You probably know that you can lose weight by limiting certain foods. But if you"re an emotional eater, you"ll still turn to food if you don"t deal with your feelings. Basically, emotional eating is eating for reasons other than hunger.In other words, rather than reach for food because your body needs it, you are addicted because your emotions need to be satisfied. Instead of the gradual urge you get when you"re physically hungry, emotional eating strikes you suddenly.Instead of filling the emotional empty space with healthy choices, emotional eaters use food for comfort, ice cream or chocolate for women and steak and French fries for men. Besides blowing up your stomach, emotional eating does harm to your mind. When you eat for physical reasons you don"t feel guilty.But when you grab for food when you"re not even hungry, just because you"re feeding your emotions, you feel guilty afterward. A good rule of thumb when you"re lured(诱惑)into emotional eating is to remember to HALT. "H" is for hungry-Sometimes you can feel physical hunger when you"re on the point of an emotional eating.But rather than reaching for those comfort foods loaded with fats, and sugar, make better choices such as proteins, fruits and vegetables. "A" is for anxious-It"s easy to fall into emotional eating when you"re worried and tense. Rather than turning to food, do whatever work to calm your nerves.Call a friend, pray, or keep a record of your feelings.Just don"t reach into the fridge. "L" is for lonely-Too often emotional eaters use food for companionship.Instead of comforting yourself with food, join a group of caring people who understand your problem. Twelvestep groups such as Overeaters Anonymous are excellent for connecting with others who struggle with you the same food addictions as you do.Not only will you receive tools for recovery, but you"ll also realize you"re not alone. "T" is for tired-When exhausted, either physically or emotionally, emotional eaters turn to food. Instead, get some rest or eat something good for you. Most importantly, find out the reason(s) why you overeat.It"s not so much what you eat, but what"s eating you.Unless you get to the root of why you overeat you won"t conquer your food addiction. Emotional Eating
1.________ | ★Eating for emotional reasons other than hunger | Symptoms | ★Reaching for food not because of physical needs, but because of 2._______ ★Getting struck suddenly instead of the gradual urge from hunger ★Turning to 3.________like ice cream and chocolate, or steak and French fries | 4.________ | ★ Blowing up your stomach ★ Making you 5.________ afterward | Possible causes | ★Feeling physically hungry★Being worried and tense★6.________ ★Being exhausted | Suggestions | ★Turn to healthy foods with little 7.________. ★Call a friend, pray, or write down your feelings to 8.________. ★Join groups of caring people or connect yourself with people 9.________the same problem with you. ★Get more rest. ★Above all, find out the reasons for 10.________. | 阅读理解 | Doctors say anger can be an very harmful emotion(情绪)unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, losing control of themselves. But other people repress their anger. They cannot or will not express it. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person"s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain gives off the same hormones(激素)that are produced during tense situations. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood and narrow the blood vessels(脉管)to the interstices(空隙). In general, the person feels excited and ready to act. Doctors said that repressing these feelings only makes the feelings continue. And this can lead to many medical problems. Doctors thought a person could prevent these problems by letting the anger out by expressing it freely. But recently some doctors held a different view. They said that people who express anger repeatedly and violently did become, in fact, more and not less angry.They said this, too, can cause medical problems. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution(解决办法)is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, and then decide if the cause is serious. If it is, they say: "Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably. " | 1. What does the phrase" repress anger" mean in Paragraph 2? | A. Forget one"s anger. B. Express one"s anger openly. C. Treat one"s anger calmly and reasonably. D. Keep one"s anger inside. | 2. When you get angry, which of the following should you do for the good of health? | A. Repressing the anger. B. Expressing the anger. C. Learning how to make a deal. D. Treating the anger properly. | 3. What is the central topic of this passage about? | A. The different ways of dealing with anger. B. The dangers of anger and the solution. C. New medical discoveries. D. The argument between the new and old views about anger. | 任务型读写。 阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词, 每个空格只填一个单词. Many students eat their breakfasts on the way to school or in the dinning-room. But some of them don"t really know how to eat well when eating out. Here is some important advice. The first is to eat less fast food. The most obvious harm of eating too much fast food is weight gaining because of too much fat. Young people and adults are at risk of disease related to weight. Too much fast food can drag your body down. French fries, for example, were recently found to contain much more acrylamide(丙烯酰胺) than other food. This may cause cancer. Actually, deep fried food all contains acrylamide. So don"t eat it too often. Soda is another thing you should watch out for. Cokes and other sodas contain a lot of sugar and can slow down a person"s calcium absorption, so it"s best to drink as little soda as possible. Food in the dinning-room may not be as tasty as fast food, but it"s actually easier to make healthy choices. Human bodies need variety. You can have a dinner that balances lean proteins, vitamins and complex carbohydrates(碳水化合物). In other words, a meal with fish or meat, vegetables and some bread or rice will provide you with most nutrients that the body needs. Some snacks, on the other hand, will help keep you going until your next big meal. It is natural for teenagers, especially boys, to feel hungry during school time. Don"t forget to take some foods, like whole-grain biscuits or low-fat milk in your school bag. | Title: Advice on 1. ____________
