Question

The Healthy Habits Survey（调查）shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

·Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.

·Step：We touch our faces around 3, 000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

1.What is found out American seniors?

A．Most of then have good habits.

B．Nearly 30%of then bathe three days a week.

C．All of then are fighting germs better than expected.

D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day

2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands          .

A．twice a day                            B．three times a day

C．four times a day                        D．eight times a day

3.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A．We should keep from touching our faces.

B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

C．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

4.The text probably comes from            .

A．a guide book                           B．a popular magazine

C．a book review                          D．an official document

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

主旨大意：这篇短文出自一本杂志的一个健康调查，指出美国大约有三分之一的老年人没有正确的生活习惯，并且就此提出了具体建议。

1.细节题：根据·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.可知选Ｄ。

2.细节题，根据And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend. 计算可知选Ｄ。本题难点是理解only 4 times a day-half of the number的含义。

3.细节题，根据it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else?可知选Ｃ。

4.主旨题。这篇短文主要介绍了一个关于健康问题的调查报告，并针对这些调查结果提出了相应的建议，故最有可能出自一本流行的生活类杂志。选Ｂ。

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