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Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t? Is it the first thing you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit box? Can you eat a huge piece of chocolate all by yourself? Can you say no to sweets at parties? If you can’t, then there is a reason...perhaps you are a sugar addict ( 有瘾的人)! Does that sound funny? Well, doctors say that people who often eat sweet food can easily become addicted to sugar. What’s more, most sugar addicts don’t even realize that they are addicted! Sugar addiction is serious because it can really hurt your health. Doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar, fat or fast food. But sugar addicts find it difficult to do these. They know they must stop eating sweet food, but they can’t help doing it. Well, here is some advice:

Eat some fresh fruit when you really want something sweet to eat.
Cut down on sweet food slowly. Don’t try to stop eating it all at once.
Always remember you need to be a healthy person without too much sweet food.
You have to tell your parents about your solution to stop sweet food. They will be very happy to help you solve the problem.
1. It is easy for you to become a sugar addict if you eat sweet food______________.

A．once in a while	B．at parties
C．here and there	D．most of the time

2. According to the passage too much sugar ____________.

A．is bad for your teeth only	B．does harm to your health
C．makes your teeth hurt	D．can make you become fat

3. People should eat food that is good for them instead of ________.

A．fruit

B．vegetables

C．junk food

D．healthy food

4. The number of the pieces of advice given here is _________.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

5. What may your parents do if they know about your solution?

A．They may be happy to know about it.

B．They may cook more healthy food rather than something sweet.

C．They may cook something nice for you for lunch.

D．They may cook something delicious for you for dinner.

【推荐1】How good are you at remembering what you’ve learned at school? It is not an easy process for all. No one’s memory is perfect. Even the most intelligent people forget things.     1     It means he is not using his mind to his advantage.

The brain has short-term memory and long-term memory. When we learn something new, it stays in our memory for around 20 to 30 seconds. This is our short-term memory.     2     If we repeat it and use it often, this information can change from short-term memory into long-term memory, where memories are stored for a long time.

So one secret of remembering is to change short-term memory into long-term memory.     3     But one thing is for sure — practicing, or repeating information, is one of the most popular methods of remembering. Scientists say that long-term memory will never fill up completely with memories in one lifetime!

However, this is not always the best way to memorize things. Forgetting things that are not important helps our brain to remember things that are useful.     4    

If you are interested in improving your memory, there are lots of simple things you can do, including eating healthily, sleeping well and exercising daily.     5     You can play mind games, learn a musical instrument or study a new language. In a word, all you need to do is to live healthily and use your brain often.

A．Besides, it’s also important to challenge your brain.

B．It can hold a small amount of information.

C．No one knows exactly how this happens.

D．This does not mean a person has a bad memory.

E．Our brain is always “cleaning out”useless information to make room for something more useful.

【推荐2】Animals can move from place to place, but plants cannot. When an animal is under attack, it can run away or fight back. Plants certainly cannot run away. But plants can protect themselves by using physical or chemical means.

Some plants have physical ways to keep animals away. For example, the leaves of the holly plant have sharp spines (刺) that discourage grass-eating animals. Its lower leaves have more spines than upper leaves. This is because the lower leaves are easier for most animals to reach. Oak trees have thick and hard leaves that are difficult for animals to eat. Some grasses may have a sandy material and eating such grasses wears down the animals’ teeth.

Many plants also have chemical ways to protect themselves. Some plants produce chemicals that taste bitter or cause an unpleasant reaction. Some plants may fight against an attack by increasing the production of these chemicals. When a caterpillar (毛虫) bites a tobacco(烟草) leaf, the leaf produces a chemical messenger. This messenger sends to the roots the information to produce more nicotine(尼古丁). The higher levels of nicotine discourage the caterpillar from eating it. A single experience with this kind of plant will teach an animal to stay away from it in the future.

1. Why does the writer compare animals with plants in Paragraph 1?

A．To tell a story.

B．To introduce a topic.

C．To raise a question.

2. The lower leaves have more spines because most animals _________.

A．can get the lower leaves more easily

B．like the lower leaves of plants only

C．prefer the leaves with sharp spines

3. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．Some plants protect themselves in a physical way.

B．Some plants have thick and hard leaves to keep animal away.

C．Some plants are good at wearing down animals’ teeth.

4. How does a tobacco leaf protect itself against an attack from a caterpillar?

A．By producing sharp and hard spines.

B．By producing a chemical messenger.

C．By producing more and higher roots.

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．How Plants Produce Chemicals

B．How Animals Eat Plant Leaves

C．How Plants Protect Themselves

【推荐3】Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) Promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions.     1     When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year.     2     Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.

There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.     3     Some people might say they are going to work on a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork.     4    

Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them!     5     Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you-will you make any next year?

A．There are good reasons for this.

B．This helps them to remember their resolutions.

C．These are about making themselves better persons.

D．The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.

E．For example, a student may have to find more time to study.