1 . Breaking Bad Eating-Habits
Have you heard the expression "You are what you eat"? Well, do you like who you are'' If not, break some bad eating habits and feel better about yourself.
Bad habit 1:_________
Many packaged(＝ in small bags)foods, such as frozen(冰冻的)dumplings, rice rolls and instant noodles(方便面)have lots of fat and calories(热量).
The solution: Read the instructions to find the healthiest foods that are low in salt and high in fiber (纤维）. Also check to make sure they have ingredients such as vegetables and grains. When possible, use packaged foods as part of a "home—cooked" meal. For example frozen(冰冻的)dumplings with fresh vegetables are better than dumplings alone.
Bad habit 2:_________
People without breakfast don't have enough energy they need to get through the morning. Eating breakfast improves your concentration, memory and mood.
The solution: Always keep a kind of quick foods like yogurt. Or have a standing order at breakfast place.
Bad habit 3:_________
It takes your body at least 20 minutes to "tell" your brain that you are full. So fast eaters usually eat more than people who eat slowly.
The solution: Try to slow down. Try eating at least some of your meals without TV, hand phones or computers. Use a plate or bowl when you eat.
Bad habit 4:_________
Healthy snacks between meals are fine.But when you snack instead of having real meals, you will not eat your meals regularly. Plus, snack foods such as chips and sweets aren't very satisfying. That makes it easy to overeat.
The solution: To get more energy, allow yourself two healthy snacks a day. Choose snacks that will make you feel full. Try fruit, yogurt or nuts.
As we all know, bad habits can be broken. Take the first step toward a healthier eating routine——start following these tips today!
1. 给文中的横线处选择合适的标题,并将其字母代号填写在下面的横线上.A. You are a fast eater. B. You often don't eat breakfast.
C. All your meals come in packages. D. You have too many snacks.
Bad habit 1:
Bad habit 2:
Bad habit 3:
Bad habit 4:
2. 根据文章内容完成句子。
No eating breakfast is bad influence on your
3. Why do fast eaters usually eat more than people who eat slowly?
4. 根据文章内容填空，每空一词。
Do you like who you are? if not, you should start
2 . Big data (数据) is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. Big data can be used in many ways in our daily life. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need additional help in class if they don’t understand. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products.
Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby so he or she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
How can big data be used for good and bad thing? It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. People think a certain way. Because they think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.
1. What’s the passage mainly about?| A．How big data is used | B．what hospitals like |
| C．where the data is stored | |
| A．传统的 | B．友好的 | C．额外的 |
| A．we can use big data in a number of ways |
| B．big data can be used for both good and bad reasons |
| C．we can use big data to prevent babies from getting sick |
| A．sad and personal | B．personal and scientific |
| C．scientific and informative | |
We’ll finally grow up someday, leaving our parents and facing the challenges in life. Parents may not be able to solve every problem for us. Instead, we should have enough life skills to deal with the problems that come our way.
This is what our countries to do now: Helping more students gain working spirit. To stress the importance of hardworking spirit education (劳动教育) among students of different ages. A guideline (指南) was released (发布) recently. The guideline calls for students to respect work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education. But this has been overlooked (忽略) in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are uninterested in doing so.
According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22 percent of primary and middle school students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week. Schools can also hold activities to give students real - world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree - Planting Day.
As children' s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
1. The guideline was released in order to _________.| A．teach students how to do chores at home |
| B．call for students to respect work |
| C．help students solve life problems |
| D．ask students to be more independent |
| A．Challenges in life. | B．Basic life skills. |
| C．The recently released guideline. | D．Hardworking spirit education. |
| A．Only 3,000 students help with housework. |
| B．Students pay no attention to work spirit. |
| C．About one - fifth of students help with housework. |
| D．Students are very dependent on their parents. |
| A．provide both guidance and chances for real work |
| B．hand out die guideline to every student |
| C．teach students how to plant trees |
| D．give parents homework |
4 . A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free ‒laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”
1. Who is Sarah? Did she use to get on well with her family?2. What does she like?
3. What is country music? What is country music about?
4. What is Sarah’s dream?
5. How does Sarah feel about country music?
Millions of people in China are taking part in live-streaming (直播) quiz shows after they download apps like Chongdingdahui, Huajiao Zhibo and Xigua Shipin. Different from TV quiz shows, anybody with a smartphone can take part in the shows every day, interacting (互动) with other players at the same time.
