中考英语阅读理解题材分类汇编：购物、饮食与健康

上海市英语中考阅读之健康漫谈

目前随着人们生活水平的不断提高，业余生活也越来越丰富，购物成为人们生活中最为重要的活动之一，这就需要我们不断地参与社会实践，多了解有关购物的知识；饮食与健康也成ter? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?

Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals(化学物质)．These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌) which spoil food．"Most common spices can kill 75 to 10a0 percent of the bacteria in food，" explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates．

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．

阅读短文，根据短文内a容选择最佳答案。

( ) 1．The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by ________．

A．making food taste better

B．making food hotter

C．killing bacteria in food

D．preventing bacteria getting into food

( ) 2．Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because ________．

A．high temperature makes more bacteria

B．high temperature helps bacteria grow faster

C．bacteria get used to hot food

D．bacteria spoil food only at high temperature

( ) 3．According to the passage，spices are useful in all the following things except _______．

A．replacing fridges

B．helping you to live longer

C．helping to keep you healthier

D．making your food taste better

解析

1．C 由第二段第二句“These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌) which spoil food．”可知正确答案为C。

2．B 由第二段倒数第二句“The bacteria grow more easily and

spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures．”可知正确答案为B。

3．A 由最后一段倒数第一、二句“The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，...make the food taste good．”可知A 项并没有包括在内，故正确答案为A。

话题专练

一

This is not a diet．It's a simple way to lose weight．And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a gym．You just follow some habits that thin people have．Keep them，and you'll become thin．

(1) Wake-up

When you wake up in the morning，sit up slowly without using your hands．With legs straight out，bend(弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back．It will burn about 10 calories(热量单位：卡路里)．

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal，order a clear soup，and have it before having the main food．In this way，you'll feel fuller，so you'll eat less when the main food comes．

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of fiber(纤维) and water，so your stomach will want less．The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight．

(4) Stand up and walk around