A number of recent studies have shown how making several small lifestyle changes could help you lose weight without losing the pleasure to enjoy the food you love．
1．Use a smaller plate
A Comell University study found that when a fixed portion（一份，一客） of food was eaten from a large plate, diners felt they had been given a smaller than average portion, so ate more．When the same portion of food was eaten from a smaller dish, the meal seemed more, so they ate less．
2．Eat with men
Eat with men if you're a woman．According to psychologist Meredith Young, women eat less if there are men around．She told The Atlantic: "It is possible that small food portions signal attractiveness．"
3．Avoid light at night
This includes late-night television and computer use．A study into the effects of bright light or darkness on weight-gain in mice found that those under a bright light at night gained 50 per cent more weight than those in darkness．
4．Be careful around friends
Children eat more with a friend than with a stranger, according to a study at the State University of New York at Buffalo．Researchers said that it ，which applies to adults too, can be blamed on the fact that friends act as so-called permission-givers, and encourage one to eat．
5．Be aware of skinny friends who eat a lot
Worse still, are thin friends who have large appetites．A study found that participants ate more during a movie when accompanied by a skinny person who ate a Jot, compared with those sitting next to a fat person who ate a lot．
6．Avoid advertisements for exercise
A study shows that participants who were shown advertisements encouraging exercise ate more than those who weren't．The same was true of participants exposed to words related to exercise during mealtimes．The underlined word "it" refers to ____．
| A．children eat more with a friend |
| B．adults eat more with a friend |
| C．friends act as permission-givers |
| D．people should be careful around friends |
In order to lose weight, everyone should _____．
| A．be exposed to words related to exercise |
| B．try to eat with men together |
| C．avoid watching TV at night |
| D．be always around skinny friends |
The purpose of writing the passage is ______．
| A．to make the readers amused |
| B．to give advice on losing weight |
| C．to introduce common sense |
| D．to attract more fat readers |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”
I didn’t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get to a small station and work for some time,” she said.
When I went back home, my dad told me that a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded.
On my way home, Mum’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son.” What was the writer’s ideal（理想的） job?
| A．A sportsman. | B．A shop assistant. |
| C．A sports announcer. | D．A businessman. |
Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
| A．Because he was too young. |
| B．Because he didn’t get a college education. |
| C．Because he was not a good-looking person. |
| D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience. |
The sentence “I got turned down every time” means “ ”.
| A．I was refused every time | B．I was successful every time |
| C．I lost my way every time | D．The door of every station was closed |
The writer got a job in the end.
| A．in Chicago | B．in his home town |
| C．in a college | D．in Iowa |
Long ago, operation usually had to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best to save him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched.
Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”. Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn’t seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．
Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Wells’ teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.
As he didn’t know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.
Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event. Long ago，when the sick man was operated on, he _________．
| A．could feel nothing | B．could not want anything |
| C．could feel all the pain | D．could do anything |
Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to _________．
| A．be afraid of anything | B．feel pain | C．want to go to the parties | D．be ill |
If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _________．
| A．felt nothing | B．felt very comfortable |
| C．still felt pain | D．would die |
One who took too much of the laughing gas _________．
| A．would laugh all the time | B．would be very calm |
| C．would never feel pain | D．would die. |
Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other. They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “ Herbie , when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?This story happens______________________.
| A．before breakfast | B．after breakfast |
| C．at home | D．in a teahouse |
In the passage, we can see ________________________.
| A．Doris is drinking tea | B．Herbie likes the new kind of tea |
| C．Doris is reading a newspaper | D．Herbie is very young and good-looking |
Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.
| A．a wonderful | B．an unhappy |
| C．an enjoyable | D．a friendly |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．They are good friends. | B．They have just got married. |
| C．They like to talk about their hair. | D．They are no longer young. |
Guangzhou （Xinhua news agency）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming (即将到来的) goods train in Southern China. When No.247 Wuchang —— Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province, South China at 00 :17 hours yesterday, a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No.17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. However, while the train was stopping, some frightened passengers jumped from windows. As a result, 12 passengers were crushed to death and 20 others were injured by an opposite northward passing goods train-No.1766.What was the cause of the fire？
| A．A heavy rain. | B．High temperature. | C．Carelessness. | D．Fear. |
When did the accident happen？
| A．At 00:17 am. | B．At 00:17 pm. |
| C．At seventeen past one | D．At seventeen to one |
Where did the accident happen？
| A．In Wuchang. | B．In Guangzhou. | C．In Hubei. | D．In Guangdong. |
The underlined word “extinguish” in the passage most probably means .
| A．put out | B．put up | C．come up | D．come out |
In which direction did the passenger train travel？
| A．Northward. | B．Southward. | C．Eastward. | D．Westward. |
Can you understand the beginning of this article?
“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”
The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting.
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)
Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging?
| A．It is fun and easy to do. |
| B．It is not bad for children. |
| C．It will make children bad writers. |
| D．The writer does not give an opinion. |
Which way of texting is NOT described in the passage?
| A．Using phrases to represent essays |
| B．Using numbers to represent words |
| C．Using letters to represent phrases |
| D．Using letters to represent words |
Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay?
| A．My Gr8 Tchr | B．CU in LA | C．My GF | D．My Smmr Hols |
Why do some people think that texting is bad?
| A．It has been replaced by voice message |
| B．It’s too difficult to type. |
| C．Teenagers won’t learn to write correctly. |
| D．It’s not comfortable. |
Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?
| A．Not many people use texting. |
| B．Spelling in English is too difficult. |
| C．Teenagers quickly become bored with texting. |
| D．Texting will disappear because of new technology. |