The shows have hosts to present the questions and make the show more lively by telling jokes or giving some background for the questions. Each online player has 10 seconds to answer a question, with each show taking around 20 to 30 minutes. Players can win prizes as small as 1 yuan and as high as more than 40,000 yuan, depending on the total amount (数量) of prize money and the number of winners.
The questions are chosen from a wide range of topics, including literature, geography, maths, biology and so on. For example, players may be asked how many legs crabs(螃蟹) have, or what Australia’s national flower is.
To draw new users, the apps offer “redo cards (复活卡)” to new players, as well as to those who have invited new players to join. These cards allow players who give wrong answers an extra chance to compete on the show. Millions of people downloaded these game show apps in January. The number of people Huajiao Zhibo attracted was as high as over 4 million.
Players are enjoying turning their knowledge into a chance to win cash prizes. They have also found that they are learning a lot during the process. “I found them really attractive, as I can learn and play at the same time,” said Cao Lei, a 25-year-old user / player from Beijing. “These are all free apps and I stand to win some money. Why not try them out?” It’s not just the questions — and the joy of winning — that have drawn users. The players may have a proud feeling to continue the game when watching hundreds of thousands of others get knocked out of the competition.
1. People have to ________ to take part in the live-streaming quiz shows.| A．have a smartphone | B．work together with a friend |
| C．download all the three quiz apps | |
| A．More prize money is offered to attract more players. |
| B．Answer cards are provided for new users. |
| C．New users and the losers are offered “redo cards”. |
| A．the players | B．the prizes | C．the games |
| A．The users are attracted by the interesting questions. |
| B．The games can make the users feel proud when they win and others lose. |
| C．When someone is knocked out of the competition, he can’t enter the game again. |
6 . The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the novel coronavirus (冠状病毒) outbreak a global public health emergency (突发事件) after the spread of the disease across the world. WHO made the decision in its third meeting about the coronavirus, after it decided not to take such a step in the first two meetings. It is considered to be a public health risk through the international spread of disease. It suggests a serious, sudden and unusual situation in which the world must act quickly. Since 2009, there have been a few global health emergencies, including the 2009 swine flu pandemic（猪流感） and the 2014 outbreak of ebola in West Africa.
The novel coronavirus has got attention because of its similarity to SARS which killed about 800 people across the world in 2002-2003. So far, the novel coronavirus does not seem to be as deadly as SARS, but there have been more cases. Its declaration could cause trade and travel restrictions (限制). Those who have made holiday plans might have their plans influenced in some parts of the world. The WHO said its greatest worry was the potential (潜在性) for the virus to spread to counties with weaker health systems, who might not be able to deal with it. “We are all in this together and we can only stop it together,” said the WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
When the virus hit China, many companies that make cars, smartphones and clothes started making face masks, too. Daddy Baby is a baby care company. It can make 700,000 masks each day. “We believe each mask we produce may save one more person,” said Lin Yangting. He is a manager at the company. When fighting the novel coronavirus, time is important. To save more lives, thousands of people work day and night. They build hospitals quickly, as well as make and transport medical things at a high speed. The surprising speed is a result of China’s unique system (独特的角度). With the Chinese speed, China has saved many patients.
