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A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.

   There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

   It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

   Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

Which of the following diets do you think is the best one?

A. Eggs, tomatoes and chicken.  

B. Milk, bread, cabbages and beef.

C. Corn, fish, cream and pork.   

D. Rice, bean curd(豆腐), apples, fish and chicken.

Which of the following is a good eating-habit?

A. Going to school without any breakfast

B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time..

C. Having at least one food from all four groups each meal.

D. Having different food from all four food groups.

In this passage the writer mainly tells us that _____.

A. every person needs food to grow well

B taking exercise can keep your body strong

C. the right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

D. enough energy helps people think more quickly

The underlined word “dairy” in the second passage means _____.

       A. the food made out of cows such as milk and butter

       B. she shop that sells milk and butter

C. a farm where cows are kept     

D. a place where milk products are made.

The best title for this passage is _____.

      A. The Four Food Groups     B.  A Healthy Diet

      C. Your Body And Food        D. Food And Your Health

You know how wonderful you areand you know that others know how wonderful you arebut what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousyFor most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can dobut the good news is that there is.Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.

It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem isbut if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that.Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited)just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you.If they refuse to respondthen use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.

When you figure out what is annoying your friendask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better.Iffor example(s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Rememberthoughthat whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.

Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme actionchat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can'tbe prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

1.According to the authorthe jealousy emotion is ________.

Anormal? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bproductive

Cdestructive? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dextreme

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?

AWalking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.

BWalking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.

CSpending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.

DSpending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there's something coming between you.

3.The purpose of the passage is ________.

Ato explain what causes jealousy

Bto offer some advice on making friends

Cto introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend

Dto explain how destructive the jealous emotion is

4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

AThere's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.

BJealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.

CYou may lose a friend to keep your own giftschances or self?development.

DYou should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution

 

The issue of privacy versus openness is a paradox, particularly when it comes to the American home. “Lots” or “yards” (gardens) can be large and many are not enclosed by the walls, fences or hedges so popular in other cultures. Similarly, “window treatments” frame the window. but the use of European-style net curtains to screen out nosy neighbors is rare. In the same style, first-time visitors to an American home may be proudly given the full tour; even walk-in closets and en suite bathrooms are not considered off-limits. They may also be encouraged to help themselves to a soda from the fridge. All this gives an impression of openness.

    Yet Americans do value their personal space and privacy. A Brazilian expatriate (侨民) who dropped in on her usually friendly Connecticut neighbors unannounced got the clear impression she should have called first. Similarly while a typical suburban home features large, shared areas, such as an open-plan kitchen and family room or “den”, ample private space is also allowed in the floor plan. A visit to a family home in the evening would likely find the family members dispersed, each independently watching TV, on the phone, surfing the Internet, or otherwise recharging batteries in the privacy of their own bedroom.

    American individualism, expansiveness, and abundance are expressed in lifestyle. Despite the fact that the average household size has declined over the past thirty years from3.1 people to 2.6 people per household, the average size of a new family home increased during the same period from 1,500 to 2,200 square feet.

    A common observation is just how outsized everything is. The beds are king-sized, the TVs have giant screens, the burgers are “whoppers (庞然大物),” appliances are “industrial” size. The largest popcorn or soda at the movies can be “supersized.” Closets are “walk in,” and some cars are the size of a military vehicle.

1.The passage suggests that Americans__________.

A. are rich enough to afford large size houses and luxurious electricity appliances

B. are very shy when talking about keeping their privacy and their personal space

C. would like to express their lifestyles in public to show them off

D. enjoy openness as well as individualism although they seem to contradict each other

2.Why can we say that American individualism, expansiveness, and abundance are expressed in their lifestyle?

A. Because the average size of a new house has increased during the past thirty years.

B. Because Americans often use European-style net curtains to screen out nosy neighbors.

C. Because many houses are equipped with walk-in closets.

D. Because the house size, outsized household furniture and independent living habits have proved it.

3.The underlined phrase in the passage means________.

A. filling a battery with electrical power

B. recovering your strength and energy by resting for a while

C. changing your batteries again

D. obtaining new batteries because old ones are running out

4.According to the passage, if you drop in on an American family which is usually friendly to you in the evening, you________.

