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don"t have a regular diet of proper food, we don"t have the fuel to perform at our best. However, some people
think not eating breakfast doesn"t matter a lot, though eating it is important. Get the truth behind this common
wrong idea and other meal frequency and timing meals. Change Text Size Bookmark
Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon TwitThis javascript:void (0); Will eating breakfast every day help me lose
weight?
Yes, eating the morning meal can actually help you lose pounds. People who have breakfast are less likely
to eat diet-busting (破坏的) junk food and are more likely to exercise later in the day, as studies show. People
who skip breakfast, on the other hand, usually make up the calories before day"s end. Researchers found that
78 percent of the men and women included in the National Weight Control Registry - who have maintained an
average weight loss of 66 pounds for more than 5 years - eat breakfast every day. Is"grazing" really healthier
than eating three square meals a day?
No. Eating many small meals throughout the day is probably not better for you than three main meals, the
traditional amounts of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The idea that "grazing" is healthier comes from a
few old studies showing that eating frequent meals throughout the day may burn more fat and lower insulin
(胰岛素)levels. But later studies have found no benefit to grazing. It"s not healthier than eating three squares,
according to the American Dietetic Association. I"ve always eaten most of my calories at dinner. If I"m healthy,
is there any reason for us not to keep doing this?
Hard to say. Instinctively, it sounds like a bad idea. Yet"one-mealers" tend to eat less food totally, scientists
say, so your dining habit may actually help you stay tidy and attractive. On the other hand, one small, brief
study by USDA scientists found that eating just one daily meal may cause small increases in blood pressure,
blood sugar, and cholesterol (胆固醇). If your annual blood tests show a rise in any key risk factors for heart
disease or diabetes, it is high time for you to reconsider your meal strategy. Will bedtime snacks make you fat?
No. But that"s not permission for you to eat cookies before going to bed every night. Consuming more
calories than you burn through physical activity produces big loose stomachs and weak legs no matter what
time you overeat. A habit of snacking in front of the television every evening will lead to weight gain, but no
more so than having a six-egg pancake for breakfast or conquering a bag of beans with sweet food at your
desk every afternoon. The final word Eat fewer calories than you need in a day and you will lose weight.
Eat breakfast because it will help you control calories better, not because it"s a magic meal. Eat the number
of meals that keeps you satisfied and energized. No one plan is best for everyone
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6. hard/difficult 7. increasing 8. physical 9. Conclusion 10. suitable/appropriate
核心考点
举一反三
I used to be a doctor in a children"s hospital. Sometimes I treated children who had been poisoned (中毒)
by medicines for older family members. The children didn"t know the medicine was dangerous; they just knew
it tasted sweet. Children easily opened the bottle that we now use in China.
Some days ago I talked about medicine with an American. He showed me a kind of plastic bottle. The
design was very quite simple and I"m sure our Chinese factories could produce these bottles. The top of the
bottle locks but can be opened by pressing down on it while turning. This is difficult for most young children
to do, though grown-ups can open these bottles very easily.
I"m certain that the price of making such tops would be very low. As a doctor, I"d love to see this done.
And most parents would be grateful.
Yours,
Li Hua
B. treat poisoned children
C. give medicine to people
D. give medicine to children
B. some adults medicines cause danger to children
C. all children like to take sweet medicines
D. all adults" medicines are dangerous to children
A. happy about China" a hospital
B. sorry for what has happened
C. eager to disclose the affair
D. anxious to solve the problem
B. buy this kind of bottle
C. produce this kind of plastic bottle
D. turn to Americans for advice
B. the plastic bottles from the readers
C. advice from the editor
D. support from the public
than housewives, Evidence shows that 2 are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows 3 the
unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this 4 one
point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, 5 loneliness and solitude. Researches
show that people feel 6 and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are
7 . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work
serves as 8 between man and reality. By work, people 9 each other. By collective activity, they find
friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work 10 the loss of everything. It affects man
spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) 11 .
12 , work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 13 . Work makes one feel his value and status in
society. When 14 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 15 a patient or a teacher sees his students
16 , they are happy 17 .
From the above we can come to the conclusion 18 the more you work, 19 you will be. Let us work
hard, 20 and live a happy and healthy life.
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| Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist (精神病大夫) heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center. Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year. Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of"Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side." The information from he US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things. People also take second jobs with an eye to the future-wanting to try out a new field or gain experience. Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable(不稳定的). He wanted to make sure he wasn"t tied to one system that ended up failing. Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries-no longer just service, office and sale jobs. "Technology just affects your ability to make money," Hausman says."That makes a frequent change in moonlighting." As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time. Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees" 9-to-5 performance. "The primary employer is saying, "Wait, I"m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,"" says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago."If you"re burning yourself at both ends, It"s going to show." Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time. Besides, "it"s fun," Michel says. Not only do this part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn"t find just in a full-time job. "It"s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet," he says,"and offering a little variety throughout the day." |
| 1. What is the article mainly about? |
| A. The ways of moonlighting. B. The reasons for moonlighting. C. The problems with moonlighting. D. The kinds of people who moonlight. |
| 2. The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ____. |
| A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job B. he needed to make ends meet with more money C. he feared he would lose his present job one day D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer |
| 3. Some companies don"t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ___. |
| A. their workers can not do extra-hour work for them B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time |
| 4. The underlined sentence "It"s a way to of pulling from the spice cabinet." In the last paragraph means___. |
| D. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don"t enjoy D. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money D. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different |
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| Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time. Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some places on the earth don"t get much rain. But they still don"t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants don"t let the sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become desert more easily. |
| 1. Deserts _____. |
| A. never have any plants or animals in them B. can all be turned into good land before long C. are becoming smaller and smaller D. get very little rain |
| 2. Small green plants are very important to dry places because _____. |
| A. they don"t let the sun make the earth even drier B. they don"t let the wind blow the soil away C. they hold water D. All of the above |
| 3. Land is becoming desert little by little because _____. |
| A. plants can"t grow there B. there is not enough rain C. people haven"t done what scientists wish them to do D. scientists know little about the deserts |
| 4. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph? |
| A. Scientists know how to change desert into good land. B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land. C. If scientists can bring water to desert, people can live and grow food there. D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time. |
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Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, |
| 1. What does the marine life react to the BP disaster? |
| A. Birds crawl deep into caves. B. Dolphins and sharks show up in deep water. C. Tens of thousands of marine animals are found dead. D. Sea creatures flee from the spilled oil, gathering near the seashore. |
| 2. The environmental disaster was caused by ____. |
| A. the damage of the Mexico Gulf ecosystem B. the lack of environmental sense of BP C. the nearly two-month-old oil spill D. the crowding marine life |
| 3. What is John Hocevar"s attitude towards the disaster? |
| A. Worried. B. Disappointed. C. Depressed. D. Optimistic. |
| 4. From the passage, we can infer that ____. |
| A. BP will pay much money according to the number of the dead wildlife there B. marine scientists have seen some strange phenomena C. the disaster has little influence on dolphins D. a three-person crew reached no conclusion |