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1、双基限时练(十六)语篇提分练.阅读理解AChildren should be allowed to serve themselves at mealtimes rather than have food plated up in front of them as it can reduce overeating and prevent obesity,_a study has found.Researchers found that families who ate at a dining table and used traditional service bowls were less l
2、ikely to be overweight.Its because, say the scientists, children learn to recognize when they are full quicker when sitting around a table and serving themselves than if given a plateful of food in front of the television.Lead author Dr Brent McBride, director of the child development laboratory at
3、the University of Illinois, said, Familystyle meals give kids a chance to learn about things like portion size (食物的份额) and food preferences. When foods are preplated, children never develop the ability to read their bodys hunger signals. They dont learn to say, okay, this is enough for me.”The resul
4、ts came from a study of children aged between two and five in more than 100 childcare centres in the US. Parents were also warned not to encourage their children at mealtimes if they said they did not feel hungry.“Making kids eat when they are not hungry is probably the worst thing can do. It teache
5、s them not to pay attention to their bodys signals，”said Dipti Dev, a graduate student in nutritional(营养的) sciences.The researchers said that parents and teachers need to help children recognize their feelings of hunger and fullness.“Instead of askingAre you done？ teachers should ask childrenAre you
6、 full？ Or they should say, If you are hungry, you can have some more，” added Miss Dev. “Asking the right questions can help children listen to their hunger and fullness signals.”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，研究发现：让孩子自己就餐有助于避免因吃得过多而造成肥胖。1The underlined word “obesity”in Paragraph 1 means _.A. fatness B. fullnessC. w
7、eakness Dsickness答案与解析A根据句中的reduce overeating and prevent推断，obesity意为“肥胖”。2By serving themselves at mealtimes, children can _.A. enjoy family fun B. avoid overeatingC. learn to save food D. build up confidence答案与解析B根据第三句内容和第四段中的When foods are preplated . They dont learn to say, okay, this is enough
8、for me.可推断，让孩子自己就餐有助于他们察觉自己什么时候吃饱，避免吃得过多。3According to the text, parents should _.A. cook what their children preferB. encourage their children to go on dietsC. keep asking their children questions while eating D. allow their children to follow their bodys signals答案与解析D由文中的not to encourage their chi
9、ldren at mealtimes if they said they did not feel hungry. Making kids eat when they are not hungry . It teaches them not to pay attention to their bodys signals和parents . need to help children recognize their feelings of hunger and fullness推断，家长们应允许孩子们顺应自己的身体信号。4What is the purpose of the text?A. To
10、 introduce a way of losing weight.B. To show the importance of table manners.C. To report the results of a scientific study.D. To explain how to eat healthily.答案与解析C第二段中families who ate at a dining table and used traditional service bowls were less likely to be overweight给出提示，本文围绕如何让孩子们就餐时避免吃得过多展开叙述
11、。BGoing on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Bridge are common great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat places, check out the following roadside attractions.Worlds Largest Ball of PaintAlexandria, Ind.In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of
12、 paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become pa
13、rt of history.The Museum of DirtBoston, Mass.The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled(贴有标签的) glass bottles contain such treasures (财宝) as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is
14、 dirt cheap: Its free.Mount Horeb Mustard MuseumMount Horeb, Wis.Its heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum says that it has to have the worlds largest collection of prepared mustard (茶末). Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices (香料) come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the
15、history of mustard, from how its made to how its advertised and sold. The museums creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice ream!Paper HouseRockport, Mass.Swedish immigrant (移民) Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a tworoom hous
16、e almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didnt give much if any thought to recycling paper. In fact, “recycling” wasnt even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了几个小而别致的旅游景点。5The underli
