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1、高考英语阅读理解专项练习题（含答案）Active Challenge Weight loss camp for girls aged 13-18 in Canada. Location：Beautiful Bear Creek OutdoorCentre near Ottawa OntarioSeason： July 2-August 28thCapacity： 40Activities includehiking，rafting，canoeing，yoga （瑜伽），cooking， camp skills， mountain biking，nutrition classes， swimmi
2、ng， fitness classes，etcChoose what you like.Active Challenge is a weight loss program specially for young women. The burden of being overweight is heavier than just the extra pounds. We use outdoor adventures to challenge the girls, to give them something to draw strength from.Because youll be losin
3、g weight alongside young women just like you, youll find no one laughing at you and youll help each other. At Active Challenge youll make lifelong friends with young women of your own age and learn to love new adventurous activities. Unlike any other weight loss program, Active Challenge is designed
4、 so youll lose weight and have the strategies （策略） and skills to keep the weight off forever. Active Challenge does not put you on a diet. We follow the Canada Food Guide to healthy eating and exercise appropriate portion （一份） control. We help you develop healthy habits. The staff at Active Challeng
5、e combine experienced outdoor adventure professionals with highly qualified clinicians. All of us are absolutely devoted to helping you achieve lasting behavioral change and weight loss. Most of all, we are devoted to having a great time doing it. Pre-Camp： Upon registration （注册） in Active Challenge
6、, a registration package will be sent out to you with forms to be completed before camping as well as program preparation materials, an introduction to Active Challenge and pre-program personal challenging assignments （任务） to get you on your way toward a healthier self. Post-Camp： Our post program i
7、s designed to keep you focused and remind you of the goals that you set during the camp. After the camp ends we will send you home with your personal meal and exercise plan and keep in touch with you for a full three months through letters, emails and phone calls，tracking your progress and giving yo
8、u strategies and support.1Outdoor adventurous activities are held for girls _ .Ato follow a good dietBto lose weight quicklyCto build up their healthDto increase their confidence2How will girls feel about the atmosphere at Active Challenge?ALonely but safe.BCold but exciting.CFriendly and supportive
9、.DCompetitive and challenging.3After registration, girls _.Ashould go to buy the program preparation materialsBwill be informed how to get prepared for the programCshould learn some skills and strategies to lose weightDwill have to finish some challenging assignments at home4The post-camp help will
10、last _.Auntil the end of NovemberBuntil the beginning of the next yearCuntil girls achieve success in their livesDuntil girls can keep their weight off forever5What is the main purpose of the text?ATo explain why Active Challenge is popular.BTo share skills and strategies of losing weight.CTo show h
11、ow important losing weight is.DTo invite girls to join in Active Challenge. Could looking through trees be the view to a greener future? Trees replacing the clear glass in your windows is not a work of science fiction. Its happening now.Forest Products Laboratory researcher Junyong Zhu together with
12、 colleagues from the University of Maryland and University of Colorado has developed a transparent wood material that may be the window of tomorrow. Researchers found that transparent wood has the potential to outperform glass currently used in construction in nearly every way.While glass is the mos
13、t common material used in window construction, it comes with quite a few bad consequences. Heat easily transfers through glass and amounts to higher energy bills when it escapes during cold weather and pours in when its warm. Glass production used for construction also comes with a heavy carbon foot
14、print. Manufacturing emissions alone are approximately 25,000 metric tons per year, without considering the heavy footprint of transporting the glass.The innovation was developed using wood from the balsa tree, which is native to South and Central America. The team treated balsa wood to an oxidizing
15、 bath, where the wood is kept in a bleach solution at room temperature to remove the light-absorbing substance from the structure. The wood is then penetrated （注入）with a synthetic polymer called polyvinyl alcohol （PVA）, creating a product that is virtually transparent. So the transparent wood is cre
16、ated, which is far more durable and lighter than glass.Switching to transparent wood could prove to be cost efficient as well. It is approximately five times more thermally efficient than glass, cutting energy costs. It is made from a sustainable, renewable resource with low carbon emissions.With all of these potential benefits for consumers, manufacturi
