If you have to miss one meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip (not to eat) breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast (the meal which “breaks” your “fast---- a period of time without eating anything ” which started the night before) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humour. But many people skip breakfast or replace it with snacks or a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12—83. During the experiment, these people were given a variety of breakfasts, and sometimes, they had to skip breakfast completely. Special tests, including blood tests and endurance tests, were set up to analyze how well the participants’ bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.
The result showed that if a person eats an adequate (充足的) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfasts or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental activity. The study showed that if schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate .
The study also showed that, contrary to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
小題1:According to the passage, we can safely say _____.
A．if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all
B．if you skip breakfast, you won’t eat much for lunch either.
C．skipping breakfast won’t do a bit of harm
D．skipping breakfast will help one lose weight
小題2:In the word “breakfast”, “fast” probably means _____.
A．“moving quickly”B．“going without food ”
C．“unlikely to go fast”D．“fast food ”
小題3:Special tests were organized to analyze how participants’ bodies functioned when ______.
A．they had skipped breakfasts B．they had had breakfasts
C．they had eaten special breakfasts D．they had had all three meals

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
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As is known, healthy foods can help save your life. Now, here is a list of healthy foods that can save your memory. It is best that every person knows what he eats, as he takes in, can make or break himself, in terms of health.
Fish is helpful in regaining back the kind of memory that a person once has. Eating fish can help you save the trouble of forgetfulness. Vegetables rich in fiber and other dark and green leafy kinds are very suitable for people who want to avoid mental blocks. These foods contain high units of vitamin E.
Another food that is considered having different effects on preventing this brain deficiency (缺陷) is avocado (鱷梨), which is also rich in vitamins E and C. It is really good to know these healthy foods that can save your memory are always at hand so as to help you in your fight against diseases. Sunflower seeds are regarded as Vitamin C-powered seeds and also give you enough energy.
As for red wine, do not over consume it, as it is said to have to be taken in moderate amounts in order to help the body. Over-drinking can cause illness and like anything else. This is considered as one of the healthy foods that can save your memory; alcohol can otherwise lose it.
It is better to consume colored bread, rice and whole grains for you to get the best out of fiber. These foods can lower the body’s risk of being infected with Alzheimer’s disease（老年癡呆病）.
Knowing the healthy foods that can save your memory is living the life that you have longed and desired. Among the others, the best, of course, is exercise. Taking in different kind of exercises, physical activities or sports can keep both your body and mind healthy.
小題1: If you suffer from loss of memory, you _______.
A．should eat cucumbers and cabbagesB．can drink as much wine as possible
C．had better take in fish in your mealsD．may as well take more Vitamin C
小題2: To prevent mental disease from happening, _______.
A．people are advised to take avocadosB．it is best to eat vegetables high in fiber
C．it is better to have more sunflower seedsD．red wine is the first and best choice
小題3: Which of the following is the most important for health?
A．Drinking a proper amount of red wine every day.
B．Eating bread made of whole grains.
C．Adding Vitamin C-powered seeds to meals.
D．Taking moderate exercise every day.
小題4: How many means for health does the author mention in the passage?
A．SixB．SevenC．EightD．Nine
小題5: Which of the following is most suitable for the passage?
(①="Para.1  " ②="Para.2  " ③="Para.3  " ④="Para.4  " ⑤="Para.5  " ⑥=Para.6)
①                          ①
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A．②③④⑤B．②③④⑤
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⑥⑥
①①
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C．②③④⑤D．②③
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Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients (營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)) your body needs.
Then, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. l choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (鈣) your body needs to grow strong bones .
Next, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
Afterwards, limit (限制) screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Finally, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
小題1:You have to eat different kinds of foods especially _________.
A．meatB．hamburgers　C．sweetsD．fruit and vegetables
小題2:Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
A．Juice.　　B．Milk.C．Cold water.D．Tea.
小題3:According to the passage, how many rules should you follow if you want to be healthy?
A．Five.　　B．Nine.　　　　　C．Fifteen.D．Thirteen.
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．When you're eating, you don't have to pay attention to how your body feels.
B．You can eat your favorite food as much as you can .
C．You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.
