In a recent report, scientists pointed out a killer that is more terrible than smoking—an unhealthy diet.
So, why aren’t people eating enough of the right things? For about 1 billion people, the answer is that they are not eating enough of anything.
The scientists point out that it doesn’t seem to help much to tell people what not to eat.
But if everyone in the world suddenly begins eating seeds, nuts, and so on, they will soon run out. This could also be a problem. So the scientists say governments can’t just encourage people to eat healthily.
| A．So, they encourage people to pay attention to what they should eat. |
| B．Part of the problem is what people are eating, like meat, salt and sugar. |
| C．Many people, especially in some developing countries, are going hungry. |
| D．They should encourage farmers to grow more kinds of foods that people need. |
| E．The report says that the unhealthy diet is the cause of 20% of all deaths worldwide. |
2 . You know that exercise is good to help you relax, but do you know balancing (平衡) your diet is also important? How to balance your diet? Let me tell you something about it.
Remember that breakfast is the most important meal of a day. If you don’t have time to sit down and have a healthy breakfast, try vegetable juice before you go to school. This is much better than coffee.
It’s a good idea to eat less salt. Foods like hot dogs have lots of salt in them. So eat less or give them up.
You should also stay away from foods with much fat (脂肪). You can eat vegetables, fruit, fish and chicken. They’re healthy for you and help you relax as well. For example, you can eat chicken hamburgers instead of beef hamburgers.
Don’t often go out for lunch. You can let your mother make lunch at home and take it to school. Eat some cabbage or salad with chicken. Drink lots of water every day.
Balancing your diet to relax is as important as exercise. I hope you have a good meal today.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。1. What’s the most important meal of a day according to the passage?
| A．Breakfast. | B．Lunch. | C．Supper. | D．After tea. |
| A．Coffee is better than vegetable juice. |
| B．Hot dogs have less salt. |
| C．Chicken hamburgers have less fat than beef hamburgers. |
| D．Food with much salt is good for our health. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Exercise is better than balancing diet. | B．Balancing diet is better than exercise. |
| C．Balancing diet can also help people relax. | D．Exercise is good for keeping healthy diet. |
| A．students | B．workers | C．parents | D．doctors |
3 . We buy all kinds of foods from the market. We have food every day.
| A．Other food scientists pay attention to nutrition. |
| B．Adding vitamin D to fruit juice helps kids get enough vitamin D. |
| C．Food scientists study at least four years of food science in college. |
| D．Do you ever think about how these different foods come to our tables? |
| E．They found that high-fat foods usually had a very good mouth feel. |
People didn’t pay much attention to their health in the past, but now more and more people try to make sure that they are healthy.
Do exercise every day. There are many ways to do exercise in daily life.
Eat healthy food. It is good for your health to eat healthy food. You should eat more vegetables and fruits but less junk food every day.
| A．It is always with you. |
| B．Learn to relax yourself. |
| C．Now let me tell you some ways to keep healthy. |
| D．People have different ideas about ways to exercise. |
| E．Healthy food plays an important role in a strong body. |
5 . You are what you eat. How does eating meals right benefit your health?
Do you have a balanced diet? Nutritionist (营养学家) Lambert believes it’s more important what you eat than when you eat. “Your nutrition has more meaning than a time schedule or a number of meals. The foods you choose to consume (摄入) will have an effect on your whole health,” she says. A balanced diet, Lambert adds, should include a handful of carbs (for example, rice, pasta), an outstretched handful of protein (chicken, tofu), two handfuls of vegetable, and a thumb-sized part of fat (olive oil for cooking), but how many meals you choose to eat and their size depend on personal preference, lifestyle, and health goals. If, for example, someone wants to lose weight and sits all the time in the evening, Lambert suggests that a smaller part at dinner than lunch would make sense.
When did you last eat? “Timing is a key factor,” says Hyde, nutritional therapist. “Looking at the best times to eat can not only help you control weight, but also reduce inflammation (炎症) and help you sleep better.” Intermittent (间歇性的) fasting (禁食) has become popular over the years, meaning that you can consume food within a 10-hour time window and fast for 14 hours overnight. Then, consider the time between your last bite and going to sleep. Another nutritionist Mark says, “You should stop eating two hours before going to bed.” Different lifestyles can make this difficult. If you’re getting home late, and therefore don’t have that two-hour window before bed, Mark suggests a smaller, lighter dinner, such as a bowl of soup.
The sounds you make while chewing (咀嚼) have an important effect on the amount of food you eat, a new study has found. Researchers carried out an experiment, and the results suggest that people are likely to consume less if they can hear themselves eating. So Elder said, “Chew each mouthful, enjoy it and think of the taste, then you will start to realize when you’re full. So take your time and you won’t have chocolate afterwards.”
In a word, whether you try to control the food you eat or the time you eat it, you should choose the most suitable eating style that can continue, rather than it being an instant return.
