Many people who are overweight have poor digestion(消化). For the most part, poor digestion is not a habit given by our parents. We give it to ourselves through the way we eat. Eating to get less stress or anxiety is often the mistake most people will make.

  Oh, poor digestion can lead to weight problems. Here’s how: When a person feels stressed, the part of the central nervous system that connects digestion switches off. This is called the parasympathetic nervous system(副交感神经系统). At those times of stress, the body can take in food and  process some of it, but digestion doesn’t work correctly to digest all the nutritional(营养的)goodness from the food. Poor digestion is not always obvious by observing symptoms; you can get some illnesses but not always. Poor digestion can be seemingly silent.

If you eat when you are stressed, anxious, or nervous, you might as well be eating cardboard for all the nutrients your body gets. Yes, eating when stressed is a gaining situation. Now you might think, well, if I’m not digesting, the calories aren’t getting handles, so I should be losing weight. Good idea, but wrong reality. When digestion is not proper, the body starts “starving” from lack of necessary nutrients(营养物). Yes, it goes into a starvation（饥饿）problem and starts absorbing(吸收) fat and energy. It thinks it’s in a famine(饥荒). The good news is that it’s easy to make some corrections and get rid of stress at mealtimes.

If you feel stressed often, it can be helpful to take other food that contains multiple B vitamins. These help, but you could still find yourself stressed at mealtimes.

1.The author wrote the passage to tell us        .

  A. how to deal with stress at mealtimes

  B. what kind of food can be easily digested

  C. eating when you’re stressed can cause weight problems

  D. eating too much resulted in overweight problems

2.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the first paragraph?

  A. Eating is the best way to release stress.

  B. We should not release the stress by eating.

  C. Eating too much can cause anxiety.

  D. The stress problem can be solved during eating.

3. In what way do poor digestion and stress cause body problems?

  A. Poor digestion cannot absorb much nutritional goodness from the food.

  B. People with poor digestion take in food and process all of it.

  C. When people feel stressed, the parasympathetic nervous system switches on.

  D. Poor digestion will not lead to overweight problems.

4.Which is NOT the reason why people may have weight problems when eating with stress?

  A. The body does not take in what they eat.

  B. The digestion system becomes incorrect.

  C. People cannot eat much when unhappy.

  D. The body will begin to absorb too much fat.

Every year Chris Brogan posts his three words for a new year. many others and I have followed his lead for the past three or four years. They helped me a lot. My words for last year were “passion”, “focus” and “delegate” and I stayed true to them. This year, 2013, my goals are more personal and less professional.

FOCUS

Focus is making a repeat appearance on my list this year because I’m too much of a multitasker. The problem is that I have trouble finishing one thing with so many things calling me. When I was working as a writer, all my projects were handled via a schedule, I’m putting a fitness and housekeeping routine into my schedule.

HEALTH

I get so busy taking care of everyone else, and I forget to take care of myself and this has to change. My health suffers and my weight suffers. I have to get my health in check , not only for me but because I promised my 9-year-old son. I’ll make good food and lifestyle choices. I miss being thin, and it’s time to get it back.

CELEBRATE

What good is having it if I’m not taking time to enjoy it? I have a wonderful job, a happy family, and so much to be thankful for. So how come I spend all my time working? Last summer my family took our first vacation in four years, the best thing I’ve done for myself and my family in a long time. This year, I’m making sure to take time to enjoy life and celebrate its many blessings.

Do you have any words for 2013?

1.The underlined word “multitasker” probably refers to a person who          .

A．makes a living by writing

B．always fails to finish a task on time

C．has several things to do at the same time

D．pays more attention to fitness and housekeeping

2.Why does the writer have “HEALTH” as one of his three words?

A．He wants to take better care of others.

B．He’s gaining weight and feeling bad.

C．He did not take any exercise in the past.

D．He got the idea from his son.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The word “CELEBRATE” can remind the writer to enjoy life.

B．The writer has a vacation with his family every four years.

C．The word “FOCUS” can help the writer focus on his family.

D．The writer used to be overweight for lack of exercise.

4.The best title for the passage might be      .

A．Three Words for 2013                   B．Health Should Go First

C．Keep Organized                        D．Goals for 2013

根据上下文及所给的首字母或汉语意思填写单词(每条横线上只能填写一个单词) 
注意：给出首字母的词，需将首字母一起填写到答题卷上
【小题1】The m          of us voted for Mr. Red, who then became chairman of the committee.
【小题2】Remember, tasks are only a m           to an end; goals are that end.
【小题3】All efforts of cloning an animal will be in v           if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illnesses.
【小题4】Don’t b            him with that now; he is busy preparing for an exam.
【小题5】Is it c             for you to meet me at the airport next Monday afternoon?
【小题6】In a courtroom it is sometimes difficult to recognize who is i            and who is guilty.
【小题7】If I’m not m           , Colorful Clouds Chase the Moon is a Chinese song, not a Japanese one.
【小题8】Generally speaking, he thought that lower class people betrayed themselves with their r            whenever they spoke.
【小题9】The war i             the trade between the two countries.
【小题10】The book tells the story of Max, who behaves badly and is sent to his room without dinner as a ______________(惩罚).

We have completed our first month of preschool. Matthew seems to 26  it. He is catching on to the routine quite nicely. I didn’t leave him there 27  much the first couple weeks. I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better.
In this class a little German boy, who does not speak  28 ，cried all the time at first and now cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried. He was sitting  29  Matthew. I thought Matthew was going to start  30  and join in. I stood by and watched, ready for the rescue. Matthew kept turning around and  31  the boy. Then he reached his hand back and  32  him on the leg. He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a  33  and the boy with blocks. Actually he was just standing by and crying. Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks,  34  it, picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to  35 . They then together started 36  towers on the table and the little boy  37  crying．It seemed  38  Matthew knew what the little guy needed．Here was the little guy，who can’t speak English，and Matthew，who  39  playing together，like they were best  40 .
One of the days when I stayed，they were at lunch and Matthew was  41  at the table. I pulled up a chair to sit next to him．He smiled，then grabbed his book bag and took off running  42  the cafeteria．I took off after him．When we reached the wall he just giggled (咯咯笑)，turned around and looked at me． I bent  43  to blame him for leaving his seat and running. He suddenly  44  a big wet kiss right on my cheek and smiled at me．All I could do was to take his hand and  45  him back to his seat．Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.

－If I’m not mistaken, your birthday is coming up. Has your brother sent you anything?

－Not yet. He never forgets, _________.

   A. since      B．therefore   C. so         D．though