Children brought up on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating partners, a new research suggests．  

Kids fed a diet packed high in fats, sugars, and processed（加工）  foods had lower IQs than those fed pasta（意大利面食）, salads and fruit,  it was found．

The effect is so great that researchers from the University of Bristol said those children with a "healthier" diet may get an IQ improvement．

Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child's early life as the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life．

This indicated head growth at this time is linked to intellectual ability and “it is possible that good nutrition（營(yíng)養(yǎng)） during this period may encourage excellent brain growth” ．

Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of around 14,000 children born in 1991 and 1992 as part of the West Country's Avon Longitudinal（縱向的）Study of Parents and Children （ ALSPAC） ．

Parents were questioned about the types and frequency of the food and drink their children consumed when they were three, four, seven and eight and a half years old． According to their different changing form, these children were marked and given grades which ranged from minus two for the most healthy to10 for the most unhealthy．

In the research, IQ was measured of 4,000 children when they were eight and half years old,  using a validated（經(jīng)過(guò)認(rèn)證的）test－the Wechsler Intelligence Scale（韋氏兒童智力量表） for Children．

The results found after taking account of some influential factors, a leading processed food diet at the age of three was associated with a lower IQ at the age of eight and a half , whether the diet was improved after that age．

Every l point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a l.67 fall in IQ．

1.Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child’s early life because        .

A．the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life．

B．those children with a "healthier" diet must get an IQ improvement．

C．children brought up on healthy diets are less intelligent．

D．these children were given good grades．

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Those children with a "healthier" diet may get an IQ improvement．

B．Good nutrition at any stage may encourage excellent brain growth．

C．Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of about 14,000 children．

D．Every l point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a l．67 fall in IQ．

3.The results found if a child ate a leading processed food diet when he was 3, he would          ．

A．have a higher IQ

B．have a higher IQ as long as he improved his diet

C．have one IQ when he was 8

D．have a lower IQ whether he improved his diet

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Food for thought

B．What is healthy food?

C．Healthy diet improves children's intelligence

D．How to become clever?

 

The London 20120lympics are being praised as a sporting and logistical(后勤)success，but the influence on economy is far less certain．Some London tourist attractions，businesses and hotels reported that their business actually fell during the Games．But as Olly Barratt reports from London，the overall UK economy is looking for long-term results．

Showing an Olympic-sized party like this cost the UK almost l 5 billion dollars．But while spectators went to east London’S Olympic Park，central London has been much quieter than。normal． Arthur lRason，a central London stallholder，said，“Am I taking less? Yeah，I’m taking less．There’S no question about it．”

Restaurants were among businesses that reported lower takings than normal at this time of year．And one tourism trade association says a survey of its members found the Games had  had a negative influence all over the UK．But during the recent recession(不景氣)，British officials still insist the Games were worth it．Boris Johnson，Mayor of London said，“I think it’S been an amazing display of what you can do if you plan and you work for years and years on a project．

And I think it’s a great advertisement for British engineering and British industry．"    The government hopes the Games will be a great help to the British brand worldwide，and they are also an opportunity to sweet-talk potential investors from all over the world．And a fall in takings for some attractions should not have come as a surprise．

1.Where is the London’S Olympic Park located?

A．Central London．                       B．East London．

C．West London．                         D．Outside London．

2.Mayor of London thinks the Games’effect on British economy is——．

A．positive                               B．disappointing

C．negative                              D．uncertain

3.What can we learn from the text?

A．The British government did badly in organizing the Games．

B．Businesses in central London were improved during the Games．

C．Most British businessmen thought poorly of the London Games．

D．Most British officials were worried about the future of British economy．

 

The London 20120lympics are being praised as a sporting and logistical(后勤)success，but the influence on economy is far less certain．Some London tourist attractions，businesses and hotels reported that their business actually fell during the Games．But as Olly Barratt reports from London，the overall UK economy is looking for long-term results．
Showing an Olympic-sized party like this cost the UK almost l 5 billion dollars．But while spectators went to east London’S Olympic Park，central London has been much quieter than。normal． Arthur lRason，a central London stallholder，said，“Am I taking less? Yeah，I’m taking less．There’S no question about it．”
Restaurants were among businesses that reported lower takings than normal at this time of year．And one tourism trade association says a survey of its members found the Games had  had a negative influence all over the UK．But during the recent recession(不景氣)，British officials still insist the Games were worth it．Boris Johnson，Mayor of London said，“I think it’S been an amazing display of what you can do if you plan and you work for years and years on a project．
And I think it’s a great advertisement for British engineering and British industry．"    The government hopes the Games will be a great help to the British brand worldwide，and they are also an opportunity to sweet-talk potential investors from all over the world．And a fall in takings for some attractions should not have come as a surprise．
【小題1】Where is the London’S Olympic Park located?

