【推荐1】No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.
Tip One: Family Meals
Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life.
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.
Tip Three: Being a Good Example
The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message.
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food
Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods(方法).
Tip Five: Get Kids Included(参与)
Most Kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
1. What’s the author’s attitude(作者的态度) toward snacks?

A．Snacks shouldn’t be eaten.

B．Healthy snacks can be accepted(接受).

C．Kids can only have snacks at home.

D．It’s not necessary to have snacks at home.

2. The best way for parents to encourage a healthy diet is ________.

A．to be a good example	B．to eat healthy snacks
C．to have family meals	D．to get kids included

3. _______ makes children dislike what they are asked to eat.

A．Avoiding fast food	B．Cooking at home
C．Laughing at children	D．Shouting at children

4. According to Tip Four, what should parents do if kids refuse to eat healthy food?

A．Explain how healthy it is.

B．Ask kids to get used to its taste.

C．Never cook the same food.

D．Try cooking it in a different way.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．To let kids eat anything they like.

B．To help kids become a wonderful cook.

C．To help kids have a good eating habit.

D．To set a good example of eating healthy food.

【推荐2】Healthy food and drink for children

Is your food and drink healthy (健康的)? A lot of ice cream, hamburgers and cola are not healthy.     1     But too much meat is not good for children. Cola and candy are very sweet (甜的), and too much sugar is bad for you.

Eat the right food and be healthy.     2     Carrots, eggs and sweet potatoes are good for your eyes. Oh; have lots of delicious chicken soup!

    3     A healthy breakfast is important. Don’t go to school without breakfast.     4     They can give enough energy (能量) for the whole morning.

It is important to remember: eat well, stay healthy and don’t get fat!

●Eat noodles or rice, not hamburgers.

●     5    

●Drink juice, water, tea and milk, not cola.

●Have different kinds of foods every day.

A．Have a good breakfast in the morning.

B．Eat lots of fruit and vegetables, not fast food (快餐).

C．Milk, eggs and bread are good choices (选择) for breakfast.

D．Milk, cheese and fish are good for your teeth.

E．Meat is healthy.

【推荐3】

Picture the scene: It’s midnight. You’re very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Should you eat it? It seems that you shouldn’t for many reasons, including its influence on your brains.

Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us gain weight. But now a new study has shown that late - night eating can also have a bad influence on our brains — it might hurt our ability to learn new things and store memories.

“We believe that late - night eating may affect our learning by affecting the parts of the brain that control learning and memory,” Dawn Loh. PhD, a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said. “We believe the timing of when we eat is the main cause of the damaged memory.”

For the study, the researchers did an experiment on mice. The mice were either allowed to eat during the daytime or during the night. They received the same amount of sleep and calories. Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice and noticed that the mice eating during the night were less able to remember things well.

So think twice before the midnight snack — it might be bad for more than your weight.

1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．studying for long	B．a nice pie in the fridge
C．a new study on eating	D．late-night eating

2. The purpose of the experiment on mice is ________.

A．to test whether eating late can affect memory

B．to check the brains of different mice

C．to find out how many calories mice need daily

D．to prove mice are not good at remembering things

3. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A．Eating snacks affects memory	B．Late eating hurts brain
C．Staying up late is bad	D．Keep away from snacks

【推荐1】The ancient capital Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province has just held the National Games. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, the ancient city has never been far from sports. Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC—771 BC) to the Tang Dynasty (618 AD—907 AD), the city had held many sports events.

Cuju (蹴鞠) was an ancient Chinese competitive game involving (涉及) kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor of soccer, it first appeared in the ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, which describes cuju as a form of entertainment(娱乐) among the common people.

Later, cuju was commonly played in the army for training, during the Han Dynasty (202 BC—220 AD). Emperor Hangaozu Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, was a cuju fan. He not only liked watching cuju games, but always tried his footwork on the field. Liu Che, emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was crazy about cuju, would build a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers.

Up to the Tang Dynasty, women cuju players were very popular in the royal court (皇宫)，as emperors enjoyed watching cuju games. At that time, different kinds of skills were widely used in playing cuju, mainly serving as a form of entertainment.

As a way of national culture protection, cuju was listed into China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.

1. Which dynasty built its capital in Xi’an for the first time?

A．The Western Zhou Dynasty	B．The Tang Dynasty
C．The Han Dynasty	D．The Western Han Dynasty

2. Which of the following is true?

A．Zhan Guo Ce shows that cuju was an ancient Chinese sport which was popular.

B．Most of the emperors of the Han Dynasty were crazy about cuju.

C．Women in the Tang Dynasty were trained to join in the army.

D．Cuju isn’t China’s intangible cultural heritage now.

3. Where can we find this passage?

A．In an art magazine.	B．In a sports magazine
C．In a music book.	D．In a guidebook.

【推荐2】Hello. I'm Meg. I'm 12 years old. I have a brother and a sister. My brother is 9 and my sister is only 4 years old. I like hamburgers and salad. My brother likes tomatoes and my sister likes ice cream. We have a small sports collection. We all like tennis. Today is January 21st. It is my mother's birthday. There's a big birthday cake on the table. How much is it? Do you know? It's 7 dollars. Come to my mother's birthday party and have some cake.

1. Meg's brother is ______________years old.

A．12

B．4

C．9

D．10

2. Megs sister likes to eat ______________.

A．salad

B．tomatoes

C．ice cream

D．hanmburgers

3. Meg's mother's birthday is on __________________.

A．January 21st.

B．January31st.

C．February 21st.

D．January lst.

4. How much is the cake?

A．$12.

B．$9.

C．$7.

D．$10.

5. The birthday cake is ____________.

A．on the TV

B．on the table

C．on the sofa

D．behind the door

【推荐3】What do you usually do in your free time? What are your favourite activities? Last week, I put these questions on my blog. Here are the answers of three students.

Hello! My name is Zhang Li. In China, we students have two days off in a week. After I finish my homework, I often go swimming. It is a good way to relax. That’s also my favourite activity because it can help me keep healthy.

Hi, I’m Eric Brown. In America, we have many free time for activities. For example, we go camping every Friday. We sing, dance and play games together. If we feel tired, we can rest in beautiful tents. All of us have great fun that day.

Hi, my name is Pin Anong. In Thailand, our summer vacation begins in Late February to early March. I hardly ever go out on my vacation. My parents are busy all the time. On my vacation, my favourite activity is reading at home.

1. Why does Zhang Li often go swimming?
① It’s relaxing.     ②She wants to swim quickly.
③She likes it very much.     ④It’s good for her health

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②④

2. How often does Eric Brown go camping?

A．Once a week.

B．Twice a week.

C．Once a month.

D．Twice a month.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Zhang Li studies best.	B．Playing games is Erics favourite.
C．These three students are close friends.	D．Pin had to spend her vacation at home.