This passage tells us that ________.A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfastB. all American foods come from other countriesC. not all American foods are really AmericanD. very few Americans have breakfast every day

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Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy?Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry.People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness.Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil.It also is in the yellow part of eggs.Sweet potatoes,carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
Vitamin B-one changes starchy（含淀粉的）foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly.Without it,we would be weak and would not grow.Vitamin B-one is found not just in whole grains like brown rice,but also in other foods.These include beans and peas,nuts,and meat and fish.
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid（叶酸）can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells.Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods such as eggs,meat,fish and milk products.Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods,like legumes and citrus fruits.In some countries,it is added to products like bread.
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth,and for healthy blood passages.It also helps wounds heal quickly.The body stores little vitamin C.So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus（柑橘类）fruits,tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood.Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally.It also is needed to build strong bones.Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D.Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood.It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Vitamin K can be found in pork products,liver and in vegetables like cabbage,kale and spinach.

In most countries,vitamin B-twelve is added to products like bread.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

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Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy?Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry.People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness.Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil.It also is in the yellow part of eggs.Sweet potatoes,carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
Vitamin B-one changes starchy（含淀粉的）foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly.Without it,we would be weak and would not grow.Vitamin B-one is found not just in whole grains like brown rice,but also in other foods.These include beans and peas,nuts,and meat and fish.
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid（叶酸）can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells.Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods such as eggs,meat,fish and milk products.Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods,like legumes and citrus fruits.In some countries,it is added to products like bread.
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth,and for healthy blood passages.It also helps wounds heal quickly.The body stores little vitamin C.So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus（柑橘类）fruits,tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood.Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally.It also is needed to build strong bones.Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D.Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood.It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Vitamin K can be found in pork products,liver and in vegetables like cabbage,kale and spinach.

The more Vitamins we have,the more healthy we will be.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

Passage Three
Americans are well known for the strange diets they always seem to be following．It seems that Americans like to diet almost as much as they like to eat．New types of diet plans are always coming out．Usually,though,they don't stay popular for long．
There are many diets on the market．It is often difficult to know which ones really work．It's also hard to believe how fast a dieter is supposed to shed pounds．A lot has been written about dieting．And some interesting facts about diets and foods have been discovered．
For example,did you know that the more celery you eat,the more weight you will lose?Celery has“negative”calories．The body burns up more calories digesting a piece of celery than there are in the celery stick itself．
Dieters?shun?potatoes because they think they are fattening．But they aren't．A potato has about the same number of calories as an apple．To gain a single pound,you would have to eat eleven pounds of potatoes!
Some dieters even worry about getting fat from licking postage stamps．But they have nothing to worry about．The glue on an average stamp has only about one-tenth of a calorie．Maybe a diet of post-age stamps would be popular?

This passage is all about______

A.vegetables
B.fads
C.Americans
D.dieting

资料：Because of the biochemical reactions in your body that occur with every type of food you eat on a daily bases, some foods age you faster than your real age, while other foods help to fight aging.
Three of the processes that go on inside your body that have a major impact on your rate of aging are called “glycation”, “inflammation” and “oxidation”.
When we talk about aging, we’re not just talking about wrinkles on your skin or how thick your hair is, we’re also talking about factors that you can’t see, such as how well your organs function, and whether your joints are degrading.

According to the passage, aging is about all the following except--.

A.the degrading joints
B.the thinning of your hair
C.the good condition of your organs
D.the wrinkles around your eyes

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US Blacks Hard-hit by Cancer

Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americans,but black Americans are still more likely to die of
cancer than whites,the American Cancer Society said Monday.
In a special report on cancer and blacks, the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer
later than whites,and they are more likely to die of the disease.
This could be because of unequal access to medical care,because blacks are more likely to have other
diseases like diabetes as well,and perhaps because of differences in the biology of the cancer itself,the report added.
"In general,African Americans have］ess likelihood of surviving five years after diagnosis than whites for
all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis,"the report said.
"In describing cancer statistics for African Americans,this report recognizes that socioeconomic dispari-
ties and unequal access to medical care may underlie many of the differences associated with race."
The Cancer Society said blacks should be encouraged to get check-ups earlier,when cancer is more
treatable,and it said more research was needed to see if biological differences play a role.

