1 . At the end of year 2022, the Singaporean government announced that all drinks sold locally must use nutritional grade labels (营养等级标签) A, B, C, or D on their packaging, marking the percentage of sugar and saturated fat (饱和脂肪) in the drinks. So recently several Singaporean drink companies have already started to put these labels on every drink. In March, 2024 Shanghai, China did the same. The labels are from A to D. The more sugar and saturated fat a drink has, the less healthy the drink is.

1. What made some Singaporean drink companies start using these labels?

A．Government rules.	B．Selling methods.
C．Educational advantages.	D．Customer needs.

2. What is the sugar level in the NUTRI-GRADE B drink?

A．＜1%

B．1-5%.

C．5-10%.

D．>10%.

3. Which of the following is the healthiest drink?

A．Unsweetenwed teas.	B．Diet Coke.
C．Flavor-added milk.	D．Energy drinks.

4. In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text?

A．Lost and Found.	B．Do It Yourself.
C．Music and Movie.	D．Food and Health.

2 . Chips, cookies and ice-cream...Many kinds of food that we like are ultra-processed (超加工). And you may be addicted to (上瘾) them, said a new study in the British Medical Journal.

What are ultra-processed foods (UPFs)? In short, you can’t re-create them in your kitchen. They are usually made in factories. They have long list of additives (添加剂)—some you may never have heard of.

The study looked into 281 other studies from 36 different countries and areas. It found that UPF lovers may strongly crave such food. If they stop eating it, they can feel very sad.

Why are UPFs addictive? Usually, natural foods are either high in carbohydrates (碳水化合物) or high in fat.

UPFs, however, are usually high in both. So, such foods can have more calories than natural foods.

Such foods also bring carbohydrates and fat to the gut (肠道) faster. Our body breaks down the fat from natural foods slowly. However, the body breaks down the fat in UPFs as soon as it reaches the stomach. This makes the brain create more dopamine (多巴胺). It makes you feel happier and want to eat more.

About 14 percent of adults and 12 percent of children are addicted to UPFs, said the study. They cause problems to people’s health around the world. Scientists are now calling for more attention to the UPFs.

1. What do we know about ultra-processed foods?

A．They are actually not eatable.

B．We can find them in natural foods.

C．It takes a long time to cook them in kitchens.

D．They have many different kinds of additives.

2. What does the underlined word “crave” mean in the passage?

A．Look for.

B．Run for.

C．Wish for.

D．Leave for.

3. Which is the reason for UPFs being addictive?

A．The gut loves the carbohydrates in UPFs more.

B．UPFs arrive at the stomach faster than natural foods.

C．People feel happy when the body makes more dopamine after eating UPFs.

D．UPFs have dopamine which can make people feel happy.

4. Which of the following do the scientists may agree?

A．Eating UPFs is a good way to become happy.

B．It is hard to give up UPFs on one’s own.

C．There will be more people addicted to UPFs.

D．People should eat less UPFs for health.

3 . 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 wants to cut off the moldy part and eat the rest. Is it safe to do this?

Mold (霉菌) can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or grey. 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 water inside. And the water inside allows mold to easily grow below its surface. Bacteria (细菌) can also grow along with it.

But it’s easy to clean mold from hard food. The mold can’t grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to clean 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, 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.

So, if the food is not the special cheese, stop your mother from eating it!

1. If you find mold on a piece of bread, you’d better ________.

A．eat it in a short time	B．throw it away
C．cut off the moldy part	D．heat it to eat

2. What inside the soft food makes mold easily grow below its surface?

A．bacteria

B．water

C．air

D．oxygen

3. According to the text, we know that penicillium ________.

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

4. How is the text organized? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2,...)

A．①; ②③; ④⑤

B．①②; ③; ④⑤

C．①; ②③④; ⑤

D．①②; ③④; ⑤

4 . Chinese people are eating too much salt. On general, people in China eat about 10.5 grams of salt each day, much higher than the 6 grams advised by Chinese Dietary Guidelines (2016). To solve this, China issued (发布) the first salt reduction guide for its food industry on April 18. The government hopes that can help people have salt in a proper way.       

If the guide is followed properly, the salt intake (摄入量) for Chinese people will drop by 20 percent by 2030. The salt we take in mainly comes from processed food. For example, there is about 0.66 grams of salt in a 104-gram can of Lay’s potato chips. That is about 10 percent of the daily salt intake. A 100-gram bag of Kang Shi Fu instant noodles has nearly 2 grams of salt. Therefore, it’s necessary for the companies to reduce salt in their products.

A small amount of salt makes food taste better and is important for good health, but eating too much increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes (中风), the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Less salt leads to better health. And there’s no need to worry that food will be less tasty in the future. A study found that it’s easy for people to reduce their salt intake. Although you may think your food is not salty enough at first, you will get used to the new taste soon.

1. What does the underlined word “that” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．The salt intake.	B．The food industry.
C．6 grams of salt.	D．Salt reduction guide.

2. Which of the following pictures shows the relationship between salt and diseases?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. If people have less salt, they will _________.

