阅读短文，选择正确答案。 Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other c - 初中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读短文，选择正确答案。    Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee,
milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be
traditionally American. However, they actually come from other countries.
    A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served
with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.
    Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish people
in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across
Eastern Europe.
    In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the
recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have
them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go.
    Doughnuts (usually spelled "donut" in the United States) came from France. They were served to American
soldiers in France during World WarⅠ(第一次世界大战). After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the
United States to make doughnuts for them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food
across the United States. 1. This reading is mainly about _______.

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A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast
B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China
C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States
D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States 2. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?

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A. They both came from Europe.
B. They are both easy to make.
C. They are both sweet.
D. People in New York make them best. 3. Who brought bagels to America?

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A. Polish people.
B. Jewish people.
C. Chinese people
D. American soldiers. 4. Which of the following is true about doughnuts?

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A. It was first made by the French.
B. The soldiers invented them in World War I.
C. Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States.
D. It is round with a hole in the middle. 5. This passage tells us that ________.

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A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast
B. all American foods come from other countries
C. not all American foods are really American
D. very few Americans have breakfast every day

1-5: DABAC

阅读理解。     London"s Chinese community (社区) dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese
sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London. As time went on, other Chinese people came to
this area and Limhouse began to be known as "Chinatown". However, London"s Chinese community remained
very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.
     After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London. As
Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled (定居) in a different area-a part of central
London near Leicester Square. This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.
     At first, the new immigrants (移民) found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese
restaurant opened in London. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful!
Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little
work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or
waiters. Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.
     As time went by, London"s Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and
daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly
paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts. Chinatown,
however, is still as lively as ever. 1. When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London? [     ]
A. In the 1950s.
B. More than 200 years ago.
C. After the Second World War.
D. At the start of the 20th century. 2. Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in 1950s?[     ]
A. Because it was easy for them to get jobs there.
B. Because Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war.
C. Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food.
D. Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs. 3. In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as ______. [     ]
A. sailors
B. farmers
C. sailors and farmers
D. restaurant workers 4. Where is London"s Chinatown now? [     ]
A. In the east of London.
B. In Limhouse.
C. Not far from Leicester Square.
D. Outside the city. 5. According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ______. [     ]
A. in the village
B. far away from the city
C. in the centre of the city
D. in the outer areas of the city

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完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。     Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by
accident (偶然). According to an ancient Chinese legend (传说), the emperor Shen Nong   1 tea when he was
boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush (灌木丛) fell into the water and
remained there for   2 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a   3 smell. Later he decided
4 the hot mixture (混合物). It was quite delicious. And   5 , one of the worl"s favorite drinks was invented.
    China is the home of tea,   6 has more than 4,000 years history. People throughout China drink tea daily.   7
the three major drinks-tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by   8 people in the world. Tea from China, along   9
silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese
export 10 .
    Tea leaves   11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian,
becauuse of the mild   12 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu"er and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.
    Over the past centuries, Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf
picking, tea making and so on. Tea is   15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and
novels.

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阅读下面的短文，并做后面的题目，从A、B、C 3个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成句子的最佳答案。
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food-"dumplings". It means "come together". On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
1. Which is the most important festival in China? 
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A. The Mid Autumn Festival. B.The Spring Festival. C. Children"s Day.
2. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
[ ]
A. In March or April. B. In May or June. C. In January or February.
3. is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
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A. Chicken B. Dumpling C. Fish
4. What"s the meaning of the food "dumplings" for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?
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A. Look up. B. Help yourself. C. Come together.
5. The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
[ ]
A. give each other the best wishes B. buy each other presents C. sing, dance and play cards
阅读理解。
When the world was very young, people lived only in hot places. They did not live in cold places because they could not keep warm there. At first men did not know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning. Then a fire was started. People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better. But men did not know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it stop burning. If it went out (熄灭), they could not start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years. Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn. Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.
1. "When the world was very young" means " ".
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A. before liberation (解放) B. in the following years C. before long D. millions of years ago
2. People found that .
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A. the cooked food tasted better than the uncooked food B. the uncooked food tasted much better than the cooked food C. wild animals enjoyed the cooked food D. wild animals kept warm near the trees
3. People didn"t let a fire stop burning because .
[ ]
A. they were not able to make a fire B. they liked to wait for lightning C. it rained now and then D. they didn"t like to make a fire
4. Now we can make a fire .
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A. by lightning B. if it is necessary C. for three reasons D. in our pockets
5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
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A. People are much cleverer now than they were long ago. B. People were ready to let a fire go out. C. People didn"t want to make a fire because they were foolish. (愚蠢) D. People stayed together with wild animals all the time.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
When the world was very young, people lived only in hot places. They did not live in cold places because they could not keep warm there. At first men did not know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning. Then a fire was started. People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild (野蛮的) animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better. But men did not know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it stop burning. If it went out (熄灭), they could not start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years. Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn. Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.
1. People found that ________.
[ ]
A. the cooked food tasted better than the uncooked food B. the uncooked food tasted much better than the cooked food C. wild animals enjoyed the cooked food D. wild animals kept warm near the trees
2. People didn"t let a fire stop burning because ________.
[ ]
A. they were not able to make a fire B. they liked to wait for lightning C. they were very lazy D. they didn"t like to make a fire
3. Now we can make a fire ________.
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A. by lightning B. if it is necessary C. for three reasons D. in our pockets