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1、阅读理解(注:+表示A级文章;*表示B级文章;其他为C级文章) 第八篇EatHealthy "Cleanyourplate!"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plate-club!"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it'saccompaniedbyanappeal:"JustthinkaboutthosestarvingorphansinAfrica!"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffoo
2、d.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofstaying"cleantheplate",perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow. Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies.Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommended
3、bythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.Theyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle. BarbaraRolls,anutritionprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrest
4、aurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,thesametimethattheAmericanwaistlinebegantoexpand. Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmoret
5、han4,000peoplesurveyedbelieverestaurantsserveportionsthataretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreed.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan'taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearningatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportio
6、ns;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller. It'snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon'twanttoeathealthy.It'sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear'sChri
7、stmaspresents. 词汇: orphann.孤儿 bellyn.肚子 nutritionn.营养 waistlinen.腰围 paycheckn.薪金支票 注释: 1.Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!做清盘俱乐部的成员 2.JustthinkaboutthosestarvingorphansinAfrica!只要想想在非洲挨饿的孤儿们! 3.taketoomanybites吃得太多 4.AWaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwoto
8、fourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,ac
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