阅读理解。 Foods from Aroun
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Foods from Around the World
Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from other countries. Here are four
people"s experiences with foreign food.
Shao Wong is a student in France. He comes from China. "I"d never tasted cheese or even milk before
I came here. Cattle are rare in my part of China, so there are no dairy products. I tried milk when I first
arrived in France. I hated it! I sampled cheese too, but couldn"t manage more than one bite. I love ice cream,
though, and that"s made from milk."
Birgit is from Sweden. She traveled to Australia on vacation. "I was in a restaurant that specialized in fish,
and I heard some other customers order flake. So I ordered some too and it was delicious. Later, I found out
that flake is an Australian term for shark. After that pleasant experience, whenever I see a new food I try it
out on purpose. You know why? I remember how much I enjoyed flake."
Chandra is a dentist in Texas. She originates from India. "I"m frightened of eating new foods because they
might be made from beef. I"m a Hindu, and my religion forbids me to eat meat from the cow. It"s a sacred
animal to Hindus, so that"s the reason I can"t eat hamburgers or spaghetti with meatballs."
Nathan is American. He taught for a year in China. "My friends gave me some 100-year-old eggs to eat.
I didn"t like the look of them at all. The insides were green, but my friends said the color was normal. The
Chinese put chemicals on fresh eggs. Then they bury them in the earth for three months. So the eggs weren"t
really very old. Even so, I absolutely refused to touch them."
Life in a new country can be scary, but it also can be fun. Would you sample a 100-year-old egg? Would
you order shark in a restaurant? |
| 1. Which of the following sentences is true about Shao Wong? |
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A. He is a French-Chinese.
B. Cattle are seldom raised in his hometown.
C. He doesn"t like any diary products.
D. He didn"t taste cheese because he hated it. |
| 2. What kind of girl is Birgit? |
| [ ] |
A. Religious.
B. Brave.
C. Confident.
D. Open- minded. |
| 3. Chandra is frightened of eating food made from beef, because _____. |
| [ ] |
A. It"s against Hindus" religion.
B. She is a doctor and she thinks beef is not easy to chew and digest.
C. She is an Indian.
D. Hindus think beef is not tasty. |
| 4. The underlined word "Sacred" in paragraph 4 means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. frightening
B. large
C. man-eating
D. greatly respected |
| 5. What can you infer from this passage? |
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A. Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from other countries.
B. Despite (虽然) cultural differences in food, have a try and maybe you"ll get used to it.
C. A vacation is a good way to learn about new foods. Be sure to go on vacation more often.
D. People dislike eating new foods only because their religion forbids it. |
答案
| 1-5: B D A D B |
举一反三
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Dear Editor,
I"m a Senior 1 student in a middle school. This term, my favourite teacher, Miss Mao, no longer teaches
us. I want to see her, but I"m afraid that she no longer likes me and I don"t want to trouble her. I really miss
her. What should I do?
Tian Yan
Dear Tian Yan,
It"s bad luck that you have lost your favourite teacher. But, if she is still in your school, nothing can stop
you going to see her. When she isn"t busy, ask her if she minds having a quick chat. You can then tell her she
was your favourite teacher. Everyone is happy to know they are liked!
If she has left the school, it will be more difficult to meet her. It will be hard, but remember people always
come and go in our lives. We can"t rely on (依靠) them being with us all the time.
You may be sad to say goodbye to her, but we can remember and learn from her. Think of her best
qualities.
You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers. Study hard and give your new
teacher a chance. In time, you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from.
Finally, you can not completely rely on other people getting you through your studies, or even your life.
Editor |
| 1. Tian Yan _____. |
[ ] |
A. is a troublemaker
B. likes Miss Mao very much
C. is happy these days
D. doesn"t like to tell her secret to anyone |
| 2. Which of the following does the editor advise Tian Yan NOT to do? |
[ ] |
A. Find a time to see Miss Mao.
B. Have a short chat with Miss Mao.
C. Tell Miss Mao she likes her.
D. Keep quiet about the thing. |
| 3. The expression "in time" in this passage means "_____". |
[ ] |
A. over a period of time
B. on time
C. at the right time
D. a long time ago |
| 4. According to the passage, students can make progress in their studies _____. |
[ ] |
A. completely by their favourite teachers
B. completely by their favourite classmates
C. mainly by their parents
D. mainly by themselves |
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You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they
only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on
until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course
he isn"t really dead. With any luck he isn"t even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or
jump from fast moving trains are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That
is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see
on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on
to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the
chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although
their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman"s
success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out
of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously
injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a
thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no
longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some
dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool. |
| 1. Stuntmen are those who ______. |
| [ ] |
A. often dress up as actors
B. prefer to lead dangerous lives
C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions
D. often fight each other for their lives |
| 2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______. |
| [ ] |
A. playing their dirty tricks
B. selling their special skills
C. jumping out of high windows
D. jumping from fast moving trains |
| 3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______. |
| [ ] |
A. he needs little protection
B. he will be covered with a mattress
C. his life is unprotected
D. his safety is generally all right |
| 4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance? |
| [ ] |
A. Strength.
B. Exactness.
C. Speed.
D. Carefulness. |
| 5. What can be inferred from the author" s example of the Norwegian stuntman? |
| [ ] |
A. Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.
B. The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff is too high. |
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_____ 1. Smith is a professor who does research on ancient buildings. This month, his university gives
a reward to him for his great contributions. So now an idea of traveling to a new place to continue his study
has come into his mind.
