Many people believe that French people are very different from Americans. This is certainly true where eating habits are concerned (有关的)! According to a report by the World Health Organization (世卫组织), each year French people eat four times, more than Americans. In addition, they eat more vegetables, potatoes, grain and fish. Yet, despite(不管) the fact that they eat larger amounts of these foods, the French take in about the same number of calories each day as Americans. French and American men consume(消耗) about 2,500 calories
each day on average. French and American women take in about 1,600 calories daily.
How can this be? If the French are eating more of certain types of foods, shouldn’t this add up to more calories？And why are so few French people overweight compared to Americans? The answer is that Americans consume 18 times more refined(精制的) sugar than the French, and drink twice as much whole milk!
Although many Americans believe the French end up each meal with gooey ( 胶粘的) desserts, this just isn’t so. Except for special occasions, dessert in a typical French home consists of fresh fruit or cheese. Many American families, on the other hand, like to end their meals with a bowl or two of ice cream or another sweet treat.
【1】Name six types of foods that French people eat more of each year than Americans.
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【2】How many calories does the average Frenchman consume each day?
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【3】How much whole milk does the average French person drink compared to the average Americans?
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【4】How much more refined sugar do Americans eat than the French?
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【5】What do French families usually eat for dessert?
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【答案】【1】Fresh fruit, cheese, potatoes, fish, vegetables and grain.
【2】2,500 calories
【3】Half as much
【4】18 times
【5】Fresh fruits and cheese.
【解析】本文介绍了许多人认为法国人和美国人有很大的不同。特别是在饮食习惯方面。法国人每年比美国人多吃六种食物。由于美国人消耗的糖比法国的多18倍，并且喝了两倍的全脂牛奶。因此美国人比法国人超重很多。最后介绍了在典型的法国家庭中，甜点由新鲜水果或奶酪组成。而许多美国家庭喜欢用一碗或两杯冰激凌或另一种甜食来结束他们的饭菜。
【1】题干的意思是：说出法国人每年比美国人多吃的六种食物的种类。根据句子In addition, they eat more vegetables, potatoes, grain and fish. 可知，此外，他们吃更多的蔬菜，土豆，谷物和鱼类。和句子Except for special occasions, dessert in a typical French home consists of fresh fruit or cheese. 可知除特殊场合外，在典型的法国家庭中，甜点由新鲜水果或奶酪组成。因此答案为：Fresh fruit, cheese, potatoes, fish, vegetables and grain.
【2】题干的意思是：普通法国人每天消耗多少卡路里？由句子French and American men consume(消耗) about 2,500 calories each day on average. 法国和美国男性平均每天消耗2500卡路里。可知答案为：2,500 calories。
【3】题干的意思是：与普通美国人相比，普通法国人喝多少牛奶？由句子The answer is that Americans consume 18 times more refined(精制的) sugar than the French, and drink twice as much whole milk!可知，美国人消耗的糖比法国的多18倍，并且喝了两倍的全脂牛奶。那么普通法国人喝的牛奶是美国人的一半。故答案为：Half as much。
【4】题干的意思是：美国人吃的精制糖比法国多多少？由句子The answer is that Americans consume 18 times more refined(精制的) sugar than the French. 美国人比法国人消费的糖高出18倍。故答案为：18 times。
【5】题干的意思是：法国家庭通常吃什么甜点？由句子. Except for special occasions, dessert in a typical French home consists of fresh fruit or cheese. 可知，在典型的法国家庭中，甜点由新鲜水果或奶酪组成。故答案为：Fresh fruits and cheese.
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