1 . Do you love holidays but hate the increasing weight (体重) that follows? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don’t have to turn away from the food that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast, have small, low-fat snack. This may help you from getting too excited before delicious food. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use small plate, a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high-fat food. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat (瘦肉). Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruit. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off more calories.
1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may _________.| A．bring you much trouble in your life | B．bring weight problems |
| C．make you worry about your food | D．make you hate delicious food |
| A．not eat the food in high fat | B．turn away from delicious food |
| C．not accept invitations to dinner parties | D．drink much water and have vegetables only |
| A．宴会 | B．会议 | C．谈判 | D．演出 |
| A．lean meat | B．oily dishes | C．chocolate | D．salad |
| A．No More Delicious Food | B．Eat in a Smart Way |
| C．Take a Break on Holidays | D．Burn off Your Calories |
2 . Everyone is on a diet(节食). Does that sound funny? Well, it’s true. A diet is the food you eat every day. But the word “diet” can also mean controlling calories(卡路里) or the kinds of food you eat to lose weight(体重). Some kids worry about their weight and say they’re going on a diet. You may also want to know if you should be on a diet, too. In fact, most kids do not need to and should not diet in this way. Why? Let’s find out.
A calorie is a measure of energy(能量). There are calories in all food and most drinks. When someone diets, he or she is trying to get fewer calories than the body uses. By doing this, the person may get thinner than before. But kids do not need to diet in this way.
In fact, kids are growing. They need healthy food to keep their bodies growing well. Some kids are heavy, but they can improve their health by doing more exercise. Being much too heavy can bring health problems, but kids may become less healthy by eating little or deciding to eat just one kind of food, such as cabbage soup.
Now that you know more about diet, you can tell people you’re on a very special diet—a balanced(平衡的), healthy one just right for a kid!
1. What does the underlined word “controlling” in the first paragraph mean in Chinese?| A．摄入 | B．增加 | C．控制 | D．取消 |
| A．kids need fewer calories than old people | B．we can find calories in all kinds of drinks |
| C．getting more calories keeps a person healthy | D．getting fewer calories may make a person thinner |
| A．doing more exercise | B．eating just one kind of food |
| C．getting fewer calories | D．keeping a light weight |
| A．Children need calories in drinks like cola to grow. | B．Most children don’t need to have a diet at all. |
| C．Eating little is good for children’s health. | D．Children must have a special diet every day. |
| A．What Is a Calorie? | B．Is Dieting OK for Kids? |
| C．Who Needs to Be on a Diet? | D．Why Do People Lose Weight? |
3 . Hello! My name is Peter. I’m from Australia. I’m in the USA. I’m a new student. I like the food here. I often eat much food. I have breakfast at home. For breakfast, I eat eggs and apples. I don’t like milk. I have no time to go home for lunch. The lunch in our school is good. I can have different food for lunch. I eat chicken, rice and fish. I have dinner at home with my father and mother. Sometimes I eat out with my friends. We have fish, vegetables and fruit (水果).
1. Where is Peter from?| A．Australia. | B．The USA. | C．England. | D．China. |
| A．Milk and bread. | B．Fish and vegetables. | C．Milk and fruit. | D．Eggs and apples. |
| A．at home | B．at school | C．with his father | D．with his mother |
| A．New. | B．Different. | C．Good. | D．Old. |
| A．Yes, he does. | B．No, he doesn’t. | C．Maybe (或许) he likes it. | D．We don’t know. |
4 . Have you ever bought Genki Forest (元气森林) sparkling water because it’s advertised as “sugar-free”? It’s popular among students. The company recently apologized for a misleading advertisement.
The company said the drinks are “sucrose-free”(零蔗糖), but this is not the same as “sugar-free”. Now the company has changed the words “sugar-free” to “low sugar” on the bottles.
In fact, there are many kinds of sugar. Sucrose is just one of them. Other kinds of sugar, such as fructose (果糖) and sugar alcohol (糖醇), are still in Genki Forest drinks. These types of sugar are used as sweeteners (甜味剂). They offer little energy, but a small amount of them can make drinks taste sweet. That’s why diet drinks like Genki Forest are popular among people who want to lose weight.
However, studies find that the sweeteners might make people eat more. When you eat sweet-tasting things, it sends your brain a “sweet signal”. Then your brain tells your body to prepare itself to take in energy. But since the diet soft drink has little energy, you will feel hungry and start getting energy by eating more food. According to China Daily, drinking too many diet drinks might lead to obesity (肥胖) and type 2 diabetes (糖尿病). Would you like to try diet drinks now?
1. Why did Genki Forest apologize?| A．For not having sugar in its drinks. | B．For misspelling words on its packaging. |
| C．For advertising its products incorrectly. | D．For making too many advertisements. |
| A．There are sweeteners in its drinks. | B．Its drinks have high levels of sucrose. |
| C．Its drinks taste sweeter than other drinks. | D．People can lose weight with its drinks. |
| A．They cause the brain to stop receiving signals. | B．They provide enough energy for people. |
| C．They stop the body from getting energy. | D．They probably make people feel hungrier. |
| A．fun | B．harmful | C．refreshing | D．fashionable |
| A．Sweeteners can make drinks sweeter. | B．Genki Forest is popular with people. |
| C．Diet drinks can help people lose weight. | D．Think twice about the diet drink trend. |
Tom: Good evening, mom.
Mum: Good evening, Tom.
Tom: Do we eat chicken for dinner, mom?
Mum: No, we eat fish and carrots, dear.
Tom: Mum, I don’t like carrots. I like chicken.
