Restaurant owners should not use disposable chopsticks for the good of their health and the
environment, an official of the China Cuisine Association (中国烹饪协会) said.
     Bian Jiang, its secretary general, recently called on restaurant owners to say no to one-off tableware
(餐具), especially wooden chopsticks. "The country produces and throws away over 45 billion pairs of
wooden chopsticks every year, at a cost to the environment of about 25 million tree." Bian said.
      "That's a heavy blow to the county's shrinking forests," he said, "We should not turn a deaf ear to the
call for environmental protection. We should stop using disposable tableware from now on."
      In order to discourage the use of wooden chopsticks and to protect wooden resources, the government
put a 5% tax on them in April.
     The use of disposable chopsticks has been discussed for years. Their supporters say that both restaurant
owners and consumers prefer them, and that an industry has grown up around their production.

1. The secretary general suggests that wooden chopsticks be stopped from being used because _____.

A. they cause a lot of pollution of the environment
B. the environment is no longer green
C. the government is not happy with that
D. too many trees are cut

2. From the text we know that the idea of no disposable tableware will be _____.

A. hard to put into practice
B. welcomed by a lot of people
C. receiving indifferent attitudes
D. rejected by some people

3. What does the underlined word "disposable" in the first paragraph mean?

A. Waste
B. Expensive
C. Man
D. One-use

4. What's the main idea of the text?

A. Many people support the idea of saying no to using wooden chopsticks.
B. The government calls on people to stop using wooden chopsticks.
C. Disposable tableware wastes a lot of forests and does damage to the environment.
D. People are aware of the cost of using disposable tableware.

     Good health is the most precious thing in the world.When you have got it, you never think about it.
When you haven't got it, you think about it all the time. Our biggest enemies are not terrible diseases. We
are our own biggest enemies because we sometimes destroy our own good health. Some of us eat too
much, drink too much and smoke too much. And though our reason tells us we should control ourselves,
we find it difficult. The fact is that most human beings need stimulation.(刺激) Who doesn't enjoy a drink
after a busy day? Only a smoker knows the pleasure of a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
     The danger is when these innocent pleasures run our lives and so destroy our health. When you find
yourself eating between meals or eating too much rich food, when you can only keep yourself going by
taking frequent drinks or by smoking one cigarette after another, then it's time to stop and think what you
might be doing to yourself. The funny thing is that when we don't control ourselves, simple pleasures are
no longer simple pleasures.
     All right, I know what you're thinking. You're probably saying: "It's all very well for him to talk, but I
can't help myself. I need that extra bit of food, that extra drink, that extra cigarette. Life has so many
pressures that I can't manage without them." But I'm saying you can help yourself. Not only that you must
help yourself. Because if you don't help yourself, no one else can. So be your own best friend.

1. In the writer's view, the most precious thing in the world is _______.

A. time
B. work
C. friendship
D. good health

2. This passage is mainly about _______.

A. terrible diseases
B. pleasures after a busy day
C. the danger of too much drinking, smoking and eating
D. the difficulty of controlling ourselves

3. "I can't help myself" means _______.

A. I can't do it myself
B. I must ask someone for help
C. I can't control myself
D. Do help me, please

4. Which of the following expresses the writer's advice?

A. Have a drink after a busy day.
B. Have a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
C. Eat as much rich food as you can.
D. Be your own best friend and control yourself

     Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece
of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose
your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of
food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and
choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one
sense.
     Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The
giant panda (大熊猫) eats only one particular type of bamboo (竹子). Other animals eat only one type of food
even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly (蝴蝶) will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though
there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet (多样化饮
食). The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will
be different depending on the season.
     Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In
countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight,
which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad
for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.

1. We can infer from the text that humans and animals _____.

A. depend on one sense in choosing food
B. are not satisfied with their food
C. choose food in similar ways
D. eat entirely different food

2. Certain animals change their choice of food when _____.

A. the season changes
B. the food color changes
C. they move to different places
D. they are attracted by different smells

3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.

A. food is chosen for a good reason
B. French and British food is good
C. some people have few choices of food
D. some people care little about healthy diet

     Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes (香烟) every
day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says," I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was
impossible. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke.
Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. It will be easier to change my habit here."
     Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their
health. They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine (尼古丁). People who smoke a lot need nicotine.
     When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days,
the smoker's body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.
     It is very hard to quit smoking, and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke "just one" cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

1. How long has Ali smoked?

A. Nine years.
B. Seven years.
C. Five years.
D. Three years.

2. How do the smokers feel without nicotine?

A. Fine.
B. Happy.
C. Worried.
D. Bad.

3. According to Paragraph 2, many smokers want to stop smoking because they ______.

A. want to go to parties
B. can't smoke at work
C. may suffer from cancer
D. need nicotine and drugs

4. By writing this text, the writer hopes that people will ______.

A. stay in their hometown
B. never start smoking
C. eat less and smoke more
D. not live in the United States

     Jeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already had several
asthm a(哮喘)attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in physica
l exercise. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When Jeremy got home an hour
or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer (喷雾器), a machine that helps send
medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.
      Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma
sufferers who are primary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.
     Experts believe many factors can cause back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close spaces, they
start passing viruses around. A viral infection (感染) can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall
allergies (过敏症) that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress
of school can make asthma worse.
     Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gee's
10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the school year starts, she tells
school workers in writing about her son's asthma.
     The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication
(药物治疗)with them at school. Alexander's mom makes sure he has his inhaler (人工呼吸器) with him
when he goes to school and that he keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are
allowed to carry their inhalers at school.
     The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma.
Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school. There are many
things that schools can do to help students control their asthma

1. The passage mainly deals with _______.

A. how to prevent and treat Asthma
B. what Asthma is and its medication
C. the side-effects Asthma has on kids
D. the causes of Asthma and how to control it at school

2. By saying"Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll.", the writer means that_____.

A. physical exercise affected their health
B. physical exercise gave them a deep thought
C. asthma attacks made them like physical exercise
D. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise

3. Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?

