The jackfruit (菠萝蜜) is a delicious fruit in Asia. When thinking about the fruit’s English name, you may ask, “Who is Jack? Why does he have his fruit?”
Jackfruit isn’t a person’s name at all. The fruit’s name first comes from the Indian word “Chakka Pazham”. Later, Portuguese (葡萄牙) travelers came to India and called it “Jaca”. This brings us to its English name of jackfruit, said NPR.
There is another food, however, named after a person—the sandwich. In the 1900s, playing card games late into the night became popular in Britain. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, started to eat pieces of cold beef between two pieces of bread. This was a late-night meal without leaving the gaming table.
There are more names named after people. Long Johns are warm trousers that keep us warm in winter. It’s said that they were named after the US boxer John L. Sullivan who liked wearing a similar kind of clothing in the games.
So, the next time you find an interesting name in the English language, why not go into its history?
1. How did jackfruit get its name?| A．From a person named Jack. |
| B．Through the news of NPR. |
| C．Through a Portuguese word, Jaca. |
| D．From its birthplace, Pazham. |
| A．He cares about health. |
| B．He is good at cooking. |
| C．He is popular in Britain. |
| D．He likes playing card games. |
| A．Long scarfs. | B．Warm coats. |
| C．Boxing gloves. | D．Winter trousers. |
| A．A Trip into Fruit Names. |
| B．Interesting Food Names. |
| C．Stories Behind Fun Names. |
| D．Important English Names. |
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【推荐1】We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Interner?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers if a part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1976, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made surfing (浏览) the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
1. A new network system was set up to ________.| A．make computers cheaper |
| B．make itself keep on working all the time |
| C．break down the whole network |
| D．make computers large and expensive |
| A．the government | B．universities | C．hospitals and banks | D．schools |
| A．麻烦的 | B．精确的 | C．快速的 | D．便利的 |
| A．In the 1990s, computer networks worked slowly. |
| B．In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use. |
| C．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before. |
| D．Today it’s still not easy to get online. |
| A．The history of the computer. | B．The history of the Internet. |
| C．How network system works. | D．Software makes surfing Internet easier. |
【推荐2】Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction (上瘾). When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar goes into our blood and influences the parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has an especially strong influence. In this way, it is an addictive drug (药) that doctors advise we all cut down on.
“It seems like every time I study an illness and follow a way to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says scientist Richard Tohnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and up to 347 million have diabetes(糖尿病). Why? “Sugar, we believe, is one of the causes, if not the major cause,” says Johnson.
Our bodies are designed to live on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very experienced in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once saved us may now be killing us.
So what is the solution? It’s clear that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in today’s world, it’s pretty difficult to avoid. From breakfast cereals (谷物) to after-dinner desserts (甜点), our foods are increasingly filled with it. Some producers even use sugar to replace (代替) taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat. So while the foods appear to be healthier, plenty of sugar are often added.
But some people are fighting back against sugar and trying to create a healthier environment. Many schools are replacing sugary desserts with healthier choices, like fruit. Other schools are trying to encourage exercise by building facilities (设施), so students and others in the community can exercise. The war has not yet been lost.
1. Which of the following is an OPINION in the text?| A．Up to 347 million people in the world have diabetes. |
| B．One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure |
| C．Sugar influences parts of brain to make people feel good. |
| D．Sugar is an addictive drug that people should cut down on. |
| A．Storing sugar as fat. | B．Having less energy. |
| C．Having no food to eat. | D．Eating too much fat. |
| A．People today hardly exercise. |
| B．We get used to eating it at school. |
| C．It’s in so many foods and drinks. |
| D．Some producers sell too much sugar. |
| A．To remind readers to take less sugar. |
| B．To advise scientists to fight against sugar. |
| C．To tell readers the illnesses caused by sugar. |
| D．To teach readers different ways to store sugar. |
【推荐3】If you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, you’ll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of the things they do are hard to understand — they like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in sma ll spaces and attack (攻击) small objects for no reason at all.
According to Tony Buffington, a professor at Ohio State University in the US. cats’ strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back in the wild (野外).
“Cats today still have many of the same instincts (本能) that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years,” he said in a TED Talk. “To them, our homes are their jungles.”
In the wild, cats are hunters (猎人). Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high places to better look at the environment. Even though they don’t have to hunt anymore in human houses, they still keep the old habit of viewing the living room from, for example, the top of the refrigerator.
