2023届高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练七选五专题十五

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 七选五专题十五 ① Solving the challenge of getting children to eat their greens is an endless source of anguish for parents. _____1____Giving children more time to eat their food is the key to getting their five-a-day in and improving diet, a study has found. Allowing them 10 more minutes to eat dinner means they consume an extra portion of fruit and vegetables, on average, per meal than if they were restrained to a 20-minute dinner time. German scientists recruited 50 children between the ages of six and 11 who had no special dietary requirements or allergies. ____2____In one scenario, the family sat down at the table for what they deemed their normal meal duration, which was 20 minutes, on average. The experiment was then repeated with a 50 per cent longer time window, which was a 10-minute extension, on average. __3______This works out to be around an extra 100g of fruit and vegetables, or one portion, the researchers calculated. Scientists gave children and their family a “typical German evening meal” that they knew the child liked. ___4_____“At the end of the meal, participants were offered a dessert of chocolate pudding or fruit yoghurt and cookies,” the scientists write in their study. “Water and one sugar-sweetened beverage were provided throughout the meal.” The scientists found that when given more time the children drank around 50ml more water, 36ml more of the sweet drink, but did not have any more bread or cold cuts than in the shorter time frame. ____5____After the longer meal, children were also less likely to snack. 【The Daily Telegraph (April 4, 2023)】 A. Children will eat their greens if dinner eats up more of their time. B. They also did not have more dessert. C. The secret, it turns out, is easier than many would have thought. D. The extra amount of fruit and vegetables children ate when they were given an extra 10 minutes of dinner time E. This included sliced bread, cold cuts of cheese and meat, and bite-sized pieces of fruits and vege