D．We should try to live in an active way in our life.
小題5:Which is the best title of the passage?
A．How to make yourself popularB．How to be a healthy kid
C．How to be a popular kidD．How to make your parents healthy

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A．it helps take cholesterol out of whatever food you eat.
B．it has been proved useful in hospital testing.
C．it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol.
D．it sells best on Internet every month.
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Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for foot operation and recovery.
Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at around 6 : 30 p. m. , and said nothing to the waiting media.
Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback (恢復(fù)) through rehabilitation (復(fù)職) and training.
Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China's Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on standby at the training base to help with Liu's recovery.
"The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq. com as saying.
The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after "he limped out of the Bird's Nest in the first round of the men's 110m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring home fans.
The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits (鈣物質(zhì)) removed from his right Achilles tendon (跟腱).
He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of doctors there.
"His recovery is better than we expected. Doctors believe that after three months' rehabilitation and training, he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said.
Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process. Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes' education and life after retirement.
It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He did not attend last year's meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain.
小題1:The best title for the passage is _______.
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C．No Desire to Be a Representative of CPPCC
D．Happiness and Hardships behind Success
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The experts will give Liu a full check-up and advise regularly on recovery in the coming months.
B．Liu and his coach were followed away by officials after arriving at Pudong airport at around 6:30.
C．Liu paid close attention to the meeting through the Internet, caring graduate's further education.
D．His foot operation was successful and four calcium deposits were removed from his right Achilles tendon.
小題3:The underlined word "limped" most probably means _______.
A．walked nervouslyB．walked quicklyC．walked bitterlyD．walked lamely
小題4: Liu Xiang was absent from CPPCC in the first time because of _______.
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Did you ever think someone was scary (恐怖的)because they looked different or ate strange food? Well, they might think the same about you! One of the things we all need to do is to celebrate variety．We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures because they behave differently from us.
Sometimes we treat people from other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad．Well, has your class ever been punished just because a few kids were causing trouble? Has your whole family ever been blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn’t seem fair, does it? It’s just equally unfair to blame a whole culture for what two or three people have done.
So here are some things that you can do to help yourself understand other cultures:
①Find common ground!
Just remember that even though some people look different on the outside, that doesn’t change how they are on the inside．They still have the exact same feelings!
②________________
Because someone from another culture has been mean to you, you decide to avoid everyone from that culture．Well think about it．Why are you blaming them for something they didn’t have anything to do with? Put yourself in their shoes．How would you feel? Putting yourself inside someone else’s head can be a very powerful way to understand WHY they are acting the way they are.
③Try to make friends with people from other cultures!
You could ask them about their culture, or what it is like in their country, if they can remember, or if they have ever lived there．Try foods from their culture, or ask them about words in their language．You might be surprised at how interesting other cultures can be! You can join great discussion groups, participate in projects, and have lots of fun doing new things.
④Be aware that you’ve judged other people
If you know what you have done, it helps to make things better．Pay attention to what you think about other people．It helps.
小題1:What is mainly discussed in this passage?  
A．Why there are differences between people
B．What to do to understand other cultures
C．How people feel when they meet people from other cultures
D．The differences between people from different cultures
小題2:Which of the following can be put into the blank behind ②?
A．Avoid everyone from that culture!
B．Put all responsibilities on others!
C．Consider oneself first!
D．Don’t blame all because of one!
小題3:The underlined word “celebrate” most probably means “_______”.
A．feel proud ofB．express ideas of
C．praise and enjoyD．pay attention to
小題4:The following can be the better way to treat foreigners except_______.
A．join their discussion groupsB．try foods from their culture
C．a(chǎn)void meeting themD．find common ground

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Your chair is your enemy. That is the conclusion of several recent studies. Among people who sit in front of the television for more than three hours each day, those who exercise are as fat as those who don’t.
So what’s wrong with sitting? The answer seems to have two parts. The first is that sitting is one of the most passive things you can do. Compared to sitting, standing in one place is hard work. To stand, you have to tense your leg muscles, and engage the muscles of your back and shoulders; while standing, you often shift from leg to leg. All of this burns energy.
