【推荐1】There are many kinds of tea. They have their own functions(功能).

● Green tea is the best choice(选择) for office workers.

People who always work in places with air condition(空调) may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(儿茶酚). Also, drinking more green tea can prevent(防止) computer radiation(辐射).

● Winter is the season to drink black tea.

Chinese medicine(中医) thinks that different people should drink different kinds of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach(胃) and quicken digestion(消化), so drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is the best choice.

● Do not drink strong tea.

Strong tea may make body to excited and an badly affect(影响) the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system. For a person who has problems with these parts, to drink strong tea causes(导致) heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illness much worse.

●Do not drink too much tea when you are eating.

Drinking too much tea or strong tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.

1. If you always work with computer, what kind of tea should you drink?

A．Strong tea.

B．Black tea.

C．Green tea.

D．Hot tea.

2. Too much strong tea may cause ________.

A．heart disease

B．skin problems

C．headache

D．stomach ache

3. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The culture of tea.	B．How to drink tea.
C．The history of tea.	D．The functions of tea.

4. We can read this passage in ________.

A．Fashion time	B．Chinese culture
C．Life and health	D．Time and space of sports

【推荐2】One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy (发霉的) food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn’t want to waste it, so she cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?

Mold can grow on almost all kinds of food. It is usually green, white, black or gray. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad and it’s not safe to eat.

If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually contains (含有) water, which allows mold to grow easily below its surface. Bacteria (细菌) can also grow along with it.

But it’s easy to remove mold from hard food because mold can’t grow very deep inside this kind of food. According to BBC news, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It’s OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should, still throw it away.

Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillium (青霉菌) can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat and they’re quite delicious as well.

1. If you find mold on a tomato, you should ________.

A．wash the mold away	B．throw the tomato away
C．cut off the moldy part	D．cook it in boiling water

2. According to BBC news, which one is true?

A．Mold is more likely to grow on hard food.

B．Food covered with mold can still be eaten.

C．We can cut the moldy parts out of food and eat the rest.

D．Usually the mold can’t grow about 2.5 cm below the hard food.

3. We know that the penicillium ________.

A．can be used to make food	B．tastes quite delicious
C．is bad for our health	D．often grows on cheese

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How bacteria grow on food.	B．How to deal with moldy food.
C．What food can easily get mold.	D．What kind of mold is useful.

【推荐3】Salted fish is a common food that is popular in the south of China. It is chewy (有嚼劲的) and adds a salty flavor (滋味) to other dished. But eating too much salted fish can give you cancer (癌症), according to a list of cancer-causing foods that was published by the China Food and Drug Administration.

Salted fish is produced with a large amount of salt, which later turns into nitrites (亚硝酸盐). When nitrites reach our stomach, they turn into another kind of chemical that can cause cancer, Huang Yufang from the Cancer of Guangzhou Medical University told Xinhua News Agency.

So does this mean we can’t eat salted fish anymore?

“People don’t need to worry too much. It has to do with how often you eat certain foods and how much of them you eat,” Huang said. If you really like eating salted fish, you can eat a small amount once or twice a month. You should also eat more fruit and vegetables that are rich in vitamin C, as this can help to prevent the formation (形成) of nitrites.

In fact, there are many foods we often eat that are thought to cause cancer, such as pickles (咸菜), certain fried foods and even red meat, such as pork, lamb and beef. Although these foods may cause cancer, it doesn’t mean a person will get cancer just from eating them, according to the World Health Organization. Cancer is caused by many different factors, such as one’s genes (基因), environment, lifestyle and eating habits. As long as one has a balanced diet, one doesn’t need to avoid cancer- causing foods completely, Fang Yu, a doctor from the Beijing Cancer Hospital, told People’s Daily.

1. Why is salted fish popular in the south of China?

A．Because it is a common food in the south of China.

B．Because fish is easy to find and cook.

C．Because it is chewy and adds flavor to other dishes.

D．Because people in the south of China don’t like vegetables.

2. What’s the order of causing cancer by eating too much salted fish?
a. The chemical can cause cancer.
b. Salted fish itself has much salt.
c. A large amount of salt can be tuned into nitrites.
d. Nitrites turn into another chemical.

A．bcda

B．acbd

C．bacd

D．bdca

3. What suggestions does Huang Yufang give to salted fish fans?

A．Eat more fruit and vegetables to get more Vitamin C.

B．Stop eating salted fish from now on.

C．Have a small amount of salted fish every day.

D．Go to see the doctor if you don’t feel well.

4. According to the passage, we can know that          .

A．northern people in China don’t eat salted fish

B．salt can be dangerous to our body

C．people who eat too much salted fish very often can get cancer easily

D．It’s OK for those people who often eat a little salted fish

5. What’s the purpose of the writer?

A．People shouldn’t eat the foods that cause cancer.

B．One can eat red meat to avoid causing causer.

C．Food alone can make people get cancer easily.

D．People should have a balanced diet to keep healthy.

【推荐2】Spring is here. The warm weather is great to exercise in. But everything is hard at the beginning.     1    

●Set a goal.

Before you begin, ask yourself this question: Why do I want to exercise?     2     It should also be about becoming healthier or feeling better. Once you have a goal in mind, it will be much easier to say “no” to high—fat foods and “yes” to daily exercise.

    3    

You can fit physical activities into your busy day. For example, take the stairs instead of the lift. Or, get up from your desk to do stretches during your break between classes.

    4    

●Find a partner.

    5     But it won’t be as easy if you make a fitness plan with a friend. Besides, working out with a friend will make you enjoy the time even more.

In this season of new beginnings, let’s get fit together to become a healthier and happier person!

A．Look for small ways to exercise.

B．We all know how easy it is to give up on exercise.

C．How can you start an exercising plan and stick with it?

D．The reason for exercising shouldn’t just be to lose weight.

E．These simple physical activities will soon start to pay off.