A radio report caught my attention the other day, as it spoke straight to my heart: Cadets(学员) at the US Naval Academy are now required to revisit and potentially revive the ancient skill of steering a ship by the stars.
By the stars – imagine that: looking up at the sky, not down at a screen, so many years after the heavens’ critical role in guiding mariners has fallen by the wayside, first replaced by radio waves, then by modern GPS. Much is gained – but something also lost – in such progress, I think.
It reminded me of my love of 18th and 19th century seafaring(航海的) tales (reading them is one of my coping mechanisms for uneventful life in the landlocked Midwest), when sailors had only celestial(天空的) maps for navigation and still miraculously managed to sail the planet’s vast oceans and even circumnavigate the globe.
Recent cybersecurity concerns have triggered renewed interest in backup navigational strategies such as stargazing, and simple hand-held technologies like the sextant(六分仪), so often mentioned in Richard Henry Dana’s Two Years Before the Mast, a tale that chronicles a mid-19th-century merchant ship’s endlessly adventurous voyage from Boston to California and back.
I wouldn’t wish the harsh conditions of that trip on modern sailors, but I am all for anything that help people find their compass bearings(方位) and travel routes without high-tech and often mindless guidance.
“Is that north or south of here?” I’ve asked motel clerks and gas station attendants about a particular address I’m seeking in my GPS-less travels.
“Well, it’s that way,” comes the most frequent reply, accompanied by a pointed finger, and I realize that north, south, east, and west are not familiar coordinates(坐标) to many people.
To be fair, I haven’t always been used to compass points either. In fact it was not until I was a young adult, lying on a float in my parents’ pool on a late summer’s visit home, and watching the sun set below the roofline, that I first realized that my childhood home faced due west. I was shocked that I’d been oblivious to this simple fact, especially since I’d begun to be schooled in geology and in compass work. But like so many, I’d grown up thinking and navigating using other coordinates, based on familiar streets, rights and lefts, and reference points such as my school, the homes of friends, the nearest playground, and the local shopping plaza.
I’ve going since become accustomed to finding my bearings on travels in unfamiliar territory by the sun’s position. And now I’d love to sit in on a class at the academy to learn to navigate by the moon and stars. It’s a skill I’ll probably never need to draw upon. Yet it feels good to know how it would connect me, in a new and profound way, to the historical trace of human experience on this planet.
As for modern sailors, it might just bring them safely home one day, if all else fails.
1. What kind of role do 18th and 19th century seafaring tales play in the author’s life?| A．Enriching his dull inland life. |
| B．Triggering his concern for cyber security. |
| C．Arousing his interest in modern navigational strategies. |
| D．Strengthening his resolve to revive an ancient skill. |
| A．the importance of modern technology such as GPS in travels |
| B．that it’s essential to learn geography and compass work well at school |
| C．that many people don’t navigate in terms of coordinates such as north and south |
| D．the convenience of navigating based on familiar streets, rights and lefts and reference points |
| A．obvious to | B．familiar with | C．unconcerned about | D．unaware of |
| A．Because he expects to experience the harsh conditions on the voyage in the past. |
| B．Because he is required to revisit this ancient skill as a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy. |
| C．Because the skill can make him feel connected to the historical heritage of human beings. |
| D．Because the skill can bring sailors home, safe and sound, if modern technology fails. |
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【推荐1】“I was a bad student who became an astronaut.” Scott Kelly, an engineer and a retired astronaut, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison and shared his own experience.
As a kid, he was distracted in school and he earned terrible grades and barely graduated from high school. The biggest struggle was that he used to ignore what the teachers were saying, and even he started to accept the fact that he would never be able to achieve what he dreamed.
After graduation, everything changed, quite by accident, when he picked up and read The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe’s classic account of the lives of the pioneering Americans who first explored space. Inspired at last, he decided he wanted to be an astronaut. To do that, he needed to get a technical degree. So starting that day, he was determined to do well in all the subjects. After so many years of daydreaming, it wouldn’t be easy. But he started thinking about it like a sport. The more he practiced his study skills, the better he got and the more he learned. Eventually, it became a competition with himself to see how good he could get.
But how can we find our motivation? There’s no fixed way. It’s about finding an interest and putting in the hard work. It’s likely that you just haven’t found what interests you or the topic is not being explained in a way that resonates (共鸣) with you. Reflect on your daily behavior. Do you find yourself absorbed in building things, interested in the ecosystem, enjoy reading the latest graphics in video games? That will give you clues about your interests-engineering, biology, coding, etc. Then talk to professionals in those fields and hear their stories for guidance and inspiration.
