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A

Mikeistwelveyearsold.Heusuallycomesbackfromschoolathalfpastfour.Onedayhecame

homeatfivetofive.Hismothersaidtohim,“Youareverylatetoday,Mike.Comehere."Mike

wenttohismother,andshelookedathimforafewseconds.Thenshesaidangrily,t4Youhavecut

yourhand.Youmusthavehadafightwithyourclassmate.Youareabadboy.^^

“No,Mum,"saidMike,“Ihaven'thadafightwithmyclassmate,butafterclassthisafternoon,

TomsaidthatIwasafoolishboyandthenhehitmewithhisteeth.^^

1.Mikeusuallycomesbackhomeat.

A.4:00B.4:30C.3:00D.3:30

2.Onedayhecameat.

A.4:55B.5:05C.4:50D.3:30

3.Hismotherassoonashewasback.

A.askedhimwhyhewassolate

B.thoughthewasabadboy

C.askedhimtogouptoherandlookedathim

D.thoughthehadfoughtwithhisclassmate

4.Mikethatday.

A.washitbyTomB.hadcuthimself

C.didn'tfightwithanybodyD.hitTomontheteethandcuthisownhand

5.Tomwas.

A.Mike'sclassmateB.Mike'sbrother

C.Mike'sfriendD.Mike'steacher

B

Itisastrangeexperiencecomingbacktotheplacewhereyouwerebornandbroughtup,after

anabsence（不在）ofseveralyears.ThishappenedtomeafewmonthsagowhenIdecidedto

returntoDunleytotakeup（上任）thepost（职位）ofchiefreporteronnewspaperthere.

Igotthejobthroughthefatherofanoldfriendofmine.Imethimathisson'sweddingand

whenIfinallydecidedtogobacktoDunley,mostlybecauseIwastiredoflivinginLondon.I

wrotetohiminthehopethathemightbeabletoputmeintouchwithpeople.Bystrange

coincidence（工5合）heknewthattheeditorofthenewspaperwantedareporter.Asitturnedout,I

wasjusttherightpersonbecauseIhadwideexperienceandatthesametimeIknewDunley.

Inaway,however,thiswasnottrue.IquicklydiscoveredthatIdidnotknowthetownwellat

all,whenIcametolookforsomewheretolive.Manypartsofithadcompletelychanged.Having

tolookforaflathelpedmetorediscoverit,forIhadtosearchhardbeforeIfoundwhatIwanted.

IntheendIgottherightsortofplace,aflatinalargehouseinaveryquietstreet.Itlookedon

totheparkandIfeltatoncethatthiswasjusttheplaceforme.Moreovertherent（租金）was

veryreasonable.SoItooktheflatwithoutanyhesitation（犹豫）.

1.Dunleyiswherethewriter.

A.wasbornB.wasbroughtupandreceivededucation

C.wasbornandspenthischildhoodD.oncelived

2.BeforehereturnedtoDunley,thewriter.

A.wasauniversity

B.hadlivedinLondon

C.hadbeenawayforseveralmonths

D.hadbeenlookingforhishousewherehewasborn

3.ThewriterdecidedtogobacktoDunleybecause.

A.agoodjobwaswaitingforhim

B.hewastiredoflivinginthecapital

C.hecouldworkaschiefreporteronthenewspaper

D.hewantedtokeepintouchwithpeople

4.Theeditorofthenewspaperofferedhimthepostofchiefreporterbecause.

A.hehadbeenworkinginLondon

B.thefatherofthewriter'sschoolfriendsknewhimverywell

C.thewriterwasanativeaswellasanexperiencedreporter

D.hehadbeenwell-knowninLondon

5.Accordingtothewriter,Dunleyturnedouttobeunfamiliartohimbecause.

A.thewholetownhadcompletelychanged

B.hehadbeenawayforalongtime

C.itwasnotsoquietatownasitusedtobe

D.itwashardtofindwhathewanted

C

Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,travelledalongwaytoChina.

DuringhisstayindiscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,people

didnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepaper

moneyinthe7lhcentury.

AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.

Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogether

andmadethemintoabook.

Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingso

muchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.

Everyday,peoplethrowawayabout2,800tons。屯）ofpaperinourcity.Ittakes17treestomake

onetonofpaper.Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmore

than10yearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon't,wewillnothave

enoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.

