第4讲 说明文 Cloze 1 (2019·衡水二摸)As a child，I was always told to“eat my greens”．These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate.Peas，and green beans，all looked and tasted __1__.Let's face it，when there were so many other delicious treats to __2__，why eat boring vegetables? Since then my taste buds have __3__ and I'm also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables.But we still need __4__ of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us.In the UK，a campaign has been __5__ for several years to encourage us to eat our “5 A Day”—five portions of fruit and vegetables.That's __6__ evidence has shown there are significant health __7__ to getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily __8__，partly because I have a sweet __9__ and vegetables are，well，tasteless.Researchers have been __10__ how to make eating vegetables more __11__.They analysed the psychology behind our food __12__ and found that most of us are __13__ by taste.Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that “studies show that people __14__to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason.” In Europe，a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to __15__ more vegetables.Project leader，Professor Heather Hartwell believes in __16__ encouraging people into eating the right things.One idea has been to put a __17__ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a __18__ about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the picture.She says，“Choice is a really __19__ thing.But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales.” Certainly，eating“twisted citrus?glazed carrots”does sound tempting，even if it just __20__ like a carrot，but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health. [语篇解读] 蔬菜对健康有益———这是一个众人皆知的道理。然而，我们有时候会因为偏爱其他食物的口味而对吃青菜感到很不情愿。本文探讨一项旨在提倡人们多吃青菜的研究，并介绍一些商家用来吸引顾客购买蔬菜的销售技巧。 1．A.disgusting B．delicious C．ripen D．sweet 解析：A [根据上一句“These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate.”，说那些讨厌的蔬菜总是散落在我的盘子边上。可知是说这些蔬菜不好吃，令人厌恶的。句意：长相恶心的豌豆、西兰花和青豆吃起来也很恶心(disgusting)。] 2．A.buy B．prepare C．offer D．enjoy 解析：D [根据“there were so many other delicious treats”可知是美味在前，是享受(enjoy)。故选D项。句意：有那么多好吃的食物，为什么还吃那些难吃的蔬菜呢？] 3．A.appeared B．developed C．existed D．shrank 解析：B [句意：从那以后，我的味蕾就发展(即改变)了，我还充分意识到了吃新鲜蔬菜对健康的益处。] 4．A.reminding B．informing C．warning D．talking 解析：A [句意：remind提醒；inform通知；warn警告；talk谈论。根据上一句“benefits of eating fresh vegetables”蔬菜的好处，可知是时刻提醒记得(remind)这些绿色“超级食品”给我 ... ...
