______children get older, Doherty said, their...

______children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to indentify visual  context.

A．As               B．When            C．While            D．Since

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It is said that older people who are ______ eaters of fish during their youth lose fewer brain cells.

A．special           B．regular           C．common          D．proper

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Children are getting so fat that they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert says.

Today's young people will be affected by potential (潜在的) killers such as heart disease because of their weight. Fatty fast－food diets combined with the lifestyles with televisions and computers could mean kids will die young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a great change because adults are getting so fat.

Here in Britain, the latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36～38 inches and may be 42～44 inches by 2032.This compares with only 32.6 inches in 1972. Women's waists have grown from an average of 22 inches in the 1920s to 24 inches in the 1950s and 30 inches now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under 16 years old are thought

to be overweight or fat—double the number in the 1980s. One in ten of four－year－olds are also medically said to be obese.

The obesity which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and the Middle East. Many nations now record more than 20 percent of their population as obese and well over half of the population as overweight.

Professor Prentice says the change in our shape has been caused by high－energy foods combined with a dramatic (急剧的) drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments.

He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical magazine revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for heart disease and so on. An averagely obese person's lifespan (寿命) is shortened by around nine years while a seriously obese person by much more.

Professor Prentice says,

“So_will_parents_live_longer_than_their_children,_as_an_American_obesity_expert_said_recently？”

“The answer is yes—and no.” Yes, when most children become obese. No, because this is now becoming an alarmingly serious problem in the US. “Such children will have a greatly reduced quality of life on both body and mind.”

So say “No” to sandwiches and hamburgers.

1.From the second paragraph, we know that ________.

2.According to Professor Prentice, people become fatter because ________.

3.For the underlined question, the answer “no” suggests ________.

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Teenagers’ acting selfishly could be down to the wiring in their brains, scientists said recently．

Teenagers hardly use the area of the brain that analyzes other’s emotions and thoughts when considering a course of action．They are also less likely to consider their own emotions than adults do, said scientist Dr Sarahjayne Blakemore, from University College London.

Many areas of the brain change dramatically during the teenage years, with one part ---- the medial prefrontal cortex(内侧前额叶皮层) ---- continuing to develop way beyond adolescence．This is an area at the front of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy (同情), guilt and understanding other people’s motivations(动机)．

The researchers say they have now found that, when making decisions about what action to take, the medial prefrontal cortex is underused in teenagers．Instead, a back area of the brain involved in sensing and imagining actions, takes over．

Dr．Blakemore said: “Thinking methods change with age．As you get older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your actions but the important difference is that the distribution of that brain activity shifts(改变方向) from the back of the brain to the front．

“We think that a teenager’s judgment of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question: ‘What would I do?’．Adults, on the other hand, ask: ‘what would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would feel as a result of my actions?”

In the study, teenagers and adults were asked questions about the actions they would take in a given situation while their brains were scanned using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging．A second piece of research showed teenagers were less likely to think about how they would feel in another person’s shoes.

Dr Blakemore concluded: “ It is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only massive hormonal shifts(激素变化), but also important neural(神经系统的) changes.”

1.When teens decide to take action, they ________．

A．ask too many questions

B．hardly use the brain network

C．use the brain activity more than adults

D．hardly consider other people’s emotions

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “underused”?

A．often used        B．being developed   C． wrongly used D．not used enough

3.The purpose of writing this passage is to ______________．

A．blame teenagers for their selfish behavior

B．advise teenagers not to be selfish

C．show how to change a selfish teenager

D．explain why teenagers act selfishly

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Legos have been a kind of popular toys for children for more than 60 years. When children get older, boxes of plastic Lego bricks often end up unused and stored in out-of-the-way places around the homes. Parents sometimes end up throwing the Legos away.

Now, the Lego Group toy company is testing a program to make sure the unwanted bricks do not go to waste. The program is called Lego Replay. It aims to make sure the unwanted building blocks continue to make children happy.

