B
Old wives' tales are those "helpful" things that your grandparents say. But they are probably not true. They are things like, "If you watch TV a lot, you'll get square eyes", "If you eat carrots, you'll see well in the dark", or "If you eat cheese at night, you'll have bad dreams". But are they nonsense(荒谬的) or sometimes a little bit true? Let's find out more.
Let's start with a famous one, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." My grandma always says this. Well, everyone knows that fruit is healthy. But can one apple really make a difference in our daily lives? A study says "yes". It shows that if people over 50 eat an apple a day, they have a smaller chance to have heart attacks(心脏病) than those who don't.
My uncle is a big believer that "fish is brain food". He often eats it and he is a clever man, too. It looks like he might be right. Fish have a lot of omega-3 and omega-6 fats in their oil. Some scientists from Oxford studied 120 children, and they found the children who ate omega-3 and omega-6 did well in their schoolwork. If you eat fish oil, it will help to prevent(预防) heart problems, too. It seems that eating fish can bring us lots of benefits.
★ Can they really help us see well at night? I eat carrots, but I still walk into things when I get up at night. Unluckily, I can't find anything to tell if this is right or wrong.
()61. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about old wives' tales?
A. They are all helpful.
B. They are always wrong.
C. Some may tell a little truth.
D. They make kids have bad dreams.
()62. The underlined phrase "make a difference" probably means "".
A. grow
B. drop
C. turn
D. count
()63. The writer's uncle may believe that .
A. omega-3 and omega-6 make us clever and fat
B. fish oil isn't good for health
C. eating fish helps us sleep better
D. eating fish can help improve brain function
()64. Which of the following can be put in " ★ "?
A. Why not go to a doctor?
B. Finally, what about carrots?
C. Let's eat more carrots.
D. Carrots can't help us see well.
()65. What's the structure(结构) of the passage? (① = Paragraph 1, ② = Paragraph 2, ...)
A.

61. C 【解析】推理判断题。根据“Old wives’ tales are those ‘helpful’ things that your grandparents say. But they are probably not true.”和“It shows that if people over 50 eat an apple a day, they have a smaller chance to have heart attacks than those who don’t.”可知,有些民间说法是不正确的,有些是真实的。故选 C。
62. D 【解析】短语猜测题。根据“It shows that if people over 50 eat an apple a day, they have a smaller chance to have heart attacks than those who don’t.”可知,如果 50 岁以上的人每天吃一个苹果,他们患心脏病的概率比那些不吃苹果的人要小,说明苹果在我们日常生活中起重要作用。“make a difference”的意思与“count”同义。故选 D。
63. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“My uncle is a big believer that ‘fish is brain food’. He often eats it and he is a clever man, too.”可知,我的叔叔认为吃鱼可以补脑。故选 D。
64. B 【解析】句子还原题。根据第四段可知,本段主要讲述作者对胡萝卜是否能帮助我们在晚上看清楚没有定论。故选 B。
65. A 【解析】篇章结构题。第一段讲述了有的传言是荒谬的,有的传言是真的;第二段、第三段和第四段通过例子证明这些传言的真实性,因此文章是总—分结构。故选 A。