Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.

1. Eat a variety of food, especially fruit and vegetables. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition (营养) we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.

2. Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium (钙) to grow strong bones, and milk is rich in it. Every day, you should drink at least three cups of milk, when you are 9 years old or older. You should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and coca. They include a lot of sugar. Sugar only includes calories (热量), not important nutrition.

3. Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.

4. Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies and playing computer games. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like riding and swimming. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.

1.In this passage, “health” includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. eating well                                                    B. doing more exercise

C. having a healthy weight                                         D. wearing comfortable clothes

2.The underlined phrase “a variety of” means ______.

A. plenty of                 B. all kinds of     C. the rest of             D. a lot of

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Eating more fruit and vegetables is good for people.

B. We should eat and drink things with little sugar.

C. We should spend the same time on both sitting-down activities and sports.

D. When we are full, we should stop eating, no matter how delicious the food is.

4.Screen time is the time that you spend ______.

A. playing computer games                         B. watching movies    

C. watching TV                                    D. All of above

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to eat healthy food.                        B. Eating and playing are both important.

C. Suggestions for staying healthy.             D. Health is very important.

 

Zhang Zhaojie, a 13-year-old schoolboy in Xiamen enjoyed many snacks during Spring Festival. “I love chocolate and chips very much. They are high in sugar and fat. But I can’t help eating them,” Zhang said.

Recently, an online list of favorite snacks in China became popular. It said that peanuts, walnuts and chocolate are good for our health, and jelly, potato chips and lollipops(棒棒糖) are “bad”. Almost every kid on the planet loves snacks, and they seldom care how healthy they are. Although some snacks like chocolate and candy are found everywhere, others are unique(独特的) to a country or a culture.

In Japan, Matcha(抹茶) is a kind of green tea powder. It’s made from tea leaves and can be used with ice cream or cakes. In fact, Matcha originated in China but took off in Japan. Biscuits or cookies covered with chocolate are also a Japanese favorite.

Potato chips and French fries are very popular in the US. They are cheap but tasty. But they are high in calories and eating too much may make you fat. Popcorn(爆米花) is another typical snack. People eat it when they are watching sports games or visiting the amusement park. Most cinemas also sell Popcorn.

In the UK, many people sit down for snacks at around 4 p.m. every day. They call it “afternoon tea”. Traditional afternoon tea is biscuits and tea. People also have scones(烤饼) with jam and cream, which is probably the most classic English snack.

 

NO.4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2004
Dear editor（编辑）
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks(孔雀)here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）
They are given food freely by visitors ,They usually throw food to them ,and  don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors . I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds ,but don’t realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food .For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
【小题1】Many visitors come to the writer’s city to           

A．do some shopping

B．see beautiful peacocks

C．play on Dongfeng Square

D．eat nice food

【小题2】Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors            

A．didn’t give them any food

B．gave them too much food

C．threw them some bad food

D．loved them and played with them

【小题3】Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may            

A．sell food for visitors

B．sell food for peacocks

C．make the square more beautiful

D．have the beautiful birds

【小题4】From the passage we know people should            

A．live and play with the birds

B．stop the birds from eating too much

C．give right food to the birds

D．give more food to the birds

【小题5】We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan ,may be a            

A．visitor	B．shopkeeper
C．square keeper	D．student

A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mile, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. he even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brush-ing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of then.
Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Katarina said that young children should laugh about 300 times a day, wile adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now!
根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前括号内。
1. What has made Mike lose his confidence?
A. His bad habit.  B. His bad teeth.      C. Not smiling.        D. Eating too much sugar.
2. Many people don’t smile because    .
A. they don’t like smiling                    B. they think they are ugly 
C. their teeth are not beautiful               D. they can’t open their mouths
3. What can a dentist do according to the passage?
A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.
B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.
C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.
D. Both A and B.
4. If you want to keep healthy, you had better    .
A. not smile often                         B. laugh all the time 
C. neiter smile nor laugh                  D. smile and even laugh often
5. How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion?
A. Either 300 or 30 times a day.               B. Between 7 and 15 times a day.
C. Around 300 times a day.                     D. Only 30 times a day.

NO.4 Middle School

Kunming, Yunnan

April 2nd, 2004

Dear editor（编辑）

I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks(孔雀)here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）

They are given food freely by visitors ,They usually throw food to them ,and  don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors . I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds ,but don’t realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food .For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.

Yours,

Sun Yan

1.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to           

A．do some shopping

B．see beautiful peacocks

C．play on Dongfeng Square

D．eat nice food

2.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors            

A．didn’t give them any food

B．gave them too much food

C．threw them some bad food

D．loved them and played with them

3.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may            

A．sell food for visitors

B．sell food for peacocks

C．make the square more beautiful

D．have the beautiful birds

4.From the passage we know people should            

A．live and play with the birds

B．stop the birds from eating too much

C．give right food to the birds

D．give more food to the birds

5.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan ,may be a            

A．visitor                                B．shopkeeper

C．square keeper                         D．student