Children in the United States eat too much pizza that some researchers now argue the food should join the ranks of sugary drinks and fast food for the harm they do to health.
In a new study, the researchers found that pizza is a large source of calories, saturated fat(饱和脂肪)and salt in children’s diets.Children should not eat more than two slices of pizza for a meal,and should pair that with salad, rather than with another high-calorie food,the researchers concluded.
“Parents should aim to control pizza consumption(消费), particularly as a snack where it was shown to have a very adverse impact on children, and they should put their pizza dollars toward healthier brands.”Said Lisa Powel, director of the Illinois Prevention Research Center.
Pizza has become a matter of focus in recent years for researchers who look at the meals children eat, rather than the nutrients within them.Studies have found pizza is among the greatest sources of calories for children.
“Since pizza remains a common part of children’s diet, we need to make ‘healthy’ pizza.”Powel said.To make pizza healthier, food producers should reduce its saturated fat and salt, and increase its whole grain content,” she said.
Whether or not pizza is harmful enough to be picked out as an unhealthy food, the study attracts attention to a larger issue with the modern American lifestyle, said Alexis Tindall, who was not involved in the flow research. “Many foods are eaten too frequently and in large sizes,” said Tindall.To solve the problem, people don’t have to give up eating pizza, but instead, they can eat smaller and healthier pizza,”she said.
“Make it at home, instead of ordering it out where you don’t have any control over how it’s made.” Tindall said. “When we make it at home, we can choose healthier ingredients,increase the vegetables, reduce fat, and put in less cheese.Pizza doesn’t have to be just pepperoni(意大利辣香肠)and cheese.”
According to the research, children shouldn’t eat .
A.more than two slices of pizza in a day |
B.two slices of pizza for a meal |
C.pizza along with salad |
D.more pizza with French fries |
Powel suggests healthier pizza should be made .
A.with more ingredients | B.with less salt |
C.in smaller sizes | D.at home |
The last sentence of the passage implies that pepperoni and cheese .
A.are necessary ingredients of pizza |
B.are not the only healthy ingredients of pizza |
C.should all be replaced with healthier ingredient. |
D.should be reduced by adding healthier ingredients. |
What is the best title for the passage?
A.Pizza—a real junk food! |
B.How to prepare better meals for your kids? |
C.Discover the harm of eating pizza |
D.Bring in healthier pizza for Americans |
This is the age of being busy. Many of us live in busy places and have busy lives. Even the roads are busy as we try to get from here to there. Adults are busy going to jobs and taking care of their families. Kids are busy, too, going to school and doing a lot of homework after school and on weekends.
Busy isn’t bad, necessarily. If you are not busy enough you might be bored. But if you are too busy, you might break down. For example, if you have a soccer game that runs late on a school night and you haven’t eaten dinner or done your homework, that’s a not-so-fun kind of busy. We wanted to know what kids thought, so we did a kidsPoll about being busy with 882girls and boys aged 9 to 13.
Almost all of them said they felt stressed because they were too busy. About half said they felt this way once in a while or some of the time. But 17% said they felt this way most of the time and 24% said they felt this all the time! Oh dear, that’s no fun.
Only 4% of kids said they wanted less free time and 18% said they already had just the right amount. But, no big surprise, 61% of kids wish they had a lot more free time. If they had more time, most would spend it hanging out or playing with friends.
Often, adults plan large parts of a kid ’s day, especially during the school year. kids can’t tell their parents they’ll be skipping school(逃学) today to get more free time! But they can tell their parents they’d like to play a game or read a book during their free time instead of watching TV.The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____.
A.Introduce the topic |
B.Support the main idea |
C.Raise the topic sentence |
D.Attract the readers’ attention |
By giving the example of a late soccer game, the writer intends to tell us______.
A.Being too busy is bad for the kids |
B.It is no fun to be busy for the kids |
C.Homework should go before gam. |
D.Being busy may cause the kids to feel bored |
According to the passage, the KidsPoll is done to carry out research on _____.
