1 .     1    : less red meat and more fibre, less saturated fat(饱和脂肪) and more fruit and veg, right? Wrong, according to a controversial new book by nutritionist Zoe Harcombe.In the book, Harcombe charts her careful journey of research into studies that underpin (巩固)dietary advice — and her myth(误区)-breaking conclusions are surprising.
Myth:    2    .
‘Real fat is not bad for us,’ says ¬Harcombe. ‘It’s man-made fats we should be demonising. Why do we have this idea that meat is full of saturated fat? In a 100g pork chop, there is 2.3g of unsaturated fat and 1.5g of saturated fat.
Myth: We should eat more fibre.
For three decades, we have eaten fibre into our bodies to help us feel full and keep our digestive systems moving.    3    , says Harcombe.
The advice to eat more fibre is put forward along with the theory that we need to clean our ¬digestive systems. But essential minerals are absorbed from food while it is in the intestines(肠道), so why do we want to wash everything out? Concentrate on not putting bad foods in.
Myth: You need to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.
‘Five-a-day is the most well-known piece of nutritional advice,’ says ¬Harcombe. ‘You’d think it was based on firm evidence of health benefit.    4    
‘Five-a-day started as a marketing campaign by 25 fruit and veg companies and the American National Cancer Institute in 1991. There was no evidence for any cancer benefit.’
Myth: Fruit and veg are the most nutritious things to eat.
Apparently not. Harcombe allows that vegetables are a great addition to the diet — if served in butter to deliver the fat-soluble(dissolved) vitamins they contain — but ¬natural sugar, the fruit sugar in fruit, goes straight to the liver and is stored as fat.
    5    , says Harcombe, who adds: ‘Vitamins and minerals in animal foods — meat, fish, eggs and dairy products — beat those in fruit hands down.’

A．want to lose weight ? Don’t trust these.

B．We think we know what to eat.

C．This is not a good idea.

D．Fat is bad for us

E．Think again

F．We need take more exercise

G．Fruit is best avoided by those trying to lose weight

2 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight，but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV，but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you.    1    So what should you do about your weight control?    2    The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or a dietitian(营养学家).    3    If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss , then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.    4    People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost，because they haven’t permanently(永久地) changed their habits. Therefore，the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain(保持)for a lifetime.Small changes are a lot easier to stick with(坚持) than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat.    5    Once you have that done，start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.It’s a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it’s just that：healthy.

A．Try giving up regular soda for a week.

B．Weight management is about long-term success.

C．Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you’re full.

D．Besides，no magical diet will make you look like someone else.

E．Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.

F．Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.

G．They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.

3 .
Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year…but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference but the scales don’t lie.

Roz Jumab:

To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Codwin:

I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look into the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem—perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Landfod:

Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet…I’m really good on a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate—my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.

1. What do you think the four women were all talking about?

A．Their own slimming matter.	B．Their life after marriage.
C．Their work as a housewife.	D．Different diets they prefer.

2. Where are these short passage most likely to be taken from?

A．Talks on the air.	B．Advertisements on the wall.
C．Book in a library.	D．Magazines for housewives.

3. What does the underlined word “scales” possibly mean?

A．The coach in the slimming club.	B．Some tool to measure weight.
C．Glynis Davis’ dear husband.	D．The salesperson in a food shop.

4. What can we infer from Roz Jumab’s words?

A．Losing weight is a painful process which is unbearable.

B．Being thin can also be harmful.

C．It is necessary to force ourselves to lose weight.

D．We should learn to live comfortably with the way we look.

5. Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?
1．Glynis Davis       2．Roz Jumab     3．Lesley Codwinc     4．Ros Langfodd
a．I put on weight soon after I got married.        b．Fame doesn’t necessarily mean success.
c．Facts speak much louder than words.             d．I like myself as I am, and to be what you are.

A．1- a; 2 – d; 3 – b; 4 – c	B．1 – c; 2 – b; 3 – d; 4 – a
C．1 - c; 2 – d; 3 – b; 4 – a	D．1 – a; 2 – b; 3 – c; 4 –d