单选题 Even though we have more choice of what to eat than forty years ago, the average diet of the average Briton is less healthy. In fact, according to recent research, British pets, eating specially prepared tinned food, have a healthier diet than most of their owners.
Health ministers were alarmed at recent figures which show that Britain has the third worst record in Europe for heart disease. Cancer is also a growing cause of illness and death. This has led the government to try to launch a campaign to encourage healthier eating habits. Health ministers believe we should take a lesson from America, where death rates from heart disease have fallen. The American public is now much more aware of the link between diet and good health. The campaign will encourage the eating of less animal fat, salt and sugar than are consumed at present. It will show the advantages of eating more fresh fruit and vegetables.
The Health Department is going to issue a booklet which will give guidance on what food to eat and what to avoid.
Discussions are being held between the government and food manufacturers. Following these talks, food will be labeled so that consumers can clearly see how much fat, sugar and salt there is in the food products they buy.

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A、 British people had less choice of food and an unhealthier diet 40 years ago.
B、 British people enjoy a better and healthier diet now than 40 years ago.
C、 British people have more choice of food but don't eat as well as they did 40 years ago.
D、 Things hardly change as far as what the British people eat is concerned.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节题。见文章第一段第一句Even though we have…，the average diet of the average Briton is less healthy(虽然相比40年前可供我们选择的食物多了，但普通英国人的一般饮食却不如以前那么健康了)。因此，C项为正确答案。

单选题 What made health ministers realize that they must encourage healthier diet?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】细节题。见第二段前三句：Health ministers…to encourage healthier eating habits(近来的数据显示英国的心脏病发病率在欧洲位列第三，对此卫生大臣们感到十分震惊；癌症成了疾病死亡的另一主要原因。这促使政府下决心开展一项旨在鼓励健康饮食习惯的运动)。所以选项A“大量民众身患心脏病及癌症使大臣们意识到他们必须鼓励更健康的饮食”为正确答案。

单选题 What kind of food does not cause heart disease?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】细节题。见第二段最后两句The campaign will encourage…more fresh fruit and vegetables(活动将会号召大家少吃动物脂肪、盐和糖，并将向大家展示食用更多水果和蔬菜的好处)。由此可确定D项“蔬菜”为健康食品，不会导致心脏病。

单选题 We can safely draw the following conclusions EXCEPT that ______.

A、 the specially prepared tinned food for pets is usually a healthier diet
B、 it will be easier for the British to know which foods are bad for their health in the future
C、 more Americans died of heart disease in the past than now
D、 unhealthy diet is responsible for all diseases

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】推断题。根据第一段的British pets，…diet than most of their owners，A项“为宠物准备的特殊罐装食物通常是更健康的饮食”是可推断出的结论。由于文中第四段的food will be labeled…there is in the food products they buy，可得出B项“将来英国人会更容易知道哪些食品对他们的健康有害”这一结论。而第二段的Health ministers believe…from heart disease have fallen. 明确地告之C项“过去更多的美国人死于心脏病”也是正确的推断。只有D项“所有疾病都源自于不健康的饮食”是文中内容从未涉及到的。因此，D项为正确选择。

单选题 The word "launch" (Line 3, Para. 2) can be best replaced by ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】词义推断题。原句This has led the government to try to launch a campaign to encourage healthier eating habits应理解为“这就导致了政府设法要发动一场鼓励更健康的饮食习惯的运动”，因此launch a campaign是指“发动或发起运动或活动”，这里launch意思与start一致。