Every day people eat many kinds of foods. You shouldn’t always eat one kind of food because different foods do different jobs in your body.
Grains (谷物)
Grains are good for your body because they can help it work well all day.
Meat and eggs are good for your health because beef, fish, chicken and eggs have protein (蛋白质). Protein makes you strong and keep your hair healthy.
Milk
Milk and many other foods have calcium (钙). Calcium keeps your body strong.
Fruit and vegetables
Don’t forget fruit and vegetables. There are many kinds of vitamins (维生素) in them. You need these for your body to work well.
Many kinds of foods are useful for your body!
A.Meat and eggs |
B.Rice is a kind of grain. |
C.Here are some kinds of healthy foods. |
D.Drinking milk is a healthy way to begin a day! |
E.Fruit and vegetables also give your body a lot of water. |
2 . Colourful fruits and vegetables are good for our health. Their colours help us keep healthy. Close your eyes and think about the colours of the food: the orange of carrots, the green of cabbages (卷心菜) and the red of tomatoes.
You can enjoy eating fruits and vegetables of all colours: green, yellow, red, blue, white and purple. They work together to protect (保护) our body.
The list below shows how the colours work:
*Green helps stop illness. It is good for our eyes too. It also gives you strong bones (骨头) and teeth.
*Blue and purple help us remember things well.
*Red gives us healthy hearts.
*Yellow and orange give us a healthy immune system (免疫系统). They’re also good for our eyes.
*White can keep cholesterol (胆固醇) at a low level.
Do you think the colours are interesting? So when we buy or eat fruits and vegetables, please remember: the more colours, the better.
1. ________ can give us healthy hearts.A.Blue | B.Green | C.Red |
A.Green, blue and purple. |
B.Red, yellow and orange. |
C.Green, yellow and orange. |
A.Cabbages. | B.Carrots. | C.Oranges. |
A.How to Keep Healthy |
B.Colourful Fruits and Vegetables |
C.Different Colours |
3 . Salted fish, a kind of common food, is popular in the south of China. It is chewy (有嚼劲的) and adds a salty flavor (风味) to other dishes. But eating too much salted fish can cause cancer.
Salted fish is produced with a large amount of salt, which later turns into nitrites (亚硝酸盐). When nitrites reach our stomach, they turn into another kind of chemical (化学物质) that can cause cancer, Huang Yufang from the Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University told Xinhua News Agency.
So does this mean we can’t eat salted fish any more? “People don’t need to worry too much. It has to do with how often you eat certain food and how much of them you eat,” Huang said. If you really like eating salted fish, you can eat a small amount once or twice a month. Meanwhile, you should also eat more fruit and vegetalbes that are rich in vitamin C (维他命C), as this can help to prevent the formation (形成) of nitrites.
In fact, there are many kinds of foods that are thought to cause cancer, such as fried chicken and even red meat, such as pork, lamb and beef. But it doesn’t mean a person will get cancer just by eating them, according to the World Health Organization.
Cancer is caused by different factors, such as one’s genes (基因), environment, lifestyle and eating habits. “As long as one has a balanced diet, one doesn’t need to avoid cancer-causing food at all.” Fang Yu, a doctor from the Beijing Cancer Hospital, told People’s Daily.
1. Where is salted fish popular?A.In the south of China. | B.In the north of China. | C.In the east of China. |
A.people store it for a long time | B.people cook it with salt | C.people eat too much of it |
A.事实 | B.因素 | C.种类 |
A.Salted fish directly causes cancer. |
B.People who have a balance d diet won’t get cancer factor. |
C.Eating habits are not the only reason for getting cancer. |
A.To tell us the way of eating salted fish. |
B.To introduce the formation of nitrites. |
C.To tell us that cancer is caused by many factors. |
4 . ①I’m Wendy. I’m a sports nutritionist (营养师). I ask my sports players to eat right food to keep healthy.
②This is James. He is a basketball player. Basketball players must eat much (许多) food. In the morning, I ask James to eat eggs, ham (火腿) and potato cakes (土豆饼). For lunch, he eats bread, chicken, vegetables and fruit salad. In the evening, James has bread, vegetable salad and milk. After that, he always watches sports games on TV and eats a banana. He says it’s relaxing.
③This is Grace. She’s a ping-pong player. Ping-pong players don’t need to eat much. I ask Grace to have milk, bread and fruit in the morning. For lunch. she has rice, chicken and vegetables. In the evening, Grace only eats eggs and vegetable salad. She says she doesn’t want to be fat.
④I want James and Grace to eat well every day and have good eating habits. When they have questions about food, they can ask me for help, too.
1. Wendy helps some sports players ________.A.be stars | B.like sports | C.eat well |
A.He eats one apple after dinner. |
B.He must eat much food every day. |
C.He has vegetable salad for lunch. |
A.Eggs and vegetable salad. | B.Hamburgers and fruit. | C.Rice and chicken. |
A.Wendy | B.Grace | C.James |
A. | B. | C. |
Food safety is important. If you eat food which is not kept correctly, you may fall ill. The fridge may be a perfect choice for keeping food safe and fresh, but it is not a magic box to keep all kinds of food. Follow these tips and learn how to store (储存) food correctly in your fridge.
