Nobody likes home economics (家政學(xué)). But restoring the program could help us in the fight against obesity 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 rejected 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 vital 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, consisting of highly processed foods made cheaply outside the home, have contributed to many serious health problems. In the last decade, many cities and states have tried to tax junk food heavily or to ban the use of food stamps (食品券) to buy soda. Clearly, many people are doubtful about any governmental steps to promote healthy eating. But what if the government put the tools of obesity prevention in the hands of children themselves by teaching them how to cook?
My first experience with home economics happened two decades 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.
小題1:Home economics______.
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 a. special approach to university education
D．was first taught in the agricultural and technical colleges in the early 1900s
小題2:The third paragraph mainly tells us______ .
A．the importance of regular hand washing
B．the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
C．the contents of home economics classes in the early 20th century
D．the significance of teaching home economics in the early 20th century
小題3: In the opinion of the author, how should we fight against childhood obesity?
A．Children should be taught how to cook.
B．A heavy tax should be put on junk food
C．Healthy eating should be promoted at school
D．Using food stamps to buy soda should be banned
小題4:What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A．Her family moved frequently in her childhood.
B．Cooking classes have a far-reaching influence 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.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：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。
小題1: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。
小題2:段落大意題。該段主要講了家政學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)的重要意義：重視營(yíng)養(yǎng)、勤洗手等。故選D。
小題3: 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。
小題4: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。
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If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn’t like you might be fearful, or shallow or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.
Don’t take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. Although some factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least many factors that will work in your favor.
You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don’t mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there  looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior because you don’t have much money and you don’t drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason                                       
that you don’t have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.
The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.
小題1:According to the passage,         plays an important role in making friends.
A．a(chǎn)dmitting your shortcomingsB．self criticism
C．modestyD．confidence
小題2:If you are not liked by a person,        .
A．you should find the reason in yourself
B．you’d better talk with the person face to face
C．you may not be the one to be blamed
D．you and that person misunderstand each other
小題3:We can learn from the third paragraph that        .
A．your good qualities may make you earn more money
B．your weakness may also be your strengths in some way
C．your negative qualities may cause you to lose friends
D．you’ll have few friends if you don’t share the same interest
小題4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A．It is important to lose weight.
B．It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.
C．Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.
D．If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.
小題5:What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?
A．How to find your good qualities.B．How to make friends.
C．How to make self criticism.D．How to keep fit.

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