1 . Superfoods are foods that are full of vitamins and nutrients (营养素).     1     Blueberries, chia seeds (奇亚籽), and green tea are all superfoods. Some research shows a diet with many superfoods can prevent illness.

    2     Many people like blueberries with their breakfast in the early morning, as they are sweet and tasty. They are good as part of a meal or we can eat them alone. These small round berries came from North America, but now they grow in Europe as well. Blueberries contain (包含) a lot of vitamins, which help the body stay healthy. The United States is the biggest national producer of blueberries.     3    

One healthy seed comes from Mexico. Chia seeds contain a lot of fiber (纤维素), which gives us energy and makes us feel full. You can add chia seeds to cereals, cakes and smoothies. Just one ounce of these seeds contains 10% of our daily protein needs. Runners eat energy bars containing chia seeds to help them run for longer. Chia seeds help our blood stay healthy and reduce the risk of brain disease.     4    

There are many ways to enjoy superfoods in drinks. Green tea is a healthy superfood. Chinese people drink about half of the green tea in the world. Studies show green tea is good for your heart.

    5     Some people don’t like green tea, as they think it tastes bitter. Other people like this taste. Many families drink green tea at mealtimes or take it out.

It’s important to eat a balanced diet. We can’t live just on superfoods, but they are good to eat and drink.

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A．They are good for health and fitness.

B．We can eat these seeds all year round.

C．Superfoods can be part of our daily meals.

D．It grows 690 million pounds of the fruit every year.

E．It also helps you remember things, and it can reduce stress.

2 .

There are many reasons to enjoy drinking tea. However, you should let the hot tea cool down a little before you drink it. Why? A new study reported in the International Journal of Cancer gives the answer.

“Many people enjoy drinking tea, coffee or other hot drinks. However, according to our report, drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of esophageal cancer (食道癌), so you’d better wait until hot drinks cool down before drinking,” the lead writer of the study, Dr. Farhad Islami of the American Cancer Society, said.

For the study, Islami and his team followed more than 50, 000 people aged between 40 and 75 years old. They found 317 of those people had esophageal cancer. The National Cancer Institute reported that about 17, 290 Americans had esophageal cancer in a year, and that only about 19 percent of sick people survived. However, five years later, they died.

The scientists found that drinking 700 ml drinks (about three cups) every day or more at a higher temperature (60°C or hotter) would have a 90 percent higher risk of esophageal cancer, compared with people drinking the same cups at temperature below 60℃.

This is not the first report showing a person drinking very hot drinks has the risk of cancer. In 2022, the World Health Organization showed a report. It found that drinking very hot drinks of any kind could increase the risk of cancer.

1. Why does the writer advise people not to drink very hot drinks?

A．Because they may cause serious disease.	B．Because drinking hot drinks takes longer time.
C．Because people’s mouths may get hurt.	D．Because they don’t taste good at all.

2. How does the writer show us the reason for not drinking very hot drinks?

A．By telling us about his experience.	B．By asking some questions.
C．By sharing some information online.	D．By giving some information from reports.

3. What does the underlined word “survived” mean in Chinese?

A．幸存

B．失败

C．遇难

D．受伤

4. Who may have a 90 percent higher risk of esophageal cancer?

A．Jane—she usually drinks cold drinks after lunch.

B．Alan—he has a cup of hot coffee every morning.

C．Steve—he drinks 4 cups of very hot tea every day.

D．Mary—she usually drinks warm milk before sleeping.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．There are some ways to stay away from cancer.	B．Very hot drinks have to do with cancer.
C．Drinks are bad for people’s health.	D．People will study more about cancer.

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1     I’m a bit heavy. I tried to lose some weight by joining some weight loss programs, but it didn’t work at all. What can I do?     2     My favorite food is junk food such as hamburgers and ice-cream. I don’t feel like eating any vegetables or fruit, so I hardly eat them.     3     The car is very important in my life because I live in a big city, New York. I can’t go anywhere without a car because I am too fat to move.     4     I am not hungry in the morning but very hungry at night. So I never have breakfast but eat all the time when I get home from work.     5     I am very busy doing my work every day and night. I can go to bed before 1:00 a. m. , if I am lucky enough. Quite often I don’t feel energetic enough to work in the daytime.