Sohowcanwesavepaper?Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,especiallywhenwe

aremakingnotes.Wecanchoosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthoseinpaperpackets.Wecanalso

usecottonhandkerchiefs（手帕）insteadofpaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewer

paperbags.Iftheshopassistantdoesgiveusapaperbag,wecansaveitandreuseitlater.

Everyonecanhelptosavepaper.Ifweallthinkcarefully,wecanhelpprotecttrees.Butwe

shoulddoitnow,beforeitistoolate.

1.WhenhewasinChina,MarcoPolo.

A.discoveredCaiLuninventedpaperB.learnedtomakepaper

C.sawmanywonderfulthingsD.readalotofbooks

2.Peopleinwesterncountriesfirstusedpapermoneyinthecentury.

A.17thB.15rtlC.13,hD.7,h

3.Abouttonsofpaperarethrownawayeverydayinourcity.

A.1,700B.2,000C.2,800D.48,000

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofsavingpaper?

A.Tousebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper

B.Tousethepaperbagsfromshopsmorethanonce

C.Tousecottonhandkerchiefinsteadofpaperones

D.Togrowmoretrees

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Ifwekeeponwastingpaper,wewillhavenopapertouse.

B.TheChineseusedpapermoneymuchearlierthanthepeopleinwesterncountries.

C.About48,000treescanbeusedtomake2,800tonsofpaper.

D.Itisnevertoolateplanttreesforpaper.

6.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SavingPaperB.TheHistoryofpaper

C.CottonHandkerchiefsBackAgainD.CaiLun,theGreatInventor

D

Annhadasmallcar,andshedrovealotintown,becauseshewenttoworkbycarevery

morningandcamehomebycartoo,andshedidhershoppingwithhercaronSaturdays.Butshe

veryseldomwentoutintothecountryinit,becauseshedidnothavemuchtime.

ThenoneSundaymorninglastAugustshesaidtoherself,"It'sabeautifulday,andit'shotin

town.I'mgoingtodriveoutintocountryandhaveapicnicinaquietfieldthere.^^Shedrove

twentykilometers,andthenshecametoasmallcountryroad.Shelookedatitandsaidtoherself,

“Thisroad'sverysteep,isn'tit?"Shestoppedinfrontofahouseandaskedaman,“Isthisroad

dangerous?”“NoJthemananswered,"4itisn'tdangerousuphere.Theyalwayscrashdown(撞毁)

atthebottom.,,

TRUEorFALSE：

()1.Annworkedinatown.

()2.Shewenttoworkbyhercareveryday.

()3.Shealwayswenttothecountrybyhercar.

()4.Annknowsthesmallroadverywell.

()5.Thecaralwayscrasheddownontheroad.

E

Mr.andMrs.Grayliveinabigcity.Theyhaveonlyason.HisnameisPeter.Peterdoesnot

likewashinghishands.Onesummertheywenttoasmalltownforaholidayandlivedinasmall

house.

Whentheyarrivedatthehouse,Mrs.GraytoldPeter,"Wewillstayherefortwoweeks.”

Theboyranintothehouseandlookedinalltherooms,andthenheranbacktohismotherand

saidtoher,UIfoundnobathtub(浴缶1)here,mum.Whereisit?”

“Thisisaverysmallhouse,Peter,“hismothersaid,“andthereisnobathtub.^^

“That'sverygood.^^Petersaidhappily,"Thereisgoingtobeaveryniceholiday/5

TRUEorFALSE：

()1.Mr.andMrs.Grayhaveasonanddaughter.

()2.Theyliveinasmallcity.

()3.Onesummertheystayedinasmalltownfortwoweeks.

()4.Theylivedinabighousethere.

()5.Peterwasgladbecausehethoughthedidn'thavetowashhishandsduringthetwoweeks.

F

Judyworksinasportsshop.Shelovesallkindsofsports.Shecanswimandskateverywell.

Sheoftenplaysbasketballandvolleyball.Thesedays,sheistakinghertennislessonsatatennis

club.Shegoestotheclubatweekends.ThereshemeetsKateandJoan.Thethreeofthembecome

goodfriends.KateandJoan,startedtheirlessonsearlierthanJudy,butJudylearnsthefastest.

Nowsheplaysthebestofthethree.

“Youmusttakepartinthetennismatchinourtownnextyear,^^KatesaystoJudy.

“ButIhavesportsonlyforexerciseandfun,youknow."Judyanswers.

