1 . Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role — showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under £5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s leant into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam,14, Finn,13, and Jack, 11.

"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant," she explains. "I pay £5 for a portion(一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. "

The eight-part series(系列节自), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

1. What do we know about Susanna Reid?

A．She enjoys embarrassing her guests.	B．She has started a new programme.
C．She dislikes working early in the morning.	D．She has had a light budget for her family.

2. How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna?

A．He buys cooking materials for her.	B．He prepares food for her kids.
C．He assists her in cooking matters.	D．He invites guest families for her.

3. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?

A．Summarize the previous paragraphs.	B．Provide some advice for the readers.
C．Add some background information.	D．Introduce a new topic for discussion.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Keeping Fit by Eating Smart	B．Balancing Our Daily Diet
C．Making yourself a Perfect Chef	D．Cooking Well for Less

2 . Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service in the USA, which takes place on the fourth Saturday of October.

Who takes part in Make A Difference Day?

Anyone! Young and old, individuals and groups, anyone can carry out a volunteer project that helps others. It might be as ambitious as collecting truckloads of clothing for the homeless, or as personal as spending an afternoon helping an elderly neighbor or relative. USA WEEKEND covers volunteers and their projects in articles and photos.

How do I get started?

Look around your community. Are people hungry, homeless or ill? Are parks or schools dirty or neglected? No matter where you live, there’s a need nearby. And on Make A Difference Day, millions of Americans are expected to roll up their sleeves to help others. You can act alone or enlist your friends, family and co-workers. You can also call the Make A Difference Day Hot Line, 1-800-416-3824, for information. Or use the ideas on this website for inspiration.

What do I do after I’ve selected a project?

Tell others what you’re doing and enlist help. Several weeks before the day, tell us about your plans in the Make A Difference DAYtaBANK, a national listing of local projects that will be viewed by interested volunteers, other people looking for good project ideas and news media looking for good stories to tell. It will only take a few minutes to post your plans in the DAYtaBANK hosted by HandsOn Network.

Do it!

Carry out your plans to help others on Make A Difference Day. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share them on the Make A Difference Day Photo Album.

1. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A magazine.	B．A website.
C．A newspaper.	D．A festival brochure.

2. Make A Difference Day ________.

A．is a celebration of helpful neighbors

B．is a service provided by the community

C．is a national day of doing good in America

D．is a festival celebrated every year in the world

3. It can be inferred from the text that volunteers ________.

A．are chosen carefully by USA WEEKEND

B．need to dress up on Make A Difference Day

C．can get good project ideas from HandsOn Network

D．take pictures to send them to news media for money

4. The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A．introduce the origin of Make A Difference Day

B．direct people how to select a proper project idea

C．promote Make A Difference Day to other countries

D．encourage people to join in Make A Difference Day

3 . If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following.

Move More

Make it a daily thing to find ways to move your body.     1     Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator. Walk your dog. Play with your kids. It doesn’t have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute dance class. But that’s great when you’re up to it. At the same time, move more.

Quit Smoking

Ever since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products. Just recently, we’ve seen more and more teens smoking. Could it be the Hollywood influence?     2     Take care! Warn your children against smoking.

    3    

While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney(肝肾)disease and cancer.

Reduce Stress

Easier said than done, stress comes in many ways.     4       Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like such as walking on the beach or in a park, reading a good book, visiting a friend, listening to relaxing music, and watching a funny movie.

Protect Yourself from Pollution

If you can’t live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms.     5    Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good.

A．Avoid Excessive（过度的） Drinking

B．Keep a Positive Mental Outlook

C．Think carefully about what you will do.

D．Exercise outside when the smog rating is low.

E．It seems that the stars in every movie smoke cigarettes.

F．There are many things you can do to move your arms and legs.

G．Some techniques given by experts are to think positive thoughts.

4 . The Swedish Academy’s mid-October announcement regarding literature seldom fails to cause second-guessing.

