1 . 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.

2 . 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.

3 . 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.

4 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

For kids, mornings can be busy. Sometimes, you do not have breakfast because you do not have time. There are good reasons to make sure you eat a healthy breakfast every day.

    1     After a night’s sleep, your body needs a meal to give you energy (能量) until lunch time. People who do not eat breakfast often have less energy than people who eat a healthy breakfast. If you don’t have breakfast, you will feel tired during the morning.

You need to concentrate on (专注于) the teacher and your schoolwork. If you have trouble concentrating, you will find it harder to learn.     2     This is the most important for students.

    3     This happens because you get hungry before lunch time, and you cannot eat right away. You may lose your patience (耐心) for being hungry.

Every day your body needs nutrients (营养). If you do not have breakfast or any other meal, you might not grow well and stay healthy.

    4     It is a great way to have a good start.

A．So, having a good breakfast helps you concentrate.

B．As you can see, there are good reasons to have a healthy breakfast.

C．There are lots of things to do.

D．Being hungry can make you feel terrible.

E．You get energy from the food.

5 . 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

6 . What’s the best thing to eat on a hot summer day? Quite a few people will say it is ice-cream. Yes, eating ice-cream with some fruit is a good way to cool down. But think before you eat. If you feel hot from playing sports, it's not the best time to eat ice-cream. If you eat ice-cream when you feel hot, it may give your stomach some problems, and you may get diarrhoea (腹泻). You can eat some ice-cream after you cool down. Just try not to eat too much at a time!

People shouldn’t eat or drink anything cold just after dinner. If you want to stay cool and healthy, oranges, bananas and pears can help.

In summer, germs (细菌) grow very fast and food goes bad easily. You should eat clean and fresh food. When you want to eat a cold dish, put in some vinegar (醋) to disinfect (杀菌) it. If you can’t finish your food and want to eat it again the next day, you should heat it enough to kill the germs in it before you eat it.

1. According to the passage, you should eat ice-cream_________.

A．just after dinner

B．in the afternoon

C．after you cool down

D．at any time

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Vinegar can kill germs.

B．Ice-cream can’t make people cool down.

C．Germs can stop food from going bad quickly.

D．When you want to eat the food you don’t finish, you needn't heat it.

3. Which of the following may cause diarrhoea?

A．Eat too much food.	B．Eat ice-cream when you feel hot.
C．Eat some fruit after dinner.	D．Drink lots of hot tea after dinner.

9 . We always discuss about 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 us stay healthy.

Eat a variety of foods, 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 foods. Remember that we can only get the nutrition (营养) we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.

Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium (钙) to grow strong bones, and milk has a lot of it. Every day, we should drink at least three cups of milk (1,300 milligrams of calcium) when we are 9 years old or older. We should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and coca. They include a lot of added sugar. Sugar just adds calories (卡路里), not important nutrition.

Listen to our body. When we are eating, notice how our bodies feel. When our stomachs feel comfortably full, stop eating. Eating too much makes us feel uncomfortable. If we do it too often, it can make us unhealthy and fat.

Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time we spend watching TV, movies, and playing computer games. The more time we spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time we spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like bike riding and swimming. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.

1. The underlined phrase “a variety of ” means ________.

A．相同的

B．各种各样的

C．一种

D．许多

2. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．We should play sports as much as possible.

B．We should spend less than two hours on digital media (电子产品).

C．Playing sports is more important than sitting-down activities.

D．Screen time includes the time of watching TV, movies and playing computer games.

3. Which is the right structure (结构) of the passage? （①=Paragraph 1）

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．How to Eat Healthily.	B．Drinking Is Important.
C．Health Is Very Important.	D．Rules for Staying Healthy.

10 . Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.

Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find the food you eat is more delicious.

Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, and you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.

Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Since you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going, so you must eat something for breakfast. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.

Eat healthy snacks (点心) like fruit, yogurt (酸奶) or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it is a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean you can eat a bag of chips.

Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. You’d better eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many pieces of advice are there in the passage?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Six.

2. What can people see when they eat with others?

A．We can know their healthy eating habits.

B．We can know how much they eat.

C．We can know who they eat with

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Snacks are bad for our health.

B．We should keep eating until we are full.

C．You’d better finish your dinner before 7 o’clock if you go to bed at 10 o’clock.

4. What does the underline word “digest” mean in paragraph 6?

A．处理

B．消化

C．咀嚼

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．How to eat healthily.

B．What to eat healthily.

C．Why do we want to eat healthily.