【推荐1】We all know that food gives us energy, but do you know it can make us much happier when we feel bad? Studies show that foods such as sea fish, bananas, pumpkins and chicken can help fight against bad moods. How can they affect our moods?

Studies show that people living by the sea seem much happier than other people, because the fresh sea air helps them clear their minds and they eat a lot of sea fish.

Bananas have something that is full of Vitamin B6. Having more bananas can help us make a quick decision, and become more confident.

Eating pumpkins can also help get into a good mood because it’s rich in Vitamin B6 and iron (铁) and it can make us happier.

Are you in a bad mood? If you are, don’t sit alone. Go to eat such happy food with your friends. And you will be better soon.

1. The word“Vitamin” in the third para means ________ in Chinese.

A．碳水化合物

B．维生素

C．能量

D．蛋白质

2. Being rich in Vitamin B6 and iron, ________can make us happier.

A．sea fish

B．bananas

C．pumpkins

D．chicken

3. Which of the following is True?

A．Chicken can make us have bad moods.	B．Pumpkins can help us make a quick decision.
C．Eating a lot of fish can make us unhealthy.	D．Bananas can help us become more confident.

4. If we put the passage into three parts (部分), which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para.2   ③=Para.3   ④=Para.4   ⑤=Para.5)

A．①; ②③④; ⑤	B．①②; ③④; ⑤
C．①②; ③; ④⑤	D．①②③; ④; ⑤

【推荐2】Welcome to China. We’ll invite you to eat the real Chinese food—dumplings. In China, there’s many different kinds of foods. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now let’s talk about them, OK?

Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.

Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them from any supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar.   

Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings and usually put a coin in one dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year. In the old days, people couldn’t often eat dumplings, because they were very poor. Now our country is becoming stronger and stronger, and our people are richer and richer. We eat them often.

To our surprise, many foreigners also like eating dumplings. But they have problems in making dumplings, so they often go to Chinese restaurants to eat dumplings instead of making them at home.

Now tell me, do you like dumplings? What kind of dumplings do you like best?
1. In China. the real Chinese food is______

A．noodles	B．dumplings
C．mooncakes	D．vegetable

2. The writer likes dumplings with ______best.

A．neat	B．seafood
C．vegetable and pork	D．vegetables

3. You can buy dumplings from the supermarket when_______

A．you have time	B．you are tired
C．you are busy	D．you are hungry

4. The underlined word“vinegar” in the sentence means_____

A．糖

B．酱油

C．辣椒

D．醋

5. Which of the sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The Chinese like dumplings very much.

B．If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year.

C．In the old days, people often ate dumplings because they were poor.

D．Now people are richer and they often eat dumplings.

【推荐1】When packing a lunch, you need to remember the rules about food safety.

    1     Every counter that will have food on it should be cleaned before you start. You should also make sure to wash your hands with warm, soapy water. Make sure you use clean dishes to put the food in.

    2     Dogs can’t usually get on it. But cats can jump that high and get on the table in the kitchen. Train your cats not to jump on the table.

    3     Leftovers from last night’s dinner can be a great choice for lunch the next day. But if you sat around the table after eating, or the food was out for more than two hours, find something else to put in the lunch. I you aren’t sure if the leftover is still good, throw it out.

    4     After eating your lunch, you’d better wash the box that you used to bring lunch at once. Or germs may grow in it and cause lots of disease.

    5     Foods can go had very quickly during the summer. Put them in cool places to keep cool. The food should not get warmer than forty degrees.

根据材料内容从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A．Clean your lunch box immediately.

B．Start with a clean kitchen.

C．Make sure to put your lunch in a cooler place.

D．It is important to keep pets off the table.

E．Use fresh foods to make the lunch.

【推荐2】Night Milk and Sleep
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off — if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night. Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
1. What does the phrase ‘nod off’ in the first paragraph mean?

A．Try to keep awake.

B．Try to sleep a longer time.

C．Change from being awake to a sleeping state.

D．Change from a sleeping state to being awake.

2. According to the text, the mice being fed with night time milk _________.

A．woke up later	B．were more anxious
C．were less active	D．could not sleep well

3. Why do lots of people think milk is excellent for helping sleep?

A．Because many people like drinking milk.

B．Because it’s been tested on mice ten times.

