Question

A Healthy Habits Survey（调查）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 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：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）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. Most of then have good habits.

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

C. All of then are fighting germs better than expected .

D. Nearly 30%of then bathe three days a week .

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. an official document

C. a book review D.a popular magazine

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇关于健康习惯的调查报告。文中针对三个问题，即每天的刷牙次数，每天的洗手次数和考虑到细菌的次数进行的调查，公布了调查结果并给出了一些专家性建议。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一个问题答案： full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.可知答案选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二个问题中的发现And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.可以判断医生建议人们每天洗手8次，答案选A。

3.细节理解题。根据针对第三个问题的建议Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can 可知选D。

4.推理判断题。A指南书；B官方文件；C书评；D流行杂志。本文是一篇关于健康习惯的调查以及专家给出的建议，所以判断选D。

考点：考查社会科学类短文阅读