1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Facial surgery (手术) is a serious business, especially on children     1     are not yet fully grown but Melbourne researchers are developing a technique that could change the face of children’s surgery.

This new     2     (develop) will allow doctors to work out a child’s normal face shape at different ages to predict (预测) future growth.

Researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) could soon replace the ruler currently     3     (use) to track changes in a child’s head and face with 3D images. By     4     (improve) the ability to predict normal growth and future changes in a child’s face, doctors will be able to    5     (well) complete their surgery than before.

MCRI’s Mr Harold Matthews said current     6     (method), including using patients’ photographs and X-rays were slow. Together     7     researchers in Belgium, Mr Matthews is pioneering a new tool that provides averages (平均值) for normal growth of the face throughout childhood.

The project intends     8     (take) some of the guesswork out of surgery. For example, in children with Pierre Robin Sequence, a serious condition which means they are born with an underdeveloped jaw(下颚), some doctors choose to fix it early while others wait to see if the child’s face will     9     (natural) correct itself as it grows. Without this new technology,     10     is difficult to know which method is better for each child.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where was John from?

A．The UK.

B．China.

C．Australia.

2. What did John do on the flight?

A．He cured the captain.

B．He saved a passenger.

C．He chatted with a patient.

3. What did John get at his hotel?

A．A dinner party.

B．A better room.

C．A thank-you note.

3 . How to lead a healthy life

Have you ever made the resolution to lead a healthy life? And what did you do for it? Leading a healthy life means that you should take charge of your own habits and actions.    1    

Get enough sleep.     2     Enough sleep can help maintain your immune resistance(抵抗力), your weight, and your mental health. Try to go to bed naturally around the same time every evening so that your body knows it’s time to relax.

    3     Make sure you move every day. It will help to improve your mood, your energy, and your health. If you’re an adult, you had better spend 75 to 150 minutes doing aerobic activity(有氧运动)a week. Actually, it’s better to exercise more frequently than to get all your working out in one day, so do something daily if you can.

Build happiness and self-acceptance.    4    Therefore, it’s necessary to get in the habit of treating yourself lovingly. Speak to yourself the way you would speak to a dear friend. And if you have a positive thought, try to say it out loud.

See your doctor regularly. Get your annual check-up, and see a doctor whenever you think something might be wrong.    5    Your doctors will be more likely to discover a potentially serious illness or condition early, which can help them treat it more effectively.

A．Take proper exercise daily.

B．Sleep has much to do with health.

C．Get all your working out in one day.

D．In fact, it is necessary to have a regular check-up.

E．There is a strong link between happiness and health.

F．Here are some tips that can help you lead a healthy life.

G．It is good for your recovery and can make you feel better.

4 . Limiting your child’s candy this Halloween might be more of a trick than a treat, experts say. Once you’re a grown-up raising kids, that bag full of candy might be the scariest part of Halloween — whether it’s concern about a potential sugar rush, worries of parenting perfectionism or diet culture anxiety.

“It makes sense to be scared, because we’ve been taught to be scared,” said Oona Hanson, a parent coach based in Los Angeles. “Sugar is sort of the boogeyman in our current cultural conversation.”

But micromanaging your child’s candy supply can backfire (适得其反)，leading to an overvaluing of sweets，binge (暴食) behavior or unhealthy restriction in your child，said Natalie Mokari, a registered dietitian-nutritionist in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As stressful as it may be to see your child faced with more candy in one night than they would eat in an entire year, the best approach may be to lean into the joy, she added. “They are only in that age where they want to trick or treat for just a small glimpse of time — it’s so short-lived,” Mokari said. “Let them enjoy that day.”

Experts aren’t suggesting kids have sugar all day every day. The American Heart Association and the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee — groups charged with providing science-based recommendations every live years — have recommended lower daily levels of sugar. Too much added sugar has been associated with cardiovascular disease and lack of essential nutrients.

But a healthy relationship with food has balance, and you can keep your kids’ diets full of nutrients while allowing them lo eat sweets, Mokari said.

1. Why are the grown-ups raising kids scared at Halloween?

A．Because they don’t look perfect enough.

B．Because their children faced too much candy.

C．Because they’ve been taught to be.

D．Because they don’t know the diet culture.

2. Which of the following best explains “Sugar is sort of the boogeyman” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A．Sugar can make us scared.

B．Sugar is a sort of healthy food.

C．Sugar is harmful to our health.

D．Sugar is a sort of essential nutrient.

3. Which of the following statements will Natalie Mokari probably agree with?

A．Kids should have sugar all day every day.

