Question

Not many parents realize that by encouraging their children to drink plenty of fresh water,they're helping them build healthier,stronger bodies.

Water is the ideal drink to prevent thirst and ensure hydration（水合作用）.Our bodies need water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all our organs.Water also transports oxygen to our cells,removes waste,and protects joints and organs.Poor hydration can affect a child's concentration levels, memory and learning ability.

"While most parents know that everyone should be drinking 6~8 glasses of water each day,they often find it difficult to get their children to drink water,"says Megan Pentz-Kluyts,a leading registered nutrition coach. However, there are healthy ways of making water tastier.

Keep a big bottle of water in the fridge that has been flavored with fresh fruits and herbs,such as chopped lemons,strawberries,apples,or oranges,as these flavor the water and up the intake of nutrients.

Mix fruit juices with water to increase water consumption.However,it's better to eat fruit whole as it provides nutrients such as fiber,vitamins,and minerals,which may not always be found in the same quantity once the fruit has been made into a juice.

Freeze bottles of water overnight so that the water is still cool later in the day when the sun is beating down.Use fun containers with your children's favorite characters on them to match the fruit or herb that's been used to flavor it for easy reference when grabbing from the freezer for school.

By encouraging your children to drink water from an early age,you'll help them form a habit that will be easy to follow through for the rest of their lives.You can set the best example by always reaching for water when you're thirsty or by making sure that there's always cool water readily available,whether in the fridge at home or packed into the car for after-school runs or family outings.

1.What does the author intend to tell in the passage?

A. Ways to get your kids to drink more water.

B. Tips on what to do for your children.

C. Hydration is connected with a healthy body.

D. Means as to getting water from kinds of fruit.

2.Which is NOT the function of drinking water according to the passage?

A. Make all our organs nourished.

B. Protect your joints and organs.

C. Make your skin more beautiful.

D. Develop your learning ability.

3.The author recommended fruit juices       .

A. because fruit juices are better than water

B. to make kids consume more water

C. because kids prefer juices to water

D. to show fruit juices are rich in vitamins

4.What do you think of the author from the passage?

A. Enthusiastic.    B. Defensive.

C. Subjective.    D. Considerate.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了水对于人体健康的作用和功能，并且针对许多父母很难让孩子养成多喝水的健康习惯的问题，作者提出一系列措施帮助孩子养成多喝水的习惯。

1.段落概括题。根据文中第三段，尽管父母知道人体每天需要喝6-8杯水，但是他们还是很难让孩子多喝水。后句转折，However, there are healthy ways of making water tastier.提出下文有一些解决方法。故选A。

2.细节理解题。文中第二段介绍了水对于人体健康的作用，此处需要选出未提及的选项。第二句中“to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all our organs.”可知A选项正确。由“Water also ......,and protects joints and organs.”可知水能保护关节和器官，B选项正确。最后一句“Poor hydration can affect a child's concentration levels, memory and learning ability.”说低水平的水合作用会影响孩子的注意力、记忆力和学习能力，D选项正确。C选项，保护皮肤，文中未提及，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中第五段第一句“Mix fruit juices with water to increase water consumption.”可知作者推荐水果汁，是因为水果汁能让孩子更多消耗水。故选B。

4.作者态度题。A选项“Enthusiastic”，意为“热情的”。B选项“Defensive”，“保守的”。C选项“Subjective”，“主观的”。D选项“Considerate”，意为“体贴的，考虑周全的”。由文中作者从各个角度一系列解决孩子多喝水的方法，可知作者考虑十分周全，A、B、C选项均非作者态度，故选D。