1 . You may hope to have healthy diets and a healthy body. You may want to eat tasty food that is easy to prepare. You may be inspired to exercise and stay in shape. The good news is that there are apps to help you.

Paprika

Paprika is an app to help users plan meals, shop and cook. You can save recipes from websites and from other apps to Paprika. The app can help keep a record of the foods you have in your home, so when you go shopping, it can remind you what are the required foods.

MealBoard

MealBoard is another app that can suggest recipes and help you plan meals. This app can suggest recipes based on the food you already have in your home. MealBoard can keep a list of what food you have and what you expect to buy. This app can scan bar codes (条形码) to add items to your list. Using this app, you can also note the expiration dates (保质期), so you know when your food is no longer usable.

MealBoard lets users save recipes from websites and then search them by foods used in the recipes. For example, you can search for recipes that have “chocolate” in them.

IEatWell

The IEatWell app supports healthy eating by giving users rewards for eating the right foods. If you like earning rewards for meeting your goals, IEatWell may work well for you. Instead of measuring how much you eat, IEatWell measures how well you eat. Tell the app what you are eating for your meal. You can even add a photo. The app will rate how healthy your meal is, and then give you a reward if you are eating well.

1. What do the apps Paprika and MealBoard have in common?

A．They can scan bar codes.

B．They can let you know what you need to buy.

C．They can keep a record of the meals you eat outside.

D．They can tell if the food has passed the expiration dates.

2. What can IEatWell do if you eat a healthy diet?

A．It can measure how much eat.	B．It can give you a reward.
C．It can give you a picture.	D．It can provide you with recipes.

3. What is the author ’s main purpose in writing the text?

A．To make some comparisons among game apps.

B．To introduce some ways about how to stay healthy.

C．To introduce several apps to help people keep fit.

D．To call on people to buy these apps.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

We've all heard that breakfast is     1     most important meal in the day. It may actually be true. Recently, a study of more than 50,000 adults aged 30 and older     2    (find) that people who have breakfast are more likely to lose     3    (weigh) than those who don't eat a morning meal. Other studies connect not eating breakfast     4    a higher risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and so on.

However, it's not just when you eat that matters, but     5    you eat also matters.     6    (keep)fit, you should have a balanced diet with protein, fiber and healthy fats, which is the key to a satisfying     7    nutritious breakfast . If you want to keep     8    (you) from being hungry later of the day, you'd better eat within 90 minutes after waking up. Also, coffee drunk on an empty stomach is not recommended because it can be     9    (harm)to your body.

There is an old saying that advises "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar. It is worth     10    (follow).

3 . For decades, doctors have warned patients that too much salt can be bad for the heart. Heart attack has long been considered a grown-up problem.     1     Eating too much salty food when you're young can lead to health problems later.

Salt is made up of two elements: sodium and chlorine 伟内禾口氯）.Dietary guidelines recommend that adults and kids aged 9-13 shouldn't consume more than about a teaspoon of sodium daily.     2     This worries doctors because too much sodium results in the body producing more blood. To pump the extra blood, the heart has to work harder. This causes a rise in blood pressure 一- a measurement of how stressed the heart is. High blood pressure often leads to heart disease.

A kid with high blood pressure is more likely to become a grown-up with high blood pressure.

    3     British researchers recently found that kids who eat less salt also drink fewer sugary soft drinks. Drinking fewer fizzy （碳酸）drinks makes kids less likely to gain weight, become obese and develop high blood pressure.

    4     A recent study found that a growing number of kids in the US are suffering from kidney stones （肾结石）.This painful condition usually affects people aged over 40. Now, kids as young as five are getting it.

Cutting down on salt can be hard, but you can retrain yourself to prefer less salty food. The best way to reduce the amount of sodium you eat is to make changes gradually.     5     Switch to fresh foods instead of canned and bottled versions. And go easy on the condiments （调味品）.You might also want to start reading nutrition labels. You may be surprised to learn that there are 1,150 mg of sodium in a double cheeseburger, and over 2,000 mg in many frozen meals.

A．Salt isn't the only cause of diseases.

B．The average American eats twice this amount.

C．Salt can affect more than just your heart and weight.

D．Reducing salt might also help stop childhood obesity.

E．But new research suggests that salt is starting to affect children.

F．Start by adding half as much salt to your dinner as you normally do.

G．Cutting down on salt now can lower a person's risk of heart disease.

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A vegetarian diet is often praised for its health benefits. Studies have shown that vegetarians usually have lower levels of heart disease and a risk of diabetes（糖尿病）than people who eat meat. What most people are less aware of, however, are the effects that a vegetarian diet can have on the environment.

Researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists in the US recently studied how consumer behavior affects the environment. The study showed that meat consumption is one of the main ways that humans can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicle.

Then, how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all farm animals such as cows, pigs, and sheep give off methane gas（沼气）by expelling（排出）wind from their bodies. One cow can produce up to 60 liters of methane each day. Methane gas is the second most common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that it is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane released into the atmosphere comes from farm animals.

