Sometimes people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken), dairy (like milk and cheese), grains (like bread and rice), fruit and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government, it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of study, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However, when Japanese people move to the US, the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers, ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries, in which the disease rate is going up along with the change of the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.
Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too. After all, children eat in the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit, vegetables and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us in different ways. For example, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
1. What is the USDA in the passage?| A．A group of doctors in the US. |
| B．An office of the US government. |
| C．A report on diseases in the US. |
| D．An order given by the US President. |
| A．结果 | B．论文 | C．仪器 | D．程序 |
| A．Japanese are always healthier than Americans |
| B．living in the US is not good for people’s health |
| C．if you eat too much fat you will have cancer |
| D．the way we eat may cause some health problems |
| A．to introduce a food guide to the world |
| B．to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life |
| C．to find the main cause of some serious diseases |
| D．to provide us with knowledge of six food groups |
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We should have breakfast on time. You’ll feel active after eating breakfast.We’d better drink milk as often as possible for breakfast.
We should often have fish, chicken, fruits, vegetables and some rice for lunch and dinner. These things are necessary for our bodies to grow.
We all need snacks（零食）sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat healthy snacks between meals. They keep us active and give us more energy. We shouldn’t eat junk food（垃圾食品）because it is bad for our health.
Try to have supper 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.
One more thing, eat with others. It can help you to follow others’ healthy eating habits.
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1. The writer gives us________ pieces(条) of advice on healthy eating habits.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 |
| A．Ice cream. | B．Fruits. | C．vegetables |
| A．We should keep eating until we are full. |
| B．Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
| C．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
| A．遗留 | B．享用 | C．消化 |
| A．when to eat | B．how to eat | C．why to eat |
【推荐2】While it may be difficult to find the time in a busy workday to try and eat healthily and stay on top of fitness goals, there are several simple ways you can help fight off belly(腹部)fat while at work:
●Avoid free food at work: A study found that 23 percent of working Americans eat food at work at least once a week, which leads to an increase of 1,292 calories on average per week.
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●Never skip breakfast: Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight-loss people and may be a factor in their success.
●Drink water throughout the day: A study concluded that drinking water may promote weight loss in overweight dieting women. In addition to helping ward off belly fat, staying hydrated may prevent energy crashes and loss of mental focus.
Perhaps one of the most critical pieces of belly-fat fighting advice: Don't go more than four hours without eating.
| A．Keep doing regular exercise |
| B．If you work near parks or hills |
| C．Do several rounds of “burst exercise" each day |
| D．When you eat something between lunch and dinner |
| E．Though here is some debate about eating breakfast |
| F．The best solution is to bring your own homemade lunch |
| G．Some people go six or more hours during the day without eating |
【推荐3】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（限制）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.”
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（有益的）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 activities, namely it is important that children get outside and run around and play and get activities in addition to eating a good diet.
1. What does the writer want 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. |
| A．mothers should prepare delicious food by themselves |
| B．highly processed food should be reduced in daily life |
| C．few kinds of food have sugars and high fat |
| D．active children prefer more and more snacks |
| A．The food must provide energy as well as nutrition. | B．Physical exercise is as important as a good diet. |
| C．Running and playing while eating is good. | D．Fruits and whole grain foods should be included. |
| A．fresh fruits are often ignored（忽视）by children | B．a good nutritional diet may cost too much |
| C．choosing healthy food needs a lot of money | D．parents play an important role in children’s diet |
Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also famous for hula, a special dance.
The Start
Hula started in Hawaii about 300 years ago. One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the story tells it, when a local girl Hiiaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach, they noticed the waves and imitated. They used their hands like showing the waves.”
The Ban
Not everyone has always liked the hula. In 1820, some religious people from Western countries came to Hawaii. The visitors were very surprised because the dancers were not wearing many clothes. So the local government banned the dance. After that, most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years. But many dancers still performed it in secret. The dance was always there.
