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A bowl of soup a day could keep the pounds at bay.
Health experts have discovered that adding low-calorie vegetable soup to the start of a meal can actually help to lose weight. Because you tend to feel full sooner, you eat less of your main course.
The soup method was tested by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, led by Dr Barbara Rolls. They found that when participants in the study ate a first course of soup before lunch they reduced their total calorie intake by 20 per cent, compared with those who did not begin the meal with soup. But those who favour creamy soups should beware. Researchers stressed the soup must be low-calorie and based on stock, not cream.
All of the soups tested in the study were made from the same elements—chicken stock (原汁鸡汤), broccoli (菜花), potato, cauliflower (花椰菜) and carrots. They were mixed together to create four different textures and thickness from separate stock and vegetables through to pureed (蔬菜泥) soup.
Scientists thought that thick soups with thick pieces of vegetables which required chewing might be more filling, but to their surprise they found all forms had the same effect. The findings were presented to the Experimental Biology conference in Washington, DC, and the research was part funded by the National Institutes of Health. 
小题1:The passage mainly discusses _____.
A.how to lose weight in a simple wayB.what kind of soup to be served at a meal
C.how to form a healthy eating habitD.why eating soup could help lose weight
小题2: What does the sentence “A bowl of soup a day could keep the pounds at bay” imply?
A.Eating soup equals to swimming in a sea.
B.Eating a bowl of soup every meal is enough to keep fit.
C.Eating soup every day can help you to lose weight.
D.Making soup every day could cost you a lot of money.
小题3: Which of following is the possible result of eating soup before a meal?
A.Dropping the amount of calorie intake.B.Reducing your weight by 20%.
C.Doing good to your growing high.D.Helping you eat more.
小题4: Which of the following statements is correct in making the soup?
A.The materials for making soup must be limited to vegetables.
B.The soup must be made low- calorie.
C.The thickness of the soup makes a difference.
D.The soup must be mixed with some cream.

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B

小题1:根据第二段意义可知,喝汤会让你很快觉得饱了,所以正餐就能少吃点,从而摄入的总热量就会减少。所以本文阐述的是喝汤为什么会减轻体重。
小题2:这是一篇生活类阅读材料。健康专家发现,在吃正餐之前喝一碗低热量的蔬菜汤有助于减轻体重。由全文论述的中心推测,此句意义是:一天一碗汤,脂肪全减光。
小题3:根据第三段“他们发现,与那些饭前不喝汤的人相比,如果研究对象在午餐前先喝了一碗汤,他们这顿饭所摄入的总热量就会减少20%。”可得答案。
小题4:根据第三段最后一句:研究人员强调,这种汤的热量必须低,要以汤为主要原料,而不是奶油。短文第四、五段提到:汤的原料有:鸡汤、菜花、马铃薯、花椰菜和胡萝卜(不包含奶油);不同质地、不同浓度的汤功效都一样,故可排除A、C、D。
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__65can also help you get a better night's sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness __66by exercise can improve sleep.
Exercise encourages weight loss and also may __67 depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the __68 drop in your body's temperature. The __69  of exercise are especially important for older people, __70 exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime—working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.
61.A. conscious      B. peaceful      C. effective      D. refreshed
62.A. physically     B. mentally      C. emotionally    D. regularly
63.A. made           B. done          C. functioned     D. conducted
64.A. night's sleep     B. dreaming sleep   C. deep sleep       D. REM
65.A. Exercise       B. Dreams        C. Researchers    D. Doctors
66.A. recovered      B. strengthened  C. caused         D. reduced
67.A. increase       B. relieve       C. release        D. arouse
68.A. nighttime      B. daytime       C. dinnertime     D. lifetime
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Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air for their children, but experts now have identified a related threat to children's health that isn't as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke。
That's the term being   1  to describe the invisible yet poisonous mixture of gases and particles(颗粒) clinging(依附) to smokers' hair and   2 , not to mention cushions and carpeting, that stays long after second-hand smoke has cleared from a room. The remaining   3 heavy metals, carcinogens(致癌物) and even radioactive materials that young children can get on their hands and take in,   4 if they're crawling or playing on the floor。
Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston coined the term "third-hand smoke" to   5 these chemicals in a new study that   6 on the risks they pose to infants and children. The study was published in the  7 issue of the journal Pediatrics。
"Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is bad, 8 they don't know about this," said Dr. Jonathan P. Winickoff, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School。
"When their kids are   9 the house, they might smoke. Or they smoke in the car. Or they strap(用带子捆扎) the kid in the car seat in the back and crack the window and   10 , and they think it's okay because the second-hand smoke isn't getting to their  11 . We needed a term to describe these tobacco toxins that aren't  12 ."
