Parents can cut the chances of their children getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table. Just three extra minutes at a family mealtime could help prevent child fatness. The reasons might lie in communication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.
Dr Barbara Fiese said, “Children, whose families have a 20-minute meal over four times a week, weigh lighter than kids who leave the table after15 to 17 minutes. Over time, those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.”
Researchers studied 200 family mealtimes, testing the influences of mealtime habits of families with children in primary school. They found that families, who said that shared mealtimes were an important part of family life and had special meaning for them, were less likely to have fat children. Similarly, families who talked more together and communicated more positively during the meal, were more likely to have healthy-weight children.
Teaching families how to make full use of family mealtimes was a wise idea. “This is something we can do and teach. It’s also important to recognize the increasing differences of families and their complex living schedules that may challenge(挑战) their abilities to plan ahead and set some time to communicate with each other,” said Dr Fiese.
Families in poorer US neighborhoods faced more problems, including poor chances of getting healthy food. But even so, regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the children’s weight. Dr Fiese said, “Three to four extra minutes per meal will make a healthy weight more possible.”
1.How long is reasonable for a family mealtime according to the text?
A.About 10 minutes. B.About 12 minutes
C.About 15 minutes D.About 20 minutes.
2.What’s the advantage of a longer family mealtime according to the text?
A.Children can better enjoy their meals.
B.Children can have a good rest while eating.
C.Children can communicate more during the time.
D.Children can have more time to choose what they like.
3.What does the author want to show in paragraph3?
A.The result of a study. B.Different eating habits.
C.Causes of child fatness. D.The importance of normal eating
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Mealtime talk helps to lose weight
B.Healthy food makes normal weigh
C.Poorer families have thinner children
D.Longer family mealtimes help prevent child fatness
When my best friend and I were teenagers, our favorite place to hang out was the Hallmark store. If we had money, we would choose a perfect card for each other and then share tears or smiles depending on what emotion the words expressed. In those coming years we developed a friendship built on sincere feelings and we often found comfort in the words of a Hallmark card. I think it is perhaps since those years that I have become a greeting card collector.
The other day, while cleaning out the storage in my home, I came across the bag where I have kept greeting cards. They are the lasting messages that speak the meanings of my life. I pulled out a foolish-looking card. It has a stick drawing on the front that seems to be my portrait(肖像画), I laughed as I realized this is exactly how my oldest daughter saw her mum. Opening it up I saw a hand-drawn heart with eyes and a big smile. On the other side are some words “You are the best mum in the world!” This may be one card that Hallmark cards cannot compete with for it is a treasure more precious than gold. I can’t go back to where I’ve been but, from time to time, I can be taken into a welcomed memory trip.
These are the Hallmark moments of our lives. Words from once upon a time inspire us to appreciate the people in our lives who mean so much. When we sometimes have doubts, or when the world treats us unfairly, the encouraging words are there in black and white, sometimes drawn in a homemade stick drawing with a heart-shaped smiling face standing out from the rest.
Life is a Hallmark card when you care enough to send the very best.
1.What influence does the Hallmark card have on the author?
A.Finding her real hobby.
B.Becoming a greeting card donor.
C.Getting real friendship and comfort.
D.Learning to share the experience of making cards.
2.The author uses “a welcomed memory trip” in paragraph 2 to show that_______.
A.she often remembers her past trip
B.those cards are very meaningful for her
C.her daughter’s words moved her deeply
D.drawing herself on the cards is very meaningful
3.Why does the author think the words on the cards mean a lot?
A.Because they make her full of thanks.
B.Because they are written in different colors.
C.Because they can help her overcome doubts.
D.Because they always inform her of the card collector.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Words on the cards B.Collecting greeting cards is a hobby.
C.Life is a Hallmark card D.Memory in the childhood
There are over 10,000 various species(种类) of birds across the world. These creatures are warm-hearted, can fly and lay eggs. From different sizes, communication skills, shapes, colors, to types of flight, the creatures are thought to be wonder.
Avocets
There are four different species of avocets found around the world. This bird is found in North and South America, Europe, and even Australia. They are seldom seen in other areas. They live in large groups, and have been known to become quite eager to fight, if they feel they are in danger.
Eastern bluebirds
These types of birds are around 6.5inches in length. Such birds are found mainly in gardens and woodlands with the arrival of spring. Male eastern bluebirds are bright blue and white. Female eastern bluebirds are gray. New York and Missouri have named this creature as their state bird.
Catbirds
Catbirds are known to copy the sounds of other birds. This bird is gray in color and has a shade of chestnut, just under its tail. There are different species of catbirds found in various parts of the world.
Doves
Doves are smaller than pigeons and have a longer tail in appearance. Doves are found throughout the world and these birds are also a symbol of peace. They feed on fruits, plants and seeds to survive.
There are many other beautiful and attractive birds which can be seen in nature. Birds would prefer to have their own freedom rather than be trapped in a cage, so if you think you can have it as a pet, you need to think again.
1.What can be inferred about avocets?
A.They are rarely seen in Asia. B.They are about 6.5 inches in length.
C.They have a shade of chestnut. D.They are a symbol of romance and peace.
2.Which birds can learn the speech of other birds?
A.Avocets. B.Eastern bluebirds.
C.Catbirds. D.Doves.
3.Where is the text probably taken from?
A.A sports newspaper. B.A poster.
C.A travel guide. D.A science magazine.
假如你是李华，最近收到了你的美国朋友Taylor的来信。她在信中说，她刚进高中，不能适应新的环境，不知如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请你给她写一封回信，回信内容应包括如下要点：
1. 向Taylor表示问候和安慰；
2. 针对她的问题提出以下建议：
(1)同学遇到麻烦时，要去帮助他们；(2)放学后邀请同学一起参加活动；(3)其他建议
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Taylor
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Yours truly
LI Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
I worked as public health nurse in a very poor city in Florida .I was often very kind to my patients, especial the old people. On New Year’s Day as I was cooking dinner to my family, I thought of some old people, They were my patients which were always alone at home So I decide to cook more and deliver hot meal to them .When I saw my two sons play in the house happily, but I made them stop. And I asked them to help me pack and deliver these meals, As we took the food into our houses, the old people were very moving and we saw tears of joy in their
eyes .
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Voyages of people from England play 1. important part in spreading English, 2. is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries. 3.(base) on British English, the English spoken in one of these countries can 4.(understand) well by other countries’ native English speakers. And 5.(actual) these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, 6.(express) and the usages of vocabulary. Because 7. this fact, the differences can be made use of 8.(tell) which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries”, you can recognize 9.(he) American identity, while the 10.(late) suggests that he is British.
