You'd be forgiven for thinking that running after children each day would leave parents in the best shape of their lives.But a study has found that the mothers and fathers of young children are more unhealthy than their childless peers(同齡人）.

Mothers with young children are heavier and eat more calories and fatty foods,and consume more sugary dinks than chidless women,scientists said.And both sexes are less active than those in their age group without children.

Parents often choose quick,easily preparesd foods that are high in fat and calories,and by choosing these foods they may in turn serve them to their children,forming a cycle of unhealthy diet.

Dr.Berge,one of the study authors,said:“This isn't a study about blame,this is about spotting a very high-risk time period for parents that doctors should be aware of ,so they can offer solutions(解決辦法）.”

According to the study ,mothers ate more fatty foods and drank about seven sugary drinks weekly,equal to about four chidless women.They also had an average of 2,360 calories daily,368 calories more than women without children,With that many calorise,women that age would need to be active to avoid to avoid gaining weight.

Fathers ate about the same amount of daily calories childless men and both had an average boby-mass index(指數(shù)）,but fathersgot less physical activity—about five hours weekly ,compared to almost seven hours among chidless men.

The study has several limitations－there's no data on how many women reccently had babies.Ther's also no information on the number of single parents,who likely face diet and exercise challenges.Sarah Kriger,an American dietician who works with new mothers said some of the mothers may have had postpartum(產(chǎn)后）depression,which might affect their eating and exercise habits.

1.What does the author mainly aim to tell us in the passage?

A．Childless couples live a much happier life than those with children.

B．Mothers will be unhealthy because of the postpartum deprdession

C．Couples of young children eat more fatty foods and lead unhealthier lives.

D．Fathers tend to eat high calorie foods because they should run after thrie children.

2.The underlined part“in the best shape”in the first paragraph means that a person  .

A．is busy and tires	B．has a most harmonious family
C．enjoys the most happiness	D．is in the most healthy condition

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about mothers with children?

A．They are less active

B．They eat unhealthy foods

C．They may feel unhappy aftre having babies

D．They may lose their jobs aftre having babies

4.What Dr.Berge says in Paragraph 4 suggests that    .

A．Parents should pay more attention to their chidren

B．doctors should do something with parents'high-risk time period

C．the study has drawn attention of doctors and young parents

D．parents should not be blamde for having an unhealthy lifestyle

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that      .

A．the result of the study result in aan unscientific way

B．the study was carried out in an unscientific way

C．single mothers are surely facing quyite different situation

D．postpartum depression will help mothers to lead a healthier lirf

 

 

         Every day we experiencc one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it It is not the amszing complexity of television. Nor the impressive tcchnology of transport The universal wonder we share and

Experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other’s minds. This ability comes so naturally that tend to forget what a miracle（奇跡）it is.

         Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s went show, humans are a species of animal that have deve pod their own special act. If we reduce it to basie ferms, it’s a ability for communicating information to ther by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.

         Not the to don’t have other powers of communication. Our facia. expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or jout or disappointment. The way we hold our beads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling(直立的)fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed bead or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.

         Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.

1.According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is_________.

         A.our ability to use language

         B.the miracle of technology

         C.the amazing power of nature

         D.our ability to make noises with mouth

2.What feature of “body language”mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?

         A.Lifting beads when sad.

         B.Keeping long faces when angry.

         C.Bristling hair when ready to attack.

         D.Bowing heads when willing to obey.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

         A.Body language is unique to humans.

         B.Animals express emotions just as humans do.

         C.Humans have other powers of communication.

         D.Humans are no different from animals to some degree.

4.This pastge is mainly about________________.

         A.the development of body language

         B.the special role humans play in nature

         C.the power to convey information to others

         D.the difference between humans and animals in language use

 

Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星)which other scientists had made. The orbit（軌道） of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

    However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse(橢圓形).

    Now Halley set to work. He figured out(解決，計算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.

    This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

    It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain to make a prediction(預言)of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.

Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of ____.

    A. some different comets appearing several times

    B. the same comet appearing at different times

    C. three different comets appearing at the same time

    D. several comets appearing at the same time

Halley made his discovery ____.

    A. by doing experiments

    B. by means of his own careful observation

    C. by using the working of other scientists

    D. by chance

Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year____.

    A. 1704     B. 1705     C. 1706     D. 1707

This passage in general is about ____.

    A. Halley and other scientists

    B. the orbit of a comet

    C. Newton and Halley

    D. Halley and his discovery

Which of the following is TRUE?

    A. Edmund Halley was an American scientist.

    B. Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.

    C. Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician.

    D. The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often        sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small        was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away        failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very       .

“Thank you for        me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be       !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was always ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the        of ther happiness. She always smiled and answered, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind        when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the village all gathered (聚攏) around her bed because they were        that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still        and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or young She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

1.A. thought               B. found             C. sounded                 D. felt

2.A. butterfly    B. bird                C. snake                       D. squirrel

3.A. so                         B. or          C. but                           D. as

4.A. surprised   B. tired               C. mad                         D. angry

5.A. catching     B. beating C. killing                 D. saving

6.A. active                   B. happy             C. energetic                D. humorous

7.A. success                B. secret            C. power                D. lesson

8.A. witch          B. fairy                C. ghost                       D. princess

9.A. excited                B. pleased          C. glad                          D. afraid

10.A. shouted            B. cried              C. smiled                D. Jumped

 

The area south of the Thames at Greenwich has a long history. Throughout time different buildings have been constructed on the same site. The Palace of Placentia, an English Royal Palace built in 1447, no longer exists apart from a few remains under the present buildings.

The grand buildings on the South Bank of the Thames at Greenwich were designed by Sir Christopher Wren, most famous for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The buildings were finally completed in 1745, although some parts started to be used as early as 1705. They’re now part of a university — having served as a naval（海軍）hospital and a naval college and the setting for several cinemas.

But the buildings stand on a site which has a much longer history, of which now only a part remains that is below the ground. For nearly two hundred years, from around 1450 to 1650, Greenwich was one of the main royal palaces of England. Some of the most famous English rulers, such as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, not only lived there, but also were born there.

Henry VIII put an armory（兵工廠）there, and there were also gardens, a great fountain (噴泉) and a mass of buildings. The Palace was also in a strategic location, because at the time either side of Greenwich on the Thames were important Royal Dockyards (船廠).

Eventually, though, the Palace fell into disrepair. In 1664, the King at the time, Charles II, decided to replace it with completely new buildings in a modern style. Only a cellar (地窖) from the former Royal Palace now remains, under one of the new buildings. Its red brick, typical of the 16th century, contrasts (對比) sharply with the white stone above it.

    Would you like to join us to have a good view of Greenwich?

1.We can learn from the passage that the Palace of Placentia _____.

A. had served as a university                B. was constructed with white stones

C. was designed by Christopher Wren         D. was of particular importance in a war

2. The buildings on the South Bank of the Thames at Greenwich now _____.

A. are in need of repair                     B. differ from those in the 16th century

C. were designed in the style of Elizabeth I     D. have a history of more than half a century

3.According to the passage, when did the Palace of Placentia disappear from the ground?

A. In the late 1400s.                    B. In the early 1600s.

C. In the late 1600s.                     D. In the early 1700s.             

4.Where can we most probably read this passage?

A. In a science report.                   B. In a personal diary.  

C. In a geography textbook.              D. In a travel magazine.