1. How does the woman feel now?
| A．Shocked. | B．Afraid. | C．Angry. |
| A．A doctor. | B．A policeman. | C．The woman’s friend. |
| A．A locker. | B．A letter. | C．Some money. |
Teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly in a society where being thin is often seen
It is normal for teenagers to be slightly overweight and there is no reason
Therefore, it is important to have a healthy
While a healthy diet has always been considered necessary for fitness, many hospitals have failed to notice its powerful potential for curing. In some areas, that’s beginning to change. In Pennsylvania four years ago, St. Luke’s Hospital partnered with Rodale Institute to start an organic produce (有机农产品) farm at the hospital’s campus in Easton. Since its first season, the St. Luke’s farm has become greater in size.
Today, St. Luke’s sends all new mothers home with a basket of organic produce. New moms aren’t the only ones benefiting from the farm’s generous actions. Organic produce is also served to patients. Meanwhile, it is cooked up in cafeterias operated by the hospital’s six-campus network and sold at nearby farmers’ markets.
While some hospitals are getting food from nearby farms, others are turning unused land on their grounds into community (社区) gardens. Even though most hospital farms aren’t growing enough to completely give their workers and patients food needs, providing even a small amount of fresh produce makes educational information about how healthy and delicious a plant-rich diet can be.
While the farm-to-hospital movement continues to gain support, it’s experiencing some challenges along the way. For one, health workers don’t necessarily know how to grow food. This means that most hospitals need to hire a full-time farmer and other farm labor to manage the land, which can be expensive. It takes between 3 and 5 years for most hospital farms to make the cost and income equal. Even so, these hospitals believe that the benefits are worthwhile. As the movement continues to enlarge, you might soon experience a farm-fresh meal at a hospital near you.
1. What does the underlined word “its” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Rodale Institute’s. | B．St. Luke’s farm’s. |
| C．The community’s. | D．St. Luke’s hospital’s. |
| A．It operates a hospital farm alone. |
| B．It sells organic produce to patients. |
| C．It pays much less attention to a healthy diet. |
| D．It offers new moms organic produce for free. |
| A．To get plants from the community. |
| B．To make full use of the green land. |
| C．To offer their workers enough food. |
| D．To educate people on a plant-rich diet. |
| A．Managing hospital farms costs nothing. |
| B．Hospital farms will benefit more people. |
| C．Farm-to-hospital movement is worthless. |
| D．Health workers have to learn to grow food. |
4 . As a result of trade, travel and migration, different cuisines have spread across the world. Many recipes, chefs and restaurants try to announce that their food of a country or region is the most authentic (正宗的). But is this a good thing?
People care about authenticity because food traditions are closely linked to identity (身份), particularly for migrant communities. Sociologist and professor of food studies, Krishnendu Ray, explains that home cooking is often the last way that communities can show their identity. British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was accused of trying to take advantage of positive feelings about Jamaica. His ready meal product had a Jamaican name, but was unlike real Jamaican cooking.
However, food consultant Sara Kay asks whether there are problems with the idea of authenticity. She stresses that these ideas often come from the expectations that majority cultures have about minority cultures and their food. These can be restricting (限制的) — restauranteurs have complained that people expect Asian food to be cheaper than that from European cultures. Expectations can also give people a false idea of what is authentic. While large cities are full of eateries representing different countries — China, India, Italy, Mexico and more — these labels can oversimplify the reality of food from these countries. Stephanie Elizondo Greist is surprised by the recognition(认识) that foods in Mexico are more authentic than what she ate growing up as a Mexican-American in Texas, because she feels that both are authentic examples of Mexican food.
A more controversial (有争议的) view of authenticity was stated by American Chef Andrew Zimmern, who claimed that he could bring in Chinese dishes in a more authentic way than existing restaurants — many of which are owned by Chinese-Americans. Writer and food podcaster Ruth Tam points out that while these restaurants altered their menus to suit local tastes, so does Zimmern. So, while food and identity are closely linked, and failure to respect authenticity can cause offence, could there be problems with the whole idea of authenticity?
1. Which of the following factors causes people to care about authenticity?| A．Taste. | B．Tradition. | C．Culture. | D．Identity. |
| A．Eateries in different countries contribute to the authentic problem. |
| B．Expectation about authenticity may cause problems. |
| C．Asian food is cheaper than European food. |
| D．You can enjoy the traditional taste of Mexican food both in Mexico and America. |
| A．There can be only one authentic taste in a country. |
| B．What she eats in Texas means nothing to her. |
| C．Every person can have his or her own recognition of authenticity. |
| D．The regional specialities (特色菜) should be the same in a country. |
| A．changed | B．kept | C．tricked | D．pressed |
Nowadays, more and more parents pay great attention to their children.