1. What does the underlined phrase “take such a step” mean in the first paragraph?| A．Spread the coronavirus across the world. |
| B．Announce the coronavirus a global public health emergency. |
| C．Hold the third meeting about the coronavirus. |
| D．Restrict trade and travel across the world. |
| A．The 2009 swine flu pandemic was a global public health emergency, |
| B．SARS killed about 800 people across the world in 2009. |
| C．The new coronavirus has fewer cases than SARS. |
| D．The spread of the coronavirus has no risk. |
| A．Bigger outbreak of the coronavirus. | B．Trade and travel restrictions. |
| C．A weaker health system. | D．Immediate stop of the coronavirus. |
| A．Because these countries don’t have the ability to deal with it. |
| B．Because these countries are not brave enough. |
| C．Because these countries won’t pay attention to it. |
| D．Because these countries have too many people. |
| A．Making face masks. | B．Thousands of people work day and night. |
| C．Building hospitals quickly. | D．People travel everywhere. |
7 . Why do many Chinese people refuse to cut their hair during the first month of the lunar year?
This is because people believe that getting a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. Tradition says that doing so will cause your mother's brothers to die. Although it's not true, some people still believe it.
So, after a month's wait, people usually flock to cut their hair on Dragon Head-Raising Day —the second day of the second lunar month. It was once tradition to line up outside of barber shops on this day.
Dragon Head-Raising Day falls on Feb 24 this year. It is an important traditional Chinese holiday. Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King would wake up from his winter sleep. So that day is the start of spring and farming.
A well-known phrase (俗语) goes, “On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.” Besides cutting their hair, there are also other ways to celebrate this holiday. For example, people eat food with “dragon names". People call noodles dragon's beard . Dumplings are dragon's ears and spring rolls (春卷) are dragon's scales (龙鳞).
1. In ancient times, people believed cutting their hair during the first lunar month ____.| A．would make the Dragon King angry |
| B．would cause their mothers' brothers to die |
| C．would bring them bad luck |
| D．would cost them more than usual |
| A．gather | B．refuse | C．forget | D．disagree |
| A．people’s expectations for rainfall in ancient China |
| B．that dragons stand for good luck in Chinese culture |
| C．about the relationship between Dragon Head-raising Day and hair cutting |
| D．the traditional meaning of Dragon Head-raising Day holiday. |
| A．People eat dragons to celebrate the holiday. |
| B．Young people don't celebrate the holiday |
| C．People visit their uncles during the holiday. |
| D．It is seen as the start of spring. |
8 . More than 100 people have now died from the new coronavirus (冠状病毒)-COVID-19. The number of people infected in mainland China increased sharply in one day-from 2, 700 Monday to more than 4,500 Tuesday. The increase comes even as China takes strong measures to stop the spread of the disease.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause disease in mammals (哺乳动物) and birds. Coronaviruses can cause illnesses from the common cold to much more serious illnesses like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Experts still do not have a clear picture of the severity of the new coronavirus.
Officials are calling the disease a "novel" or new coronavirus because it has not been found before in humans. The new virus is thought to have spread to humans from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei Province. But it is now spreading between people. Chinese officials say the disease is able to spread from one person to another even before any actual signs appear. This makes it especially hard to stop.
Signs of the disease among infected patients have included fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing difficulties. In more serious cases, the virus can cause pneumonia（肺炎）. Some people report few or no signs, while others have gotten very sick or even died. Experts say that signs of the virus may appear between two and fourteen days after being near someone who is infected.
There is no special treatment for the new coronavirus. However, many of its effects are treatable, as long as a patient is in fair health. Because the virus is so new among humans, there is no available vaccine(疫苗) to protect against the disease. But the World Health Organization advises people to avoid close contact with anyone showing signs of a breathing sickness, such as coughing or sneezing. It also says people should wash their hands often and use safe food practices.