A．have less food	B．get used to the taste
C．dislike the taste	D．worry about their food

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Eat salt properly to stay healthy.

B．How people can stay away from diseases.

C．Companies should add less salt to their products.

D．The less salt you have, the healthier you will be.

6 . 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.

7 . Obesity (肥胖症) is becoming a serious problem now. It is said that about 41.1% of Chinese men and 27.7% of Chinese women are overweight or obese (肥胖的).

How do I know whether I am overweight?

Work out your Body Mass Index (BMI) (身体质量指数)

BMI=Weight (kg)/ Height²/(m²)

1. How many Chinese men are overweight or obese?

A．13.4%.

B．27.7%.

C．41.1%.

D．68.8%.

2. Nick’s BMI is 23, so we can say he is ________.

A．thin

B．normal

C．overweight

D．obese

3. Which of the following can be put in ________.

A．Reasons for obesity	B． Reasons for old habits
C．How to lose weight	D． Ways to stay healthy

4. Which is NOT in the list (列表) of “Ways to control your weight”?

A．Wear comfortable clothes.	B． Drink enough water.
C．Have enough sleep.	D． Eat healthy food.

5. What does the reading want to tell us?

A．We should save the water.	B．We should do sports every day.
C．We should go to a doctor often.	D．We should take obesity seriously.

8 . Do you like fast food? It is cheap, and some of it is very delicious. If you are busy and have no time to cook, a fast food restaurant is a good place, but it is not a healthy one. Eating fast food often can bring lots of different health problems. It can make you fat. If you want to keep healthier and still want to go to the cheap fast food restaurants, here are some tips (技巧) for you to eat fast food to be healthy.

It is good for you to drink water with your fast food. Put a little lemon into your water.   

You can have a special menu. Eat vegetables and main dishes without the sauces (调味品).

If you want to eat salad, please ask for some olive oil (橄榄油).

If you want to eat some fried food,ask the waiters to steam it for you.

In a word, it is important for us to be healthy. Please be careful to eat the fast food.

1. If you often eat the fast food, you will be ________.

A．healthy

B．fat

C．thin

D．poor

2. According to the passage, you can eat fast food ________.

A．with some tea	B．with some hot water
C．with some lemon water	D．with nothing

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．To Keep Healthy	B．Fast Food
C．Fast Food and Health	D．Fast Food is Bad

9 . 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. Will you eat it? It seems that you shouldn’t, for many reasons, including its influence on your studies.

Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us put on 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 have an influence on the parts of the brain that control learning and memory,” Dawn Loh, PhD, a scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, “We believe the timing of when we eat may be the main cause of the damaged memory. ”

For the study, the researchers did an experiment. They looked at two groups of mice with strict feeding plans. For two weeks, the mice were allowed to eat either during the time when they are usually the most active, or during the time when they usually sleep. The mice received the same amount of sleep and calories.

Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice. In one test, the scientists tried to find out whether the mice had a good memory by putting the mice in a room connected to an electric shock for some time. The researchers noticed that, when the mice were put in the room again after 24 hours had gone by, those mice that ate when they should have been sleeping were less scared than those mice that ate during usual hours. It means that they didn’t remember.

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

1. Which one is the correct order of the experiment? ________
①Researchers put the mice in the room again after 24 hours.
②Researchers fed the mice in different times for two weeks.
③Researchers watched which group of mice were more scared in the room.
④Researchers put the mice in a room connected to an electric shock for some time.

A．②④①③

B．②④③①

C．②①③④

D．②①④③

2. According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A．the mice became smarter after the experiment

B．they chose the mice that enjoyed eating late at night

C．the mice that ate during usual hours were less scared

D．they gave the mice the same amount of sleep and calories

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

A．Snacks make us fat

B．Late eating hurts brain

C．Never stay up late

D．Keep away from snacks

10 . Do you know mukbang (吃播)? It is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to people who watch their videos.

The eating shows started in South Korea in around 2010 and then became popular all over the world. Why did mukbang start in this country? The reason is that eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with, even though they are at home alone. This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang.

However, the way mukbangers eat food in some shows is not healthy. These bad eating habits can bring serious health problems. To have more fans and make more money, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of them. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.

We all know that food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning to our country. So our country is doing a lot of things to solve the problem. What do you think our country can do for mukbang?

1. What is mukbang?

A．A talk show.

B．An eating show.

C．A cooking program.

D．A game show.

2. Why do people in South Korea like watching mukbang?

A．Because they want to show their delicious food.

B．Because they want to have someone to eat with.

C．Because they want to teach, people how to cook.

D．Because they want to sell food to their viewers.

3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．All the mukbangers eat healthily.	B．Mukbangers eat up all the food.
C．Mukbangers do not waste food.	D．Mukbang is not always good.

4. The eating shows started in ________.

A．South Korea

B．China

C．the UK

D．the US

5. What may our country do for mukbang?

A．Make strict rules to stop food waste.	B．Develop such shows.
C．Give mukbangers prizes.	D．Choose healthy food for mukbangers.