Question

It’s perfectly normal for young children to suddenly decide they hate everything—even foods they loved yesterday.It’s also common for them to go on what experts call food jags—that is，they want to eat the same few foods over and over again at every meal，while turning_up_their_noses_at anything new.“It’s a fear of new things，” says Nancy Hudson，a researcher in University of California，Berkeley.“We think it’s one of those quirks (怪癖) that humans probably developed to protect themselves as mankind came into this without knowing if they’re safe.” Children like things to be familiar，whether they’re their beds or their afternoon tea，so most kids won’t try new foods until they’ve been shown to them many times.

Picky (挑剔的) eating can also be a child’s way of showing his independence.This is why making a child eat often makes things worse.Finally，it may seem like your child can not sit still long enough to eat very much at one sitting because of his short attention.But children are generally good at getting what they need，even if it doesn’t seem like much to you.In any case，you can try to keep your child at the table longer by making meal time as calm and regular as possible，without too many distractions (分心的事物) like toys，TV，or pets.

56．How many reasons does the writer mention in this passage to explain why children are mostly picky eaters?

A．Three.                                                B．Two. 

C．Four.                                                 D．One.

57．What does the underlined phrase “turning up their noses at” mean?

A．accept                                                B．dislike

C．put their nose in                                  D．fear

58．One of the ways to have children eat new foods is________according to the writer.

A．telling their stories while they’re eating

B．not giving them any food until they’re very hungry

C．letting them become familiar with new foods

D．explaining to them how useful the new foods are

59．From the passage，we can infer that________.

A．it is easy for children to be attracted by other things

B．toys，TV and pets are not good for children

C．some children want to eat the same few foods over and over again at every meal

D．it’s not right to make a child eat

Answer 1

56．A　作者提及的原因有：“It’s a fear of new things；a child’s way of showing his independence；because of his short attention”。

57．B　该短语用while连接。while在此表示前后信息的对比，意为“而”。while前的信息表明“孩子想吃”，while后则表示孩子“不想吃，不喜欢”。

58．C　根据第一段中“Children like things to be familiar”和“so most kids won’t try new foods until they’ve been shown to them many times”的信息可以得出结论。

59．A　根据最后一段中“because of his short attention”可以得出此推断。