Bob Dylan was awarded the big prize this morning, and my social media has been alive with indignation ever since. The Nobel did not go to those excellent novelists but to a songwriter. Some of those same people are still protesting that last year it was warded to Svetlana Alexievich, a “journalist”. They have decided, for whatever reasons, that song lyrics(歌词) are not literature.

And people are upset because Bob Dylan is the voice of some generation other than theirs, because he works in a popular style, because he does not work in this minute’s popular style, because he appeared on a car commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, because his songwriting skills dropped off — he was famous long ago, after all.

You may not think of Dylan as a poet, but Dylan created a climate in which lyrics were taken seriously. And Dylan accomplished something that few novelists or poets or for that matter songwriters have managed to do in our time: he changed the time he lived. Through words, with music, he affected the opinions and ambitions of hundreds of millions of people all over the world.The Nobel Prize in Literature cannot ever be all things to all people, and while this year’s award failed to accomplish various possible objectives, it was not in any way misapplied.

1. What does the underlined word “indignation” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Curiosity.	B．Happiness.
C．Excitement.	D．Anger.

2. Why are people upset about Dylan’s being awarded?

A．He failed to represent any generation.

B．He didn’t have good songwriting skills.

C．He played badly in the Super Bowl.

D．He is not popular any longer.

3. Paragraph 4 mainly focuses on Dylan’s _________.

A．style	B．influence
C．efforts	D．ambitions

4. Which can serve as the title of the passage?

A．No dish suits all tastes

B．Great minds think alike

C．Misfortune may be actual blessing

D．Judge not according to the appearance

5 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a_______ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always _______. Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was _______. I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t _______ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big _______ for the kids was the fun of Christmas _______.

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking _______ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for _______ to share by all five of us.

The big _______ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and __________ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would __________ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, __________ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually __________. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything __________ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, __________ to be angry again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking __________ thinking of what to buy, and I __________ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she __________ for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and __________ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so __________ as I did that day.

1.

A．roof

B．hat

C．sky

D．star

2.

A．little

B．less

C．enough

D．more

3.

A．busy

B．serious

C．strict

D．kind

4.

A．effort

B．room

C．time

D．money

5.

A．improvement

B．problem

C．surprise

D．excitement

6.

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．parties

D．greetings

7.

A．the other

B．each other

C．one by one

D．every other one

8.

A．toys

B．clothes

C．presents

D．bills

9.

A．day

B．chance

C．cheque

D．tree

10.

A．forced

B．reminded

C．invited

D．begged

11.

A．draw

B．stay

C．move

D．meet

12.

A．including

B．besides

C．except

D．regarding

13.

A．quiet

B．excited

C．happy

D．ashamed

14.

A．since

B．after

C．while

D．until

15.

A．waiting

B．ready

C．hoping

D．afraid

16.

A．out

B．over

C．forward

D．around

17.

A．forgot

B．stopped

C．failed

D．hated

18.

A．wanted

B．did

C．got

D．played

19.

A．made

B．searched

C．bought

D．fetched

20.

A．angry

B．rich

C．patient

D．bitter

6 . Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.    1    The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses.    2    So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.    3    However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains.    4    We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

    5    But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.

A．Modern people used to suffer from “diseases of civilization”.

B．People today probably don’t want to live like our ancestors.

C．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.

D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

E．In that case, they would live much healthier.

F．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.

G．Stone Age people lived a simple life.

7 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a _______ routine. She has run 12 marathons once a week—for the past year in memory of her dad who _______ just 35 days after he was _______ with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was _______ to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “It made me feel _______” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”
So this marathon queen, _______ she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the _______ two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 12 marathons in 12 weeks in _______ of her father. After asking people to _______ money for each marathon, she ________ a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible ________ with a marathon in Rome and then entered a race every ________ in some city across North America. ________ leaving work at 5 p.m.on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she ________ home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, ________ more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My body’s getting used to this. I’m changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more ________” she said. When her muscles began to ________, she kept her ________ in mind. “When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the ________ happen. Together we can make a(n) ________, and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life.” she said.1.