_____ 2. Though Lola is a woman reporter, she is brave enough to go deep into the places at war. Next
month, she will go to a place at war, she is confident to do her work well and give people the most brief and
real reports.
_____ 3. Alice and Simon are going to get married. They want to hold an underwater wedding in a
special place, which has beautiful scenery, silver sand and delicious seafood and luxurious hotels, where they
can enjoy themselves.
_____ 4. Jane is a modern girl, who is a crazy fan of rock music and films. She has a romantic dream,
that is, one day, she will go to a beautiful place to appreciate all the attractive music and films with a cup of
coffee in her hand.
_____ 5. Tom is really depressed these days. Owing to his bad management, his company closed. He
wants to go to a place to try his fortune so that he can start his business again in the near future. |
A. Mauritius, an island lying off the southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean, which is rich in history, natural
beauty and culture. It is a wonderful place for swimming and diving. The large number of interesting fish
means it is also an exciting place for those who like to go fishing.
B. Las Vegas is really a fascinated city. The most attractive thing here is gambling (赌博). Maybe you will
become a millionaire or lose all your money overnight. What"s so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes
absolutely certain that you have such a good time you don"t mind losing a bit of money along the way;
that"s why they don"t even call it "gambling" anymore, but "gaming".
C. Few cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions, the whole city is something of a work of art, the
quiet River Seine, the Eiffel Tower, Palais du Louvre and so on are really feast to your eyes. And annual
film festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on art. Few cities can compete with the thousands. of cafés,
bars and restaurants that line every Parisian street.
D. Kitzbuhel is a paradise for all the skiers. With fine weather and breath-taking scenery, it is a world-class
ski resort. Every winter, thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselves.
If you can"t ski, don"t worry. The town offers many shops, café and a variety of entertainment.
E. As the cultural centre and biggest centre and biggest city in the region, Jerusalem is regarded as a holy
place by Jews, Muslims and Christians. However, since the war broke out, people there have suffered a
lot, the situation has been tense, and peace is just a dream.
F. The old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt; people there regard it as "the mother river" of them.
On both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs
(法老). And the constructions are beyond people"s imagination. |
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Until recently we had been living in the Yukon Territory in Canada, in a town seventy miles or so of the
Arctic Circle. It is romantically called "The Land of the Midnight Sun" because during the summer the sun
shines continuously, even at midnight. On the other hand, it is also called "The Land of Darkness" because
in winter the opposite happens.
My classmates probably thought I liked to tell tales when I said I had to walk to school on a river in my
hometown. But it was true.
When the darkness comes, so does the cold, because there is no sun to give warmth. The land becomes
a world of ice and snow. The few roads that link villages are completely (完全地) covered with snow; people
must travel on frozen rivers. If they do not have far to go, they put on snowshoes. These shoes prevent them
from sinking into the thick snow. However, if they have a long journey to make they ride in dog sleds.
Rivers are very important to the people of the Yukon. When summer comes and the sun once more shines
upon the land, the rivers become moving highways suitable for boats and canoes.
Of course, another important means of transportation for all of us in the village was the plane, which
provided us with the only means of getting to the outside world. |
| 1. Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. The Yukon Territory is in Canada.
B. Dogsleds are used for long journeys.
C. Winter is longer than summer in Yukon.
D. Planes are the only link with the outside world. |
| 2. The underlined part in paragraph 2 means that my classmates _____ we walked to school on a river. |
| [ ] |
A. thought I liked telling tales when
B. felt excited when they learned that
C. thought I had a hard time when
D. thought it was unbelievable that |
| 3. What is the main topic of the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. How to walk on a river in winter.
B. How the Yukon people travel.
C. The importance of planes in the Yukon.
D. The weather inside the Arctic Circle. |
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"How are you?" is a nice question. It"s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other.
But "How are you?" is also a very unusual questin. It"s a question that often doesn"t have an answer. The
person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine.", even if the person"s friend isn"t fine.
The reason is that "How are you?" isn"t really a question and "Fine." isn"t really an answer. They are simply
other ways of saying "Hello!" or "Hi!".
Sometimes, people also don"t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks, "Do you
agree?", the other person might be thinking, "No, I disagree. I think you"re wrong …" But it isn"t very polite
to disagree strongly, so the other person might say "I"m not sure …". It"s a nice way to say that you don"t
agree with someone.
People also don"t say exactly what they are thingking when they finish talking with other people. For
example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I"ve to go now." Often, the person who
wants to hang up gives an excuse, "Someone is at the door." "Something is burning on the stove." The
excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn"t want to
talk any more, but it isn"t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn"t hurt the other person.
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don"t say
exactly what they are thinking. It"s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it"s also
a part of the game of language. |
| 1. When a person in the United States asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear "______". |
| [ ] |
A. How are you?
B. Hello!
C. I don"t know.
D. Fine. |
| 2. When a person wants to disagree with someone, it is polite to say "______". |
| [ ] |
A. You"re wrong. I disagree.
B. I"m not sure.
C. I"m sure I disagree.
D. No, I disagree. |
| 3. When a person says "I"ve to go now. Someone is at the door.", he or she may be ______. |
| [ ] |
A. giving an excuse
B. hurting someone"s feeling
C. talking to a person at the door
D. going to another place |
| 4. One of the rules of the game of language is probably "______". |
| [ ] |
A. Always say what you mean.
B. Don"t disagree with people.
C. Never say exactly what you"re thinking.
D. Be polite. |
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