Kelly encourages young people to dream big and aim for the stars. Hard? Maybe. But anything worth having is worth pursuing.
1. What was Scott’s major challenge when he was in high school?| A．To understand what the teachers say in class. |
| B．To find his motivation in learning at school. |
| C．To finish the assignments with higher quality. |
| D．To realize his dream of becoming an astronaut. |
| A．Useful but irrelevant. |
| B．Interesting and pleasing. |
| C．Challenging but rewarding. |
| D．Stressful and time-consuming. |
| A．By following other’s path and devoting yourself to it. |
| B．By running back over your behavior and putting efforts in it. |
| C．By trying various interests and picking what you like most. |
| D．By discovering personal interests and seeking professional advice. |
| A．Well begun is half done. |
| B．Chances favors the prepared mind. |
| C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| D．Birds of a feather flock together. |
【推荐2】In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson and his wife Vanessa had just moved to Santa Ana, California. Outside the couple’s fourth-floor apartment, a homeless man was often yelling (叫喊) on the street corner, sometimes keeping them awake at night. Peterson would pass the man on his way to his job as a car designer, but they never spoke.
One day, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading a book about the power of love in action, when his quiet was influenced by the homeless man. Inspired (赋予灵感) by the book’s message, Peterson made an unexpected decision: He was going to go outside and introduce himself.
In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man’s name was Matt Faris. He’d moved to Southern California from Kentucky to look for a job in music, but he soon fell on hard times and ended up living on the street for more than twenty years. “It was the strangest thing to me,” Peterson thought of their first conversation. “I saw beauty on the face of a man who probably hadn’t had a shower in close to a year. And his story, the life inside of him, moved me.” And even though Peterson, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, hadn’t picked up a paintbrush for about eight years, he found himself asking if he could paint Faris’s portrait (肖像). Faris said yes.
Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit (非营利的) organization focusing on befriending and painting portraits of homeless people. Peterson sells the portraits with the owners’ permission and puts the earning into the organization, which helps many poor people.
1. What can we learn about Peterson from paragraph 1?| A．He moved to California alone. |
| B．He learned a lot about the homeless man. |
| C．He helped the homeless man to be a car designer. |
| D．He was influenced by the homeless man sometimes. |
| A．He wanted to ask Faris to keep quiet. |
| B．He hoped to paint a portrait for Faris. |
| C．He planned to share a book with Faris. |
| D．He was inspired by the book he was reading. |
| A．Peterson shared a photo with Faris |
| B．Peterson was touched by Faris’s story. |
| C．Peterson told Faris about his bad luck. |
| D．Peterson offered to take Faris to have a bath. |
| A．Brave. | B．Proud. | C．Caring. | D．Honest. |
【推荐3】Jack was born without eyes. He was very lucky as he grew up having other kittens (young cats) to socialize (交往) with, and was used to people from the moment he was born. However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.
That’s when I got an e-mail from my friend. All she asked was “Do you still want one of the kittens? There’s one here with no eyes and no one would like to take him”. Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.
When we first brought him home, Jack stayed mostly in my room. After about a day he had no issues running around and climbing on everything. At times he gets lost in the house, he’ll stop. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn’t long before he finds his way back to us.
A few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new cat named Bear. Jack and Bear have become best friends. It doesn’t matter that he can’t see. He always knows when Bear is around. He’ll run across the yard straight to Bear and wrap his front legs around his neck in a big hug. They run after each other around and wrestle (摔跤). They’ll lie down in the grass together when tired.
Jack is truly an inspiration. I’ve owned lots of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest and most playful. He doesn’t feel sorry for himself. He doesn’t need pity. I think Jean, owner of Gumbo, another eyeless cat, said it best when she told me that cats don’t have disabilities; they have adaptability.
1. Why did Jack come to the author’s home?| A．The author cared for an eyeless cat. |
| B．The author didn’t mind whether he was blind. |
| C．No other young cats kept him company. |
| D．The author’s friend begged the author to take him home. |
| A．Jack often wrestles with Bear indoors. |
| B．Jack likes to play with a new eyeless cat. |
| C．Jack quickly adapts to the new environment. |
| D．Jack is good at talking and playing with people. |
| A．Trouble. | B．Fun. | C．Luck. | D．Business. |
| A．A cat has nine lives. | B．All is well that ends well. |
| C．God helps those who help themselves. | D．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
【推荐1】Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised (登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photo of his house, with a wonderful description (描述) of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”
1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because ________.| A．he needed some money to support his family |
| B．his house was too old to live in |
| C．he wanted some money to buy a new one |
| D．he didn’t want to live in the house any longer |
| A．he had failed in selling his house by himself |
| B．he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price |
| C．he was sure that the estate agent could help him |
| D．he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine |
| A．They are worth reading. |
| B．They usually make things far better than they really are. |
| C．They are a great help to those who want to buy something. |
| D．They describe things as they really are. |
| A．A person who has a house to sell. |
| B．A person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines. |
| C．A person whose work is to sell houses for others. |
| D．A person who likes beautiful houses. |
【推荐2】On Earth Day, people around the world work to help our planet. But April 22 isn't the only day this happens. Many people, including kids protect the Earth all year long. Read about some inspiring stories, then decide how you will make a difference.
