Our bodies use different amounts of calories(卡路里). The more exercise we take, the more calories we burn. If we eat food which contains more calories than we use up, then it is possible that we would increase in weight. In order to avoid becoming overweight, it is advisable (明智的) to eat a balanced (平衡的) diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating. The table below gives you some ideas of the number of calories in food.
Meats Fruits
slice of bacon 50 apple 70
hamburger 300 orange 60
slice of beef 100 pear 80
sausage 180 banana 80
meat pie 500 plum 20
sausage roll 350 tomato 20
Sweets and Pastries Vegetable
small chocolate bar 190 60g beans 15
large chocolate bar 225 60g carrots 18
slice apple pie 300 60g potato 60
doughnut 200 60g onions 25
scoop of ice cream 85 60g cucumber 10
bag of potato crisps 145 60g cabbage 15
1. To keep the calorie intake (摄入) down , it is better to eat _______ .
A. chocolate B.meat pie C.fruit D.apple pie
2. How many slices of bacon equal (等于) the same number of calories as in a sausage roll?
A. 5. B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
3. Which of the following contains the most calories?
A. Cabbage B. Potato. C. Beans. D. Cucumber
4. Which word in the passage means “heavier than normal(正常)”?
A. balanced. B. advisable. C. overweight D. measurement.