What would you do if you were ill? Of course, we would eat some medicines. The most
common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat. If you catch a cold,
you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough.
It's not a serious disease, but you can feel quite ill.
     There isn't a cure (良方) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better.
For example, you can take aspirin to get rid of your headache. It is good to rest and to drink
a lot of water, too. A doctor once told me, "With the right medicine, a cold will last for seven
days. With no medicine, it will go on for a whole week!"
     Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people understood that some plants
made them feel better when they were ill. They ate leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of
plants. For example, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.
     In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals
(化学物质) are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There
are some diseases which we can't cure (治愈) yet. Such as, AIDS, cancers...
     And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, the average
person now lives longer than their grandparents.

1. How does a cold often start?
    _________________________________________
2. What is aspirin used to do?
    _________________________________________
3. How long does a cold usually last?
    _________________________________________
4. What makes a sore throat feel better?
    _________________________________________
5. What are modern medicines usually made from?
    _________________________________________

     In most part of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join "Environment Clubs". In the environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
     Here are some things students often do.
     No garbage （垃圾） lunch. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment Clubs ask
students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.
     No cars day. On a no cars day, nobody comes to school in a car. No students and no teachers. Cars
give pollution to the air, so remember to walk, run or go to school by bike. Turn off the water. Do you
know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic meters of water an hour? In a year. that would fill
a small river. So students often mend those broken toilets.
     We love our environment. Let's work together to make it clean.

根据短文内容，完成短文。每空填写一词。
1. Environment Clubs ask students not to____ lunch bags.
2. From the passage, we know most students eat their lunch at ．
3. On no car days, neither students nor____ will go to school by car.
4. After the students mend the broken toilets, they save a lot of         .
5. The writer wrote this passage to ask the students to make __ __ pollution.

                                                        You are what you eat
     Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce (减少) disease. A healthy eating plan means
choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way.
                                                   _______________________
     Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old
toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush.
                                                                  Exercise
     Swimming, running, skating, skiing, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you stay
healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time. Do it.
                                                          Plan out your life
     You should have breakfast before you go to school. Have a proper (合适的) meal for lunch. Follow
a healthy diet.
1.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Healthy food.
B.Healthy lifestyle (生活方式).
C.Junk food.
D.Healthy sports.
2.What is the best title (标题) for the second paragraph?
A.Man's disease
B.Disease
C.Watch the toothbrush
D.Your bathroom
3.At least how long should you exercise each time?
A.Twenty minutes.
B.Fifteen minutes.
C.Five minutes.
D.Ten minutes.
4.From the passage, we know _______ can help us stay healthy.
A.proper diet
B.exercise
C.sleep and exercise
D.proper diet and exercise
5.What does a healthy eating plan mean?
A.Choosing the right foods.
B.Cooking the foods in a healthy way.
C.Never eat meat or fresh vegetables.
D.Both A and B.

     ( 1).Take the medicine with water. One pill every eight hours. For further nights,take two pills at
bedtime. Don't take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children six to twelve years old, give half the
adult (成年人) dosage (剂量). For children under six years old, ask your doctor. Take less dosage if
you can't go to sleep.
     (2).Each pill of the medicine is taken three times each day for 14 years old. As usual, a pill 6:00 a.m.
before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old
persons with heart trouble (疾病).
     (3).The medicine for a person with a cough. Two pills once a day before sleep for adults. Do not
take the medicine without a cough. Half for children under 12 years old. Children with a bad cough, go
to see a doctor.
     (4).Take the medicine three times a day. Five pills each time for an adult with a cold. Half the pills for
children under 10 years old. Take the medicine before meals or before sleep.
根据短文填空，每空一词
1.If a middle-age person with a cough wants to be well at home, what should he do?
   He should take the third medicine _______ _______ a day before sleep.
2.How many kinds of medicine can the five-year-old children take?
   The five-year-old children can take _______ _______ of medicine.
3.You took one of the four kinds of medicine last night, and you couldn't fall asleep. Which kind of
medicine was it?
   It was the _______ _______.
4.翻译文中画线的句子.
   _____________________________
5.回答问题
   When should I take the medicine if I have a cold?
   _____________________________

     Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student in Sichuan Province, wishes she never got a mobile phone.  Last week,
she went to see a doctor because her arms and fingers were hurting, and she could not see very well.
The doctor told her that she had "mobile phone disease". A growing number of teens are getting mobile
phone disease because more are buying mobile phones.
      Zhou only got her mobile phone two months ago. Her Mum bought it for her to use if she ever got
into trouble. But Zhou used it to send messages to her friends. She sent messages to them all the time,
even after going to bed!
       Zhou started to do badly in exams because she was spending so much time playing with her mobile
phone, Her Mum got very angry with her. But one day, Zhou's arms started to hurt. And that is why she
went to see the doctor.
      Yang Ling of the Northwest Teachers University says that if someone uses their mobile phone too
much, like Zhou, they might get mobile phone disease.
       "Teens should try to use their mobile phones less", says Yang Ling, "especially at school. They
should try to have fun in other ways, such as by reading and doing sports. If teens find their arms and
fingers hurt", she says, “they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. So, if you've just bought a
mobile phone, watch out!"

1. Zhou Yan is a middle school student in Sichuan.
2. She went to see a doctor because her arms and feet were hurting.
3. Zhou Yan mainly used her mobile phone to send messages to her friends.
4. When using a mobile phone, we should be careful.
5. Advice on using mobile phones may be the best title of the passage.