英语原版阅读：Smart Snacks

今天分享一篇阅读理解。可以学习食物的话题时进行同步阅读，也可以作为日常的阅读材料。

这篇文章的题目是：Smart Snacks

先来读文章：

1.It’s not hard to see why cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, and ice cream are popular.

不难看出芝士汉堡、炸薯条、披萨和冰淇淋受欢迎的原因。

ice cream 冰淇淋

2.They’re delicious!

他们是美味的!

3.But not everything that tastes good is good for you.

但并不是所有好吃的东西都对你有好处。

tastes good 味道好
is good for 对你有好处

4.The next time you need to feed, consider smart snacks.

下次你需要喂食的时候，考虑一下令人聪明的零食。

The next time 下次
need to feed 需要喂食
smart snacks 令人聪明的零食

5.Nearly everyone loves french fries made from potatoes.

几乎每个人都喜欢用土豆做的炸薯条。

loves french fries 喜欢炸薯条
made from potatoes 用土豆做的

6.Did you know that other root vegetables taste great, too?

你知道其他根类蔬菜也很好吃吗?

root vegetables 根类蔬菜
taste great 味道棒

7.Root vegetables include beets, carrots, and sweet potatoes.

块根类蔬菜包括甜菜、胡萝卜和红薯。

Root vegetables 块根类蔬菜
sweet potatoes 红薯

8.They contain important vitamins and minerals, and they can all do the jobs a potato can do.

它们含有重要的维生素和矿物质，它们都能做土豆能做的事情。

important vitamins 重要的维生素
do the jobs 做工作

9.Raw carrots are crunchy and satisfying.

生胡萝卜松脆可口。

Raw carrots 生胡萝卜

10.Cooked beets and sweet potatoes are full of flavor.

煮熟的甜菜和红薯味道很好。

Cooked beets 煮熟的甜菜
sweet potatoes 红薯
are full of flavor 味道很好

11.Peel them and cut them into strips, just like fries.

削皮，切成条状，就像薯条一样。

cut them into strips 切成条状

12.Raw carrots are crunchy, and when beets and sweet potatoes are cooked, they are sweet.

生胡萝卜很脆，甜菜和红薯煮熟后是甜的。

13.Give them a try!

试试吧!

14.You’ll forget all about french fries.

你会把薯条忘得一干二净。

15.Discovering new foods can be fun.

发现新食物是很有趣的。

new foods 新食物
Discovering new foods 发现新食物
16.Plus, if you eat healthful foods, you’ll be less likely to get sick.

另外，如果你吃健康的食物，你就不太可能生病。

healthful foods 健康的食物
eat healthful foods 吃健康的食物
be less likely to 不太可能
get sick 生病

17.You’ll also have more energy to run and play.

你也会有更多的精力去跑步和玩耍。

more energy 更多的精力
have more energy 有更多的精力
have more energy to run and play 有更多的精力去跑步和玩耍

18.And you will be able to think more clearly and for longer perods of time.

这样你就能更清楚地和长久地思考。

be able to 能
think more clearly 更清楚地思考
longer perods of time 更长的时间
19.So start snacking smartly!

所以开始聪明地吃零食吧!

start snacking smartly 开始聪明地吃零食

再来读一遍完整的文章：

It’s not hard to see why cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, and ice cream are popular. They’re delicious! But not everything that tastes good is good for you. The next time you need to feed, consider smart snacks.

Nearly everyone loves french fries made from potatoes. Did you know that other root vegetables taste great, too? Root vegetables include beets, carrots, and sweet potatoes. They contain important vitamins and minerals, and they can all do the jobs a potato can do. Raw carrots are crunchy and satisfying. Cooked beets and sweet potatoes are full of flavor. Peel them and cut them into strips, just like fries. Raw carrots are crunchy, and when beets and sweet potatoes are cooked, they are sweet. Give them a try! You’ll forget all about french fries.

Discovering new foods can be fun. Plus, if you eat healthful foods, you’ll be less likely to get sick. You’ll also have more energy to run and play. And you will be able to think more clearly and for longer perods of time. So start snacking smartly!

根据短文，选择正确答案。

I. Which of these is a fact?

a. lce cream is delicious.

b. Carrots are satisfying.

c. Everyone loves french fries.

d. Beets have vitamins.

2.Which of these is not an effect of eating healthful foods?

a. getting fewer minerals

b. being able to concentrate better

c. being less likely to get sick

d. having more energy to play

1. Which of these is an opinion about root vegetables?

a.Carrots are crunchy.

b.Beets taste as good as potatoes.

c. Sweet potatoes are a root vegetable.

d.Root vegetables can be cut to look like french fries.

4.What is the passage mostly about?

a how to make french fries

b. the most popular snack foods

c. what to eat when you are sick

d. healthful snacks you can make from vegetable