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But   17 fewer of those surveyed were aware of the  18 of third-hand smoke. Since the term is so new, the researchers asked people if they agreed with the statement that "breathing air in a room   19 where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children"。
Only 65 percent of nonsmokers and 43 percent of smokers agreed with that  20 , which researchers interpreted as acknowledgement of the risks of third-hand smoke。
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(    ) 8. A. but                  B. and           C. however           D. or
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(    ) 12. A. visible            B. invisible    C. poisonous         D. concrete
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I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek。Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.
You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power.
This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’s circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.
But the “white people” have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to grow up.
小题1:According to the passage, the Indians _______.
A.don’t have modern instruments in their homes
B.refused to move from round places
C.lived in round places, but were forced to live in square houses
D.lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses
小题2:Two things being compared in the passage are _______.
A.the Indians’ past and present living conditions
B.the Indians’ past and modern beliefs
C.the Indians’ old and new power
D.people and nature
小题3:In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to _______.
A.the four rooms of the Indian’s house
B.the four kinds of natural power
C.the four seasons
D.the four directions
小题4:According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, _______.
A.they had to move to other houses
B.boys took more time to grow into men
C.they forgot the old way of life
D.everyone was not happy
Healthy knees aren’t the main consideration in choosing high heels,but new research says chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos(细高跟鞋).“It takes a long time to feel the effects of knee osteoarthritis(骨关节炎)—and once you do it,it is too late,”said Dr.Casey Kerrigan,leading researcher of the study and associate professor at Harvard Medical School’s department of physical medicine.“I compare it to smoking—one cigarette is not painful,but over a lifetime it is.Wide-heeled shoes feel comfortable,so women wear them all day long,”Kerrigan said.“They are better for your feet than stiletto heels,but just as bad for your knees.”
In the study,researchers had twenty women wear two pairs of shoes with three-inch heels,one with a narrow heel and the other with a thick one.The scientists compared how much pressure was put on the women’s knees by both types of shoes.The women also walked bare-foot to test normal pressure.The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to the knees.Compared with walking barefoot,the heels increased pressure on the inside of the knee by 26 percent.Increased pressure on the knee eventually leads to arthritis,experts say.
The idea that high heels are bad for your health isn’t new—scientists have warned women for years that they contribute to problems ranging from corns to hammer toes,tendonitis,knee pain,sprained(扭伤)ankles and back problems.But in 1998,Kerrigan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis,a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage(软骨)surrounding the knee.The first study looked only at stiletto heels,and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high-heeled shoes she noticed many women wearing.“This study confirms what we all intuitively(直觉地)know that high-heeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health,”said Dr.Glem Pfeffer,a San Francisco doctor and member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study.
小题1:We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because _________.
A.they want to walk comfortably
B.chunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairs
C.chunky heels do less harm to knees
D.chunky heels are not painful at all
小题2:The study mentioned in the second paragraph found that _________.
A.pressure on the foot is caused by high heels
B.the pressure is abnormal while walking barefoot
C.arthritis is always caused by pressure on the knees
D.both types of shoes have the same harm to the knees
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.people got to know the high heels are bad for health recently
B.people have known the high heels are bad for health for years
C.people haven’t known the high heels are bad for health yet
D.people will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon
小题4:Kerrigan’s late study looked at the chunky high-heeled shoes because _________.
A.they feel more comfortable
B.they are related to knee osteoarthritis
C.they are worn by many women
D.they are different from stiletto heels
小题5:The best title for the passage may be _________.
A.Talking Healthy Knees into Consideration
B.High-heels Do Harm to Knees
C.Chunky Heels and Stiletto Heels
D.When Wearing High-heels
Common indoor plants may prove to be a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only pretty, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing possible harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings.?
NASA have announced the finds of a 2-year study that suggested the common indoor plants may provide a natural way of helping fight against “Sick Building Syndrome(综合症)”.?
Research into the use of biological processes as a means of solving environmental problems, both on Earth and in space habitats, has been carried out for many years by Dr. Bill Wloverton, a senior research scientist at NASA. ?
Based on preliminary evaluations(初步评估) of the use of common indoor plants for indoor air purification(净化),NASA funded a study using about a dozen popular varieties of attractive plants to determine their effectiveness in removing several key pollutants linked with indoor air pollution. NASA research on indoor has found that living plants are so efficient at absorbing pollutants in the air that some will be launched into space as part of the biological life support system aboard future orbiting space stations.?
While more research is needed, Wolverton says the study has shown that common indoor plants can remove certain pollutants from the indoor environment. “We feel that future results will provide an even stronger argument that common indoor plants can be a very effective part of a system used to provide pollution free homes and work places,” he concludes.?
“Combining nature with technology can increase the effectiveness of plants in removing air pollutants,” he said.
