In October 1949,the United Nations brought a number of officials on food to Geneva to discuss the problem of eating habits and food supplies of people throughout the world. One problem that interested them particularly was a form of illness,about which little was known among the children in Africa and Latin America.

  Two doctors were chosen to make the study. They flew to Africa,south of Sahara and during the next two months they visited ten countries. They found that serious problems of poor eating existed in all parts of Africa.

   The sick children are usually from one to four years old. As the illness progresses,the children’s stomachs become filled with liquid. The hair changes colour and starts to fall out. The patient loses all interest in his surroundings and even in food,and becomes so weak that he wants to lie down all the time.

   The doctors pointed out that many African children caught this kind of illness because they ate too little milk or meat. It was necessary that the children of Africa should be helped to eat better. The doctors suggested that the production of food rich in protein be increased. The United Nations should send large quantities of potted milk to hospitals and children health centres.

1. This illness is caused by        .

   A. living on food without protein

   B.  poor living conditions

   C.  a kind of insect

   D.  ‘having no food

2. The study of this illness by the two doctors was done in        .

   A. Africa

   B.  America

   C.  Latin America

   D.  Geneva

3. A main sign of the illness is that children who have it        .

   A. have fat stomachs

   B.  grow more hair

   C.  don’t want to move

   D.  are always hungry

4. The study shows that the children who suffer from this kind of illness are usually        .

   A. teenagers

   B.  under one year old

   C.  the children in Africa andAmerica

   D.  from one to four years old

5. The patients can be cured by being given        .

   A. more meat and milk

   B.  the proper medicine

   C.  more sleep and less meat

   D.  clean water

When I was at school,our teacher often said,“You are what you eat. ” She wanted us to eat the right food to be healthy.

Japanese people are said to be the healthiest in the world. They eat rice and fish and vegetables every day. They drink green tea or water when they’re thirsty,and snack on dried fish,fruit or nuts. So we can believe that you become what you eat. When you know the advantages of different kinds of food,you can use your knowledge well and eat what you want to become.

Have you ever heard any of the following advice?

* Lettuce or milk can make you sleepy while peanuts or dried fish will stop that feeling.

* To keep your teeth clean,you should eat apples often.

* Garlic(大蒜) helps to prevent colds.

Future restaurants might be named after what they hope to create. Let’s take the restaurant “Winners” as an example. Its menu would list dishes specifically designed to help you win sports games. There would be rich tomato sauce (调味汁) full of vitamin C and soft vegetables. All this would have a little fresh cheese on the top—just enough to help you get a good night’s sleep.

What will happen to junk food in the future? If ice cream is not good for children,can’t we give them fat-free,sugar-free tofu ice cream? We are told dried fruit is a healthier snack than biscuits,so some biscuit companies are making biscuits with more vitamins. So in the future,you might be able to eat your way to health!

1. What’s the best title for this passage?

   A. Food in the future

   B.  You are what you eat

   C.  How to keep healthy

   D.  Food inJapan

2. The Japanese are very healthy mainly because          .

   A. they eat many vegetables

   B.  they have a healthy diet

   C.  they know much about food

   D.  they know how to cook nice food

3. According to the passage,which of the following kinds of food may make you sleepy?

   A. Milk and cheese.

   B.  Peanuts and cheese.

   C.  Dried fish and milk.

   D.  Garlic and peanuts.

4. We learn from the passage that       .

   A. “Winners” only provides vegetable dishes

   B.  eating apples is good for our teeth

   C.  there will be no ice cream in the future

   D.  people prefer biscuits to dried fruit

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