【推荐1】In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.

There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.

The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.

Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.

根据以上新闻内容，回答下列问题。
1. In England, some food companies have been told to ________ urgently.

A．test all their beef products

B．stop making beef products

C．test all their products

D．remove all their products from sale

2. What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

A．Beef.

B．Horsemeat.

C．Fish.

D．Chicken.

3. What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?

A．追踪

B．描绘

C．探索

D．少量

4. What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

A．Send them back to the food companies.

B．Throw them away.

C．Never eat them.

D．Go on eating them.

5. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.

A．horsemeat out of products

B．the food safety

C．the test food

D．the food sale

【推荐2】①Water plays an important role in keeping you healthy. It keeps your body work properly. But do you know that too much water can poison (使……中毒) you?

②Water poisoning happens when people drink too much water. This lowers the level of sodium (钠) in their blood to dangerous levels.

③You probably already know that high levels of sodium can be unhealthy. That’s true. But low levels are also harmful. When you have too little sodium in your body, your cells (细胞) begin to swell (膨胀). As a result, a lot of things will go seriously wrong in your body.

④Your brain may begin to swell. You may get a headache, feel very tired and want to throw up (呕吐). You may even lose consciousness (知觉). In these situations, water poisoning can make you dead.

⑤Protecting yourself from water poisoning may seem easy—just don’t drink too much water, right? In some situations, however, this is easier said than done. For example, when you do some heavy exercise, such as running 40 kilometers, you may have to drink a lot of water. Then, it is important to balance (平衡) the amount of water you drink with the amount of water your body is losing. This can help you stay healthy whenever you are exercising.

⑥So how much water should a person drink each day? In fact, the actual amount needed is different for each person. Today, most doctors are telling people that they should drink water whenever they feel thirsty.

⑦We can’t live without water. Neither can we live with too much water in our bodies. Make sure you take the right amount of it each day—staying healthy is all about staying balanced.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Which of the following will make you suffer from water poisoning?

A．Drinking cold water.

B．Drinking too much water.

C．Drinking sweet water.

2. How may you feel when you have too little sodium in your body?

A．Tired.

B．Hungry.

C．Hot.

3. According to the passage, what’s the advantage of drinking lots of water during doing heavy exercise?

A．Making people cool down more quickly.

B．Protecting people from getting hurt and sleepy.

C．Helping people keep the amount of water in their bodies.

4. What does “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to?

A．Water.

B．Sodium.

C．Exercise.

5. What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To ask readers to protect water.

B．To advise readers to drink water properly.

C．To introduce the ways of drinking water.

【推荐3】阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and for the environment.

As nations developed, population increased and earning rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet    1    . By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker.

In the Western diet, about 400 or 500 calories more than people need are eaten a day    2    . Overweight people have more chances for the diseases like heart disease and some cancers. Heart disease is a main cause of death in the Western countries.

Unfortunately, when people become rich, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these same health problems. Now in Asia, people have them more likely than in the West.    3    . And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on, just nation after nation.

    4    . As the world’s population grows, more forests will become farmland or grasslands.    5    . Because of the change in diet, in the future the greenhouse gases from these areas will be more than all that which right now comes out of all kinds of transportation, such as cars, airplanes, boats and ships. So our change in diet is likely to be worse for the world, and for the weather warming than all the transportation we use now.

A．China is an example where the number of heart disease has jumped.

B．These areas will be needed to produce more food.

C．And that leads people to put on weight.

D．The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat.

E．The diet is also bad for the environment.

【推荐1】There are a lot of discussions these days about healthy kids. Here are some rules to live by, if you’re a kid who wants to be fit.

    1     If you eat different foods, you’re more likely to get different nutrients(营养) your body needs. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day—two fruits and three vegetables.

Drink enough milk.     2     And milk is a great drink to have calcium. How much do kids need? If you are younger than 9 years old, drink 3 cups of milk per day.     3       

    4     The more time you spend on TV, DVDs or playing video games, the less time you spend on outdoor games, such as playing basketball, bike riding and swimming.

Be active. Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities. Find ways to be active every day.

    5     So you can choose one of them and follow your parents when they say it’s time to stop watching TV or playing computer games!

A．Eat different foods.

B．Control screen time.

C．Kids need calcium(钙) to build strong bones(骨头).

D．You might even write down a list of fun things to do.

E．You can mix it up with some other calcium-rich food.

F．You shouldn’t spend too much time on outdoor activities.

【推荐2】These years people show all kinds of things on the Internet—good food, nice clothes, wonderful vacations and so on. Now showing the number of steps is becoming popular too. Why?