A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall
B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks
C. Medication can cure asthma quickly
D. Asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment

4. The passage lists many factors that cause asthma attacks except_____.

A. A viral infection
B. unhealthy habits
C. certain fall allergies
D. physical exercise

5. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about______.

A. tips on asthma for schools
B. a survey on students with asthma
C. the effects asthma has on students
D. further understanding of Asthma

     In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people'
health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and this is harmful to
people' health, too.
     People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf today. However, scientist believe
that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers
who print newspapers and books, and who weave cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports
also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than
65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and pop music is a kind of noise,
Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people ill or even drive them mad.
     It is said a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness. Now the government in many
countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
     In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise
problems.

1. Today scientists believe that _______.

A. 90 percent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from (受折磨) noise
B. 10 percent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places
C. the hearing of 10 percent of all the workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work
D. 90 percent of all the workers are free from any noise

2. Those who usually ________ have poorer hearing.

A. weave cloth
B. print newspapers
C. live near airports
D. all the above

3. Recently many teenagers could hear even worse than 65-year-old people in America, because _______.

A. they are too young to hear anything clearly
B. their ears are still too small
C. they haven't trained their hearing
D. they listen to "pop" music too much

4. According to the passage, a continuous noise of _______ decibels can make you deaf.

A. 85
B. less than 85
C. more than 85
D. only 85

     Everyone who has eaten instant noodles (方便面) before knows how it looks like. It is very easy to cook
it instantly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and add in those MSG (味精) packets, together with
your other food like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered whether this is the correct way
of cooking it? When you first took out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are
joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side it needs some
form of wax coating (石蜡涂层) in order to show an attractive instant noodles in front of us. Many people
who enjoy eating instant noodles frequently do not really think too much of it as it seems very normal to
everyone to have it nicely shown in front of us. However, researches have shown that the wax coating on
the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too frequently. It is advisable to have a break
of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that
layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating
stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER if it is stored in our body system for a long period of time.
     There are 2 key points to take note while preparing instant noodles:　
     1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, stir it and pour away the water containing the wax
coating.
      2) Repeat Step 1 and try to stir the noodles again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before
cooking it in a new pot of water. Hope this article will let more people have self-awareness of the hidden
danger of instant noodles and thus eat safely and stay healthy.　

1. The purpose of the writer is to tell us ______.

A. how the instant noodles are made
B. how to cook instant noodles
C. something about the layer of wax coating on the noodles
D. how to eat instant noodles safely and healthily

2. It is true according to the passage that ______.

A. the instant noodles are joined together in a mess as a piece.
B. it is common to see the noodles nicely joined together.
C. you can eat instant noodles as often as you like.
D. too much wax coating does no harm to our health.

3. Many people don't care about too much of the wax coating on the instant noodles because _____.

A. they enjoy the taste of the wax coating
B. they take the wax coating for granted
C. they don't know the hidden danger at all
D. their body clear it faster than other people

4. The function of the wax coating in the instant noodles is to ______.

A. make the noodles more delicious and tasty
B. make it easier to cook for the consumers
C. make the instant noodles healthier and more attractive to the consumers
D. make the noodles joined in a piece and avoid them sticking (粘) together

     People who eat at home most of the time have better nutrition than those who go out to eat, a recent study
shows. Cornell University professors Lana Hall and Karen Bunch interviewed 3900 people in the survey."People who eat less than 30 percent of their food away from home eat the most nutritiously," they said.
     "In general, Americans don't have nutrient deficiencies (营养不良), except for iron and calcium," they reported. They have the opposite problem--over-consumption (过度消耗), especially of fat.
      The food at many fast food restaurants is often low in vitamins. "People who eat more than 30 percent of
total calories away from home eat foods that are generally low in nutrients per calorie," the professors said. More calories and adequate nutrient intake are required to achieve.
     One of the major health risks is eating too much fat. The professor found than fat consumption became greater as income went up. It also went up in houses where the female worked. This is probably because these people eat more highly processed foods.

1. According to the passage, which of the following suggestions would you most readily take?

A. Eat out as many times as possible
B. Eat at home as many times as possible
C. Eat foods with a lot if iron, calcium and fat
D. Eat more highly processed foods

2. What is the result if people often dine out according to the passage?

A. They tend to have better nutrition
B. They tend to have less nutrition
C. They can save a lot of time
D. They will spend much money on it

3. Nowadays, a major health risk that people face is ______.

A. Eating too much fast food
B. Frequent dining out
C. Eating at home very often
D. Eating too much fat

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Food and Health
B. The Life Style in Modern Society
C. Fast food in the USA
D. Dining out Lowers Nutrient Intake