A long time ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. When the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.

 Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes.

The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school­wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion, descended upon Washington, D．C., last week for the ultimate showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $ 20,000 scholarship.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.

It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It’s the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures, and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，” says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new for the listener.

Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way.  Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public­speaking skills that can help them for life.

21．From the first paragraph, we can know ________.

A．the Greeks were the first to write poems

B．poems were spread orally in the past

C．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting

    D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing

22．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to

     Washington,    D. C．？

    A．Three.　　　B．Four.　　　　C．Five.　　　 D．Six.

23．According to the passage, hearing a poem recited by different people can ________.

  A．bring a new life to listeners    B．help listeners find their interest

  C．make listeners learn the words   D．offer something new to listeners

24. Which can best replace the underlined word “revived”.

   A．brought back to life    B．brought down C． brought up    D．brought forward

If you ask any group of teenagers in the UK what they most like to eat, foods like pizzas, curries, pasta, burgers and chips are bound to get a mention — and many young people would probably also list hanging out at the local fast­food restaurant as one of their favorite pastimes (消遣).

But what teenagers like to eat is not necessarily what they should be eating. According to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, far too many young people in the UK between the ages of 4 and 18 consume too much fat, sugar and salt in their diet and take in too many calories. Meanwhile their intake of starchy carbohydrates (含淀粉的碳水化合物), fibre, iron, vitamins and calcium is too low.

For a growing body, eating foods containing plenty of calcium, such as milk, yoghourt and cheese, is particularly important as calcium is essential for the development of healthy, strong bones. Similarly, foods that are rich in iron are good for young, rapidly developing bodies, so red meat, bread, green vegetables, dried fruit and fortified (营养强化的) breakfast cereals(谷类，麦片） are also recommended.

It is during our teenage years that lifestyle habits can become entrenched (确立的), so it is crucial that young people are educated about what foods are good for them. In 2005, and in an attempt to change eating habits and open teenagers’ minds to new flavors and new tastes, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launched a “Feed Me Better” campaign. As a part of television series, “Jamie’s School Diners”， he worked with teachers and cooks in a number of schools across the UK to provide more healthy, nutritious school meal options. Although there was initial resistance from some teenagers and parents, the campaign was generally hailed as (被赞为) a huge success and helped to influence governmental policy on nutritional standards for school meals.

No one expects to end the teenage love affair with fast and junk food but, hopefully, if projects like “Feed Me Better” and the Government’s own “Change 4 Life” campaign continue to give out the right messages, more young people will understand the importance of balancing occasional treats with healthier food options.

25．What can we conclude from the first two paragraphs?

A．What British teenagers like to eat is probably what their bodies need.

B．British teenagers need   to take in less calcium.

C．British teenagers eat too much junk food.

    D．British teenagers should reduce their intake of starchy carbohydrates.

26．Young people need calcium and iron ________.

A．to improve their brainpower         B．to build healthy strong bodies

C．to provide energy for their sports  D．to help change their eating habits

27．According to the article, Jamie Oliver launched a campaign at schools to ________.

A．show off his excellent cooking skills

B．teach students how to cook nutritious meals

C．introduce governmental policy on nutritional standards for school meals

D．draw the public’s attention to the importance of nutritious school meals

28．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A．Teenagers shouldn’t eat any junk food at all.

B．The government and parents should make efforts to make children understand

   the importance of a healthy diet.

C．It is OK to eat a little bit junk food, as long as you eat healthily most

   of the time.

D．Our eating habits are developed in our teenage years and then influence

   our lifestyle.

Since the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of North China. In January, Beijing saw only five days without smog. The rising PM 2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory (呼吸系统) and heart diseases.

Later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.

So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere.

Smog especially is a common concern. Like a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income . People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they breathe the same air as everyone else.

At a meeting on Monday, many Representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, I washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question: Why do we want to develop? It’s for living a better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life，” he said.

China needs to develop its economy and invest (投资) in high­tech. Every Chinese wants a strong country. But without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can migrate to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth.

What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China. President Xi spoke at the  Party Congress , saying that great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China. The words have shown the central government’s resolution to address the environment issue.

29．The effect of smog doesn’t include________.

A．the rising of PM 2.5 readings

B．more people suffering diseases

C．the increase of people’s income

D．the increase of patients suffering acute respiratory in hospital

30．Why smog has become a common concern? _____________.