C．Because it can make people more energetic.

D．Because it contains calcium, which helps people to relax.

【推荐3】Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.          

Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.

Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty--sometimes you are just thirsty, and you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.

Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Because you don't eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast

Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt(酸奶) or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it's a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn't mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.

Don't eat dinner late. In our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.

1. The writer gives us _________ pieces of advice on healthy eating.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

2. Which snack is Not mentioned in the passage?

A．Fruits.

B．Yogurt.

C．Chips.

D．Ice cream.

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

A．Snacks are bad for our health.

B．We should keep eating until we are full.

C．Dinner is the most important meal of the day.

D．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed.

4. The underlined word "digest" means   ______ in Chinese.

A．消化

B．享用

C．储存

D．循环

5. The passage mainly tells us ___________

A．where to eat

B．how to eat

C．why to eat

D．when to eat

【推荐2】As we all know, water is one of the most important things in the world. But we are short of water. The company Watergen produced a new machine to help work out this problem. The machine is called GENNY, it is small enough to be used in a home or office but can produce up to 30 liters of water a day. More importantly, it can produce clean water out of air.

GENNY takes air in and passes it through a filter (过滤器) to clean away dirty things. The filter is powerful enough to work even in areas with high air pollution. The air then passes through a room, then vapour in the air turns into water by heating and cooling in the room. The water is then passed through some more filters, and minerals (矿物质) are added to make it healthier and better-tasting. Finally, the water is kept fresh in a tank (大容器). As a company, Watergen plans to provide safe drinking water to millions of people.

Besides, Watergen tries to help the environment (环境) by encouraging people to use fewer plastic (塑料) bottles. People can put the water from jenny into glass bottles so that they won’t use plastic bottles any more. It calls for saving energy at the same time. There are even two kinds of jenny: one uses the electrical power and the other runs on energy from solar power.

The new machine of Watergen is sure to help many people around the world and help take care of our earth.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 1?

A．The minerals.

B．The filter.

C．The new machine jenny.

D．The company Watergen.

2. What is the correct order of jenny producing water out of air?
a. Some minerals are added into the water.               b. It takes air in and passes it through a filter.
c. The water is kept in a tank to keep it fresh.             d. The water passed through some more filters.
e. The heating and cooling turns vapour into water.

A．b-e-a-c-d

B．b- e-d-a-c

C．e-b-d-a-c

D．e-b-a-c-d

3. How can jenny help the environment?

A．It producers clean water and air.	B．It uses solar power to get water from air.
C．It stops people from using bottles to drink.	D．It provided people with drinking water.

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．Water from Air

B．How to save water

C．Water is important

D．Save Water, Save the World

【推荐3】

Chopsticks are pairs of sticks with the same length that have been used as kitchenware in most of the eastern Asian regions for over three thousand years. According to the historical study, the first chopsticks were thought to appear in China over 5,000 years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period, chopsticks made of copper and iron developed gradually. Later the chopsticks with coating came in the Han Dynasty. Then gold and silver chopsticks followed.

Different materials have been used to make chopsticks until now, among which the most expensive ones are made of elephant teeth and the green stone. Those showed how wealthy the owners were.

It was said that silver chopsticks would turn black immediately if they touched poisoned food (but we know it was wrong today), so in history many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to check whether the food was bad for them or not before eating. Chopsticks are also regarded as gifts to others. In China, chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries, to hope that they will have a child very soon, because the pronunciation of word “chopsticks” in Chinese is like “quick child”. Meanwhile, people often believe chopsticks have something to do with good luck. So many families will choose to put new chopsticks on the table at dinner on New Year’s Eve as a way of wishing for luck while dropping chopsticks is a sign of bad luck to come.

It’s believed that using chopsticks can increase fingers’ flexibility. That means if we use chopsticks frequently at dinner, it will make our fingers do everything freely. Some experts also prove that it can improve memory. Many westerners, businessmen and tourists put their knives and forks beside the bowls and plates but choose chopsticks in China.

1. Why did kings and emperors in history use silver chopsticks to have dinner?

A．They tried to avoid being killed by poisoned food.	B．They meant to show their wealth and power.
C．Silver sticks can bring them “quick child”.	D．Silver sticks are good for their health

2. What does the underlined word “flexibility” mean?

A．想象力

B．灵活性

C．力量

D．记忆力

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Chopsticks can always bring the owners luck and good fortune.

