1 . Do you often eat candies and desserts? Are you crazy about cola and milk tea? Do you know these snacks and drinks have a lot of sugar? Eating too much sugar causes many health problems, even leads to high blood sugar level, which could bring us diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, liver disease or even depression.
Besides sweet food and drinks, there is hidden sugar in everyday food. For example, there is much sugar in bread and yogurt. It is hard for us to avoid sugar, but do we have to stay away from it completely? That’s impossible and unnecessary. After all, sugar is one of the energy sources that we need. What we must do is to control the sugar intake.
Here are some possible ways to help you. First, get to know how much sugar we need a day. World Health Organization (WHO) suggests adults and children should limit sugar intake to 25 grams or less every day. Then, check the ingredients list and buy food with the lowest sugar. What’s more, pay attention to our blood sugar level. Jessie Inchauspe, a French bestselling writer, shares some of her ideas to balance our blood sugar level.
· Eat foods in the right order.
Eat your vegetables first, followed by eggs and meat, then rice or bread.
· Eat vegetables before each meal.
It is better to have hot or cold green salad.
· Reach for vinegar (醋) before you eat.
This is having a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of water before meals.
· Move after you eat, within 70 minutes.
It could be going for a 10-minute walk, doing a short workout, or doing some chores.
By now, you’ve already known how to improve sugar intake patterns. However, what we do is more important than what we say. Small steps can add up. Let’s begin to make changes on our own.
1. Eating too much sugar causes many health problems EXCEPT ________.| A．worries | B．diabetes | C．depression | D．heart disease |
| A．Sugar is only in sweets and desserts. |
| B．Bread and yogurt has no sugar at all. |
| C．Adults should not have more than 25 grams of sugar a day. |
| D．Sugar is so harmful that people should completely avoid eating it. |
| A．move | B．control | C．permit | D．replace |
| A．Drinking milk tea before eating noodles can be acceptable. |
| B．Eat cabbages or green salad to start a meal, and rice or bread to end it. |
| C．He should drink a spoon of vinegar first, then a glass of water to follow. |
| D．If he finishes dinner at 7, he shouldn’t exercise or do housework before 8:10. |
| A．stop young people from eating sugar |
| B．introduce ways to balance blood sugar level |
| C．discuss the diseases caused by taking too much sugar |
| D．advise people to change their sugar intake patterns |
2 . Mary, 68, a famous Italian engineer, has been a member of Eating Light Club in Guangzhou for a year.
“I used to be too heavy and have sleeping problems, and as a result I had to visit the doctor from time to time. But amazingly my situation has been greatly improved since I joined the Eating Light Club. In the club, light foods are recommended because they are foods that your body finds easy to take in and get nutrition from. I also learned to make some tasty light meals and have really got into it. So when the Free Food Fair came around, I challenged myself to a light dinner recipe. Here it is.”
Light Dinner Whole Wheat Pasta
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| Prep Time: 10 minutes; | Cooking Time: 30 minutes; | Servings: 2 people; |
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| How to cook Cut the vegetables and get everything ready. Add some water to a soup pot, and let it come to a boil. Add the pasta, salt, and a little olive oil and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. At the same time, heat the olive oil in a pan. Add garlic and fry it in the pan. When it turns brown, add the chicken breast and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the vegetables and fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain the pasta to make sure there is little water left, and then add the fried vegetables and chicken. Add the mixture of the oregano, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Top it with cheese. | ||
