Question

    Do your parents ever try to limit how much soda（苏打）you drink? They say drinking too much isn’t good for you, right? Now, in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg also limits how much soda you can have—and it is not only for you but also for adults!

Starting in March, 2013, places like movie theaters, restaurants and sports centers, can’t sell sodas larger than 473 ml. Sellers who break the ban（禁令）will face a $200 fine. But you can still get whatever size you want at supermarkets.

Mayor Bloomberg says it will help people keep healthy. In New York, more than half of adults and nearly 40% of the children are overweight or obese（肥胖的）. Obesity kills thousands of New Yorkers every year and the city spends as much as $4 billion a year on medical care for overweight and obese people.

New York has a population of about 8 million. Of course it’s impossible for all New Yorkers to agree on the ban. There are different opinions（意见）. Keith Aiken believes the ban can help fight teen obesity. “Clearly, soda causes teen obesity. We have to do something,” he says. Chuck Kallenbach doesn’t think the ban can work. He says, “I can’t buy a large cup of soda, but I can buy two small cups.” Michael Tansini says, “Whatever size cup I want is my own business. No one should limit it!”

1.This passage is mainly written for       .

A.teenagers B.adults C.teachers D.sellers

2.Where can one get sodas larger than 473 ml in New York after March, 2013?

A.At movie theaters. B.At restaurants.

C.At sports centers. D.At supermarkets.

3.Who are against the ban?

A.Michael Bloomberg and Chuck Kallenbach. B.Michael Bloomberg and Keith Aiken.

C.Chuck Kallenbach and Michael Tansini. D.Keith Aiken and Michael Tansini.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.New York is a city with about 80,000,000 people.

B.Over half of the children are overweight or obese in New York.

C.Nearly 40% of the New Yorkers are against the large-size soda ban.

D.Thousands of New Yorkers lost their lives every year because of obesity.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介绍了碳酸饮料对身体的不良影响。父母试图限制孩子喝碳酸饮料，他们说喝太多对孩子不好。现在纽约市也限制喝碳酸饮料。一些电影院，餐馆和体育中心不能卖超过473毫升的碳酸饮料。市长说，这样会帮助人们保持健康。

1.细节理解题。根据“Do your parents ever try to limit how much soda（苏打）you drink? ” 你的父母曾经试图限制你喝多少碳酸饮料吗？可知主要是写给青少年人的，故答案选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“places like movie theaters, restaurants and sports centers, can’t sell sodas larger than 473 ml. ……But you can still get whatever size you want at supermarkets. ”可知，像电影院、餐馆和体育中心，不能卖大于473毫升的碳酸饮料，可知，在超市里可以买到超过473毫升的碳酸饮料，故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“ Chuck Kallenbach doesn’t think the ban can work. He says, “I can’t buy a large cup of soda, but I can buy two small cups.” Michael Tansini says, “Whatever size cup I want is my own business. No one should limit it!” Chuck Kallenbach认为这一禁令不会奏效。他说:“我买不到一大杯汽水，但我可以买两小杯。” Michael Tansini说:“我想要多大的杯子都是我自己的事。没有人应该限制它! ” 可知．反对禁令的是Chuck Kallenbach和Michael Tansini，故答案选C。

4.理解判断题。根据“Obesity kills thousands of New Yorkers every year”每年有成千上万的纽约人死于肥胖，可知D选项符合文意，故答案选D。