Many people weigh more than they want to. They eat too much or do not exercise enough. They choose unhealthy food, or snacks too often. Weight gain (增加) happens when people eat more food than their bodies use.
It has been shown that writing down everything you eat and drink—as soon as possible—helps you to lose weight. Writing down what you eat is called keeping a “food diary”.
If you write down everything you eat and drink in a day, you might be surprised! It is easy to forget the food you eat while you are reading, working or watching TV.
| Food diary: 16 June ★Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 pieces of bread with butter, green tea ★Mid-morning: 2 biscuits, coffee with milk and sugar ★Lunch: 1 pieces of pizza, 1 soft drink, 1 apple ★Mid-afternoon: 1 banana ★Dinner: noodles with vegetables |
Keeping a food diary will also make you aware (意识到) if you are not eating enough different kinds of foods. It will show if you are not eating enough vegetables or fruit, or if you are drinking too many sweet drinks.
| A．That is why people try to diet. |
| B．A food diary will help us lose weight fast. |
| C．Here is an example of a simple food diary. |
| D．A food diary will remind you of how much you eat. |
| E．It is easy to forget if your drinks have sugar in them. |
| F．So next time you go on a diet, use a pen and a notebook. |
2 . Everyone has to eat, but do you eat in a healthy diet (饮食)? It is important for us to eat well. How to eat well? You can follow the healthy plate. This healthy eating plan works for everyone.
1. How can we eat well according to the article?
| A．By avoiding eating fruits. |
| B．By eating dairy products only. |
| C．By following the healthy plate. |
| A．Because they taste delicious. |
| B．Because they are full of vitamins and minerals. |
| C．Because they give us lots of energy. |
| A．Milk. | B．Rice. | C．Meat. |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Health. | B．Sports. | C．Fashion. |
Being successful is not easy. However, a study shows that successful people have similar habits. For example, starting a day right is very important to them.
●Get up an hour early.
Getting up an hour early is a good way to start the day.
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After brushing your teeth, drink a glass of water with lemon juice. Why? Health experts say that this drink can jump-start (推动) your body’s cells (细胞), and keep them moving throughout the day.
●Don’t jump into social media (社交媒体) as soon as you wake up.
You wake up in the morning. You decide to open up your Weibo. Well, don’t. Why?
●Exercise!
The middle of the day is a busy time for most people. By the end of the day,
| A．All of us want to keep healthy |
| B．Drink a glass of water with lemon juice |
| C．Here are some good habits to start a day right |
| D．you may not have the time or energy to exercise |
| E．Because it may bring unhealthy feelings |
| F．it’s a good choice to do some exercise |
| G．Studies show that the morning is the best part of a day |
4 . Do you know mukbang (吃播)? It is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to people who watch their videos.
The eating shows started in South Korea in around 2010 and then became popular all over the world. Why did mukbang start in this country? The reason is that eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with, even though they are at home alone. This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang.
However, the way mukbangers eat food in some shows is not healthy. These bad eating habits can bring serious health problems. To have more fans and make more money, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of them. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.
We all know that food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning to our country. So our country is doing a lot of things to solve the problem. What do you think our country can do for mukbang?
1. What is mukbang?| A．A talk show. | B．An eating show. | C．A cooking program. | D．A game show. |
| A．Because they want to show their delicious food. |
| B．Because they want to have someone to eat with. |
| C．Because they want to teach, people how to cook. |
| D．Because they want to sell food to their viewers. |
| A．All the mukbangers eat healthily. | B．Mukbangers eat up all the food. |
| C．Mukbangers do not waste food. | D．Mukbang is not always good. |
| A．South Korea | B．China | C．the UK | D．the US |
| A．Make strict rules to stop food waste. | B．Develop such shows. |
| C．Give mukbangers prizes. | D．Choose healthy food for mukbangers. |
5 . 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 |
Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction. When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and affects the parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a particularly strong effect. In this way, it is in fact an addictive (使人上瘾的) drug, one that doctors suggest we all cut down on.
“It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and up to 347 million have diabetes (糖尿病). Why? “Sugar, we believe, is one of the causes, if not the major cause,” says Johnson.Our bodies are designed to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very efficient in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once saved us may now be killing us.
★ It’s obvious that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in today’s world, it’s extremely difficult to avoid. From breakfast cereals to after-dinner desserts, our foods are increasingly filled with it. Some producers even use sugar to replace taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat. So while the foods appear to be healthier, large amounts of sugar are often added.
But some people are fighting back against sugar and trying to create a healthier environment. Many schools are replacing sugary desserts with healthier choice, like fruit. Other schools are trying to encourage exercise by building facilities like walking tracks so students and others in the community can exercise. The battle has not yet been lost.
1. What do scientists think of sugar?
| A．It makes us feel good and want more of it. | B．Tasty foods are full of sugar. |
| C．It has a strong effect on our blood. | D．It should be taken under a doctor’s guidance. |
| A．the amount of sugar in our food | B．having enough food to survive |
| C．our ability to store sugar as fat | D．the importance of sugar for early humans |
| A．It gives us needed energy. | B．It’s in so many foods and drinks. |
| C．We get used to eating it at school. | D．We cannot survive without it. |
| A．Should we eat no sugar? | B．How harmful is sugar in our diets? |
| C．Is sugar really that bad for us? | D．So what is the solution? |
| A．A profile about ways to avoid sugar. | B．A story about illnesses caused by sugar. |
| C．An essay about our addiction to sugar. | D．A drama about reasons for loving sugar. |
Young people enjoy different kinds of drinks, though they know how bad drinks are for their health. What about you?
