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高中英语
1.Inpursueofahealthierlifestyleweneedtomaketimeforbreakfast,andthatdoesn’tmeanacupofcoffeeandadoughnutat10:
00a.m.
Theperfectbreakfastisonethatcontainscomplexcarbohydratesfoundinwholegrains,someprotein,acalciumsourcefrommilkorfortified(加强的)soybeverageandfruit.
Youneedthatmorningfuel-uptokickstartyourmetabolism(新陈代谢)andyourbrain.Breakfast-eatersthinkmoreclearlyandtendtobeinabettermoodthanpeoplewhodon’teatinthemorning.Theguythatcutyouoffintrafficthismorningprobablydidn’tmaketimeforamorningnosh(点心).
Peoplewhoskipbreakfasthavelessenergy,dealwithstresslesseffectivelyandcanevenhavehigherincidencesofdepression.
Ifthatdoesn’tgrabyourattention—howaboutweighingless?
InastudyreportedintheJanuary2008issueofAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition,researchersfromPennStateput50obeseadultsonareducedcaloriedietfor12weeks.Halfthegroupwasaskedtoeatwholegrains;theotherhalfwasadvisedtoavoidthem.Bothgroupslostweight,butthewholegraingrouphadagreaterdecreaseinabdominalfat,alsoknownastheevilbellyfat.
Wanttogetintosmallerpants?
Switchfromrefinedgrainstowholegrainsaspartofyourweightlossplan.
Wholegrainsinthemorningusuallymeancerealbutwhichwholegraincerealdoyouchoose?
Thecerealaisleisavarietyofboxeswithnutritionlabelscontainingwholegrains,lowersugarandhighfibre.I’vetriedmostofthem.Somearegood,othersnotsomuch.However,everyvarietycontainsamixtureofnutsandseedsforimportantmorningproteinhit.Whetheryouarecerealloversornot,addsomefruittoanyoftheabovebreakfastsuggestionsandyou’llbewellonyourwaytohavingagreatdayinthenutritiondepartment.
1.Whatwillbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Theimportanceofmakingtimeforbreakfast
B.Theinfluenceofavoidingbreakfast
C.Thehealthierlifebeginningwithbreakfast
D.Losingweightbynothavingbreakfast
2.Whichofthefollowingisnotincludedinthereasonsforhavingbreakfast?
A.Tofuelandstartyourbrainwithfullenergy.
B.Tokeepaclearmindandabettermood.
C.Todrivesafelyavoidinganyaccident.
D.Topretendinastateofdepressiontoleavework.
3.What’stheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“grab”inparagraph5?
A.catch B.pull C.obtain D.fight
4.What’stheauthor’saimofshowingtheresultofastudy?
A.Todemonstrateabestwayoflosingweight.
B.Tosimplypresenttheresultthescientificstudy.
C.Toshowwholegrainisthebestchoiceforbreakfast.
D.Torevealtheconnectionbetweenfoodandweight.
5.Whatcanbeaperfectbreakfast?
A.Abowlofcereal,abottleofmilkandanapple.
B.Somepiecesofbread,aneggandacupofcoffee.
C.Abottleoforangewithsomepotatochips.
D.Afriedegg,abottleofsoybeverageandsomefruit.
2.Allpeopleneedtosleep.Sleepisarestorativeprocessthatpromotesproperbodyfunctioningandcanimprovethequalityofyourlife.Notonlyisthequantityofsleepimportant,butalsothequalityofsleep.Sleepisnotjustan“escape”—sleepisanessentialpartoflivingandgoodsleepisessentialtohavingagoodqualityoflife.
Yourbedroomshouldbeshapedtoyourtasteandtoallowyoutosleepinapeacefulenvironment.Poorsleepinghabitscanberesolvedifyouarewillingtolookatwhatyoudobeforeyougotosleep,yoursleepingenvironmentandotherfactors.Oneofthebiggestmistakespeoplemakeincorruptingtheirsleepistousetheirbedroomforactivitiesotherthansleep.Ifyourbedroomalsofunctionsasacommandstationforyourlifeandwork,thelikelihoodofyoursleepingbeingpoorisratherhigh.Bedroomsshouldbedesigned,decoratedandusedformainlysleep.TVs,computersandotherpiecesofsmallequipmentshouldnotbeinyourbedroomifatallpossible.
Establishingregularsleepingandwakingtimescanhelpimprovethequalityofyoursleep.Reviewyourbedtimeactivitiesandrituals.Goingtosleepshouldbeaprocesswherebyyoubegintodis-engagefromthedaytoenterintosleep.Havingregular(asmuchashumanlypossible)sleepandawaketimeswillassistwithsettingyoursleeproutine.
Avoidspicyfood,caffeine,sugarandalcoholatleast4to6hourspriortoyoursleeptime.
.Properexerciseandnutritionwillhelpenhancesleepingpatterns.However,avoidexercising2hoursbeforesleeping,sincethismaystimulateyourbodyandmakesleepingmoredifficult.