__________
At the moment, people of all ages want to study the old culture. As a result, more and more people are going to halaus. Halaus are special schools that teach hula in the traditional way. Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body, but the mind. “For new dancers, the dancing means very little, because for Hawaiians today, many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So, what I try to do is to bring to mind the real thing they see today.”
1. The underlined word “imitated” is the closest in meaning to ________.| A．learned from | B．asked about | C．thought of | D．found out |
| A．they didn’t like the story of how it started |
| B．they hardly noticed the waves in the dance |
| C．the dancers wore fewer clothes than usual |
| D．there have been secrets in the dance since 1820 |
| A．The Change. | B．The Future. | C．The Difficulty. | D．The Advantage. |
| A．Hula started in Hawaii about 30 years ago. |
| B．Hiiaki and her friend Hopoe acted out beaches. |
| C．No Hawaiians performed hula in public in 1890. |
| D．The real thing in the dance means a lot to Kumano. |
【推荐2】Researchers in Germany have found that fish can do math. In a study, stingrays and cichilds were able to add and subtract (减)— even with no fingers to count on.
The researchers in the team trained the fish (stingrays and cichilds) to add and subtract. They used a method that had ever been used on bees. First, they showed the animal a card with blue or yellow shapes on it. Blue meant “add one.” Yellow meant “subtract one.” For example, if the fish was shown two blue circles, it should look for a card containing three blue shapes. If it saw two yellow squares, it should look for one yellow shape. When the fish touched its nose to the correct card, it received a tasty treat.
The study subjects seemed to find addition easier than subtraction, with both types of fish achieving a higher percentage of correct answers on the blue cards. The researchers are not sure why that is, or why fish would need to do math, but they hope their work will encourage people to treat fish with respect.
1. The example of mosquitofish is given to show ________.| A．some fish can tell differences between larger and smaller amounts. | B．some fish have the ability to solve some math problems |
| C．mosquitofish are cleverer than the other fish | D．mosquitofish like to live in groups |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．At the beginning of Para Two. | B．At the end of Para Two. |
| C．At the beginning of Para Four. | D．At the end of Para Four. |
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【推荐3】Liu Xuan is totally a homebody. Every weekend, this 14-year-old student from Tsinghua High School watches popular TV dramas like Love Between Fairy and Devil (Cang Lan Jue) and plays with her mobile phone. She hates playing outdoor sports. “It s too tiring,” she said.
She is not alone. In recent years, more and more Chinese teenagers are becoming homebodies. A survey of kids aged 2 to 14 showed about 60 percent of them spend less than one hour doing outdoor activities every day.
This problem may have to do with heavy academic pressure (学业压力). Hu Huilan, 12, from Shenzhen Nanshan Language School, is busy with much homework and many after-school classes on weekends. “I don’t want to get behind,” she said.
Even if this isn’t a problem, kids still prefer indoor life. Wang Di, 12, from Anhui No.50 Middle School, often reads Harry Potter, listens to music and surfs the Internet at home. “I can do so many things I like at home rather than hanging out in smoggy weather,” she said.
The situation for foreign students is quite different. Tina Smith, 15, from a high school in Toronto, Canada, says her peers (同龄人) don’t like staying indoors at all. “They spend their free time outdoors even if it just means going to the park or reading a book under the tree. Nice weather, little homework and rich outdoor activities enable us to do that,” she said.
1. The author writes something about Liu Xuan as an example in the first paragraph to _______.| A．introduce a good TV drama | B．show us some bad living habits |
| C．make it clear what a homebody is like | D．tell us the importance of outdoor activities |
| A．They never play with mobile phones. | B．They hardly ever watch TV dramas. |
| C．They spend much time doing outdoor activities. | D．They like indoor life better than going outside. |
| A．Much homework. | B．After-school class. | C．Academic pressure. | D．Personal choice. |
| A．In a teenager magazine. | B．On a shopping website. | C．In a sports magazine. | D．On a traveling website. |
