People are overweight for many reasons, the most
important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods, get the wrong types of
calories per meal, and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day. Food is
more powerful than any weight loss pill, because the food that you eat can
either make you thin or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine,
and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals(
间隔)each day. Low-calorie Diets Do Not
Work
The reason people cannot lose
weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism(
新陈代谢)will detect any major drop in
calories and it will then adjust(调整)itself by burning
fewer calories each day. That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per
day and not lose any weight, while your friends can eat 2,500 calories per day
and not gain any weight.
Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
Many people in today’s
society are buying mostly low- fat or non-fat food at the grocery store.
Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are
getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by
changing to this low fat lifestyle.
Losing weight has nothing to
do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control
your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them
at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they
will lose weight.
1.What is the main reason why people are overweight?
A.They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time. B.They eat food with lots of calories. C.They don’t take any weight loss pills. D.They burn many calories every day.
2.The article is written in order to _______.
A.tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food B.tell readers how to lose weight C.tell readers about an important scientific discovery D.call on people to lose weight and stay healthy
3.To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you
should ________.
a. do exercise every day
b. eat meals at the right time
c. eat fruits and vegetables
d. eat low-fat or sweet food
e. eat the proper foods at each meal
A.a, b, c, d B.a, b, d, e C.a, c, d, e D.a, b, c, e
While we were riding the old German bus in Albania, a
gypsy (
吉普赛人)
girl got on. She was about seven years old. Most gypsy children had a 36 look
in their eyes.
They were hardened by the
world and by 37 they had experienced. The gypsies 38 in slums (
贫民窟). The children begged on the
streets or did other work so that their parents could 39 to buy wine.
Every time we saw these 40 , we could always see the dead look in their
eyes. But not this 41 . She was cheerful and had a beautiful smile on
her face. As soon as she 42 , she started talking to us. Her name was
Angela and she was on her 43 to visit her grandfather in a nearby slum
village. I 44 my purse for something nice to give her. 45 , all I
had with me was gum. She eagerly put a 46 in her mouth, and then squinted (眯着眼睛看) her eyes because the 47 was mint-flavored (薄荷味). It seemed like she had 48 tasted it before. She 49 in a
funny way and the other people on the bus were all amused by what she did. When
the bus 50 , she picked up the big bag she was carrying, 51 and jumped
out of the bus.
She is out of my life, but not
out of my 52 . This girl deserved so much more than her 53 surroundings,
yet she didn’t let any of them get herself 54 . I pray I will 55 her
again someday, so that I can give her that hug which I should have given her
that day on the bus!
1. A.worried B.happy C.dead D.curious
2. A.which B.this C.that D.what
3. A.lived B.played C.worked D.studied
4. A.manage B.try C.have D.afford
5. A.children B.adults C.beggars D.passers-by
6. A.day B.girl C.place D.story
7. A.sat down B.crowded in C.moved off D.lied down
8. A.bus B.car C.way D.taxi
9. A.searched B.examined C.touched D.found
10. A.Fortunately B.Sadly C.Surprisingly D.Clearly
11. A.little B.block C.piece D.set
12. A.smell B.sweet C.sugar D.gum
13. A.ever B.never C.always D.often
14. A.laughed B.shouted C.cried D.complained
15. A.got on B.got off C.pulled in D.pulled down
16. A.sighed B.bent C.nodded D.waved
17. A.feeling B.dream C.mind D.eyesight
18. A.poor B.warm C.comfortable D.rich
19. A.off B.up C.away D.down
20. A.help B.meet C.invite D.thank
_____ into many languages , the book is popular with
young people.
A.Having been translated B. Having translated C.To be translated D.Been translated
_____ opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic
Games really gave the world ____ big surprise.
A./;a B.The; the C./;the D.The; a
_____, please come to see me.
A.When it convenient B.When is convenient C.When convenient D.Convenient
We _____ had told her that she failed the examination.
A.rather than B.would rather C.or rather D.would like