Question

Sometimes people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken), dairy (like milk and cheese),grains (like bread and rice), fruit and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government, it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of study, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However, when Japanese people move to the US, the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers, ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries, in which the disease rate is going up along with the change of the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.
Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too. After all, children eat in the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit, vegetables and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us in different ways. For example, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
【小題1】What is the USDA in the passage?

A．A group of doctors in the US.

B．An office of the US government.

C．A report on diseases in the US.

D．An order given by the US President.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “result” mean in Chinese?

A．結果

B．論文

C．儀器

D．程序

【小題3】The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________.

A．Japanese are always healthier than Americans

B．living in the US is not good for people’s health

C．if you eat too much fat you will have cancer

D．the way we eat may cause some health problems

【小題4】The greatest help the passage gives us is __________.

A．to introduce a food guide to the world

B．to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life

C．to find the main cause of some serious diseases

D．to provide us with knowledge of six food groups

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文向我們介紹了怎樣的飲食方式會讓我們擁有一個健康長壽的生活。美國的USDA 多年的研究表明吃太多的動物脂肪對身體有害，多吃谷類，水果和蔬菜對身體有好處。飲食方式會影響人們的健康。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據Though this guide was prepared by the US government, 可知the USDA 是美國政府的一個機構或組織。故選B。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. 可知我們知道了太多的動物脂肪對健康有害，這是一個結論，故此處指的結果。故選A。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate of cancer and heart disease.可知人們患有癌癥和心臟病的幾率高是因為人們的飲食方式，故推斷飲食方式會導致健康問題。故選D。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us in different ways.可知這篇文章告訴我們不同的飲食方式會影響我們的健康，以及怎樣擁有一個健康長壽的生活。故選B。
考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。