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“Well,I made it,” says Greg Daniels with a smile.
Recently there have been news reports and television shows reporting on the quality of school lunches.According to federal guidelines,French fries count as a serving of vegetables.Many parents and others are upset that a salty,deep-fried food is replacing healthier options like carrot sticks.As a result,the potato—what French fries are made of—has been getting a bad rap.
“The problem is not the potato,” insists Greg.“Potatoes are very healthy.But any food,even carrots or lettuce(生菜),will be less healthy if it’s cooked in grease(油脂).”
Two months ago,Greg decided to eat nothing but potatoes for 60 days.As a high school science teacher and son of a potato farmer,he wanted to do something to draw attention to potatoes as a healthy food and a good choice as part of anyone’s regular meals.
“It’s been an interesting experience,” Greg said.“For a while,I wasn’t sure I would make it.I was pretty tired of eating potatoes after a few weeks.”
But for Greg there were some benefits that he hadn’t expected.He’s lost 15 pounds and he feels better than he has in years.“I have so much more energy,” he says.“I’ve been running and playing on a local basketball team,and I feel like I’m playing as well as I did when I was in high school.”
And Greg has gotten a lot of attention,much more than he expected.“It’s been fantastic.Thousands of people have read my blog.I’ve been sharing recipes and talking about the experience.Every day I get to tell people what a great idea it is to eat potatoes.”
Greg is glad to be back to a normal diet,but he still eats potatoes at least 5 or 6 times a week.“Everyone should!” he says with a smile.“Potatoes are healthy and taste great!”
1.What does the underlined part “getting a bad rap” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Receiving little attention. B.Obtaining an unfair judgement.
C.Getting more and more popular. D.Becoming good for people’s health.
2.Why did Greg decide to eat potatoes only?
A.Because potatoes are cheap. B.To draw attention to himself.
C.To prove that potatoes are healthy. D.Because he loves potatoes very much.
3.After eating potatoes for a few weeks,Greg .
A gave up his plan B.put on some weight
C.became less healthy D.was sick of potatoes
4.After eating potatoes for 60 days,Greg .
A.became a little weak B.became much healthier
C.could not eat potatoes any more D.decided to keep eating potatoes only
语篇解读:本文是记叙文。一位高中教师通过坚持60天内只吃土豆证明土豆是健康食品。
答案及剖析:
1.B 词义猜测题。由“The problem is not the potato,” insists Greg ...if it’s cooked in grease可推断,此处指炸薯条的原料土豆得到了不公平的评价。
2.C 细节理解题。由第四段末的he wanted to do something to draw attention to potatoes as a healthy food and a good choice as part of anyone’s regular meals可知,Greg之所以决定只吃土豆是为了证明土豆是健康食品。
3.D 细节理解题。由第五段末的I was pretty tired of eating potatoes after a few weeks可知D项正确。
4.B 细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的He’s lost 15 pounds and he feels better than he has in years.可知,连续60天吃土豆后,Greg变得更加健康了。