B．It makes sense to be scared with that bag full of candy.

C．It’s a good idea to micromanage your child’s candy supply.

D．Kids would have much joy when treated to candy at Halloween.

4. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?

A．Diseases associated with sugar.

B．The right attitude towards sugar.

C．Allowing your kids to eat sweets.

D．Keeping your kids’ diets full of nutrients.

5 . Most people think that regular (有规律的) exercise does health wonders for people, but what exactly are its health benefits (益处)?

To start with, research suggests regular exercise can help make people’s body strong. It helps cut down on the number of different diseases people face each year. Regular exercise throughout the year helps the working quality of people’s heart become better and lower blood pressure. During exercise, people’s heart must work harder so that it can make blood go throughout the body. This extra effort makes it grow stronger over the long term. At the same time, as little as 30 minutes per day can help to lower blood pressure. It helps move away things that are all linked to having high blood pressure.

Exercise has a good effect on people’s mind and spirit too. If you are suffering from stress and sadness, regular gentle exercise is one way to improve your full sense of happiness. The way that exercise improves people’s mental state is by moving away the bad effect of stress that swims into their bodies, helping them find deep calm.

Some studies even show that exercise keeps people’s skin fit. Exercise helps keep skin cells alive and healthy by increasing blood flow. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to working cells throughout the body, including the skin. In addition to providing oxygen, blood flow also helps carry away waste products. You can think of it just like cleaning your skin from the inside.

However, we should know that when suffering from an illness, try not to finish all your plan for exercise. The body needs time to recover. Strong exercise can be harmful to the immune system (免疫系统) when it is already under pressure. Instead, take a gentle walk when falling ill to help recovery.

So, now you know the benefits of exercise and how to do it properly. What are you waiting for?

1. Why does the writer raise a question in paragraph 1?

A．To describe the writer.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To develop a new idea.	D．To show the writer’s doubt.

2. What’s the benefit of regular exercise in paragraph 2?

A．It builds a strong body.	B．It causes the spread of diseases.
C．It influences the mind and body.	D．It plays a role in skin cleaning.

3. How does exercise improve people’s mental state according to the text?

A．By moving away waste in blood.	B．By helping them find deep calm.
C．By making them get close to stress.	D．By cleaning the skin from the inside.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．The Benefits of Regular Exercise	B．A Study on Living Happily
C．The Method of Being Strong	D．Tips on Doing Regular Exercise

6 . A new study found that children aged 3 to 5 who consumed more ultra-processed(超加工) foods had poorer skills at doing sports than children who consumed less of these foods. It also showed lower cardiovascular(心血管) fitness in 12- to 15-year-olds who consumed more ultra-processed foods.

Although previous research has shown that consuming ultra-processed foods is linked with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in adults, this is one of the first studies to show a link between consumption of these foods and lower levels of physical fitness in children.

Ultra-processed. foods were classified in this study as including packaged snacks, breakfast cereals, candies, soda, sweetened juices and yogurts, canned soups and prepared foods like pizza, hotdogs, burgers and chicken nuggets.

“Healthy dietary and exercise behaviors are established at a very young age,” said research team leader Jacqueline Vernarelli, PhD, associate professor and director for the Master of Public Health program at Sacred Heart University. “Our findings point to the need to educate families about cost-effective ways to reduce ultra-processed food intake to help decrease the risk for cardiovascular health problems in adulthood.”

“Though highly processed convenience foods are easy to throw into a school bag, our re-search shows the importance of preparing healthy snacks and meals,” said Vernarelli. “Think of it like saving for retirement; You’re making decisions now that will influence your child’s future.”

As a next step, the researchers plan to look more closely at consumption patterns for ultra-processed food by age group. For example, do kids eat more of these foods for breakfast, at lunch or for snacks? A better understanding of how and when these foods are consumed could help inform future strategy designed to encourage healthy eating.

1. What does the study show?

A．3- to 5-year-olds have poorer skills at doing sports.

B．Ultra-processed foods do harm to children’s health.

C．12- to 15-year-olds have lower cardiovascular fitness.

D．Children aged 3 to 5 consume more ultra-processed foods.

2. What should parents do about ultra-processed foods?

A．Get rid of them thoroughly.	B．Let children save for them.
C．Know how to take in less of them.	D．Educate children about their development.

3. What is Vernarelli’s attitude towards ultra-processed foods?

A．Ignorant.

B．Objective.

C．Optimistic.

D．Concerned.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The popularity of ultra-processed foods.	B．The effect ultra-processed foods on children.
C．The decision influencing your child’s fitness.	D．The reason of ultra-processed foods being harm.