1、Unit 2 Healthy Lifestyle课时作业(六)Unit 2Section Using Language & Assessing Your Progress阅读理解A Most parents realize that a diet of soda and candy isnt a healthy choice, but what should they do if their children are picky eaters who prefer sugary food but refuse fruit and vegetables or just skip meals? T
2、here are ways to help kids eat healthily and avoid involving many fights at the dinner table. Jane E. Brody wrote an article for The New York Times in August 2015. The title of the article is “Another Approach to Raising Healthy Eaters”. In this article, she shares her experience as a child who was
3、a picky eater. She provides some useful views for parents who have children that are very picky about what foods they will eat. It turns out that demanding that a child eat something doesnt really work well. The command to “clean your plate” can end up teaching children that it is normal to continue
4、 eating after their stomach is full. This habit may continue into adulthood, and can lead to overweight bodies or food disorders. Instead, parents can try other methods that might actually influence their children to try new foods. One very simple method is to offer your children a small amount of n
5、ewly introduced food. A large amount can seem intimidating (令人生畏的). One or two bites might feel less scary to try. Another really easy thing parents can do is to read the ingredients (成分) on food instructions. You might be surprised by the kinds of food that have some form of sugar added to them. On
6、e way to be a healthier eater is to reduce the amount of sugar a person eats. Read the ingredient labels, and pick a product that doesnt have extra sugar added. Start making your own type of your childs favorite foods at home instead of buying processed ones, which can enhance their interest in home
7、made food. Consider organic foods over the popular, wellknown foods that are full of sugar. Sometimes, all it takes to get a child to eat healthily is to offer a food in a different way. Kids that hate raw cauliflower (菜花) might eat it after the vegetable is roasted. It is possible to turn a head of
8、 cauliflower into rice. It looks the same and your child may not notice the difference between it and real rice.1What do we know about Jane E. Brody? AShe wrote a book to help kids eat less. BHer article for The New York Times was written in winter. CShe shared some methods with parents having picky
9、 children. DHer experience as a picky eater once made her parents annoyed.2The command to clean ones plate usually _. Adoesnt work at all Bleads to childrens stomachache Cends up with childrens hating eating Dgets children into a bad eating habit3What can parents do if they want their children to tr
10、y a new food? AOffer a small amount of it. BGive all of the food to them. CTell them the ingredients in it. DReduce the amount of sugar in it.4Which of the following can help your kid become a healthy eater? AMaking him eat up all food. BOnly eating organic foods. CBuying processed foods. DEating le
11、ss sugar.BRace walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem. Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50kilometer race walk, wh
12、ich is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sports rules require that a race walkers knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact (接触) with the ground at all times. Its this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, s
13、ays Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass. Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says. According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories (卡路里) per hour, whi
14、ch is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour. However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with
15、as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step. As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runners knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sports
16、strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. I
17、t takes some practice.5Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?AThey must run long distances.BThey are qualified for the marathon.CThey have to follow special rules.DThey are good at swinging their legs.6What advantage does race walking have over running?AIts more popular at the Olympics.BIts less
18、 challenging physically.CIts more effective in body building.DIts less likely to cause knee injuries.7What is Dr. Norbergs suggestion for someone trying race walking?AGetting experts opinions.BHaving a medical checkup.CHiring an experienced coach.DDoing regular exercises.8Which word best describes t
19、he authors attitude to race walking?ASkeptical. BObjective.CTolerant. DConservative.C In 2013, Gabby Frost founded Buddy Project when she was 15. At that time, her best friend had been diagnosed (诊断) with a mental health condition, and that was the first time she was made aware of what mental illnes