Black Americans are more likely to die of cancer than_______.
A:people in other countries
B:white Americans
C:all other Americans
D:their ancestors

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Americans still have been gaining weight,although they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years.Indeed,cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates（碳水化合物）which break down into amino acids and simple sugars respectively,have just four. Moreover,the body uses fewer calories to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat than it does to metabolize other foods.
But cutting fat from your diet doesn't necessarily mean your body won't store fat. For example, between nonfat and regular cookies,there's trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers,soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions.No matter where the calories come from,overeating will still cause weight gain.The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand.He wasn't losing weight.Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he'd been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day."They don't have any fat,"he explains.But they had enough sugar to keep him from losing an ounce.
Nonfat foods become add-on foods.When we add them to our diet,we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was born out in a Pennsylvania State University study.For breakfast,Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yogurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories.One group's yogurt label said"high fat”一the other,"low fat". The"low fat"yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. "People think they've saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,"says Richard Mattes,a nutrition researcher at Purdue University."But when they do that,they don't compensate very precisely,and they often end up overdoing it."

Americans are still gaining weight though reducing the fat intake because_________.
A:they eat regular cookies instead of nonfat ones
B:they eat too much
C:they eat too much sugar
D:they eat low-fat crackers,soups

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Americans still have been gaining weight,although they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years.Indeed,cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates（碳水化合物）which break down into amino acids and simple sugars respectively,have just four. Moreover,the body uses fewer calories to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat than it does to metabolize other foods.
But cutting fat from your diet doesn't necessarily mean your body won't store fat. For example, between nonfat and regular cookies,there's trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers,soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions.No matter where the calories come from,overeating will still cause weight gain.The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand.He wasn't losing weight.Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he'd been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day."They don't have any fat,"he explains.But they had enough sugar to keep him from losing an ounce.
Nonfat foods become add-on foods.When we add them to our diet,we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was born out in a Pennsylvania State University study.For breakfast,Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yogurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories.One group's yogurt label said"high fat”一the other,"low fat". The"low fat"yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. "People think they've saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,"says Richard Mattes,a nutrition researcher at Purdue University."But when they do that,they don't compensate very precisely,and they often end up overdoing it."

What can be inferred from the passage?
A:To avoid being overweight,people should eat nonfat food.
B:Nonfat and regular food have no difference in calories.
C:Americans think it necessary to count calories of food.
D:We can eat nonfat food as much as we like.

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Eat for a Good and Healthful Life

Food is essential to us as it_________(1)us alive.But recently,research has
shown that the eating habits of the average Americans may be dangerous to future
________(2).
The foods Americans now choose are often too________(3) in calories（卡路里）
and fats. So this article reports a new study: Diet and Health, Implications（含意）for
Reducing Chronic Disease Risk.
The study,conducted_________(4)the National Research Council's Committee
on Diet and Health,__________(5)that balancing nutrition（营养）,calories and activity
is the_____(6)to enjoying a long and healthful life.
The report recommends that most Americans increase_____(7)activity to a
moderate level and make changes in food__________(8)and the amount of calories
taken to maintain ideal weight.
Most of us-even_________(9)of us at ideal weight-need to eat less fat so
_________(10)no more than 30%of our daily calories will come from fat.
That means cutting _______ ( 1 1 ) on red meat and whole milk dairy（乳制品）
products.Indeed,eat fish,chicken without skin,meats containing little or no fat,and
low-fat or no-fat dairy__________(12).
The report of the Committee on Diet and Health recommends we eat five or more 1/2-
cup servings（一份）of vegetables and fruits___________(13）一especially green and
yellow vegetables and such fruits as oranges and lemons.
Eating more fruits_________(14)vegetables doesn't have to mean taking increased
amounts of calories.Many plant foods are rich in nutritional substances:they provide many
vitamins and minerals for very few__________(15).

_________(10)
A:long
B: much
C: that
D: as

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Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy?Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry.People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness.Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil.It also is in the yellow part of eggs.Sweet potatoes,carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
Vitamin B-one changes starchy（含淀粉的）foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly.Without it,we would be weak and would not grow.Vitamin B-one is found not just in whole grains like brown rice,but also in other foods.These include beans and peas,nuts,and meat and fish.
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid（叶酸）can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells.Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods such as eggs,meat,fish and milk products.Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods,like legumes and citrus fruits.In some countries,it is added to products like bread.
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth,and for healthy blood passages.It also helps wounds heal quickly.The body stores little vitamin C.So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus（柑橘类）fruits,tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood.Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally.It also is needed to build strong bones.Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D.Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood.It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Vitamin K can be found in pork products,liver and in vegetables like cabbage,kale and spinach.