1. From Paragraph 2, we can know ________.| A．eating less at lunch can help us lose weight |
| B．the amount of food we eat depends on its taste |
| C．a balanced meal depends on personal preference |
| D．the food we eat has a great influence on our whole health |
| A．Lambert believes people should have their own lifestyles. |
| B．Hyde says the time you eat is closely related to what you eat. |
| C．Mark points out that it is better not to eat two hours before going to bed. |
| D．Elder thinks people consume more if they pay attention to the chewing sound. |
| A．To introduce beneficial eating styles. |
| B．To stress the popularity of intermittent fasting. |
| C．To explain the relationship between eating and sleeping. |
| D．To show some advantages of eating different kinds of food. |
6 . 
| A．Do not add salt when cooking. | B．Say no to foods high in salt. |
| C．Choose low-sodium salt. | D．Change the method you cook. |
| A．what food is popular with children |
| B．more salt needs to be added to food |
| C．we often eat a lot of salt without knowing it |
| D．how much salt is enough to make food taste good |
| A．Americans eat more salt every day than Italians. |
| B．130g of instant noodles have more salt than 135g of chips. |
| C．It’s okay for middle school students to eat 106g of latiao a day. |
| D．Canadians don’t take in enough salt every day. |
7 . Cars need petrol (汽油). Horses need hay (草料). You need breakfast.
| Do you go without breakfast on some or most days? Studies show that people who don’t have breakfast are more likely to snack on junk food before noon *be overweight * get mad *do worse than they could at school work *die younger than those who eat a good breakfast every day. Those who don’t eat breakfast think slower. They take in information more slowly in their working memory. But given breakfast every day for a few weeks, those same young people get higher scores in subjects like math, English and science. |
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| Great Breakfast: Keep it simple. *Cereal (谷类食物) *Low-fat milk or yogurt with fresh or dried fruit on top: *Fruit juice. *Bread. *Shakes made in a blender (搅拌机) with fruit (like bananas or strawberries) And if you have to eat on the run, at least get a banana ... |
1. If you don’t have breakfast, you may ________.
| A．think slower | B．live longer | C．lose weight | D．work harder |
| A．vegetable salad | B．biscuits | C．fruit juice | D．chips |
| A．drink some milk | B．have some candy | C．drink more water | D．take a banana |
| A．History and culture. | B．Food and health. | C．Science and technology. | D．Life and study. |
8 . Taking better care of yourself takes a while and doesn’t happen overnight. However, if you want to do something, you’ll improve your personal well-being, good health, and confidence sooner or later. Here are some useful tips.
 | Get plenty of sleep. Sleep is a key point. You need at least seven to eight or nine hours of sleep. Put yourself to sleep early every night. Take a nap after you finish your lunch, but remember the sleep should be within 30 minutes. |
 | Do regular exercise. 60% of our readers said that the most satisfying and useful way to practice self-care was through exercise. This not only helps you to stay in shape, but clears your mind for thinking straight. Work out, but do not do too much, or you’ll get hurt next day. Start jogging or lifting weights slowly. |
 | Eat healthy food. Eat vegetables, fruits, anything that doesn’t make your stomach hurt a lot. Choose according to your needs. Try to make food for yourselves. Cooking food for yourselves is relaxing. It also helps the food choices you make are healthy. |
 | _______________ When many people expect you to do things for them, it can become challenging and stressing. You may feel as if you never say what you really think. Check out how to say no without feeling guilty for some tips. Ask yourself: “Is my saying yes to someone also saying no to myself?” The answer will be clearer. |
1. Which of the following can be put in the blank?
| A．Don’t hide your feelings. | B．Learn to say “NO”. |
| C．Face the challenges. | D．Help people in need. |
| A．Eat food in restaurants. | B．Do as much exercise as we can. |
| C．Take on tasks beyond our abilities. | D．Avoid staying up every night. |
| A．Culture | B．Business | C．Health | D．Science |
As a student, you are often under a lot of stress. You may find it difficult to avoid bad habits.
Eat a good breakfast.
Studies show that skipping breakfast (不吃早餐) is bad for students’ study. When there isn’t time for you to sit down and enjoy your morning meal,
Keep healthy snacks on hand.
This way, if you are hungry during a late night or the break between classes, you can enjoy them at any time.
Eat plenty of foods rich in calcium (钙).
Your body needs at least eight glasses of water a day. And if you often exercise, you may need more. To remind yourself, carry a water bottle along to the classroom and keep it convenient during a late study night.
Control your sugar intake.
Sugar provides calories for your body.
When you have food, please keep happy. Every time, please enjoy it!
| A．Drink lots of water |
| B．Take a water bottle |
| C．But too much sugar is bad for your teeth |
| D．it is a good choice to eat a big lunch |
| E．But having a healthy diet can help you feel better |
| F．you can have some eggs, fruit and some juice on your way |
| G．Students in their young age need to build up their bodies with much calcium |
10 . 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, 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 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 healthiest 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．Heart disease. | B．Stomachache. | C．Cancer. | D．Cold. |
| A．balanced | B．organized | C．controlled | D．recorded |
| A．disordered eating is a good idea for children |
| B．the best breakfast habit depends on yourself |
| 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. |
