Question

【題目】The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day---half of the number which doctors recommend.

Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

Step: Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海綿）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

【1】What is found out about American seniors?

A. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.

B. Most of them have good habits.

C. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.

D. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.

【2】Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands .

A. eight times a day B. three times a day

C. four times a day D. twice a day

【3】Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. We should keep from touching our faces.

B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

C. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

D. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

【4】The text probably comes from .

A. a guide book B. a book review

C. a popular magazine D. an official document （文件）

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文屬于說明文，該篇從刷牙，洗手(澡)，與細(xì)菌戰(zhàn)斗三方面講解了美國老年人的誤區(qū)，并指明了正確的認(rèn)識和做法。提醒老人應(yīng)養(yǎng)成良好的衛(wèi)生習(xí)慣。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.可知，三分之一老人每天刷牙，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day－h(huán)alf of the number doctors recommend可知， 約有三分之一一天洗手四次，只有醫(yī)生推薦的一半，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海綿)，that can carry more germs than anything else？可知，廚房海綿攜帶的細(xì)菌比廁所還多，故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.可知，本文出自雜志，故選C。