People are finding it important to be in good health. To keep healthy, many people go to work on foot. When they start walking, they open the step counter app in their phones to record how many steps they walk that day. After a day’s walk, some people show the number on WeChat or Weibo. This can make them learn from each other and keep exercising.

“This helps me to exercise much and keep a good habit,” Miss Liu said. “I can also talk about how to keep healthy with my friends on WeChat. We are in the same group to encourage each other to keep exercising.”

Mr. Wu likes to exercise. But in the past he was a little lazy and didn’t want to exercise every day. “After I use the step counter app, everything is different. It’s great to exercise with my friends. Sometimes there are prizes for those who walk more steps. I really like it,” he said.

Walking is a relaxing and useful way to exercise. Both the old and the young like it. Recording the steps helps people develop a good habit of walking and showing the number can make people more interested in walking. But don’t take the number too seriously.

1. Now, ________ on the Internet is also becoming popular.

A．showing the number of steps	B．showing wonderful vacations
C．showing good food and nice clothes	D．showing wonderful inventions

2. What does the underlined phrase “step counter” mean?

A．备忘录

B．计步器

C．计时器

D．阅读器

3. What we CANNOT know from the second paragraph?

A．The use of the step counter app.	B．Why they show the number online.
C．People who walk more steps get prizes.	D．To keep healthy, many people walk to work.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．More people go to work on foot to save money.

B．Mr. Wu likes to exercise with his friends.

C．People usually show the number of steps in the morning.

D．Fewer and fewer people like exercising after work.

5. What does the writer think of showing the number of steps?

A．It can make people relaxed.

B．It can make people stop driving cars.

C．It can make people develop a good habit.

D．It can make people spend more time playing games on the phone.

【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，从所给的A～F六个选项中，选出正确的答案填空，使短文通顺，内容完整，其中选项中有一项是多余的。

Five Rules to Have a Healthy Life

Thanks to better health care, many people are living healthier, longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live 25 years longer than someone who was born in the 19th century. It’s even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthday.     1    

Get off the sofa

Sure, it’s comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But experts say you should get off the sofa.     2     In the past, people’s jobs required more physical effort. When farmers were working in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time. Think about it: do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past?

Eat healthy food

It’s important to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables.     3     You should only have it once in a while. Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health. The bad diet means you’ll put on weight, one of the fastest ways to an unhealthy life.

Rest while you can

When we were babies, we slept for much of the day. Teenagers don’t need as much sleep as babies,     4     On weekends, you’ve got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest, too.

Don’t worry. Be happy

Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health. Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or teachers.

Say “no” to smoking

Yes, you knew I was going to say this! But it’s so important.     5     It’s dangerous. It harms nearly every part of your body. Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health.

A．Here are five rules for a healthy life.

B．Smoking is not cool.

C．Friendships are very important.

D．But it’s important for you to get about eight hours’ sleep.

E．Fast food is not healthy.

F．To keep healthy, you have to walk at least 10, 000 steps every day.

【推荐1】Fights at school sometimes happen. But how can you keep away from a fight? Here's something you can do.

Be calm (冷静). Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being angry can't solve problems. Neither can a fight. Instead, it may bring you more problems. In the school, everyone involved (卷入) in a fight will be punished, no matter who started it. There are no winners in a fight.

Shout loudly. If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack, turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say "stop" before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If the person doesn't stop, cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby.

__▲__ Your friend may ask you to join in a fight. Learn to say no. Helping him fight is not really helpful to him. If you really want to give him a hand, try to ask him to give it up. Also, you can tell him if he gets involved in a fight, he may get hurt and be punished. Then, try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to deal with the problem.

1. The underlined word "attack" in Paragraph 3 means "________" in Chinese.

A．拥抱

B．攻击

C．阻止

D．吸引

2. Which of the following sentences can be put in the __▲__?

A．Face bravely.

B．Join in a fight.

C．Learn to refuse.

D．Talk to someone.

3. The passage is written to ________.

A．help students keep away from fights	B．warn students not to fight
C．advise students to help each other	D．encourage students to work hard

4. The passage is written in a/an ________ tone (语气).

A．sad

B．angry

C．serious

D．crazy

5. Where may the passage come from?

A．A travel guide.

B．A newspaper.

C．A storybook

D．A weather report.

【推荐3】According to a study of Travel + Leisure, a travel magazine based in New York City, eight out of the nine most popular amusement parks in the world have to do with Walt Disney. Why are his parks so popular?

Actually, amusement parks in the past were so simple that they only had swings, seesaws( 跷跷板) and rotating (旋转的)chairs. They were so boring. The customer service was also poor. However, when Disney realized this problem, he made up his mind to improve it. So he went to ride toy trains with children in the park because he wondered how the children felt.

