Question

    Pizza and French fries taste good. Unfortunately, kids in the United States are eating _______salty foods like them.

The salt we add to food is about 40% sodium(钠). Our bodies need some sodium to work _______, but too much of it is not healthy.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) works to ______ people’s health. It studied the eating habits of more than 2,000 kids. It found that most kids eat about 1.5 teaspoons of sodium each day, which is almost double the ______ they should have.

This worried Zerleen Quader who works for the CDC. She is the lead author of the study. “Eating too ______ sodium now can set kids up for health problems later,” she said.

Researchers found that more than half the sodium kids eat _______ from packaged(袋装的) foods. Much of the sodium is in unlikely places.

Eating too much salt can raise blood pressure. That can lead to heart problems. Recently one in nine children has ________ blood pressure. There is good news, though. Eating less salt can lower blood pressure.

How can you cut back on the amount of salt in your diet? Kids at the age of 9 to 13 should get __________ more than 2,200 mg of sodium each day. For good health, look for foods with low or no sodium. Bridget Murphy is a nutrition(营养) expert. She says kids should try ______ spices (调味品) to food instead of salt. Try it, and your heart will ______ you. Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on packaged and restaurant foods can also make a difference.

1.A.too many B.too much C.much too D.many too

2.A.lately B.nervously C.properly D.nearly

3.A.overcome B.protect C.examine D.prevent

4.A.place B.position C.energy D.amount

5.A.many B.much C.little D.few

6.A.divides B.dies C.comes D.leaves

7.A.dropped B.raised C.afforded D.expected

8.A.no B.hardly C.never D.seldom

9.A.wasting B.cutting C.adding D.eating

10.A.dislike B.thank C.hate D.master

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了食物中的钠含量特别多，超出了人体所需，然后就会对人的身体产生不好的影响。因此作者建议人们多吃水果蔬菜，少吃包装食品和餐馆的食物。

1.句意：不幸的是，美国的孩子们吃了太多像它们一样咸的食物。

too many太多，加可数名词复数；too much太多，加不可数名词； much too太……，加形容词/副词原形；many too无此表达；根据横线后的salty foods可知这是可数名词复数形式，故需要填too many。故选A。

2.句意：我们的身体需要一些钠来正常工作，但是过多的钠是不健康的。

lately最近；nervously紧张地； properly 恰当的；nearly几乎；根据“but too much of it is not healthy.”可知钠含量过高会对身体有害，但是适量的钠就会维持身体正常工作，因此properly符合题意。故选C。

3.句意：疾病控制中心致力于保护人们的健康。

overcome克服； protect保护；examine检测；prevent阻止；根据常识可知疾控中心是保护人们的健康的。故选B。

4.句意：研究发现，大多数孩子每天摄入约1.5茶匙的钠，几乎是正常摄入量的两倍。

place地方； position位置；energy能量；amount数量；根据“most kids eat about 1.5 teaspoons of sodium each day”可知是说钠的摄入量，因此后面说的是数量是正常的两倍。故选D。

5.句意：她说：“现在摄入过多的钠会导致孩子以后出现健康问题。”

many许多；much 许多； little 少许；few很少数；根据“but too much of it is not healthy.”可知吃太多的钠会影响孩子的健康；且钠是不可数名词，故只能用too much来修饰，too much意为太多。故选B。

6.句意：研究员发现，超过一半的儿童食用的钠来自包装食品。

divides分开； dies死亡； comes来自； leaves离开；根据“Much of the sodium is in unlikely places.”可知大部分的钠来自不好的地方，且横线后为from，可知是词组come from，意为来自。故选C。

7.句意：最近，每九个孩子中就有一个血压升高。

dropped下降； raised上升； afforded提供； expected期望；根据“Eating too much salt can raise blood pressure.“可知孩子吃了太多的盐，导致血压升高，因此填raised。故选B。

8.句意：9到13岁的孩子每天摄入的钠不应超过2200毫克。

no没有； hardly几乎不；never从不； seldom很少；根据“How can you cut back on the amount of salt in your diet?”可知这里是讲如何减少盐的摄入，那吃的钠就不能超过一定含量，因此用词组no more than，意为最多。故选A。

9.句意：她说，孩子们应该尝试在食物中添加调料，而不是盐。

wasting浪费；cutting切割； adding添加； eating吃；根据“For good health, look for foods with low or no sodium.”可知为了健康要吃少盐的东西，所以应该添加调料，因此填添加adding。故选C。

10.句意：试一下，你的心脏将会感激你。

dislike不喜欢；thank 感激；hate讨厌；master控制；根据上文“For good health, look for foods with low or no sodium.”可知少盐可以保持健康，因此心脏也会好起来，它会感激你少吃点盐的。故选B。