Another way that meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef, whereas 20 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmland used for crop production can produce 40,000 pounds of potatoes, 30,000 pounds of carrots, or 50,000 pounds of tomatoes.

Many people now see the benefits of switching to a vegetarian diet, not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian, or vegan diet. They believe a vegan diet,   which excludes（拒绝）all products from animal sources,   such as cheese, eggs, and milk. can be short of many necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need.

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5 . When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school cafeterias, they probably imagine a shapeless, tasteless pile of mystery meat – plus some brown much（糊状物）,to match. But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where the students learn about culture and nutrition of foods.

“Japan’s standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it,” Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan, told The Washington Post.The food offered at schools in Japan is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves. And Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetable, fish and soups. As a bonus, each meal costs just $2.50.

“Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch,” Tatsuji Shino, the principal at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo, told The Washington Post, “and kids ask them to re-create the meals at home.” Japanese students also learn cooperation and etiquette（礼仪）as they serve and clean up after each other.

Considering the fact that Japan has one of the world’s lowest childhood obesity rates（肥胖率）, the U.S. probably has a lot to learn from this country’s school lunches. A recent study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunch – where foods to be chosen include pizza, chicken and French fries – were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home.

From American parents who want to be a little more like the Japanese, try sending your children to school with these unique school lunches for kids who hate sandwiches.

1. Why did the author mention American school lunches at the beginning of the text?

A．To show different food cultures.

B．To express sympathy for the American.

C．To criticize American school lunches.

D．To introduce Japanese school lunches.

2. What’s the Japanese point of view on school lunches?

A．Kids should have school lunches for free.

B．School lunches must be prepared by students.

C．Kids can’t bring lunches to school from home.

D．School lunches shouldn’t be separated from school education.

3. What does the author want to tell us in the fourth paragraph?

A．American school lunches are likely to make people fat.

B．American school lunches are more popular.

C．More people prefer studying at American schools.

D．American kids are the fattest in the world.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards American school lunches?

A．Negative.

B．Supportive.

C．Neutral.

D．Unconcerned.

6 . I used to overeat. I’ve never been significantly overweight, so people are surprised to hear this. When you think of overeating, you think of someone who is above their natural weight range(范围), right? Well, I used to purposefully undereat as well. I was able to keep my weight within some control, but only through a lot of physical and mental pain.

Here’s a glimpse(一瞥)into my life as a first-year university student:

Friday: Go to a party and eat a lot of chips. Feel guilt and regret. Vow (发誓) to wake up and run an extra mile.

Saturday: Run 6 miles, come home and only eat a tiny breakfast. Eat like a bird for the rest of the day. Feel proud of myself.

Sunday: Study and snack on chocolate chips all day. Feel sick.

Monday: Head to class with no snack and no money so that I can’t buy any food. Feel hungry but full of willpower. Go home and overeat at dinner. Feel out of control.

My feelings were on a constant pendulum shift. I was proud and in control one moment, and then full of regret and out of control the next. It was exhausting.

As I studied nutrition and human anatomy(人体解剖学) in university，I started to learn just how amazing the human body is! The human body is an amazing, self-regulatory system. It knows precisely how much food it needs. When I learned this, my whole world changed. I stopped trying to manage my eating with willpower. Instead of trying to power through my hunger, I would provide my body with wholesome foods, so I would feel hungry less often.

This process definitely took some work and reflection, but after a while it became second nature. Eating has become a joyful experience, instead of a source of stress and worry in my life. All my eating is now guilt-free! I shamelessly eat unhealthy snacks without regret. Of course, the majority of my food intake does come from whole, healthy foods that are close to nature.

1. What do we know about the author when she was in college?

A．She was seriously overweight

B．She had unhealthy eating habits

C．She did little physical exercise

D．She got teased about her weight

2. The underlined part "on a constant pendulum shift" in the text can best be replaced by_______.

A．easily hurt	B．growing strong
C．poorly understood	D．changing regularly

3. What did the author do after studying nutrition and human anatomy?

A．She exercised in order to lose weight.

B．She began to listen to her body’s needs

C．She stopped eating unhealthy food

D．She started to go on a diet

4. How does the author develop the text?

A．By giving instructions

B．By explaining a process

C．By discussing research findings.

D．By sharing a personal experience

7 . 阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Caffeine Catch

Caffeine, a chemical typically     1     (find) in coffee, has caused a lot of concern because it is one of the few drugs that show up regularly in our food supply. You probably     2     (use) caffeine since childhood. Caffeine was in your first Coke. If you ever enjoyed a chocolate bar, you ate caffeine. Soft drinks are the major source (来源)of caffeine for most children and even some adults. Recently, caffeine has found     3     way into orange, apple, and other flavored drinks.

