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.
1. Know the fire exit (消防通道) and plan two ways out.
2.If you hear the smoke alarm or smell smoke, Shout "Fire! Everyone out!" to awaken anyone
still asleep and to let others know there is a fire.
3. Feel the door with the back of your hand if there's a fire.
●If it's hot, use the window if possible. A warm door may mean there is a fire outside.
●If the door is cool, open it slowly, then crawl out of the building.
●If heat and smoke come in when you open the door, close it tightly, and find another way out.
4. Don’t hide! Go outside! Never hide under beds when there is a fire.
5. Stay low and crawl below the smoke to safety. Smoke goes up with the warm air and the air below is fresher.
6. Don't stop to put on your clothes or look for valuables (财物).
7. Don’t go back into a burning house for any reason.
8.Wait for your family at a meeting place outside,such as a big tree or the entrance( 入口) of the housing estate（小区）, to know everyone is safe.
9. If you can’t escape from a room because of a fire outside, put wet clothing, towels, or blankets at the bottom of the door to keep the smoke out.
10.Open your window and ask for help if you can’t escape through the door.
11. Stop, Drop and Roll if your hair or clothes are on fire. Shout for help, but don't run. Running makes fire burn faster.
Stop where you are.
Drop to the ground while covering your face with your hands to protect it.
Roll over and over until the fire is out.
1.Why do you shout "Fire! Everyone out!”?
A. To ask people to put on their clothes
B. To ask people to look for valuables.
C. To awaken anyone still asleep and to let others know there is a fire.
2.If the door is hot,______________
A. open it slowly, then crawl out of the building.
B. use the window if possible
C. open it and walk out of the buliding
3.From the passage, we know we should__________ if there is a fire.
A. plan two ways out
B. look for valuables first
C. hide under beds
4.If your hair or clothes are on fire，__________.
A. run quickly
B. stop, drop and roll
C. jump downstairs
5.The title of the passage is :________.
A. Stop, drop and roll
B. Fire safety rules
C. Fire is dangerous
Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.
Some find that they can’t do without people.
“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.
With others, food always comes first.
“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.
Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.
Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”
Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.
Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.
So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （10分）
1.To Adrian Fernandez, is the most important.
A. a friend B. lip salve C. a computer D. chili con carne
2.How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?
A. Once a week. B. Every day.
C. Twice a day. D. Three times a week.
3.Hannah Sacchini will become if her lips get dry.
A. fat B. excited C. shy D. annoyed
4.We can learn that Justin Beck takes his iPod to school.
A. never B. sometimes C. always D. hardly ever
5.The passage mainly tells us .
A. what things the US kids really must have
B. what the US teenagers do every day at school
C. what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is
D. how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school
下列各组字母中全部是元音字母的是 ____。
A. a, e, o, r B. a, i, u, e C. o, u, e, n
— When shall we leave for China?
— We won’t we have visited all the places of interest here.
A. until B. while C. as D. since
— Which do you think is ______ subject, math, music or art?[
— Art, I guess.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. the most interesting
