If your mother told you to eat carrots so you’d be able to see in the dark, she was right. It turns out that feeding kids carrots is just one of a number of things to keep eyes healthy. Other things include regular eye exams, and sunglasses or hats are also very helpful, experts say.

While eye disease is sometimes hereditary(遗传的), some are still preventable(可预防的), said Dr. Ron Weber, an Atlanta-based ophthalmologist. For example, nearsightedness, “not only has a genetic(基因的) component but is also influenced by how kids use their eyes during childhood,” he told Reuters Health by phone.

He said that extended close work, such as reading, has long been thought to cause nearsightedness. Recent support has come from a study in which people with a higher level of education were more likely to have nearsightedness, because they spend more time reading or working on computers. Another study showed that children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to become nearsighted.

But these findings don’t mean kids should be stopped from reading or working on the computer. Instead, Weber suggests, make sure a child’s environment is bright enough while they are doing close work. Parents should also help kids get into the habit of holding their reading material at the perfect distance – about 18 to 22 inches, he said. Finally, taking a break every five minutes or so, to let the eyes relax and focus on an object in the distance, will also help.

One of the most important things a parent can do to help head off eye disease and vision problems is to make sure their child gets regular eye exams, beginning early in life. “The majority of vision problems in children are preventable and treatable,” said Dr. Ida Chung.

1.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A. It is important to keep your eyes healthy.

B. People seldom pay attention to eye health.

C. It is necessary to give your kids carrots.

D. All the eye disease are hereditary.

2.Which one is good for our eye health according to the third paragraph?

A. Spend more reading on computers.

B. Spend more time indoors.

C. Spend more time doing outdoor activities.

D. Spend more time working on computers.

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph means__________.

A. treat B. stop C. cover D. increase

4. Which can be the BEST title for this passage?

A. Eating carrots

B. Eye disease

C. How to keep eyes healthy

D. The importance of eye health.

When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink or white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came home from work, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnation from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged (排列) them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very happy to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely silent. However, my sister didn’t know why no one showed her any appreciation (感谢). When dad arrived, he went as usual straight to watch the flowers. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors’ children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.”

Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged (拥抱) dad strongly.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.What is NOT a color of carnations?

A. White B. Red C. Black D. Pink

2.How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut?

A. Sorry. B. Worried. C. Upset. D. Happy

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations.

B. Dad had thought someone outside had cut the flowers from the stems.

C. My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations.

D. Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.

4.What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly?

A. Clemence’s words. B. Mom’s words.

C. Dad’s words. D. My words.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. My Neighbors B. Dad’s Best Flower

C. Growing Carnations D. Telling the truth

完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, ________ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, ________ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as works of children’s literature were in fact written for . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.

Children, left for themselves, often the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop ________ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so ________ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtime story.

1.A. to B. in C. with D. around

2.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

3.A. and B. but C. or D. so

4.A. both B. neither C. either D. very

5.A. but B. however C. so D. because

6.A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

7.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

8.A. are B. show C. find D. add

9.A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

10.A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

As we all know, people couldn’t live without water. Some parts of our bodies are made of water. We depend on clean water to live every day.

However, we human beings are polluting water seriously. In some areas of China, people are still in great need of clean water. Dirty water is one of the world’s biggest health problems. It’s harmful to our health. When water from the rain and melting(融化) snow runs through roads, it picks up some dangerous chemicals and other things along the way. Many of the rivers are short of protections, so they are easy to be polluted by factories or animals’ waste.

World Water Day has grown to become one of the important dates since 1993. In 2013, World Water Day shares the topic of Water Cooperation(合作). If everyone tries their best to save and protect the clean water, our living conditions will be much better.

1.we know that people couldn’t live without _________ according to the first paragraph.

A. fire B. water C. books D. language

2.Many of the rivers are easy to be polluted by __________.

A. animals B. human beings’ waste

C. fish D. factories or animals’ waste

3.he underlined phrases “pikes up ”in paragraph 2 means“______”.

A. 毁坏 B.接送 C.带走 D.拾起

4.When has World Water Day become one of the most important dates?

A. since 1993. B. in 1993 C. in 2013. D. since 2013

5.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Dirty water does harm to humans’health.

B. Human beings aren’t short of clean water.

C. The topic of 2013 World Water Day is Water Cooperation.

D. We should try our best to protect the clean water.

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