成人高考英语词汇阅读(1)(体验)

When I was at school, our teacher told the class, “You are what you eat.” My friends and I would laugh and call each other “hamburger” (汉堡) and “biscuits”. Our teacher was trying to show us the importance of eating the right food to stay healthy.

This was 30 years ago when there were big movements to make British healthier. We started to eat boiled potatoes instead of French fries and drink fat-free milk instead of whole milk. At first I felt my potatoes had no taste at all. But after a while I started to prefer healthier food because I felt stronger and I didn’t get sick so often.

So we agree that you become what you eat. Do you know what your friends eat just by looking at them? When you know the effects of different types of food, you can use your knowledge well and eat what you want to become.

Food has been so important to our health. Everyone has their own advice to give, which they have read about or have been told by older people. However, some of these pieces of advice seem to disagree with each other. For example, some say “Eating chocolate makes you fat,” while others say “Chocolate contains the important minerals (矿物质) like iron and magnesium (镁).” In fact, what we need to find out is what type of chocolate to eat and how much of it to eat.

1.What did the teacher mean by “You are what you eat” in Paragraph 1?

A It’s fun to be called hamburger or biscuits.

B Your life looks like what you eat.

C It’s important to eat what you like.

D Your health depends on what you eat.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知，老师这么说是为了向同学们说明饮食对健康的重要性。故选D。

2.Which of the following does the author probably like now?

A Boiled potatoes.

B Fried chicken.

C French fries.

D Whole milk.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者从一开始的尝试吃煮土豆到喜欢上煮土豆（即原文healthier food）。故选A。

3.What is the author’s opinion on advice?

A Refuse it if you don’t like it.

B Pass it to your friends.

C Accept it if you have read about it.

D Consider it when making your decision.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，我们收到的建议可能会相互矛盾，因此需要我们自己判断做决定。故选D。