Before you learned how to walk or talk, you learned how to snack. It started as a handful of Cheerios (面包圈) on your high chair tray (高脚椅), then some Goldfish Cookies after school. In fact, many teens snack as often as four times a day.
The top snack picks for teens are factory made desserts, salty snacks, candies, and fruit drinks. While unprocessed food like strawberries or cheese can give you what your body needs. Those aren’t the foods that are the easiest to get your hands on. Have you looked at the vending machine (投币式自动售货机) or local convenience store recently? They’re not exactly filled with oranges or hard boiled eggs.
One reason: There’s less money to be made on real food, so companies have invented “snack food”, which are cheaper to make and take years to go bad.
Still, you buy them anyway. It’s hard not to, thanks to billions of dollars spent on snack-food marketing. You can see ads for these between-meal snacks everywhere— whether they’re TV ads or ads on a phone app. “Everywhere you go, you see ads to snack on the wrong kinds of foods.” says Margo Wootan. “The reason is simpler: The more you eat. the more money food companies make.”
EATING WRONG FOOD
You love chips and cookies. But they’re full of man-made materials and lack of nutrients (营养素) you need like iron.
Do it right: Junky snacks are OK sometimes, but always include fruit or vegetables with every meal or snacks.
REDUCING PROTEIN
Your store’s snack shelf is filled with things that are heavy on fat hut light on protein (蛋白质), a nutrient that’s especially filling. So you end up eating more, but still feeling unsatisfied.
Do it right: Stay satisfied between meals by adding a healthy protein to your snacks, like a hard-boiled egg or cheese.
1. The first paragraph implies (暗示) that ________.| A．eating snacks is becoming our habit |
| B．snacks are the favourite food of babies |
| C．a teen usually eats four kinds of snacks at a time |
| A．Salty snacks. | B．Cheese. | C．Fruit drinks. |
| A．Because it won’t bring more money for companies. |
| B．Because it isn’t what your body really needs. |
| C．Because it can’t be easily kept fresh. |
| A．Margo Wootan supports the ads on snacks |
| B．Margo Wootan doesn’t mind the ads on snacks |
| C．Margo Wootan is against the ads on snacks |
| A．Are you snacking to death? |
| B．Are you losing yourself in eating snacks? |
| C．Are you interested in keeping fit? |
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【推荐1】
We all know that eating junk food can make us fat. However, a new study suggests that it can do more than that－it can also make us lazy.
In the study, researchers divided 32 rats into two groups. In the first experiment, the first group was fed a diet of healthy food such as corn and fish, while the second was given a diet rich in sugar and fat, namely “junk food”.
Within three months, the rats in the second group were already much fatter than those on the healthy diet. And when researchers trained the rats to do simple tasks, they found even more differences between the two groups other than weight.
During the task—pushing a lever to receive a prize of sugar water—the rats on the junk food diet were found to be less willing to move, and they took longer breaks between each push than the fit rats did.
“It is as if the rat is thinking ‘This is too much work’,” said the leader of the study.
According to researchers, these differences suggest that junk food changed the chemistry in the rats’ brains.
The experiments didn’t end there. After six months, researchers began the second experiment. The rats’ diets were changed, and the overweight rats were given a healthy diet for nine days. However, this didn’t help reduce their weight or improve their ability to perform tasks. It means the effects of their junk food diet lasted for long. “There’s no quick way to reduce the harm,” researchers said.
For a long time, we’ve believed that people become fat because they are lazy. But this study has shown that the opposite is true as well. Being lazy and getting fat can go hand in hand.
So, if you always feel tired, and not willing to get up from your chair, it could be that you’ve been studying too hard. But you should also pay attention to your diet.