More than one reason contributes to the problem.
To begin with, the reason why parents spend
To sum up, narrowing the gap between parents and children
6 . When children do something wrong, parents expect an apology (道歉). Children often try to read their parents’ mind or butter up (奉承) their parents by saying, “I’m sorry.” Even though they did not do anything wrong, they will act in that way because they are scared to make their parents angry. Children always look timid (胆小的) because they have been anxious or nervous about being punished by parents.
When parents force them to apologize, they will lose the opportunity to think by themselves why they should apologize or what was wrong. So, how can we make them understand properly what was wrong?
If parents never give children a chance and say something like, “That’ s not good” or “Say you’re sorry”, children cannot learn to reflect their behavior. So, the first thing that parents should do is listening to their children, asking questions such as what happened, why they did it. Once children have their parents’ attention and feel at ease, they can easily accept their parents’ words.
Children do not have enough skills to tell good or bad things, therefore, it is necessary for parents to teach them what was wrong. When parents explain what was wrong to children, short and simple words should be used as much as possible. Moreover, it would be more effective to tell children what kind of behavior makes parents feel a certain way. For example, it would be good to express mom’s feelings with something like “When you hit me, mommy will get hurt.” “When you call me stupid, I feel sad.”
In this way, children can understand that they hurt mom or they make her sad, therefore, they will become able to apologize naturally. That would be more understandable for children why their behavior was wrong than being scolded by parents something like “Hitting is not good!” “You cannot say stupid to someone else.”
Many people believe that children are too young to understand what parents say, however, children actually can understand parents’ feelings if parents use simple words and speak calmly. Parents should avoid speaking one-sidedly and always try to listen to children. Talking to each other would be the best way.
1. Why do children apologize when they don’t want to?| A．To please their parents. |
| B．To act like their parents. |
| C．To show their politeness. |
| D．To show regrets for their mistakes. |
| A．Kindness. | B．Patience. | C．Seriousness. | D．Timeliness. |
| A．Speak briefly and clearly. |
| B．Show what other children do. |
| C．Punish their wrong behaviors. |
| D．Do the same thing to children. |
| A．Leaving them alone. |
| B．Giving them a lesson. |
| C．Communicating with each other. |
| D．Letting children listen to parents. |
7 . Be a Good Tourist
Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems.
Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing (打扰) the local people and life.
The number of problems from tourists is endless. The only way to solve the problem of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one!
| A．Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible. |
| B．I have three words for people like this: please stop it. |
| C．Another example is Sanlitun, a neighbourhood in Beijing, China. |
| D．Walk in large groups without considering others who need to walk by. |
| E．Thousands of tourist sites are being destroyed by tourists who “love them to death”. |
| F．One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited a destination. |
| G．Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without their permission. |
8 . If your next meeting can’t be an email, maybe it can just be 15 minutes. The 15-minute meeting is the fastest-growing block of time that workers and bosses are planning, according to an analysis of Microsoft Teams data, which also shows people are booking fewer hour-long meetings. Fifteen-minute meetings now make up 60 percent of gatherings, proving that executives and employees alike have grown stricter about their time.
Thirty minutes tends to be the common time for many meetings. Jayne Sandman, who runs a Washington, D.C., branding-and-marketing firm, generally gives people a tight 15. “The death of your day is too many ‘half-hours’,” she says. Sandman starts calls with something warm and exciting, such as “I can’t wait to hear about your weekend later!” Then she quickly turns to business, noting there are only 15 minutes on the docket (议程).
Over three-fourths of employees say shorter meetings are more efficient, according to a new poll of more than 2,000 U.S. workers conducted in September by market-research firm Civicscience. One-third of respondents said they stop paying attention after 15 minutes anyway. For an employee who makes $100 an hour, cutting down 4 of their meetings by 15 minutes is a $100 savings. Shorter meetings can also help employees work less hours. Companies that have gone to a four-day workweek say banishing meetings that serve mostly as progress reports is the first step to increase efficient hours out of the day.
Rahim Charania, managing partner of a real-estate investment firm, says the 15-minute block is the standard time, and meetings rarely run over. “It forces everyone to do the majority of their thinking before the meeting.”
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?| A．Arguments over meeting time. |
| B．Means of attending meetings. |
| C．People’s attitudes towards time. |
| D．People’s preference for shorter meetings. |
| A．Remove. | B．Attend. | C．Organize. | D．Add. |
| A．By listing figures. | B．By making a comparison. |
| C．By telling a story. | D．By giving definitions. |
| A．Workers can earn more money. |
| B．Workers can stay more focused. |
| C．Workers will prepare for meetings well. |
| D．Workers can have more time themselves. |
9 . Many of us are lucky enough to have some degree of choice over what we eat. But are the decisions we make about our diet as free as we assume?
