they went to their favorite fast food place. Emily got her food first. When Madison sat down next to her,
Emily couldn"t believe her eyes. Madison had two hamburgers, three containers of French fries, an apple
pie, a soda, and a shake on her tray.
"Why do you have so much food?" Emily asked. "I"m so tired of being really skinny (极瘦的)," Madison
said,"so I"ve decided to eat lots of food and try to gain weight."
Trying to gain weight by stuffing (塞, 填) yourself with extra calories like Madison did is a bad idea. It
can make you sick if you"re naturally short or thin- so just listen to your appetite (胃口) and eat only as
much as your body tells you to. Once in a while, a health problem can keep a kid from gaining weight. The
kid usually goes to a specialist who can check things out, or to a registered dietitian (饮食学家) who has
lots of tips on how to eat well. But most of the time, thin kids don"t need to see a doctor or go on a special
diet.
Here"s another surprise. Kids who are thin need to exercise. A lot of people use exercise to keep their
weight under control or to lose weight. But exercise serves many other purposes, too. Moving around helps
you develop important skills and helps your body get stronger. And unless a kid has gone through puberty
(青春期), weight-lifting won"t build bigger muscles. It also could hurt bones, joints, and muscles.
You want to help your body, not hurt it. Treat it right and you"ll grow and develop just the way you
should.
B. introduce the topic of gaining weight
C. suggest that Emily and Madison often went to their field trip
D. tell us that Emily and Madison were close friends
B. see a doctor as soon as possible
C. force yourself to eat more every day
D. eat as much as you can to gain weight
B. Madison should have much food because she was thin.
C. Thin people also need to exercise.
D. You must be ill if you are too thin or too short.
B. Emily and Madison - Two Close Friends.
C. The Thinner You Are the Better You Will Be.
D. What Should You Do if You Are Thin?
and/or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution,
the problem is actually worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution
has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from
any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth
may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the
air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a "greenhouse effect"-holding in heat
reflected from the earth and raising the world"s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world"s
temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York,
Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.
Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate (废气排往空中而形成的微粒、颗粒) matter
in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth"s temperature-a result that would be equally
disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make
agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that
either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field
concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will
offset each other and the world"s temperature will stay about the same as it is now.
B. affected the entire eastern half of the United States
C. had damaging effects on health
D. existed merely in urban and industrial areas
B. is uncertain of its occurrence
C. rejects it as being ungrounded
D. thinks that it will destroy the world soon
B. make up for
C. set up
D. catch up with
B. the burning of fossil fuels
C. the potential effect of air pollution
D. the likelihood (可能性) of a new ice age
I think the government should pass a 1aw to stop people from letting their cats run free. There are three
important reasons why you should do it:
When cats run free, they hide themselves under bird feeders (喂食器) and kill defenseless (毫无防备的)
songbirds. Every time I put up a bird feeder, I find at least one dead bird in my yard. I"m sure all those birds
were killed by cats. And cats don"t even eat the birds they kill. Songbirds belong in our parks and gardens, but
cats don"t. Dogs never kill poor little birds. I don"t know why people don"t want a dog in the first place.
Cats are always using my garden as a litter-box. This is very dirty and makes me feel sick. Children can"t
play in the garden when cats have been there. Dogs are usually tied to trees, so they don"t cause such trouble.
Cats spread diseases when they use a garden as a litter-box, so I think this should be stopped.
Finally, letting cats run free is not even good for the cats. Sure, most cats want to go outside. Their
owners like to give them everything they want, just like spoiled children. But cats that stay indoors live much
longer than cats that run free. Cats are always getting hit by cars when they"re allowed to run free.
I"m sure that if you think about all the things I"ve said, you will work to pass a law stopping cats from
running free. This will improve our environment, make our parks and gardens cleaner, and even help the cats
themselves by making them live.
Thank you for your attention to my suggestion.
Sincerely,
Eve Harringford
B. to encourage people to keep dogs
C. to prevent people from keeping cats
D. to protect defenseless songbirds
B. Cats usually hide themselves in litter-boxes.
C. Cats spoil the environment.
D. Cats face more dangers when they run free.
A. cats should never be allowed to run outside
B. it is against the law to let cats run free
C. the author has a good opinion of dogs
D. Weiner is all for stopping cats running free
B. offer information
C. entertain readers
D. tell a story
disorders (失调). But there is another eating disorder more common than anorexia and bulimia, and some
experts say it"s becoming a major health problem in America.
"As soon as I came home, I"d throw down my backpack, open the refrigerator and start eating.
