Question

“ I’d like to be at a healthier weight , ” a friend told me . “ But we just don’t have the money to buy expensive diet foods and there isn’t enough money to join a gym .” Many people feel that way—that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reach because of their high cost . Don’t lose hope ! We’ll be looking at ways to make healthy choices without spending too much money .

First you don’t need to buy the expensive pre-prepared “ diet foods . ” Back in the early 1970s when I started housekeeping , 90% of the food I bought was ingredients . Very few things were preprocessed（预处理的）. Now 90% of the food you find in the store is quick food . That’s a bad thing .

Quick foods like boxed “ just add hamburger ” meals have had the fiber removed to make them faster to prepare . Take a look at the label on that box . It often has low numbers listed under “ fiber ” because fiber takes longer to digest . If the low fiber meal is digested , the result is that your body begins to store fat . Besides , your body is short of nutrients（营养物质）. You will be driven to eat more to try to make up for the low quality of the food you are eating .

And then there are the chemicals the producers add to the quick meals to make them palatable . If not , the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn’t enjoy it . However , these chemicals certainly aren’t good for your health .

What’s the answer ? Buy whole ingredients and give up the expensive , low nutrition , processed foods . Do the cooking yourself and you will have control over what is in your food —and it will cost less , too .

1.People who find it hard to get a healthier weight think        .

A．they had too much diet foods

B．they didn’t make a detailed plan

C．they have no time to do exercise in gym

D．they can’t afford diet foods and to exercise in gym

2. The author doesn’t like quick food mainly because       .

A．it contains too much fat	B．it makes people eat less
C．it has low fiber	D．it takes longer to digest

3.The underlined word “ palatable ” in Paragraph 4 probably means “       ”.

A．fresh

B．delicious

C．healthy

D．simple

4.The author suggests in the text that people should       .

A．control the amount of food

B．eat more processed foods

C．cook food for themselves

D．choose cheap ingredients

5.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ? （①="Paragraph" 1,

②="Paragraph" 2 ,…⑤="Paragraph" 5）

A．①/②③④/⑤

B．①②/③④/⑤

C．①②③/④/⑤

D．①/②③/④⑤

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：1.D 细节题。根据第一段2,3行” Many people feel that way—that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reach because of their high cost说明D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据第四段Take a look at the label on that box . It often has low numbers listed under “ fiber ” because fiber takes longer to digest .说明在快餐中fiber 的含量很低，故C正确。

3.B 推理题。根据下句. If not , the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn’t enjoy it说明，如果不加chemicals，这些食物吃起来就像木板，没有味道，就会不喜欢了，那么该词指可口。故B正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后一句Do the cooking yourself and you will have control over what is in your food —and it will cost less , too .说明作者建议我们自己买，自己做。故C正确。

5.A 篇章结构题，文章第一段是介绍文章的话题，2,3,4三段详细说明原因。第5段总结归纳。故A正确。

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