What is the secret to a healthy diet? Whether you’re already slim or trying to lose weight, one of the best things you can do is reduce the size of your bowls and plates. A study has found that changing from a twelve-inch to a ten-inch plate leads people to eat 22 percent fewer calories. In this way, you’d be reducing more than 5,000 calories a month from your diet.
By devoting a few minutes to planning for healthy meals, you can improve your own health and that of your family. Studies from UCLA suggest that a home-cooked dinner takes only about ten minutes longer to prepare, on average, than serving processed or ready-made food.
Slow the pace of your meals. Pay attention to what you’re eating.
| A．Don’t eat on the run. |
| B．It really is that simple. |
| C．Sit down to dinner with the entire family. |
| D．Stop eating when you’re about 80 percent full. |
| E．Parents who eat with their children report greater satisfaction with family life. |
| F．However, if you keep preparing meals at home. You’ll save time in the long run. |
2 . In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot, cooked meal, or they can take a packed (包装的) lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want, Cathy, mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food such as stews (炖煮的菜) and curries in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have fast food like chip and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”
1. Parents usually can choose ________ for their children as lunch.| A．sandwiches or hamburgers |
| B．a cooked meal or a packed lunch |
| C．sandwiches only |
| D．a school dinner only |
| A．They didn’t like school dinners at all. |
| B．They had to eat school dinners. |
| C．They made packed lunches by themselves every morning. |
| D．They thought school dinners were not health. |
| A．Cathy | B．Susan | C．Kaz | D．Jamie |
| A．He prepared healthy food for his children’s lunch such as stews and curries. |
| B．He wasn’t worried about the unhealthy food offered in the school kitchen. |
| C．He once worked in a school kitchen. |
| D．He advised the government to improve school food but it didn’t work. |
| A．stews and curries |
| B．burger and pizzas |
| C．chips and fizzy drinks |
| D．sandwiches and coke |
| A．Healthy Food |
| B．Unhealthy Food |
| C．Packed Lunches |
| D．School Dinners |
Hello, I’m Ray Smith. I’m a sports star in our school. I like playing basketball and ping-pong. I have three basketballs and two ping-pong bats. I usually play basketball with Jack after class on Wednesday. We go to the same school. For ping-pong, I only play it with my father on Saturdays. It’s easy for me. Because I do sports every day, my mom says I need to eat well. Here is my menu (菜单) for this week.
| Time | Food |
| 7:00 a. m. | two eggs, some bread and milk, an apple or a banana |
| 10:00 a. m. | one orange |
| 12:00 p. m. | rice or noodles, chicken, vegetable salad, tomato and egg soup |
| 2:30 p. m. | ____▲____ |
| 6:30 p. m. | rice or bread, one carrot, chicken |
| 9:00 p. m. | milk |
1. What sport does Ray play on Wednesday?
A． | B． | C． |
| A．his classmate | B．his father | C．his mother |
| A．7:00 a. m. | B．12:00 p. m. | C．6:30 p. m. |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Ray has two basketballs | B．Ray eats healthy food | C．it’s not easy for Ray to play tennis |
Do you know many students aren’t healthy today?
And many boys and girls don’t like vegetables.
| A．Play basketball? |
| B．I think it’s healthy. |
| C．Now many students know sports are good for their health. |
| D．They like eating hamburgers, ice-cream... |
| E．They don’t have carrots for lunch. |
| F．But vegetables and fruit are healthy food. |
Hello, I’m Rose.
| A．My friend Grace likes unhealthy food. |
| B．So I am healthy. |
| C．I am a middle school student. |
| D．So she is too fat. |
| E．She eats very well. |
| F．I only have a hamburger for lunch. |
Do you have healthy eating habits? Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits.
Eat breakfast.
