2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀 熱點62 蔬菜的重要性及其種植(學生版+解析版)

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點62蔬菜的重要性及其種植

一、閱讀理解

Igotoasupermarketwithmymother.Thesupermarketisverybig.Ithasaclothesstore,afruitstoreanda

vegetablestore.Firstwegototheclothesstore.Mymotherbuysanicesweater.Sheaskstheclerkthepriceofthe

sweater.Theclerksaysitis$38.Mymothertakesit.Shelikesitverymuch.Andshebuysmeajacket.Iwantto

knowhowmuchitis.SoIlookatthepricecard,anditsays$45.Theninthefruitstore,webuysomeapples,

bananasandpears.Wedon'tneedvegetables,sowedon'tgotothevegetablestore.Webringourthingshome.

1.Therearestore（s）inthesupermarket.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.many

2.Mymotherbuysinthesupermarket.

A.anicedress

B.adressandsomefruit

C.anicesweater,ajacketandsomefruit

D.adressandajacket

3.Mymotherpaysfortheclothes.

A.$38B.$45C.$83D.$85

4.tellsmethepriceofthejacket.

A.MotherB.Theclerk

C.FatherD.Thepricecard

5.Wedon*tbuyvegetablesbecause.A.wedon'tneedvegetables

B.therearenovegetablesinthestore

C.wedon'thaveenoughmoney

D.thereisnovegetablestoreinthesupermarket

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Underpressurefromhealthandchildren'sgroups,McDonald'sismakingchangestoitsfamousHappyMeals.

Thefastfoodchain（連鎖店）willaddaserving（一份食物的量）offruitorvegetabletoallofthemeals,whichare

aimedatchildren,andreducetheamountofFrenchfries.

McDonald'ssaiditfirstexperimentedwithcuttingfriesentirelyfromtheHappyMeals,butchildrenand

parentsdisagreed.^PeoplecometoMcDonald'sand,firstofall,theywantthechoiceandthecontroltobetheirs,

buttheirexpectationofaHappyMealdoesincludefries,^saidJanFields,presidentofMcDonald'sinthe

US.”Whenwediditwithoutfries,therewasahugedisappointment.”

ThenewFrenchfriesinHappyMealswillcontain1.1ounces（31grams）ofpotatoes,downfrom2.4ounces.

Applesliceswilloftenbeincludedasthehealthydish,butitcouldalsobecarrots,pineappleslicesororanges,

dependingonthetimeofyearandtheregion（區(qū)域）inwhichtheyarebeingserved.

Althoughthesubjecttovariation（變化）dependsonwhatisordered,thenewmealswillrepresent,onaverage,

a20%decrease（減少）incalories（卡路里）,thechainsaid.FieldssaidHappyMealpriceswillnotgoupasaresult

ofthechanges.Butthechainhasraisedpricesthisyearasaresultofincreasingcosts.

Astheworld'slargestrestaurantchainbysales,McDonald'shasbeenundercarefulexaminationforthe

nutritional（營養(yǎng)的）qualityofitsfood.Peoplealsocriticizeditssalesofchildren'smealswithatoy,connectingit

tothenation'sobesity（肥胖）problem.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.NewHappyMealscontainfewercalories.

B.NewHappyMealpricesarenotthesameastheoldones.

C.PeopledonotwanttoeatFrenchfriesinHappyMeals.

D.OldHappyMealscontain2.4ouncesofpotatoesintheformofFrenchfries.

7.Accordingtothepassage,won'tbeservedinthenewHappyMeals.

A.appleslicesB.oranges

C.bananasD.carrots

8.Whydidpeoplecriticizethesaleofchildren'smealswithatoyatMcDonald's?

A.Thetoyisofpoorquality.

B.Childrenpreferitstoystoitsmeals.

C.Itmakesthechildren'smealsmoreexpensive.

D.Itwillcausetheobesityproblem.

