Since 1950, the amount of information about the nutrition of food has increased by nearly

Since 1950, the amount of information about the nutrition of food has increased by nearly 900 percent. Besides this fact, obesity has risen by 214 percent and nearly two out of every three adults in America are overweight or obese. Being overweight is not only an appearance problem, and it also increases the risk of various diseases including diabetes, sleep disorder and cancer.
With so much nutritional knowledge easy to find, we cannot simply ignore our present obesity epidemic(流行病). We know that fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin. Though we are overweight, many of us choose junk food over healthy food out of habits. One explanation for our strong desire for junk food is that we learn to connect junk food with positive feelings when we are young, and changing this attitude requires a huge amount of confidence and determination. Fortunately, new research published in May 2012 has shown a simple and accessible way to make healthier food choices- the one that doesn’t rely on great determination.
The research was based on two separate studies and it was carried out by T. Bettina Cornwell of the University of Oregon and Anna R. McAlister of Michigan State University. In the first study, 60 adults between the ages of 19 and 23 were questioned about the role of food and drinks. The survey tells us that adults prefer sweetened drinks with high-calorie, salty foods, to sweetened drinks with vegetables.
In the second study, 75 children between the ages of 3 and 5 were gathered for some experiments including drinks served with vegetables. The preschooler experiments were carried out under different situations and on different days. The researchers found that the children chose to take more green vegetables when they were served with water instead of a sweetened drink.
According to Cornwell, children learn to connect high calorie, sugary drinks such as cola, with high fat foods such as French fries, from a very early age. McAlister adds that early taste development appears to play an important role in food choices later in life. Meals served at home and meals offered at restaurants, set the stage for this idea and for the preference to choose junk food over healthy food, when beginning to take sweetened drinks.
“Our taste preferences are heavily influenced by regularly eating particular food and drinking particular drink,” states Cornwell. “If the drink on the table goes against both adults and children eating their vegetables, then perhaps it is time to change that drink… and to serve water with all meals. Restaurants could easily use water as free drink for children’s meals and charge extra money for other drinks.” Both McAlister and Cornwell are confident that serving water with meals could effectively reduce the nation’s obesity rates, diabetes rates and ever rising healthcare costs.
【小题1】What may cause the risk of diseases according to the text?A．Over nutrition.B．Obesity.C．Unbalance diets.D．Junk food.【小题2】What makes many of us choose junk food according to the author?A．Positive feelings about food.B．High calorie of junk food.C．Nice taste.D．Eating habits.【小题3】The underlined word “accessible” in Paragraph 2 means” ”.A．quickB．usefulC．easy to changeD．easy to get【小题4】From Paragraph5, we know that .A．children may like sugary and high-calorie drinks even from an early ageB．early preference for food and drink may influence food choices later in lifeC．easy preference for drinks should not be allowed in most of the restaurantsD．restaurants should provide the same food and drink as those at home【小题5】Which would be the best title for this text?A．Stop children drinking sugary drinksB．Drink water to eat more healthyC．Change eating habits to lose weightD．Eat healthy food at homeB

(答案→)B 解析：本文论述了现在有很多人是过于肥胖，它很有可能引起一些疾病的发生。经调查发现肥胖的发生跟人们的饮食习惯有很大的关系。文章最后指出为了吃的更加健康吃饭时应喝一些水。【小题1】细节理解题。根据Being overweight is not only an appearance problem, and it also increases the risk of various diseases including diabetes, sleep disorder and cancer.肥胖有可能导致一些疾病，故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据One explanation for our strong desire for junk food is that we learn to connect junk food with positive feelings when we are young, and changing this attitude requires a huge amount of confidence and determination.这是年轻时养成的习惯引起的，故选D。【小题3】细节理解题。根据to make healthier food choices- the one that doesn’t rely on great determination.故选D【小题4】细节理解题。根据hat early taste development appears to play an important role in food choices later in life. 早期的饮食可能对后来的生活有很大的影响，故选B。【小题5】标题归纳题。根据serving water with meals could effectively reduce the nation’s obesity rates, diabetes rates and ever rising healthcare costs.故选B。

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