1. According to Mary, who may find light food helpful?
| A．People in need of losing weight. | B．Famous food lovers. |
| C．People attending the Free Food Fair. | D．Patients in hospital. |
| A．The time needed for the cooking. |
| B．The cost of the light dinner. |
| C．The steps to cook the light dinner. |
| D．The number of people to be served. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
A. In general, kids and teens that eat breakfast have more energy and do better in school. So try to make time for your breakfast. B. Some drinks are usually high in calories and sugar, which can cause weight problems and bring you bad teeth. Drink water instead. C. A bad eating habit may cause serious health problems, especially for kids. For example, eating in front of the TV or computer often leads to overeating. they can’t get up early to cook breakfast. D. Drink water in a healthy way. The water you drink helps get rid of the waste of your body, but too much water is as bad as too little. E. Listen to your body. It actually takes a few minutes for your brain to tell your body that it has had enough food. Stop eating before you feel full. F. Busy people always rush through their meals, forgetting to enjoy and feel the taste of the food. Spend time chewing your food and enjoy meal times. G. Don’t eat too much before going to bed. Your body needs a long rest at night, including your stomach. |
4 . Do you get in trouble for feeding your dog on food from dinner under the table? A new study suggests that by sharing “people food”, you might actually be helping to keep your pet healthy.
Many dogs are fed dry processed food. Science has shown that a diet of processed food is not healthy for humans. Scientists from the University of Helsinki say this diet is not enough with variety (多样化) and good for our pet dogs, either.
The scientists discovered that the foods a dog might find such as eggs, fish, meat and vegetables may be better than a diet of just dog food. Having different kinds of foods leads to many kind of microbes (微生物). There are millions of them in human and animal bodies. Some are detrimental to us, but many are good for us, and they play important roles in helping us digest (消化) food.
A total of 8,500 young pet dogs took part in the study. 4,500 of them were under 6 months old, and the rest were between 6 and 18 months old. The owners were asked about what food they had fed their pets and how often. When the dogs grew older, about 20% of the dogs showed CE symptoms (慢性肠胃不适症状). However, if dogs had had a mixed diet while young, it was 22%less possible for them to experience CE symptoms later in life.
Dr. Anna told The Times of London, “Dog foods on sale are considered to provide a complete diet... But nobody would give 12 years of the same food to a child—why should a dog be different?”
1. What should dog owners do according to the new study?| A．They must offer dry food to their dogs. |
| B．They can share “people food” with dogs. |
| C．They had better buy more processed food. |
| D．They shouldn’t make food for dogs. |
| A．It is not delicious. | B．It is too expensive. |
| C．It is not complete. | D．It is too difficult to digest. |
| A．Important to. | B．Harmful for. |
| C．Impossible for. | D．Similar to. |
| A．By using pictures. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By telling stories. | D．By listing numbers. |
| A．How do We Take Care of Dogs? | B．Stop Buying Dog Foods! |
| C．Can Dogs Eat Only Processed Food? | D．Your Dog Won’t Have CE Symptoms! |
| A. Exercise, or even just spend an hour jogging. You need to move. Even a walk is quite healthy if you can keep it for 30 minutes a day. Walking to the subway and taking it instead of driving a car is a good way to help you exercise more and lose more weight. B. Sleep earlier. Your body has a better rest when you go to bed earlier. Enough sleep helps you to work more effectively. A good sleeping habit will be good for your health. Try to contact your doctor if you can’t fall asleep or often wake up during the midnight. C. Eat more vegetables and cut down junk food. Junk food is bad for your health. It’s hard to change your eating habit in a short time. But don’t forget the fact that health is more important. D. Always have breakfast. A good life starts with a good breakfast, which keeps you in a good mood and full of energy the whole day. Try to develop a good living habit by eating less in the evening. You are sure to feel hungry in the morning. E. Don’t let yourself be very hungry. If you eat something before you are very hungry, you’ll eat less. If you eat right after you find yourself hungry, you’ll eat more than you really need. F. Think twice about joining weight loss programs. Some of such programs couldn’t work for some people. You may get hurt if you don’t follow the correct instruction. To lose weight healthily, you can visit websites such as eDiets. G. Visit your doctor twice a year. Go to a doctor for some tests even if you are well. If you have tests twice a year, you can get to know the problems inside your body as soon as possible. |
Parents and doctors have the same worry over especially low birthweight newborns.
