Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.)IngredientsStrawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 pa

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Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.)
Ingredients
Strawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 package(unfrozen)
Heavy cream, 1 cup
Corn flour, 2 tablespoons
Process
Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 8～10 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours. Fill the frozen mixture in cake, and serve.

Rosy Cake(Prep. Time: 10 mins.)
Ingredients
Sugar,cup
Water, 1 cup
Corn flour, 3 tablespoons
Strawberries, 2～3 cups
Process
Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve.

Triangle Sweet(Prep. Time: 15 mins.)
Ingredients
Sugar,cup
Whipping cream,cup
Unflavoured gelatin(明胶), 1 tablespoon
Cold water, 2 tablespoons
Boiled water, 3 tablespoons
Strawberries crushed, 2 cups
Process
Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir(搅动) until the gelatin dissolves(溶解)．Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(搅打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve.

Flaming Maple(Prep. Time: 10 mins.)
Ingredients
Fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoons
Honey, 2 tablespoons
Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons
Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints
Process
Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve.

小题1:Which of the following ingredients (is) are used in all the recipes?

A．Heavy cream.	B．Sugar syrup.
C．Corn flour.	D．Strawberries.

小题2:Chefs needn"t freeze the ingredients when preparing ________．
① Honey Sweet Cake ② Rosy Cake ③Triangle Sweet ④Flaming Maple

A．①②

B．②③

C．①④

D．②④

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Triangle Sweet takes the longest time to prepare.

B．Strawberries used in the recipes aren"t all fresh.

C．Most strawberries are used when making a Rosy Cake.

D．Honey Sweet Cake is the best choice for busy mothers.

小题4:In how many recipes should chefs thicken the mixture by heating?

A．Only one.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B

解析

试题分析：本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四个食谱。包括它们的准备时间，配方和做的步骤。
小题1:细节理解题。阅读文中四个食谱可知，只有strawberries均被用到。选D
小题2:细节理解题。从每个配方里面的Process，可以看出②Rosy Cake和④ Flaming Maple是不需要冷冻的。选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据四个食谱中的Prep.Time可知Triangle Sweet 花的时间最长，A正确。
小题4:细节理解题。在制作Honey Sweet Cake和Rosy Cake时会加热汁液使之变浓，所以是两个，选B。

举一反三

Handshaking, though a European practice is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed(无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of friendship. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other"s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. "Let"s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or-her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.
小题1:In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.

A．to make a deal	B．to greet each other
C．to show friendliness	D．to reach an agreement

小题2:The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．where handshaking was first practised

B．how handshaking came about

C．about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D．about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

小题3: According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C．We should make a judgement before shaking hands.

D．We shouldn"t shake hands with European women.

小题4:The main purpose of the text is ______.

A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad

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Dear Alcohol,
You"ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you"ve caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father"s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He"s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn"t the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I"m so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). "I"m sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won"t happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn"t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it"s all your fault.
I wish you"d walk out of my life forever. I don"t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you"ve caused. Sure, you"ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you"ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
小题1:What is author"s purpose in writing to alcohol?

A．To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers

B．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.

C．To show how much alcohol can hurt people.

D．To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people"s life.

小题2:What did alcohol do to the author"s father?

A．It made him crash into two other cars and killed his life.

B．It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.

C．It made him kill two other people when driving.

D．It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.

小题3:The underlined phrase "were intrigued by" is closest in meaning to ______.

A．were familiar with	B．were interested in
C．were disappointed with	D．were satisfied with

小题4:What is the tone of the article?

A．Critical.

B．Doubtful.

C．Unconcerned.

D．Humorous.

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When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a         problem and had to go to hospital for a        check-up.
It seemed a small        compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go    right from the beginning. Not having a car or        the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B.        I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was        I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly got on a bus that was taking me in the       direction.
I      the bus and stood on the pavement(人行道) not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a        , who was trying to get past me.      , instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was        . After I explained my        to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my        . Sitting there waiting, I felt        that someone had been willing to help.       , hearing a horn （喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend       at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a       to the hospital.
Such unexpected         from a stranger was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose       , for all things are possible.

