【小题1】The purpose of this text is to ______.

A.call for an end to use the smartphone while driving

B.appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills

C.express concern about the overuse of the smartphone

D.advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone

【小题2】The second paragraph is developed by ______.

A.giving examples

B.listing figures

C.comparing facts

D.analyzing the effects

【小题3】The author advocates us to make new friends ______.

A.by using smartphones

B.in a face-to-face way

C.in different ways

D.under a free circumstance

【小题4】Over dependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ______.

A.parties and gatherings limit their social circle

B.people are more and more narrow-minded

C.people's communication skills are weakened

D.face-to-face communication becomes less important

11、When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems ¬¬blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distances as people with two eyes.

【小题1】We should take good care of our eyes    .

A.only when we can see well

B.only when we cannot see perfectly

C.even if we can see well

D.only when we realize how important our eyes are

【小题2】The underlined word blurry in the second paragraph probably means    .

A.obvious B.possible C.clear D.unclear

【小题3】Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for    .

A.seeing at night

B.seeing objects far away

C.looking over a wide area

D.judging distances

【小题4】People who suffer from astigmatism have    .

A.one eye bigger than the other

B.eyes that are not exactly the right shape

C.a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation

D.an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses

12、Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.

The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class. The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

【小题1】During the test, the people were given ________.

A.no breakfast at all

B.very rich breakfast

C.different foods or sometimes none

D.little food for breakfast

【小题2】The results show that ________.

A.breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

B.breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies

C.a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk

D.girl students should have less for breakfast

【小题3】According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast, you will __________.

A.be healthier B.work better

C.lose weight D.fail the test

【小题4】The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _________ .

A.减少 B.增加 C.放弃 D.享用

13、Children in the United States eat too much pizza that some researchers now argue the food should join the ranks of sugary drinks and fast food for the harm they do to health.

In a new study, the researchers found that pizza is a large source of calories, saturated fat(饱和脂肪)and salt in children’s diets.Children should not eat more than two slices of pizza for a meal，and should pair that with salad, rather than with another high-calorie food，the researchers concluded.

“Parents should aim to control pizza consumption(消费), particularly as a snack where it was shown to have a very adverse impact on children, and they should put their pizza dollars toward healthier brands.”Said Lisa Powel, director of the Illinois Prevention Research Center.

Pizza has become a matter of focus in recent years for researchers who look at the meals children eat, rather than the nutrients within them.Studies have found pizza is among the greatest sources of calories for children.

“Since pizza remains a common part of children’s diet, we need to make ‘healthy’ pizza.”Powel said.To make pizza healthier, food producers should reduce its saturated fat and salt, and increase its whole grain content,” she said.

Whether or not pizza is harmful enough to be picked out as an unhealthy food, the study attracts attention to a larger issue with the modern American lifestyle, said Alexis Tindall, who was not involved in the flow research. “Many foods are eaten too frequently and in large sizes,” said Tindall.To solve the problem, people don’t have to give up eating pizza, but instead, they can eat smaller and healthier pizza，”she said.

“Make it at home, instead of ordering it out where you don’t have any control over how it’s made.” Tindall said. “When we make it at home, we can choose healthier ingredients，increase the vegetables, reduce fat, and put in less cheese.Pizza doesn’t have to be just pepperoni(意大利辣香肠)and cheese.”

【小题1】According to the research, children shouldn’t eat      .

A.more than two slices of pizza in a day

B.two slices of pizza for a meal

C.pizza along with salad

D.more pizza with French fries

【小题2】Powel suggests healthier pizza should be made           .

A.with more ingredients B.with less salt

C.in smaller sizes D.at home

【小题3】The last sentence of the passage implies that pepperoni and cheese          .

A.are necessary ingredients of pizza

B.are not the only healthy ingredients of pizza

C.should all be replaced with healthier ingredient.

D.should be reduced by adding healthier ingredients.

【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Pizza—a real junk food!

B.How to prepare better meals for your kids?

C.Discover the harm of eating pizza

D.Bring in healthier pizza for Americans

14、Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?

A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

Just over 2，000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health charity. The results were startling.

About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks.”

And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.

The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity¬related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

【小题1】What do lazy British people probably choose to do?

A.Go to stores. B.Catch the lift.

C.Cook from scratch. D.Climb flights of stairs.

【小题2】How many people surveyed don’t play with children because of tiredness?

A.About 419. B.About 333.

C.About 654.  D.About 1280.

【小题3】What is the potential result of more and more people, including children, getting obese?

A.People will not get enough exercise.

B.People will not have enough money.

C.People will not be able to do the easy job.

D.People will not cure themselves of heart disease.

【小题4】What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the study?

A.Indifferent. B.Doubtful.

C.Negative. D.Supportive.

15、Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder, it controls everything we say, do or think, who we are and what we care about. The way we walk or laugh or figure out things. What we like and the talents we possess. How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.

The brain uses 20 percent of our body’s oxygen and 20 percent of its blood. Somewhere within its protein, fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells, it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we don’t die because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose between orange juice or orange¬flavored drinks.

Its complexity are stunning, far beyond anything most of us can imagine. To keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right, exercise and keep mentally stimulated. Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise stimulates a hormone in our brain that improves memory. Mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.

“It’s very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active,” said neurologist Malcolm Stewart. “People cannot stop aging, but you’re able to reduce the damage; you’re able to keep the function up.”

Following are Dr. Stewart’s advice for improving brain health：

Nutrition Avoid fast food. Follow the old adage(格言): For breakfast, eat like a king; for lunch, like a queen; for supper, like a beggar.

Exercise Do a combination of stretching aerobic and muscle¬strengthening every day.

Mental games Try to have a sense of hope about the future. Do puzzles. Listen to music. Reach out to others to make their lives better.

【小题1】The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ______.

A.inform us how the brain works

B.give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy

C.tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives

D.show how special the brain is to us

【小题2】The underlined word “stunning” means ______.

A.interesting B.strange

C.significant D.amazing

【小题3】According to the text, more exercise ______.

A.keeps our mind sharp

B.helps improve our memory

C.gives our brain a rest

D.is good for brain cells communicating with each other

【小题4】In order to keep brain healthy, we should avoid ______.

A.eating a good lunch B.doing puzzles

C.eating a large supper D.taking aerobic exercise

16、Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.

For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!

By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.

In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!

Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.

【小题1】In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was _______.

A.unimportant B.good for health

C.harmful D.popular

【小题2】During the Victorian Age _______.

A.the Americans ever took a bath every thirty days

B.frequent bathing was avoided

C.people used perfume to cover up body smells after bathing

D.the British people generally took a bath once a week.