Question

    With the fast pace of modern society, more and more people choose to eat processed foods without exactly knowing the harm. According to the following information, let’s know more about the processed foods.

What’s so bad about processed foods?

Processed foods like chips, soda and frozen pizzas are full of salt, sugar and fat. 1. Obesity is a condition involving too much body fat. It increases the risk of many health problems.

2.

The researchers says processed foods are made mostly of industrialized materials and additives.

Sodas, packaged cookies, instant noodles and chicken nuggets are some examples of highly processed foods. But products that can seem healthy, such as morning cereals, energy bars and some kinds of yogurt belongs to this kind, too.

What’s wrong with processed foods?

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health conducted a four-week study involving 20 people. 3. The researchers permitted the 20 participants to eat as much or as little as they wanted. They were taken to a medical center so their health and behavior could be observed.

In another study, researchers in France found people who ate more processed foods were more likely to have heart disease. A similar study in Spain linked eating more processed foods to a higher risk of death in general.

Why will you eat processed foods?

4. Especially, people have limited time and money. Choosing processed food can save time and it is delicious with some additive things in it.

The scientists also found that people ate processed foods more quickly. Kevin Hall is one of the researchers who led the study. He told the AP that processed foods are usually “softer and easier to chew and swallow”.

5.

A.What do processed foods mean?

B.Avoid processed foods can be hard.

C.It’s no good for you to choose processed foods.

D.What’s the disadvantage of the processed foods?

E.The above reasons can account for the harm of processed food clearly.

F.Scientists have already linked packaged foods to rising obesity rates around the world.

G.They found people ate about 500 more calories a day when fed mostly processed foods.

Answer

1.F

2.A

3.G

4.B

5.E

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。随着现代社会的快速发展，越来越多的人选择吃加工食品却不知道它的危害。文章介绍了加工食品的有关事宜，清楚地说明了加工食品的危害。

1.根据上文提示“像薯条、苏打水和冷冻披萨这样的加工食品含有大量的盐、糖和脂肪。”再根据下文提示“肥胖是一种身体脂肪过多的状况。”承接上下文，F项Scientists have already linked packaged foods to rising obesity rates around the world.（科学家已经将包装食品与全球不断上升的肥胖率联系起来。）切题。故选F。

2.此空是小标题。结合上下文的小标题，应该是特殊疑问句，在A/D中选择。再根据下文提示“美国国立卫生研究院(National Institutes of Health)的研究人员对20人进行了一项为期四周的研究。”由此可知，A项What do processed foods mean?（加工食品是什么意思?）且题。故选A。

3.根据上文提示“美国国立卫生研究院(National Institutes of Health)的研究人员对20人进行了一项为期四周的研究。”再根据下文提示“研究人员允许20名参与者想吃多少就吃多少。”承接上下文，G项They found people ate about 500 more calories a day when fed mostly processed foods.（他们发现，人们每天多吃500多卡路里的加工食品。）切题。故选G。

4.根据下文提示“特别是，人们有有限的时间和金钱。选择加工食品可以节省时间，它是美味的一些添加的东西。”承接下文，B项Avoid processed foods can be hard.（避免加工食品可能很难。）切题。故选B。

5.根据第一段内容提示“随着现代社会的快速发展，越来越多的人选择吃加工食品却不知道它的危害。根据下面的信息，让我们更多地了解加工食品。”文章介绍了加工食品的有关事宜。承接上面所讲内容，E项The above reasons can account for the harm of processed food clearly.（以上原因可以清楚地说明加工食品的危害。）切题。故选E。