1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Hospital Food — The Best Medicine

Few sick people consider the quality of the food when choosing a hospital. That is perhaps just as well. Even in America, a country where private hospitals have long provided individual rooms with such comforts as personal cable television, patients are often still fed institutional food “Mystery meat” and     1     (process) cheese slices are common.     2     gets cooked in a microwave. Many of country’s biggest hospitals get their food from the likes of Ara-mark, a giant global caterer that also provides meals to schools and prisons.

More hospitals are starting to feed their patients better food. Inter-mountain, a nonprofit group based in Utah that runs 32 hospitals across the Mountain West, has since 2019 served freshly made meals to patients. Chefs in proper kitchens now source local ingredients to serve in cafeterias. Doctors are consulted to meet patients’ dietary needs. Christopher Delissio, the head chef at Inter-mountain, describes     3     (create) a meal for a Mexican child who was being treated for cancer. “He     4     not eat, mumbling the food was tasteless,” Mr Delissio recalls, and that was making it harder for him to recover from chemotherapy. “I was able to go up on the floor, speak to this boy’s parents and him and kind of     5     (figure) out what he wanted,” he says.

The link between eating well and good health has long been clear, says David Eisenberg, a nutrition specialist at the Harvard School of Public Health. Heart disease, which has a direct connection to diet, is America’s     6     (big) killer. Roughly two-fifths of American adults are clinically obese, and over 14% suffer from diabetes. The right food can help patients avoid going back to hospital. Yet doctors     7     have often been slow to re-cognise the need to encourage healthy eating, says Dr Eisenberg. Most health care remains curative,     8     preventive. Medical schools still rarely teach much about nutrition.

A decade ago Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, outside Detroit, opened a teaching kitchen     9     staff could help patients plan affordable, healthy meals and learn how to cook them. The idea is now spreading widely. In October a conference for health and food professionals in Los Angeles will encourage the adoption of such kitchens. Participants will tour a new one that has just opened at UCLA’s hospital.

Challenges remain. Doctors do not get paid more     10    , owing to healthier eating, patients no longer need treatment. But at least, says Dr Eisenberg, insurers are starting to balk at the expense associated with chronically sick patients.

2 . Many people who want to lose weight often choose to go on a diet. But is this really the best way? With celebrities (名人) speaking about new diets that have helped them become slim (苗条的) in advertisements (广告), more and more people are turning to dieting. Some shops begin to sell diet products such as diet milkshakes, snack bars and even diet pills. However, such popular products and diets are often found to be extremely unhealthy.

Most of these popular diets work by cutting down on a certain nutrient (营养素) from your food intake (摄入量). For example, some diets work by cutting down on carbohydrates (碳水化合物). This means the body must use its fat reserves for energy. This might help you lose weight. However, by cutting a particular food group out of your diet, you are starving your body of a nutrient that it needs, which could leave you feeling weak, tired or even bad-tempered. Besides, these diets are often unsuccessful in the long run.

Generally, one of the most effective ways of losing weight is to cut down on calories. The recommended (推荐的) calorie intake for an adult male is 2,500. If a man consumes more than 2,500 calories each day, then he is likely to gain weight. However, if he consumes less, then he is likely to lose weight.

In fact, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals all play an important role in staying healthy, which is why they all should be included in your meals. Of course, some foods can be eaten in moderation (节制) as an occasional snack. For example, a bar of chocolate every once in a while won't cause you any problems.

So, instead of spending money on popular diet pills or special weight loss foods, try to eat healthy balanced meals containing foods from all food groups. So, next time your friends tell you that they are going on a diet, tell them that eating a healthy balanced diet is a much better choice.

1. What is the author's opinion about the popular diets mentioned in the passage?

A．They are useful for losing weight.

B．They are welcomed by celebrities.

C．They are not as healthy as people think.

D．They are replacing people's everyday meals.

2. What is the author's attitude towards the popular diet pills?

A．Curious.	B．Unfavorable.
C．Unconcerned.	D．Supportive.

3. How can we lose weight effectively according to the author?

A．By having diet pills.	B．By following a strict diet.
C．By taking regular exercise.	D．By reducing calorie intake.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Diet products should be limited.

B．Snacking is a big no-no for health.

C．Keeping a diet with various nutrients is ideal.

D．Going on a diet should be stopped immediately.

