Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious（有营养的）. But these people don’t realize that mice and worms often comprise a snake’s diet, therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes. Thus, they may do harm to our health. Apart from this, I’m sorry to see that more and more snakes are being killed by man’s cruel knife.

　　According to the English newspaper Shanghai Star, about 1, 000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day.

　　These figures alert us that if we still turn blind eyes to this continuous movement against snakes, a vicious cycle will be created. If more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, which will make an increase in mice and worms population, which will result in a decrease of crop output. This will make more people hungry.

　　Who will see such tragedy happen?

　　So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect ourselves”.

　　1．This passage tries to advice people ________.

　　A．to keep ourselves healthy

　　B．to protect snakes and not to eat them

　　C．to protect mice and worms

　　D．not to eat mice and worms

　　2．The parasites in the snake come from ________.

　　A．its diet

　　B．mice

　　C．worms

　　D．snake meat

　　3．What will happen if we continue eating snakes?

　　A．More snakes will be eaten.

　　B．A vicious cycle will be created.

　　C．More people will turn blind eyes to it.

　　D．Mice will damage the crops.

　　4．The vicious cycle may be like this: ________.

　　A．more snakes→more mice and worms→less crop output

　　B．less snakes→more mice and worms→more crop output

　　C．less snakes→more mice and worms→less crop output

　　D．more snakes→less mice and worms→more crop output

　　5．The best title of this passage is ________.

　　A．Snake Meat in Various Flavors

　　B．Protect the Snake Is to Protect Ourselves

　　C．Eating Snakes in Vogue

　　D．Let’s Not Eat Snakes Any More

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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

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

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

B. the shop that sells milk and butter

C. a farm where cows are kept　

D. a place where milk products are made.

5. 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

In Latin America, as in other places, the dreaded protein deficiency disease kwashiorkor (红体病) is taking as heavy toll of children's lives. Strategic vitamins and minerals may be lacing due to traditional diets which are nutritionally unbalanced. Here people continue their eating pattern year after year without knowledge of what their dietary habits are doing to themselves and to future generations.

With a basic knowledge of nutritional needs and deficiencies, efforts could be directed to finding food substitutes which could meet these needs. Mixtures of vegetable proteins, like soybeans and peanuts, could provide an abundance of cheap, useful protein where meat, eggs, and milk are not within economic reach of large groups in the population. Efforts could also be expended on increasing the agricultural productivity in specific regions; where large areas are given over to relatively inefficient use as gazing land, the intensive production of vegetable protein crops could bring remedial nutrition to an undernourished population. Elsewhere, enrichment with specific vitamins and minerals of traditional staple foods that are deficient in essential nutritive factors could wipe out disabling deficiency diseases most overnight. Similarly, addition of minute amounts of inexpensive iodine (碘) to salt benefit large areas where endemic goiter (地方流行性甲状腺肿大) has been accepted as an integral (组成的) part of life for generations.

　　 1. Which word can indicate the frequency of occurrence of goiter?

　　　　 A. endemic　　　　 B. minute　　　　  C. inexpensive　　  D. addition

　　 2. It is lack of　　　　   that cause malnutrition.

　　　　  A. protein　　   B. vitamins　　　　  C. iodine　　　　  D. food

　　 3. Cheap protein substitutes for milk, eggs, and meat——.

　　　　  A. can be found in iodized salt

　　　　 B. are being sought by scientists

　　　　  C. can be gotten from soybean

　　 D. may be obtained from vitamins and minerals

　　 4. Which is the best title for this passage?

　　　　  A. Improving Our Diet　　　　    B. Eliminating Starvation

　　　　  C. Science and Agriculture　　   D. Combating Malnutrition

In most corners of the world, malnutrition is plainly a matter of outright insufficiency of food for the population——where the majority of the people do not obtain enough food calories to meet minimal needs for support of physical work and for maintenance of health. Elsewhere the problem may be not one of insufficient calories but of lack of specific nutrients essential for health.

In Latin America, as in other places, the dreaded protein deficiency disease kwashiorkor (红体病) is taking as heavy toll of children's lives. Strategic vitamins and minerals may be lacing due to traditional diets which are nutritionally unbalanced. Here people continue their eating pattern year after year without knowledge of what their dietary habits are doing to themselves and to future generations.

With a basic knowledge of nutritional needs and deficiencies, efforts could be directed to finding food substitutes which could meet these needs. Mixtures of vegetable proteins, like soybeans and peanuts, could provide an abundance of cheap, useful protein where meat, eggs, and milk are not within economic reach of large groups in the population. Efforts could also be expended on increasing the agricultural productivity in specific regions; where large areas are given over to relatively inefficient use as gazing land, the intensive production of vegetable protein crops could bring remedial nutrition to an undernourished population. Elsewhere, enrichment with specific vitamins and minerals of traditional staple foods that are deficient in essential nutritive factors could wipe out disabling deficiency diseases most overnight. Similarly, addition of minute amounts of inexpensive iodine (碘) to salt benefit large areas where endemic goiter (地方流行性甲状腺肿大) has been accepted as an integral (组成的) part of life for generations.

　　 1. Which word can indicate the frequency of occurrence of goiter?

　　　　 A. endemic　　　　 B. minute　　　　  C. inexpensive　　  D. addition

　　 2. It is lack of　　　　   that cause malnutrition.

　　　　  A. protein　　   B. vitamins　　　　  C. iodine　　　　  D. food

　　 3. Cheap protein substitutes for milk, eggs, and meat——.

　　　　  A. can be found in iodized salt

　　　　 B. are being sought by scientists

　　　　  C. can be gotten from soybean

　　 D. may be obtained from vitamins and minerals

　　 4. Which is the best title for this passage?

　　　　  A. Improving Our Diet　　　　    B. Eliminating Starvation

　　　　  C. Science and Agriculture　　   D. Combating Malnutrition

　　Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat in various flavors（风味）is often seen in restaurant ads. It seems that eating snake is now in vogue（盛行）, and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder whether all of the trends are worth following.

　　Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious（有营养的）. But these people don’t realize that mice and worms often comprise a snake’s diet, therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes. Thus, they may do harm to our health. Apart from this, I’m sorry to see that more and more snakes are being killed by man’s cruel knife.

　　According to the English newspaper Shanghai Star, about 1, 000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day.

　　These figures alert us that if we still turn blind eyes to this continuous movement against snakes, a vicious cycle will be created. If more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, which will make an increase in mice and worms population, which will result in a decrease of crop output. This will make more people hungry.

　　Who will see such tragedy happen?

　　So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect ourselves”.

　　1．This passage tries to advice people ________.

　　A．to keep ourselves healthy

　　B．to protect snakes and not to eat them

　　C．to protect mice and worms

　　D．not to eat mice and worms

　　2．The parasites in the snake come from ________.

　　A．its diet

　　B．mice

　　C．worms

　　D．snake meat

　　3．What will happen if we continue eating snakes?

　　A．More snakes will be eaten.

　　B．A vicious cycle will be created.

　　C．More people will turn blind eyes to it.

　　D．Mice will damage the crops.

　　4．The vicious cycle may be like this: ________.

　　A．more snakes→more mice and worms→less crop output

　　B．less snakes→more mice and worms→more crop output

　　C．less snakes→more mice and worms→less crop output

　　D．more snakes→less mice and worms→more crop output

　　5．The best title of this passage is ________.

　　A．Snake Meat in Various Flavors

　　B．Protect the Snake Is to Protect Ourselves

　　C．Eating Snakes in Vogue

　　D．Let’s Not Eat Snakes Any More