TRUEorFALSE：

()1.Judyislearningtoplaytennisatatennisclub.

()2.KateandJoanareJudy'snewfriends.

()3.Judystartshertennislessonsearliestofthethree.

()4.JudycanplaytennisbetterthanKateandJoan.

()5.Judyisgoingtotakepartinthetennismatchnextyear.

G

Longagopeopleusedbellsmorethantheydotoday.Thepostmanusedtoringahandbell

whenhedeliveredtheletters.Fireengineshadbellsinsteadofsirens(警报器).Peoplewhosold

thingscamepasthouses,ringingabellandshoutingwhatwasforsale.

Everyvillagehaditschurchbelltoletpeopleknowitwastimetogotochurch.Atnight,this

bellwasrungsothattravelerwouldfindthevillageinthedark.

Inmostcountries,bellswerehungaroundthenecksofanimals.Thebellshelpedownerstofind

lostcowsorgoats.Today,inIndia,animalsstillwearbells.

Nowbellsareusedlessandless.Buzzers,sirensandhornshavetakentheirplace.Nowpeople

trytokeepoldbellsinschoolsandchurchessotheywillnotlosetheirbeautifulsoundsforever.

1.Bellswereused.

A.lesslongagothantodayB.morelongagothantoday

2.Thevillagebellwasusually.

A.onthepolicestationB.onthechurch

3.Thebellshungaroundthenecksofanimalshelpedpeople

A.tofindthelostanimalsB.tofindthevillageinthedark

4.Peopletrytokeeptheoldbellsinschoolsandchurchesbecause.

A.theylovethebeautifulsoundsofbellsB.bellsarestillwidelyused

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.BellsB.TheBeautifulSoundsofBells

H

Agoodbreakfastisimportant.Wecaneasilyunderstandit.Wehavenoteatenanythingfor

abouttwelvehoursbybreakfasttime.Ourbodiesneedfoodformorningactivities.

Onegoodbreakfastshouldbericeorbread,anegg,milkandfruit.Oncoldmorningacupof

hotdrinkisnecessary.

Wemustgetupearlytohaveplentyoftimetoeatbreakfast.Agoodbreakfasthelpsustosmile

moreeasily.Ithelpsustobemorefriendlyandalsotoworkbetterandplaymorehappily.

1.Whydoweneedfoodinthemorning?

A.Becausewe'vehadnothingtoeatforthewholenight.

B.Becausewehavenoteatenanythingforeighthours.

C.Becausewehaveplentyoftimetoeatsomething.

2.Agoodbreakfastwillbe.

A.onlyriceorbread

B.rice,breadandmilk

C.breadorrice,anegg,fruitandmilk

3.Whatisimportant?

A.Togetuplate.

B.Tohaveplentyoffood.

C.Tohaveagoodbreakfast.

4.Whatdoesagoodbreakfasthelpustodo?

A.Tosmile.

B.Tomakeusfateasily.

C.Tohelpustobemorefriendlyandtodoeverythingbetterandhappily.

I

Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat

waterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,"What'swater?,,Noonespokeforafew

minutes.MissLiaskedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?Didn'tItellyouwhatwateris

like?”

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandno

smell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblack

andithasabadsmell."MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim.

4Tmsorry,children,“saidtheteacher,t4Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem.

1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.

A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.maths

2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat_____waslike.

A.waterB.airC・earthD.weather

，，

3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_

A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear

4.Mostofthechildren_______theboy.

A.agreedwithB.wroteto

C.heardfromD.sentfor

5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting

A.moreandmoreB.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

“Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisa

littlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

"Cool"canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He's

socool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof'cool''.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas

“new"or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.A

teacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaper

wasJusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesaw

andfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without"cool”,somepeoplehavenowords

toshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Canyouthink

ofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyare

alsoverycool.

1.Weknowthattheword"cool"hashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

2.Inthepassage,theword“express"means"

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scooL”

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool".

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseems

K

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmas

present.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundthe

shiningcar.4lsthisyourcar,Paul?”heasked.

Paulanswered,44Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.^^Theboywassurprised."You

meanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyounothing?Boy,Iwish../9Hehesitated.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlike

that.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish,“theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,

thenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”

“Ohyes,I'dlovethat.M

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,"Paul,wouldyouminddriving

infrontofmyhouse?”

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighbours

thathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.4iWillyoustopwherethosetwosteps

are?theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcoming

fast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasandit

didn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseefor

yourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbed

inbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayride.