(Written on 29th January,2020)
1. Which is not caused by viruses according to the passage?| A．Colds. | B．Headaches. | C．MERS. | D．SARS. |
| A．it hasn't been found before by doctors |
| B．it has never been found in humans before |
| C．it has never spread to humans before |
| D．it hasn't been known well by humans |
| A．The great danger of the new coronavirus. |
| B．The cause for the spreading of the new coronavirus. |
| C．The reason why the new coronavirus is difficult to stop. |
| D．The signs of people who infected with the new coronavirus. |
| A．the patients infected with the new coronavirus can be treated well if they have no other diseases |
| B．because the virus is so new among humans, there is no available vaccine to protect against the disease |
| C．there is no way to avoid the new coronavirus because it is difficult to identify |
| D．the new coronavirus causes fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing difficulties in every patient infected |
| A．The discovery of a new coronavirus |
| B．How to avoid the new coronavirus |
| C．A new coronavirus-COVID-19 |
| D．The big coronavirus family. |
9 . New research shows the number of suicide（自杀）is increasing among young people. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of U. S. teenagers who visited hospitals because of suicidal thoughts or ideas doubled. In 2007, the number of visits was 580,000; by 2015, that number had increased to 1.12 million, reports CNN.
The fact that so many young people fight with depression （沮丧） and suicidal thoughts every day is shocking. But new research may allow us to look into the differences between the development of depression in boys and girls.
Researchers found that there are big differences between the development of depression for boys and girls. Girls seemed to develop depression at a faster speed and hit the highest levels of depression at an earlier age. For boys, the most rapid increase of depression happened at age 16. 4, while girls' biggest increase came at 13. 5 years.
There's no exact answer for these differences. But expert Arash Emamzadeh says that a general increase in depression during teenage time is possibly "because teenagers face many changes during this period such as puberty(青春期) , school transition(过渡) and forming friendships. "
As for girls experiencing depression at an earlier age, Emamzadeh writes, "One possible explanation for this difference is the earlier puberty in girls compared with boys. "
Finding a solution is not easy. However, if schools, parents and teenagers make efforts at the same time, things will certainly be better. Students in schools need to be helped to deal with problems both in their daily lives and study. Less stress is supposed to be put on teenagers' shoulders by parents. Proper communication between teenagers and parents is necessary. Teenagers should keep optimistic and look on the bright side of life.
1. How many teenagers with suicidal thoughts are there in the U. S. by 2015?| A．1.120,000. | B．1, 700,000. | C．580,000. | D．540,000. |
| A．健康的 | B．沮丧的 | C．乐观的 | D．理性的 |
| A．There are big differences in the development of depression in boys and girls. |
| B．Boys reach the highest level of depression 2. 9 years earlier than girls. |
| C．Teenagers' depression increases probably because they face many challenges. |
| D．The reasons why there are differences in depression between boys and girls are not clear. |
| A．nothing should be done because the problem will disappear itself |
| B．more subjects need to be there in school so that students have no time to think about their lives and friendships |
| C．teenagers should try to solve the problems by themselves in order to improve themselves |
| D．schools and families should work together to make things better and better |
| A．to tell people the teenage suicide and the possible solutions |
| B．to tell people the difference of the depression in boys and girls |
| C．to tell people why girls develop depression earlier and faster than boys |
| D．to tell people the suicide in teenagers is not that serious |
10 . Why are some animals popular while others are so unpopular? In the natural world, every animal has its place and purpose. However, people do not always realize it. For example, it’s a common misunderstanding that snakes are dangerous and will attack (攻击) humans for no reason. In fact, almost all snakes prefer to run away or hide A they’re attacked first.
Snakes aren’t the only animals that are misunderstood. People think that cockroaches (蟑螂) are dirty and like to hide in dark places. In fact, cockroaches usually clean themselves as much as cats do. They prefer to live in clean places. They have to hide wherever they can make sure to live. Luckily, they are very hard to die out. They were here on the planet B humans appeared, and they’ll probably be here after we’re gone!
Wasps (黄蜂) also have a bad fame. Many people hate wasps because they believe that wasps sting (叮) humans at a moment’s notice. Actually, most wasps don’t sting at all. Those that do sting are generally protecting their young, or reacting to humans who shout or wave their hands at the wasps.
Should we care about these misunderstood animals? Yes, we should! Every animal species plays an important role in the ecosystem (生态系统). Some help control other pest populations. Some are useful for medical research. Even misunderstood animals are necessary, because in many ways they’re good to humans.
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