You wouldn't think of driving your car to work in the morning with an empty tank of gas, yet thousands of parents send their children off to school without any breakfast.

"After an overnight fast of eight to twelve hours, the brain needs fuel, "said Joan Carter, manager for the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston.

The body breaks down food to produce this fuel in the form of glucose（葡萄糖）. Because glucose levels are associated with memory function, children can have difficulty focusing when they skip breakfast. Research shows that breakfast eaters tend to pay more attention to their teacher in class than those who rarely eat breakfast.

They tend to be more creative and better performers in school. They show more energy by late morning, have more strength and endurance, concentrate better, and are better at problem-solving. Children who are hungry can be slow or nervous during classroom activities or can appear disinterested when they have a difficult task to perform.

Researchers have also discovered that students who eat breakfast regularly tend to have better health overall.

They take in more vitamins and minerals, consume less fat and cholesterol（胆固醇）, and may even have less chance of becoming overweight than breakfast-skippers. Without breakfast, it's difficult for children to get the nutrients they need throughout the day. Research shows that nutrients missed at breakfast aren't made up for at other meals.

"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and there's no excuse for not eating breakfast," Dr. Carter said. A piece of bread and a glass of milk take little time to prepare. If you are trying to lose weight, skipping breakfast is also a big mistake. You will be tired and hungry by mid-morning. Then you'll want to eat a snack that isn't healthy.

Breakfast should provide at least 1/4 to 1/3 of a child's daily needs for vitamins, minerals and calories. A nutritious breakfast also provides the sugar, protein and fat they need because they are continuously growing and changing. Parents should set a good example for children. "You can't run out the door without eating breakfast, yet insist that your kids sit down and eat something," Dr. Carter said.

【小题1】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The brain cannot work properly at school without breakfast.

B．Breakfast-skippers are able to focus better because of hunger.

C．Hunger makes it difficult for the body to break down the food.

D．Breakfast eaters have a tendency to ignore their teachers in class.

【小题2】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The importance of body shaping.

B．The relationship between breakfast and health.

C．The importance of getting enough nutrients for children.

D．The relationship between breakfast and school performance.

【小题3】Why is it wrong for the dieters to skip breakfast？

A．It leaves them short of energy to exercise all day.

B．It results in a lack of necessary nutrients they need.

C．It makes them have difficulty in performing well.

D．It contributes to more snack-consuming.

【小题4】How should parents teach children to have breakfast？

A．By eating breakfast regularly.

B．By preparing generous breakfast.

C．By running out without breakfast.

D．By giving them extra money for breakfast.

“The U．S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons(晒黑廊)and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，”an advisory panel(专家团)announced last week.
The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age.“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefits，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，”said panelist Dr.Michael Olding.
Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers.In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer.At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm.In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit.Class 2 devices include X­ray machines and powered wheelchairs.
Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer.Last year，the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic(致癌的)to humans”．It was discovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma(黑素瘤)，the deadliest form of skin cancer.According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most (about 8,650)of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year.
【小题1】According to the passage，what measures will U．S.FDA most probably take?

A．Banning tanning salons.

B．Posing heavier tax over tanning salons.

C．Having tighter controls over tanning salons.

D．Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state.

【小题2】Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned?

A．Visible caution.

B．Setting age limit.

C．Professional personnel.

D．Parental approval for teenagers.

【小题3】What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?

A．Tanning in one's youth may mean death.

B．Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed.

C．People should get tanned without getting melanoma.

D．Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old.

【小题4】What will most probably happen，if the advisory panel's suggestions are adopted and put into practice?

A．Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer.

B．Tanning salons will have more customers.

C．Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less.

D．Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children.

假如你是李华，现任你校的学生会主席。最近，你校学生会做了调查，发现学生中存在一些不良的生活习惯：晚上熬夜；喜欢垃圾食品；长时间玩电脑游戏等。值此英语交流月之际，请你以学生会的名义用英文起草一份倡议书，号召全校同学培养良好的生活习惯。
内容包括：
1.坏习惯的不良影响；2.培养如下良好习惯：（1）按时作息；（2）均衡饮食；（3）不沉溺于网络。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear students，

According to a survey among the students in our school，many students have the following bad habits：

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The Students' Union

   Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume（消耗） rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to（往往，倾向于） stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

    According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed（挤出） between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

   After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

   In spite of（尽管） all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject（拒绝） older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

【小题1】In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?

A．They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.

B．They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.

C．They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.

D．They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.

【小题2】This text is mainly the relationship between _________.

A．Americans and the French

B．life style and obesity

C．children and adults

D．fast food and overweight

【小题3】The text is mainly developed __________.

A．by contrast （对比）

B．by  space

C．by process（变化过程）

D．by classification（分类）

【小题4】Where does this text probably come from?

A．A TV interview	B．A food advertisement
C．A health report	D．A book review（书评）

   New Year’s resolutions（决心）often fail, but now a new study may just provide motivation for you to stick to them. Scientists found that meeting goals — such as giving up drinking or smoking — can slash your risk of cancer.

The large-scale study — of half a million Britons — looked at the effects of quitting tobacco，limiting alcohol intake, maintaining a low body mass index (BMI), exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet. Each individual behaviour was found to bring a decrease in the chance of getting cancer of about eight per cent. But if people carried out all together the overall risk reduction was about a third — and likely a greater cut in deaths from the disease.

The researchers from Cardiff University examined data from 343,150 people from the UK Biobank to identify the five healthy behaviours and compare them to the risk of cancer. The subjects were aged 40 to 69 and 14,285 were diagnosed （诊断）with the disease during an average follow-up of just over five years. The team found that adopting（采用）all the studied healthy behaviours brought a 25 and 35 percent reduction in bowel and breast cancer respectively — two of the most common forms of the disease.

The team said the findings may not sound surprising — but they serve as a reminder of the importance behind turning resolutions into permanent lifestyle choices.

Professor Elwood, the lead researcher，said the real problem for people adopting resolutions was translating the unclear idea of lifestyle choices being “good” into useful evidence — which was what this study provided. “A healthy lifestyle has many additional benefits to cancer reduction — it costs nothing, has no undesirable side effects…and is better than any pill.”

【小题1】What does the underlined word “slash” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Cut.	B．Increase.
C．Change.	D．Keep.

【小题2】What can be learnt from the passage?

A．Almost half of the subjects of the research got cancer.

B．Bowel cancer and breast cancer are the most common diseases.

C．A healthy habit will bring down the risk of cancer by 33%.

D．The research shows the benefits of carrying out New Year’s resolutions.

【小题3】According to Professor Elwood, the research is mainly aimed at ______.

A．warning people of the risk of cancer

B．removing people’s doubts about healthy lifestyles

C．persuading people into sticking to healthy lifestyles

D．proving the relation between lifestyles and cancer

【小题4】What would probably be the best title?

A．How to Choose Healthy Lifestyles?

B．Quit New Year’s Resolutions? Think Again!

C．Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Wisely!

D．Healthy Lifestyles Bring Down Cancer Risks!