“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Similarly, if we drink a little more water ever day, we may find that we need to go to the doctor a lot less often. A healthy diet is made up of water and a great many different kinds of foods. We know that healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and fish, are important as they provide us with energy and fibre, without giving us too much fat and sugar. But why is water important?
The human body needs water to survive. Water is important as it carries poisons and waste out of our bodies. However, doctors advise us to drink plenty of water, much more than the small amount we need to stay alive.
Some doctors believe that water is important for our health in all kinds of ways. They believe that a great many illnesses and health problems stars as a result of dehydration—a lack(缺少) of water in the body. Most people are dehydrated at least some of time, although they probably don’t know it. It is surprising to learn that if we feel thirsty, we are already in the first stages of dehydration. In fact, we are advised to drink water before we feel thirsty.
These doctors think that health problems such as headaches, high blood pressure and asthma could be helped if people drink more water. They also believe that drinking more water can help people who are overweight. Water contains no calories so it will not make us put on weight. If we drink water, we will probably drink less sugary soft drinks such as Coca-cola. Doctors also believe that drinking more water may stop people from overeating. They say that many people think that they are hungry when they are, in fact, thirsty. Doctors suggest, therefore, that we eat less food and drink more water.
There are still many health problems that cannot be solved by drinking water, so we should not stop going to seeing the doctor completely. However, if we make a decision to drink water every day, we may find that we need to go to the doctor a lot less often.
小題1:We need _____for a healthy diet.
A.fibreB.foodC.waterD.Water and different foods
小題2:From the text, we know water can carry_________.
A.energy and fibre in our bodiesB.fruit, vegetables and fish in our bodies
C.sugar and fat out of our bodiesD.poisons and waste out of our bodies
小題3:Lack of water caused people to put on weight too much because_______.
A.they think they are hungry and eat too much
B.they think they are thirsty and eat less
C.water has no calories
D.it makes them hungry
小題4:Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?
A.Fruit provides us with energy and fibre.
B.Some healthy problems start because of a lack of water.
C.Drinking more water may stop people from overeating.
D.The amount of water a person should drink in a day.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析:
小題1:細節(jié)題 根據(jù)文章第一段:A healthy diet is made up of water and a great many different kinds of foods.故D選項正確
小題2:細節(jié)題 根據(jù)第二段第二句:Water is important as it carries poisons and waste out of our bodies. 故D選項正確
小題3:推斷題 根據(jù)第三段最后一句:In fact, we are advised to drink water before we feel thirsty. 可以推斷缺水時會讓我們長胖,因為缺水時就去喝水和暴吃,其實在感覺口渴之前就應該去喝水。故A選項正確
小題4:判斷題 通讀全文可以知道,全文并未提及一個人一天可以喝多少水,故D選項符合題意
點評:文章主要講述了水與人體健康的關(guān)系,告訴我們要每天多飲水,讓身體處于健康狀態(tài)。命題者從細節(jié)題和推斷題為出發(fā)點主要考察考生對細節(jié)的捕捉能力和根據(jù)細節(jié)基本的推理能力,考生應注意提高閱讀速度。
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