Unit sixText A Moms Approach to Meals May Need a Second Look1.when it comes to food讲到吃饭的时候讲到成功（的话） success2. too much interest太多的兴趣太多的担心 worry3. some unintended consequences一些意想不到的后果一些意想不到的收获 gains4. between the ages of 7 and 14年龄在7到14岁之间五月至八月间 the months May August5. gather information收集资料收集数据 data6. show concern about their children becoming overweight 担心他们的孩子太胖担心她女儿回家太迟 her daughter going/coming home too late7. with childhood obesity estimated as high as 25 percent 在儿童肥胖比例估计高达25 的情况下在死亡率估计低至1 的情况下 death rate estimated . low 1% 8. look at your own body image看看你自身的形象看看你自己的缺点 shortcomings9. like some other bad habits和其他一些坏习惯一样和其他漂亮女孩一样 beautiful girls 10. under the appropriate guidance of doctors在医生的适 当指导下在老师的指导下 the teacher Research shows that childrens weight is related to parents approach_ meals. Parents who are too much _about food tend to have _children while those children who are _to eat are often skinnier than others. At _ it is still unclear _it is the parents behavior that has caused the children to _over weight or skinny, or the other way round. But one thing is _. If parents are concerned about their childrens weight, they should set a good_ for their children and have a healthy_ themselves.concerned overweight/fat forced presentwhetherbecertain/clear exampledietMain Ideas Fill in the blanks with appropriate words according to the passage. toAnswer the following questions according to the text by completing the responses.1. What does the new study find?It finds that _to feeding may havesome _ on her kids body fat. 2. What kind of information did the researchers gather?They gathered information about _ and_. 3. If mothers were concerned about their children beingoverweight, what kind of children did they usually have?They usually had_. a mothers approach unintended consequenceschildrens body fat massmothers feeding practicesfatter childrenDetailed Understanding 4. What about mothers who pressured their children to eat?They usually had _.5. What should parents do if they are concerned about their childrens weight?According to the experts, the first step is_.6. Can approaches to eating be changed?Yes, they can be changed _of doctors.thinner childrento look at their own body imageunder the appropriate guidance1. Experts say that when it to food, too much interest in whats on your childs plate can be a bad thing.A. takes B. comes C. makes D. jumps2. Mothers who were concerned had fatter children, mothers who pressured their kids to eat had children who were skinnier.A. where B. as C. whereas D. thenBCThe new research was about the connection between a mothers approach to feeding and her kids body fat. The researchers measured some childrens body and looked at the feeding practices of the mothers of these children. The results of the study showed that a mothers concern about her child being overweight and her pressure to get the child to eat were directly related to the childs total fat mass. We learned that mothers who were concerned had fatter children, whereas mothers who pressured their kids to eat had children who were skinnier. But we are not sure whether the mothers concern was the cause or the result of her childs being fat. But anyway, as more and more American children are getting heavier, parents should be concerned about childhood obesity. They should look at their own way of eating and their own body shape. If they eat poorly or make inappropriate comments about their own diets or body fat, they are setting up a bad example for their children. Fortunately, according to experts, poor habits of eating can be corrected. The new research was about the connection between a mothers to feeding and her kids . The researchers measured some childrens body and looked at the feeding of the mothers of these children. The results of the study showed that a mothers concern about and her were directly related to the childs total fat mass. We learned that mothers who were concerned had children, whereas mothers who pressured their kids to eat had children who were . But we are not sure whether the mothers concern was the cause or the result of her childs being fat. But anyway, as more and more American children are getting heavier, parents should be concerned about childhood obesity. They should look at their own way of eating and their own body shape. If they eat poorly or or body fat, they are setting up a bad example for their children. Fortunately, accord