How much do you know about nutrition? If your knowledge is similar to that of food shoppers who answered three surveys for the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, then you probably share some wide-spread misinformation about nutrition. Check your answers to the following statements. Is it true or false? Statement 1: Fresh vegetables cooked at home are always more nutritious than canned or frozen vegetables. False. The nutritional difference depends more on how vegetables are handled or prepared than in whether they are bought fresh or packaged. Overcooking, for example, destroys many nutrients. Vegetables cooked in Loo much water can lose a significant amount of vitamins. Statement 2: When dieting, avoid starchy(淀粉类)foods, such as bread or potatoes. False. If you cut out starchy foods, such as peas, potatoes, bread, and rice, you cut out very good sources of several B vitamins, Vitamin C, and other nutrients. Moreover, bread and potatoes have fewer calories than sirloin steak and roast beef. Statement 3: Taking extra vitamins beyond the recommended daily allowances won' t give you more energy. True. It's widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn't make it function better, just as overfilling your gas tank doesn't make your car run faster. If you answered these questions correctly, you can for the time being consider yourself well informed about food and nutrition by today's standards. But remember that nutrition is a complex and growing science and that today's beliefs may be changed as new information becomes available.
单选题 The first paragraph implies that many people______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:逻辑推断题。第一段有这样的一句话,then you probably share some wide—spread misinformation about nutrition,可知对于营养的误解相当广泛,D说大多数人对营养有着不正确的认识,与原文相符,故选D。
单选题 According to paragraph 2, which is NOT true about nutrition?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:细节判断题。第二段中说到“营养更多取决于蔬菜的处理方式而不是取决于买得是否新鲜或者罐装与否”,所以选项C是正确的说法,而B则与原文相悖,故B为错误说法,答案选B。从第二段的最后两句也可以看出A和D是正确的说法。
单选题 Which is a correct attitude towards starchy food?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:逻辑推断题。第三段第二句说到“如果你不吃像豌豆、土豆、面包和大米之类的淀粉类食物,你就失去了维他命B、C和其他营养很好的来源。”所以C为正确选项。
单选题 The description of "overfilling your gas tank" shows why______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:逻辑推断题。第四段有这样一句话,But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better,just as overfilling your gas tank doesn’t make your car run faster,后面半句是比喻,是对前面进一步说明,与B选项“超过足够量的维他命是没有必要的”是一样的意思,故答案选B。
单选题 A good title for this article would be______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:主旨概括题。文章的内容都与营养相关,所以A排除。本文只是对营养学进行简单介绍,并没有涉及高深的研究,所以C也不对。文章中讲了三条普遍的说法,但并不是所有的都是错的,所以选项D中的misleading也不对,D排除。B选项中的Nutrition IQ指对营养的了解,文章也是测试人们对于营养的了解有多少,故与原文意义一致,为正确选项。