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.

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Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health.     1    

Eat breakfast every morning.

Research shows that if you eat a meal in the morning, you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Eating breakfast can help people feel better through the day.

    2    

Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So get enough sleep and stay safe!

Take a walk every day.

Walking is an easy way to exercise. You’d better meet friends for a walk, not for a meal.

    3     Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.

Join social groups.

Social groups can provide support. They might include sports teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and help each other in difficult times.     4     An active mind is a healthy mind!

Have a hobby.

A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Hobbies help people to relax and rest.     5    

A．Get up early.

B．Get enough sleep.

C．Hobbies bring us happiness as well.

D．Also, being in a group keeps your mind busy.

E．If so, the following healthy habits may help you.

F．As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you.

8 . Parents today also worry about their children’s diets. 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 (高血压) 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 (骨头) grow.
●Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their bodies and minds.
1. According to the doctors’ advice, what does junk food include (包含)?

A．Milk and vitamins.	B．Fruits and sugar.
C．Vegetables and salt.	D．Fat, oil, salt and sugar.

2. In this reading, doctors think that teenagers should eat more ________.

A．food with no vitamins	B．fat and sugar
C．vegetables and fruits	D．salt and oil

3. What does the underlined (画线的) word mean?

A．饮食

B．健康

C．锻炼

D．睡眠

4. The reading is written for ________.

A．patients

B．doctors

C．younger people

D．older people

5. What is the best title (标题) for the reading?

A．Bad habits	B．Junk food
C．Unhealthy food	D．Advice on healthy eating

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

    1     It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that 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, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.

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

Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes.     2     This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of (代替) a meal.

    3     With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute.     4     Thus will give your body a chance to digest (消化) most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.

A．Eat with your parents.

B．Eat with others.

C．Don’t eat too much.

D．Don’t eat dinner late.

E．Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed.

F．In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals.

10 . Once you begin to eat potato chips, you may keep eating until the bag is empty. Have you ever experienced this? Why can’t you stop eating these salty chips? Scientists said it is due to a kind of neuron (神经元).

Scientists at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have found that some neurons can make us want to eat salt.

The neurons take note of whether our bodies are lacking sodium (钠), a main part of salt. Then, they send signals (信号) to our brain to encourage us to eat more salt, according to the Daily Mail.

How do these neurons work?

Scientists did experiments on mice. They found that when mice lack sodium, their body gives off a kind of hormone (荷尔蒙) called aldosterone (醛固酮). This hormone then makes these neurons become active.

More research showed that adding salt to meals makes people enjoy their food more, Time magazine reported. This may cause people to continue eating even if they are full.

Scientists from Deakin University in Australia asked healthy people to eat the same food for lunch for four weeks. The amount of salt in the food was changed each week. At the same time, the scientists measured how much these people ate. They also asked the people how they felt about the meals; for example, if they felt happy or were still hungry after eating.

The results showed that salt made people eat 11 percent more food and calories. When eating low-salt meals, they could control (控制) over how much they ate. “But when we add salt to that food, all of a sudden those controls are gone,” researcher Russell Keast said to Time.

1. We may find it hard to stop eating potato chips mainly because ________.

A．potato chips don’t have much sodium

B．potato chips send hungry signals to our brain

C．some neurons lead to a love for salty foods

D．people’s brains will be more active with more salt

2. Scientists from Deakin University found that ________.

A．mice also need salt	B．more salt makes people eat more
C．not all people like salty food	D．people are not happy when they eat less

3. What advice might the writer give?

A．People should eat more chips.	B．More salt should be taken in to stay healthy.
C．Salt can make food more delicious.	D．Low-salt meals can help us stay healthy.

4. You might see this story in ________.

A．a road map

B．a math report

C．a science magazine

D．a storybook