Question

Dear Amy,

I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today because my computer was broken. I’m sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering (康复). I’m surprised that in China someone’s liver (肝脏) matched yours! This is really a moving story—a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!

You’re right. We shouldn’t care too much about our weight. I’m happy you stopped taking those losing-weight pills. From your photo I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital. To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health. Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good—exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

It’s not only in your country. It’s the same here with us Chinese—many people are always going on diets or taking losing-weight pills, which are often dangerous. But in fact, some of them are not overweight at all. I hope these people can learn something from your story. Hope you will leave hospital as soon as possible.

Love,

Helen

1.Who is “a girl” in the letter?

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2.What did the doctor advise Amy to do?

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3.Is it necessary to lose weight? Why?

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Answer

1.Amy.

2.He advised Amy to exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

3.No. Because we shouldn’t care too much about our weight. / Nothing is more important than health

【解析】

这是海伦写给艾米的一封书信，在信中谈到艾米是女演员，她曾经服药来减肥，肝脏受到了埙害，令人感动的是一个陌生人把他的一部分肝脏捐献给一个他甚至不认识的女孩！现在正在康复，医生建议她每天多锻炼，吃一些健康的食物。

1.问题：书信中的女孩是谁？这是海伦写给艾米的一封书信，在书信中提到艾米因为吃减肥药减肥而伤害了肝脏，多亏了来自中国的一个好心的陌生人把他的一部分肝脏捐献给艾米，因此书信中的女孩指的就是艾米，故答案为Amy.

2.问题：医生建议艾米做些什么？根据文中的句子“Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good—exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.”可知，医生建议艾米每天至少锻炼半个小时，吃大量的水果和蔬菜。故答案为He advised Amy to exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

3.问题：有必要减肥吗？为什么？根据最后一段中的句子“…many people are always going on diets or taking losing-weight pills, which are often dangerous.”可知，节食或服用减肥药来减肥是非常危险的，结合倒数第二段的句子“We shouldn’t care too much about our weight. To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health.”可知，没有什么比健康更重要的了。故答案为No. Because we shouldn’t care too much about our weight. / Nothing is more important than health