Our lifestyles today are very busy. We have family, school, sports, entertainment and social activities to fit into a time that seems never enough. We need to be healthy to meet the demands of daily life. But what does it mean to have a healthy lifestyle?
To have a healthy lifestyle, we need to:
◆ eat different kinds of healthy food most of the time
◆ do exercise often
◆ have time to relax
◆ get enough sleep to give our bodies time to grow healthy and strong
Read about a normal day in the lives of two children.
Abbey gets up at 7:00 am, feeds the dog, and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school with her friend, Julia. She has a bag of chips for a morning snack, drinks water, and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch. She likes to play soccer with her friends at lunch and morning break time. She walks home with Julia, has some crackers with cheese and juice for afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while. She plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner, then has a shower and does her homework. She watches her favorite television show for an hour, then usually goes to bed at about 9:30 pm. | Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two pieces of bread with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast. His mother drives him to school on her way to work. He eats cookies with juice for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school lunch room with juice for lunch. He likes to play card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at morning break time. He catches the bus home, has a cereal bar and a can of soda for afternoon snack, then watches some television. He has a shower before dinner, then plays the computer for an hour or two. He goes to bed at about 10:30 pm. |
No matter which kind of lifestyle you agree on, just remember it’s important to balance all aspects of life.
1.About a healthy lifestyle, the writer doesn’t talk about __________.
A. diet B. exercise C. relaxation D. medicine
2.What can we learn from the article?
A. Abbey plays soccer with her friends at school.
B. Abbey does her homework first after school.
C. Carl goes to school by bus every day.
D. Carl has juice for breakfast.
3.Where is the article probably from?
A. A health magazine.
B. A clothing website.
C. A sports guidebook.
D. A travel advertisement.
I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone. I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this challenge to find out.
Every morning since I got a smartphone, I’ve used The Weather Channel App to find out what to . On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And , I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder, too. I got because I couldn’t use the GPS (汽车导航系统) on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list (联络簿). I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t my brother’s and my mom’s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems, however, I found not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend on our cell phones.
1.A. But B. And C. Then D. Still
2.A. carry B. take C. wear D. see
3.A. hopefully B. thankfully C. strangely D. surprisingly
4.A. ring B. hat C. suit D. watch
5.A. picking up B. bringing up C. calling out D. making out
6.A. even so B. after all C. in all D. even worse
7.A. caught B. lost C. changed D. hurt
8.A. happier B. slower C. safer D. quieter
9.A. moving B. chatting C. writing D. driving
10.A. started B. forgot C. supported D. reported
11.A. collect B. copy C. read D. remember
12.A. silence B. peace C. patience D. confidence
13.A. work B. lesson C. challenge D. project
14.A. hardest B. simplest C. nicest D. clearest
15.A. less B. more C. little D. much
The speaker was very good at describing feelings. The __________ of his words moved every listener.
A. power B. quality C. opinion D. influence
If we __________ computers, life __________ very different now.
A. didn’t have; would have been B. wouldn’t have; was
C. didn’t have; would be D. wouldn’t have; had been
Hurry up! Switch over to Channel 8. The TV series __________ immediately.
A. is shown B. will be shown C. was shown D. is being shown
—It’s good to see you again.
—Yes. I keep all the letters __________ you wrote to me over the years.
A. who B. that C. when D. where