Meanwhile, he asked several children what their ideal (理想的) amusement park would be like. The children wanted buildings in the parks to be like the palaces they saw in cartoons. Walt Disney explored the children’s world and then provided the children with what they wanted.

After the first Disney World amusement park was built, children rushed into it with a feeling of excitement. Whenever there were new movies, Walt Disney always made an effort to follow them. You may wonder how he was so successful. As you can see, his secret is empathy (同理心).

Empathy means seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the cars of another and feeling with the heart of another. Empathy also means “putting yourself into others’ shoes’’. Empathy can help us understand others’ feelings. Therefore, it can help us make things others need, such as mobile phone shells that can protect phones from damage, or mobile wheelchairs that can climb stairs. When we know about others’ feelings, we can make friends more easily.

Empathy is a quality in everyone that can lead to creativity, kindness and happiness.

1. What does the travel magazine find in their study?

A．There are 9 most popular amusement parks in New York.

B．Walt Disney built all the most popular amusement parks in the world.

C．Most of the most popular amusement parks are from Walt Disney.

2. Before the first Disney World amusement park was built, ________.

A．the amusement parks used to be simple and make kids feel bored

B．children could built the amusement parks in their own way

C．the amusement parks were simple but they had very good service

3. What is the perfect amusement park like in children’s eyes?

A．A place with many modern tall buildings and towers.

B．An amusement park with swings, seesaws and rotating chairs.

C．An amusement park just like the one they see in their cartoons.

4. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word them refers to________.

A．children

B．new movies

C．amusement parks

5. After reading the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us that________.

A．how Walt Disney built Disney World

B．why Disney World is so popular

C．the importance of empathy

【推荐2】There are four friends at a restaurant. They’re waiting for a fifth friend who is already 20 minutes late. They want to know if（是否）he will say “sorry” for being late. After another five minutes, he finally arrives.

However, he doesn’t say “sorry” when he arrives. To their surprise, he simply says, “Hey, thanks for waiting.” The others say “You are welcome” and then they open their menus and start to order food. Life goes on and all is fine.

Canadian sociologist（社会学家）Maja Jovanovic tells this story in a TED speech.

In her speech, Jovanovic says that sometimes we should say “thank you” instead of “sorry”. For example, you are feeling sad about something, and you’re talking about it with a friend for long. You might say “Thank you for listening” but not “Sorry for talking too much”. Sometimes, “Thank you” can sound better than “sorry”.

1. How late is the fifth friend?

A．15 minutes late.

B．20 minutes late.

C．25 minutes late.

2. What can we learn from the story?

A．We don’t have to say “sorry”.

B．Saying “thank you” is sometimes a nice idea.

C．“Thank you” has the same meaning (相同的意义) as “sorry”.

3. What does the underlined phrase (划线短语) instead of mean?

A．而不是

B．和

C．除……之外

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The fifth friend doesn’t say “sorry” when he arrives.

B．Sometimes, “Thank you” can sound better than “sorry”.

C．American sociologist Maja Jovanovic tells this story in a TED speech.

【推荐3】Social media is certainly an interesting place to learn others’ opinions. You can read everything from strange ideas to true facts and everything in between. But when you’re spending time online and reading so many opinions, it’s quite possible that you’ll sometimes see someone write something that you strongly disagree with.

In fact, you might feel so strongly that you feel like you should reply to this person at once. You might do some research, find some facts of your own and reply to what they have written. You finish writing out your reply, click “Post” and win the argument!

Except that it’s not really much of a victory. Most people don’t like it when other people disagree with their ideas, especially online strangers. It’s unlikely that they will change their opinion just because you argued with them. In fact, it’s possible that you made them feel more confident that they’re correct.

And the thing is, when you get into these kinds of fights online, it slowly influences you. You might not know it at first, but the argument that you take part in can actually have a bad effect on your mood. If you argue often, you start to enjoy arguing and then end up doing it even more. It’s a dangerous cycle.

I guess the best thing to do is to tell yourself that most arguments aren’t worth it. There are much better and more interesting things to do, whether online or in real life.

1. How does the writer feel about social media?

A．People rarely(很少地) use it to argue.	B．Many people use it to voice their opinions.
C．You can’t know other people’s real ideas.	D．It is a good way to connect with strangers.

2. What does the writer tell us in Paragraph 3?

A．It’s easy to win arguments online.

B．Arguments can change people’s minds.

C．Disagreeing with someone won’t change their mind.

D．People who post their ideas on social media are usually incorrect.

3. What is the writer’s advice?

A．Argue until you find the truth.

B．Don’t discuss problems with strangers.

C．Try to communicate in real life instead of online.

D．Find something better to do instead of arguing.