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.McDonald'stoRaisePriceAgain

B.McDonald'sinCarefulExamination

C.McDonald'sCriticizedbyChildrenandParents

D.McDonald'stoMakeHappyMealsHealthier

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SchoolGardensCouldHelpChildrenTryMoreVegetables

It'snotalwaysenjoyableforchildrentoeatvegetables.Butwhatifagardenisbuiltintheschool?New

researchsuggeststhatagardeningprograminschoolscanincreasechildren'svegetableintake（攝入量）.

HowtheStudyWasCarriedOut

Thestudywascarriedoutineightschools.Eachschoolwasinthegardeningprogramforoneschoolyear.

Everychildingrades3-5receivedatotalofeighteen60-minutelessonsacrosstheschoolyear.Intheprogram,

eachschoolbuiltagarden,wherechildrenlearnedtogrowtheirownfreshproduce,likefruitandvegetables.

TheBenefitsChildrenCouldGet

Thestudyfoundthatvegetableintakeifthechildrenwhogrewtheirownproduceincreasedgreatlyacrossthe

year.Relatedstudiesshowthatincreasedvegetableintakecanimprovehealthandcuttheriskofchronic

diseases（慢性疾?。?Notonlyaretherebenefitstohealth,increasingthevarietyofvegetableschildrenare

exposed（接觸）tomayalsomakemealtimesmucheasier."Childrenwhoareoftenexposedtoavarietyofvegetables

aremorelikelytotrynewfoods,explainsDr.KerryJones.Forchildren,growingtheirownfoodisapowerfultool

toincreasetheirintakeofthefood.

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Anyopportunitytoexposechildrentomorevegetablesismeaningful."Ifchildrenarelearningabout

vegetablesatschool,it'simportanttoencouragethisinterest,saysJones.Parentscanlistentotheirchildrenabout

whattheyhavelearnedandreadthehandoutstheybringhomefromschool.Parentsandchildrencanalsoread

bookstogether.Youngerchildrencanenjoyreadingstoriesaboutvegetableswithparentswhoofferuseful

messages.Olderchildrenmayenjoysearchingthroughcookbookswithparentstofindnewdinnerideastocook

vegetablesinatastyway.Besides,asmallplanterboxinasunnypartathomecanencouragechildrento

understandmoreaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.

Teachingchildrentogrowtheirownproduceisagreatwaytoincreasetheirpreferencefortheproduce.If

childrenaretaughttoenjoyvegetablesearlyinlife,theywillprobablycontinueeatingvegetablesinthelongterm.

10.Whatdidchildrendointhegardeningprogram?

A.Theydidresearchonnewplants.B.Theygrewfreshproduceatschool.

C.TheytookhomegreenvegetablesD.Theybuiltgardensfortheirclasses.

11.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagaph4?

A.IdeastoEncourageChildrentoCookatHome

B.WaystoExposeChildrentoVegetablesatHome

C.ReasonsWhyParentsShouldUnderstandChildren

D.SuggestionsWhichChildrenCouldGetfromParents

12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheprogram?

A.Parents9supportmightimprovechildren'sreading.

B.Schoolprogramscoulddevelopstudents,creativity.

C.Doingstudiescanpreparestudentsforfuturelearning.

D.Hands-onexperiencemayinfluencechildren'spreference.

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DuanJiayang,a12-year-oldstudentofaprimaryschoolinYinchuan,Ningxia,learnstheskillsrequiredto

takecareofvegetablefields.

learnedhowtoplacethemulchfilm（地膜）hesays,"It'snoteasy.^^

InChina,manyparentsplaceaheavyfocusontheirchildren'sgoodresults,butvocational（職業(yè)的）skills

havelittlebeencared.

“Someparentsdoeverythingfortheirchildren,nsaysYanMei,anofficialwiththeprimaryschool,addingthat

manystudentsareshortofthebasicskillsneededintheirdailylives.Forexample,Yansays,someparentswould

dotheschooPsgeneralcleaninginsteadoftheirchildren.

SinceMarchlastyear,thegovernmentshavelaunchedalotofpolicies,requiringthatcolleges,middleschools

andprimaryschoolspaymoreattentiontoteachingstudentspracticalskills.