Eat healthy food. Fruit and milk are good for you. You can have them after breakfast, lunch and dinner.
| A．Don’t eat too much potato chips. |
| B．Listen to your body. |
| C．Here are some tips (建议) on healthy eating. |
| D．This morning. I eat some fruit. |
| E．Don’t eat dinner too late. |
| F．You must eat breakfast. |
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. Parents can use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life. |
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks Kids will eat mostly what they can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruit, 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 fruit and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right messages. |
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy food in front of them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work on different cooking methods. |
1. What is the writer’s attitude toward snacks?
| A．Snacks shouldn’t be eaten. |
| B．Healthy snacks can be accepted. |
| C．Kids can only have snacks at home. |
| A．have family meals | B．eat healthy snacks | C．be a good example |
| A．Avoiding fast food | B．Cooking at home | C．Shouting at children |
| A．Explain how healthy it is. |
| B．Try cooking it in a different way. |
| C．Never cook the same food. |
| 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. |
Ask any group of teenagers in the UK what they most like to eat, and foods like pizza, pasta, burgers and chips are always mentioned. Many young people would probably also list the local fast-food restaurant as their favorite place.
Life habits can be developed during our teenage years.
Projects like “Feed Me Better” give teenagers the night messages.
| A．The less junk food you eat, the healthier you’ll be. |
| B．Although some teenagers and parents refused to have a try at first, the project was generally a huge success. |
| C．So it is greatly important that young people are educated about what food is good. |
| D．More young people will understand the importance of healthy eating. |
| E．But what teenagers like to eat is not necessarily what they should eat. |
| F．Students benefit a lot from the activity. |
9 . Now, more and more people like to call the take-out food. The producers sense（感觉到）the business opportunity, they advertise（做广告）their food, attracting more people to order their food, and then they promise to provide the perfect service.
There are many reasons that many people love to eat take-out food. Firstly, take-out food only needs a short time to order. No matter when you are hungry, or wherever you are, there is probably at least one take-out food restaurant around you. Secondly, take-out food has a good taste. According to the require of customers, the producers often provide different kinds of tastes, and you can select your favorite one. Thirdly, the price of take-out food isn’t high enough.
However, eating take-out food also has disadvantage. First of all, it can’t be kept hot for a long time. Because of different kinds of reasons, you can’t eat your food in time that you have ordered. When the food get into your hand, maybe it has became warm even cold. Then, take-out food isn’t clean and healthy enough. Plastic bags, paper boxes even including food, sometimes they aren’t safe to you. At the same time, if you eat it often, it is also bad for your health. In addition, different restaurants provide different service. Being short of management, maybe some of them are good, but some are bad, so you can’t judge the quality of your ordered food each time. All in all, you should think twice before you act if you want to eat the take-away food.
1. What is the business opportunity to the producers?| A．More and more people like to call the take-out food. |
| B．The producers advertise their food. |
| C．The producers promise to provide the perfect service. |
| A．People can get their favorite food very slowly. |
| B．Take-out food tastes quite delicious. |
| C．The price of take-out food is high enough. |
| A．Yes, it does. | B．No, it doesn’t. | C．Sorry, I don’t know. |
| A．Eat your take-away food as soon as quickly. |
| B．Order clean and healthy take-away food. |
| C．Don’t eat too much take-away food. |
| A．表演前想两次 | B．三思而后行 | C．两次思考你之前的行动 |
It’s important for middle school students to keep healthy.
Here are some tips:
Having good eating habits
First we should have a good breakfast. It’s the first meal in a day. For breakfast, we need to have different foods, like bread, eggs and milk. Because we need different nutrition (营养).
Doing enough exercise
Doing sports is another way to keep you healthy. We should do some sports after class. It can make us strong.
Keeping happy
Going to bed and getting up early
Students usually go to bed at ten o’clock.
It’s a good habit.
| A．Second, don’t eat too much in one meal. |
| B．Happiness is important. |
| C．Playing basketball is good for our health. |
| D．Having lots of money is really important. |
| E．They usually get up at six o’clock. |
| F．Do you want to be healthy? |
