儿童为什么不爱吃蔬菜？

       

                                                                                    

              Many young children don’t like greens. It is difficult for parents to get their children to eat vegetables like green beans. Children do not eat healthily. So parents worry a lot about it. A new study finds out why. The study looks at the eating habits of some children. They are all of 2 to 4 years old. It finds that two genes(基因) can make children not like vegetables. The genes can make some small children hate new food, so they become fussy eaters(挑食的人).

          The genes also make small children taste things differently. Children think many green vegetables taste bitter(味苦的). For example, green beans are bitter for them. Natasha Cole, a scientist studying obesity(肥胖) says this is not surprising. Children are more sensitive(敏感的) to taste.

         Ms Cole thinks the new study can help to find new ways of fighting obesity in children. But there needs to be more studies. How can a child move fast and well from drinking milk to eating foods, like rice, meat and vegetables? We need to know more about that. 

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1.1.What does the underlined word “greens” refer(指) to?

A Vegetables.

B Colors.

C Genes.

D Green beans.

解析：选A。A 词意指代题。本句说“一些儿童不喜欢 greens”，结合后一句“It is difficult for parents to get their children to eat vegetables”父母很难让孩子吃蔬菜，由此推断 greens 指的就是蔬菜。故选 A。

2.2.What are parents worried about?

A Children’s unhealthy eating.

B Children’s eating habits.

C Children’s two genes.

D Children’s new food.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段第三四句“Children do not eat healthily. So parents worry a lot about it.”可知父母担心孩子吃得不健康。故选 A。

3.Why don’t some children like green beans?

A Because they have no taste.

B Because they taste not bad.

C Because they are surprising.

D Because they taste bitter.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“For example, green beans are bitter for them.”可知一些孩子认为青豆是苦的，所以他们不喜欢青豆。故选 D。

4.What does a small child usually have?

A Rice.

B Meat.

C Milk.

D Vegetables.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据三段的“...a child move fast and well from drinking milk to eating foods, like rice, meat and vegetables”可知，孩子要又快又好地从喝牛奶转向吃米饭、肉类和蔬菜，由此可知很小的孩子通常是喝牛奶的。故选 C。

5.Who would like to read the passage?

A Students.

B Parents.

C Teachers.

D Doctors.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。本文主要在讲关于孩子不爱吃蔬 菜的相关研究，那么最关心孩子饮食问题的人肯定是父母。故选 B。