题目内容
Winter is coming, and some parts of the world are already covered with deep snow. The best way to warm those cold hands is a cup of hot sweet chocolate. Hot chocolate has been used for many years to treat diseases and fight bad moods. It’s known as a special healthy drink from the 16th to 19th centuries, and sometimes was taken as a medicine. Nowadays people don’t consider hot chocolate as a medicine, but drink even more than ever! There are plenty of tasty and healthy hot chocolate recipes(烹饪法) you can try to enjoy the following health benefits of drinking hot chocolate.
It improves your brain power
The study shows that drinking hot chocolate can help improve your brain power and your brain health. The flavonoids (类黄酮) in hot chocolate increase the blood flow and oxygen to your brain, helping you think better. If you want to improve your memory, try drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day. Not only will you improve your memory, but your mood as well. Just make sure you don’t use too much sugar in your hot chocolate.
It improves your mood
Chocolate, including hot chocolate, is well-known mood booster. This tasty drink helps fight stress, anxiety, and depression. But the problem is, hot chocolate may contain high amounts of sugar. Consider making sugar-free hot chocolate to get all its mood-improving properties(特性).
It can help you lose weight
If you are trying to drop a few pounds, drinking hot chocolate can help you achieve your weight loss goal. When made correctly, hot chocolate is a delicious and low calorie drink that you can enjoy every time you have chocolate desire. Besides, drinking a cup of low calorie hot chocolate helps prevent the intake of high-calorie and sugar foods like cakes.
Now that you’re aware of some of the best health benefits of drinking chocolate, what are you waiting for? Rush into your kitchen and make this fantastic winter drink.
1.Hot chocolate is popular in winter because .
A. it can make your cold hands warm
B. it has been used for many years
C. it was used to treat kinds of illnesses
D. it is regarded as the healthiest drink
2.In the passage the author mainly talks about .
A. different hot chocolate recipes
B. materials used to make hot chocolate
C. side effects from drinking chocolate
D. benefits of drinking hot chocolate
3.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. hot chocolate is the only way to improve mood
B. most people can be addicted to chocolate
C. remember never to have sugar in drink
D. food in low calorie makes you healthy
书面表达
生活中冲突时有发生。你班同学苏华和李江在上周篮球赛打篮球时发生争执,导致关系紧张。请你结合此事,并根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文,向学校英文报“Happy Teens”专栏投稿。
简要描述事情的经过 | 打篮球、碰撞(bump into each other)、争执,等等 |
分析发生冲突的原因 | 1.遇事不够冷静 |
2.…太注重得失… | |
谈谈避免冲突的做法 | (请考生根据自己的经历或感想,提出至少两种做法) |
注意:
1.对所有要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2.词数100左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
3.作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息,如班级、人名等。
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HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher: G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term: Summer 2014 Form: Ⅳ B
FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS HEADMASTER Basically satisfactory work and progress I shall be keeping an eye on his though he will now have realized, I hope, that progress in his weaker subjects in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the improvement. science is most pleasing. |
1.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon _____.
A. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all.
B. likes to work with his classmates
C. doesn’t exercise his body at the right time
D. is too talkative in the class
2.Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?
A. History and French.
B. Biology and Maths.
C. English and Chemistry.
D. Physics and Physical Education.
3.Which of the following statements best describes Simon?
A. He has made great progress in language classes.
B. His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.
C. He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.
D. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.
4.Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?
A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.
B. Basically, Simon did a good job in science.
C. Simon is a determined learner in English.
D. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.