2 . ①Have you ever thought about what’s more important, looking fashionable or feeling comfortable? You might have noticed many people choosing style over comfort and some even go to extremes (极端) to follow fashion. But we should remember: being fashionable isn’t everything. It’s more important to be healthy.

②Some people believe that they need to be a certain size to look good. So, they start extreme diets (日常饮食) that are not good for their health. They might not eat meals or eat too little, which can make them feel sick. Is it a healthy way to live?

③Also, many girls wear shoes with very high heels. They might think high heels make them look taller. But these shoes can actually hurt their feet and make it hard to walk comfortably, and it can increase risks of falls. Some even wear tight (紧的) clothes that influence blood circulation (循环), making it hard to breathe. Should we put fashion over comfort and physical health?

④Besides, some boys and girls spend a lot of time and money changing changing their hair color. The material they use is usually harmful to their health. To make their hair straight or curly, they also use tools that are hot enough to burn their hair. But using these tools too often or at very high temperatures can make the hair dry or even burnt. Is it really worth it to risk our health, spending so much time and money?

⑤So, let’s rethink what’s really important. Is it fashion or is it our well-being? Clothes or hairstyles don’t tell us anything about a person’s character. Instead of spending a lot of time choosing clothes, we could use that time to do fun things with friends. And instead of following extreme diets, let’s eat properly and exercise regularly. Remember, your worth is not decided by your appearance, but by who you are as a person.

1. Why do some people go on extreme diets according to the passage?

A．Because the diets are healthy.

B．Because they just want to look good.

C．Because they want to save time.

D．Because they want to save money.

2. What is the writer’s purpose of using a question in each paragraph?

A．To ask for help from readers.

B．To tell how to spend time and money.

C．To describe the latest fashion.

D．To lead readers to think about the topic.

3. What does the underlined word “well-being” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Growth.

B．Health.

C．Warmth.

D．Wealth.

4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．①/②③④/⑤

B．①②/③④/⑤

C．①②③/④⑤

D．①/②③/④⑤

4 .

Dear Mr. Smith, I just turned 12, but I am very thin and not as tall as my classmates. My brother is 20 and is very tall. My father is also very tall. I eat lots of vegetables every day. I like eating fruit, but I don’t like eating meat. I sleep for eight hours a day. I want to be tall. I am taking medicine. I think that medicine can make me grow tall. My head teacher tells me that you are a great Chinese doctor. Can I grow tall? Do I need to take the medicine? Yours, Tom

Dear Tom, I think that you can grow tall, because your father and brother are both very tall. You are still growing. As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health. You should eat more meat. I am happy that you like eating vegetables and fruit. A balanced diet is very important for your health and it can make you grow tall. Yours, Mr. Smith

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
1. How old is Tom’s brother?

A．Eleven years old.

B．Twelve years old.

C．Twenty years old.

D．Thirty years old.

2. What does Tom want?

A．He wants to be tall.	B．He wants to be thin.
C．He wants to be healthy.	D．He wants to be good-looking.

3. Mr. Smith is a ________.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．student

D．reporter

4. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．Tom’s father is short	B．Tom doesn’t like eating fruit
C．Tom’s brother is a student	D．Tom is taking medicine

5. What is Mr. Smith’s advice to Tom?

A．Eating more meat and taking the medicine.

B．Eating more meat and not taking the medicine.

C．Eating less meat and taking the medicine.

D．Eating less meat and not taking the medicine.

6 . 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.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、 内容完整。

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.

7 .

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.

8 . In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot, cooked meal, or they can take a packed (包装的) lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.

Often parents know what their children want, Cathy, mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”

However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”

But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”

Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food such as stews (炖煮的菜) and curries in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.

Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have fast food like chip and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”

1. Parents usually can choose ________ for their children as lunch.

A．sandwiches or hamburgers

B．a cooked meal or a packed lunch

C．sandwiches only

D．a school dinner only

2. Which of the following is True about Cathy’s children? ________

A．They didn’t like school dinners at all.

B．They had to eat school dinners.

C．They made packed lunches by themselves every morning.

D．They thought school dinners were not health.

3. ________ would like the children to have the school meals.

A．Cathy

B．Susan

C．Kaz

D．Jamie

4. What do we know about Jamie according to the passage? ________

A．He prepared healthy food for his children’s lunch such as stews and curries.

B．He wasn’t worried about the unhealthy food offered in the school kitchen.

C．He once worked in a school kitchen.

D．He advised the government to improve school food but it didn’t work.

5. Jamie thought ________ were healthy food.

A．stews and curries

B．burger and pizzas

C．chips and fizzy drinks

D．sandwiches and coke

6. What is the best title for this test?

A．Healthy Food

B．Unhealthy Food

C．Packed Lunches

D．School Dinners

10 . 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.

2. Why is a diet of processed food not healthy for pet dogs?

A．It is not delicious.	B．It is too expensive.
C．It is not complete.	D．It is too difficult to digest.

3. What do the underlined words “detrimental to” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Important to.	B．Harmful for.
C．Impossible for.	D．Similar to.

4. How does the writer describe the study in Paragraph 4 to make it believable?

A．By using pictures.	B．By giving examples.
C．By telling stories.	D．By listing numbers.

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

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!