NASA research has always shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several poisonous chemicals from the air inside buildings. You can use plant in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work—where people feel better, perform better, and enjoy life more.
小题1:The main idea of the passage is _______.?
A.plants are very useful to human beings?
B.indoor plants can help remove indoor air pollution?
C.indoor plants should be raised in both homes and offices?
D.NASA have studied indoor plants for many years?
小题2:Why do you think NASA are very interested in indoor plants??
A.Some indoor plants would be used in space stations.?
B.They want to find a way to cure Sick Building Syndrome.?
C.They need indoor plants to carry out their experiments.?
D.Indoor plants are pretty and attractive.?
小题3:The underlined word “pollutants” refers to _______.?
A.some kinds of indoor plantsB.ways to solve air pollution?
C.research on indoor plantsD.poisonous chemicals in the air?
Fat and shy,Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football,tennis,cricket—anything with a round ball,I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire,England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually,Saunders set up his mind on building up his body,increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18,he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland,where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested,Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures,then decided that this would be his future.
  In 2001,after becoming a skillful skier,Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite,ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit,pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.
  Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole,and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
Next October,Saunders,27,heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back,a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.
小题1:Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?
a. He ran his first marathon.
b. He skied alone in the North Pole.
   c. He rode his bike in a forest
.d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole.
A.a-c-d-bB.c-d-a-bC.a-c-b-dD.c-a-b-d
小题2:The underlined word “exploits” is closest in meaning to______
A.journeysB.operationsC. researchesD.adventures
小题3:The story mainly tell us about Saunders that he is______
A.a good instructor at schoolB.the best British skier
C.Ridgway’s favorite studentD.a success in sports
小题4:Ben Saunders______after he was 15 years old .
A.become good at most sports.B.began to build up his body.
C.made friends with a runner.D.joined a sports team

Several years ago, a well- known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even   1 around. His doctors told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually   2  from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 60   3  of survival.
  4  the diagnosis( 诊断) , Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in   5  and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative( 消极的)  6 . The book made Cousins think about the possible   7 _ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the will to live have positive treatment value?”
He decided to focused all his   8  on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would bring about positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He   9  time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out positive emotions. Within eight days of starting his “Laugh therapy” program his pain began to  10  and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually achieved complete recovery after a few years.
小题1:1.
A.runB.passC.moveD.travel
小题2:
A.sufferB.dieC.separateD.recover
小题3:
A.timeB.valueC.chanceD.opportunity
小题4:
A.A part fromB.In spite ofC.Instead of D.Rather than
小题5:
A.medicineB.sportsC.booksD.chemistry
小题6:
A.attitudeB.beliefsC.goalsD.positions
小题7:
A.shortcomingsB.harmC.benefitsD.interests
小题8:
A.moneyB.timeC.hobbiesD.attention
小题9:
A.affordedB.appointedC.offeredD.arranged
小题10:
A.escapeB.decreaseC.increaseD.end
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It suggests students around the country have an hour of sports every day. The difference is that students will be able to do any sport they please. The idea is to make students happy and keep them healthy at the same time.
Han Jiawen likes the idea. The 13-year-old studies in Shanghai Yangsi Middle School. Her school began the activity at the beginning of the term. Han an her classmates skipped rope together. “We had a good time,” said Han. “It was better playing than having classes.”
Wang Lichao welcomes the idea, too. “It’s good to be able to breathe some fresh air instead of sitting in the classroom.”
But the 14-year-old from Tianjin wonders whether there will be enough space for everyone. “With so many students outside,” he said, “I’m afraid there won’t be enough standing room in the playground.”
Wu Jiatong’s school in Liaoning already has something like a “sunshine sports” program. From the beginning of this term, Wu and other students at her school have been jogging for 40 minutes every morning. “It’s tiring,” said Wu. “But we do feel healthier.” “We hope we can do what we want. The school says later we can have rope skipping or kicking jianzi. I can’t wait!” she said.
What about your school? There must be more sports that interest you and your schoolmates.
56. According to the author, which of the following allows the students to have enough time to do sports?
A. The headmaster.           B. A teacher.   
C. A TV program.            D. A program called “sunshine sports”.
57. What does Han Jiawen think of the “sunshine sports” program?
A. It’s useless.   B. It’s wonderful.   C. It’s healthy.   D. It’s tiring.
58. According to the passage, Wu Jiatong ________.
A. hates her school program--- jogging
B. doesn’t like sitting in the classroom
C. wants to do different kinds of sports
D. complains there isn’t enough room to do sports
59. Which of the following statements is true?
A. All the students think it easy to carry out the program.
B. The program allows students to have an hour of sports on weekends.
C. Wang Lichao thinks sitting in the classroom is better than playing.
D. There may be not enough room for every student to do sports in some schools.

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