1．English teenagers will receive cooking lessons in schools．The idea is to encourage healthy eating to solve the problem that many people are overweight．Also，it worries people that basic cooking and food preparation skills are being lost because parents use too much pre-prepared fast foods．
Cooking was once regarded as an important part of eduction in England-even if it was mainly for girls．In recent years cooking has become less important in schools．But the rising level of obesity（肥胖） has led to a rethink about the food that children are given and the skills they should be taught．
"What we want is to teach young people how to do basic，simple meals，which they can use now at home and then in their later life，"said Ed Balls，an education expert．
The new lessons will start in September，but some schools without kitchen will be given a longer time to prepare．Also there may be a shortage of teachers with the right skills，since schools have been teaching food technology rather than practical cooking．Besides，the lessons for hands-on cooking will only be one hour a week for one term．But the well-known cookery writer，Pru Leith，believe it will be worth it．
"If we'd done this thirsty years ago we might not have to face the problem about obesity and lack of knowledge about food and so on．Every child should know how to cook，not just so that they'll be healthy，but because it's a life skill which is a real pleasure．"
The renewed interest in cooking is an effort to reduce the obesity rate，which is almost the highest in Europe，and according to the government，half of all British people will be obese in 25years if present trends（趋势） are not halted．
67．Which of the following is Not the aim of bringing back cooking lessons in Britain？D
A．To encourage teenagers to eat healthy food．
B．To reduce the country's increasing obesity rate．
C．To prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lost．
D．To encourage parents to use more pre-prepared fast foods．
68．How will cooking lessons do good to the students？B
A．All of them will become good cooks in their laster life．
B．Students will be healthy and enjoy the pleasure of such a life skill as well．
C．Students will be able to make food experiments with the knowledge and skills．
D．Students will be able to control the level od obesity in the whole country．
69．The underlined word"halted"in the last paragraph probably meansB．
A．continued B．stopped C．discussed D．kept
70．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．cooking has always been an important part of school education in England
B．English teenagers will have their cooking lessons one hour a month for one year
C．the obesity rate in Britain has been growing rapidly in recent years
D．the students will pay much money for their cooking lessons．
分析 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在英国学校里，烹饪是一门必修课，这有助于健康饮食，有这样的手艺可以享受人生，从而很少得病．
解答 67 D 细节理解题：根据第一段it worries people that basic cooking and food preparation skills are being lost because parents use too much pre-prepared fast foods．它使人们担心，基本的烹饪和食物准备技能正在丢失，因为父母使用了太多预先准备好的快餐食品．故鼓励父母使用太多预先准备好的快餐食品不是目的，故答案是D，其余三项均符合文章的意思．
68 B 细节理解题：根据第五段Every child should know how to cook，not just so that they'll be healthy，but because it's a life skill which is a real pleasure．"每个孩子都应该知道如何做饭，不只是为了使他们健康，而是因为这是一种生活技能，这是一个真正的乐趣．"故答案是B．
69 B 词义理解题：最后一段前文The renewed interest in cooking is an effort to reduce the obesity rate，which is almost the highest in Europe，and according to the government，half of all British people will be obese in 25 years在烹饪方面新的兴趣是减少肥胖率，这几乎是欧洲最高的，根据政府，所有英国人的一半会在25年内肥胖；推测后文表达：如果目前的趋势不停止的话，故其意思是"停止"，答案是B．
70 C 推测理解题：根据第二段But the rising level of obesity（肥胖） has led to a rethink about the food that children are given and the skills they should be taught．但是肥胖水平的上升导致了对孩子们的食物和他们应该教的技能的重新思考；最后一段前文The renewed interest in cooking is an effort to reduce the obesity rate，which is almost the highest in Europe，and according to the government，half of all British people will be obese in 25 years在烹饪方面新的兴趣是减少肥胖率，这几乎是欧洲最高的，根据政府，所有英国人的一半会在25年内肥胖．故答案是C，英国的肥胖率近些年迅速上升．
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