Mum: But we need more vegetables, not only meat. It’s not healthy to eat chicken every day.
Tom: OK. But Dad likes chicken, too.
Mum: Well, let’s eat chicken and broccoli tomorrow (明天).
Tom: That sounds great!
1. What do they eat for dinner?
| A．Chicken. | B．Carrots. | C．Fish. | D．Carrots and fish. |
| A．Fish. | B．Chicken. | C．Broccoli. | D．Carrots. |
| A．chicken | B．meat | C．vegetables | D．fish |
| A．fish | B．chicken | C．broccoli | D．carrots |
| A．fish and carrots | B．chicken and fish | C．broccoli and chicken | D．fish and chicken |
6 . When the idea of having some snack foods comes to mind, there’s a good chance that you will think of a bag of potato chips at once. Yes, potato chips are one of the most common snacks in our daily life. They are very popular among both children and adults. It’s very easy for us to eat a whole bag of chips in a few minutes. But have you ever stopped and thought about what exactly happens to your body when you eat potato chips, especially if you eat a big bag every day?
If you eat potato chips every day, you are likely to put on weight. A study shows that people who have potato chips as a part of their diets gain weight easily. It’s no wonder they are on the list of snacks that cause you to gain weight.
Studies have also shown that a high intake of sodium (钠的大量摄入) is connected with a higher risk of high blood pressure. One of the main components (成分) of potato chips is sodium. If you often eat potato chips, over time, you’re going to end up developing high blood pressure.
Besides, you could increase the risk of getting cancer. This seems a bit extreme (极端的). However, according to the American Cancer Society, potato chips have acrylamide, something that is created in high-starch (高淀粉) foods when they’re cooked in hot oil, over a fire, or in an oven. Studies on mice have shown that it has something to do with cancer.
Thinking about all these, what should you do then? Just take it easy. You needn’t worry too much. If you can limit yourself to a small, snack-size bag of potato chips once in a while, instead of eating a large bag every day, you’ll be fine.
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1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
| A．Many people like eating potato chips every day. |
| B．Potato chips are very popular snacks in our daily life. |
| C．There are few potato chips in a bag so we can eat them up easily. |
| D．All the people know the influences of eating potato chips. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．What is the right way of eating potato chips? | B．How many potato chips should we have every day? |
| C．Why do so many people like potato chips? | D．What happens when we eat a lot of potato chips? |
Li Hao, a 13-year-old schoolboy in Shanghai enjoyed many snacks during Spring Festival. “I love chocolate and chips very much.
Recently, an online list of favorite snacks in China became popular. It said that peanuts, walnuts (核桃) and chocolate are good for our health, and lollipops (棒棒糖) are “bad”. Almost every kid in the world loves snacks.
In Japan, matcha (抹茶) is a kind of green tea powder. It’s made from tea leaves.
Potato chips and French fries are very popular in the U.S. They are cheap but tasty. But they are high in calories (卡路里).
In the UK, many people sit down for snacks at around 4 p.m. every day.
| A．They call it “afternoon tea”. |
| B．They hardly care whether they are healthy or not. |
| C．They are high in sugar and fat. |
| D．Eating too much may make you fat. |
| E．It can be used with ice-cream or cakes. |
8 . A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you.
There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetables group, and the bread and rice group.
Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise.
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| A．It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. |
| B．It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. |
| C．Each meal should have at least one food from all the four main groups. |
| D．Eating the right kinds of food is very important. |
| E．It is easy to get into bad eating habits. |
9 . If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt, and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers have bad eating habits. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two-thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
★ Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
★ Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
★ Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.
★ Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and have little fat.
★ Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
★ Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.
1. “Junk food” contains a lot of ________.
| A．milk and sugar | B．fruits and sugar |
| C．vegetables and salt | D．fat, oil, salt and sugar |
| A．超出 | B．不如 | C．相等 | D．在后面 |
| A．Today all teenagers are overweight. |
| B．Scientists found two thirds of the students didn’t have a healthy diet. |
| C．Parents are worried about their children’s diet today. |
| D．Milk, fruit and vegetables are not good for children. |
| A．eat junk food |
| B．eat food with too much salt |
| C．drink milk and eat junk food often |
| D．eat vegetables |
| A．how to keep a healthy diet |
| B．to eat fruit and vegetables |
| C．how to have right food for lunch |
| D．not to eat too much junk food |
As a country develops, its people usually enjoy better health care, drink cleaner water and have more food. However, people’s lifestyle is changing at the same time. They have busier lives. They eat more processed food which has more fat, salt and sugar. As a result, the number of people with certain illnesses is increasing.
Diabetes (糖尿病) is an illness that has become more common. According to the WHO, the number of diabetes patients in the world rose by nearly 4% from 1980 to 2014. And the number is still rising.
In the past, diabetes was more common in rich countries. However, in recent years, the number has been rising more rapidly in developing countries. Take China for example, in 1980, less than 1% of the population in China had diabetes, but now more than one in ten Chinese over 18 have diabetes.
It is possible to control diabetes with medicine, but there is no cure. There are things, however, that people can do to avoid it. If they are overweight, they should try to lose weight. They can avoid food high in fat and sugar. They can also exercise often. Besides, they should walk or ride bikes more instead of travelling by car. If all of us change our lifestyle into a healthier one, we may be able to stop the rise in diabetes in the future.
1. Eating food with more fat, salt and sugar will cause certain illnesses.2. The number of diabetes patients has stopped rising.
3. There are more and more diabetes patients in China.
4. Diabetes can be cured with medicine.
5. The healthier lifestyle we choose, the fewer diabetes patients there will be.