Advice | Food | 2. ___________ | 3. _____________ | Kind | Kind | French fries and other 4. ______ fried food
| Too much 5. _______acrylamide
| Cause weight gainingLead to 6. _____________
| Unhealthy food
| Drink less 7. ______
| Sodas | Lots of sugar | Slow down 8. ______absorption
| Unhealthy food
| Eat in dinning-room
| Fish or meat, vegetables and some bread or rice
| Lean proteins, vitamins and complex carbohydrates
| Provide most nutrients that the body needs
| 9. _____ food
| Eat10. ____ | Whole-grain biscuits or low-fat milk
| Not mentioned | Keep you going until next big meal
| Healthy food
| 阅读理解 | Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid?Back then, racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours, you weren"t thinking fitness, you were thinking entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten.Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find. Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons.First, most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult.In other words, they don"t think they"ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome.Second, many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive-not as something fun or enjoyable. As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practice it.Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps.A single bounce, a double-bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping. Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning.It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other.In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life. | 1. From the first paragraph we learn that________. | A. jumping rope has faded from people"s memories B. people now have more advanced equipment C. racing around the playground was preferred D. people now like to have exercise in a gym | 2. Rope jumping has not spread widely because________. | A. it benefits the cardiovascular system B. it is neither easy nor enjoyable C. it is considered boring and repetitive D. it requires little equipment, time and space | 3. The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies________. | A. there is only one proper way to follow B. the usual way should not be used C. the easiest way is always the best D. there are many ways to follow | 4. According to the researchers, jumping rope________. | A. only prepares the brain for learning B. is suitable for students only C. helps both brain hemispheres work together D. can be dangerous for old people | 5. What is the author"s attitude towards rope jumping? | A. He is arguing against it. B. He is in favor of it. C. He is sitting on the fence of it. D. He is not clear about it. | The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight. The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods. Dr. Temu Waqanivalu is with the World Health Organization"s South Pacific office in Suva, Fiji. He says many of the imported products lack nutritional value. Temu Waqanivalu said: "In some of the places, you"d be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water. I think that represents the kind of offenvironment we"ve created that doesn"t really encourage or make lifestyle choices an easy choice for the population." And a lack of physical activity among many Pacific islanders only adds to the obesity problem. The WHO says more than 50 percent of the population is overweight in at least ten Pacific island countries. The rate is as high as 80 percent among women in the territory of American Samoa.Fiji had the lowest obesity rate at 30 percent. In all, almost ten million people live in Pacific island countries. The WHO estimates that about 40 percent of them have health disorders related to diet and nutrition. Diabetes rates are among the highest in the world. Fortyseven percent of the people in American Samoa have diabetes. So do 44 percent of the people in Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand. By comparison, the diabetes rate is 13 percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity. Officials also note an increase in nutritional problems like anemia and not enough vitamin A in the diets of Pacific islanders. Dr.Waqanivalu says treating conditions related to obesity and diet puts pressure on limited health resources and budgets. | 1. The main reason why obesity rates are rising in many Pacific islanders is ________. | A. the change of society B. the change of eating habits C. the change of life style D. lack of exercise | 2. Imported products lack nutritional value but people love to buy them because ________. | A. they are cheap B. they are popular C. they are tasty D. they are convenient to get | 3. How many people living in Pacific island countries have health disorders? | A. 1 million. B. 4 million. C. 6 million. D. 10 million. | 4. The percentage of diabetes rates in American Samoa is ________. | A. optimistic B. steady C. worrying D. low | 5. If the passage appears in a newspaper, which column will it be? | A. Science. B. Nature. C. Entertainment. D. Health. |
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