15.Adults are happy to tell their children that crusts (面包皮) will give them curly hair,carrots will help them see in the dark,and spinach will make them strong.Even though adults know it's not totally true,they think it's good for their children's health,a study had found.
In a study about 31per cent of adults said they once told their children the curly hair tale,and 36per cent said they'd been told the same thing by their mother or father.Among the over-50s,almost half said they'd been promised curly hair if they ate their crusts.A quarter of the 2,000adults questioned in the study told their children carrots would help them see in the dark.This could be true to some extent because of the high levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene in root vegetables.
Another favorite among parents is that milk will make one strong.A third surveyed said their parents told them this,and about 29per cent said they told their children the same thing.But while there is plenty of evidence to suggest milk is good for people's health,there are also a lot of scientific papers saying it isn't.
Thanks to Popeye,spinach is also fed to children,along with the idea that it will make them strong.While there is also some truth in this one,scientists now believe it is not the iron,but the inorganic nitrates (無機硝酸鹽) that improve physical power.
One in seven of the surveyed admitted telling their little ones that runner beans will make them run faster,which is nothing more than wordplay and has no basis in science.Almost one in five adults were subjected to the same tale in childhood.
Just over one in 10parents told their children green food would turn them into a superhero,and a quarter admitted hiding vegetables in meals.
Lyndsay Jones,spokesman for Persil Washing Up Liquid,said,"It's clear that the most persuasive stories about food are passed on from generation to generation.Our research shows that the ideas continue,and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us,even if they're not always entirely true."
Crusts may not make your hair curly,but there's plenty of research that says crusts contain more of the goodness than the rest of a loaf.Hopefully,as a result of our Cook with Kids promise,more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about food.
32.We can know from Paragraph 3thatC.
A.a(chǎn) third people are forced to drink milk by their parents
B.milk is beneficial to children's physical strength
C.there is doubt whether milk is helpful to people's health
D.a(chǎn)bout 29percent people wish their children good health
33.Which of the following does Lyndsay Jones agree?D
A.Adults are willing to teach their children as their parents did.
B.Most persuasive stories about food are false.
C.Stories about food shouldn't be passed on from generation to generation.
D.Parents can't make sure if some stories about food are totally true.
34.We can learn from the passage thatB.
A.scientists think the iron in spinach helps children grow strong
B.parents are expected to tell children the truth about food
C.runner beans can really make children run fast
D.crusts are said to contain less nutrition than a loaf
35.How is the passage mainly developed?C
A.By following time order
B.By making comparisons.
C.By giving examples
D.By analyzing causes.
分析 文章講述了有關(guān)食物的故事被一代一代的流傳下來,即使有些說法是不科學(xué)的,但歸根結(jié)底是為了孩子們的身體健康.
解答 32.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)But while there is plenty of evidence to suggest milk is good for people's health,there are also a lot of scientific papers saying it isn't可知人們對牛奶能否強身健體有質(zhì)疑,所以答案是C.
33.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Our research shows that the ideas continue,and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us,even if they're not always entirely true可知家長們并不確定這些有關(guān)食物的故事是否都正確,所以答案是D.
34.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段Hopefully,as a result of our Cook with Kids promise,more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about food可知希望家長們給孩子講解有關(guān)食物的正確知識,所以答案是B.
35.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章Adults are happy to tell their children that crusts (面包皮) will give them curly hair,carrots will help them see in the dark,and spinach will make them strong可知文章主要通過舉例子來發(fā)展的;故選C.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.