14．Want to have dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House？Enter the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge!
Are you good at preparing healthy meals？Would you like to dine with First Lady Michelle Obama？If you answered yes to both questions，then you should consider entering the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge．
The contest invites kids ages 8to 12from across the country to come up with lunch recipes（食谱） that are both nutritious and delicious．More than 50winners，including one from each state，will be brought to Washington，D．C．，to attend a Kids'State Dinner at the White House．What will be served？The winning recipes，of course！
The First Lady teamed up with the recipe website Epicurious to create the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge．The goal is to develop a collection of healthy recipes for kids，by kids．Winning recipes will be available online．
"We all want to make sure that our kids are eating nutritious，delicious food at every meal，"said First Lady Michelle Obama．With parents and kids all across the country getting creative in the kitchen，I know we'll find healthy meals that every family will enjoy．"
A group of expert judges，including assistant White House Chef Sam Kass，will choose the winning recipes．The judges will be on the lookout for lunches that are healthy，tasty and affordable．A winning lunch meal should have items from each of the food groups，including fruit，vegetables，whole grains，protein and some other low-fat foods．You could choose to combine them into one recipe or to create a meal that includes a main dish and side dishes．For more tips on preparing healthy meals，visit choosemyplate．gov．
To send in your original lunch recipe，go to recipechallenge．epicurious．com．The deadline is June 17，so get cooking!
12．What do we know abut the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge？C
A．It aims to creat delicious dishes．
B．It will be held at the White House．
C．The First Lady provides support for it．
D．Kids from all over the world can enter it．
13．To attend the contest，kidsB．
A must ask their parents for help
B．should send in their recipes online
C．have to go to Washington，
D．C．D．must prepare more than one dish
14．The underlined phrase"be on the lookout for"can be replaced byB．
A．be ready to serve
B．try to pick out
C．go out to find
D．learn to cook
15．What's the best title for the text？A
A．Get cooking!
B．Eat nutritious food!
C．Visit the White House!
D．team up with the First Lady!
分析 这是一个比赛的推广广告，鼓励孩子参加这个食谱比赛．第一夫人联合一家食谱网站创办的这个比赛，全国8到12岁的孩子可以在网上提供健康又营养的食谱．一群专业的裁判，包括白宫的主厨将会选择获胜的食谱．最后的截稿时间是六月十七日．
解答 12-15CBBA
12．答案：C．细节题．根据第二段Want to have dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House？和If you answered yes to both questions，then you should consider entering the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge．可知这个比赛获得了第一夫人的支持，因此答案是C．The First Lady provides support for it．
13．答案：B．细节题．根据末段To send in your original lunch recipe，go to recipechallenge．epicurious．com可知因此答案是B．should send in their recipes online孩子在网上提交他们的食谱．
14．答案：B．词义猜测题．根据第六段A group of expert judges，including assistant White House Chef Sam Kass，will choose the winning recipes可知一群专业的裁判，包括白宫的主厨将会选择获胜的食谱，所以后句The judges will be on the lookout for lunches that are healthy，tasty and affordable．指裁判选择健康可口的午餐，因此be on the lookout for 是挑选的意思，所以答案是B．try to pick out．
15．答案：A．主旨大意题．根据全文可知这是一个比赛的推广广告，鼓励孩子参加这个食谱比赛，所以答案是A．Get cooking!"去做饭吧"．
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