First, you lose weight faster. Yeah, you do! You don’t have to exercise but just keep away from drinks for 9 days.
Sometimes when you have to stay up for a test, a cup of tea or coffee is usually put at the side of your desk. But do you know 75 to 85 percent of your brain is water? Nothing else! Just by drinking water, your brain can work efficiently (有效率地).
Lastly, you save money!
So, what are you waiting for?
| A．It is the same as running for 8 kilometers a day! |
| B．You may remember things quickly and well. |
| C．What will happen to you if water takes the place of all drinks? |
| D．What’s more, water washes out something bad in your body. |
| E．Drinking water is cheap and easy. |
8 . Should I worry about skipping breakfast (不吃早饭)?
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? It probably depends on what you’re doing for the rest of it. Before the industrial revolution (工业革命), most people had leftovers or nothing for breakfast. Edward Bernays created a marketing project in the 1920s that made eggs and bacon a common breakfast choice. But in today’s world, fewer people work physically challenging jobs, so is it still necessary to begin the day with a protein-rich (富含蛋白质的) meal or a bowl of porridge? Does it matter if you don’t and might there actually be health benefits to breaking your fast later in the day?
First, let’s hear from the breakfast supporters. Some studies suggest that breakfast-skippers have a risk of heart disease and high blood sugar, across a range of populations around the world. At the same time, other studies show breakfast-skippers are more likely to choose poorer foods throughout the day which makes sense, as skipping breakfast seems to keep levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin (饥饿激素) high, while the satiety hormone leptin (饱腹感激素瘦素) stays suppressed.
Breakfast eaters often have healthier habits, but not always.What if some people really care about their health but choose to skip breakfast? Well, actually...
“Skipping breakfast can be described as a kind of ‘time-restricted feeding (限时进食)’, as you reduce the ‘window’ when you can eat, ” says the nutritionist (营养学家) Drew Price. “If I was working with someone who wanted a breakfast-skipping-type plan, then I would be paying more attention than ever to what they are eating to make sure they get enough protein, healthy fats and other beneficial nutrients. However, skipping breakfast isn’t suitable for everyone, especially those people with disordered eating, certain health conditions, and those who are young or elderly, for whom balanced energy intake is important.”
What should you do then? Just eat in the way that lets you make the most healthy choices, most long-lastingly. If that means a couple of fried eggs and some vegetables at 7 a.m., great, but if all you need to make it to 11 a.m. is a strong cup of coffee, don’t worry about it too much. Oh, and if a bowl of porridge can help guide you away from your basic needs, then go for it—we can all use a bit of help in the morning, after all.
1. According to the passage, which health risk is connected with skipping breakfast?| A．Cancer. | B．Stomachache. | C．Cold. | D．Heart disease. |
| A．controlled | B．organized | C．balanced | D．recorded |
| A．the best breakfast habit depends on yourself |
| B．disordered eating is a good idea for children |
| C．balanced energy intake is the key to a healthy life |
| D．skipping breakfast brings people more food choices |
| A．To introduce the history and development of breakfast. |
| B．To provide breakfast meal suggestions for improving health. |
| C．To highlight how the marketing influences breakfast choices. |
| D．To discuss whether you need to worry about breakfast skipping or not. |
Whether your day was troubled by one terrible incident or many small things, a bad day can leave you feeling sad and nervous. Here are some ways that may help you cheer up after a bad day.
Deal with bad feelings
Pay attention to your physical senses.
Share your feelings with someone you trust. You may think it’s better to keep your dark mood to yourself, especially in a busy environment like the office or the classroom.
Do activities to relax
Do deep breathing exercises. Breathing deeply can get your brain and body to relax. If you’re feeling down, take three to ten deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Take a little time to do something you enjoy.
Help yourself feel better physically (身体地)
Go for a run, a jog, or a walk.
Eating and drinking healthily can help you feel better both physically and mentally (精神地). Choose foods that can improve your mood and increase your energy levels, such as greens and whole grains (谷物).
| A．Fuel (增加) yourself with a healthy meal. |
| B．It’s okay to feel down when you’re having a bad day. |
| C．One of the best ways to get over a bad day is to exercise. |
| D．Treating yourself to something fun can help you feel better. |
| E．It’s important to give yourself time to deal with bad feelings. |
| F．However, connecting with others when you feel down can help you feel better. |
10 .
Eat Wild Vegetables Safely
Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground. In China, wild spring greens are traditionally popular as healthy food. They are still common in many dishes today. But you should be careful when eating wild vegetables. Tips for eating wild vegetables:*Do not eat wild vegetables you don’t know. *Do not eat polluted wild vegetables. *Do not eat wild vegetables which have been kept for a long time. Eat them fresh after picking them. *Don’t take wild vegetables as a main course. |
| A．Because they are safe. |
| B．Because they are common. |
| C．Because they are healthy. |
| A．Eat the unknown ones. |
| B．Eat the unpolluted ones. |
| C．Eat the long-kept ones. |