1. What can be included in the diet for the second group?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Fit rats prefer healthy food. | B．Fat rats don’t like sugar water. |
| C．Junk food has harmful chemistry. | D．Junk food can make rats fat and lazy. |
| A．Fat rats should perform more tasks. |
| B．Our diets have long-term effects on us. |
| C．There is no quick way to change a diet. |
| D．It is no good to change an unhealthy diet. |
| A．He should get up and do some exercise. |
| B．He should focus more on his study. |
| C．He should stay away from junk food. |
| D．He should have regular meals on time. |
【推荐2】My name is Jenny. I’m 12. Here are my family’s breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the morning, my parents have bread and milk for breakfast. My mother thinks they are healthy. But I don’t like bread. I eat an egg and some noodles (面条). I like hamburgers for lunch, but I can’t eat them. My mother doesn’t let me eat them. She thinks they are not healthy. So we have rice, eggs, and vegetables for lunch. In the evening, my mother likes fruit for dinner. She likes strawberries and pears. But my father doesn’t like them. He likes chicken. What about me? I like salad. After dinner. I can eat some ice-cream.
My mother’s birthday is next week. We think about the food for her birthday. She likes fruit and vegetables. She wants to be thin. So we want to buy some fruit and carrots. We want to make fruit salad. We also (也) want to buy some chicken and eggs.
1. What does Jenny’s father have for breakfast?| A．Bread. | B．Hamburgers. | C．Rice. | D．Eggs. |
| A．she doesn’t like them | B．she thinks they are not healthy |
| C．she doesn’t want to be fat | D．her mom doesn’t let her eat them |
| A．Jenny’s family’s favorite food | B．Jenny’s family’s three meals (餐) |
| C．Jenny’s mother’s birthday | D．Jenny’s mother’s favorite fruit |
| A．Healthy | B．Relaxing | C．Tidy | D．Fat |
| A．Jenny’s mother likes milk for breakfast. | B．Jenny has ice-cream and salad for dinner. |
| C．Jenny’s father doesn’t like vegetables. | D．Jenny’s family like fruit for dinner. |
【推荐3】Today, people want to keep healthy through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong (错误的) ideas about it.
“A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy (能量).”
In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Foods like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich in them, but meat, such as chicken and beef, is not.
“________”
Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be good for you. If afternoon or evening is OK for you and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.
“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”
You must have some water during breaks (休息期间) when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.
“Exercising every day is quite important.”
Wrong. Too much exercise is bad for your health. You need to give your body a day of rest.
1. Before games it is good for you to eat ________.| A．fish | B．chicken | C．bananas | D．beef |
| A．The best time to exercise is early in the morning. | B．The best time to exercise is late in the afternoon. |
| C．The best time to exercise is early in the evening. | D．The best time to exercise is any time during the day. |
| A．重要的 | B．固定的 | C．困难的 | D．简单的 |
| A．Exercising too much is not good for us. |
| B．Don’t drink water when you exercise, or you’ll feel tired. |
| C．Evening is the best time to exercise because it’s always cool. |
| D．You should eat enough meat because it can give you energy before games. |
| A．Results of Sports and Exercise | B．Best Time for Sports and Exercise |
| C．Reasons for Sports and Exercise | D．Wrong Ideas about Sports end Exercise |
【推荐1】We all know that sleep is a very important and necessary part of our lives. After a long day, we all like the feeling of a soft bed. We know how good it will feel in the morning after we get some rest. But do you know that sleep is also very important to animals? Animals also need sleep after they work hard.
Some animals sleep in the sea. Fish have no eyelids (眼睑), so they sleep with their eyes open! Otters sleep in seaweed (海草) on top of the sea. The seaweed keeps the otters from moving along. Most sharks keep swimming while they sleep. Some fish find a little hole in the coral (珊瑚) and hide so that they can sleep. The clown fish turns on its side to sleep at the bottom of the sea.
Some animals sleep under the ground! When it’s hot, many frogs sleep in a hole because they want to avoid the heat. Some frogs spend the whole summer in their holes. Groundhogs live in holes in the ground, so they also sleep underground. Foxes sometimes steal a groundhog’s home and use it as their own home.