You may think you have no choice about how much you sit. But this isn’t true. Suppose you sleep for eight hours each day, and exercise for one. That still leaves 15 hours of activities. Even if you exercise, most of the energy you burn will be burnt during these 15 hours, so weight gain is often the cumulative(累積的) effect of a series of small decisions: Do you take the stairs or the elevator? Do you walk to the corner store, or drive?
But it looks as though there’s a more sinister aspect to sitting. Some evidence suggests that when you spend long periods sitting, your body actually does things that are bad for you.
Lipoprotein lipase(蛋白脂酶) is a molecule that plays a central role in how the body processes fats. Low levels of lipoprotein lipase are associated with a variety of health problems. Studies in rats show that leg muscles only produce this molecule when they are actively being moved. The result is that when you sit, an important part of your metabolism(新陳代謝) slows down. You may also have a higher risk of suffering from diabetes(糖尿病).
Some people have advanced radical solutions to the sitting syndrome(綜合癥): replace your sit-down desk with a stand-up desk, or watch television in a rocking chair. But whatever you choose, know this. The data is clear; look out for your chair.
小題1:What would be the best title of this passage?
A．Become an Athlete to Be Healthy.
B．Choose a Better Chair for You.
C．How to Speed Up Your Metabolism.
D．Stand Up While You Read This.
小題2:Paragraphs 2 and 3 tell us that         .
A．taking too much exercise harms people’s health
B．sitting a lot reduces the benefits of taking exercise
C．people needn’t depend on exercise to keep healthy
D．healthy people are those who sit less and stand more
小題3:Which of the following is the best advice on how to control our weight?
A．Exercising at least an hour a day.
B．Standing as long as possible.
C．Using our energy actively in daily life.
D．watching TV in a rocking chair.
小題4:The author mentions lipoprotein lipase mainly to          .
A．show that it plays a big part in keeping us healthy
B．tell us that it isn’t produced while we are sitting
C．suggest that we should take less exercise to be healthy
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Bean and other seed shoots are also known as sprouts (新芽). The dry bean seeds contain a store of nutrients just waiting to be released when they sprout. Under the right conditions they will germinate (發(fā)芽)。 As they grow, the food value of the seeds is multiplied into vitamins, minerals (礦物質(zhì)) and other nutrients. This happens almost overnight!
It is easy to grow your own sprouts, but you need to buy your seeds from supermarkets or health food stores. Seeds for planting in the garden are often powdered with chemicals, so when becoming sprouts they are not safe to eat.
Try growing sprouts from a variety of beans and seeds. You will find different sprouts at different stages. Bean sprouts are best when they are about three centimeters long. Wheat and sunflower sprouts taste best when the sprouts and the seeds are of the same length. If the sunflower sprout is too long it leaves a funny stinging feeling in the throat after eating. Alfalfa sprouts are best when their small leaves are well developed. Pea and soybean sprouts are good long or short.
If you leave your sprouts in filtered sunlight for a few hours, the leaves will turn green as chlorophyll (葉綠素) is added. Eating sprouts with green leaves benefits your blood, cells, and the digestive system.
小題1:Which of the following sprouts taste good whether they are long or short?
A．Soybean sproutsB．Sunflower sprouts
C．Alfalfa sprouts D．Wheat sprouts
小題2:As sprouts grow, the food value of the seeds will_____.
A．increaseB．decreaseC．remain the sameD．lose
小題3:From the passage we know that______.
A．Long sunflower sprouts taste better than short ones
B．Eating too long sunflower sprouts will make you feel uncomfortable in the throat
C．Eating sprouts with green leaves will be harmful to your health
D．It takes a long time for the food value of the seeds to multiply
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Sprouts of seeds for planting in the garden may not be safe to eat.
B．Alfalfa sprouts taste best when their small leaves are more fully grown.
C．All sprouts taste best during the early stage of their growth.
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs started playing music together in New York City.
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A. Two.       B.One.    C. Four.    D. Three.
40. According to the passage, we know that_______.
A. Karen O usually drinks beer on stage while singing
B. The Sweets is an album made by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
C. Karen O doesn’t sing in New York any longer
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A. Most major record companies follow certain The words on
B. Show Your Bones are all difficult to understand.traditions.
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