18.Nobody likes home economics (家政學(xué)).But thinking back the program could help us in the fight against being overweight and chronic (慢性的) diseases today.
The home economics movement was founded on the belief that housework and food preparation were important subjects that should be studied scientifically.The first classes occurred in the agricultural and technical colleges that were built in the 1860s.When most departments of universities were not willing to accept women,home economics was a back door into higher education.
Indeed,in the early 20th century,home economics was a serious subject.When few people understood germ (微生物) theory and almost no one had heard of vitamins,home economics classes offered important information about washing hands regularly,eating fruits and vegetables and not feeding coffee to babies.
However,today we remember only the fixed ideas about home economics,forgetting the movement's most important lessons on healthy eating and cooking.Too many Americans simply don't know how to cook.Our diets,made up of highly processed foods made cheaply outside the home,have led to many serious health problems.In recent years,many cities and states have tried to tax junk food heavily or to forbid the use of food stamps (食品券) to buy soda.Clearly,many people are doubtful about any governmental steps to push ahead with healthy eating.But what if the government put the tools of obesity(肥胖) prevention in the hands of children themselves by teaching them how to cook?
My first experience with home economics happened 20years ago when I was a seventh grader in a North Carolina public school.A year later,my father's job took our family to Wales,where I attended a large school for a few months.It was the first time I had ever really cooked anything.I remember that it was fun,and with an instructor standing by,it wasn't hard.Those lessons stuck with me when I first started cooking for my husband and myself after college and they still do.Teaching cooking in public schools can help solve some problems facing Americans today.The history of home economics shows it's possible.
57.Home economicsC.
A.is a subject becoming more and more popular with Americans
B.is often used to help fight against obesity and chronic diseases
C.once offered women as a special way to receive university education
D.was first taught in the agricultural and technical colleges in the early 1900s
58.The third paragraph mainly tells usD.
A.the importance of regular hand washing
B.the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
C.what home economics classes were about in the early 20th century
D.the importance of teaching home economics in the early 20th century
59.In the opinion of the author,how should we fight against childhood obesity?A
A.Children should be taught how to cook.
B.A heavy tax should be put on junk food
C.Healthy eating should be pushed ahead with at school
D.Using food stamps to buy soda should be forbidden
60.What does the author imply(暗示) in the last paragraph?B
A.Her family moved frequently in her childhood.
B.Cooking classes have a far-reaching effect on her later life.
C.To receive a better education,she went to a large school in Wales.
D.Teaching cooking is the key to solving Americans'health problems.
分析 你知道家政學(xué)是什么嗎?你知道它能幫助我們應(yīng)對(duì)今天普遍出現(xiàn)的肥胖和疾病嗎?科學(xué)持家和準(zhǔn)備食物是一門(mén)學(xué)問(wèn).很多女性因此接受了高等教育,事實(shí)上,家政學(xué)要告訴我們應(yīng)該健康飲食、健康烹飪.在公共學(xué)校里覺(jué)烹飪就可以解決當(dāng)今美國(guó)存在的問(wèn)題.家政學(xué)的歷史就足以證明.
解答 57-60 CDAB
57 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)第二段的When most departments of universities rejected women,home economics was a back door into higher education.可知,大學(xué)拒絕女人,而家政學(xué)卻給婦女解釋高等教育開(kāi)了后門(mén)意思與C(家政學(xué)提供給婦女一個(gè)接受高等教育的特殊方法.)一致.
58 D 段落大意題.該段home economics classes offered important information about washing hands regularly,eating fruits and vegetables and not feeding coffee to babies.主要講了家政學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)的重要意義:重視營(yíng)養(yǎng)、勤洗手等.故選D.
59 A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)But what if the government put the tools of obesity prevention in the hands of children themselves by teaching them how to cook?的意思判斷,教孩子做飯可以減少孩子的肥胖.故選A.
60 B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)Those lessons stuck with me when I first started cooking for my husband and myself after college and they still do.可知,烹飪課對(duì)她的影響深遠(yuǎn).故選B.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.