题目内容
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced trends in fruit and vegetable consumption(食用) among adults. Since 2000, the CDC has made efforts with goals of getting 75% of Americans to eat two or more servings of fruit a day and 50% of Americans to eat three or more servings of vegetables a day. Unfortunately, Americans aren’t meeting these modest targets.
Although a diet high in fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of many diseases, Americans just aren’t getting enough. In fact, since 2000, the amount of vegetables Americans are eating has stayed the same and the amount of fruit Americans are eating has gone down. The CDC also finds that only about a third of adults are eating their expected servings of fruit, and just over a quarter of adults are eating their expected servings of vegetables.
So why aren’t Americans getting their expected servings of fruit and vegetables? It turns out that Americans might be spoiled when it comes to their produce. A national survey conducted by Fruit2day reveals that nearly half of Americans leave fruit in their fridges until it rots with people in Boston among the worst and those in New York and Los Angeles among the best. Sadly, most Americans admit to leaving fruit in the fridge for more than a week.
There are many reasons why Americans don’t eat their fruit or vegetables, including the inconvenience of having to wash or peel it. Fruit2day offers consumers a surprising and convenient way to enjoy the goodness of fruit.
“With no added sugar, natural juices and two full servings of fruit, our Fruit2day line has really captured the imaginations of health-conscious consumers who are actively looking to get more fruit in their diets,” said Hanno Holm, president and chief executive officer of Hero-White Wave. “Fruit2day makes getting more fruit in one’s diet easier for any daily snack routine.”
- 1.
For 4 million American adults, how many of them are eating two or more servings of fruit a day?
- A.About 1.3 million
- B.About 2 million
- C.About 3 million
- D.About 1 million
- A.
- 2.
We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_______.
- A.Americans have been eating fewer vegetables since 2000
- B.most Americans eat less fruit to reduce the risk of diseases
- C.most Americans prefer fruit to vegetables
- D.over 25% of adults are eating three or more daily servings of vegetables
- A.
- 3.
In which city are people most likely to leave fruit in their fridge?
- A.In Boston
- B.In New York
- C.In Los Angeles
- D.Not mentioned
- A.
- 4.
With the help of Fruit2day, Americans can _______.
- A.easily get rid of their bad eating habits
- B.conveniently have more fruit in their diets
- C.add sugar and natural juices to their diets
- D.find another excuse for not eating healthily
- A.
- 5.
Americans don’t eat their fruit or vegetables because_______.
- A.they are relatively forgetful
- B.they are too busy with their work
- C.they don’t think it convenient to eat them
- D.they prefer daily snacks with added sugar
- A.
试题分析:本文讲述了美国人摄入水果和蔬菜不足的问题,Fruit2day line倡导人们要多吃水果蔬菜,提高健康水平。
1.A 计算题。根据第二段最后两行The CDC also finds that only about a third of adults are eating their expected servings of fruit, and just over a quarter of adults are eating their expected servings of vegetables.说明大约只有3分之一的成年人,故A正确。
2.D 细节题。根据第二段最后一句and just over a quarter of adults are eating their expected servings of vegetables.说明D正确。
3.A 细节题。根据第三段3,4行A national survey conducted by Fruit2day reveals that nearly half of Americans leave fruit in their fridges until it rots with people in Boston among the worst and those in New York and Los Angeles among the best.说明A正确。
4.B 细节题。根据倒数第二段2,3行Fruit2day offers consumers a surprising and convenient way to enjoy the goodness of fruit.说明B正确。
5.C 细节题。根据倒数第二段1,2行There are many reasons why Americans don’t eat their fruit or vegetables, including the inconvenience of having to wash or peel it说明C正确。
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点评:本文讲述了美国人摄入水果和蔬菜不足的问题。文章基本上是考查细节题,对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词,然后以此为线索,运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节,找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍,仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别,在准确理解细节的前提下,最后确定最佳答案。
Most of us would say that the older we get, the less we look forward to celebrating another birthday. For children, though, a birthday is that one occasion each year when they are the center of attention all day long.
It’s not surprising, then, that children’s birthday parties have turned into big business in America. Kids—or more likely their parents—often try to outdo one another in putting on the most extravagant birthday party. In the past, you might have hired a man with a horse to come by and give everyone horse rides. Today, you can hire an entire petting zoo’s or a truck filled with animals from abroad.
Barb Hill, a mother of two girls, doesn’t hold extravagant (奢侈的) parties, but she says she does feel pressure to come up with new ideas each year. Her daughter Fiona celebrated her most recent birthday, her eighth, at a sporting-goods store. The kids enjoyed the climbing wall, as well as the pizza and cupcakes. “They always want to do something that nobody else has done yet,” Barb says. You also have to decide how many guests to invite, and if you’re celebrating at a place other than home, that means figuring out how to transport everyone.
William Doherty, a professor at the University of Minnesota, recently started a project called Birthdays without Pressure. Its website (www. birthdayswithoutpressure.org) gives parents the resources to make kids’ birthday parties less stressful and more fun for all. “Our goal was to start a local and national conversation about what’s happened to birthday parties,” Doherty told me. “We’ve succeeded beyond our expectations—tens of thousands of parents are viewing our website, contacting us and taking our online quizzes.”
In the end, most parents would agree that the best parties are usually the ones where the kids have time to hang out and play with each other. After all, isn’t what being a kid is all about?
1. The purpose of this passage is to tell us_________.
A.all the children look forward to celebrating their birthday
B.the children’s birthday parties have turned into big business in America
C.parents would like to make children’s birthday parties less stressful and more fun for all
D.parents don’t know how to hold children’s birthday parties
2. Which of the following sentences is TRUE ______.
A.The girl didn’t enjoy the party held by her mother.
B.The project called Birthdays without Pressure is popular with parents.
C.Children look forward to their birthday parties because they like extravagant parties.
D.Parents feel like hiring an entire petting zoo for their children.
3. The aim of the project called Birthdays without Pressure is to______.
A.attract parents to view the website
B.provide resources for making kids’ birthday parties
C.release parents’ stress of organizing children’s birthday parties
D.hold conversation about what’s happened to birthday parties
4. The best title for this passage may probably be ______.
A project called Birthdays without Pressure
B.Children enjoy their birthday parties
C. How to hold children’s birthday parties
D. How children feel about their birthday parties