Passage Three
Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts
say the way you
design your home could play a role in whether you pack
on the pounds or keep them off.You can make your env ironment w ork for you
instead of against you. Here are some ways to tun your hoe into part of diet
plan.
Open the curtains and turn u the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating. for people are often less self-conscious( 难为情)when they' re in poorly lit places--and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light. get more lamps and flood the place w ith brightness.
Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites.In one study people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing.while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint. go blue.
Don't forget the clock-- or the radio.People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories( 卡路里)per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you're at it actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing dow n.tum on relaxing music.It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.
Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat.We
eat about 22 percent more w hen using a 12- inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate.
w hen we choose a large spoon over a smaller one total intake(摄入)jumps by 14
percent. And well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short wide glass than
a tall skinny glass.
71.The text is especially helpful for those w ho care about___.
A.healthy diets
B. their body shape
C.house buying
D.their home comforts
72.W hich of the following may make people put on weight?
A.People often feel self- conscious when they have a meal
B.It is encouraged that people should eat in the dark environment.
C.Dark env ironments may make people eat less because they feel more
self-conscious
D. Dark environments may make people eat more because they feel less
self-conscious
73.A home environment in blue can help people____.
A digest food better
B. reduce food intake
C. bun more calories
D. regain their appetites
74. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?
A.Use smaller spoons.
B. Play fast music.
C.Eat quickly
D. Tun down the lights.
75.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Is Your House Making You Fat?
B.Effcts of Self-Consciousness
C.Ways of Serv ing Dinner
D.Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?
Passage Four
In New York City, teachers are interested in the different races of their students.They have noticed that young students spend time together with different races.For example.black students have friendships with w hite students.But the teachers realized that they begin to change their friendships as they get older.Black students form friendships with other black students,and white students have friendships with other w hite students.
The teachers believe that older children start to become aware of themselves and what they look like. To understand their own identity,older children connect with people who are similar to them. Each group does not seem to keep friendships with other races. There's nothing wrong with this, but the teachers are concerned about the friendships that students are losing with people who are different from them.
The teachers wanted to change this, so they tried to help their students make friends with people from different races. To do this, the teachers put students of different races together in the same groups during classroom activities.It's also important for the teachers to be helpful. Students feel more encouraged to be friendly with those from other races if the classroom environment is welcoming, I here must be trust and respect in the classroom. so the teachers created this type of environment. When the teachers tried all of this, they were happy with the results. Students had more friendships with people from different races.
Why do the teachers think this is important to do?Researchers say that young students who have friends that are different from that are more comfortable interacting with people. They also found that these students also have greater education goals than students with similar friends. Having friends of different races will prepare these students to become adults who can work successfully with different kinds of people in the real world.
76. Why do older students change their friendships?
A.Because they don't like to be friends w ith same race.
B. Because they prefer to make friends with similar people
C.Because they prefer to make friends with similar age.
D. Because they want to be trusted and respected by friends
77.How do the teachers encourage frie ndships between students of different races?
A.Teaching students to be helpful to each others.
B.Teaching students to trust and respect each other.
C.Putting students of different races in the same race.
D.Organizing parties for students from different races.
78. w hat can be inferred(推断)from the passage?
A.Younger students are aw are of their race.
B.Students most respect and trust their teachers.
C.Young black students prefer to make friends with black students.
D. Students who make friends w ith different races are likely to suceed.(学生回忆)
79.The underlined word "identity" in Para.2 means____.
A.特征
B.名声
C.地位
D.种族
80. What is the passage mainly about?
A.Older students are losing friends from different races.
B.Older students become more sensitive to choosing friends.
C.Teachers are concerned about the older students in sc hool.
D.Teachers can help maintain friendships between different races.
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