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十四中慧教巧学案 ※ 九年级下学期英语
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Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t ? Is the first thing
you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit tin ? Can you eat a huge bar of chocolate
all by yourself ? Can you say “no” to sweets at parties ? If you can’t , then there is a reason…perhaps
you’re sugar addict (有瘾的人)! Does that sound funny ? Well,doctors say that people who eat sweets
regularly can easily become addicted (成瘾的) to sugar .What’s more, most sugar addicts don’t even
realize that they’re addicted! Sugar addiction is serious because it can really damage your
health .Doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and
that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar ,fat or fast food .But sugar addicts can’t follow this advice.They
know they must stop eating sweet food,but they can’t .So what can you do if you think you’re
addicted to the taste of sugar ?Well, here is some advice:
. Eat some fresh fruits when you really want something sweet to eat .
.Cut down on sweet food slowly. Don’t try to stop eating it all at once.
.You have to tell your parents, If they know, they will help you.
1.What does the underlined word “damage” mean?
A. be kind to B. be good for C. be harmful to D. be sorry for
2.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. Fresh fruits are the best food fou us.
B. We shouldn’t eat sugar to keep healthy.
C. Parents may help you give up bad eating habits.
D. It’s very necessary to stop eating sweet food at once.
3.What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. Some advice to stop eating sweet food.
B. The importance of have good eating habits.
C. The reasons why people become addicted to sugar.
D. Something about sugar addiction and how to give it up.
B
Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year. Besides
having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get
longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays .In fact, kids in US only go to school for
about 180 days a year .To students, holidays are perfect .However, parents think there are advantages
and disadvantages.
On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents
take time off from work during June ,July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in
US or a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than
parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in
babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get
bored .
Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds
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十四中慧教巧学案 ※ 九年级下学期英语
of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor
adventure(冒险) holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer
students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival( 生
存) skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat
and how to find their way back to the center.
Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in
courses in computer game design, filmmaking and photography during the holidays. Finally, the
traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign
language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.
1. How long are kids in the US at school every year?
A. About 180 days . B. About 280 days . C. About 200 days . D. About 300 days . 2. What
does the underlined word “They” refer to in the third paragraph?
A. Some kids. B. Different traditional PE activities
C. Parents D. Summer camps and outdoor adventure.
3. Which of the following is true ?
A. Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.
B. Parents can take care of their young children during all the holidays.
C. Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays.
D. Students don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during holidays.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. School Trips in the US. B. School Holidays in the US.
C. School activities in the US. D. Outdoor Adventure in the US
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