【推荐2】Feeling hungry? If so, what’s the easiest way to satisfy your hunger? Many of us will reach for a takeaway menu and order some delicious but possibly unhealthy food. And our increasingly busy and hectic lives, or some other reasons that we lack the skills to prepare a meal for ourselves might add to our need to buy ready-made food on the go or delivered to home.

Eating options (the freedom to choose) are endless, and new technology means we can feed our cravings or eager desires at the push of a button. Takeaway delivery apps make ordering food quick and convenient, and during the recent corona virus (冠状病毒) crisis, it provided a lifeline to those stuck at home with nothing to cook or who lacked the skills to prepare a meal for themselves. It’s estimated (估计) that in the UK alone, people eat three million takeaway meals a day, and the three biggest delivery apps together offer a choice of 100 cuisines from 60,000 restaurants. Amelia Brophy, Head of UK Data Products at YouGov, told the BBC that its research “suggests that the frequency of takeaways ordered is expected to increase in the future”.

It’s no wonder we are tempted and attracted to skip the grocery shopping, bypass the kitchen, and tuck into something that someone else has prepared. But ordering a deep crust pizza, a spicy curry or a box of noodles, can come at a price both financially and to our health. Eating too much processed and unhealthy fast food has some effect on obesity (肥胖) and the risk of developing certain metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. A few years ago, The BBC Good Food Nation Survey found that most people ate fast food on average two days per week. But, in the 16 to 20-year-old category, one in six ate fast food at least twice a day.

Of course, reducing salt, sugar and fat is one way to make takeaway food healthier, as well as offering smaller portion sizes. But the best advice you might want to take away from this Takeaway English is to find a recipe book and try making your own nutritious meal. And if you haven’t got time, try ordering a healthier alternative from the menu.

1. Why might some people choose to order a takeaway meal?

A．They might be too lazy to cook themselves.

B．They might never have the experience of cooking.

C．They might be so young that they can’t cook for themselves.

D．They might be too busy to cook or might be short of the skills to prepare a meal.

2. What is the quick and easy way to order your takeaway food?

A．Takeaway delivery apps

B．A takeaway menu

C．Grocery shopping.

D．Going to the restaurant.

3. What’s the number of the takeaway meals eaten by people a day in the United Kingdom?

A．100.

B．60,000.

C．3,000,000

D．3,000,000,0000

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The reasons of the great need of takeaway food.

B．The suggestions of making takeaways healthier.

C．The increases of takeaways in the future.

D．The results of fast food.

【推荐3】Young people are being criticized for working from home again, with one professor saying it adversely affects their professional and romantic success.

Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at the New York University, spoke about the harms of being at home at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit, on Wednesday.

A clip posted on TikTok shows Galloway saying, “You should never be at home. That’s what I tell young people. Home is for seven hours of sleep and that’s it. The amount of time you spend at home is oppositely correlated to your success professionally and romantically. You need to be out of the house.”

In another clip at the same event, the professor insisted that success and work-life balance do not go hand in hand. He said, “If you expect to be in the top 10% economically, much less the top 1%, buck up. Two decades plus, of nothing but work. That’s my experience.”

Galloway has long been an advocate of office working and shunned remote working habits because it weakens young people’s ability to build relationships and network. He previously advised young workers, “Before you collect dogs and spouses, get into the office, establish mentors, establish friends,” in an interview with CNN. He added that workers who get promoted are the ones with the best relationships at work.

1. What can be the harm of working from home according to Galloway?

A．Less successful careers.	B．Imbalance between work and life.
C．Worse relationship at home.	D．Loss of sleep time.

2. What can be Galloway’s advice to young workers?

A．Develop remote working habits.	B．Keep a pet at home.
C．Establish relationships in the office.	D．Get promotion at work.

【推荐2】A new study,conducted by British company Mindlab International, has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy(精确） and speed,The Telegraph reported.

Perhaps, some parents disagree with this idea, saying,”Switch off the music and concentrate!" Well, if that's the case with your parents, you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side.

The company gave 26 participants(参与者） a series of different tasks for five days in a row, including spelling checking, mathematical word problems, data entry, and abstract reasoning. The participants completed these tasks while listening to music or no music at all.

The results showed that while music was playing, 88% of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81% completed their fastest work.David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International, told The Telegraph,"Music is a very powerful management tool if you want to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also their emotional state... they are going to become more positive about the work."

However, you may have a list of your favourite songs, but not all kinds of music match all homework. For maths or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail, you should listen to classical music, the study found. In the study, pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58% faster than when listening to no music at all. If you are reviewing your English writing, pop music is the best choice, as it is the best kind for spelling checking. It cuts mistakes by 14%, compared to listening to no music.After finishing your homework, do you often take time to check your answers? Maybe, some dance music is suitable for you.

1. What did the participants have to do in the study?

A．Persuade their parents to listen to music.

B．Do a series of work without rest or pause.

C．Complete five tasks in fìve days without help.

D．Finish tasks with music or without music at all.

2. What does the underlined word "they" in Para. 4 refer to?

A．Results.	B．Tools.
C．Workforce.	D．Tests.

3. When you review your English writing, what kind of music should you listen to?

A．Classical music.	B．Dance music.
C．Pop music.	D．Rock music.

【推荐3】阅读理解。
The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River.It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west,and materials could pour into the east.The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.It cost $ 7,143,789,but it soon gained its price many times over.Between 1825,when the canal was opened,and 1882,when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped,the state collected $ 121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie was built,people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton.Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(沟)”.Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal,but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New York in 1817,and shortly afterwards,on July 4,1817,broke ground for the canal in Rome,N,Y.The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.As the canal grew,towns along its course developed fast.The length of the canal is 363 miles.
1. We can see that the Erie Canal .

A．joined the Great Lakes together

B．crossed New York from north to south

C．played an important part in developing New York City

D．was the first waterway built in the US

2. It can be inferred that into the Atlantic Ocean.

A．the Great Lakes flow

B．the Hudson River flows

C．Lake Erie flows

D．the Erie Canal flows

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Erie Canal brought profits of over $ 114,000,000.

B．It’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D．Many other states helped New York build the canal.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.

B．Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.

C．All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.

D．The construction of the canal took eight years.