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giving up pitches,but that never happened.Smallwood struck out all but two hitters for the entire game and tied aschool record in the process."I was in tears,most of the stands were in tears-just one of those special moments that we'll cherish forever,"mom Pam said.Smallwood may never play again.He's actually fine with that now because who needs a WorldSeries ring when you've already taken on your greatest competitor and gone undefeated.24.What does the word "It"underlined in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The serious injury to his leg.B.The childhood baseball dream.C.The risk of multiple surgeries.D.The long-term mental stress.25.Which of the following best describes Walker Smallwood?A.Confident and energetic.B.Ambitious and determined.C.Brilliant and considerateD.Optimistic and independent.26.Why does the author mention a World Series ring in the last paragraph?A.To emphasize the value of cherishing every moment.B.To stress the significance of any championship prize.C.To highlight Walker's personal success at the game.D.To serves as a reminder of challenges in Walker's life.27.What can we learn from Walker's story?A.Misfortune can tell us what fortune is.B.You can't teach an old dog new tricks.C.Constant dropping wears away a stone.D.What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.CWhile an analysis of the Global Dietary Database for the years 1990,2005,and 2018 found overall consumptionof sweetened drinks increased-by nearly 16%worldwide over the 28-year period studied-regional intake widelyvaried,researchers say.Sugary drinks have been widely associated with overweight and heart related diseases,which are among theleading causes of death and years lost to disability globally.Many national guidelines recommend limiting addedsugars to less than 5%to 10%of daily calories,and because sodas (add no nutritional value,some countries taxtheir consumption to help their residents meet this goal.The study,published in Nature Communications,is the latest presentation of how adults in 185 countries drinksugar-sweetened beverages ()Intakes varied widely by world region.In 2018,the average person consumed2.7 servings of sugary drinks per week,but this ranged from 0.7 servings per week in South Asia to 7.8 servingsper week in Latin America.And some of the highest sugary drink intakes in the world were among urban,highlyeducated adults in Sub-Saharan Africa(12.4 servings per week)and in Latin America(8.5 servings per week)."Wewere struck by the wide variations by world regions in 2018;that Latin America had the largest intakes at all timepoints despite an overall decrease overtime;and that Sub-Saharan Africa had the greatest increases across all timepoints,"says Laura Lara-Castor,a PhD candidate at Tufts University."These results suggest that more work is needed such as marketing regulations,food labeling,and soda taxes."Information from the Global Dietary Database,which gathers hundreds of survey results,also revealed arelationship between sugary beverages and socio-economic status."Sugar-sweetened beverage intake has increasedin the past few decades despite efforts to decrease their appeal,"says researchers."Some populations are especiallyeasily affected,and our findings provide evidence to inform the need and design of national and more targetedpolicies to reduce their intake worldwide."第二次联合诊断检测（英语）试题+答案第4页共15页