“Old wives’ tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example，most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking，but others have not passed the test of time.
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic is good for you，too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems？Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains(谷物) tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.
B．Eating garlic is good for our eyes.
C．Swimming after a meal is dangerous.
D．Carrots prevent people from catching colds.
小題2:The author develops the third paragraph mainly________.
A．by cause and effectB．by order in space
C．by examplesD．by order in time
小題3:The phrase“ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“________”．
A．to be valuable B．to be believable
C．to be admirable D．to be suitable
小題4:What is the author’s attitude towards“old wives’ tales”in the text?
A．Subjective(主觀的).B．Objective(客觀的).C．Dissatisfied.D．Curious.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

小題1:根據(jù)Sticky sweets made with grains(谷物) tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.可知粘性的甜食對我們的牙齒有害，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)For example以及第三自然段的其他內(nèi)容可知，這個自然段主要是舉例子，故選C，
小題3:根據(jù)here is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales..這句描述可知前面想要表達(dá)盡管科學(xué)告訴我們有些傳統(tǒng)的觀念不可信，故選B
小題4:通過我們閱讀全文，根據(jù)After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.可以看出作者對于祖輩流傳下來的老話是持客觀的態(tài)度，故選B
點(diǎn)評：本文指出祖輩流傳下來的老話有些是通過了科學(xué)考證的，有些卻是錯誤的。但這些知識畢竟是我們祖祖輩輩積攢下來的知識，所以在探尋科學(xué)的同時，也要尊重這些傳統(tǒng)。答題前一定要讀懂全文，一定要注意體會。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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