What about animals that live above the ground? Birds sleep in their nests or in trees. A bird’s claws (爪子) close when they sleep. This helps them stay in the tree. Bats sleep upside down for twenty hours a day!
No matter what kind of animal you are, you need your sleep to stay in good health.
1. When will we feel good in the morning?
| A．After having breakfast. | B．After taking a shower. |
| C．After getting some rest. | D．After taking some exercise. |
| A．Because they keep swimming. | B．Because they have no eyelids. |
| C．Because they sleep in seaweed. | D．Because they sleep in the coral. |
| A．To lay eggs. | B．To get food. |
| C．To avoid the enemies. | D．To avoid the heat. |
| A．only people need sleep | B．all animals need sleep |
| C．birds need sleep in the tree | D．foxes sleep in their own holes |
【推荐2】Recently, a report found that kids 30 years ago could run faster and longer than kids today. The report found that today’s kids are 15% less healthy than kids from 30 years ago. What does that mean? If you’re a12-year-old girl. You’re not a sports star, but you’ re quite healthy. Your mom was the same kind of kid when she was your age. Now imagine we could have a 500-meter race between you and your mom from 30 years ago. Was it cool? The study shows your mom would run faster than you in the race by 90 seconds. That’s a lot. It was the same for boys. An average (普通的) boy from 30 years ago would beat an average boy today.
The scientists think there are some reasons for the big fall in health. First, nowadays too many kids are overweight (超重). That makes it harder for them to run fast. Second, kids today don’t get enough exercise. Doctors say kids should get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day. That’s why it is important for schools to have P. E. classes.
So what should kids do? If you don’t want your mom and dad to think they are faster than you, don’t spend a lot of time playing games, watching TV or movies online. Instead, try to do some things and it will help to get you up and to move.
根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
1. According to the report, kids now are ________ kids 30 year ago.
| A．as healthy as | B．15% healthier than | C．15% less healthy than | D．12% less healthy than |
| A．A large number. | B．A very small number. | C．A small number. | D．A normal number. |
| A．Less exercise. | B．Eating too much. | C．Too much homework | D．Being too fat. |
| A．Advice for kids. | B．How to exercise. | C．Why parents are faster. | D．Disadvantages of watching TV. |
| A．Your mum could beat you in a 500-meter race when she was at the same age as you. |
| B．Kids nowadays can run faster than those thirty years ago. |
| C．Too many of today’s kids are too fat to run faster than before. |
| D．It’s important for schools to have enough P. E. lessons. |
【推荐3】Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden（瑞典）, India, Mexico（墨西哥） and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink（粉红的）or red rose or carnation（康乃馨）, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given（被提出） by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia（费城）. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held（举行）in Philadelphia on May 10th, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.
1. Mother’s Day is on __________.| A．the second Saturday in May | B．the second Sunday in May |
| C．May the second | D．May the twelfth |
| A．white | B．pink | C．yellow | D．blue |
| A．a present | B．a week | C．a day | D．a flower |
| A．on 10th May, 1908 | B．on 2nd May, 1908 |
| C．on 10th May, 1809 | D．on 2nd May, 1980 |
| A．in New York | B．in Philadelphia |
| C．in Washington | D．C. D. in Australia |
【推荐1】
Jenny | Jenny is twelve years old. She’s from the UK. But she lives in Beijing now, because her parents work here. She’s a middle school student in an international (国际的) school. Her hobby(爱好) is dancing. |
Peter | Peter is thirty years old. He’s from Canada. He likes drawing, and he is learning to draw in Paris(巴黎) now. He also likes animals. In his free time, he often helps the homeless animals with his friends. |
Amy | Amy is a ten-year-old girl. She is Jenny’s cousin. She and Jenny come from the same country. It is the summer vacation now, and she lives in Jenny’s house in Beijing. She often plays computer games. It is her favorite hobby. |
Sally | Sally is twenty-four years old. She’s from the USA. She is an English teacher in a middle school in Shanghai. Her hobby is singing. She and her friends want to sing in a KTV this Sunday. |
