【推荐2】Nowadays, people always make resolutions (下决心) to give up sugar, but they always end up with failure. Why is sugar so powerful, and how can you beat it?

Many sugar cravings (渴求) come from a blood sugar imbalance (血糖失衡). When your body takes in sugar, your blood sugar quickly goes up and your body let insulin (胰岛素) out to lower it to a safer level. But if the insulin brings your blood sugar level too low, your body will want more food to raise it and increase your energy. You are on a blood sugar roller coaster (过山车) that is hard to get off.

Some sugar cravings are from your brain as a result of lifestyle. Always being stressed is like begging for trouble. For example, if you are too stressed, you will be thirsty for sugar to cheer yourself up. Besides, poor sleep can also lead to overeating sugar, because you need energy to free yourself from tiredness.

Sometimes we experience cravings that are nothing but a habit. Perhaps you watched your parents overeat sugar throughout your childhood. Now you do the same, eating pie, for example, even you are not hungry at all. Or you may have spent years eating sweet food like chocolate or ice cream to reduce sadness.

The key to dealing with sugar cravings is to eat foods that stop too much insulin from being released (释放). Healthy fats and protein (蛋白质) are good choices. Eating plenty of healthy fats such as nuts and olive oil, can help your body get its energy elsewhere. Protein helps you feel satisfied, which can cut down hunger. When you feel energized and full, you may not want more food with high sugar. Making a plan to change your life into a healthy one also helps.

You may find it is hard to give up sugar totally. But once you start to deal with it, you may find yourself more energetic and can enjoy a smoother ride on a flat road. So, hopefully, you can beat sugar and have a healthy life.

1. According to the passage, which of the following best shows how blood sugar changes after someone eats something sweet?

A．	B．
C．	D．

2. According to the passage, we may develop the bad sugar habit because ________.

A．high sugar foods are usually more attractive

B．we like to eat high sugar foods when we are happy

C．we followed the examples of our parents to overeat

D．it’s common for us to feel hungry from time to time

3. According to the passage, we CANNOT reduce sugar cravings by ________.

A．getting enough sleep at night	B．having a high-protein breakfast
C．actively dealing with stress	D．overeating chocolate and ice-cream

4. The structure of the passage may be ________.
(①=Para.1   ②=Para.2   ③=Para.3   ④=Para.4   ⑤=Para.5   ⑥=Para.6)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐1】Shake off the Shyness

Shyness once took over my life. When I was 13, in my French lesson, my teacher told us to record ourselves speaking about our families. I recorded myself with confidence. When I pressed “play” to listen back, I heard my strange voice — just like a little kid. That made me very shy and I avoided attending events from then on.

Years after that, I became a teacher in a primary school. On the first day, my hands could not help but sweat (出汗). The weight of my arms was trying to prevent me from opening the door. Though a little nervous, I opened the door slowly. Suddenly, a wave of laughter flew through the air. Then I walked in, and felt it was a bad choice to be a teacher. They did not seem to mind me at all. After class, a little girl walked up to me and asked, “Could you help me to read the passage?” with the most excited face I have ever seen as if she had just gotten a cookie. “I like your voice.” she said. I shook my shyness off and my body felt as light as a feather (羽毛). Perhaps to be a teacher was not such a bad idea after all. I read the passage for her and told some interesting stories with all the kids. All of them listened to me carefully, and we had a wonderful story time.

Besides, there was one simple thing that surprised me most. Every day when the students left, they would clean after themselves and leave their areas tidy without ever being told to do so. Actually they behaved very well. I would have to say these students gave me one of the greatest experiences of my life. These helped me shake off my shyness. From then on, I tried to be a good teacher.

In the future, I want to create a space for shy people like me to shine.

1. How did the writer feel when she heard the recording?

A．Shy.

B．Excited.

C．Nervous.

D．Surprised.

2. What did the little girl ask the writer to do?

A．To open the door for her.	B．To read the passage for her.
C．To clean the room for her.	D．To get a cookie for her.

3. The writer shook off her shyness by ________.

A．the wave of laughter in the air in her first class

B．helping students cleaning their areas after school

C．the girl’s words and the experiences with students

D．trying to create a space for shy people just like her

【推荐2】In our daily lives, we are often so shy that we can’t deal with the situation that we are not used to. But what if something unusual or unexpected happens? That’s what I experienced one evening in April on my way home from work.

As I was riding my bike home in the evening, I saw a big dirty dog with orange and white fur. It looked sad and lost, simply sitting in the middle of the road by a pedestrian crossing (人行横道). It seemed unsure of what to do as it lay down and stared at the passing traffic. Nobody seemed to notice the dog either, only passing him by at a distance.

At first, I also crossed over to the other side, hoping that somebody else would care for the dog. But, realizing that the dog might suddenly get up and walk into traffic, I decided to do something to help the dog.

When the light changed, I saw my chance. I used my bike to guide the dog to a street corner to keep it safe from passing cars. Slowly but surely, I was able to encourage the dog to keep walking until finally, we both got to the street corner. I messaged a dog shelter group to let them know about where the dog is. Yet, by the time I turned to it again, the dog was gone.

Sometimes we don’t know what we will find or see in our daily lives. Still, what matters is how we deal with them. Although I am shy in these situations, I am glad 1found the courage to help a dog in need, even if just for a moment.

1. Why didn’t the writer help the dog in the beginning?

A．The writer didn’t want to hurt the lovely dog.

B．The writer didn’t know the small dog’s owner.

C．The writer was too shy to deal with the situation.

D．The writer was too busy to help the dog in need.

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．Everybody wanted to help the dog except me.

B．When I saw the dog, it was lying in the middle of the road.

C．I successfully helped the dog to walk to the street corner.

D．Before I decided to help the dog, it suddenly got up and walked into traffic.

3. What does the underlined word “messaged” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Read a message for.

B．Sent message to.

C．Got a message from.

D．Took a message for.

【推荐3】It was raining very hard outside. Mr. White was leaving home for work. He wanted to take an umbrella, but he found that out of all three umbrellas, there was no one he could use. So he decided to have them repaired. Then he took them to the umbrella shop. The manager(经理)told him to have them back in the evening.

When Mr. White went to lunch at noon, it was still raining. He sat down at a table in a restaurant. Later, a young woman with an umbrella came in and sat down at the same table. Mr. White was the first to finish. Then he absent-mindedly (心不在焉地)picked up her umbrella and started for the door. The woman called out to him and reminded him that it was her umbrella. Mr. White was very sorry and returned it to her in no time.

On his way home in the evening, Mr. White got his three umbrellas from the umbrella shop, bought a newspaper and got on a bus. He put the three umbrellas by his side and started reading his newspaper.

A few minutes later, when Mr. White was looking up for a while from his newspaper, he was surprised to see the young woman he had met in the restaurant. She took her eyes off his three umbrellas and gave him a dirty look. Suddenly Mr. White read her mind. He couldn’t feel worse.

1. Mr. White found all his umbrellas were _______.

A．wet

B．dirty

C．broken

2. What happened in the restaurant?

A．Mr. White talked with the young woman happily.

B．Mr. White borrowed an umbrella from the young woman.

C．Mr. White took the young woman’s umbrella by mistake (无意中).

3. The underlined word “reminded” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______” in Chinese

A．提醒

B．恳求

C．通知

4. What do we know about Mr. White and the young woman?

A．They met twice a day.

B．They both liked rainy days.

C．They knew each other well.

5. What might Mr. White want to say to the young woman most?

A．It’s lucky to see you here.

B．Thank you for your umbrella.

C．Things aren’t what you think.