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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

4.“SowhatisQuintura?

”youmayask.“IlikethesearchengineIcurrentlyuse,MyFavoriteSearchEngine.WhydoIneedanythingelse?

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