Between 1993 and 1995, Atul Singhal of the Institute of Child Health and his colleagues researched 299 full-term newborns, each of whom weighed very little for their age. The babies’ moms had decided not to breastfeed (用母乳喂养).
No matter how big a child is at birth, he or she will probably reach the same adult height no matter how quickly the baby grows. But reaching one’s adult size at a slow-to-moderate speed may have a lot of benefits, as Singhal says.
| A．The results were quite surprising. |
| B．These babies have very little energy because they are so small. |
| C．His advice to parents: Be patient. Don’t rush a child’s growth. |
| D．Half of these children were given a normal infant (幼儿) formula for 9 months. |
| E．Six to eight years later, the researchers gave the children a series of measurements and tests. |
7 . Blood pressure is the measure of the pressure of the blood within the circulatory system (血液循环系统). If you have high blood pressure, it could lead to heart disease, stroke (中风) or other life threatening problems. All that bad news aside, there is some good news that comes in the form of healthy foods that can prevent, lower and even reverse the heart damage caused by high blood pressure. Here are five of those foods.
1.Oatmeal (燕麦粉)
Oatmeal has long been known for its heart healthy benefits. These heart healthy benefits come about due to oatmeal’s ability to deliver on high-fibres, low-fat, and low-sodium.
2.Bananas
Bananas have several healthy vitamins like vitamins C and B-6. They also deliver on other nutrients. But the thing bananas are most known for, is one of the best things for your heart: potassium.
3.Potatoes
If bananas aren’t your thing, that’s just fine. You have several more options to get that all-important potassium. One that ranks high on the list is potatoes. In one potato, it contains about 897 mg of potassium. That’s 25 percent of the suggested amount.
4.Dark chocolate
There are so many heart healthy benefits of dark chocolate—almost too many to list. In a 100 gram bar with 70-85% cocoa contains fibre, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, as well as plenty of potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium. Research has found that dark chocolate may improve blood flow and lower blood pressure. The study suggests that up to 100 grams per day of dark chocolate may be associated with a lower risk of CVD.
5.Berries (莓)
Berries like blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries ...really anything with the word berry in it, are a good source of polyphenols (多酚类), especially anthocyanins (花青素), micro-nutrients (微营养素), and fibre.
1. What does the underlined word “reverse” mean in Chinese?| A．破坏 | B．降低 | C．加速 | D．逆转 |
| A．Oatmeal. | B．Potatoes. | C．Dark chocolate. | D．Berries. |
| A．A kind of disease. | B．A kind of nutrient. |
| C．A kind of food. | D．A kind of treatment. |
| A．Oatmeal can help cure heart disease. |
| B．Strawberries contain lots of potassium. |
| C．Cocoa is the main material of dark chocolate. |
| D．High blood pressure can’t be lowered down by food intake. |
| A．How to bring down high blood pressure. | B．Nutrients contained in oatmeal and potatoes. |
| C．What makes high blood pressure go down. | D．Healthy food for high blood pressure people. |
8 . Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.
①Eat a variety of food, especially fruit and vegetables. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition (营养) we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.
②Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium (钙) to grow strong bones, you should drink at least three cups of milk, when you are 9 years old or older. You should also try to have less sugary drinks (含糖饮料), like soda and coca. They include a lot of sugar. Sugar only includes calories (热量), not important nutrition.
③Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.
④Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies and playing computer games. The more time you spend on these siting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball and doing other activities like riding and swimming. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.
1. In this passage, “health” includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.| A．eating well | B．doing more exercise |
| C．having a healthy weight | D．wearing comfortable clothes |
| A．大量的 | B．各种各样的 | C．剩余的 | D．单调的 |
| A．playing computer games | B．watching movies |
| C．watching TV | D．All of above |
| A．How to eat healthy food. | B．Eating and playing are both important. |
| C．Suggestions for staying healthy. | D．Health is very important. |
9 . Do you eat breakfast every day? A new study shows if you don’t have breakfast, you will be in great danger of getting heart disease (心脏病).