B．Chopsticks are not only eating tools but also a part of culture.

C．Western businessmen and tourists are used to using chopsticks.

D．Using chopsticks frequently will improve people’s health condition.

4. What is this article mainly about?

A．The advantages of using chopsticks.	B．The development of chopsticks in China.
C．Some stories and meanings behind chopsticks.	D．Different materials used in making chopsticks.

【推荐1】What is your favorite drink? Do you like juice or soft drinks? Soft drinks have too much sugar. They are both bad for your teeth and makes you fat. Here are some cool and healthy drinks. Let’s take a look!

Water

Water? That’s right. It is the best and healthiest drink. Water contains no sugar or calories (卡路里). It won’t give you bad teeth or make you fat. How much water should you drink every day? The US research group Mayo Clinic suggests at least eight glasses of water a day (240 ml water for each glass).

Juice

If you don’t like fresh fruits or vegetables, 100-percent fruit juice might be a good choice. Just don’t drink too much-about 240 ml per day is fine. Once you open a bottle of fresh juice, drink it in one sitting. It will go bad in a short time.

Milk

Milk helps you build a healthy body. Milk is rich in protein (蛋白质), vitamin D and calcium (钙). They are all good for children’s bones and teeth.

1. Which of the following is bad for your teeth?

A．Soft drinks.

B．Fruit juice.

C．Milk.

D．Water.

2. How much water should one drink each day?

A．No more than 1.92 L.	B．At least 1.92 L.
C．No more than 240 ml.	D．At least 240 ml.

3. If you are lack of protein and calcium, which kind of drink should you drink more?

A．Water.

B．Fruit juice.

C．Milk.

D．Soft drinks.

4. What do we know about juice?

A．Juice won’t go bad quickly.

B．Fruit juice can take the place of fruit.

C．It is better to drink 100-percent fruit juice in one sitting.

D．Drinking 500 ml of juice each day can help people stay healthy.

5. What is the best drink, according to the passage?

A．Water.

B．Milk.

C．Fruit juice.

D．Soft drinks.

【推荐2】If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles (肌肉).

The study also found the effect (效果) is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure (结构) of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings had the same result in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

1. From Paragraph 1 and 2, we can learn that _______.

A．learning a second language can make you smarter

B．grammar is not very important in learning English

C．you can start to learn another language if you are smart

D．it is best to learn a second language in a British university

2. Dr. Andrea Mechelli and his team have found that _______.

A．it is not very good to start learning a language too early

B．it usually takes quite a long time to master a new language

C．learning a second language changes the structure of the brain

D．people who don’t learn a second language have no grey matter

3. In the last two paragraphs, the writer tells us that _______.

A．the younger you start to learn a second language, the better

B．improving math skills is as difficult as learning a second language

C．Italian people are supposed to learn English as a second language

D．the best stage to learn a second language is between two and thirty-four

4. What’s this passage mainly about?

A．Language learning and math skills.	B．How to learn a second language well.
C．The importance of learning English.	D．The good effect of learning a language.

【推荐3】The children all over the world celebrate their birthday in the same way: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are some different ways to celebrate birthdays from country to country: Here are a few.

Argentina

In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girl’s fifteenth. When girls turn 15, they have a big party and dance first with their father, and then the boys at the party.

China

The birthday child gets presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.

India

Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this.

Holland

The birthday child receives an especially (特别地) large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.

1. Which is the most important birthday for a girl in Argentina?

A．The thirteenth birthday.	B．The fourteenth birthday
C．The fifteenth birthday	D．The sixteenth birthday

2. Why are noodles served on birthday party in China?

A．To wish the birthday child to grow taller

B．To wish the birthday child a long life

C．To help the birthday child study better

D．To help the birthday child live happily

3. What do the children wear to school on their birthday in India?

A．White clothes	B．Colored clothes
C．Sports shoes	D．Black clothes

4. What does the underlined (下划线) word “receives”mean?

A．Buys

B．Digs

C．Sends

D．Gets

5. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．All of the children in different countries like their birthdays

B．Children’s birthday in china

C．Different countries have different birthdays traditions

D．The children in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.