Our eating habits are very important to good health and strong body. There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite（食欲）. It's important for us to eat our meals at regular（有规律的）time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges（法官）often decided whether a man was telling the truth（真相）by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow（吞咽）the bread, it meant that he wasn't telling the truth. Though this seemed strange and foolish, they thought it was an wonderful way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite.

(1) Good eating habits make us ________

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(2) It is good to eat sweets and ice cream ________ .

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(3) It is good for us to have our meals ________ every day.

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(4) The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth, he could ________.

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(5) A person who feels _______ may not want to eat.

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Bruce is a young man of twenty．He is very   1  and likes sports．He likes football best．He always plays football or watches football games if he's   2  ．

    On Saturday afternoon there was a football game．The young man was   3  because he got a   4  ．After lunch he went to the stadium．On his way there,  5  was wrong with his car．He had to stop to mend it．When he drove it again, he looked at his   6  and found there were only ten minutes left．He was  7  to be late for the game and drove fast．At the turning he didn't stop though the lights were red．The  8  stopped him and asked, “Why didn't you wait for a  9  ? Didn't you see the red lights?”

    “Yes, I did, sir,”said Bruce．“  10  I didn't see you．”

1．  A．short               B．strong             C．thin               D．good

2．  A．free               B．busy              C．kind               D．ill

3．A．happy               B．sad               C．friendly             D．tired

4．A．book                B．ball                 C．ticket              D．money

5．A．something            B．anything           C．everything          D．nothing

6．  A．clock             B．hand               C．watch           D．clock

7．  A．worried            B．afraid             C．careful            D．happy

8．  A．doctor             B．policeman          C．teacher            D．doctor

9．  A．days              B．hours             C．minute            D．day

10．A．But                 B．So                C．Or                 D．And

In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate(立即的) attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests are likely to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be thought silly to make an appointment(约会) too far ahead because plans which are made for a date more than a week away may be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible(责任). In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is asked to make a shout apology (道歉). If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation(解释), though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1.A call at midnight would mean_________.

A．the matter is less important

B．the matter is too difficult to handle

C．the matter requires immediate attention

D．it is a matter of life and death

2.According to the passage, time plays a very important part in__________.

A．everyday life                           B．personal life

C．getting along with others                  D．business

3.In the passage, the writer suggests that invitation cards should be sent___________.

A．three or four days before the party date in all cultures

B．three or four days before the party date in some cultures

C．three or four days before the party date in the USA

D．at your chosen time

阅读理解

Our eating habits (习惯) are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice-cream (糖果和冰激凌) better than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲). It's important for us to eat our meal at regular (规律的) time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago in England, some judges(法官) often decided whether a man was telling truth (说实话) by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow (吞) the bread, it meant that he wasn't telling the truth. Though this seems strange and foolish, they thought it was an excellent way of finding out truth. A man who is worrying something has difficulty in swallowing dry. Because he loses his appetite.

1．Good eating habits make us ________.

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2．It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream ________.

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3．It's good for us to have our meal ________ every day.

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4．The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth, he could ________.

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5．A person who feels ________ may not want to eat.

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