Followingthesepolicies,theprimaryschoollaunchedan"agricultural（農(nóng)業(yè)的）classbase“ononeofits

schoolyards.Studentsplantfruitandvegetablesonanareaoflandabout4,000m2insize.

InthedayscominguptotheMayDayholiday,studentsofvariousgradesattheschoolworkedtogetherinthe

fields,saysschoolprincipalYangBo.Theyplantedwatermelon,carrotandcom.MayDay,alsoknownasLabor

Day,iscelebratedonMay1stinChina.

Theschoolhopesthatstudentswillunderstandthefoodisquiteprecioussothattheywillbetterrealizethe

difficultiesthattheirparentswentthrough.

13.WhatdoesDuanJiayangthinkofthisactivity?

A.Boring.B.Easy.C.Difficult.D.Interesting.

14.Whatdomanyparentscaremostinthepassage?

A.Children'slifeskills.B.Children'shighmarks.

C.Teachers'skillscourse.D.Teachers'teachinglevel.

15.Whichofthefollowingcropsisnotmentionedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Com.B.Watermelon.C.Carrot.D.Cabbage.

16.Whatcanstudentslearnfromtheagriculturalclass?

A.Studentswillunderstandtheimportanceoflabor.

B.Studentscanrealizethedifficultiestheirparentswentthrough.

C.Studentscanlearnthebasiclifeskills.

D.Alloftheabove.

17.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.YouthsGetaLessoninLifethroughSkillsCourse

B.DuanJiayang,aHard-workingStudent

C.SchoolsFollowtheGovemments,Policies

D.ParentsHopeforChildren'sGoodResultsinSchool

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Whenwefirstmovedhere,wedidn'thaveagarden.MikeandItalkedaboutmakingalargevegetablegarden

somewhereinouryard,butwecouldn'tagreeonwhere.Beforewewentaheadanddugupthegrass,wespent

sometimethinkingaboutwhereitwouldworkbest.Atlast,wechoseanoldsandbox（沙坑）inourfrontyardto

becomeourgarden.

Wedreamedaboutalivelygardenwithlotsofvegetables.Weaskedmanypeoplewhatweshoulddototurn

thissandboxintoaspace,thenplantscangrowinit.Andtheygaveuslotsofideas.Mysisterwasthemost

knowledgeable,sowelistenedmostlytoher.Atfirst,Mikemadeawoodfence（柵欄）andIpainteditwiththekids.

Wechoseadarkercolorbecauseitwouldfitourlightgreyhouse.

Next,Mikedug17holes.Thenwefilledthemwithsoil（土壤）.Itwasstilltoocoldtoplantanything,sofor

daysIjuststaredoutthewindowattheseholes.Tome,itlookedmuchtoountidy.Iadvisedtofillthoseholesback

anddignewones.Thistimeweendedupwith10.Muchbetter.

Overthenextfewweeks,Iworkedongettingeverythingplantedinmygarden.Istartedbyplantinggreen

onion.ButIwastooexcitedandplantedittooearly.Rightawayitwasclearthatitwasn'tgoingtosurvive.Ihadto

giveitupandtrysomethingelse.Thenmynextdoorneighborgavemeredrosestoputinmygarden.Afewdays

laterwewenttoagreenhouseandcamebacknotwithgreenonionbutpeppers,tomatoesandsoon.Clearlythe

vegetableandflowergardenwasslowlybecomingourdreamgarden.Ohwell!

Ilovethewayittumedout.Thisgardenwillalwaysremindmeofmysister.

18.Whenthewriterfirstarrivedathernewhouse,she.

A.hadalargeflowergarden

B.dugupthegrassinheryard

C.talkedaboutmakingsandbox

D.wantedagardenwithvegetables

19.Whydidthewritersuggestfillingthefirst17holesback?

A.Becauseshelistenedtohersister.

B.Becausetheweatherwastoocold.

C.Becausethegardenlookedlikeamess.

D.Becausethekidscoulddigbetterones.

20.WhafstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParagraph4?

