2014年職稱(chēng)英語(yǔ)考試衛(wèi)生類(lèi)C級(jí)閱讀理解測(cè)驗(yàn)：

Eat Healthy

"Clean your plate!" and "Be a member of the clean-plate -club!" Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often，it's accompanied by an appeal:" Just think about those starving orphans in Africa!" Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying "clean the plate", perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.

According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.

Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.

Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently，some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believe restaurants serve portions that are too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can't afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller.

It's not that working class Americans don't want to eat healthy. It's just that，after long hours at low-paying jobs，getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck to paycheck ，happy to save a little money for next year's Christmas presents.

注釋:

1. Be a member of the clean - plate club! 做清盤(pán)俱樂(lè)部的成員 外語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)

2. Just think about those starving orphans in Africa! 只要想想在非洲挨餓的孤兒們!

3. take too many bites 吃得太多

4. A Waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer，with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. 根據(jù)《今日美國(guó)》刊登的一個(gè)故事，服務(wù)員給每個(gè)顧客一盤(pán)飯菜，其量是政府推薦的2至4倍。

5. It's just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a

good deal. 事情是這樣的，美國(guó)工人覺(jué)得做許多個(gè)小時(shí)低收入的工作下來(lái)，盤(pán)子里的飯菜量小有點(diǎn)不合算。

練習(xí)：

1. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children

A to save food.

B to wash the dishes.

C not to waste food.

D not to eat too much

2. Why do American restaurants serve large portions?

A Because Americans associate quantity with value.

B Because Americans have big bellies.

C Because Americans are good eaters.

D Because Americans are greedy.

3. What happened in the 1970s?

A The US government recommended the amount of food a restaurant gave to a customer.

B Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions. www.Examw.com

C The United States produced more grain than needed.

D The American waistline started to expand.

4. What does the survey indicate?

A Many poor Americans want large portions.

B Twenty percent Americans want smaller portions.

C Fifty seven percent Americans earn $150 ,000 per year.

D Twenty three percent Americans earn less than $25,000 per year.

5. Which of the following is Not true of working class Americans?

A They work long hours.

B They live from paycheck to paycheck.

C They don't want to be healthy eaters.

D They want to save money for their children

答案與題解:

1. C 本題問(wèn)的是:美國(guó)父母總是叫他們的孩子干什么?文章開(kāi)頭說(shuō)到，每個(gè)美國(guó)孩子都能從父母或爺爺奶奶那里聽(tīng)到這樣的話(huà)，"吃光你盤(pán)子里的東西"，"做清盤(pán)俱樂(lè)部的成員"。這些話(huà)表達(dá)的意思就是不要浪費(fèi)糧食。因此 C 是正確的答案。

2. A 本題問(wèn)的是:美國(guó)飯館為什么飯菜給得多?第二段相關(guān)的話(huà)是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)人在傳統(tǒng)上把東西值不值是跟數(shù)量聯(lián)系在一起，因此大多數(shù)的飯館給的量大。這些飯館樂(lè)于讓顧客們抱怨飯菜給得太多而不樂(lè)于讓他們抱怨飯菜給得太少。所以 A 是正確的答案。

3. D 本題問(wèn)的是：20 世紀(jì) 70 年代發(fā)生了什么?文章第三段是這樣說(shuō)的：一位賓州大學(xué)營(yíng)養(yǎng)教授，Barbara Rolls ，告訴《今日美國(guó)》20 世紀(jì) 70 年代飯館給的飯菜的量開(kāi)始增加，與此同時(shí)，美國(guó)人的腰圍也開(kāi)始增大。所以 D 是對(duì)的。

4. A 本題問(wèn)的是：調(diào)查報(bào)告說(shuō)明了什么?選項(xiàng) B、C和 D 所說(shuō)的數(shù)字不對(duì)。因此唯有 A 是正確的。A說(shuō)的是：許多美國(guó)窮人希望量大。這個(gè)信息可以在第四段中找到。相關(guān)的句子是這么說(shuō)的：許多吃不起精美正餐的美國(guó)人仍然要量大。

5. C 本題問(wèn)的是:下面的哪種說(shuō)法不帶合美國(guó)工人的實(shí)際情況? C 說(shuō)的是：他們不想做吃得健康的人。這個(gè)說(shuō)法是不對(duì)的。最后一段的第一句話(huà)是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)工人不是不想做吃得健康的人。因此 C 正確。

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