题目内容
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Chocolate which hepls you lose weight by actually burning calories as you eat it ? It sounds wonderful．
But unfortunately , for anyone who spent ￡ 37 on a 40-day supply of Slim Choc, the idea is nothing more than daydream．
The product was one of a lot of “miracle cures” marketed to Britons which had no evidence to back up their grandiose(夸大的) claims, according to the Office of Fair Trading．
The OFT said that such tricks affect 200,000 of us a year, at a cost ￡ 20 million ． Some 78 per cent of the victims(受害人)are female, but a large number of men are also taken in by “cures”for hair loss．
OFT Director of Consumer Protection Mike Haley said,“Miracle health tricks target people who are eager to lose weight or find a cure． The products are often worthless and can even be dangerous with untested and possibly harmful ingredients（成分）。”
The OFT yesterday warned consumers about the adverts for Slim-Choc, which were contained in junk mail sent to thousands of homes acorss Britain．
The company chaimed that eating the “slimming chocolate”could help users lose 20lbs in just 20 days, without exercising or cutting back on food．
The tricks claimed this was a “brand new revolutionary cure for the overweight”,and it was “the first and only cholcolate that burns off fat”． Thousands were persuaded to pay ￡ 37 for a 40-day supply．
Alice Tuff, of the Sense About Science charity, said :“The emotional and financial costs for the people who get drawn in can be huge and it is very important that we keep promoting public vigilance（警惕）in dealing with this serious problem．”
1．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Chocolate And Health B．Dangerous Chocolate
C．Too Good To Be True D．Weight-loss Chocolate
2．Which of the following best states Mike’s idea?
A．The emotional and financial costs for victims can be great
B．Eating the “slimming chocolate” could help users lose weight．
C．We should deal with this weight-loss chocolate problem seriously．
D．Weight-loss chocolate may contain dangerous ingredients．
3．The company promises if you pay ￡ 37 for the product, you will
A．turn to normal in 40 days, B．loss weight without exercising
C．lose 40lbs in 20 days D．lose weight anywhere anytime
4．The passage is written mainly for
A．doctors B．experts C．consumers D．advertisers
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf--- and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of the young people go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day ---30 minutes more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t spent in the UK---27% are in Spain. 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!
Presents
British people don’t send others expensive presents like other Europeans. They often send chocolates, wine and flowers of good quality(质量).
【小题1】 Which food could be more popular among Briti sh adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?
| A．A hamburger. | B．Fish and chips. | C．Both. | D．Neither. |
| A．men | B．women | C．young people | D．old people |
| A．Three hours. | B．Three hours and a half. | C．Two hours. | D．Two hours and a half. |
| A．Spain | B．France | C．America | D．Australia |
| A．Chocolat es. | B．Wine. | C．Flowers. | D．Money. |