A.存活B.傳播C.嫁接D.爬藤

21.Whichoneistherightorderofbuildingthegardenaccordingtothepassage?

a.Webuiltthefenceandpaintedit.

b.Wecollectedmuchothers5advice.

c.Wepreparedtheplantsthatwewanted.

d.Wedecidedontheplaceofthegarden.

e.Wedugseveralholesandfilledthemwithsoil.

A.b-d-a-e-cB.d-b-a-e-cC.d-e-c-a-bD.b-a-d-e-c

22.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Whywasthewriterthankfultohersister?

B.Whatdidthefamilyplantintheirgarden?

C.Howdidthefamilymaketheirdreamgarden?

D.Whospenttimewiththewriterinthegarden?

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Onceuponatimecarrotswerepurple,therewerenopineapplesinAsiaorlemonsinAmerica,andmany

peoplethoughtpotatoeswerepoisonous(有?毒的).Manytypesoffruitandvegetableslikechiligrewonlyinone

place.Sowhyaretheyallovertheworld?

Fivethousandyearsago,canotsonlygrewinAfghanistanandmostwerepurple.Onlyafewwereorangeas

theylookliketoday!FannersintheNetherlandswerelookingforafruitorvegetabletostandfortheirking,

WilliamofOrange,andorangecarrotswerejustwhattheywerelookingfor-theybecamethegrandfatherofall

modemcarrots.

ManyplantsonlygrowincertainplacesonEarth,oftendeepintheforest.Thehomeofpotatoesisinthe

mountainsoftheAndesinSouthAmerica.BananascomefromPapuaNewGuineaandlemonsgrowwildinChina.

Cornisn'tfromChina,butSouthAmerica.

Butoncepeoplerealizedthatmanyoftheseplantsweregoodtoeat,theytookthemfarfromtheplaceswhere

theygrew.Fruit,especially,interestedthirstytravelers.Arabbusinessmentransporteddifferentfruitsandvegetables

aroundtheworld,suchasoranges,whichtheytookfromAsiatocountriesfarawaysuchasSpain.TheSpanish

returnedfromSouthAmericawithmanynewtypesoffood,includingchocolateandchili.

Peoplewerenotoftensurewhattodowiththesenewfruitsandvegetables,orusedthemfordifferent

purposesfromtoday.Carrotswereusednotasfoodbutasmedicinetoprotectpeoplefrompoisonoreven(itwas

believed)tomakepeoplefallinlove.Thefirsttomatoesandpineapplesweregrownnotasfoodbuttomakethe

gardenlookpretty.Andmanypeoplewereworriedaboutpotatoes-althoughtheyaregoodforus,theirleavesare

poisonousandpoorerpeoplebelievedtheycouldbeusedforblackmagic.InGermany,peopleonlybeganeating

potatoeswhenthekingorderedthatpeoplewhodidnoteatthemwouldhavetheirearsandnosescutoff!

Today,wearesousedtoourdifferenttypesoffoodthatwedon'tthinkaboutwheretheycamefrom.Butfor

eachpineapple,potatoorcarrotweeat,thereisalonghistory!

23.Whyarecarrotsweseetodayorange?

A.Becausepeopledidn'tlikethecolorofpurplecarrots.

B.Becauseorangecarrotswerethegrandpaofmodemcarrots.

C.BecausethereweresomeconnectionswithWilliamofOrange.

24.SouthAmericaisthehomeof.

①carrots②lemons③chili④potatoes

⑤bananas⑥com⑦oranges⑧chocolate

A.①③⑤⑧B.②④⑥⑦C.③④⑥⑧

25.Whoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakingthefoodworldwideaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thirstytravelers.B.Arabbusinessmen.C.TheSpanish.

26.Aboutthepurposesoffood,whichstatementisTRUE?

A.Peopleusedtotakecarrotsaspoisonousmedicine.

B.Pineappleswereplantedtomakegardensbeautiful.

C.Potatoeswereusedtobringbadlucktopoorpeople.

27.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.howthefoodspreadB.wherethehomeoffoodisC.whatfoodwasusedfor

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Tomatoesareoneoftheworld'soldestfoods.TheywerediscoveredbytheIndiansofSouthAmerica

thousandsofyearsago.Thefirsttomatoeswereverysmall.BythetimetheEuropeansbroughtthemtoEuropein

the1500s,theywerelarger.Theylookedmorelikethetomatoesweeattoday.

