Question

As a child, I was always told to “eat my greens”. These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate. Peas, and green beans, all looked and tasted ______. Let’s face it, when there were so many other delicious treats to _______, why eat boring vegetables?

Since then my taste buds have ______ and I’m also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables. But we still need ______ of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us. In the UK, a campaign has been ______ for several years to encourage us to eat our “5 A Day”—five portions of fruit and vegetables. That’s ______ evidence has shown there are significant health ______ through getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.

But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily ______, partly because I have a sweet ______ and vegetables are, well, tasteless. Researchers have been ______ how to make eating vegetables more ______. They analyzed the psychology behind our food ______ and found that most of us are ______ by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that “studies show that people ______ to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason.”

In Europe, a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to ______ more vegetables. Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in ______ encouraging people into eating the right things. One idea is to put a ______ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ______ about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the picture. She says, “Choice is a really ______ thing. But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales.”

Certainly, eating “twisted citrus-glazed carrots” does sound tempting, even if it just tastes like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a ______ thing for our health.

1.A. disgusting    B. delicious    C. ripen    D. sweet

2.A. buy    B. prepare    C. offer    D. enjoy

3.A. appeared    B. developed    C. existed    D. shrank

4.A. reminding    B. informing    C. warning    D. talking

5.A. planned    B. aimed    C. run    D. intended

6.A. why    B. how    C. when    D. because

7.A. needs    B. benefits    C. issues    D. risks

8.A. diet    B. education    C. work    D. exercise

9.A. tendency    B. preference    C. tooth    D. appetite

10.A. showing    B. discovering    C. reporting    D. studying

11.A. appropriate    B. attractive    C. beneficial    D. independent

12.A. choices    B. values    C. wastes    D. judgments

13.A. confused    B. disturbed    C. motivated    D. challenged

14.A. manage    B. decide    C. agree    D. tend

15.A. grow    B. eat    C. store    D. harvest

16.A. gradually    B. suddenly    C. falsely    D. seriously

17.A. variety    B. lot    C. picture    D. number

18.A. worry    B. concern    C. clue    D. hint

19.A. easy    B. complex    C. quick    D. good

20.A. difficult    B. strange    C. beneficial    D. awful

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. C

6. D

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. D

11. B

12. A

13. C

14. D

15. B

16. A

17. C

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章通过作者对蔬菜的喜好，说明每天摄入至少5份80克的各种水果和蔬菜对健康有显著的好处。研究人员一直在研究如何使吃蔬菜更有吸引力。他们分析了我们选择食物背后的心理，发现我们大多数人都是受味觉的驱使。

1.考查形容词。A. disgusting令人厌恶的；B. delicious美味的；C. ripen成熟的；D. sweet甜的，亲切的。根据Peas, and green beans, all looked and tasted ___1___.可知，豌豆和青豆，看起来和尝起来都很恶心。故选A。

2.考查动词。A. buy买；B. prepare 准备；C. offer提供；D. enjoy喜爱。根据Let’s face it, when there were so many other delicious treats to ___2___, why eat boring vegetables?可知，让我们面对现实吧，既然有那么多好吃的东西可以享受，为什么还要吃无聊的蔬菜呢?故选D。

3.考查动词。A. appeared出现；B. developed 发展；C. existed存在；D. shrank收缩。根据Since then my taste buds have ___3___ and I’m also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables.可知，从那时起，我的味蕾开始发育，我也充分意识到吃新鲜蔬菜对健康的好处。故选B。

4.考查动词。A. reminding提醒；B. informing 告知；C. warning警告；D. talking谈论。根据But we still need ___4___ of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us.可知，但是我们仍然需要提醒这些绿色超级食品带给我们的神奇的好处。故选A。

5.考查动词。A. planned计划；B. aimed目标是；C. run跑；D. intended打算。根据In the UK, a campaign has been ___5___ for several years to encourage us to eat our “5 A Day”—five portions of fruit and vegetables.可知，在英国，一项鼓励我们每天吃五份水果和蔬菜的运动已经开展了好几年。故选C。

6.考查表语从句。根据That’s ___6___ evidence has shown there are significant health ___7___ through getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.可知，这是因为有证据表明每天摄入至少5份80克的各种水果和蔬菜对健康有显著的好处。故选D。