A．Central London．	B．East London．
C．West London．	D．Outside London．

【小題2】Mayor of London thinks the Games’effect on British economy is——．

A．positive	B．disappointing
C．negative	D．uncertain

【小題3】What can we learn from the text?

A．The British government did badly in organizing the Games．

B．Businesses in central London were improved during the Games．

C．Most British businessmen thought poorly of the London Games．

D．Most British officials were worried about the future of British economy．

Children brought up on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating partners, a new research suggests．  
Kids fed a diet packed high in fats, sugars, and processed（加工）  foods had lower IQs than those fed pasta（意大利面食）, salads and fruit,  it was found．
The effect is so great that researchers from the University of Bristol said those children with a "healthier" diet may get an IQ improvement．
Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child's early life as the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life．
This indicated head growth at this time is linked to intellectual ability and “it is possible that good nutrition（營(yíng)養(yǎng)） during this period may encourage excellent brain growth” ．
Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of around 14,000 children born in 1991 and 1992 as part of the West Country's Avon Longitudinal（縱向的）Study of Parents and Children （ ALSPAC） ．
Parents were questioned about the types and frequency of the food and drink their children consumed when they were three, four, seven and eight and a half years old． According to their different changing form, these children were marked and given grades which ranged from minus two for the most healthy to10 for the most unhealthy．
In the research, IQ was measured of 4,000 children when they were eight and half years old,  using a validated（經(jīng)過(guò)認(rèn)證的）test－the Wechsler Intelligence Scale（韋氏兒童智力量表） for Children．
The results found after taking account of some influential factors, a leading processed food diet at the age of three was associated with a lower IQ at the age of eight and a half , whether the diet was improved after that age．
Every l point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a l.67 fall in IQ．
【小題1】Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child’s early life because        .

A．the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life．

B．those children with a "healthier" diet must get an IQ improvement．

C．children brought up on healthy diets are less intelligent．

D．these children were given good grades．

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Those children with a "healthier" diet may get an IQ improvement．

B．Good nutrition at any stage may encourage excellent brain growth．

C．Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of about 14,000 children．

D．Every l point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a l．67 fall in IQ．

【小題3】The results found if a child ate a leading processed food diet when he was 3, he would          ．

A．have a higher IQ

B．have a higher IQ as long as he improved his diet

C．have one IQ when he was 8

D．have a lower IQ whether he improved his diet

【小題4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Food for thought

B．What is healthy food?

C．Healthy diet improves children's intelligence

D．How to become clever?

Romantic love is a culture trait found primarily in industrialized societies. Elsewhere in the world, pragmatic(重實(shí)效的) considerations rather than flights of fancy are often used to make a choice of partner, and romantic love is seen as an unfortunate inconvenience that gets in the way of the ordinary, rational process of mate selection. Traces of this attitude persist in the American upper classes, where daughters are expected to marry “well”-----that is, to a male who is eligible by reason of family background and earning potential. Most Americans, however, see romantic love as essential for a successful marriage, and tend to look askance（輕蔑地）at anyone who marries for a more practical reason in which love plays no part.

The phenomenon of romantic love occurs when two young people meet and find one another personally and physically attractive. They become mutually absorbed, start to behave in what appears to be a flighty（充滿幻想的）, even irrational manner, decide that they are right for one another, and may then enter a marriage whose success is expected to be guaranteed by their enduring love. Behavior of this kind is portrayed and warmly endorsed（贊同）throughout American popular culture, by books, magazines, comics, records, popular songs, movies, and TV.

Romantic love is a noble ideal, and it can certainly provide a basis for the spouses to “l(fā)ive happily ever after.” But a marriage can equally well be founded on much more practical considerations”----as indeed they have been in most societies throughout most of history. Why is romantic love of such importance in the modern world? The reason seems to be that it has some basic functions in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family（小家庭）.

1. Romantic love is less frequently found in many non-industrial societies because people in these societies_______.

A . firmly believe that only money can make the world go round

B. fail to bring the imaginative power of the mind into full play

C. fondly think that flights of fancy prevent them from making a correct choice of partner

D. have far more practical considerations to determine who will marry whom

2. The word eligible (in Line5, Para. l), could best be replaced by ____.

A . qualified   B. available  C. chosen  D. influential

3. According to the passage, most Americans _____.

A. expect their daughters to fall in love with a male at first sight

B. regard romantic love as the basis for a successful marriage

C. look up to those who marry for the sake of wealth

D. consider romantic love to be the most desirable thing in the world

4. What can we learn from the second paragraph about romantic love?

A. It is a common occurrence among the old.

B. It is primarily depicted by books.

C. It is characterized by mutual attraction and absorption.

D. It is rejected as unreasonable.

5. The author seems to believe that ___________

A. romantic love makes people unable to think clearly in the process of mate selection

B. only romantic love can make a marriage happy ever after

C. much more practical considerations can also be the basis for a successful marriage

D. romantic love plays an insignificant role in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family