It appears we’re hugely influenced by other people—especially those closest to us—when it comes to what we eat. Research has found that the closer and stronger two people’s connection is, the more sway they have over each other’s food choices. This means social signals generally encourage us to eat more. Being around healthy eaters may guide you to eat healthier as well, though. Eating habits are also affected by what we see. “There is proof that, if you see pictures of food, that visual stimulation (刺激) can inspire your desire to cat,” says a UK scientist, Suzanne Higgs.
Social media is one place where visual and social signals meet. Evidence shows if friends in your social network post (发帖子) regularly about particular types of food, it could lead you to copy them, for better or for worse. And research indicates that social media might be changing our relationship with food, making us think differently about what we eat. “If all your friends on social media are posting pictures of themselves consuming fast food, it’s going to set a norm that eating fast food is what people do,” says Higgs.
Research suggests we’re more likely to be attracted by photos of fast food, especially some rich in saturated fat (饱和脂肪), which can make us feel good, says Ethan Pancer, a professor in Canada. Humans are biologically prepared to seek out high-calorie food—an ability that helped our ancestors survive when they searched for food.
“Healthier foods are often seen as boring in comparison, and processed food is considered ‘cool’,” a researcher from France, Tina Tessitore, adds that, “In advertising, you see unhealthy food in social settings — people having a barbeque with friends, for example, while healthy food usually focuses more on the nutritional value. If you saw friends eating salad together, it wouldn’t seem so true.” All of the findings are bothering researchers about the effects of social media, whether good or bad.
1. The underlined word “sway” in para.2 is closest in meaning to“______”.| A．influence | B．movement | C．benefit | D．harm |
| A．Seeing photos of familiar food prevents you from eating more. |
| B．Social media has more influence on your dieting than close friends. |
| C．You may fall into the habit of fast food consumption following social media. |
| D．You’re sure to imitate what others make and eat if you regularly surf the Internet. |
| A．People are free to make a choice on what to eat. |
| B．Human beings are born to choose food rich in calorie. |
| C．The young generation prefer fast food because it’s “cool”. |
| D．You’ll be easily encouraged to pick out food by experts. |
| A．To present factors affecting eating habits. |
| B．To explain the reasons for advertising food. |
| C．To raise public awareness of physical health. |
| D．To conclude findings of a new research. |
10 . Some school leaders are left without a clear answer in the debate about whether fitness classes should be required to meet a school’s curriculum (课程) requirements.
To explain the issue, MSNBC analyzes a major study of physical education programs conducted by Cornell University. The study, based on information from 37,000 high school students’ responses to surveys from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), reveals that most students do not believe gym class is effective. This has led nearly all states to create and pass new bills (议案) to improve public schools’ fitness education programs.
Unfortunately, while many states have increased the time students spend in gym class, Cornell’s study found that adding 200 more minutes of time to gym class each week did not produce big changes. Even by adding 200 more weekly minutes, the studies showed that boys generally took part in only 7.5 minutes of more activity per day, while girls only joined in activity 8 additional minutes each week.
Attempting to explain these disappointing results, Cornell’s lead professor of policy analysis and management claims, “The rest of the extra gym time is likely spent sitting — most likely standing around passively while playing sports like softball or volleyball that don’t require constant movement.” Similarly, a study of fitness classes in Texas elementary schools also found that the majority of students spent the class time inactive; specifically, the data suggested that students were only taking part in exercise or movement for about 3 minutes during the entire class period.
Despite the results, the lead professor of the Cornell’s study does not necessarily believe that gym classes should be stopped in public schools, arguing, “We’re not saying schools should get rid of physical education,” but “there has to be a meaningful change in the curriculum.”
1. What does the underlined word “This” refer to in paragraph 2?| A．The survey from CDCP. |
| B．The debate on fitness classes. |
| C．The finding of Cornell’s study. |
| D．The change in fitness education. |
| A．By asking a question. | B．By listing figures. |
| C．By making a comparison. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．To show students had no rest in gym classes. |
| B．To show the finding differed from Cornell’s study. |
| C．To prove students did not have many sport choices. |
| D．To prove the added gym time made little difference. |
| A．Time for more effective fitness classes. |
| B．Time for longer periods of gym classes. |
| C．Time to collect more students’ responses. |
| D．Time to stop fitness classes in public schools. |