1. What does the underlined word “homeless” mean in Chinese?
| A．在家的 | B．思念家乡的 | C．爱家的 | D．无家可归的 |
| A．China | B．the UK | C．America | D．Canada |
| A．play computer games | B．draw | C．sing | D．dance |
| A．Jenny | B．Peter | C．Amy | D．Sally |
| A．Peter comes from France(法国). |
| B．Sally teaches English in Shanghai. |
| C．Jenny’s parents work in Beijing now. |
| D．Amy likes playing computer games best. |
Like many other young boys，I didn't know what I wanted to be when I was a middle school student.My mother advised(建议) me to be a teacher like her，but it seemed that I was not interested in it.My father wanted me to be a pianist.However，I couldn't stand spending all of my time in front of a piano.
I got my goal(目标) after I went to high school.I got a parttime job at the school radio station and I found it was interesting.I loved to discuss school life and my favorite music with my schoolmates on the radio.I kept doing this job during the next six years.When I left the university，I got a fulltime job at our local(当地的) radio station.My career(事业) began.My program is successful and I have a lot of fans.I enjoy my job and my life now.
1. What did the writer's mother do?| A．A teacher. | B．A pianist. |
| C．A doctor. | D．A scientist. |
| A．When he was ten years old. |
| B．When he was a high school student. |
| C．When he studied at university. |
| D．After he left the university. |
| A．School news. | B．Famous films. |
| C．School life. | D．Famous people. |
| A．The writer was interested in teaching. |
| B．The writer couldn't play the piano. |
| C．The writer often interviews(采访) stars. |
| D．The writer's program is very popular now. |
| A．Never listen to your parents |
| B．Study hard to make your dream come true |
| C．No job is easy to get |
| D．The parttime job helped me find my career |
Give your children love and affection(情感). Sometimes the best thing you can give your children is love and affection. A warm touch or a caring hug can let your children know how much you really care about them. Don’t ever overlook how important a physical connection is when it comes to your children.
Praise your children. Praising your children is an important part of being a good parent. You want your kids to feel proud of their achievements and good about themselves. If you don’t give them the confidence they need to be out in the world on their own, then they won’t feel allowed to be independent. When they do something good, let them know that you’ve noticed and you’re very proud of them.
Listen to your children. It’s important that your communication with your children goes both ways. You shouldn’t just be there to enforce(执行) the rules, but to listen to your children when they are having problems. You have to be able to express interest in your children and involve yourself in their life. You should create a friendly atmosphere(氛围) in which your children can come to you with a problem, no matter how old or young they are.
1. When your children do something good, you should .
| A．tell them how to do it better next time | B．let them know you are proud of them |
| C．do it with them together | D．compare them with other kids |
| A．重视 | B．工作 | C．忽视 | D．丢失 |
| A．enforce the rules | B．ask their teachers for help |
| C．create a friendly atmosphere | D．invite your children’s friends to your house |
| A．It’s important for your children to feel valued and loved. |
| B．It’s important for your children to eat a balanced diet. |
| C．Parents will feel easy when their children grow up. |
| D．Being a parent is a terrible experience. |
| A．How to Communicate with Your Children | B．How to Give Your Children Love |
| C．How to Deal with Your Children’s Problems | D．How to Be a Good Parent |
【推荐1】Food expressions（表达）are popular with language learners. They put two things together: food and language. And they are both important to people.
Today, we will talk about the potato. Potatoes have a long history. In the food magazine Bon Appetit, Sam Dean writes about the history of the potato. He says that the common white potato came from Peru at least 7, 000 years ago.
Do you like potatoes with meat? Well, here is potato expression called meat-and-potatoes.
