Question

You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first year college student. “Fifteen” means fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student's weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first year university students gain(增加) weight; but it's encouraging to know that freshman don't have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.

Mistakes in choosing food

University kitchens serve many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food, because now their parents are not nearby(在身边) to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as hamburgers. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.

Eating right

If you're careful, you don't have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas.

Think more about what you eat.

Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meat.

Don't eat desserts(甜点) full of sugar; have fruit after dinner.

Try not to eat so much junk food while you study.

It's all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.

Write down the food you eat.

Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!

Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not eat junk food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.

1.The main idea of this passage is to ________．

A. get students ready to gain fifteen pounds

B. sell healthy food to new students

C. help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds

D. show the mistakes students make in choosing food

2.The “freshman fifteen” is ________．

A. weight that high school students can gain at school

B. fifteen pounds of food that first year students eat

C. weight that first year university students can gain

D. fifteen students who eat junk food at university

3.Which of these ideas about eating right is NOT talked about in the passage?

A. Eating vegetables.    B. Mixing vegetables and fruits.

C. Having a little fast food.    D. Writing down the food.

4.Students eat unhealthy food because ________．

A. their parents aren't nearby to help

B. they want to save more money

C. they don't want to eat while they study

D. they don't like to eat desserts

5.The writer of the passage would probably agree that ________．

A. think little about what you eat

B. students can eat whatever they like

C. gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better

D. friends can help you to eat right and live happily

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了大一新生增重的现象。大一新生增重有很多原因，但是如果我们能正确对待，完全可以避免增重这有害的15英镑。作者针对如何避免增重，列举了一些方法。

1.根据第一段的描述及最后一段的总结可知，本文作者主要是针对大一新生应怎样避免增重提供了一些有帮助的方法，故选C。

2.根据第一段A freshman is a first year college student. “Fifteen” means fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student's weight in his or her first year. 可知a freshman指的是大一新生，fifteen指的是在他们大学第一年增重的15英镑，故C选项的解释最符合文章意思，故选C。

3.根据文中 “Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meat.” “It's all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.” “Write down the food you eat.”可知A，C，D均被提到，只有B选项没有提到，故选B。

4.根据文中Some students choose unhealthy food, because now their parents are not nearby(在身边) to help them choose.可知一些同学选择不健康的食物，是因为他们的父母不在身边帮助他们选择，故选A。

5.根据文中Think more about what you eat.可知A 选项错误; 根据整篇文章的描述，B选项明显和作者意思不符; 根据第一段最后一句话these harmful fifteen pounds.中的harmful可知增重是没有益处的，故C选项错误; 根据最后一段Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.可知朋友们在一起散步，跑步，运动是很快乐的事情，朋友间的互相帮助可以让你有一个健康，快乐的大一生活，故D正确。故选D。