It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?
Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on "Good Morning America" today to give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.
Crazy Calorie Count
Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food---quantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out. One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps' astonishing performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,000 calories in one day.
Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps' workouts can burn 4,000 to 6,000 calories in a day, and those calories must be replenished (補充) in order to train the following day.
Snacking Secrets
Some athletes eat wacky (strange, unusual) foods that they swear improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has been making waves for stealing champion sprinter Usain Bolt's thunder on the track during the Olympic trials. Asked about how he gets his stamina, Blake answered that he eats 16 bananas per day, Glassman said.
Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the US team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes swigs of honey to boost his energy, Glassman said.
Foods for Recovery
What are the best foods to help the body recover after rigorous (strict) competition?
For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a rigorous strength-training regimen(養(yǎng)生法) that involves flipping tractor tires, dragging shipyard chains and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said.
【小題1】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Good Diet Makes a True Olympian.
B．Olympians Have Olympic-size Appetites.
C．Olympians’ Strange Eating Habits.
D．The Diets of some Top Olympic Athletes.
【小題2】What does the underlined sentence probably means?
A．Ordinary people eat few pigs compared with Olympians.
B．Olympians eat a lot more food than ordinary people.
C．Olympians tend to eat a lot of high-quality food.
D．Olympians eat a large amount of food, just like pigs.
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Ryan Lochte quit eating junk food, candy and soda for his recovery.
B．Usain Bolt beat Yohan Blake on the track in the Olympic trials.
C．Michael Pheleps astonishing performance was due to his eating lots of food.
D．Jonathan Horton has a blood sugar problem because of taking too much honey.
【小題4】Which of the following is not the best food to help the body recover?
A．Soda.B．Olive oil.
C．Whole-grain spaghetti.D．A salad with lemon juice.
【小題5】The passage is most likely to be found in __________ .
A．a(chǎn) technical reportB．a(chǎn) fashion magazine
C．a(chǎn)n education columnD．a(chǎn) sports newspaper


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要講了奧運選手飲食大揭密：運動員吃什么？
【小題1】主旨題：從第二段的句子：give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.可知文章講的是一些頂尖的奧運運動員的飲食。選D。
【小題2】細節(jié)題：根據(jù)One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps’ astonishing performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,00 calories in one day.可知奧運選手吃的比普通人的多多了，故答案應為B。
【小題3】細節(jié)題：根據(jù)最后一段的句子：Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a strength-training regimen(養(yǎng)生法)that involves flipping tractor tires, and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said.A符合題意。
【小題4】排除題：從最后一段的句子：the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil.可知BCD都是有利于恢復的食物，選A。
【小題4】這篇文章主要講了奧運選手飲食大揭密：運動員吃什么？所以這樣的文章最可能出現(xiàn)在體育報紙上，答案為D。
考點：考查說明文。
點評：一般情況下說明文是閱讀理解題的難點，它們生詞多、專業(yè)術語多，理解難度比較大。對于這類文章我們要靜下心來，先略讀，通讀全文，對文章大意有個大致理解，然后看題目，再帶著題目細讀文章，找到答題依據(jù)，得出正確答案。

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