B

Like many people, I've spent much of my life trying various diets and methods of losing weight, some quick and painless, others slow and tiring, most of them including the so-called “cheat day”.

The principle of the cheat day is simple: After going on a diet throughout a week or a month, you can eat anything you like on that day. The day makes all my eating and drinking not only satisfactory but acceptable. After all, I deserve it.

However, the problem for me was that cheat days were never quite that. Either they became happy cheat weeks, cheat months and sometimes cheat years, or they filled me with anxiety of going off-track so that I couldn't truly enjoy them. Using food as a reward only perpetuated my unhealthy relationship with food, and it troubled me in my approach to health.

After struggling for a couple of months, I came to realize the true colors of the cheat day. It goes to extremes - none or all. Also, cheat days imply that foods can be divided into “good” and “bad”. That's why I felt guilty when I had a piece of cake for breakfast instead of fat-free milk. But food, in fact, has no moral（道德的）value. It is simply intended to fill your body and provide nutrition. Hopefully it tastes good, too.

This simple thought has inspired me to quit cheat days. 1 don't feel worried or ashamed any more and start to reconsider my relationship with food. I just pay more attention to the signs of my stomach, and eat what I desire while being mindful of the heath results. Doing away with cheat days lightens my mind and improves my relationship with food.

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了作者刚开始想要通过“作弊日”来减肥，后来发现这种方法只会让他更糟糕，明白了正确的减肥方式应该是要和食物保持健康的关系。

24. What do people do on a “cheat day”?

A. Tell lies.

B. Eat what they like.

C. Go on a diet.

D. Try gaining weight.

【答案】B

【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题步骤：1.确定关键词。题干关键词为“cheat day”。2.定位原文。根据关键词，可以定位到第二段第一句“The principle of the cheat day is simple: After going on a diet throughout a week or a month, you can eat anything you like on that day, ”. 3.对比选项确定答案。根据关键句可知“作弊日的原则很简单：在一周或一个月的节食之后，你可以在那天吃任何你喜欢的东西”，故选B.

25. What does the underlined word “perpetuated” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Ruined.

B. Continued.

C. Repaired.

D. Improved.

【答案】B

【解析】本题属于猜词题之词汇，考查根据上下文推断单词词义的能力。解题步骤：1.确定关键词。题干关键词为“perpetuated”。2.定位原文。根据关键词定位到文章第三段最后一句“Using food as a reward only perpetuated my unhealthy relationship with food, and it troubled me in my approach to health.”。3.对比选项确定答案。根据关键句可知“用食物作为奖励只会让我和食物之间不健康的关系持续下去，而且会让我在追求健康的道路上遇到麻烦。”故选B。

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