A.How kids arrange their free time |
B.What kids think of being busy |
C.How many kids felt stressed |
D.What kids do with their study |
From the passage, we can infer that the writer agrees kids can_____.
A.Spend their free time hanging or playing out |
B.Get a lot more free time from their parents |
C.Have a right amount of free time with permission |
D.Get more free time from school work sometimes |
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You do not have to pay money on Mondays if you go to ——.
A.Blue Sky Restaurant |
B.New York Museum |
C.Tongcheng Shopping Center |
D.Huatian Hotel |
If you are free on early Sunday mornings, you can go to ____.
A.Furong Road |
B.8090 White Road |
C.Coffee Shop on 5200 No.7 Road |
D.Vanier park, 1200 Chestnut St. New York |
Which place is still open after 10:00pm on Thursday?
A.Blue Sky Restaurant |
B.New York Museum |
C.Tongcheng Shopping Center |
D.Huatian Hotel |
If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can dial the number____.
A.4444872 | B.7868432 | C.2751352 | D.5674398 |
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swan toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming toward the shore.
His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In extreme fear, she ran toward the water, yelling(大叫) to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.
From the dock(码头),the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched(夺取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-water(拔河). The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate(有感情的). A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars(伤疤). The boy lifted his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go. ”
Some scars have caused us deep regret, but some scars are because of love.From the second paragraph we can infer that_____.
A.A child shouldn’t swim in the water by himself. |
B.We’d better grasp some skills to protect ourselves |
C.We should make enough preparations before swimming |
D.We are enjoying ourselves but don’t know the enemy is coming. |
The incredible tug-of-water is between _______.
A.The boy and the alligator |
B.the boy and the mother |
C.The alligator and the mother |
D.the alligator and the farmer. |
Which of the following statements is true?
A.The alligator was killed by a hunter. |
B.There’re scars both on the boy’s arms and legs. |
C.The mother was calm when seeing the alligator. |
D.The mother won the “match” because of her strength. |
Why was the boy proud when he showed the scars on his arms?
A.He survived luckily. |
B.He was a child of God. |
C.He was injured slightly. |
D.He was proud of the scars of love. |
Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry. Date speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones.
“Mobile data is not a dream; it’s not an option but a requirement,” said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.
With 3G, you can forget about next messages telling you yesterday’s news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.
Face-to-face video calls
Don’t worry about getting lost, 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset.
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live two-video communication, you can have face-to –face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Many European countries have already launched the service. In May 2000 the US Government issued five license to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.
International telecom companies can’t wait to sell 3G in China, the world’s largest mobile telecommunications market. But they will have to be patient. At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.
“We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service,” said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile. “ We expect that the 3G licenses will be issued late next year.”
Third-generation mobile phones (3G mobile phones) |
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a. Date speed: b. Video and c. Video news programs: updated d. Internet access: |
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Impressive functions |
a. Offer b. Provide two-way video |
3G phones in China |
a. China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, b. 3G phones should go through a trial period before being c. 3G phones are |
It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.
Hit the sales.
No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Pay close attention to advertisements.
Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online.
Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store. The first paragraph implies that ______.
A.nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts |
B.recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts |
C.Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts |
D.Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts |
In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____.
A.if the weather is not very cold | B.if we don’t have to fight for the best deals |
C.if we don’t have to get up early | D.If we get what we want at a good price |
The underlined word “specials” means_______.
A.some experts in shopping | B.certain things for especially low price |
C.some kind of help for a certain customer | D.things that can only be found on Friday |
We can have more choices _____.
A.on Black Friday | B.in a particular store |
C.on the Internet | D.from retailers |
In this passage the writer means ______.
A.to tell us the best way to do shopping |
B.to attract more readers to do wise shopping |
C.to show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping |
D.to give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time |