2014职称英语A级综合类-完型填空.docx

School Lunch Researchhas shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat properly in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to provide meals at lunchtime, Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking finding of this researchis that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta, Lunchboxes examined by researcherscontained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars, Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticize parents, but it can remind them of the nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can affect their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it. 学校午餐 研究显示，在英国超过一半以上的儿童将午餐带到学校去吃而不是在中午饭 点正常吃。 英国学校在午餐时间会正常提供午餐， 孩子们可以选择带餐过去或者 在食堂就餐。 在此项研究中，一项令人震惊的发现显示，学校提供 的午餐比家长准备的更加健康。学校午餐有着严格的准备标准：包括一份水果、 一种蔬菜和肉、奶制品以及含有大量淀粉的食物，如面包、意大利面食。然而被 检查的学生自带的饭盒中含有甜饮料、 薯条和巧克力棒。 学生摄取的糖分是他们 应当在午餐中摄取的 2 倍。 这份调查研究对为什么在过去的十年中英 国学生的超重人数上升提供了一个更好的解释。 但不幸的是， 政府不能批评家长 但却可以提现他们牛奶、 水果、蔬菜的营养价值。 孩子们饮食上小小的改变可能 会影响他们未来的健康。 孩子们在这样的年龄段很容易养成坏习惯， 家长却是唯 一能够阻止这件事发生的人。 A Powerful Influence There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their childr