Passage 3 One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals, such as mice and monkeys. The scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice. They are studying the relationship between diet and health. At this time, over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory. In one of these experiments, the scientists are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health. The mice are in three groups. All three groups are receiving the same healthy diet. But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different. The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group of mice is eating three cups. After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day. The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice. But they are more active. Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another, and using the equipment in their cages. Also, they are living longer. Mice usually live for two years. Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years. The second group of mice is normal weight. They are healthy, too. They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. But they are only living about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice. The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. They are not very active. These mice are living longer than the scientists thought - about a year and a half. But they aren.t as healthy. They.re sick more often than the other two groups.

11.The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between ______.


A、 the amount of food and diet

B、 mice and die

C、 the amount of food the mice eat and their health

D、 mice and men
12.________ receiving the most food.

A、 The first group is

B、 The first two groups are

C、 The third group is

D、 The second group is
13.The first group is the thinnest because ___________.

A、 they are running and playing more than the other two groups

B、 both B and C

C、 they do not have a healthy diet

D、 they eat only one cup of food a day
14.How long do normal mice live? ________.

A、 Three years.

B、 Two years.

C、 More than three years.

D、 A year and a half.
15.What does the text tell us?

A、 People who eat a healthy diet will not get sick.

B、 Mice are active animals.

C、 People who eat only a cup of food a day will be healthy.

D、 People who eat less and exercise more will live longer.

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