A. will be deeply impressed by their family get-together scene

B. will be invited to a party which is well-prepared

C. will find family members scattered, and enjoying themselves individually

D. will be warmly welcomed even if they don’t get informed of your visit earlier

 

The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics,many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes,may be partly due to the long term effects of nicotine(尼古丁),new research suggests.

“People who are also smokers are at a much higher risk,” Dr.Jennifer  M.Glass of the University of Michigan's Addiction Research Center said. In her study,“Cigarette smoking has a bad effect on IQ and thinking,” she said.

This finding may seem counterintuitive(违反直觉的),since many smokers show that they feel quicker and focused after smoking. Indeed,research shows that improved mental functioning is one of the immediate effects of nicotine exposure. Chronic(慢性的)smokinghoweveris known to have the opposite effect. Studies show that up to 87 percent of alcoholics smoke cigarettes.

Yet,few studies have looked into cigarette smoking as a factor that might explain the cognitive(认知的)lack reported among alcoholics. To search for that association,Glass and her colleagues examined brain function among 172 men from the same area,including 103 men who abused alcohol. The team found that men with higher scores on the lifetime alcohol problems scale(LAPS)and those who reported a higher number of pack years of smoking both had lower IQ scores.

Upon further research,the researchers found that smoking also appeared to be independently associated  with weaker word and space reasoning.

Thus,though smoking did not account for all of the decreased mental functioning observed among the alcohol abusers,it did seem to account for some of the effects,the report indicates.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Cigarette smoking contributes to decreased IQ and thinking.

B.Alcohol abuse is to blame for the poorer mental function.

C.Most of the alcoholics are also heavy smokers.

D.Non-smokers mostly have higher IQ scores.

2.The underline sentence “Chronic smoking, however, is known to have opposite effect” in paragraph 3  suggests:

A.Chronic smoking can improve mental functioning.

B.Chronic smoking has an immediate influence on mental functioning.

C.Chronic smoking has side effect on mental functioning improvement.

D.Chronic smokers feel quicker and focused after smoking.

3.From the passage we can learn that .

A.cigarette smoking is not related to reasoning

B.nicotine exposure can improve mental functioning temporarily

C.the long term effects of nicotine cause alcoholics

D.men with lower scores on the LAPS have lower IQ scores

4.It can be inferred from the passage that .

A.many alcoholics suffer a great deal from smoking

B.giving up smoking is significantly challenging for the alcoholics

C.alcoholics who do not smoke much have higher IQ scores

D.other factors can cause the poorer mental functioning besides smoking

5.The purpose of this passage is .

A.to warn us of the bad effects of smoking on IQ and thinking

B.to tell us why people are addicted to smoking

C.to give us some advice on how to improve IQ and reasoning

D.to compare the bad effects of alcohol and cigarette

 

Have you dreamed of traveling to cool places, meeting different people, and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter which country you live in, you can fly over the world’s highest waterfalls in Venezuela, study in France or take dancing lessons in Ghana. Besides the excitement of traveling, there is another reason to study abroad. "Obviously, I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself." said Andrew, who studied in France.

Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her hometown of 35,000! Christina said she learned how to better speak for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?

Living away from home can also help you become adapted to the transition (过渡) to college and adulthood. Matthew said that he returned from studying in Australia with confidence, and a real interest in international affairs. "After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college was a breeze — moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem difficult at all after having lived thousands of miles away. "

Speaking of college, improving your language skills might help you get into ideal colleges and even land future jobs. Colleges and employers know that studying abroad provides leadership skills in a world that needs much communication. Most of all, it’s fun! You won’t suffer from the general boredom (单调) while you’re studying in a different learning environment.

1.What do we know about Andrew?

A.He once flew over the world’s highest waterfalls.                 B.He took dancing lessons in Ghana.    C.He learned about cultures in Caracas, Venezuela.           D.He studied in France.

2.According to Christina, studying abroad enables people to ________.

A.get along with people around              B.have confidence in themselves  C.get used to a different life D.know about different cultures

3.By saying "I found the transition to college was a breeze", the author means it is _______ to adapt to college life.

A.interesting        B.difficult           C.easy             D.disappointing

4.From the last paragraph, the greatest thing you can get by studying abroad is to _______.

A.enjoy the excitement of traveling           B.pick up a new language    C.enter the university you dreamed of D.make your life full of pleasure

5.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The advantages of studying abroad.          B.What to prepare to study abroad.    C.The experiences of studying abroad.                    D.Different opinions on studying abroad.

 

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