1、课时分层作业(三).阅读理解AMost parents realize that a diet of soda and candy isnt a healthy choice，but what should they do if their children are picky eaters who refuse fruit and vegetables？There are ways to help kids eat healthily and avoid involving many fights at the dinner table.Jane EBrody wrote an articl
2、e for The New York Times in August 2015.The articles title is Another Approach to Raising Healthy Eaters.In this article，she shares her experience as a child who was a picky eater.She provides some useful views for parents who have children that are very picky about what foods they will eat.It turns
3、 out that demanding(要求)that a child eat something doesnt really work well.The command to“clean your plate” can end up teaching children that it is normal to continue eating after their stomach is full.This habit may continue into adulthood，and can lead to overweight bodies or food disorders.Instead，
4、parents can try other methods that might actually influence their children to try new foods.One very simple method is to offer your children a small amount of newly introduced food.A large amount can seem intimidating(令人生畏的)One or two bites might feel less “scary” to try.Another really easy thing pa
5、rents can do is read the ingredients(成分)on food instructions.You might be surprised by the kinds of food that have some form of sugar added to them.One way to be a healthier eater is to reduce the amount of sugar a person eats.Read the ingredient labels，and pick a product that doesnt have extra suga
6、r added.Start making your own type of your childs favorite foods at home instead of buying processed(加工过的)ones.Consider organic foods over the popular，wellknown foods that are full of sugar.Sometimes，all it takes to get a child to eat healthily is to offer a food in a different way.Kids that hate ra
7、w cauliflower(菜花)might eat it after the vegetable is roasted.It is possible to turn a head of cauliflower into rice.It looks the same and your child may not notice the difference between it and real rice.【语篇解读】本文给父母介绍了一些改变孩子挑食习惯的方法。1What do we know about Jane EBrody?AShe wrote a book to help kids ea
8、t healthily.BHer article for The New York Times was written in winter.CShe shared some methods with parents having picky children.DHer experience as a picky eater once made her parents annoyed.C细节理解题。根据第二段的“She provides some useful views for parents who have children that are very picky about what f
9、oods they will eat.”可知，Jane在纽约时报上面写了一篇文章，与父母亲们分享了一些改变孩子挑食习惯的方法。2The command of cleaning ones plate usually .Adoesnt work at allBleads to childrens stomachacheCends up with childrens hating eatingDgets children into a bad eating habitD推理判断题。根据第三段的“clean your platecan end up teaching children that it
10、is normal to continue eating after their stomach is full”可知，强制命令孩子们“光盘”可能会让他们养成吃饱了还要继续吃的坏习惯，故D项正确。3What can parents do if they want their children to try a new food?AOffer a small amount of it.BGive all of the food to them.CTell them the ingredients in it.DReduce the amount of sugar in it.A细节理解题。根据第
11、四段的“One very simple method is to offer your children a small amount of newly introduced food.”可知A项正确。4Which of the following can help your kid become a healthy eater?AMaking him eat up all food.BOnly eating organic foods.CBuying processed foods.DEating less sugar.D推理判断题。根据第五段的“One way to be a health
12、ier eater is to reduce the amount of sugar a person eats.”可知，减少糖分的摄入有益于身体健康，所以作为父母，应该让孩子减少糖分的摄入。BLast week，we talked about the conflict(冲突)between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes.Many people commented on our website.For example，Damla Ece in Turkey wrote：I agree with the idea of starting l
13、essons later so teenagers can feel better in the morning.But sleeping more than seven hours can be wasting time for students.Tran in Vietnam disagreed：I think teenagers，on average，need eight to ten hours of sleep every day.Its useless to try to force them to concentrate while they cant concentrate.A
14、fshin Heydari from Iran wrote：Schools should start early to avoid heavy traffic later in the morning.And Suze from Jordan wrote：When I was a teenager，I enjoyed taking my courses as early as possible.That way I could find a long time in the day to do my own activities.But Azra from Kyrgyzstan said：Th
15、e reason why schools start early here is a lack of classrooms.And Joruji in Japan wrote：When I was a teenager，I used to get up before six to go to school，which was far from home，and I dont remember having problems.I think nowadays the Internet，TV games and cell phones make teens go to sleep later.Th
16、irtyyearold Kika in Spain said：In my opinion，young people are very lazy.But Dennis Jin disagreed：For high school students in China，we must reach class at 6：20 in the morning and be back home usually at 10：00 in the evening.Then well have some extra schoolwork to do.Can you imagine how long could we
