Question

The weather is getting gotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from School. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful of what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for our health. There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of

them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

    But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

    Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A. they have beautiful colors and cool names

B. they have lots of caffeine

C. they can keep them awake and better at sports

D. they are said to be helpful to health

2.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A. heart problems    B. nervousness     C. sleeping difficulty     D. possible health dangers

3.Which of the following can take the place of the underlined word “discouraged”

A. encouraged       B. stopped        C. helped               D. disliked

4.From the passage we can know that _________.

A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5.The best title of the passage is ________.

A. Engergy Drinks Are Useful           B. Energy Drinks Help Teengagers

C. Energy Drinks--- Be careful           D. Energy Drinks---Good for Health

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者介绍了功能饮料看起来很酷，但对身体不好。大部分功能饮料里含有很多咖啡因，咖啡因使你的心脏跳的快。科学家说应该阻止年轻人喝带有咖啡因的饮料。

1.推理判断题。根据短文很多人喜欢喝功能饮料因为下面的原因除了哪一个，B项意为含有大量咖啡因，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks..描述，可知人们不喝太多功能饮料的主要原因是他们可能导致健康问题。故选D。

3.词意理解题。根据Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.描述可知，科学家说应该阻止青少年喝含有咖啡因的功能饮料。stop为阻止。故选B.

4.细节理解题。根据第二段描述These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players可知，这些功能饮料主语针对年轻人，学生，忙碌的人们和运动员。故选 D。

5.推理判断题。根据短文可知喝功能饮料时应该当心。故选D。

考点：健康保健类阅读。