WhentomatoesfirstarrivedinItaly,theywereknownas“l(fā)oveapples”.Italiansbelievedthatifyouatea

tomato,youwouldeasilyfallinlove.

IntheUnitedStates,peoplebelievedthattomatoeswerepoisonous（有毒的），andthatyouwoulddie

immediatelyaftereatingone.Itwasn*teasytopersuade（說月艮）peopleotherwise.

Thatis,until1820,whenRobertJohnsondecidedtoprovepeoplewrong.Heannouncedthathewould

publiclyeatabout50tomatoes.Ahugecrowdshoweduptowatch.TheyweresurethatMr.Johnsonwasgoingto

die.Ofcourse,hesurvived.AndthetomatowentontogainabigplaceintheAmericandiet.

Inthebeginning,peoplearguedwhethertomatoeswereafruitoravegetable.Fromascientificpointofview

theyareafruit.Afruitistheripenedovary（子房）ofanyplantthatmakesseeds.However,thisdidn'tstopmost

peoplefromcallingtomatoesavegetable.Theyreasonedthattomatoesareeatenwiththemainmeal-justlike

vegetables.Theyarenoteatenasdessert,likeotherfruitssuchasapplesorbananas.Therefore,theythoughtthe

tomatomustsurelybeakindofvegetable.

Fruitorvegetable,tomatoeshavesundvedforalongtime.Theyarenotlikelytodisappearsoon.Theyarejust

toogoodtoeat.

28.Tomatoesarenativeto.

A.EuropeB.ItalyC.NorthAmericaD.SouthAmerica

29.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）that.A.Italiansthoughttomatoeswerevegetables

B.peoplewhoeattoomuchtomatoeswilldie

C.Italianslovetomatoesverymuch

D.aItalianprovedtomatoestobesafe

30.Tomatoesareafruit.A.ifwelookfromascientificpointofview

B.becauseitwasdiscoveredthousandsofyearsago

C.ifyoueatthemwiththemainmeal

D.becausepeopleeatthemasdessert

31.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.A.tomatoisakindoffruit

B.thehistoryandpeople'sopinionsabouttomatoes

C.tomatoisakindofvegetable

D.tomatoislovedbyeveryone

二、完型填空

Alongtimeago,therelivedawisemannamedZun-NuninEgypt.Ayoungmancametovisithimandasked,

“Teacher,whydoyoudressin32away?Nowadaysit'snecessarytodressneatly（整潔地），isn*tit?Orhow

willpeopleknowyou'rereallya33andwiseman?”

Zun-Nunsmiled,tookaringfromhisfingerandsaid,“Youngfriend,Pllansweryourquestion,34first

doonethingforme.35thisringtothemarket.Canyou36itforonechip（片）ofgold?"

WhentheyoungmanlookedatZun-Nun*sdirtyring,hethoughtto37/'HowwillIsellit38

thatprice?”He39theringtothevegetable,meatandfishtradersandothersinthemarket.But40

waswillingtopayachipofgold.

HereturnedandtoldthistoZun-Nun.Zun-Nunsaid,“Nowgotothegoldshopandshowtheringtotheowner.

Don'tgivea41Justsee42hewillpay.n

Onehour43，theyoungmanwasback.4tTeacher,peopleinthemarketreallydidn*tknowthevalueof

thisring.Thegoldshopowner44me1,000chipsofgold.”

Zun-Nunsmiled/'Thafstheanswer45yourquestion,myfriend.Someonecan'tbevaluedonlyfromhis

46Theringwasagiftfromtheemperor（皇帝），"hesaid.

