Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”.Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据) is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart.Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow.These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症).
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help.Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼).In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks
Better for your skin.German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day.After three months, the women’s skin was moister(滑润的)and smoother.The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain.
【小题1】Which of the following is wrong?                                            

A.Coca’s chemicals can prevent both cell damage and inflammation.
B.Chocolate may help you lower your blood pressure.
C.People early know chocolate is good for their health.
D.chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
A.Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B.Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C.Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.
D.We should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
【小题3】What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Chocolate, a Healthy FoodB.More Chocolate, Less Health
C.Chocolate and Blood PressureD.Advice on Eating Chocolate
【小题4】The conclusion that chocolate may help lower blood pressure was brought out by       
A.scientists at Harvard University
B.Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University
C.scientists at Indiana University
D.German researchers
【小题5】What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?
A.Think of it..B.Speak up.C. Stop talkingD.Listen to it

Work is a part of living —my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.
The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”
Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.
Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me . And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.
Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.
【小题1】When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that         .

A.he had found a good job
B.he would have something to eat
C.he would no longer suffer from the Depression
D.he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect
【小题2】The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because     .
A.he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge
B.he had been needing to get it moved
C.he wanted to help them in his own way
D.he wanted to show them his kindness and respect
【小题3】The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but         .
A.kind B.thoughtful C.wealthy D.sympathetic
【小题4】The best title for the story would be         .
A.The DepressionB.The Pleasure of Helping Others
C.No Pains, No Gains D.Work-A Part of Living

Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据) is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow. These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症).
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently 
found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate 
per day for two weeks their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin. German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was moister(滑润的)and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain.
【小题1】Which of the following is wrong?                                            

A.Coca’s chemicals can prevent both cell damage and inflammation.
B.Chocolate may help you lower your blood pressure.
C.People early know chocolate is good for their health.
D.Chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
A.Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B.Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C.Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.
D.We should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
【小题3】What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Chocolate, a Healthy FoodB.More Chocolate, Less Health
C.Chocolate and Blood PressureD.Advice on Eating Chocolate
【小题4】What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?
A.Think of it.B.Speak up. C. Stop talkingD.Listen to it

Recently we told you about a finding that more years of school could help students get higherscores on intelligence testsThat was the finding of a study of teenage males in NorwayNowother research shows that physical activity may help students do better in their classes .

The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical educationThey are using the time instead for academic subjects like maths and readingThe studies appeared between 2007 and 2013They included more than 55000 childrenaged 6 to 18

Amika Singh“Based on the results of our studywe can conclude that being physically active is beneficial for academic performance. There arefirstPhysiological explanationslike more blood flow, and so more oxygen to the brainBeing physically active means there are more hormones(荷尔蒙)produced like endorphins(内啡肽)And endorphins make your stress level lower and? your mood improved, which means you also perform better.”

Alsostudents involved in organized sports learn rules and how to follow themThis could improve their classroom behavior and help them keep their mind on their work

The study leaves some questions unansweredhoweverMsStash says it is not possible to say whether the amount or kind of activity affected the level of academic improvementThis is because of differences among the studies .

Alsothey were mostly observational studiesAn observational study is where researchers do not do controlled comparisonsThey only describe what they observeSo they might observe a link that students who are more active often have better gradesBut that does not necessarily mean being active was the cause of those higher grades

The researchers said they found only two high - quality studiesThey called for more high-

quality studies to confirm their findingsThey also pointed out that “outcomes for other parts of the world may be quite different. ”

Stillthe general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in schoolMsSingh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physical education programsHer paper on “Physical Activity and Performance at School”is published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

1.The passage mainly tells us that ____

Aa research on physical education has been done by the researchers

Bthere exists a possibility that physical activity leads to higher grades

Cthe amount or kind of activity directly affects academic level

Dthe research shows that the children aged 6 to 1 8 don't do sports

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

ABeing mentally active is good for academic subjects

BThe more hormones you havethe more stressed you will get

CThey have found many high-quality studies to prove the research

DThe educators in the research think studiesnot exercisemean much to students

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 probably means ____.

Agood marks result from high-quality study

Bfindings probably vary in different areas

Cphysical activity will spread all over the world

Dacademic performance depends on the surroundings

4.What's the purpose of writing the passage?

ATo call our attention to the sports at school

BTo introduce all types of physical activities

CTo represent the academic performance

DTo improve students' health

 

According to a study by SallieMae, 84 percent of undergraduate students have credit cards, and by the time they are seniors, they have accumulated US$4,100 in debt, on top of whatever student loans they may have taken out.

Credit cards are the most convenient form of payment, and they are aggressively marketed to college students. Reportedly, a typical college student carries 4.6 credit cards and US$3,173 in credit card debt.

Credit cards seem to be a fact of life, not just student life. In the long term, using a credit card properly and paying off the balance can help establish a card history and increase your credit score, which will come in handy when you need an important loan, for a house or car, for example. Your credit score can affect even unrelated things like insurance rates. Credit cards also offer more protection for users than debit cards (借记卡).Under federal law, the credit card holder is only responsible for the first US$50 in fraudulent(欺诈的)purchases in cases of theft or loss. However, debit card users are responsible for the first US$500.

SallieMae found some good news in the fact that two thirds of students had discussed credit issues with their parents, but 84 percent said they needed more information. Those who didn’t get any guidance were more likely to be surprised when they found out how much they owed.

While credit cards offer the easiest access to money, they make it easy to live outside your means. Less than a fifth of students surveyed paid off their balance every month, and carrying a balance brings finance charges, sometimes at a very high interest rates.

SallieMae found that almost 40 percent of students chose their first credit card based on direct mail, which is probably why students get credit card offers in the mail. But when the credit card offers flow in, be sure that you read the fine print. Offers of low or no interest rates can disappear, leaving you a debt that climbs beyond your ability to pay it off.

1. What does the first paragraph imply?

A. Most of the senior students are shocked to see how much they owed.

B. Students can only take out loans from credit cards.

C. Most of students’ loans come from credit cards.

D. Credit cards have a bad effect on college students.

2. The underlined part “come in handy” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. bring trouble          B. make mistakes       C. be important        D. be useful

3. According to SallieMae, what is the possible reason why students get so many credit card offers in the mail?

A. Many students’ first credit card is based on direct mail.

B. It costs the banks little to mail out credit cards.

C. Students don’t like to go to the bank to open a credit card account.

D. Banks have no other way to let students use their credit cards.

4.What is the theme of the third paragraph?

A. The advantages of using debit cards.

B. The similarities between credit cards and debit cards.

C. The advantages of using credit cards.

D. Credit cards are the most convenient form of payment.

 

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