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Dear Mrs．Clemens，
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案纸相应的位置上(请注意题后的词数要求)。
[1]A new study has found evidence of aggressive behaVior in children who drink four or more servings of soft drinks every day．
[2]The mothers of 3，000 five-year-olds took part in the study．They were asked to keep a record of how many servings of soft drinks their children drank over a two-month period and keep records of how they behaved．The researchers found that 43 percent of the boys and girls drank at least one daily serving of soda．Four percent of the youngsters had four or more sodas to drink every day．
[3]Children who drank the most soda were more than two times likely to show signs of aggression．“For the children who consumed four or more soft drinks per day，we see an association between aggressive behaviors, attention problems and withdrawn behaviors．”Shakira Suglia says．The aggressive behaviors included destroying possessions belonging to others，taking part in fights and physically attacking people.
[4]Shakira says the researchers identified the link after they considered the factors like the child’s age and sex．They also considered ，such as whether the boys and girls were eating sweets or given fruit drinks on a normal day．In addition，the researchers examined parenting styles and other social conditions that might be taking place in the home.
[5]It is not quite clear why young children who drink a lot of soda have behavior pmblems．However，a substance oftell found in soft drinks is caffeine，which helps to make people feel energetic．Doctor Suglia suggests that caffeine could be causing the children to be more aggressive.
[6]The research is part of a larger study called the Fragile Families and Child Welibeing Study．It follows 5，000 poor mothers and their children in 20 American cities.
1.What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 10 words)
2.What does the underlined word“they’’in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?
3.List three aggressive behaviors according to the text．(no more than 10 words)
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②
③
4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 3 words)
5.Complete the following statement with one word from Paragraph 5．
People will often become when they have some coffee，in which caffeine is the major chemical．
Reseachers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately juage 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes．“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，’’the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone’s shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants．Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．
Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，“practical and functional’’ shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant" people，while ankle boots were more linked with ‘‘aggressive’’ personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore‘ ‘uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities．And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from “attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主张变革的)types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．
1.What does this text mainly tell us?
A．Shoes Call hide people’s real personalities．
B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．
C．People’s personalities call be judged by their shoes．
D．People know little about their personalities．
2.The participants were asked to
A．provide pictures of their shoes
B．look at pictures of different shoes
C．design a personality questionnaire
D．hand in their commonly worn shoes
3.Which of the results is beyond people’s expectation?
A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．
B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．
C．Aggressive people are likely to wear"ankle boots．
D．Fashion shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．
4.People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to
A．wear strange shoes B．worry about their appearance
C．have a calm character D．become a political leader
5.The author wrote the text in order to
A．inform us of a new study B．introduce a research method
C．teach how to choose shoes D．describe different personalitie
Today，we are told，children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air．Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV—they seem to be living in a virtual world．They have lost touch with nature．
But now 400 organizations in the UK，from playgroups to the National Health Service，are encouraging children to have some“wild time”．They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside．Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, rummaging for conkers and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city，they can go on adventures in the garden or the park．
Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad．They need to be shown what to do and where to go．Andy Simpson from National Health Service says，“We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ development，independence and creativity，by giving wild time a go”．
So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now，it seems that going back to basics and experiencing“nature’s playground”is what modern children need．David Bond from Project Wild Thing says，“We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine，freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．
This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe，like me，it’s made you think about sticking on your boots，getting outdoors and reliving your childhood．There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!
1.What is the best title of the text?
A．Wild time for children B．Benefits of wild time
C．More space for children D．Adventures of children
2.Children are encouraged to do the following activities except
A．building dens B．climbing trees
C．playing hide and seek D．watching TV
3.According to Andy Simpson，we know that
A．wild time is hard to design
B．wild time is beneficial for children
C．parents know the importance of wild time
D．parents like keeping their children indoors
4.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4 ?
A．Modem children need wild time．
B．Adults value outdoor activities．
C．The present world is complicated．
D．This generation of kids have no freedom．
5.The last paragraph suggests that
A．people like recalling the past
B．it is out of date to go outdoors
C．it is too late for adults to enjoy nature
D．people at any age can enjoy wild time