Sandwiches, cookies, candy bars -I"d just eat until I went to bed," says Matt Wymer, 18.
Matt was a binge (无节制的) eater. According to a new study from Harvard Medical School, 3.5
percent of women and 2 percent of men suffer from this eating disorder.
"You know we start at a very young age. You fall and someone says, "Oh, here, we"ll go get some ice
cream, and that"ll make it feel better. " Or when you go to the doctor, you get a candy; something bad
happens, "Oh, here"s something that"s comforting,"" says Marilyn Tanner, a doctor.
Matt looked for comfort because he was always teased (嘲笑) about his weight.
"There were days when I came and picked him up from school and he got in the car and he started crying
before I asked him anything," says Cathy Wymer, Matt"s mother."I probably gave him whatever he wanted
to try to make him happy, but it was the wrong way of doing it." says Matt"s father.
"I just felt better after I ate a lot," says Matt.
Experts say the first line of treatment for binge eaters is to help them find other ways, besides food,
ot feel better."There are about five basic ways. You write, you talk, you cry, you exercise, you laugh.
Laughing also reduces the stress that lots of times people are feeling," says Genie Burnett, Matt"s doctor.
With the help of his doctor, Matt started a diet and did much sport. He"s lost more than 150 pounds,
he"s healthier and he says he"s more confident.
B. Matt"s parents" worries.
C. Eating disorders.
D. Binge eating.
B. goes to bed very late at night
C. suffers from an eating disorder
D. is not good at his lessons.
A. eating disorder begin at an early age
B. ice cream is popular with most children
C. young children fall and hurt their knees easily
D. crying is a good treatment for binge eaters
B. laughing
C. exercising
D. writing
All of us eat every day, but most of us don"t understand the study nutrition(营养).We often make
mistakes in talking about how to keep a good diet.
For example, many people think that food such as rice, bread, and potatoes will make one fat, this kind
of food is very good for one"s health. It"s good source of many vitamins and it contains less amount of
calories. Some people don"t like frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are
always better. This is wrong again. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how
they prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys many good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in
too much water can lose a deal of vitamins.
It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables
grown in rich soil. The vitamins are in the plants themselves. They don"t come from the soil. However the
minerals(矿物质)in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.
In short, there are many wrong ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.
B. vitamins
C. vegetables
D. health
B. there are a lot of vitamins in them
C. they contain more calories
D. they give people more heat
B. They think fresh vegetables contain a lot of vitamins
C. They don"t think the frozen vegetables are flesh
D. They don"t think the frozen vegetables taste as good as the fresh ones.
B. Food such as rice, bread, and potatoes make people fat.
C. The minerals in a plant do not come from the soil
D. Vegetables grown in poor soil may have the same amount of vitamins as those grown in rich.
B. vegetables should be cooked in too much water
C. why people don"t like frozen vegetables
D. rice, bread and potatoes can make people fat
to go to a "regular" gym to improve their poor health. They somehow feel embarrassed and don"t know how
to begin. For these individuals, boutique gyms that specialize in particular parts of population may be good
choices. These special gyms provide a more personal setting tor those returning to a healthy lifestyle or
starting a fitness program for the first time. Personal training and individualized attention are key features
of these new kinds of gyms.
Bulldog Fitness, a gym for kids only, is using the latest trend in video games that provide a workout to
engage their young members. Playstation2 Game Bikes, the Treadwall (a rock climbing wall that moves with
you), and DDR Dance Machines are customers" favorites.
Meanwhile, Irene Pastore of Senior Fit in New York city shows that "age is no excuse for ill-health." Her
boutique gym focuses on the health risks associated with sedentary living. Personal training programs are
designed specifically for seniors depending on their special needs.
"We feel that people that need the most guidance often don"t know where to turn. If America is going to
change its current health decline, the public and healthcare industry needs to pay more attention to the unique
needs of customers," says Dr. Sal Arria, CEO and founder of the International Sports Science Association
(IS-SA). Dr. Arria claims that those returning to a fitness state should make certain that they choose a trainer
who holds a specialized certification that qualifies them to work with their individual area of need.
B. Because there are no boutique gyms foe them.
C. Because they are uncertain of the results.
D. Because they are uncertain about how to start.
B. keeping customers in good shape
C. building customers" confidence for the first time
D. personal training and individualized attention
B. the Treadwall
C. DDR Dance Machine
D. Playstation2 Game Bikes
B. Boutique gym
C. Bulldog Fitness
D. Senior Fit
B. get health guidance from the public and healthcare industry
C. focus more attention on certifying personal trainers
D. choose a qualified trainer with specialized certification
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