Justin Sather, 10, from Los Angeles, California
When he was 5, Justin learned that his favorite animal’s habitat was in danger. So he hopped into action. He started a group called For the Love of Frogs and sold toy frogs to raise money. Justin said that frogs are an " indicator species" which means that when their habitat is threatened, they show signs of illness earlier than other animals. "Frogs are telling us our planet really needs your help, "Justin added.
Aadya Joshi, 16, from Mumbai, India
When Aadya was 13, she changed a junk lot in her neighborhood into a garden by using plants native to the area because native species attract native insects and animals. " The way to fix the habitat isn't just to plant any tree," she says. "It’s to replace what was torn down from that spot. " Now Aadya is leading the Right Green, an organization she founded to educate people about growing native plants and maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Xavier Baquero-Iglesias, 11, from Naples, Florida
While playing with friends on Astroturf (artificial grass), Xavier noticed it was super hot, much hotter than real grass. Xavier used his knowledge of science to figure out why. Then he invented SoleX Turf which uses the heat from Astroturf to make electricity. Xavier says his invention creates electricity in a way that’s less harmful to the environment, "I wanted to find a way to reduce the effects of climate change and the main way is to find renewable energy sources. "
1. What do the underlined words " indicator species " in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Frogs living in damaged habitat. |
| B．Animals like frogs facing extinction. |
| C．Animals suffering from deadly illness. |
| D．Creatures monitoring environmental changes. |
| A．Planting more trees. |
| B．Growing native plants. |
| C．Changing junk lots into gardens. |
| D．Preventing foreign insects and animals. |
| A．It can make Astroturf cool. |
| B．It helps reduce electricity waste. |
| C．It can bring down the price of electricity. |
| D．It makes electricity in a pollution-free way. |
| A．Activities on Earth Day |
| B．Kid Heroes for the Planet |
| C．Organizations for the Ecosystem |
| D．Benefits of Protecting the Farth |
【推荐3】David and Jessica Burnett were at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport about to board a flight with their two small children when they saw their son, Ezekiel, 5, throw his beloved stuffed (填充的) bear high above his head. David Burnett warned his son not to throw Teddy too high. Ezekiel kept playing his catch game and threw Teddy more than 20 feet. This time the bear didn’t come down. It was stuck in the rafters (椽子) at the Milwaukee airport, and there wasn’t time to ask anyone for help because it was time to board their flight home to Dallas.
The couple did their best to comfort Ezekiel and his concerned sister, Zaria, on the flight home and were relieved when Ezekiel seemed content to sleep with a favorite stuffed dog that night. “We didn’t call the airport because Ezekiel has lost a lot of toys over the years,” said Jessica Burnett, 39. “I did feel some mom guilt, so later I bought him a bear online that looked similar to Teddy.”
Then on the evening of Feb. 8, Jessica said she spotted a familiar face on Facebook. Somebody at the airport noticed Teddy in the lost lockup area and posted about him a: couple of times on Facebook, Some of the photos showed him hanging out with a purple monkey named Violet the airport’s longest lost stuffed animal. Airport workers regularly post about missing toys and stuffed animals and they had tried unsuccessfully to find Violet’s owner for two years. They hoped to have better luck with Teddy.
The big moment finally happened when the family caught a plane back to Dallas about a year later. When Ezekiel saw his lost bear, he hugged Teddy and told airport workers that he was happy to see him again. “I think they took good care of him. But I’m glad he’s home,” he said. “I won’t be throwing my favorite bear into the air again anytime.”
1. What happened to Teddy at the Milwaukee airport?| A．It was broken during a game. | B．It was lost in the waiting room. |
| C．It was trapped somewhere beyond reach. | D．It was given to a girl by Ezekiel’s mom. |
| A．She kept contacting the airport. | B．She bought Ezekiel a similar toy. |
| C．She made a stuffed dog for Ezekiel. | D．She shared the experience on Facebook. |
| A．Patient and courageous. | B．Organized and efficient. |
| C．Responsible and caring. | D．Experienced and hardworking. |
| A．Dallas boy’s adventurous journey | B．Dallas boy’s love of his Teddy bear |
| C．Dallas boy competed in catch game | D．Dallas boy reunited with his Teddy bear |
【推荐1】Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy (辛辣的) food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food, or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?
Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria (细菌) which spoil food. “Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food,” explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no fridges, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer, healthier lives. Today, in a time of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.
1. The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________.| A．making food taste better |
| B．making food hotter |
| C．preventing bacteria getting into food |
| D．killing bacteria in food |
| A．cold temperature makes bacteria |
| B．bacteria get used to hot food |
| C．high temperature helps bacteria grow faster |
| D．bacteria spoil food only at high temperature |
| A．helping you to live longer |
| B．helping to keep you healthier |
| C．making your food taste better |
| D．replacing fridges |
【推荐2】The secret to eating less and being happy about it may have been cracked years ago—by McDonald’s. According to a new study from Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab, small non-food rewards—like the toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals—stimulate the same reward centers in the brain as food does.
The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.
They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize. Both options were priced the same.
Even more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose the smaller portion. One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket（彩票）, with a S10, $50 or $100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.
“The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting,” says Reimann.
He theorizes that it is the emotional component of these intangible prizes that make them effective. In fact, vaguely-stated possibilities of winning a prize were more effective than options with hard odds included.
“One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards,” says Reimann. “The uncertainty of winning provides added attraction and desirability through emotional ‘thrills.’ The possibility of receiving an award also produces a state of hope—a state that is in itself psychologically rewarding.” In other words, there’s a reason why people like to gamble.
How might this knowledge be used to help people eat more healthily?
One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa（温泉疗养）weekend. Or maybe the reward of a half-sized portion could be a half-sized dessert to be claimed only on a future date. That would get you back in the restaurant—and make you eat a little less.
1. What do we learn about McDonald’s inclusion of toys in its Happy Meals?| A．It may shed light on people's desire to crack a secret. |
| B．It has proved to be key to McDonald’s business success. |
| C．It appeals to kid’s curiosity to find out what is hidden inside. |
| D．It may be a pleasant way for kids to reduce their food intake. |
| A．Reducing food intake is not that difficult if people go to McDonald’s more. |
| B．Most kids and adults don’t actually feel hungry when they eat half of their meal. |
| C．Eating a smaller portion of food does good to the health of kids and adults alike. |
| D．Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item. |
| A．Kids preferred an award in the form of money to one in the form of a toy. |
| B．Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award. |
| C．Both kids and adults felt satisfied with only half of their meal portions. |
| D．Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy. |
| A．The emotional component of the prizes is at work. |
| B．People now care more about quality than quantity. |
| C．People prefer certain awards to possible awards. |
| D．The desire for a future reward is overwhelming. |
| A．People should eat much less if they wish to stay healthy and happy. |
| B．More fast food restaurants are likely to follow McDonald’s example. |
| C．We can lead people to eat less while helping the restaurant business. |
| D．More studies are needed to find out the impact of emotion on behavior. |
【推荐3】What will man be like in the future--in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious example, Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald (光秃的).
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. But in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
1. The passage mainly tells us that ________.| A．humans needn't wear glasses in the future. |
| B．man's life will be different in the future. |
| C．future man will look quite different from us. |
| D．man is growing taller and uglier as time passes. |
| A．future life is always predictable (可预测的) |
| B．human beings will become less attractive in the future |
| C．less use of a bodily organ (器官) may lead to its degeneration (退化) |
| D．human beings hope for a change in the future life |
| A．Colour and height | B．size and appearance |
| C．thought and observation | D．thought and emotion |
Some important dates in China’s fighting Covid-19 before May 7,2020 | |
| Jan 20, 2020~ Feb 20,2020 | Jan 23: Wuhan declared temporary outbound (向外的) traffic restrictions. Jan 24: National medical teams began to be sent to Hubei and wuhan. Jan 27: The Central Steering (指导) Group arrived in Wuhan. Feb 18: The daily number of newly cured and discharged (出院) patients exceeded that of the newly confirmed cases. |
| Feb 21, 2020~ Mar 17,2020 | Feb 21: Most provinces and equivalent administrative units started to lower their public health emergency response level. Feb 24: The WHO-China Joint Mission on Covid-19 held a press conference in Beijing. Mar 11-17: The epidemic (流行病) peak had passed in China as a whole. |
| Mar 18,2020 ~Apr 28,2020 | Apr1: Chinese customs began NAT (核酸检测) on inbound arrivals at all points of entry. Apr 8: Wuhan lifted outbound traffic restrictions. Apr 26: The last Covid-19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital. |
| Apr 29, 2020~ May 7,2020 | Apr 30: The public health emergency response was lowered to Level 2 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. May 7: The State Council released Guidelines on Conducting Covid-19 Prevention and Control on an Ongoing Basis. |