It is a potato expression to describe a simple and common person. If someone is meat-and-potatoes kind of person, they like eating simple meals such as meat and potatoes. Men are often described by this expressions. A meat-and-potatoes man is big and strong. He likes to wear blue jeans and a simple T-shirt. Also, we can describe a woman as a meat-and-potatoes kind of person. This kind of woman likes to eat food like hamburgers. She also likes simple things and can look after herself.
For more potato expressions, join us tomorrow!
1. The underlined word "they" refers to ________.| A．meat and potatoes | B．language learners | C．food and language | D．food expressions |
| A．the white potato has a long history. | B．Sam Dean likes meat and potatoes. |
| C．Bon Appetit is a magazine about potatoes. | D．the white potato is another for the potato. |
| A．Mary: She likes delicious food. She always needs her parents' help. |
| B．Jeff: He is strong. But he never eats meals like potatoes and meat. |
| C．Jake: He likes chicken and potatoes so much. He lives a simple life. |
| D．Steve: He is thin and tall. He likes big meals. |
【推荐2】This year, the Spring Festival Gala (春晚) had a special part: the Kashgar sub-venue (喀什分会场). Kashgar is a beautiful city in China, and its culture and traditions were showed during this special event.
Before the gala, many people in Kashgar practiced for weeks to prepare their show. Among them were a group of students from Kashgar schools. They learned a traditional dance and practiced it every day.
Finally, the big day came. The students were nervous but excited. They wore beautiful clothes and took their places on the stage. As the music started, they began to dance. Their dance was full of life, full of energy.
Chinese audience (观众) were so pleased to watch the Kashgar show on CCTV gala for the first time in history. The students felt proud (自豪) and happy to be a part of such an important event.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的填 (T)，错误的填 (F)。1. The Spring Festival Gala 2024 had Kashgar city as a sub-venue.
2. The students prepared their show in just one day.
3. The students felt nervous but excited after their show.
4. The students’ dance on the Spring Festival Gala was a big success.
5. Kashgar culture and traditions were showed during the Spring Festival.
【推荐3】Recently, Tsinghua University posted a set of pictures on Weibo showing its students' course learning plans, study notes and daily schedules. It has made waves on social media. Most Tsinghua students study hard. Using their time properly helps them learn more well. Here is a high-performing junior student to share their daily schedule.
Zhao Tao.
14, Beijing
6:00 am: Get up
7:00 am: Go to school
7:30 am - 8:00 am: Most students will read Chinese or English articles aloud at this time, but that takes too much energy. I prepare some assignments before class and finish any related exercises during this time. I can finish these things more efficiently as long as my mind is clear.
9:00 am - noon: Making full use of my time in class is at the top of my schedule. I always try to keep my eyes on the teacher. It can help stay focused. Sometimes, they will nod at me. Their feedback gives me a sense of participation and confidence.
Noon - 12:30 pm: Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: At this time, a lot of students will take a nap. But I will look through my homework quickly and try to solve any unfinished problems. Then, I check my answers and correct them if necessary.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: In the afternoon, I usually take part in class discussion. I go to other students or teachers to talk about topics that I don't understand. It's important to correct anything you're unclear about, because otherwise you'll keep making mistakes.
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Go home and finish homework __________
1. Which one of the following about Zhao Tao is right?| A．He is 16 years old. |
| B．He is from Tsinghua University. |
| C．He is a top junior student. |
| D．He is from Shanghai. |
| A．At 7:50 am. | B．At 9:30 am. | C．At 11:30 am. | D．At 2:30 pm. |
| A．If I can't finish it. I can do it the next day. |
| B．I seldom put off what I can do today for tomorrow. |
| C．After that, I always play computer games. |
| D．I always pack my school bags the next morning. |
| A．In a science book. |
| B．In a travel guide. |
| C．In a teen magazine. |
| D．In a computer instruction book. |