Open the fridge, you’ll see different shelves (架子). They help to keep food fresh. The temperature in them can be different. Usually, the higher the shelf is, the higher the temperature will be. So if you put your food on the right shelf, your food will keep its best. Try to put ready-to-eat food like burgers, or cream cakes on top shelves. The middle shelves are the best for dairy products (乳制品), such as cheese, butter, yogurt and eggs. Bottom (底部) shelves are the coldest part of the fridge, making them perfect for storing raw (生的) meat and seafood. Some fridges have a freezer (冷冻室) for keeping these things.
Keeping food in the fridge does not kill bacteria (细菌) but it can stop the bacteria from growing fast. Bacteria can grow quickly in temperatures between 5℃ and 60℃. This is called the Temperature Danger Zone. If you want to keep your food as fresh as possible, the temperature in your fridge needs to be between 0℃ and 5℃. The freezer temperature should be below -18℃.
Fruit and vegetables can also be stored at room temperature. Make sure to keep them in a cool, dry and dark place. And also remember if the food is cut, it must be put in the fridge.
Everyone should pay attention to food safety. Hope these tips can help you keep your food fresh for as long as possible.
1. Which of the following should be put on the bottom shelves?A. | B. | C. |
A.Put them outside the fridge. |
B.Keep them away from sunlight and hot places. |
C.Cut them before putting them into the fridge. |
A.The fridge can help keep food fresh as long as we want. |
B.The fridge can kill bacteria to keep food fresh. |
C.Food stored at Temperature Danger Zone gets bad easily. |
A.How to choose a good fridge. |
B.How to store food safely at home. |
C.How to tell if the food is safe to eat. |
My name is Anna. I’m very healthy. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. I like pears and apples, but I don’t like oranges. I like carrots and tomatoes for lunch. Lily is my sister. She likes strawberries and bananas, but she doesn’t like pears. She likes hamburgers and ice-cream very much. She eats them every day. And she is fat. Jane is my cousin. She likes apples. She eats an apple every day. She doesn’t like chicken. She likes fruit and salad. She eats them for dinner every day.
1. Anna is very healthy.2. Lily doesn’t like oranges.
3. Lily eats strawberries and bananas every day.
4. Jane is Anna’s cousin.
5. Jane eats fruit and salad for dinner every day.
7 . My brother Henry is only 6 years old. He likes eating meat very much. He always has meat for lunch and dinner. He doesn’t like vegetables or fruit. So he is fat. My mom doesn’t want him to have so much meat. She wants him to be healthy.
It’s Sunday. Henry and my mom go to the zoo to see animals in the morning. They see tigers and bears. Henry likes them very much. Then it’s time for lunch. The keepers (饲养员) bring some meat for the tigers and bears.
“Mum, do tigers and bears have meat every day?” Henry asks.
“Yes, they do” my mom says. “It’s time to have lunch. Let’s eat out. What you want for lunch?”
“Meat.”
“Oh, Henry. You’re fat. Eating too much meat is not good for you.”
“No, Mom. Tigers and bears eat meat every day, and they are very strong. I want to be strong, too.”
1. Which food may (可能) Henry like?A.Salad. | B.Strawberries. | C.Chicken. |
A.on Saturday morning |
B.on Saturday afternoon |
C.on Sunday morning |
A.The keepers. | B.The tigers and bears. | C.Henry and his mother. |
A.happy | B.strong | C.clever |
A.Henry’s mother worries about (担心) his health. |
B.Henry wants to bring food for animals. |
C.Henry’s mother doesn’t like eating meat. |
Linda is looking for something about how to keep healthy on the Internet. Here are the results.
★Have healthy eating habits.
★How often do you exercise? If you want to stay healthy, try to exercise for 30 minutes a day, three or four times a week.
★Good sleep is important for your health.
★Studies show that flu virus (流感病毒) can live on our hands for a long time.
★
A.You need about eight hours’ sleep a night. |
B.You should brush your teeth twice a day. |
C.So wash your hands often with soap. |
D.You can exercise with a friend or by yourself. |
E.Breakfast is the most important meal of a day. |
Tony and Anna are brother and sister. They are from England.
In the morning, they have four lessons. They play sports for about 30 minutes (分钟) after the third lesson.
A.It’s really good for their health. |
B.Tony likes sports very much. |
C.But they don’t like hamburgers. |
D.They like to have eggs and bread for breakfast. |
E.Tony and Anna like playing computers. |
How to Boost Immunity (增强免疫力)
Recently, novel coronaviruses (新冠病毒) have hit the world and many people get sick. However, people with different immunity react (反应) differently. Those with better immunity feel less terrible, and those with a worse one really suffer (受罪) a lot.
First of all, we must make sure that we have healthy food every day.
Besides, we should get lots of sleep and never stay up late. People who sleep less than 6 hours are more likely to get sick because their immune system will work worse.
Finally, it is very important to pay attention to personal hygiene (卫生). Don’t touch your eyes, noses and mouths with your hands, and remember to wear masks in classrooms and libraries. It is believed that masks can keep viruses away so you won’t get sick easily.
COVID-19 is a nightmare (噩梦) for everyone. I’m sure no one wants to experience it again.
A.Then, it is also necessary to exercise very often. |
B.If your immune system doesn’t work well, viruses (病毒) will get into your body easily. |
C.So I would like to talk about how we teenagers can improve our immunity. |
D.We should have food like vegetables and fruit. |
E.So why not try out these tips from now on? |