注：urchin顽童hesitate犹豫neighbour邻居crippled残疾cent美分

1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.hesawtheshiningcar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B•wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.toshowhisneighboursthebigcar

B•toshowhehadarichfriend

C.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythat.

A.Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchin

B.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

C.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

D.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

5.Thebestnameofthenamestoryis.

A.AChristmasPresent

B.AStreetUrchin

C.ABrotherLikeThat

D.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

L

Manypeoplehavetoworkontheweekend.Somepeopledonotmind.Otherpeoplethinkit

istenible.Onemanthinksthatworkingontheweekendcanbedangerous.HeisGrahamCoates.

Mr.CoatesworkedinanofficeinBrighton,England.

OnSaturday,May24,1986,hewenttotheofficetodosomework.Whenhegotinthe

elevatortogohome,itstoppedbetweenfloors.Mr.Coatescouldnotgetoutoftheelevator.He

wastrapped（困住了）!Hestartedtoshout,butnooneheardhim.ThenMr.Coatesremembered

thatitwasaholidayinEngland.NoonewasgoingtocometoworkuntilTuesday!

TherewasnothingforMr.Coatestodo.Hehadtowaituntilonehiscoworkerscametowork

andfoundhim.Withnothingtoeatordrink,Mr.Coatesendedupsleepingformostofthetime.

EarlyonTuesdaymorning,thevicepresidentofthecompanycameintoworkandfoundthe

elevatorwasnotworking.Whentheelevatorwasopened,Mr.Coatescameoutcold,weak,and

tired.Hehadbeenintheelevatorforsixty-twohours!

NowMr.Coatessays,“Ionlyuseselevatorsiftheyhavetelephonesinthem.^^

1.Mr.Coatescouldnotgetoutoftheelevatorbecause.

A.itwasbrokenB.itwasaweekend

C.itwasaholidayD.itstoppedonawrongfloor

2.Howlongdidhestayintheelevator?

A.Twenty-fourhours.B.FromSaturdaytoMonday.

C.Morethansixtyhours.D.FromTuesdaytoSaturday.

3.Whatdidhedointheelevatormostofthetime?

A.Shoutedandscreamed.B.Sleptandwaited.

C.Telephonedhisboss.D.Ateanddrank.

4.Howdidhemakehiswayoutintheend?

A.Thevice-presidentfoundhim.

B.Someoneopenedtheelevator.

C.TheelevatorbegantoworkonTuesday.

D.Hefoundadoorintheelevator.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?

A.AnInterestingElevatorB.ABusyWeekend

C.ElevatorSafetyD.TrappedinanElevator

M

PopularbreakfastfoodsintheUnitedStates,asinmanyothercountriesaroundtheworld,

includecoffee,milk,juice,eggsandbread.SomeotherbreakfastitemsservedintheUnitedStates

arethoughtbymanytobetraditionallyAmerican.However,theyactuallycomefromother

countries.

AverypopularbreakfastfoodinAmericaisthepancakeathin,flatcakemadeoutofflour

andoftenservedwithmaplesyrup.Theideaofthepancakeisveryold.Infact,pancakeswere

madelongagoinancientChina.

Bagels,aroundthickbreadwithaholeinthemiddle,arealsopopularforbreakfastin

America.Polishpeopleinthelate1600scameupwiththeideaforthefirstbagelsandthisnew

kindofbreadsoontookoffacrossEasternEurope.

Inthelate1800s,thousandsofJewsfromEasternEuropetraveledtotheUnitedStatesand

broughttherecipeforbagelswiththem.Today,NewYorkbagelsaresaidtobethebestinthe

world.Manypeoplehavethemwithcreamcheeseforbreakfastonthego.

Doughnuts(usuallyspelled“donut“intheUnitedStates)camefromFrance.Theywere

servedtoAmericansoldiersinFranceduringWorldWarI(第一次世界大战).Afterthewar,

AmericansoldiersaskedcooksintheUnitedStatestomakedoughnutsforthem.Now,servedwith

coffee,theyareaverypopularbreakfastfoodacrosstheUnitedStates.

1.Thisreadingismainlyabout.

A.famousplacesintheUnitedStatestoeatbreakfast

B.popularAmericanbreakfastfoodscomingfromChina

C.themostpopulartypesofpancakesintheUnitedStates

D.thehistoryofpopularbreakfastfoodsintheUnitedStates

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueforbothbagelsanddonuts?

