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Eating a diet high in processed food(加工食品)increases the risk of depression，research suggests．What's more，peopie who ate plenty of vegetables，fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression，the University College London team found．
Data on diet among 3，500 middle-aged civil servants(公务员)were compared with their emotional state five years later，a British journal reported．They split the participants into two types of diet--those who ate a diet largely based on whole food，which inc!udes lots of fruit， vegetables and fish，and those who ate a mainly processed food diet，such as sweetened desserts，fried food，processed meat，refined grains and high fat dairy products After accounting for factors such as gender，age，education，physical activity，smoking habits and chronic(慢性的) diseases，they found a significant difference in the future depression risk with the different diets．
Those who ate the most wholefood had a 26％ lower risk of future depression than those who ate the least wholefood．By contrast，people with a diet high in processed food had a 58％ higher risk of depression than those who ate a diet low in processed foods．
Study author Dr. Archana SinghManoux pointed out there was a chance the finding could be explained by fl lifestyle factor they had not accounted for．
There was a paper showing a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower risk of depression，but the problem with that is if you live in Britain，the likelihood(可能性)of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high．
Dr．Andrew McCulloeh，chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation，said，this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health．
He added people's diets were becoming increasingly unhealthy．The UK population is consuming less nutritious，fresh produce and more saturated(含饱和脂肪酸的)fats and sugars．
The text is mainly about.

A．the increasingly unhealthy diet of the UK population

B．the link between processed food and depression

C．the relationship between physical and mental health

D．fl healthy diet largely based on wholefood

What do we know about the participants?

A．They are of different ages from young to old．

B．They have been eating fl less heal thy diet these years．

C．Most of them prefer wholefood to processed food．

D．Those who ate wholefood generally were happier in the long term．

What can we learn from what Dr．Archana Singh Manoux said?

A．It is difficult for most British people to have a Mediterranean diet．

B．The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world．

C．Many studies have been done on the Mediterranean diet before．

D．The Mediterranean diet is not good for depression．

Dr．Andrew McCulloch agrees that.

A．our diets are closely related to our mental health

B．the present study needs more facts and other information

C．the UK population will become ill in the near future

D．more saturated fats and sugars should be taken in

Why might the author have written this text?

A．To tell people what a healthy diet actually is．

B．To prove people’s diets are increasingly unhealthy．

C．To encourage people to cut down on proceased food．

D．To introduce some experts on the research team．

The bicycling craze came in when we were just about at the right age to enjoy it．At first even “safety” bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride, and they had to have tricycles．My mother had(I believe)the first female tricycle in Cambridge；and l had a little one，and we used to go out for family rides，all together；my father in front on a bicycle． and my poor brather Charles standing miserable on the bar behind lny mother．I found it very hard work．pounding(轰隆隆行进)away on my hard tyres；a glorious，but not a pleasurable pastinle．
Then, one day at lunch, my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre，filled up,with air，and he thought it might be a success．And soon after that everyone had bicycles，ladies and all; and bicycling became the smart thing，and the lords and ladies had their pictures in the papers，riding along in the park，in straw hats．
My mother must have fallen off her bicycle pretty often，for I remember seeing the most appalling cuts and bruises(青肿)on her legs．But she never complained，and always kept these accidents to herself．However，the great Mrs. Phillips，our cook, always knew all a hout them；as indeed she knew practically everything that ever happened．She used to draw us into the servants' hall to tell us privately：“Her Ladyship had a nasty fall yesterday；she cut both her knees and sprained her wrist．But don't Iet her know I told you．”So we never dared say anything．Similar little accidents used to occur when，at the age of nearly Seventy，she insisted on learning to drive a car．She never mastered the art of reversing(倒车)，and was in every way an unconventional and terrifying driver． Mrs．Phillips used then to tell us：“Her Ladyship ran into the back of a milk-cart yesterday；but it wasn't much hurt”；or“A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road；but she said she didn't know what the white Line on the road meant，so he explained arld Let her go on．”Mrs．Phillips must have had an excellent Intelligence Service at her command，for the stories were always true enough．
Women did not ride bicycles at first betause.

A．bicycling demanded too much hard work

B．bicycling was considered unsafe and unladylike

C．they preferred to ride tricycles

D．tricycles could carry young children as well

How did the writer feel about tricycles?

A．They were very hard to ride．

B．Riding tricycles was an enjoyble arnusement．

C．They were not as fast as bicycles．

D．They were not proper for women to ride．

Cycling became popular when.

A．the writer's father popularized it	B．air-filled tyres began to be used
C．noble people started enjoying it	D．newspapers had pictures of cyclists

The writer admired Mrs．Phillips because.

A．she was the best cook they had ever had

B．she was in command of all the setvants

C．she could keep secrets

D．she had an outstanding ability to gather information

The writer's mother often had car accidents because.

A．she could not control the car well	B．she was very old then
C．she ignored the traffic signs	D．she behaved too proudly

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Are you truly happy? _____1_____ These are important questions for anyone who is looking for happiness to ask themselves. The following are a few tips to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods (情绪) will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Try to stay with happy people. _____2______ However, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious (感染的).
When something goes wrong, try to find out a way instead of being buried in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the environment back.
_____3_____ These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
______4_____ You can treat yourself to lunch, take a relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance. Then you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. _____5_____

A. It is easy to begin to think negatively (消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way.
B. Being overweight or not eating good foods has a negative effect on your mood.
C.Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?
D.It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
E.Is it hard for you to reach your goal?
F.Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
G.Speak your trouble out to your close friends openly.

Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

A．Yes; No

B．No; Yes

C．Yes; Yes

D．No; No

Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _________.

A．the Indian driver had something important to do

B．the foreigner promised to give him only a little money

C．the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D．in India shaking the head means agreement

Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words

D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

The underlined phrase “on the contrary” means ________.

A．just the opposite	B．clear difference between two things
C．doing what you want to do	D．on the other hand

In America, drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum (课程). Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course.
The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations, and driving time to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students study the basic traffic laws from a text to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone who wants to get a driver’s license.
Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel and practice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.
After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive (this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated (指定的) state office to take their driver’s test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license. If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.
We can infer that the students are required to ____ in their whole driving practice.

A．spend at least six hours driving

B．get half an hour driving

C．drive for two hour blocks of time

D．go out driving for twelve times

Which of the following is Not True for the students wanting to get their driver’s license?

A．They must have their eyes examined.

B．They must be 16 years of age.

C．They should go to have their driver’s test.

D．They ought to do well in their driver’s course.

In the last sentence, “with flying colors” means______.

A．happily

B．quickly

C．colorfully

D．successfully

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