A．Because people have to pay higher prices.

B．Because nobody can avoid it.

C．Because we have to develop industry.

D．Because a popular online post discussed it.

31．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that________.

A．high­tech can completely solve the problem of pollution

B．we must protect the environment while developing economy

C．we can move to the Mars after the earth has been destroyed

D．space technologies should be developed on a large scale

In a nation with a one­child family planning policy, it’s understandable for parents to worry over whether they are petting their children. Are the children truly as fragile as sometimes made out to be?

The concern has been brought into focus with the popularity of a hit reality TV series, Hunan TV’s Dad! Where Are We Going? and Zhejiang TV’s First Time in Life. In both, children as young as three have become new public figures. In the show First Time in Life, children chosen from ordinary families are given small tasks to complete by themselves；the ongoing Dad! Show centers on five celebrity fathers and their children who are forced to live a simple life in rural areas, far outside their comfort zone.

Regardless of their families background, the children’s reactions to new environments have struck the public. 

In one episode of Dad! , the five­year­old daughter of former Olympic diving champion Tian Liang cries and hides behind her father when they arrive at a rural village. In an episode of the other series, a young girl in Tianjin breaks down into a tearful fit after being asked by her father to go out alone to buy eggs and a pancake.

In the eyes of some observers, these kids show no sense of independence, and the reason is put down to parents who are overly sheltering. But television viewers and parents were heartened when the sobbing Tianjin girl finally wiped away her tears as she returned holding the pancake. In the case of Tian’s daughter, she eventually began to take care of her younger companions and learned to seek help from people she didn’t know.

The father of the Tianjin girl felt “delightfully_shocked” and said. “She used to have to be accompanied by her mother or grandmother. Now she has the courage to do it all by herself. ”

The shows have led many parents to change how they raise their children. Shanghai mother Liang Jing said she would try to “give some training” to her shy son, asking him to tidy up his toys. Lin Yi, a parenting expert in Beijing, said giving kids a chance to do things for themselves helps to raise their sense of achievement, which carries benefits throughout their lives.

32．The children in the two programs Dad! Where Are We going? and First Time in Life are different in________.

A．family background              B．age group

C．personality                    D．popularity

33．What attracts the audience’s eyes in the programs?

A．What the kids’ family background is like.

B．Where children’s  real comfort zone is.

C．How children react to new environments.

D．Why those children are independent.

34．It can be inferred from the underline words “delightfully shocked” that________.

A．father is more important than mother in a family

B．children deserve a chance to be independent

C．parents should provide a safe environment

D．the children are as fragile as parents expected

35．What’s the main idea of the text?____________

A．The protection of  good traditions     B．The importance of the social safety

C．The discussion of parenting  children.        D．The influence of TV programs

How to Eat slowly to Avoid Overeating

Eating slowly can help you to better understand your real hunger signals and can help you to recognize reasons for faster eating, such as emotions or simply liking the taste of a food. However, eating slowly is not a decision that you make suddenly.__36__

Adjust you mind. Do not even attempt to acquire the habit of eating slowly before you’re mentally ready. Relax and use your imagination to create mental images that your brain will remember. As part of this mental process, imagine yourself slim and fit.

    __37__. Eating slowly isn’t just about slowing down the chewing; it also about slowing down your food choices. As you show out the processed food, replace it with healthy, unprocessed or much less processed choices.

__38__ Take a few deep breaths through the nose and not through the mouth . As you do so, hold your breath briefly and exhale (呼气) slowly by the mouth. It is wise to speak to your doctor about this, if it’s still the case for you.

In this way, you start to remove any risk of comfort eating.

Drink a glass of water or eat a small bowl of soup before your main dish. This will help you sense of fullness. Be aware that not everyone advocates drinking during a meal though, as some people believe that this can remove the nutrients from your meal. __39__

Spend at least 20 minutes on your meal.__40__ Eat your last portion really slowly, if you are still hungry after 20 minutes ，it means you are eating too fast!

A．Put the fork down after putting food in your mouth.

B．Get rid of the stress before you start eating.

C．Rather, it’s a habit that you’ll need to acquire with practice.

D．However, specialists believe water actually aids in digestion.

E．Remove as many processed foods from your plate or food storage as possible.

F．Have a wall clock in plain view from the table to adjust your eating speed.

G．Always relax before you start eating.