Ellen Parker was worried about her health.

题目内容：

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.

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor.” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not at all surprised.” he said, “I know what your problem is.”

He examined her and then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs Parker,” he said, “You will have a heart attack (心脏病发作). It could kill you.”

Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please.” she said.

“Certainly, madam.” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale (称).

“That’s just ten pounds.” he said.

“That’s big enough.” Mrs Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At S｜4.99 a pound that will be S｜49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat.” Mrs Parker said.

“If you don’t 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 too heavy and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

小题1:Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

A．She had a heart attack.

B．She had a problem with her health.

C．She was unhappy about her weight.

D．She could not sleep well.小题2:Why did Ellen Parker 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.小题3:What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

A．She ate too much steak.

B．She weighed too much.

C．She was often out of breath.

D．She could not walk very quickly.

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:B

答案解析：

这篇幽默故事的大意是：Ellen Parker由于身体虚弱去看医生，医生建议她减肥。Ellen Parker听从了医生的建议，却进了一家卖肉的商店并向店主要了10磅重的一块牛排。当店主要她付钱时，她却说自己并不想卖肉，只是想看看10磅肉到底有多大一块。至此，我们知道Ellen Parker到肉店去的目的并非买肉，而是想要弄明白自己如果减掉10磅肉的话，到底需要减下多大一块。

小题1:B。这是一道信息归纳题。根据文章首段的“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.”不难看出Ellen Parker“爬楼困难、气喘吁吁”。由此，我们得出“Ellen Parker 的健康有问题”这一结论。

小题1:D。这是一道细节理解题。答案源自短文最后一段的“I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”一句中。Ellen Parker到肉店去并非是为了买肉，而是要看看10磅肉究竟有多大一块。

小题1:B。这也是一道逻辑推理题。文章第一段提到Ellen Parker的身体很虚弱，最后点明医生让她减肥10磅。据此，我们可以推断出她所有的健康问题皆由身体肥胖所致。

考点核心：

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