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     Chinese parents are being urged to pay more attention to their children's nutrition, after a study
revealed that unscientific ways of feeding babies and a lack of trace elements are the two biggest threats
to youngsters'health. Experts drew these conclusions from a two year study into the nutrition and health
situation of children under six in ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. 
     Started in 2003 by the China National Children's Center, the survey includes 8043 children, equally
divided between the sexes. It shows 37 percent of surveyed children have baby food earlier than the
recommended age of four to six months old, with another 35percent taking it later, which in return brings
about a nutrition difference as these children grow up.  "Our children above four to six months old fall
behind foreign children in terms of their physical well?being," said Zhao Shunyi, head of the center.  She
called on Chinese parents to pay more attention to their children's nutrition after they stop breast feeding
at six months old.      
     Trace elements
     The survey also shows more than half of the children above six months old are deficient in five trace
elements which are crucial to their physical development-magnesium, copper, calcium, iron and zinc. 
"Lack of zinc will lead to low level of intelligence," said Dou Xiaowei, vice director of the National Center
for Child Nutrition Quality Supervision and Testing. "Parents had better choose baby food with plentiful
trace elements, especially calcium, iron and zinc."
     Zhao said, "The center is urging the government to strengthen child food production management by
revising related  laws.  Child food producers should be advised to market products with rich trace
elements."  

 

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     Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and
the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
    He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real,
learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying
art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six
months!
     At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students
was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular
portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very
successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many
paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
     Rembrandt's private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only
one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his
second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful
as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (破产) in
1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
     His unfortunate life, however, didn't affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time.
His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months
later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and
over 2,000 drawings!
1. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?
A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.
B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.
2. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt         .
A. graduated from the University of Leiden.  
B. began his teaching career in 1628.
C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.
D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.
3. How many members of Rembrandt's family died before him, not including his parents?
A. Four  
B. Five  
C. Six  
D. Seven
4. What's the best title for this passage?
A. A brief biography of Rembrandt  
B. A great Dutch painter  
C. The greatest painter in the world  
D. Rembrandt's unhappy family  

Dou Te, a 54 – year – old single man, sleeps for extremely long periods of time in winter, thinking it helps him to lose weight and brings him good luck. Sometimes he sleeps for a week, sometimes for a month, waking only occasionally for a drink of water. This unusual habit of his attracted (吸引) the attention of a professor at a local university, who is studying him.

Dou Te is an agricultural consultant (顾问) and has no fixed working hours. He says he has had this habit of hibernation since the 1960’s, when one winter he felt particularly tired and became seriously overweight. Because of bad weather, he had to stay at home for several weeks, and he found that sleeping is the only way to get rid of the boredom, and from then on, he started to sleep in winter, whether it was day or night. As a result he lost 50 pounds that first year. At the beginning, he would get up in the mornings and have something to eat and take a shower, but then he read some materials and learned that every kind of need could be reduced during the hibernation, and he gradually learned to control his instincts. Now when he hibernates, he need only drink some water once a week; all his system slows down. And he hardly needs any food and certainly doesn’t need to wash.

Says he “For four months, I don’t eat or play. I save a lot of money, and when I wake up, I can use the money to improve my quality of life. Hibernation is really a good idea. If anyone else is interested, it is worth trying.”

1.Dou Te sleeps for a very long period of time in winter for the thinks          .

       A.it helps him to lose weigh and brings him good luck.

       B.it helps him to get rid of work and worries of life.

       C.he can have a very good rest.

       D.it helps him to gain weight and brings him good luck.

2.He started his hibernation in one winter when            .

       A.he felt a little tired and became slightly overweight.

       B.he particularly felt bored and became seriously overweight.

       C.he was particularly tired and became seriously overweight.

       D.he particularly felt tired and lost 50 pounds.

3.After hibernation, Dou Te thinks           .

       A.he can get rid of the boredom.

       B.he can get rid of the troubles of eating and drinking.

       C.he can save money and improve the quality of his life.

       D.he can be free from his work and away from people.

Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.

  He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six months!

At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.

  Rembrandt’s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (破产) in 1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.

His unfortunate life, however, didn’t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time. His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and over 2,000 drawings!

56. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?

A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.

B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.

C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.

D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.

57. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt     .

A. graduated from the University of Leiden.  B. began his teaching career in 1628.

C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.  D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.

58. How many members of Rembrandt’s family died before him, not including his parents?

A. Four             B. Five         C. Six         D. Seven

59. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A brief biography of Rembrandt        B. A great Dutch painter

C. The greatest painter in the world        D. Rembrandt’s unhappy family

             

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