7.考查动词。A. needs需要；B. benefits有利于；C. issues发行；D. risks冒险。根据That’s ___6___ evidence has shown there are significant health ___7___ through getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.可知，这是因为有证据表明每天摄入至少5份80克的各种水果和蔬菜对健康有显著的好处。故选B。

8.考查名词。A. diet饮食；B. education教育；C. work工作；D. exercise练习。根据But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily ___8___, partly because I have a sweet ___9___ and vegetables are, well, tasteless.可知，但我努力将这五种食物纳入我的日常饮食，主要是因为我爱吃甜食，并且蔬菜是健康、毫无味道的。故选A。

9.考查名词。A. tendency倾向；B. preference偏爱；C. tooth牙齿；D. appetite食欲。根据But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily ___8___, partly because I have a sweet ___9___ and vegetables are, well, tasteless.可知，但我努力将这五种食物纳入我的日常饮食，主要是因为我爱吃甜食，并且蔬菜是健康、毫无味道的。故选C。

10.考查动词。A. showing展示；B. discovering发现；C. reporting报道； D. studying学习。根据Researchers have been ___10___ how to make eating vegetables more ___11___.可知，研究人员一直在研究如何使吃蔬菜更有吸引力。故选D。

11.考查形容词。A. appropriate适当的；B. attractive有吸引力的； C. beneficial有益的；D. independent独立的。根据Researchers have been ___10___ how to make eating vegetables more ___11___.可知，研究人员一直在研究如何使吃蔬菜更有吸引力。故选B。

12.考查名词。A. choices选择；B. values价值；C. wastes浪费；D. judgments判断。根据They analyzed the psychology behind our food ___12___ and found that most of us are ___13___ by taste.可知，他们分析了我们选择食物背后的心理，发现我们大多数人都是受味觉的驱使。故选A。

13.考查动词。A. confused使困惑；B. disturbed干扰；C. motivated推动； D. challenged挑战。根据They analyzed the psychology behind our food ___12___ and found that most of us are ___13___ by taste.可知，他们分析了我们选择食物背后的心理，发现我们大多数人都是受味觉的驱使。故选C。

14.考查动词。A. manage管理，控制；B. decide决定；C. agree同意；D. tend倾向。根据Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that “studies show that people ___14___ to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason.可知，斯坦福大学的布拉德•特瓦尔德说:“研究表明，出于某些原因，人们往往认为更健康的食品不那么美味。”故选D。

15.考查动词。A. grow生长；B. eat吃；C. store储存；D. harvest收获。根据In Europe, a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to ___15___ more vegetables.可知，在欧洲，一个名为VeggieEAT的项目也在试图找到让人们多吃蔬菜的方法。故选B。

16.考查动词。A. gradually渐渐地；B. suddenly突然；C. falsely错误地； D. seriously严肃地，认真地。根据Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in ___16___ encouraging people into eating the right things.可知，该项目负责人希瑟·哈特韦尔教授认为，应该逐步鼓励人们吃正确的东西。故选A。

17.考查名词。A. variety种类；B. lot许多；C. picture图画；D. number号码，数字。根据One idea is to put a ___17___ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ___18___ about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the picture.可知，一个想法是把一张看起来很美味的水果的图片放在超市的手推车上，作为在看完图片后从水果店买东西的提示。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. worry担忧；B. concern关心；C. clue线索；D. hint暗示。根据One idea is to put a ___17___ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ___18___ about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the picture.可知，一个想法是把一张看起来很美味的水果的图片放在超市的手推车上，作为在看完图片后从水果店买东西的提示。故选D。

19..考查形容词。A. easy容易的；B. complex复杂的；C. quick迅速的； D. good好的。根据Choice is a really ___19___ thing.可知，选择是一件非常复杂的事情。故选B。

20.考查形容词。A. difficult困难的；B. strange奇怪的；C. beneficial 有利的；D. awful可怕的。根据Certainly, eating “twisted citrus-glazed carrots” does sound tempting, even if it just tastes like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a ___20___ thing for our health.可知，当然，吃“扭瓜胡萝卜”听起来确实很诱人，即使它尝起来就像胡萝卜，但如果它能让我们多吃蔬菜，那只会对我们的健康有益。故选C。