Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:
You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?
I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

A.Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.
B.Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.
C.Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.
D.Most of the people have the same answer.
【小题2】What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.
A.not a true storyB.a true story
C.a strange storyD.just a joke
【小题3】Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.
A.he wants to find the answer for a research
B.he is interested in such a question
C.he likes to make fun of people at parties
D.he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something
【小题4】Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?
A.You give the money to your friend's son.
B.You give the money to your son for medical school.
C.You keep the money for your future medical care.
D.You keep the money for your friend's son.

We have proof that you become what you eat. When you know the effects of different types of food, you can use your knowledge well and eat what you want to become.

Food has an impact on our physical and mental health. Have you ever heard any of the following advice?

Lettuce (莴苣) or milk can make you sleepy.

To stop feeling sleepy you should eat peanuts or dried fish.

Everyone has their own advice to give, which they have read about or have been told by older relatives. Some of these pieces of advice seem to contradict each other.

Eating chocolate makes you fat and gives you spots.

Chocolate contains the essential minerals: iron and magnesium (镁).

What we need to figure out is what type of chocolate to eat to get the benefits and how much of it to eat. We can do this by reading the list of ingredients (原料) on the chocolate bar package. Exactly how much real chocolate is in there? And how much of that do we need to eat to get the benefits of the minerals it contains?

Future restaurants might be named after the physical or mental state they hope to create. Their menus will list the benefits of each dish and drink. Some restaurants have already started this concept, and list the nutritional (营养的) content of their dishes on the menus.

Let’s take the restaurant “Winners” as an example. Their menu would list dishes specifically designed to help you win sports competitions. Or you could choose the Go-faster salad, which is a large bowl of mixed raw vegetables in a light salad dressing, giving you energy without making you gain weight. And what kind of dishes do you think would be on the menu at the “Clever Café”?

So what’s going to happen to hamburgers and biscuits? Will the concept of eating food, because it’s tasty, go out of fashion? Of course not! Junk food is also changing. If ice-cream is not good for children, can’t we give them fat-free, sugar-free tofu ice-cream? Unhealthy food is going out of fashion, so brands are changing. We are told not to drink cola because of the sugar and caffeine content so cola companies are making sugar-free and caffeine-free drinks. We are told dried fruit is a healthier snack than biscuits so some biscuit companies are making biscuits with added vitamins.

1.By saying “you become what you eat”, the writer means that ________.

A.you will become your own food

B.you will know what food is good by its appearance

C.food has an effect on your health

D.you will know the effects of different types of food

2.What does the underlined word “contradict” mean in the text?

A.Oppose to                             B.Help with

C.Have influence on                       D.Benefit from

3.How can we eat chocolate properly, according to the passage?

A.To eat chocolate containing the essential minerals.

B.To read the list of ingredients on the package.

C.To get advice from others before eating real chocolate.

D.To learn how much chocolate we can consume before eating.

4.Which is true about the future restaurants?

A.The food in “Winners” can ensure you to win sports competitions.

B.They might list the nutritional content of their dishes on the menus.

C.Hamburgers will disappear in these restaurants.

D.The Go-faster salad helps you go faster.

5.The concept of eating tasty food will not go out of fashion because ________.

A.the junk food companies are changing their brand names

B.biscuit companies are making dried fruit

C.junk food will become healthier than before

D.Cola companies are still making cola

 

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