A.TheybothcamefromEurope.

B.Theyarebotheasytomake.

C.Theyarebothsweet.

D.PeopleinNewYorkmakethembest.

3.WhobroughtbagelstoAmerica?

A.Polishpeople.B.Jewishpeople.

C.ChinesepeopleD.Americansoldiers.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutdoughnuts?

A.ItwasfirstmadebytheFrench.

B.ThesoldiersinventedtheminWorldWarI.

C.OnlysoldierseatthemintheUntiedStates.

D.Itisroundwithaholeinthemiddle.

5.Thispassagetellsusthat.

A.theAmericansliketoeatsweetfoodsforbreakfast

B.allAmericanfoodscomefromothercountries

C.notallAmericanfoodsarereallyAmerican

D.veryfewAmericanshavebreakfasteveryday

N

For99%ofhumanhistory,peopletooktheirfoodfromtheworldaroundthem.Theyateallthat

theycouldfind,andthenmovedon.Thenaround10,000yearsago,about1%ofhumanhistory,

peoplelearnedtofarmtheland.

Thekindoffoodweeatdependsonwhichpartoftheworldwelivein,orwhichpartofour

countrywelivein.Forexample,inthesouthofChinatheyeatrice,butinthenorththeyeatnoodles.

InEuropeancountriesnearthesea,peopleeatalotoffish.IncentralEurope,awayfromthesea,

peopledon'teatsomuchfish,buttheyeatmoremeat.Forexample,inGermanyandPoland,thereare

hundredsofdifferentkindsofsausages.

InNorthAmerica,Australia,andEurope,peopleeatwithknivesandforks.InChina,peopleeat

withchopsticks.InpartsofIndiaandtheMiddleEast,peopleusetheirfingerstopickupfood.

Nowadaysitispossibletotransportfoodeasilyfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Wecaneat

whateverwelike,atanytimeoftheyear.InBritain,bananascomefromAfrica;ricecomesfromIndia

ortheU.S.A.;strawberriescomefromChileorSpain.Foodisaverybigbusiness.Butpeopleinpoor

countriesarestillhungrywhilepeopleinrichcountrieseattoomuch.

()1.10,000yearsago,people.

A.learnedtofarmtheland

B.cookeddifferentkindsoffood

C.couldn?tfindfoodaroundthem

D.transportedfoodfromonecountrytoanother

()2.IncentralEurope,awayfromthesea,peopleeat.

A.morenoodlesB.muchfishC.moremeatD.muchrice

()3.InNorthAmerica,Australia,andEurope,people.

A.eatwithchopsticksB.eatwithknivesandforks

C.usetheirfingerstopickupfoodD.usebreadtopickupfood

()4.havemanykindsofsausages.

A.ChileandSpainB.AmericaandAustralia

C.ChinaandJapanD.GermanyandPoland

()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Whatweeatdependsonwherewelive.

B.Poorcountriesarestillhavingfoodproblems.

C.Richcountriesdon'tneedfoodfromothers.

D.Nowadayswecaneatwhateverwelikeatanytimeoftheyear.

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InChinatoday,computersareverypopula匚Manypeople,menandwomen,oldandyoung,

wanttolearncomputer.

Inmanyschoolstherearecomputerclassrooms.Computersareveryuseful.Forexample,

studentscandotheirmathematicswithacomputer.Thecomputerwritesquestionsonthescreen

infrontofthestudents,andthestudentsanswerontheirkeyboards.

Studentscanalsolearnaforeignlanguagewithacomputer.Thecomputergiverlessonsin

pronunciation,grammarandthecorrectusageofwordsandphrases.

Studentsknowalotaboutcomputernow.Forexample,theycanuseBasictomakeupsome

usefulprogrammes.TheycanuseWPStowritecompositions,andtheycanalsouseFoxbaseto

setupdata.

1.Today,computersareveryinChina.

A.crowdedB.noisy

C.busyD.popular

2.Forexample,workerscandotheirworkacomputer.

A.inB.with

C.byD.of

3.Thecomputercanwriteinformationthescreenfrontofpeople.

A.in;ofB.on;in

C.by;withD.of;in

4.Now,peoplecanusemanycomputerlanguagestousefulprogrammes.

A.makeoutB.makeup

C.makeforD.makeinto

5.