32.A.soB.suchC.thisD.that

33.A.specialB.strangeC.commonD.stupid

34.A.untilB.howeverC.thoughD.but

35.A.bringB.takeC.carryD.fetch

36.A.sellB.buyC.soldD.bought

37.A.himB.itC.himselfD.itself

38.A.onB.inC.forD.at

39.A.gaveB.showedC.soldD.provided

40.A.nobodyB.neitherC.anyoneD.everyone

41.A.ringB.ideaC.priceD.reason

42.A.howmanyB.whatC.howD.howmuch

43.A.afterB.beforeC.agoD.later

44.A.costB.offeredC.spentD.lent

45.A.ofB.forC.toD.about

46.A.wordsB.thoughtC.knowledgeD.dress

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點62蔬菜的重要性及其種植

一、閱讀理解

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Igotoasupermarketwithmymother.Thesupermarketisverybig.Ithasaclothesstore,afruitstoreanda

vegetablestore.Firstwegototheclothesstore.Mymotherbuysanicesweater.Sheaskstheclerkthepriceofthe

sweater.Theclerksaysitis$38.Mymothertakesit.Shelikesitverymuch.Andshebuysmeajacket.Iwantto

knowhowmuchitis.SoIlookatthepricecard,anditsays$45.Theninthefruitstore,webuysomeapples,

bananasandpears.Wedon*tneedvegetables,sowedon*tgotothevegetablestore.Webringourthingshome.

1.Therearestore(s)inthesupermarket.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.many

2.Mymotherbuysinthesupermarket.

A.anicedress

B.adressandsomefruit

C.anicesweater,ajacketandsomefruit

D.adressandajacket

3.Mymotherpaysfortheclothes.

A.$38B.$45C.$83D.$85

4.tellsmethepriceofthejacket.

A.MotherB.Theclerk

C.FatherD.Thepricecard

5.Wedon*tbuyvegetablesbecause.A.wedon'tneedvegetables

B.therearenovegetablesinthestore

C.wedon'thaveenoughmoney

D.thereisnovegetablestoreinthesupermarket

【答案】l.C2.C3.A4.D5.A

【解析】本文作者講述了和媽媽?塊去商場購物情況。

1.題意：超市里有家商店?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。A.one—；B.two二；C.three三；D.many許多。根

據(jù)第3句IIhasaclothesstore,afruitstoreandavegetablestore.可知有3家商店,分別是服裝店,水果店和蔬

菜店。故選c。

2.題意：我媽媽在超級市場買了o考查細節(jié)理解°A.anicedress一件漂亮的連衣裙；B.adressand

somefruit?件連衣裙和一些水果；C.anicesweater,ajacketandsomefruit一件漂亮的毛衣、一件夾克和一

些水果；D.adressandajacket一件連衣裙和一件夾克衫。根據(jù)文中第5句Mymotherbuysanicesweater.（我

媽媽買了一件漂亮的毛衣。）...第10句AndshebuysmeajackeL（她給我買了一件夾克。）和第13句Thenin

thefruitstore,webuysomeapples,bananasandpears.（然后在水果店，我們買了一些蘋果、香蕉和梨。）可知

“我的媽媽買了一件漂亮的毛衣、一件夾克和一些水果?！惫蔬xC。

3.題意：我媽媽付了元買衣服?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。根據(jù)第6和7句Sheaskstheclerkthepriceofthe

sweater.Theclerksaysitis$38.可知我媽媽付了38元買衣服：故選A。

4.題意：告訴我夾克衫的價格。考查細節(jié)理解A.Mother母親；B.Theclerk職員；

C.Father父親；D.Thepricecard價格牌。根據(jù)第12句SoIlookatthepricecard,anditsays$45.（所以我看

一下價格牌，上面寫著45美元。）可知價格牌（thepricecard）告訴我夾克衫的價格。故選D。

5.題意：我們不買蔬菜，因為o考查細節(jié)理解。A.wedontneedvegetables我們不需要蔬菜；

B.therearenovegetablesinthestore商店里沒有蔬菜；C.wedon'thaveenoughmoney我們沒有足夠的錢；D.

thereisnovegetablestoreinthesupermarket超市里沒有蔬菜店。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2句Wedon'tneedvegetables,so

wedon'tgotothevegetablestore.可知我們不買蔬菜，因為我們不需要蔬菜，故選A。

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Underpressurefromhealthandchildren'sgroups,McDonald'sismakingchangestoitsfamousHappyMeals.

