It's 2009. You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks 
what you've been thinking about lately. When you leave, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of 
thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily.  She says that the way you think is causing some of
 your illness.
     Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way 
that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every 
part of your body through your nervous system (神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)).  Now scientists have proved that how you think
and feel can havean influence on the health of your body.
      Stress (壓力 ,緊張)  is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody
 has stress more or less; nobody's life is perfect.  In fact, stress is necessary.  Without stress, wa would never 
leam anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored'to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It
can weaken your body's protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can evenmake you more
likely to have an accident.
      When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce achemical called adrenaline (腎上腺素).  Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat.  Today you have a different kind of stress. 
Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can't fight or run away
from, so you don't use up all that adrenaline.  It just stays bottled up inside you, and that's what can do
 something bad to you.
     What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren't under so 
much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work 
things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can't change a stressful situation.  Sometimes
 you don't even want to.  A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful.
       The link (關(guān)聯(lián)) between your body and brain works in two ways.  Your body can help your mind deal 
with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body.  It's important to get
enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day. Another thing that
you can do is daily exercise.  If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, you give your 
body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline. Of course, a person who isn't used to much physical 
activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before 
starting any exercise programs.

1. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your ________.    

A. illness and abilities                      
B. thoughts and behaviour
C. mind and nervous system            
D. physical activity and daily exercise

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. You shouldn't go to the gym if you are under stress.
B. One can do his homework to bum up adrenaline.
C. Diseases and accidents are caused by stress.
D. Everyone needs stress to improve himself.

3. From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that ________.    

A. it's difficult to change a stressful situation
B. it's not stressful when a good change takes place
C. a big change will cause another stressful situation
D. a stressful situation can't be changed without any effort

4. What is probably the best title for this passage? 

A. The Body-Brain Link                    
B. The Causes of Stress
C. The Advice on Health                    
D. The Nervous System

     To save time, many Americans often buy fast food. On holidays, families enjoy nice meals at home. For
example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, families come together for a dinner. Usually
they enjoy a big turkey and pumpkin pies (南瓜餡餅).
     The United States is famous for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, and ice creams.
People can easily find fast food restaurants, such as McDonald's (麥當(dāng)勞) and Kentucky Fried Chicken (肯德基),in most of the big cities in the world.
     There are many foreign restaurants in the USA. Chinese, Italian and French cooking are the most popular.
People can buy foreign foods in these restaurants. These years, many people have paid more and more attention
to (越來(lái)越關(guān)心) their health. They come to eat foods with little fat. Many of them are also worried because
some people like to put something in the foods. This can make the foods good-looking, but it is not good for
man's health.

1. What do the Americans often buy to save time?

A. clothes
B. cars
C. fast food
D. nice meal

2. When is Thanksgiving Day?

A. December 25th.
B. April 1st.
C. Tuesday.
D. The fourth Tuesday in November.

3. Is now McDonald's the famous fast food in the United States?

A. Yes, It is.
B. No, it isn't.
C. Yes, it did.
D. No, it didn't.

4.What do many people pay more attention to now?

A. restaurant
B. fast food
C. McDonald's
D. their health

5. What do you think we should eat?

A. food with a lot of fat
B. food with little fat
C. good-looking food
D. fried food

    
      I hate being overweight. My husband said he didn't mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body.
Everything from my waist (腰部) to my legs was overweight. Finally, just after Christmas last year, I decided
that something had to be done.
     I met Dr. Wallace, and she told me I had to stop eating fast foods. It was very hard for me because I was
eating them three of four times a week: pizza, hamburgers, whatever I could get. But I said to myself at the
start that I would try my best to do it-and I did. I even gave up the booze-something I used to have two glasses of it with dinner.
     My best friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day. That was very hard for me
at the beginning. I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere instead. I walked in the
morning before work, and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work. Now I never go to
bed until I've done my 10,000 steps.
     Six months has passed, and I made it. Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift. the weight is
wonderful-I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops. I am so proud
of myself because everyone thought I wouldn't be able to make it including myself.
     I love my new body, and I'll never let myself go back into my old ways.

1. When did the woman decide to lose her weight?

A. After she had a baby.
B. After Christmas last year.
C. Before Christmas last year.
D. When she got a gift from her husband.

2. The underlined word "booze" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. wine
B. meat
C. vegetables
D. fast foods

3. What can make the woman overweight according to this passage?

A. Pizza, vegetables and wine.
B. Pizza, hamburgers and wine.
C. Pizza, vegetables and water.
D. Pizza, hamburgers and tea.

4. Why did the woman's husband get an MP4 for her?

A. Because it was Dr. Wallace's suggestion.
B. Because her husband liked it.
C. Because it was a gift for her success in losing weight.
D. Because she asked her husband for it several times.