小题1:

A．social

B．traveling

C．physical

D．housing

小题2:

A．former

B．medical

C．scientific

D．final

小题3:

A．challenge

B．chance

C．success

D．mistake

小题4:

A．ahead

B．fast

C．easy

D．wrong

小题5:

A．appreciating

B．knowing

C．visiting

D．leaving

小题6:

A．Since

B．Although

C．Once

D．Unless

小题7:

A．necessary

B．strange

C．important

D．obvious

小题8:

A．right

B．same

C．opposite

D．general

小题9:

A．got off

B．ran into

C．looked at

D．waited for

小题10:

A．gentleman

B．stranger

C．friend

D．driver

小题11:

A．Surprisingly

B．Especially

C．Normally

D．Probably

小题12:

A．OK

B．dangerous

C．nervous

D．excited

小题13:

A．aim

B．idea

C．situation

D．excuse

小题14:

A．station

B．direction

C．apartment

D．appointment

小题15:

A．disappointed

B．certain

C．grateful

D．afraid

小题16:

A．Perhaps

B．Without doubt

C．Right away

D．Then

小题17:

A．waving(招手)

B．shouting

C．staring(盯着)

D．laughing

小题18:

A．bike

B．guidance

C．drive

D．suggestion

小题19:

A．kindness

B．news

C．appearance

D．results

小题20:

A．hope

B．power

C．support

D．heart

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It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure，even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
　　● Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
　　● Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You"ll need a good map, a compass , a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies . Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
　　● See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc.)in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.
小题1:Sitting beside the driver, you should___________.

A．direct the driver when necessary

B．look ahead to see where there’s a turn

C．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable

D．keep looking at the map to find a place to go to

小题2:Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?

A．To get information when in danger.

B．To be saved in case of an accident.

C．To share the fun with him/her in exploration.

D．To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members.

小题3:Orienteering activities can______________.

A．make people work fast

B．help people stay healthy

C．help people organize other activities

D．make people get prepared for sports

小题4:The text mainly talks about____________.

A．the fun of exploration

B．what to bring for exploration

C．the way to use a map in exploration

D．how to prevent getting lost in exploration

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Fumbling with the buttons to find a good song while driving has been linked to increased risk of crashes, but is listening to music risky? “It depends on the music,” says a report published in the October issue of Accident Analysis & Prevention.
The study found teenage drivers who played their own music had significantly more traffic violations（违规） compared with background music designed by the researchers to minimize driving distractions, or no music.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel recruited(招募) 85 drivers about 18 years old; just over half were male. The subjects were each assigned to drive six challenging road trips that were about 40 minutes long, accompanied by an experienced driving instructor. Music was played on four trips, two with selections from the drivers" playlists, mostly fast-paced vocals, and two with background music, which was a mixture of easy listening, soft rock and light jazz designed to increase driver safety. No music was played on two trips. Subjects rated their mood after each trip and in-car data recorders analyzed driver behavior and errors.
All 85 subjects committed at least three errors in one or more of the six trips; 27 received a warning and 17 required steering or braking by an instructor to prevent an accident. When the music was their own, 98% made errors; without the music, 92% made errors; and while listening to the safe-driving music, 77% made errors. Speeding, following too close, inappropriate lane use, one-handed driving and were the common violations.
The male subjects were more aggressive drivers and made more serious errors than female subjects. The teens played their own music at a very loud volume but significantly decreased the sound level when listening to the safe-driving music, researchers said. Mood ratings were highest on trips with driver-preferred music.
小题1:What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?

A．Many drivers played their favorite music while driving.

B．Drivers shouldn’t search for the buttons to find a good song.

C．Song selection has nothing to do with increased risk of crashes.

D．Listening to certain types of music can increase drivers’ errors.

小题2:What does the underlined word “ subjects” refer to in this passage?

A．Something being discussed.	B．People being written about.
C．People being tested.	D．Areas of knowledge or study.

小题3:In the research, soft rock and light jazz are likely to _______.

A．increase drivers’ safety

B．add to the pleasure of driving

C．change drivers’ idea of safe driving

D．lower drivers’ guard against danger

小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that in the research ______.

A．the teens committed the most errors

B．the male were more skillful in driving

C．traveling with no music made the least errors

D．driver-preferred music increased the mood ratings

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