Question

It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

Japan High schools have canteens, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles (泡菜) and vegetables.

Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers (剩饭 ) at the end of the month receives a prize.

The United States A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量 ) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium (钙) and calories.

Australia Meat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.

Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labeled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labeled foods such as sushi (寿司),sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.

In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.

South Africa  Most of South Africa's schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at l:30 p.m. and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.

Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.

1.What does the underlined word "obesity" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Violence.      B. Sadness.

C. Famine.      D. Overweight.

2.We can infer from the passage that       _.

A. a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition

B. most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home

C. many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school

D. you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students.

B. Schools serve different foods from country to country.

C. Food served in America is the best of all.

D. School children all over the world dislike their school food.

4.The article is meant for         .

A. school lunch suppliers      B. schoolmasters

C. students of your age      D. nutritionists

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了各国学校不同的菜谱和具体情况，让我们了解了各国差异。

1.D猜测词意题。根据上句的Fast food and fried food sell the best among students和下句的more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases可知快餐和油炸食品导致肥胖，过度肥胖导致许多疾病，too fat告诉了我们划线单词的词意“过度肥胖”，故选D.

2.A推理判断题。根据The United States中School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量 ) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium (钙) and calories.可知美国学校菜单中包含了各种营养，A正确；根据South Africa 中Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.可知B错误；根据Australia 中Many schools have used a traffic light system.可知是指饭菜供应，C错误；根据Japan High schools have canteens, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips.可知D错误。故选A.

3.B主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了各国学校不同的菜谱和具体情况，让我们了解了各国差异。故选B.

4.C推理判断题。根据第一段It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food.和So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?可知文章是写给students of your age，故选C.

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

主旨大意题的解题思路与应试技巧

做这类题时常用略读法。快速阅读文章找出各个段落的主题句。把各个段落的主题句联系起来着眼于全文结构安排，了解文章的重心，就能概括出文章的中心。文章的标题是中心思想最精炼的表达形式，选择的标题意义范围要能涵盖全文，不能太大也不能太小。命题者在出这类题时，常常利用生活常识编造干扰项，把文中的细节当主旨，利用局部信息编造干扰项，编制超出文章范围的标题或不能涵盖文章中心意义的标题来考查考生的理解程度，考生要特别留意。

概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词。) 。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。此时，要注意一些转折词，如but, yet, however, although, in spite of, by contrast, on the contrary等。当文章中表示相反的观点时，往往用到这些词。答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点，排除迷惑性信息，准确归纳主旨大意。