5. Who helped the woman lost her weight?

A. Dr. Wallace.
B. Her husband.
C. Rachel Waterman.
D. All of the above.

    Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt As she told her
doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat She bought a vegetarian
cookbook and decided to "go all the way". She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of
her food is vegetables, fruits, and grains. Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health. 
    Nancy is an animal lover. Nancy grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew
older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed
right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.
    When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. The little money that he had for
food, he spent on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful
engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat.
    Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for
growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat;
he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat "Somewhere," he says, "someone
hasn't got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy a thick steak?" Mark's ideas about what is right and
wrong make him a vegetarian.

1.According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ______.

A.
B.
C.
D.

2.Linda became a vegetarian because ______.

A.her doctor asked her to do so
B.she was badly ill
C.she enjoyed eating vegetables
D.she wanted to be healthier

3.Mark became a vegetarian ______.

A.when he was a student
B.after he was able to cook vegetables well
C.after he became an engineer
D.because he thought vegetables were nice

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Linda only eats fruits and vegetables.
B.We aren't sure when Roy became a vegetarian.
C.Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old.
D.Roy doesn't like steak at all.

5.The main idea of this passage is that ______.

A.people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons
B.people become vegetarians because they don't like meat
C.meat is not good for one's health
D.we had better become vegetarians

       Leopards (豹) live in many parts of the world, from Siberia to Africa. They have a very beautiful yellow
skin with large black spots. They live for about 15 years and eat small mammals (哺乳動(dòng)物) such as zebras,
monkeys, and antelopes (羚羊). They sleep for about 12 hours a day. Leopards are very solitary (獨(dú)居的)
animals. They spend most of their time alone in trees, where they wait until a small animal passes. They jump on
the animal and then drag it up into the tree, where they eat it.
       Like many animals, leopards are disappearing because people hunt them. They kill them for their beautiful
coats. The Sinai leopard, for example, from Egypt, is now probably extinct (絕種的).

1. How old is a leopard?

A. Fifty weeks
B. Fifteen months
C. Twelve days
D. Fifteen years

2. Leopards live             .

A. live in family groups
B. live alone
C. live together
D. live with other animals

3. Leopards spend much time in tree because they want to             .

A. sleep
B. jump
C. wait and catch small mammals
D. rest

4. Which is not true?

A. Leopards have beautiful fur
B. Leopards eat animals and plants
C . Leopards sleep 12 hours a day
D. The Sinai leopard probably extinct

5. Why do people hunt leopards?   Because              .

A. they kill them for their meat
B. they attack people all the time
C. they are dangerous
D. they kill them for their coats

1. In order to keep healthy, everyone should                regularly.        
A. drink                      
B. relax        
C. exercise                    
D. work    
2. Which of the following sports can't we find in the passage?        
A. Fishing.                    
B. Running.        
C. Swimming.                  
D. Walking.    
3. What does exercise mean?        
A. It means doing things with the body.        
B. It means studying.        
C. It means doing lessons.        
D. It means playing.    
4. What can exercise do to the body?        
A. It can make the body strong.        
B. It can make the body healthy.        
C. It can make us sleep more.        
D. Both A and B.    
5. The phrase "fitness center" in the passage means "               " in Chinese.        
A. 減肥中心              
B. 健中心        
C. 購(gòu)物中心              
D. 醫(yī)療中心

       Experts(專(zhuān)家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep at night, but most Chinese
students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying
late. They will think their children work very hard. But not all parents think about this. Once a mother
told us that every morning her l0-year-old boy puts up one finger with 'his eyes still closed, begging(乞求)
one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students "Early Bird " in China,  he has to get up before six
every morning.
       A report shows that if they don't have a good night's sleep, students seem to he weaker than they
should be. Many students have fallen asleep (入睡)during classes. Too much homework is not the only
reason(原因) why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play games late into the night.
       Experts ever say that students should develop (養(yǎng)成)good study habits. So some clever students
never study late, and they are able to work well in class.

1. The l0-year-old boy begs for one more minute to sleep because         .  

A. he doesn't have enough sleep  
B. it isn't the time for him to get up  
C. he doesn't want to go to school  
D. he wants his mother to wake him up

2. In Paragraph l the underlined phrase "Early Birds" means persons who          .

A. get up early  
B. get up late    
C. sleep less    
D. don't want to sleep

3. From the passage we know if students don't get enough sleep, they may          .    

A. not sleep because they are too weak    
B. not learn well in class'    
C. go to bed early    
D. be weak in English

4. The underlined phrase "stay up late"  in Paragraph 2 means "         " .

A. study    
B. watch TV late.    
C. not go to bed until late    
D. stay outside

5. From the passage we can know that        .

A. if you want to study better, you must work hard    
B. sleeping less means working hard    
C. some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits    
D. students don't have enough sleep only because they have a lot of homework to do

                                                     About health
     Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. "Health is the greatest wealth. " wise       people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
     If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain
of  a bad cough, if you run a high temperature. and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low
blood pressure,I think you should go to see the doctor.
    The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature,
sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.
     After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow
his advice.   

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,回答下列問(wèn)題.

1. What is the greatest wealth according to the passage?
                                                                                  
2. When you go to see a doctor, what will the doctor do?