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Do you love holidays but hate the increase of weight that follows? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious food. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious food.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don’t have to turn away from the food that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast(宴会), have a small, low fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before eating delicious food.
Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high fat food. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat(瘦肉). Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints(薄荷糖)and fruit. They don’t have fat content (含量) as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off extra calories (卡路里).
【语篇概述】人们喜欢在假日吃美食, 但又怕发胖。本文提出了一些既能享受美食又不会增加体重的建议。
21. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may______.
A. bring weight problems
B. bring you much trouble in your life
C. make you worried about your food
D. make you hate delicious food
【解析】选A。细节理解题。从文章第一、二两段可知假日会带来体重增加的问题。
22. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you’d better______.
A. drink much water and have vegetables only
B. not eat much food in high fat
C. not accept invitations to feasts
D. turn away from delicious food
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段Better not have high fat food. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them. 可知既能享受美食又不会增重的建议是不要吃高脂肪食品。
23. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Many people are worried about putting on weight during holidays.
B. You needn’t take exercise during holidays.
C. Exercise is necessary to stop you from being fat, stick to it!
D. A large plate will make you to have too much.
【解析】选C。句意猜测题。文章最后一段告诉我们: 在假期不要停止锻炼身体。饭后20分钟的散步有助于消耗掉额外的卡路里。
