1、优质文档优质文档UNIT 2 Ho w often do you exercise？趣味阅读Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁). 来源:学科网“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.S he went to the do ctor and told him
2、 her problem.“Im not surprised at all,” he said. “Its o bvious what your problem is.”He looked her over then gave her some advice.“If you dont do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It cou ld kill you.”Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctors. She knew that
3、 she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.The next day she went shoppin g. The first shop she went into was a butchers shop(肉铺).“Id like ten pounds o f steak(牛排 ), please,” she said.“Certa inly, ma dam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found
4、 a large piece of steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale(秤).来源:学科网来源:学+ 科+网“Thats j ust under ten pounds,” he said.“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.来源:学科网ZXXKThe butcher worked out the price.“At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.50, please. W ould you li
5、ke me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”“Oh, I dont want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.“If you dont want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”“My doctor told me that I am over-we ight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten poun
6、ds of meat looked like.”1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?A. She had had a heart attack. B. She had a problem with her health.C. She was unh appy about her weight. D. She could not sleep well.2. What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight. B. To eat more meat.C. To come and see him
7、 again. D. To look after her heart.3. Why did Ellen Park er ask for ten pounds of steak?A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4. What was Ellen Parkers real problem?A. She ate
8、 too much steak. B. She w eighed too much.C. The doctor did not know. D. She could not w alk very quickly.5. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?优质文档优质文档A. She might put on more weight. B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack. D. She might go to another doctor. 答案：15 BADBC来源:Z#xx#k.Com