Cats’ hunting instinct is also what makes them attack small things like keys and USB drivers. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animals they kill are small.
However, cats can be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machincs — they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean litter box; a smelly one could easily show enemies where they are.
But knowing how cats’ minds work is not only useful for better understanding them. It may also help cats’ owners to better meet cats’ needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.
1. What do cats usually do at home according to passage?| A．Climb up some tall furniture. | B．Attack big things or animals. |
| C．Fit themselves into big spaces. | D．Hunt for food in the house. |
| A．bodies | B．places | C．cats | D．hunters |
| A．Put them back in the wild. | B．Feed them only small food. |
| C．Move their furniture around. | D．Allow them to watch videos. |
| A．The food that cats are more likely to eat. | B．The places where cats like to hide at home. |
| C．The reasons why cats have strange behavior. | D．The common ways cats look after themselves. |
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As we all know, there are five senses: hearing, smell, sight, taste and touch. Now, however, a scientist has shown that we have a sixth sense: the ability to know when someone is watching us.
Many people have noticed this feeling. For example, you are sitting in a cinema, and you feel that someone is watching you. You look around quickly, and find that you are right. A friend, at the back of the cinema, is staring at you.
Until now, no one has been able to prove (证明) scientifically that people really do have this ability. But recently a scientist called Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has announced the results of some new experiments.
The experiments work in this way.
Imagine two girls, Emma and Claire. Emma sits on a chair and wears a blindfold (眼罩) over her eyes, so she cannot see. Claire sits a few meters behind Emma. A teacher blows a whistle (口哨). Then in random (随机的 ) order, Claire either looks at Emma, or she looks in a different direction. Emma must say whether Claire is looking at her or not. The experiment is repeated 20 times.
Dr. Sheldrake repeated this simple experiment with hundreds of children. The results were that the person who was wearing the blindfold, like Emma, could often feel that the other person was watching him or her. Generally, the children know about 60% of the time they were being watched.
Some scientists say they do not agree that there is a sixth sense. They say it is impossible to feel something in this way. But Dr. Sheldrake says that the results are correct in every detail. “These experiments were carried out by different people in different countries,” he said, “and yet they all showed almost the same results.”
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。1. The sixth sense is the ability to know that you are watching someone.
2. People have already proved scientifically that they really have the ability to know when someone is watching them before Dr. Sheldrake.
3. Dr. Sheldrake repeated the experiment with thousands of children.
4. Some children who were being watched often felt that someone was watching them.
5. All scientists agree with Dr. Sheldrake’s ideas.
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Look at the first picture. This empty box must fall over, because its center of gravity (C) is not above the line of its bottom (AB).Now look at the second picture. There are some heavy things in the bottom of this box. It will not fall, because its center of gravity is above its bottom.
1. Box _____________will not fall.
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．that everything has weight |
| B．a low center of gravity |
| C．a high center of gravity |
| D．why things fall over |
【推荐3】Is human blood (血液) all the same? Of course not. Blood is made up of different parts, such as red blood cells white blood cells and so on. Two chemical molecules (分子) on the red blood cells make people’s blood different. Scientists mark one molecule “A” and the other molecule “B”.
According to which and how many molecules are on the red blood cell, scientists divide blood into four types: A, B, AB and O. Your blood type will stay the same through the whole life. Scientists have found that people with the same blood type may have things in common.
People with type A: They look peaceful from the outside. But they ask so much of themselves that they may be very nervous inside. They become happy or sad easily. They can easily win people’s trust.
People with type B: They have strong minds. Once they begin a task and make up their minds to do it, they will not give up easily. And they want to do things in their own way.
People with type AB: Maybe they are the strangest among all blood types. They can be both open and shy, noisy and quiet at the same time.
People with type O: They’re open and good at making friends. They always begin tasks but don’t always finish them in the end. They have lots of new ideas and they always strongly believe in themselves.
1. ________ make(s) people’s blood different.| A．Two chemical molecules on the red blood cells | B．Two chemical molecules on the white blood cells |
| C．Their different kinds of personalities | D．The number of people’s blood cells |
| A．can be changed when he grows up | B．decides what his job is |
| C．will never change through his life | D．decides what kind of friends he will make |
| A．Type A. | B．Type B. | C．Type AB. | D．Type O. |
| A．People’s Personalities Depend on Many Things | B．Try to Make Friends with More People |
| C．How to Divide people’s blood and Personalities | D．Different blood Types have different Personalities |
