This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight. And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a gym (参加体育锻炼). You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.

(1) Wake - up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend（弯曲） forward until you feel sore（酸痛） in your back. It will burn about 10 calories.

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of fiber（纤维） and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.

(4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average (平均) two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 0r more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are delicious.

B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.

C. Because apples are sour.

D. Because only apples are filled with calories.

2.Which of the following may the author DISAGREE?

    A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.

    B. Eating apples every day is good for people's health.

    C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

    D. It's good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.

3.What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.

B. To advise people to eat apples every day.

C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.

D. To advise people to give up bad habits.

4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

    A. Shopping.          B. Teaching.        C. Family.        D. Health.

 

There was a little boy with a bad temper（脾气）.His father gave him some nails（钉子）to drive into the fence (栅栏)when he lost his temper .The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence .Then it began to become less . He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence .

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all . He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he  held his temper .The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone .

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence .He said , “You have done well ,my son ,but you look at the fence . It will never be the same .When you say things in anger ,they leave a scar（痕迹）just like this one .You can put a knife in a man and draw it out . It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry ,the wound (伤口)is still there .A verbal （言语）wound is as bad as a physical(肉体)one.

1.Who was in a bad temper ?

A．the boy’s father	B．the boy’s friend
C．the little boy	D．a man

2. The word “it” in “it began to become less”refers to (指) ________ .

A．the first day	B．the fence
C．the nails	D．the boy’s temper

3.The way of pulling out nails is to _________.

A．make one’s temper less

B．make one hold one’s temper

C．leave a scar on somsone

D．hurt someone .

4. The boy thought that _______

A．it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence .

B．driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper .

C．holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence .

D．it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails .

5.We learn from the reading that _______ .

A．the father was a man with bad temper .

B．it took a long time for the boy’s temper to become less.

C．the father was good at helping one who is easy to lose temper .

D．the boy was good at driving nails into the fence .

 

This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight~ And you don' t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.

 ( 1 ) Wake - up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend( 弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (热量单位，卡路里).

 (2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.

 (3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of fiber（纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three, apples a day lose weight.

 (4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around.  Heavy people sit on average(平均) two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A. Soup.                B. Ice cream.

C. Salad.               D. Cheese.

2.Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are delicious.

B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.

C. Because apples are sour.

D. Because only apples are filled with calories.

3.Which of the following may the author disagree?

A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.

B. Eating apples every day is good for people's health.

C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

D. It' s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.

4.What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.

B. To advise people to eat apples every day.

C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.

D. To advise people to give up bad habits.

5.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

A. Shopping.            B. Teaching.

C. Family.              D. Health.

 

Want to save the environment? You probably can’t fix everything on your own, but by taking small steps and keeping the environment in mind every day, you can make a difference,
1. Think Green. Challenge yourself to think about the environment as you live your life. If you shut off lights when you leave the room, turn off your TV when you’re not watching it, you’ll save energy. If you take shorter showers, you’ll save water.
2. Shop Green. Shopping is fun, but buying things you don’t need is wasteful and bad for the earth. Before you buy something, ask yourself how much you’ll really use it. Keep yourself away from buying products with unnecessary packaging (包装), and whenever possible, buy things that were locally made instead of those shipped from far away.
3. Dress Green. Wear green trousers and T-shirts if you want. But what really matters isn’t the colour, it’s how the clothes were made. If you want to help the environment, the best place to find clothes is at a vintage store, but you might not want to buy everything used. No matter where you shop, keep an eye out for products made from environmentally friendly materials like organic(有机的) cotton, which is grown without the use of pesticides ( 杀虫剂).
4. Study Green. What’s better than learning about the environment? Save it while you learn, It can be as simple as using both sides of a piece of paper before you recycle it, or reusing an old textbook :instead of buying a new one. If you want to do more, join an environmental group at your school, and encourage your friends to join, too.
【小题1】The underlined phrase "a vintage store" in this passage refers to (是指) a place where you can buy          .

A．cheap clothes	B．fashionable clothes
C．second-hand clothes	D．clothes of special size

【小题2】 Which of the following acts does not agree with the writer’s green ideas?

A．Taking shorter showers.

B．Buying products with unnecessary packaging.

C．Wearing clothes made from organic materials.

D．Using both sides of a piece of paw.

【小题3】 What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Some Methods to Live Happily.	B．Some Advice to Save Money in Daily Life.
C．Some Steps to Live a Healthy Life.	D．Some Ways to Make One’s Life Green.

There was a little boy with a bad temper（脾气）.His father gave him some nails（钉子）to drive into the fence (栅栏)when he lost his temper .The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence .Then it began to become less . He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence .
Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all . He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he  held his temper .The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone .
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence .He said , “You have done well ,my son ,but you look at the fence . It will never be the same .When you say things in anger ,they leave a scar（痕迹）just like this one .You can put a knife in a man and draw it out . It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry ,the wound (伤口)is still there .A verbal （言语）wound is as bad as a physical(肉体)one.
【小题1】Who was in a bad temper ?
the boy’s father         B.the boy’s friend
C. the little boy            D. a man
【小题2】 The word “it” in “it began to become less”refers to (指) ________ .

A．the first day	B．the fence
C．the nails	D．the boy’s temper

【小题3】The way of pulling out nails is to _________.
make one’s temper less
make one hold one’s temper
leave a scar on somsone
hurt someone .
【小题4】 The boy thought that _______
it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence .
driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper .
holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence .
it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails .
【小题5】We learn from the reading that _______ .
A. the father was a man with bad temper .
it took a long time for the boy’s temper to become less.
the father was good at helping one who is easy to lose temper .
the boy was good at driving nails into the fence .