1. What happened between January 20 and February 20?
| A．The Central Steering Group arrived in Wuhan. |
| B．The WHO-China Joint Mission on Covid-19 held a press conference. |
| C．The last Covid-19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital. |
| D．Beijing lowered its emergency response level. |
| A．January 23. | B．March 11. | C．April 8. | D．May 7. |
Say no to 12345 passwords
First, never leave your router open without a password and make sure you change both your Wi-Fi and router login password from the default one it comes with. If you use the default password , this could give someone access to the router setup, which could allow them to change your router settings, including viewing any security keys.
Don't broadcast it
Make sure you don't show up in other people's wireless network scans. Know your network name so you can easily enter it into any devices you want to access that network. Other people do not need to know your network name. To prevent outsiders from seeing your network's name and attempting to join your wireless network, turn off broadcasting in your router's settings.
Invite only please
One way you can ensure no one else joins your network without your permission is to enable your router to only allow certain devices to connect, and ban all others. To do that you can filter by media access control (MAC) addresses.
Turn it off
This is a simple piece of advice that can go a very long way in keeping you safe. Simply turn off your router when you're not using your network. If you're at work all day and no one's home, why keep it running?
Build a firewall
The firewall built into your router prevents hackers on the internet from getting access to your PC so it's always worth enabling it to help add an extra layer of security. However, it does nothing to stop people in range of your Wi-Fi signal from getting onto your network – and as said, a router in the wrong place means your Wi-Fi signal could reach pretty far.
For further protection, you should run software firewalls on the individual PCs on your networks.
1. If you use the default password, ______________.
| A．your home router will be linked to some bad websites |
| B．you will find it’s very convenient to surf the Internet |
| C．your home router will be changed for new settings |
| D．you will fail to use your own login password |
| A．To build a firewall into your router. |
| B．To think out a complicated login password and use it. |
| C．To shut off your router when you find it not safe. |
| D．To switch off broadcasting in your router settings. |
| A．how to keep your Wi-Fi network secure |
| B．how to deal with your home router efficiently |
| C．how to locate the hackers on the Internet |
| D．how to prevent others from joining your network. |
【推荐3】Summer is in full swing, and as the temperature rises our food choices cool down. During the hot days, hot dishes just do not taste as appetizing as they normally do. Fortunately, there are many foods that taste just as good, and even better, when eaten cold.
In recent years, many different kinds of cold noodles have appeared on Chinese menus, including those from foreign countries. They are widely available in restaurants. They are also easy to cook and delicious when eaten straight out of the fridge. Let’s take a look at the options!
Sichuan spicy cold noodles. A popular appetizer on Chinese tables, especially in Sichuan. The tongue-numbing noodles are pungent, richly sauced and mouth-watering. It’s one of the best foods to wake up a sleepy stomach in summer.
Shanghai cold noodles. Shanghai cold noodles are much milder in taste. While the noodles are cooled, seasonings, such as peanut butter and vinegar, are added. Toppings usually come in many varieties, served in small dishes.
Naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means “cold noodles” in English, and refers to a dish made of long, thin buckwheat noodles and served cold with half an egg and vegetables. The dish is widely available in Korean restaurants.
Japanese cold noodles. Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. Cold soba noodles are enjoyed for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Japan. Actually, this is one of those dishes that are perfect anywhere on a hot summer’s day.
Ital an cold noodles. Cold pasta is less heavy and tastes less greasy（油腻的）than the regular hot dish. You can go light on the sauce and dressings without making the taste less pleasant. Pasta is also easy to cook, and tastes good straight out of the fridge.
1. What do the noodles mentioned in the passage have in common?| A．They are all tasty food. | B．They are all frozen food. |
| C．They don’t cost you much. | D．They are available everywhere. |
| A．Naengmyeon. | B．Italian cold noodles. |
| C．Shanghai cold noodles. | D．Japanese cold noodles. |
| A．It is popular in Japan. |
| B．You can eat it only in a restaurant. |
| C．It doesn’t take much time to cook. |
| D．It tastes more greasy than hot noodles. |
| A．Five most delicious foods in the world. |
| B．Five popular cooled foods in hot days. |
| C．Different countries have different foods. |
| D．Cooled noodles are the best food in hot days. |
