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【題目】 Summer is almost here and the weather is heating up. Are you drinking enough water? Many kids aren’t according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health.

Erica Kenney a scientist at Harvard is the study’s leader. At the beginning she planned to look into the amount (數(shù)量) of sugary drinks that kids were drinking in schools. However during her research she found that many kids were simply not drinking enough water.

Kenney and her team examined data (數(shù)據(jù)) from a group of 4,000 children aged 6 to 19 between the years of 2012 and 2015. While examining the data she noticed that more than half of the kids didn’t drink enough water. Of that group boys were 76% more likely than girls to not have enough water in their system. Nearly one quarter of the kids reported drinking no plain water (白水) at all.

“These findings are very important because they point out a potential health problem that has not been given a lot of attention in the past.” Kenney said. “Even though for most of these kids this is not an immediate, serious health problem, this is a problem that could really have a harmful influence on health and life for many children years later.”

The human body is made up of 60% water. Not drinking enough water can lead to health problems like headaches or poor physical performance. Your body needs more water when you are in hot weather, after you do exercise ,and if you have a fever.

The United States National Agricultural Library says on average kids need between 10 to 14 cups of water every day. This water can come from both drinks and foods that have high amounts of water such as celery melon or tomatoes. It is also suggested that fluids (液體) come from water instead of sugary drinks that are high in calories (卡路里) and can lead to weight problems.

“The good news is that this is a public health problem with a simple solution.” said another scientist. Steven Gortmaker “If we can help children drink more water — a low cost no calorie fluid — we can improve their health which may allow many children to feel better throughout the day and do better in school.”

【1】What is Erica Kenney’s purpose of doing the study at the beginning?

A.To show that plain water is the best for kids.

B.To explain why kids love sugary drinks most.

C.To study if kids drink enough water at school every day.

D.To find out how much sugary drinks kids drink at school.

【2】What does the word “potential” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Happening often.B.Relating(有關(guān)) to the past.

C.Causing bad results.D.Possible in the future.

【3】When do our bodies need more water according to the passage?

A.In cold weather or after doing exercise.B.In hot weather or after doing exercise.

C.Before breakfast, lunch and supper.D.When we feel tired or have a fever.

【4】The findings of the study may make people realize________.

A.the importance of kids’drinking enough waterB.the health problems sugary drinks bring to kids

C.the fact that boys need more water than girlsD.the necessity of kids’drinking some sugary drinks

【5】According to the passage we can know ________.

A.why kids drink little water at schoolB.who should be responsible for kids’health

C.what kind of drink kids should chooseD.how to help kids drink more water

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹一個(gè)關(guān)于孩子們是否引用足量的水的調(diào)查，同時(shí)介紹了人體60%是由水組成的。不喝水會(huì)導(dǎo)致健康問(wèn)題，如頭痛或身體機(jī)能不佳。孩子們平均每天需要10到14杯水。這樣可以改善他們的健康狀況，讓許多孩子一整天都感覺(jué)好一點(diǎn)，在學(xué)校做得更好。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) At the beginning she planned to look into the amount （數(shù)量）of sugary drinks that kids were drinking in schools開(kāi)始時(shí)，她計(jì)劃調(diào)查孩子們?cè)趯W(xué)校喝的含糖飲料的數(shù)量�？芍�，Erica Kenney開(kāi)始研究的目的是了解孩子們?cè)趯W(xué)校喝多少含糖飲料。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。句意“這些發(fā)現(xiàn)是非常重要的，因?yàn)樗麄冎赋隽艘粋�(gè)___健康問(wèn)題，過(guò)去沒(méi)有引起足夠的重視”。根據(jù)下一句Even though for most of these kids this is not an immediate, serious health problem, this is a problem that could really have a harmful influence on health and life for many children years later.盡管對(duì)大多數(shù)孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，這并不是一個(gè)直接的、嚴(yán)重的健康問(wèn)題，多年以后這是一個(gè)對(duì)很多孩子的健康和生活產(chǎn)生有害影響的問(wèn)題�？芍�，應(yīng)該是“將來(lái)可能”，即潛在的。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段Your body needs more water when you are in hot weather, after you do exercise.你的身體需要更多的水，當(dāng)你在炎熱的天氣，鍛煉后�？芍�，在炎熱的天氣或運(yùn)動(dòng)后需要更多水。故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段These findings are very important because they point out a potential health problem that has not been given a lot of attention in the past這些發(fā)現(xiàn)是非常重要的，因?yàn)樗麄冎赋隽艘粋�(gè)潛在的健康問(wèn)題，過(guò)去沒(méi)有引起足夠的重視。及最后一段If we can help children drink more water— a low cost no calorie fluid—we can improve their health which may allow many children to feel better throughout the day and do better in school如果我們能幫助孩子喝更多的水——低成本無(wú)卡路里的液體——我們可以改善他們的健康，這可以讓許多孩子感覺(jué)更好的一天，在學(xué)校做得更好�？芍�，這項(xiàng)研究的結(jié)果可能會(huì)讓人們意識(shí)到孩子喝足夠的水的重要性。故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The United States National Agricultural Library says on average kids need between 10 to 14cups of water every day. This water can come from both drinks and foods that have high amounts of water such as celery melon or tomatoes. It is also suggested that fluids（液體）come from water instead of sugary drinks that are high in calories （卡路里） and can lead to weight problems．美國(guó)國(guó)家農(nóng)業(yè)圖書(shū)館說(shuō)，孩子們平均每天需要10到14杯水。這種水可以來(lái)自飲料和食物，比如芹菜或西紅柿。 它也建議液體來(lái)自水，而不是會(huì)導(dǎo)致體重問(wèn)題的高熱量含糖飲料可知，從短文中我們知道孩子應(yīng)該選擇什么樣的飲料。故選C。