Now I know that we black people are much more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes (糖尿病) than white people. And they often lead to heart attacks and other untreated diseases. For example, black people are three to four times more likely than white people to have high blood pressure and twice as likely as the white population to die of a stroke (中風(fēng)).
New research has found out the surprisingly high levels of salt in many of black people’s favorite meals. I stopped putting extra salt in my food at the table long ago and I try to cut down on the salt. I use in cooking. The suggested daily level of salt for adults is 6 grams. It is easy to see that if you try not to eat too many processed (加工過的) foods and use salt in your cooking within the limit, you won’t reach more than the daily level.
The research showed how much salt there is in some foods that we buy from restaurants and takeaways. An average salad with rice and peas has 6.2 grams of salt. This is more salt than you are supposed to eat for the whole day.
A researcher talked about the importance of home cooking rather than take-outs. At home, he pointed out, not only can you hold control of the salt bottle, but also you can create tasty food which is low on salt. The researcher later provided curry goat and rice and peas. They were low on salt, but completely delicious.
I do not suppose Jamaicans are going to stop buying takeaways soon. But if you suffer from high blood pressure, it is probably better not to buy them often.
小題1:The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A．white peopleB．black people
C．untreated diseasesD．high blood pressure and diabetes
小題2:What has the new research found out according to Paragraph 2?
A．Black people take in too much salt.
B．Black people’s meals are very special.
C．Processed foods have too much salt in them.
D．6 grams of salt per day is enough for an adult.
小題3:What would the writer probably suggest black people do?
A．Order no salad in a restaurant.B．Take in no salt for several days.
C．Stop cooking their favorite meals.D．Eat less takeaways.
小題4:The researcher provided curry goat and rice and peas in order to _______.
A．thank those who came to his home for his research
B．let people know that eating less salt makes one healthier
C．show that tasty food with less salt can be made at home
D．prove the less salt the food has the more delicious it is
小題5:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Watch the saltB．Take care, black people
C．Say no to takeawaysD．Say no to high blood pressure

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文通過分析黑人易患的疾病，告訴我們食鹽對我們的健康有很大的影響，并對此提出了適當(dāng)?shù)慕ㄗh。
小題1:聯(lián)系前一句Now I know that we black people are much more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes (糖尿病) than white people.描述，可知選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段New research has found out the surprisingly high levels of salt in many of black people’s favorite meals.描述，可知選A。
小題3:根據(jù)短文第三段食品，可知外賣食品中含有更多的鹽，故選D，少吃外賣食品。
小題4:根據(jù)短文第四段A researcher talked about the importance of home cooking rather than take-outs.及下文描述，可知選C。一些美味的含鹽更少的食品可以在家里面做。
小題5:這篇短文主要說明了過量使用食鹽對人健康的影響，故選A，當(dāng)心鹽。
點(diǎn)評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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