【推荐1】Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients. These include different types of dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals, and a range of “phytonutrients”, which plants produce to help them grow or protect them from diseases and pests.

A review of research published in May 2021 found those who ate the most plant foods were less likely to die from any cause over follow-up time periods that varied across the studies from 5 to 25 years, compared to those who ate the least.

Tomatoes are a fruit. They’re rich in vitamin C and “lycopene”, which is a carotenoid. Carotenoids are pigments produced by plants and give vegetables their bright colours.

A review of six trials asked people to consume tomato products equivalent to 1 — 1.5 large tomatoes or 1 —1.5 cups of tomato juice daily for about six weeks. The researchers found people who did this had reduced blood levels of triglycerides (a type of fat in your blood that increases heart disease risk), as well as lower total and “bad” cholesterol levels, compared to those who didn’t have any tomatoes.

Another review of 11 studies tested the effect of tomatoes and lycopene on blood pressure. Researchers found consuming any tomato products led to a large decrease in systolic blood pressure (the first number that measures the pressure at which the heart pumps blood). However, there was no effect on the diastolic pressure (the second number which is the pressure in the heart when it relaxes). In the group who had high blood pressure to begin with, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased after eating tomato products compared to placebos.

A review of studies included a total of 260, 000 men and found those with the highest intakes of cooked tomatoes, tomato sauces and tomato-based foods had a 15 — 20% lower risk of developing cancer compared to those with the lowest tomato intakes. Keep in mind connection doesn’t necessarily mean cause and effect, though.

1. What does the first paragraph focus on?

A．Vitamins and minerals are healthy nutrients.	B．Phytonutrients prevent plants from diseases.
C．Plant-based foods contain healthy nutrients.	D．Phytonutrients help plants grow healthily.

2. Why do tomatoes look bright red?

A．Because of placebos.	B．Because of lycopene.
C．Because of triglycerides.	D．Because of phytonutrients.

3. How does the author support the theme of the text?

A．By analyzing causes.	B．By stating arguments.
C．By explaining statistical data.	D．By providing research results.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Beneficial Plant-based Food	B．A Source of Healthy Nutrients
C．Researches into Deadly Diseases	D．Connections between Food and Health

【推荐2】The population of rare Atlantic puffins in Maine, US, took a hit this year, as the number of chicks to survive a tough summer collapsed. The state's coastal bays and the Gulf of Maine are among the fastest warming large water bodies on the planet, making the puffins' fate a test-case for how climate change could disrupt marine ecosystems worldwide.

The little clown-colored birds faced a complex of challenges: nests were flooded by some of the heaviest rains in a hundred years, exposing chicks to cold and predators. It was tough for young puffins, who were being brought up in caves along the island's shores. And their parents had a hard time finding herring (鲱鱼) and other North Atlantic prey they usually dive for, which scientists think may have swum to cooler waters too deep or far-off for the birds. The adult puffins flew farther than usual to find food. Scientists say this limited their time to keep baby puffins warm in their nests. They did find and bring to the nests a lot of butterfish, but the thing is that butterfish are too big for young puffins to swallow.

The director of the National Audubon Society's Seabird Institute, Don Lyons, says puffins provide a unique window on global warming, on how even small shifts in the range or timing of any one species' occurrence can influence the fate of many others. "Working with puffins in Maine, we're seeing the harbingers (预兆) of climate change every day," he said. "I tend to think of puffins as a group of researchers. They're going out and sampling our marine ecosystem all summer, many times a day. And the way we learn from them is watching what fish they bring back and how well they are able to raise baby coffins. ... They're really telling us to be concerned, you know, to pay attention."

Lyons says that with good management of herring and other fisheries that the puffins depend on, the birds should be able to hang on. Puffins can live up to 30 years and this means it won’t be too terrible if they meet only a bad year. He adds, though, that their future in Maine may depend on just how often those bad years keep rolling in.

1. The phrase “took a hit” (in the 1^st paragraph) probably mean “________”.

A．suffer heavy losses	B．escape bad fortune
C．increase on a large-scale	D．decline moderately

2. According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．Puffins’ nests are open to the attack of their predators.

B．Baby puffins are not adequately fed.

C．Puffins’ prey prefers to stay in warm waters.

D．Butterfish are not the appropriate food for baby puffins.

3. In the 3^rd paragraph, Lyon compare puffins to researchers because ________.

A．puffins are helping human to maintain marine ecosystem

B．we can tell the marine ecosystem from what puffins do

C．puffins are more capable of diving for their prey

D．it’s interesting for researchers to work with puffins

4. From the last paragraph we know that ________ is to determine puffins’ future in Maine.

A．the control of puffins’ population

B．prohibition of fishing herring and other fish

C．puffins’ abilities to adapt to different marine ecosystem

D．the frequency of the continuous occurrence of bad year

【推荐3】There are so many more uses for lemons than just being a sweetener for your water (although there are some great health benefits of lemon water). The beloved fruit can act as a cleaning solution, a beauty fix, and even a teeth whitening solution.     1    ?

By just breathing in the smell of a lemon,     2    . Some of these include reduced anxiety levels and stress, an overall calming feeling, increased alertness (警觉), reduction of blood pressure, and increased productivity.

