【推荐1】People who often eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the latest study of its kind. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested the greatest benefit was in those eating them on their daily diet.

Eating nuts was linked to a healthier lifestyle including being less likely to smoke or be overweight and more likely to exercise. The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed to prove the link. “While this is an interesting link, we need further research to make sure if it’s the nuts that protect heart health, or other sides of people’s lifestyle.”

The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people ate nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study. People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the study than those who never ate nuts. Lead researcher Dr. Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said, “The most obvious benefit was a decrease of 29% in deaths from heart disease, but we also saw a significant reduction — 11% — in the danger of dying from cancer.”

They suggest nuts are lowering cholesterol (胆固醇), and insulin resistance (胰岛素抗性). Nuts contain unsaturated fat (不饱和脂肪), protein (蛋白质) and several kinds of vitamins and minerals and they can take the place of snacks like chocolate bars, cakes and biscuits.

Victoria Taylor, senior expert at the British Heart Foundation, said, “This study shows a close connection between regularly eating a small handful of nuts and a lower risk of death from heart disease.” Choosing plain, unsalted foods rather than sweet, salted, or chocolate-covered will keep your salt and sugar intake down.

1. According to the passage, what kind of people benefit most from eating nuts?

A．Those who eat most nuts at a time.

B．Those who eat most nuts.

C．Those who eat nuts on their daily diet.

D．Those who eat less nuts.

2. Which kind of disease had a most decrease for regular nuts eater?

A．Cancer.

B．Heart disease.

C．Stomach disease.

D．Unknown.

3. Which section should the passage be taken from the newspaper?

A．Science section.

B．Health section.

C．Entertainment section.

D．Tech section.

【推荐2】Developing healthy eating habits starts from childhood，therefore it is important for parents to teach and provide children with a healthy diet．DPHSS administrator of the Bureau of Nutrition Services，Charlie Morris told KUAM News，"A healthy diet for a child consists of a lot of fruits and vegetables in the diet limiting the amount of simple sugars in the diet and high fat food and highly processed(加工的) food．"

This means staying away as much as possible from food such as chips，cookies，candies and sugary drinks，as all children need to have meals which involve a well-balanced diet．Community nutritionist(营养学家) Thelma Romoso said，"The fruit，the vegetable，the grain，the protein，and also the milk，the diary product，so for the fruits it's easy for a mother to go into the two plus three concept of fruits and vegetables or five a day．"

This concept means that there are at least two servings of fruits a day，three servings of vegetables a day which can be served for lunch and dinner．As for protein parents can make a variety of dishes from chicken，beef，fish or even dried beans to make sure the child gets three servings a day．

Morris said that the child's hunger level controls how much is eaten and the parent controls what and when the meal is offered，saying，"Mom needs to ensure that the food offered is good food for the child to eat and throughout the day depending on how active they are，snacks（零食） are not a bad thing，so the mom should offer good kinds of snacks．"

When it comes to preparing your child's lunch and snacks for school，make sure to keep in mind that the food you provide should not only be a source of energy but also be nutritionally beneficial such as fresh fruits，and whole grain bread．But parents must be sure to remember that a good nutritional diet must be balanced with physical activity，namely it is important that children get outside and run around and play and get activity in addition to eating a good diet．

1. What does the author intend to tell us in the text?

A．Choose healthy food and snacks for your child．

B．Fruits and vegetables are good for your child．

C．Take steps to provide a good lunch for your child．

D．Make various and delicious dishes for your child．

2. According to Charlie Morris we can know that ________.

A．mothers should prepare delicious food by themselves

B．highly processed food should be reduced in daily life

C．sugars and high fat exist in few kinds of food

D．active children prefer more and more snacks

3. Which is NOT true when preparing your child's food for school?

A．The food must provide energy as well as nutrition．

B．Physical exercise is as important as a good diet

C．Running and playing when eating is beneficial．

D．Fruits and whole grain foods should be included．

4. It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．fresh fruits are often ignored by children

B．a good nutritional diet may cost too much

C．choosing healthy food is linked with income

D．parents play an important role in children's diet

【推荐3】By now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the vegetables you already eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it’s not only how much we eat, but also how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body.

Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease, and eye problems and even cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw food were short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. “There is an idea that raw foods are always going to be better,” says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohi o State University. “For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful.”

A number of factors decide how the vegetables do good to people’s health before they reach the table, including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best. Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.

Vitamins C and B are often lost. In January, another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook.

What cooked with the vegetables can also be important? When the vegetables were cooked with fat, the diners can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, meaning that people will eat more of them. Putting on some other things that make it taste better—a little salt—can make the food taste better.

1. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A．people should eat more vegetables

B．the way people eat vegetables is important

C．eating vegetables is good for us

D．how much vegetables one should eat

2. The people who eat the raw vegetables for a long time will ________.

A．have the eyes problems	B．have heart disease
C．be in need of lycopene	D．hate eating tomatoes

3. The following decide how the vegetables do good to people EXCEPT ________.

A．the place where the vegetables are grown

B．the way how the vegetables are stored

C．the way how the vegetables are prepared

D．the price at which the vegetable are sold

4. From the last paragraph, we can know ________.

A．It’s better to cook vegetables with fat

B．the more fat in the cooking, the fewer vegetables people will eat

C．It’s better to cook the vegetables without salt

D．the fat will increase the nutrition of the vegetables