Vitamin A is found in the yellow part of eggs.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned

American students and Americans ___________ have the idea that weekends are the time for socializing.

A.in general
B.in public
C.in fact
D.in all

资料：Because of the biochemical reactions in your body that occur with every type of food you eat on a daily bases, some foods age you faster than your real age, while other foods help to fight aging.
Three of the processes that go on inside your body that have a major impact on your rate of aging are called “glycation”, “inflammation” and “oxidation”.
When we talk about aging, we’re not just talking about wrinkles on your skin or how thick your hair is, we’re also talking about factors that you can’t see, such as how well your organs function, and whether your joints are degrading.

What may make you feel 10 years older than your real age?

A.eating food on a daily basis.
B.often eating the improper foods.
C.biochemical reactions in your body.
D.starting to eat the right foods.

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US Blacks Hard-hit by Cancer
Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americans,but black Americans are still more likely to die of cancer than whites,the American Cancer Society said Monday.
In a special report on cancer and blacks,the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites,and they are more likely to die of the disease.
This could be because of unequal access to medical care,because blacks are more likely to have other diseases like diabetes as well,and perhaps because of differences in the biology of the cancer itself,the report added.
“In general,African Americans have less likelihood of surviving five years after diagnosis than whites for all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis,”the report said.
“In describing cancer statistics for African Americans,this report recognizes that socioeconomic disparities and unequal access to medical care may underlie many of the differences associated with race.”
The Cancer Society said blacks should be encouraged to get check-ups earlier,when cancer was more treatable,and it said more research is needed to see if biological differences play a role.
“The new statistics emphasize the continuing importance of eliminating these social disparities through public policy and education efforts,”the organization said in a statement.
But it also noted a drop in cancer death rates.
“Cancer death rates in both sexes for all sites combined have declined substantially among black Americans since 1992,as have incidence rates,”said the report.
“Increased efforts to improve economic conditions in combination with education about the relationship of lifestyle choices to cancer could further reduce the burden of cancer among African Americans.” About 36 million Americans describe themselves as black,representing about 12 percent of the population.

Black Americans are more likely to die of cancer than________.
A:.people in other countries
B:.white Americans
C:.all other Americans
D:.their ancestors

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Americans still have been gaining weight,although they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years.Indeed,cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates（碳水化合物）which break down into amino acids and simple sugars respectively,have just four. Moreover,the body uses fewer calories to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat than it does to metabolize other foods.
But cutting fat from your diet doesn't necessarily mean your body won't store fat. For example, between nonfat and regular cookies,there's trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers,soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions.No matter where the calories come from,overeating will still cause weight gain.The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand.He wasn't losing weight.Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he'd been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day."They don't have any fat,"he explains.But they had enough sugar to keep him from losing an ounce.
Nonfat foods become add-on foods.When we add them to our diet,we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was born out in a Pennsylvania State University study.For breakfast,Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yogurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories.One group's yogurt label said"high fat”一the other,"low fat". The"low fat"yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. "People think they've saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,"says Richard Mattes,a nutrition researcher at Purdue University."But when they do that,they don't compensate very precisely,and they often end up overdoing it."

From Professor Barbara's experiment,we can learn that_________.
A:people increase the number of calories they eat per day and gain weight
B:the"low fat"yogurt group ate less calories later than the other group
C:two groups ate the same amount of yogurt
D:people who eat low fat yogurt will not gain weight

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Americans still have been gaining weight,although they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years.Indeed,cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates（碳水化合物）which break down into amino acids and simple sugars respectively,have just four. Moreover,the body uses fewer calories to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat than it does to metabolize other foods.
But cutting fat from your diet doesn't necessarily mean your body won't store fat. For example, between nonfat and regular cookies,there's trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers,soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions.No matter where the calories come from,overeating will still cause weight gain.The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand.He wasn't losing weight.Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he'd been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day."They don't have any fat,"he explains.But they had enough sugar to keep him from losing an ounce.
Nonfat foods become add-on foods.When we add them to our diet,we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was born out in a Pennsylvania State University study.For breakfast,Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yogurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories.One group's yogurt label said"high fat”一the other,"low fat". The"low fat"yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. "People think they've saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,"says Richard Mattes,a nutrition researcher at Purdue University."But when they do that,they don't compensate very precisely,and they often end up overdoing it."

What lesson did the computer programmer learn?
A:He shouldn't eat any sugar.
B:He should only eat nonfat food.
C:He shouldn't eat any food.
D:He shouldn't eat too much.