“The ‘health benefits’ that everyone are talking about is actually just the effect of aromatherapy (芳香疗法),”Diane Elizabeth, founder of Skin Care Ox, told “Reader’s Digest ”. “The idea is that if you place slices of a lemon next to your bed,     3    . Lemon has been used as a powerful aromatherapy basic oil for ages and they have been considered to be related to such benefits as increased concentration, reduced stress levels (most likely the result of increased serotonin (血清素) production), and a comforting effect on the breathing system.”

While most of the benefits of sleeping with a cut lemon next to you are health-related,     4    . One of them is keeping ants away—if you have an ant problem, simply put the cut lemon’s juice near or around any possible entry.

Lemons also act as natural air fresheners—so while that lemon is near your bed     5    , freshening the air around you and providing natural aromatherapy.

A．it’s playing double duty

B．there’s a couple of other benefits, too

C．how can lemons have so many benefits

D．your body experiences most of its beneficial purposes

E．then you will breathe in the slight smell of lemons at night

F．Have we not succeeded in convincing you that you need more lemons in your life

G．But did you know that sleeping next to a cut lemon can get some of these benefits as well

【推荐1】With fast fashion being more popular than ever, cloth mending isn’t nearly as necessary as it once was. Got a tear in one of your socks? Just throw it and get a new pair. The same goes for any other clothes, so cloth mending is slowly gone. But what about something truly special and dear to your hearts? You can’t just go out and change something of feeling value, but you can’t wear it with a hole in it either. That’s where the magical art of kaketsugi comes in. It’s really an unbelievable technique(技术).

Kaketsugi is a hard process that begins with cutting a small piece of cloth from inside the clothing, where its absence will not be noticed. This piece is then brushed with acetone, which makes cutting single threads(线) a bit easier.

Cutting the piece of cloth down to single threads is probably the hardest part of kaketsugi, but people who are good at this skill say that using the same cloth as the one that the clothing is made of is key to making the mending truly unseen in the end. The newly-gotten threads are then carefully sewn(缝) over the hole or broken area of the clothing, from different directions, and from both sides of the cloth. Once the sewing process is complete, the leftover threads are used to mask the breakdown even more. Finally, the area repaired with kaketsugi is ironed out(熨平). That helps smooth everything out and at this point, it’s almost impossible to see where the hole was in the first place. The clothing looks fire-new.

Interestingly, unseen mending works just as well on small holes of just a few millimeters, as it does on large ones of over 3 centimeters. It’s just that a large broken area will take more time to fix, so the larger the hole is, the more expensive the repairs are.

Kaketsugi may seem expensive, but keep in mind that it is usually kept for special clothing with feeling or historical value. Also, the work and time that goes into it is certainly worth it.

1. What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic of the text.	B．To improve a useless technique.
C．To change people’s values.	D．To show a new fashion.

2. What is the key to making the clothing new?

A．Using the same cloth.	B．Picking special threads.
C．Sewing from both sides.	D．Ironing the mended area.

3. Which word can best describe the author’s attitude to kaketsugi?

A．Doubtful.

B．Confused.

C．Uncaring.

D．Supportive.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Magic of Special Clothing	B．A Missing Cloth Mending Technique
C．An Excellent Cloth Mending Technique	D．The Fast Fashion Being More Popular

【推荐3】Open-air jazz, locally-grown vegetables, Focaccia bread, goat cheese, and Narcan training all competed against a rainstorm last Tuesday at Westside Farmers Market’s annual College Night.

And the vendors (商贩) held out pretty well. Even as the raindrops intensified, folks kept exploring the tables stationed in the parking lot of St. Monica Church. Among the crowd were a number of college students, mostly from the University of Rochester, likely brought in by the College Night awards being offered — a five-dollar token (购物券), a handbag, and a prize raffle entry, all free of charge.

Now in its 15th year, Westside volunteer Jackie Farrell said the market partners merely with local farms, businesses, and community groups to populate its tables. “Our mission really is to serve the people in the community, getting them health and nutrition information, and connecting them to the farmers who grow the produce,” Farrell said, “Everything has to be local. It’s a producer-only market, so you have to grow or produce whatever you’re going to sell here.” Those producers had diverse offerings. Vegetables, of course, were abundant but sellers also pushed cheeses, spreads, bread, prepared pasta dishes, and much more.

The community groups offering information were diverse too. Recovery All Ways, a local nonprofit with a stated “mission to support anyone affected by substance use disorder” handed out Narcan and trained people in its use. Their station was next to a Moms Demand Action tent, where staffers provided information on physical safety. SNAP-Ed nutrition and benefits educators also ran a table.

The activities of the stations were scored by live music. The University’s Midnight Ramblers performed, and a local jazz band played away as the rain showers started rolling in.

Farrell hoped that the College Night promotion would help make students more comfortable crossing the bridge into the Rochester community. “We love college students, and we keep encouraging them that all they have to do is go across the bridge.”

1. What attracted college students to the College Night?

A．Free prizes.	B．Scenery in the rain.
C．Interesting books.	D．Featured goods.

2. What is the characteristic of Westside Farmers Market?

A．It is managed by farmers themselves.

B．Its visitors are mostly university students.

C．Its offerings are locally grown or prepared.

D．Farmers provide more vegetables than corn.

3. Which of the following can best describe the College Night?

A．Crowded and chaotic.	B．Busy and festive.
C．Luxurious and splendid.	D．Romantic and peaceful.

4. What might be a suitable title for the text?

A．Westside Farmers Market is flowering rapidly

B．College Night channels products to community

C．College Night bridges university and community

D．Westside Farmers Market is expanding nationwide