Establishapre-bedtimeritualthatwillhelpfocusyouonsleep.Youcantrymeditation,readingordeepbreathingandrelaxation.Yourbedtimeritualshouldbeyours.Donotworryaboutitfittingintoaspecificcategory.Dowhatisbestforyou.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Theimportanceofsleep.
B.Thetwostagesofsleep.
C.Thequantityandqualityofsleep.
D.Themisunderstandingofsleep.
2.What’stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“corrupting”?
A.rotting B.damaging C.failing D.exploiting
3.What’stheauthor’ssuggestiononthebedroom?
A.Thebedroomcanbealsousedasaworkingplace.
B.Thebedroomshouldbeplacedinahi-fiunit.
C.Thebedroomneedstobecreatedapeacefulatmosphere.
D.Thebedroomcanbeequippedabody-buildingapparatus.
4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesissuitablefortheblank?
A.Takingexercisemoreoftenbeforesleep
B.Developaregularexerciseprogram
C.Neverdoanysportsinthebedroom
D.Rememberexercisedoesgoodtosleep
5.Inwhatpartofnewspapercanwefindthispassage?
A.Health. B.Society. C.Psychology. D.Sport.
3.
TheInternethastonsoffacilities,whichcanhelpmakeourlifeeasierandmorecomfortable.Thisserviceisprovidedbyplentyoftextmessengersandothersitesandtheydon’tcostacent.Peoplecangoonlineandtalktotheirrelativesandfriends,aswellasgetconnectedtototalstrangers.
Thesesitesletpeoplemeetotherpeopleacrosstheworldinthe“virtualworld”.Peoplecannotonlytext,butcanactuallyheartheotherpeople,andseethemaswell.Tovideochat,youneedtohaveamicrophoneandawebcamerahookedtoyourcomputer.Livevideochatshavebeengainingalotofpopularityasoflateandthenumberofuserskeepsincreasing.Anotherreasonisduetothefastandefficientbroadbandservicesavailable.Allthedevicesareeasilyavailableandeconomical,aswellasveryeasytouse.
Peoplecanusevideochattoentertainthemselvesorsocialize.Theycanuseittostayconnectedwiththeirfamilyandfriendswhostayfaraway.Theycanalsousethisservicetohaveavideo-conferencefortheirjob.Theuseofvisualandaudiodevicesmakepeopleseemlikethey’rerightinfrontofyou,insteadofbeingmilesaway.Videochatisalsousedbypeopletomeetstrangers.Todaymillionsofpeoplegoonlineandlogontosuchsites.Thisisagreatwayofconnectingwithpeople.
However,videochattingisaprogramthatdoesnotrequireageprooforanykindofidentityproof.Peopledonothavetoregistertousethisprogramandsothisalsoaddsharmfulfactorsintothisservice.Alotofpeoplefeelingsafeundertheanonymity(匿名)factorusethisservicetofulfilltheirwishes.Thisleadstoincreaseindiscomfortamongthepeople.Techniciansandoperatorsaretryingtosortthisissuebutmonitoringvideochats,especiallywiththegrowingdemandoftheservice,isnexttoimpossible!
1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AdvantagesofVideoChatting
B.AnIntroductiontoVideoChatting
C.PopularOnlineChatRooms
D.NotSpeaktoStrangers
2.Ifyouwanttodovideochatting,youwillneedallthefollowingEXCEPT .
A.amicrophoneandawebcamera
B.acomputerandakeyboard
C.ahookandadigitalcamera
D.amouseandawebcamera
3.Whyisvideochattingsopopularintherecentyears?
A.Becauseitisanewkindofoccurrence.
B.Becausetheuserscanmakemorefriendsthroughit.
C.Becauseitisasignofpowerandposition.
D.Becausetheservicesareavailableandeconomical.
4.Whichsentenceisbestfitfortheblankinthethirdparagraph?
A.Videochattinghasenteredcommonfamilies.
B.Videochattinghelpstomakenewfriends.
C.Videochattingisworthconsideringseriously.
D.Videochattingcanbeusedforalotofdifferentpurposes.
5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat .
A.monitoringvideochattingishardlypossible
B.weshouldprovideadetailedaddress
C.usinganonymitycanmakeussatisfied
D.wemustuseournameandIDcard
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MyFavoriteSearchEngineknowseverythingabouteverysubjectIaminterestedinandIcanaccessalloftheinformationavailableontheWebwithMyFavoriteSearchEngine.”
“Oh,yes!
”weanswer.“Indeed!
Wehavenodoubtthatyouhavechosenthebestsearchengineforyourownsearchpurposes!
Wedon’twantyoutopartwithyourfavorite─Yahoo,MSNorGoogle.”
However,whatifyouthinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.Haveyoueverrakedthroughthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?
Youhavetofindthenecessaryletter(ortheircombination),takethecorrectdrawer,andstartsortingthroughthecards.Ringanybells?
Aftermuchtimeandeffort,finallyyoufindthelong-awaitedcard!
Ofcoursewebsearchenginestakeawaythelaborioustaskofsifting(筛选)throughpaperindexcards.Andifyouknowthebook’sexactauthorandtitle,eithersearchiseasy─ontheweborinalibrary.Butwhatifyouknowonlyyour