17、sleep every day?Teenagers are not the only ones who suffer.Kathy in Canada wrote：My daughter likes complaining about everything in the morning，and I know that this is from lack of sleep.I wish schools should change their start time to 8：30 or 9：00 in the morning.And Naima Star in Libya wrote：Getting
18、 up so early in the morning and leaving the warm bed is so difficult，especially in the cold weather.It reminds me of that old song：“Its nice to get up in the morning，but its nicer to stay in bed.”【语篇解读】在校青少年学生如何在课业负担沉重的情况下保证充足的睡眠一直是人们关注的问题。本文从一个网站节选了部分学生和家长对这一话题的讨论留言。5The passage is most likely to b
19、e taken from Aa personal letterBa travel guideCa geography book Da radio broadcastD推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Many people commented on our website.”及文章中的“.wrote.”可推知，本篇文章最可能节选自一篇电台广播稿。6About teenagers sleeping time，which people belong to one group?AJoruji，Tran and Kika.BTran，Kathy and Dennis Jin.CSuze，Kathy and
20、 Afshin Heydari.DSuze，Tran and Afshin Heydari.B细节理解题。根据文中Tran，Kathy和Dennis Jin三人的观点可判断，他们都赞成推迟上课时间，以延长青少年的睡眠时间。7From Dennis Jins words，we can see he expressed his Aamazement BpleasureCdetermination DdissatisfactionD推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中节选的Dennis Jin的观点可知，他认为现在青少年的课业负担太重，睡眠时间不足。因此，他表达了他的不满。8While giving his
21、 view，Suze took into consideration Ahis own habitBpolitical situationCschool environmentDtraffic conditionsA细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，Suze借自己的个人习惯阐明了自己的观点。.读后续写阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。That first afternoon，when I came downstairs from my classroom and put my hand in my mailbox，I got a
22、 sinking feeling in my stomach.The check I expected and badly needed wasnt there.When I asked the school secretary what happened，she informed me that the teachers werent paid until the end of the month.This was a problem.I had only four dollars left，and the end of the month was a whole month away.My
23、 first teaching experience had been in a small school in Missouri，where the teachers always received the first months check the first day of school.Now，here in the big St.Louis Public School System，I found things worked differently.What to do? I had come into St.Louis two weeks before as required fo
24、r all new teachers to prepare their lessons and had spent my little reserve.Now with the four dollars I couldnt even pay for my cheap motel room that night，much less buy dinner and gasoline.I had my trumpet(小号) in the car，as I played the trumpet and a little piano.So I did something most musicians h
25、ave done at one time or another.I decided to pawn(典当) my trumpet.I drove downtown to an unpleasant area where the pawn shops and cheap bars were.I pawned my trumpet for fifteen dollars，and now I had enough money to get through the night and the next day of school，but then what?There was a little bar
26、 nearby.I walked in and ordered a thirtycent beer.I was the only customer.I sat there sipping my beer and trying to think my way out of this problem.“You look like you lost your last friend，Son，”said the owner of the bar.“Whats the matter？”His name was Charlie，and he was a pleasant man about 60.I wa
27、s about 24.I told him what had happened and about pawning my trumpet.Then I stared at the old piano I had seen as I came in the door，which seemed quite old to me at the time.Paragraph 1： “Play the piano，too，do you？”asked Charlie. Paragraph 2：When，after a month，I finally got paid，I went back to the b
28、ar. 【参考范文】Paragraph 1：“Play the piano，too，do you？”asked Charlie.Wearing a pleasant smile on his face，he said，“Perhaps it can help you get through the trouble.”I felt my eyes light up at the invitation.“Really？”A feeling of hesitation，however，fell upon me.Finding the anxiety in my eyes，Charlie put hi
29、s hands on my shoulder，encouraging me to give it a try.When I finished a piece，he applauded.“No problem at all！”Since then，I would often spend time in the bar and make the most relaxing time.Though there was usually no customer at all，Charlie was invariably my royal listener.Paragraph 2：When，after a
30、 month，I finally got paid，I went back to the bar.With great gratitude towards Charlie，I knocked at the door.However，no one came to answer the door.Then it confused me that the door was not locked and there was nothing inside except the old piano.A piece of paper on it drew my attention.I learnt from the letter that Charlie had been to California and would never come back.But what impressed me most was the last line and it remains my motto.It reads，“God never takes your hope away.”