20、s was. She wanted to learn more and develop a good support system for her. Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year, yet only half receive treatment, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health. Buddy Projects website says the service is not a substi
21、tute for therapy (治疗) or other types of mental health care, and it directs people to resources for further help. Since founding the organization as a high school student, Frost has helped more than 200,000 participants find a new friend. On the day when Buddy Project was launched, she used her power
22、ful social media presence to attract nearly 3,000 participants. “This was around the time when teens really began talking about mental health and found a supportive community online to talk about it，” she said. One of the biggest social barriers she had to jump over was that people didnt view her se
23、riously because she was a 15yearold girl, and even now, shes still a young woman. “Sometimes its frustrating because people dont think what I do is needed or they dont think Im professional，” she said. “Most people are blown away that a 20yearold girl is running this and that its one person doing th
24、is but not a whole team. Im just lucky that Ive found a support system that has been able to help my mom and me with the project.”9Why did Gabby Frost set up Buddy Project?ATo treat her mental disease.BTo know what causes mental illness.CTo help her friend to fight the mental disease.DTo cure those
25、with mental disease.10What can we infer from Paragraph 2?AAmericans pay little attention to mental health.BMany Americans have trouble with mental health.CBuddy Project provides financial aid for patients.DBuddy Project can cure those with mental disease.11What problem did Frost face?AShe couldnt ge
26、t support from her mother.BShe couldnt help so many patients at a time.CShe wasnt able to attract enough participants.DShe wasnt thought well of because of her age.12How do most people feel about young Frosts running the project alone?ACompletely defeated. BTotally convinced.CStrongly impressed. DFu
27、lly satisfied.课时作业(六)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。大多数父母都知道苏打水和糖果不是健康的选择，但如果孩子挑食、吃甜食、拒绝水果和蔬菜，他们该怎么办呢？本文为父母介绍了几条可以帮助挑食的孩子们吃得健康，而且可以避免在餐桌上发生争吵的建议。1答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中的In this article, she shares her experience as a child who was a picky eater.可知，她在自己的书中和有挑食习惯的孩子的父母分享了一些方法。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段中的The command to “cl
28、ean your plate”.and can lead to overweight bodies or food disorders.可知，清空盘子的指令最终可能会教导孩子们在吃饱后继续吃东西，这种习惯延续到成年可能导致身体超重或饮食失调。因此，清空盘子的指令通常会让孩子们养成坏的饮食习惯。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的One very simple method is to offer your children a small amount of newly introduced food. A large amount can seem intimidating (令人生畏
29、的). One or two bites might feel less scary to try.可知，如果父母想让孩子尝试一种新食物，应该给他们一次提供较少的量。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第五段中的One way to be a healthier eater is to reduce the amount of sugar a person eats.可知，成为一个更健康的饮食者的一个方法是减少糖的摄入量。B【语篇解读】本文为说明文。主题语境是人与社会，主题语境内容是竞走运动。文章介绍了竞走运动的特点及其利弊。文章旨在培养学生了解运动，认识体育，积极、科学地参加体育活动的品质。5答
30、案与解析：C推理判断题。本题题干意为：为什么竞走运动员是受制约的运动员？根据文章的第二段可知，竞走运动有非常特殊的动作要求，所以C项(他们不得不遵守特别的规则)正确。A：他们必须跑长距离；B：他们有跑马拉松的资格；D：他们善于摆腿。6答案与解析：D细节理解题。本题题干意为：和跑步相比，竞走有什么优势？根据文章最后一段的第一句可知，一些和跑步相关的身体损伤，如膝盖损伤，在竞走中就不常见，故D项正确。A：它在奥运会中更受欢迎；B：它对身体的要求更小；C：它对健身更有效果。7答案与解析：A细节理解题。本题题干意为：Norberg博士对想尝试竞走的人的建议是什么？根据文章最后一段的倒数第二句话可知，博
31、士认为，任何一个想尝试竞走运动的人都要先向教练或有经验的竞走运动员学习正确的技巧。故A项正确。B：做医疗检查；C：雇一个有经验的教练；D：经常锻炼。8答案与解析：B推理判断题。本题题干意为：哪个单词可以最准确地描述作者对竞走的态度？在文章中，作者客观地介绍了竞走运动的特点以及优缺点，因此B项(客观的)正确。A：怀疑的；C：宽容的；D：保守的。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Gabby Frost在15岁的时候为了帮助自己的朋友战胜心理疾病而成立了Buddy Project。Buddy Project帮助了很多有心理健康方面问题的人。尽管遇到了很多的困难，但她仍坚持不懈。9答案与解析：
32、C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“her best friend had been diagnosed (诊断) with a mental health condition.She wanted to learn more and develop a good support system for her”可知，她是为了帮助朋友与心理疾病抗争才成立了Buddy Project。故答案为C。10答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句的“Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each ye
33、ar”可知，在美国，很多人都有心理健康方面的问题，故答案为B。11答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“One of the biggest social barriers.shes still a young woman.”和第二句中的“people dont think what I do is needed.professional”可知，她面临的一个问题是人们因为她的年龄而不把她当回事儿，认为她不专业，故答案为D。12答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据题干可知，本题解题依据是文章最后一段中的“Most people are blown away.one person doing this but not a whole team.”，如果理解are blown away就可以得出答案。根据语境可知，大多数人对一个20岁的女孩独自(而不是靠一个团队)运营这个项目这一事实应感到惊讶、钦佩或印象深刻，故C项最能体现大多数人的心理。