A．weekly

B．monthly

C．daily

D．yearly

2.

A．passed by

B．passed away

C．died off

D．died out

3.

A．connected

B．diagnosed

C．treated

D．dealt

4.

A．inspired

B．exhausted

C．interested

D．shocked

5.

A．desirable

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．wishful

6.

A．while

B．what

C．as

D．since

7.

A．previous

B．precious

C．present

D．precise

8.

A．search

B．need

C．honor

D．place

9.

A．pay

B．donate

C．make

D．earn

10.

A．set up

B．made up

C．held up

D．broke up

11.

A．experiment

B．stage

C．road

D．challenge

12.

A．day

B．morning

C．weekend

D．weekday

13.

A．At

B．By

C．With

D．On

14.

A．parted

B．left

C．headed

D．missed

15.

A．raising

B．earning

C．spending

D．wasting

16.

A．merrily

B．efficiently

C．specifically

D．casually

17.

A．swell

B．stress

C．burn

D．ache

18.

A．strength

B．relief

C．motivation

D．interest

19.

A．miracles

B．accidents

C．stories

D．events

20.

A．offer

B．sacrifice

C．promise

D．difference

8 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against Malaria（疟疾）． This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China．
Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment． 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health． Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tu’s dedication and perseverance in discovering artemisinin（青蒿素）, the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites（寄生虫）．
However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional． She won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesn’t have a medical degree or a Phd．In China, she is even being called the “three-noes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas． No wonder her success has stirred China’s national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chinese scientists．
The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science should be more accessible to all． One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research． There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life． Their contributions can never be ignored．They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one．
As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s record-breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success． Science is never about instant success． Tu spent decades on scientific research before its value is officially acknowledged．There is no way to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he or she may get．
1. It can be concluded from the text that __________．

A．Tu worked home and abroad to conduct her research

B．Tu got the Nobel Prize for her anti-roundworm treatment

C．The Nobel Prize is the first award to recognize her work

D．Her discovery of artemisinin has helped to cut Malaria death rate

2. The author seems to agree that a person who is more likely to become a scientist is the one with__________．

A．a sense of national pride

B．relevant academic knowledge

C．a desire to achieve success

D．enthusiasm for scientific research

3. In writing the passage, the author intends to ___________．

A．inform readers of the news and make comments

B．discourage the pursuit of instant success in science

C．remind readers of the principles of scientific research

D．praise the award winner and encourage scientific research

9 . Does happiness have a scent?

When someone is happy, can you smell it?

You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, heating them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug. But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell, reports Phys.org.

For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period.

Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling—though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents.

Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents--particularly their facial expressions--indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them.

"Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell," said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.

This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.

Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented. Scent therapies   (香味疗法) could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.

Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us.

1. What is the main finding of the new research?

A．Men produce more sweats.

B．Negative emotions have a smell.

C．Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.

D．Women have a better sense of smell.

2. The underlined part "abstain from" in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A．avoid	B．practice
C．continue	D．try

3. What is the application value of the new research?

A．Perfumes could help people understand each other.

B．Some smells could be developed to better our mood.

C．Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.

D．Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.

A．happiness comes from a scent of sweat

B．positive energy can deepen understanding

C．people need more emotional communication

D．social surroundings can influence our emotions

10 . More students than ever before are taking a gap year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated (起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.

This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).

That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible.” he said.

But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship—young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to £ 15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.

1. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?

A．It is flexible in length.	B．It is a time for relaxation.
C．It is increasingly popular.	D．It is required by universities.

2. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year       .

A．are better prepared for college studies

B．know a lot more about their future jobs

C．are more likely to leave university in debt

D．have a better chance to enter top universities

3. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?

A．He’s puzzled.	B．He’s worried.
C．He’s surprised.	D．He’s annoyed.

4. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?

A．Attend additional courses.	B．Make plans for the new term.
C．Earn money for their education.	D．Prepare for their graduate studies.