Thefastfoodchain（連鎖店）willaddaserving（一份食物的量）offruitorvegetabletoallofthemeals,whichare

aimedatchildren,andreducetheamountofFrenchfries.

McDonald'ssaiditfirstexperimentedwithcuttingfriesentirelyfromtheHappyMeals,butchildrenand

parentsdisagreed."PeoplecometoMcDonald'sand,firstofall,theywantthechoiceandthecontroltobetheirs,

buttheirexpectationofaHappyMealdoesincludefries,^saidJanFields,presidentofMcDonald'sinthe

US.”Whenwediditwithoutfries,therewasahugedisappointment.^^

ThenewFrenchfriesinHappyMealswillcontain1.1ounces（31grams）ofpotatoes,downfrom2.4ounces.

Applesliceswilloftenbeincludedasthehealthydish,butitcouldalsobecarrots,pineappleslicesororanges,

dependingonthetimeofyearandtheregion（區(qū)域）inwhichtheyarebeingserved.

Althoughthesubjecttovariation（變化）dependsonwhatisordered,thenewmealswillrepresent,onaverage,

a20%decrease（減少）incalories（卡路里），thechainsaid.FieldssaidHappyMealpriceswillnotgoupasaresult

ofthechanges.Butthechainhasraisedpricesthisyearasaresultofincreasingcosts.

Astheworld'slargestrestaurantchainbysales,McDonald'shasbeenundercarefulexaminationfbrthe

nutritional（營養(yǎng)的）qualityofitsfood.Peoplealsocriticizeditssalesofchildren'smealswithatoy,connectingit

tothenation'sobesity（肥胖）problem.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.NewHappyMealscontainfewercalories.

B.NewHappyMealpricesarenotthesameastheoldones.

C.PeopledonotwanttoeatFrenchfriesinHappyMeals.

D.OldHappyMealscontain2.4ouncesofpotatoesintheformofFrenchfries.

7.Accordingtothepassage,won'tbeservedinthenewHappyMeals.

A.appleslicesB.oranges

C.bananasD.carrots

8.Whydidpeoplecriticizethesaleofchildren'smealswithatoyatMcDonald's?

A.Thetoyisofpoorquality.

B.Childrenpreferitstoystoitsmeals.

C.Itmakesthechildren'smealsmoreexpensive.

D.Itwillcausetheobesityproblem.

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.McDonald'stoRaisePriceAgain

B.McDonald'sinCarefulExamination

C.McDonald'sCriticizedbyChildrenandParents

D.McDonald'stoMakeHappyMealsHealthier

【答案】6.C7.C8.D9.D

【解析】這篇文章主要講了麥當勞怎樣使歡樂餐更健康些。作為全球銷售額最大的連鎖餐廳，麥當勞一直

在仔細檢查其食品的營養(yǎng)質(zhì)量。人們還批評該公司銷售的兒童餐玩具，將其與美國的肥胖問題聯(lián)系在?起。

6.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)theirexpectationofaHappyMealdoesincludefries,他們期望的歡樂套餐包括薯條，可知

選C。

7.細節(jié)理解題。通過ThenewFrenchfriesinHappyMealswillcontain1.1ounces（31grams）ofpotatoes,down

from2.4ounces.Applesliceswilloftenbeincludedasthehealthydish,butitcouldalsobecarrots,pineappleslices

ororanges,dependingonthetimeofyearandtheregion（區(qū)域）inwhichtheyarebeingserved.

新薯條開心樂園餐將包含1.1盎司⑶克）的土豆，低于2.4盎司。蘋果片往往會被包括健康的菜,但也可能是胡

蘿卜、菠蘿片、桔子、根據(jù)季節(jié)和地區(qū)提供。故選C。

8.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Peoplealsocriticizeditssalesofchildren'smealswithatoy,connectingittothenation's

obesily（肥胖）problem.聯(lián)系國家的肥胖問題，人們也批評其用玩具銷售兒童的套餐?？芍獞xD。

9.歸納理解題。通過文章可知本文主要講了麥當勞怎樣使歡樂餐更健康些。故選D。

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