This passage is mainly about .A, crime deterrent B. alternative punishmentsC. shaming punishment D. community values B "Clean your plate! "and "Be a member of the clean-plate club!" Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, it’s accompanied by an appeal: Just think about those starving orphans in Africa!" Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying "clean the plate", perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow. According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little. Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand. Health exports have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large; 23 percent bad no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can’t afford the dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those who earn at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $ 25,000 want smaller. 【查看更多】

 

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     Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local
police station wearing a toga (長(zhǎng)袍) as punishment.
     His crime? He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and too much noise
while holding a party.
     This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years, mostly imposed (強(qiáng)加) by local
judges for less－serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft.
     They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent (威懾). For example, in Tennessee, Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters stand outside Wal－Mart with signs that read, "I am a thief put here by
order of Judge McKenzie."
     "Alternative punishments like community service and fines don't convey moral condemnation of the
criminal," said Dan Kahan, a University of Chicago Law School professor, in an article published on the
university's website. "They aren't shameful enough."
     Supporters of shaming punishment argue that public shaming is a good way of expressing community
values. Some judges say shamed offenders seldom repeat their crimes.
     Others aren't so sure. "There is little evidence to suggest that shaming punishments are successful in
preventing people from committing specific crimes. And a shamed criminal may face a hard battle to
regain trust in society," said Hosmanek. "So, a shaming punishment may force the offender into more
crimes to support himself."
1. According to the passage, wearing a toga in public is a(n)________.
A. honour  
B. shame
C. duty  
D. crime
2. Connolly was punished for________.
A. shoplifting  
B. drunk driving
C. serious crimes  
D. petty crimes
3. Which of the following is the most effective in preventing petty crimes according to Professor Kahan?
A. Getting a fine for what one has done.
B. Apologizing to the police for one's wrongdoing.
C. Holding a sign in public that announces one’s own crime.
D. Being forced to work for the community without being paid.
4. According to Hosmanek, shamed criminals are more likely to commit new crimes because________.
A. it's difficult for them to find a job
B. they no longer have a sense of shame
C. there's too much fighting in society
D. they do not want to do any work
5. This passage is mainly about________.
A. crime deterrent  
B. alternative punishments
C. shaming punishment  
D. community values

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76.我們?cè)趯で鬂M足的過程中，試圖將更多的東西填充到我們的日常生活中，殊不知走錯(cuò)了方向。/我們?cè)谧非鬂M足的過程中，試圖將更多的東西填充到我們的日常生活中，卻未意識(shí)到走錯(cuò)了道路。

77. not with more/ rather than with more/ instead of with more

其他有一定相關(guān)的適當(dāng)給分，如：as you may realize(2分)

78. He predicted great boredom among great varieties.

79. Satisfaction lies with less, not with more./ Simplify your life to enjoy it more./ Great boredom among great varieties./ The more you give up, the more you gain./ We are doing more, but enjoying it less, ````

80. 略

寫作內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)及評(píng)分建議

1．  呼語(yǔ)（1分）：Dear Bob,/ Hi, Bob!/...

2．  對(duì)來信的反應(yīng)（2分）：Thank for your email./ It is so nice to heart from you again./ Thanks for telling me so much about yourself./ Thanks for sharing with me so much about yourself, /....

3．  過渡（3分）：Now I’d like to tell you about myself. / As for me, what made me most proud of myself in the past year is that...

4．  過去一年最感自豪的事（5分）和最不滿意的事（5分）、在新的一年最想做的事（5分），并適當(dāng)說明理由或原因（5分）。

5．  落款（1分）。

6．  卷面及書法（3分）

7．  語(yǔ)言得分或扣分參照高考寫作評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

 

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