Calories show the energy content of different foodsWe all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properlyUnfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in Western countries.

    For wedding feasts(婚宴), the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camelFirst, they stuff a fish with eggs, then they put the fish inside a chickenThey put the chicken inside a whole roast sheepThen, finally, they put all of this inside a cooked camel!

    The avocado(鳄梨) contains 165 calories of every 100 grams of fruitThis is more than eggs or milkIt also contains twice as much protein(蛋白质)as milk and has more vitamin A, B and C.

1Which of the following figures (图表) shows us the correct proportion (比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans and the Americans eat in 1800 and 1900?

2Calories show ________.

Athe fat content of food

Bthe sugar content of food

Cthe heat and energy content of food

Dthe protein content of food

3The writer tells about the stuffed roast camel because it ________.

Ashows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin people

Bserves as an example of high calorie food

Cis made in a very special way

Dis more tasty than any other food

4What is special for the avocado?

AIt weighs 100 grams.

BIt is a fruit.

CAn avocado fruit has 165 calories.

DIt contains more calories and vitamin A, B and C than milk and eggs.

5Which of the statements is correct according to the passage?

APeople eat more sugar in Europe than in the US.

BPeople in Europe and the US eat less sugar than ever before.

CPeople eat more fat in the US than in Europe.

DPeople who eat too much fat and sugar will have some health problems.

 

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