Scientists studied the information of 6, 550 people over 40 years old for 18 years. Those people had no history of heart disease. 59% of them ate breakfast every day. 25% missed breakfast a few days. 10.9% hardly ate breakfast and 5.1% never did. The scientists found a clear relation between breakfast habits and the danger of getting heart disease. Those who didn’t eat in the morning were up to 87% more likely to have heart disease.
Breakfast is an essential meal of the day, but a lot of people didn’t have it over the past 50 years in the US. 23.8% of young people don’t have breakfast every day.
About the relation, the scientists gave a few reasons. First, when people don’t eat breakfast, they may eat much junk food. Second, breakfast helps to balance blood sugar levels (平衡血糖).
A similar study shows people who don’t eat breakfast and eat dinner late are more likely to get heart disease. Also, they are more likely to spend little time exercising and have other bad living habits.
For your health, remember to eat breakfast every day.
1. Of the 6, 550 people in the study, how often did 59% of them eat breakfast?| A．Always. | B．Sometimes. | C．Hardly ever. | D．Never. |
| A．Up to 10.9%. | B．Up to 25%. | C．Up to 59%. | D．Up to 87%. |
| A．Interesting. | B．Excellent. | C．Important. | D．Enjoyable. |
| A．Eat much unhealthy food. | B．Stay away from heart disease. |
| C．Balance blood sugar levels. | D．Eat dinner late in the evening. |
| A．To tell people how to make breakfast. |
| B．To ask people to eat breakfast every day. |
| C．To tell people about a study on heart disease. |
| D．To ask people to spend more time exercising. |
10 . Last month, calls were made to raise the taxes for sugary drinks. This shows growing worry over the amount of sugar that kids are taking in through cola, juices and other beverages (饮料), a new study has found that one in five children did not drink any water on a given day and that those kids took in more calories (卡路里) from sweetened beverages than kids who did drink water.
The study surveyed on 8, 400 children across the country between the ages of 2 and 19. Researchers found that around 20 percent of children are reported drinking no water throughout the day. And they took in almost twice as many calories than kids who did drink some water. Overall, the children drank 132 calories of colas and other sugary beverages per day. That number dropped to 112 calories if they drank any water. But kids who didn’t drink any water at all took in an average of 210 calories from sweetened drinks.
This can cause a lot of problems. “Those calories don’t provide much nutrition (营养) and they can add up,” according to professor Asher, a scientist in public health. Sugary drinks have been linked to a number of diseases, such as childhood obesity, dental problems and high cholesterol. “I’ve seen 6-year-olds with high cholesterol and teenagers with Type 2 diabetes,” said Natalie, a doctor for children. “These are diseases we used to see in their grandparents.”
“Kids should take in water every single day, and the first beverage choice for kids should be water,” according to Natalie. “Because if they’re not drinking water, like sugar-sweetened beverages, that are less healthy and have more calories.” Adults should take up their responsibility to encourage kids to drink water so that they don’t take in something less healthful. And things need to be done to ensure childhood health.
1. What can we learn about children’s water drinking from the survey?| A．Each of the children took in 210 calories per day. |
| B．Most of the children drank enough water every day. |
| C．Children who drank less water would take in more calories. |
| D．The children who drank water took in twice as many calories. |
| A．By showing opinions from experts. |
| B．By listing numbers from a survey. |
| C．By comparing interesting facts. |
| D．By telling stories from grandparents. |
| A．They would lose weight. |
| B．They would have health problems. |
| C．They would live a happy life. |
| D．They would have more nutrition. |
| A．To describe the harm of sweetened beverages. |
| B．To compare water with sweetened beverages. |
| C．To suggest some ways to help children live a healthier life. |
| D．To introduce the importance of water drinking among children. |
