The keys to reaching or staying at a healthy weight are regular exercise and good eating habits. Teens should get 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. Note the word “activity”. As long as you’re getting your body moving, it doesn’t have to mean doing difficult exercise or going to the sports hall every day. All that matters is that each week you get the right balance of activity, including aerobics (有氧运动), strength building, and flexibility (柔韧) exercise. Make exercise a habit by arranging some time every day.
On days when you have soccer practice or an aerobics class, you may have no trouble exercising for an hour or more. But most of us are busy, and 60 minutes a day for exercise seems like a lot of time. The good news is that it’s OK to divide it into shorter exercise breaks throughout the day.
Just as you might have a healthy snack to stop yourself from getting hungry, exercise snacks can keep energy levels high. So get up 15 minutes early and do some stretching (伸展) activity. Walk fast or run slowly for 15 minutes after lunch. Do the same thing after school — or walk or bike home. Add to that taking the stairs, PE class, and walking between classes during the day, and you’ve probably reached your 60 minutes.
Here are five simple ways to make an exercise lifestyle change:The writer thinks many people probably misunderstand the word“activity” to be “_______”.
| A．physical activity | B．body movement |
| C．sports hall exercise | D．outdoor exercise |
When exercising, the most important fact is ________.
| A．the time spent on exercise |
| B．the intensity of activity |
| C．the difficulty of exercise |
| D．the right balance of activity |
The author advises dividing activity into shorter exercise breaks because ___.
| A．exercising for a long time is bad for people’s health |
| B．it has the same effect as soccer practice |
| C．people usually haven’t much time to exercise |
| D．no one can spare lots of time to exercise |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Regular exercise. | B．School exercise. |
| C．Indoor exercise. | D．Difficult exercise |
In Britain ,people often invite friends for a meal , a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well may visit each other’s houses without an invitation(邀请),but if we invite new friends, usually an invitation is needed. When people invite someone to their homes , they often say ,“Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday ?” Answers are, “Thanks, we’d love to. What time?” or “I’m sorry, We’d love to ,but we have tickets for the concert.” However, it is not polite to say,“No, we wouldn’t.”
Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example. “You must come over for a drink sometime .” or “Let’s go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk . They are not real invitations because they don’t mention an exact time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are ,“Yes , that would be nice .” or “OK, yes ,thanks.”
So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?It’s always necessary for to visit each other’s houses with an invitation.
| A．close friends | B．family members |
| C．neighbours | D．new friends |
It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying ““
| A．Sorry. We’d love to, but we have tickets for the concert . |
| B．Thanks. We’d love to, what time? |
| C．Sure. We’d like to. Thanks a lot. |
| D．No, we wouldn’t! |
If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say,””
| A．Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday? |
| B．Let’s go out for a meal one of these days. |
| C．Let’s go out for a meal on Saturday. |
| D．Shall we go for a drink this afternoon . |
The British often use “”to answer the invitations that are not real.
| A．Yes , what time ? |
| B．No, that’s not a real invitation. |
| C．OK, yes , thanks. |
| D．No, you just want to be friendly. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Britain. |
| B．Invitation. |
| C．A Talk with Friends. |
| D．A Letter to Friends. |
NO.4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2004
Dear editor（编辑）
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks(孔雀)here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）
They are given food freely by visitors ,They usually throw food to them ,and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors . I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds ,but don’t realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food .For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun YanMany visitors come to the writer’s city to
| A．do some shopping |
| B．see beautiful peacocks |
| C．play on Dongfeng Square |
| D．eat nice food |
Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors
| A．didn’t give them any food |
| B．gave them too much food |
| C．threw them some bad food |
| D．loved them and played with them |
Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may
| A．sell food for visitors |
| B．sell food for peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful |
| D．have the beautiful birds |
From the passage we know people should
| A．live and play with the birds |
| B．stop the birds from eating too much |
| C．give right food to the birds |
| D．give more food to the birds |
We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan ,may be a
| A．visitor | B．shopkeeper |
| C．square keeper | D．student |
lf you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call the number
| A．83386223 or 83338989 |
| B．87679690 or 83386223 |
| C．83338989 or 87872738 |
| D．87872738 or 87796960 |
If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to
| A．69 Hong Kong Road |
| B．368 East Huanshi Road |
| C．5300 Shanghai Road |
| D．635 Grand Road |
is open for eleven and a half hours at weekends.
| A．Full Hotel |
| B．Hongnan Restaurant |
| C．History Museum |
| D．Baihe Shopping Center |
On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Full Hotel doesn’ t open until ___.
| A．6:30 am | B．7 :00 am | C．7:30 am | D．8 :00 arn |
You can knowwhen you visit History Museum.
| A．the history of South China |
| B．the history of Guangdong' s native people |
| C．the history of Shanghai. |
| D．the history of Hong Kong |
Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old . In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors . As they couldn’t play outdoors , they were unhappy ,and some even got into fights from time to time .
Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was ont easy to invent such a game, because it had to played indoors , and the court(球场)was not very large.
Dr.Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game .It is a wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball .It was played between two teams .To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet (英尺)above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket .At first, Dr.Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box, As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name .How long is it since basketball was invented?
| A．1000years | B．Less than 100years |
| C．1100years | D．More than 100years |
The students felt unhappy because
| A．they couldn’t play outdoors |
| B．They often got into fights |
| C．they had much homework to do |
| D．they had little time to study |
Who asked Dr.Naismith to invent a game ?
| A．Some students | B．Some teachers |
| C．Some students’ parents | D．Some of his friends |
When a student makes a score . he could.
| A．receive the ball |
| B．throw the ball to another student |
| C．run quickly with the ball in his hand |
| D．throw the ball into the basket |
Which sentence is right ?
| A．The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad . |
| B．It was easy to invent the game |
| C．Dr.Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball. |
| D．The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor . |
John is an artist(艺术家) who does not have much money, but he is a very kind man. One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted(接受，同意), so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.
After dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi , my friend , and I will give you the money for lunch.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for you again!”The artist in this story was ______________
A. a cheat（骗子） B. a rich man C. a kind manOn his way home, John forgot ____________.
A. to bring money with him
B. to buy the ticket
C. to have lunchAfter the meal, __________________ paid the bill .
A. the artist B. the beggar C. no oneWhy did the artist ask the beggar to take the taxi home with him ?
A. Because he wanted the beggar to pay for the taxi.
B. Because he could give money back to the beggar..
C. Because he could make friends with the beggarAt the end of the story, the beggar __________.
A. would make friends with the artist
B. was thankful to the artist
C. regretted(后悔) having lunch with the artist.