Ⅳ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A

Paragraph 1: Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of foods people need. They say that there are several kinds of foods that people should eat every day. They are:(1)green and yellow vegetables of all kinds;(2)citrus(柑橘)fruits and tomatoes;(3)potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;(4)meat of all kinds，fish and eggs;(5)milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类食物), rice is also in this kind of food;(7)butter, or something like butter.

Paragraph 2: People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

Paragraph 3: There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people in the earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of foods to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

36. From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of _______ food.

A. vegetable                  B. fruit

C. meat                   D. cereal

37. According to the scientists, which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages.

B. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

C. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.

D. Beef, pork, fish and milk.

38. People in different countries and different places of the world _______.

A. have the right kinds of foods to eat

B. cook their foods in the same way

C. have their meals at the same time

D. eat foods in different ways

39. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People in some places don’t have enough food to eat.

B. There are too many people in the world.

C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D. The scientists are trying to make people grow strong and healthy.

40. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their lunch

B. What to do with the two problems

C. How to cook food in different ways

D. Why people in different places eat different kinds of foods

B

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.

The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than the person who has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully.

The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

41. During the test, the people were given _______.

A. no breakfast at all       B. different foods or nothing

C. very rich breakfast       D. little food for breakfast

42. The results show that _______.

A. breakfast has a great effect (影响) on work and studies

B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C. a person will work better if he or she only has fruit and milk

D. girl students should have little for breakfast

43. According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _______.

A. be healthier         B. work better

C. lose weight         D. lose your way

44. The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _______.

A. 增加          B. 减少

C. 放弃          D. 享用

45. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.

B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.

C. If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class.

C

Nowadays more and more people in the world are getting fatter, which troubles them a lot. In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity (肥胖症)in Europe has grown fast. Experts say that it has a lot to do with our eating habits.

Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body.①Most of us prefer eating sweets and ice cream to eating meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲).

②It’s important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it meant that he wasn’t telling the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite.

任务1：完成①句的同义句。

46. Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream ______ ______ meat and rice.

任务2：把②处句子翻译成汉语。

47. _________________________________________________

任务3：根据短文内容回答问题。

48. When should we eat sweets and ice cream?

_________________________________________________________________________

49. What may happen if we feel worried or excited?

________________________________________________________________________

任务4：根据英语解释及首字母提示，写出这个单词。

50. s______: take food or drink into the stomach through the throat