们再当一段时间的小孩子,所以答案是E。4.D解析:本句出现在段尾。根据上文中的“Often,theseproblemsarepresentedveryseriouslybywriters”可知,作者通常会很认真地展现这些问题,而D项“但这正是年轻人在小说中想要(看到)的——被认真对待”能很好地承接上文,所以答案是D。三、Lastweektheelectricityinmyflatwentout.Ihadjustgothomefromworkandwashappilymakingmytea,whenallofasuddenIwassurroundedbycompletedarkness.Itriedtofixitbutfailed.Ihadtowaitforanelectriciantoc