3 . Eating fruits and vegetables is part of keeping a healthy diet. Health experts ______ people should eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. A(n) ______ way to remember this is to try to eat each color of the rainbow (彩虹) ______. This is because different colored fruits and vegetables contain different vitamins and minerals. ______ you eat one of each color each day, you are sure to ______ the necessary nutrition your body needs.

______ fruits and vegetables is good for the heart. There are many delicious ______ in this group. Have an apple with lunch. You can ______ have a red pepper for a hot tasty small meal. ______ some tomatoes and put them on your sandwich. Or ______ you can have strawberries after dinner. When you ______ red, your heart works better.

Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C. Vitamin C helps the ______ protect itself against disease. In this way it helps your body stay in good health. ______, these wonderful foods are good for your sight. So it is a great ______   to have a glass of orange juice with breakfast. Then put some peaches in your lunchbox. Are you afraid of catching a cold? ______ that from happening by eating a juicy tangerine (a type of small sweet orange).

Green fruits and vegetables have long been widely known as healthy foods. ______, they are especially good for keeping teeth and bones strong. When you eat green, your smile will thank you! Your bones will thank you too!

Blue and purple fruits and vegetables are useful to the ______. They help with memory. Put blueberries in your bowl. You can easily ______ where you put your keys!

Eating the rainbow is an easy way to ______ yourself. So make your eating habits a little more ______!

1.

A．forget

B．suggest

C．expect

D．doubt

2.

A．useful

B．difficult

C．old

D．strange

3.

A．safely

B．directly

C．slowly

D．daily

4.

A．Until

B．Unless

C．If

D．Although

5.

A．receive

B．know

C．share

D．discover

6.

A．Orange

B．Green

C．Blue

D．Red

7.

A．vegetables

B．smells

C．choices

D．drinks

8.

A．again

B．also

C．yet

D．only

9.

A．Taste

B．Grow

C．Pick

D．Cut

10.

A．perhaps

B．nearly

C．rather

D．finally

11.

A．eat

B．find

C．see

D．turn

12.

A．heart

B．body

C．head

D．mouth

13.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Besides

D．Next

14.

A．habit

B．dream

C．chance

D．fact

15.

A．Treat

B．Test

C．Enjoy

D．Prevent

16.

A．On purpose

B．As usual

C．In fact

D．At last

17.

A．brain

B．nose

C．teeth

D．bones

18.

A．prove

B．remember

C．describe

D．explain

19.

A．rely on

B．believe in

C．learn from

D．care for

20.

A．social

B．formal

C．colorful

D．personal

4 . Reasons you're not losing weight

Trying to get rid of the pounds but find it useless? A report found that 38 percent of adults in England are obese and 46 percent are overweight. So, why do we find it so hard?    1    

•Your portion sizes are too big.

Portion sizes have expanded over history. Sixty years ago food was more expensive and more scarce and portions were smaller.    2    Thus, controlling your portion sizes by weighing foods helps you to keep the weight off.

•You're not sleeping enough.

When dieters have less sleep over a period of time, they long for sugary or high calorie snacks to "wake up". However, it's not the whole story.    3    Because of this, you will hang on to fat.

•You're disorganized with the three meals.

Breakfast is "the most important meal of the day" yet more than half of Britons skip it. Actually, it aids your weight loss, making you feel full- until lunchtime without any snacks.    4    That's because late night eaters tend to make worse food choices.

•    5    

We might be told that fruit and grains are beneficial to our health. But even they can keep the fat on if we eat too many of them. For example, fruits are good but many are full of fructose（果糖）, which also contribute to weight gain if eaten in large quantities.

A．You'd better eat nutritious food,

B．You're eating too much of good things.

C．Here are some of the things we might be getting wrong.

D．Besides, eating late at night can largely reduce weight loss chances.

E．Now they have grown and contribute to over-eating and unwanted weight gain.

F．This won't make you feel better and is indeed a risk factor for weight gain and obesity.

G．It also triggers a rise in stress hormone, which demands your body to conserve more energy to cope with waking hours.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the main focus of the study?

A．How to eat chocolate without gaining weight.

B．The health benefits of eating chocolate.

C．The effects of eating chocolate on happiness.

2. Who reported the best results?

A．People who ate no chocolate at all.

B．People who ate a lot of chocolate every day.

C．People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day.

3. What did the researchers say about the study?

A．There is still a lot of work to be done.

B．Milk chocolate was used in the experiment.

C．Eating too much chocolate had no positive impact on health.

4. Who might appreciate this news report most?

A．People who want to change their diet.

B．People who exercise regularly.

C．People who already eat chocolate fairly often.