Question

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!  

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart（心臟）beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited(限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause      .

A．heart problems                         B．nervousness

C．sleeping difficulty                       D．possible health dangers

2.The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替換) with "________".

A．encouraged        B．stopped           C．helped           D．disliked

3.From the passage we can know that _________.

A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了市場上流行的功能飲料問題。告訴我們大部分功能飲料里面含有大量咖啡因，對身體有害。因此青少年應該遠離含有大量咖啡因的功能飲料。

1.根據短文最后一段Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks.描述，可知選D。

2.根據上文對咖啡因的描述及下文from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.可知此處指的是應該勸阻青少年們不喝含有大量咖啡因的飲料。故選B，阻止。

3.根據短文第二段描述，可知廣告在人們購買功能飲料的問題上有著重要的作用，故選A。

考點：關于功能飲料的說明文閱讀

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