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【题目】 Public schools across the country have been on a health look since 2010. Thanks to a new law, students said goodbye to unhealthy food and hello to better eating habits in school. They also have been exercising more during the school day.

It's up to schools to decide how they follow the law. Many places require schools to provide healthy choices for lunch. In Tennessee, most schools removed（移除）sugary snacks and soft drinks from vending machines（自动贩卖机）. Instead of them, there are more nutritious（有营养的）choices, such as granola bars, nuts, water, and juice.

In Florida, Missouri, and Texas, some schools have rules that ban（禁止）desserts such as cupcakes and lollipops from parties. Instead, school officials encourage teachers and parents to provide more nutritious food.

To get kids to exercise more, the northwestern Minnesota district of Perham Dent added more physical activity to the school day. Many schools also make sure that kids have break every day.

The goals of the law are to improve good health and to reduce obesity（肥胖）. Obesity is the condition of being very overweight. Being obese can lead to serious health problems later in life. Experts say the number of children aged 6-11 years old who were obese more than doubled from 1980 to 2012, and the number of obese young people aged 12-19 years old have increased 4 times in the same time period.

“We know that adults who are very overweight get sick more often and lose time at work.” Julia Lear, the director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, told WR News. “The best thing to do is to get kids in the habit of getting lots of exercise and eating healthy meals.”

【1】What is the new law about?

A.Study habitB.Test score.

C.Health problem.D.School environment.

【2】What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.New laws.B.School cafeterias.

C.Sugary snacks and soft drinks.D.Granola bars, nuts, water, and juice.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Schools must make the same rules to follow the new law.

B.Most schools in Tennessee no longer sell soft drinks in their vending machines.

C.Parents are encouraged to provide more cupcakes for kids in some schools in Texas.

D.The number of kids aged 6-11 who were obese became smaller from 1980 to 2012.

【4】What can obesity cause according to the passage?

A.Hair loss.B.Stomachache.

C.Hearing loss.D.Getting sick more often.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

本文主要介绍各地的公立学校开始注重健康，制定新规为学生提供健康的饮食和更多的锻炼。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中“Thanks to a new law, students said goodbye to unhealthy food and hello to better eating habits in school. They also have been exercising more during the school day.”可知，新法律让学生们告别了不健康的食物，开始在学校养成更好的饮食习惯；他们在上学的日子里也进行了更多的锻炼。所以这项新法律是与健康问题相关。故选C。

【2】词句猜测题。A：新法律；B：学校食堂；C：含糖零食和软饮料；D：燕麦棒，坚果，水和果汁。根据前句及分析“In Tennessee, most schools removed（移除）sugary snacks and soft drinks from vending machines（自动贩卖机）. Instead of them, there are more nutritious（有营养的）choices, such as granola bars, nuts, water, and juice.”可知，用更多有营养的，如燕麦棒、坚果、水和果汁来代替含糖零食和软饮料。所以此处them指的是含糖零食和软饮料。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。A：学校必须制定同样的规则来遵守新的法律。根据第二段中“It's up to schools to decide how they follow the law.”可知，如何遵守法律是取决于学校的决定的，该项表述错误；B：田纳西州的大多数学校不再在自动售货机里出售软饮料。根据第二段中“In Tennessee, most schools removed（移除）sugary snacks and soft drinks from vending machines”可知，田纳西州的大多数学校不再在自动售货机里出售软饮料，该项表述正确；C：在德克萨斯州的一些学校，家长们被鼓励为孩子们提供更多的纸杯蛋糕。根据第三段中“In Florida, Missouri, and Texas, some schools have rules that ban（禁止）desserts ach as cupcakes and lollipops from parties.”可知，在德克萨斯州的一些学校，禁止向孩子们提供纸杯蛋糕和棒棒糖，该项表述错误；D：从1980年到2012年，6-11岁肥胖儿童的数量逐渐减少。根据“Experts say the number of children aged 6-11 years old who were obese more than doubled from 1980 to 2012”可知，从1980年到2012年，6-11岁肥胖儿童的数量增加了一倍，该项表述错误。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。A：脱发；B：胃痛；C：听力损失；D：更容易生病。根据最后一段中“We know that adults who are very overweight get sick more often and lose time at work.”可知，我们知道，体重超标的成年人更容易生病，耽误工作时间。故选D。