Small amounts of caffeine-a cup or two of coffee a day---seem safe for most people.     4    , some people have trouble with even small amounts. One cup of coffee in the late afternoon or evening will cause them     5     (stay) awake almost all night. Larger amounts of caffeine can cause a problem     6     ( call) caffeinism. You get very nervous and you can’t fall     7     (sleep).

It is possible     8     caffeine may cause birth defects (缺陷) in humans, too. One study showed that     9     (woman)who drank a lot of coffee, like eight or more cups per day, while they were pregnant were more likely to have children     10     birth defects.

8 . There is one food that takes center stage during autumn - the pumpkin!

    1     But we also use it in many foods that are popular during the fall season, like pumpkin bread, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin pie. But perhaps we should try to eat pumpkin all year long, and not just in the fall.

Pumpkins are packed with important nutrients and vitamins.     2    

Pumpkin is good for your eyesight.

The nutrient beta-carotene (β胡萝卜素) and Vitamin A are necessary for maintaining good eyesight.     3     In fact, one nutrition website says that one cup of cooked, mashed pumpkin can give you more than 200 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamin A.

    4     The National Cancer Institute in the United States says on its website that antioxidants (抗氧化物) may help reduce a person’s risk of getting cancer. That is because antioxidants in pumpkins kill something called free radicals in the body. The Institute defines free radicals as “highly reactive chemicals that have the potential to harm cells”.

Pumpkin helps your skin

Beta-carotene also helps to keep your skin healthy and young-looking. Yet another good reason to eat pumpkin!

Pumpkin may be good for weight loss.

    5     Fiber SLOWS down digestion of food. So, when you eat pumpkin you feel full and eat less. So, if it is available where you live, try to find ways to include pumpkin in your next meal.

A．Pumpkin may help your heart.

B．Pumpkin also has a lot of fiber.

C．Pumpkins are a great source of both.

D．Pumpkins are the king of vegetables.

E．Pumpkin may help reduce your risk of getting cancer.

F．Many people use pumpkins as a decoration at Halloween.

G．If cooked in a healthy way, pumpkin is a powerhouse of health benefits.

9 . Superfoods are things you eat that do more than satisfy your hunger because they help your body work better and be better. Think of your body as a car.     1    Our bodies are just the same.

Eating superfoods can change your life in many ways.    2    One reason for this is that many superfoods are naturally low in calories. Another reason is that sticking to eating them is very easy.

With most diets, people concentrate on what shouldn’t be eaten. With superfoods, they focus on all the great things they can cat.    3    Eating superfoods over time helps keep you looking young, fights heart disease and cures Type II diabetes and some cancers.

    4    While many are low in calories, some, such as whole grains, are still high in them. Eating just superfoods won’t make you instantly healthier.

Instead, getting a wide variety of foods, superfoods included, and doing your best to make healthy choices is the better solution.

Besides, with all the energy that is packed in superfoods, you will be ready for any challenge that awaits you. If you want to start adding superfoods to your diet, do it at your own pace.    5    

A．However, you should not eat just superfoods.

B．Taking one small step makes it easier to take the next.

C．That is very true because you are eating energy-filled food.

D．The better the gas you put in your car, the better it will run.

E．There are other benefits to adding them to your diet as well.

F．Lastly, whether superfoods benefit your health remains to be seen.

G．Not surprisingly, people who start eating them lose weight quickly.

10 . Organic food is very popular. It is also expensive. Some organic food costs twice as much as non-organic food, but new parents and pet owners are willing to pay up to 200% more for organic food. However, there are people who think it is a waste of money.

There is one main difference between organic and non-organic food. Organic farms do not use agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides. In many countries organic foods have special labels. These guarantee that the products are natural.

Some people think organic means locally grown. Originally this was true. Over time organic farming became more difficult. The demand for organic food grew larger than the supply. Small companies had to sell out to large companies. There weren't enough organic ingredients, such as grain and cattle. This made it difficult for many organic companies to stay in business. Today, many large companies have an organic line of products.

Is organic food more nutritious? This is part of the debate. Many farmers and consumers believe it is. They think agricultural chemicals cause health problems such as cancer. Many health professionals disagree. Few studies prove that organic foods prevent health problems. Health specialists worry more about bacteria, such as E.coli and salmonella. These can get into contact with organic and non- organic food. Doctors recommend washing produce very carefully. Handling meat carefully is important too.

Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better. Is tastier food worth the extra money? This is a matter of opinion. Whether it is healthier or not may require more research. However, organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry.

1. What is probably the major concern of organic food consumers?

A．Price.	B．Safety.
C．Freshness.	D．Variety.

2. What is the doctors’ suggestion?

A．Grow your own food.	B．Reduce the use of pesticides.
C．Make sure the food is clean.	D．Buy large companies’ products.

3. Which of the following do most people agree on organic food?

A．It tastes better.	B．It is easier to grow.
C．It contains more fat.	D．It is more nutritious.

4. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A recipe book.	B．A chemistry paper.
C．A medical report.	D．A health magazine.