Tim Brooks is the Lego company’s vice president of environmental sustainability. He said, "Nearly all Lego bricks we see that are out there have lots more play value in them — multi-generation of play value. It’s a waste of energy and resources to grind them up (碾碎）and make new bricks. ”

Brooks said the idea came from parents who do not know what to do with the old bricks. Placing old Legos in waste containers is not a good answer. Birds and other wildlife may try to eat what looks like Colorful food — with deadly results.

With the Lego Replay program, parents load unwanted Legos of all shapes and colors into boxes. Then, they go to the program website and print out a mailing label. The boxes are sent to processing centers, where the bricks are sorted, cleaned and shipped to aid groups and donation centers.

The Lego Replay test program is set to last through March. If it is successful, the program may be expanded to include other Lego products.

The Lego Group is also looking at other materials to use in their toys. While plastic has proved to be the strongest material, Lego has begun making some bricks out of sugar cane(甘蔗).

1.What’s the main purpose of Lego Replay?

A.To entertain those children without toys.

B.To make unwanted Lego bricks reused.

C.To prevent parents to throw the Legos away.

D.To avoid using unwanted bricks by storing them.

2.Where are unwanted Lego bricks sorted and cleaned according to Lego Replay?

A.At processing centers.

B.At donation centers.

C.On the program website.

D.In the owners’ homes.

3.What does Brooks probably agree with?

A.Lego bricks waste too many resources.

B.Unwanted Lego bricks still have value.

C.We should store old Legos in waste containers.

D.Lego bricks are favorite food of some birds.

4.What does the Lego Group explore according to the last paragraph?

A.More other Lego products.

B.Proper use of plastics.

C.Similar products to sugar cane.

D.New materials of producing bricks.

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Children make quicker decisions to eat “tasty” food and reward centres in their brains light up after watching food commercials on television, compared to non­food commercials, a small study finds.

The researchers studied 23 children aged 8 to 14 who gave taste and health ratings for 60 food items. Afterwards, kids chose whether to “eat” or “not eat” each food item—without actually eating them—while undergoing brain scans. The scans measure changes in blood flow within the brain, which is thought to reflect the activity of brain cells.

While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV commercials, some for fast food outlets and some for non­food businesses. Each set of commercials was followed by a set of 10 food choices.

In general, kids did not choose foods based on their health ratings and chose based on taste. But after watching a food commercial, taste seemed even more important to them and they made their choices faster. The area of the brain involved in reward valuation was more active during food decisions after watching food­related commercials than after non­food commercials.

“What we know from studies like this one is that food marketing has effects that go beyond simply increasing our liking or wanting of the product being advertised and actually affect our preferences for all foods in that category，” said Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool.

“Parents should be aware of these results so that they can put limits on screen time that involves food advertising，” Bruce said. “They should also discuss with children the importance of thinking about commercials properly.” “But commercials are almost everywhere—television, online, radio, clothing. As adults, we have to work to teach children that a real healthy diet to support a full and active life contains very little of the food they see advertised，”Boyland said.

1.What were the children asked to do in the research?

A. Select favourite commercials.　　 B. Decide whether to eat or not to eat.

C. Observe the activity of brain cells.　　 D. List health ratings for some foods.

2.What happened to the children after watching food commercials?

A. The reward centres in their brains acted actively.

B. They made food choices based on health ratings.

C. They confused taste rating with health rating of the foods.

D. They had a good command of the methods to choose foods.

3.What can we infer from Boyland's words?

A. Food marketing should be strictly controlled.

B. It's hard to stop kids being exposed to food advertising.

C. Parents should forbid children to watch food commercials.

D. Children should be warned not to eat the advertised foods.

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. Children make decisions quickly when watching commercials.

B. Children's bad eating habits are mainly caused by food commercials.

C. Parents are concerned about the effect of food advertisements on kids.

D. Food advertisements can have a great effect on children's eating habits.

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_______ children get older, they become more and more interested in everything.

A. Once    B. Whether       C. With      D. As

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For new countries joining the European Union, and older ones getting used to their dark red passport, becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying a large and strange family.

Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologies and market researchers, and are more interesting

   35% of Germans live alone, but only 9% of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink.

  The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can’t just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain.

  The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.

  The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports.

  The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it’s colder.

  Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.

  The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.

  The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. So, sharing a lift is a torture for both the British and the Swedish.

There are exceptions to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. “If you don’t understand each other’s language, just laugh a lot and eat and point at things.”

1.We can know from this passage that______________.

A.  sociologist are most interested in the idea of European Union

B.  most European countries are not willing to join the European Union

C.  Europeans have more differences than similarities

D.  trade opportunities exit in the cultural differences in the European Union

2.If you work and live in Belgium, you will______________.

A. have to change your living places often

B. not get used to its cold weather

C. seldom sees people playing sports

D. be invited to go for a drink frequently

3.The underlined sentence means that the British and Swedish _________________.

A. care about their safety most              B. like to appear gentle and smart

C. hate to look at each other face to face       D. enjoy a richer life than others

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Spain?

A.  Spaniards hate direct eye-contact between strangers.

B.  Spaniards like to go for a drink after dark.

C.  Spaniards spend twice as much on heating as the Germans.

D.  In Spain, husbands do more household shopping than those in Italy.

5.In the last paragraph, the author wants to express his idea that ______________.

A.  his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations

B.  Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages

C.  being a European, you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union

D.  there are differences between European countries, but don’t take them too

seriously

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阅读理解。

Some people think that they will get ill if they use their brains (大脑) too much. It is not true. Through many studies, scientists show us that the more you use your brains, the better it will be, and the cleverer you will become.

Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and active, you must take a proper rest and study properly. To the teenagers, using their brains in the morning is good for their health.

There are many ways to rest. One is a peaceful rest. Sleep is a peaceful rest. Another is an active rest. For example, take a walk outdoors, do more exercise every day. To change the way of the brains’ activities is also a good way to rest.

In everyday life, to eat some eggs, meat, fresh vegetables and fruit is also good for the brains.

Wish you a wise man and a happy life.

1.According to the writer of the passage, our brains should be used ________.

A. hardly            B. more often            C. seldom            D. at times

2.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. Sleep is a kind of a good rest.

B. There are different activities for a good rest.

C. Going out for a rest is an active rest.

D. Doing morning exercises is a peaceful rest.

3.Which is true?

A. The brains will be better if they are used often.

B. Fruits are the most important for the brains.

C. Illness comes from the fact the brains are used too much.

D. Sleep is the only way of having a rest.

4.Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. How to rest

B. How to use your brains

C. How to become a wise man

D. Keep your mind clear.

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The older your parents get, the less stable they are on their feet, so you need to make sure that their home is as easy to walk around as possible. One of the most important rooms that needs to be accessible is the bathroom.1. In this article, we are going to give you　 some tips on how you can make your bathroom more accessible.

One of the best ways to make your bathroom more accessible is to fix some rails or handles.2. Rails　 can also　 be added near　 the　 shower and　 in　 other　 places in　 the　 bathroom to make the whole room a lot more accessible.

It is hard to predict how much your parents are going to be able to walk when they are older, so you need to make sure that you are thinking about the future. 3.　 If they need　　 to use a wheelchair then they will find that with small entrances, they won’t be able to get　 the wheelchair through.

4.　 This is because as they get older, their eyesight can start to worsen and so　　 they need a little more light to be able to see things. Think about fixing some overhead lighting as well as lights beside important things in the bathroom. This will help to prevent any sort of trips or falls and they will be able to feel a lot safer when they are using your bathroom in the future.

Are you planning on making your parents’ home a lot more accessible in order to prepare for the future?5.

A.Get advice from the experts.

B.This room can be very slippery.

C.Don’t ignore the lighting in their bathroom.

D.Keep reading if you want your parents to be more accessible.

E.Try out some of the tips that we have given you in this article.

F.This is why you need to think about making the doors in their home a lot wider.

G.These give them something to hold onto when your parents get up and down from the toilet.

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