Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.
Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That’s when they’re ready to eat!
Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas grew them over 1,000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.
Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won’t grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast. They can grow in pots or in the ground. As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick. Next is the blooming stage. Flowers appear. The flowers turn into fruit.
Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large. One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.
You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup? It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don’t have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world. Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Italians use them to make spaghetti sauce and pizza, too. Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.
1. From the passage, we know that tomatoes ________.| A．come in different colors | B．grew in Europe first | C．can grow in all weathers | D．have a special smell |
| A．some people in Inca | B．some people in Italy | C．some people in France | D．some people in Spain |
| A．Paragraph 2 | B．Paragraph 3 | C．Paragraph 4 | D．Paragraph 5 |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Value of Tomatoes | B．All About Tomatoes | C．Incas and Tomatoes | D．Growing Great Tomatoes |
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【推荐1】Many people may enjoy travelling by air, but few like airline food. Airlines have always tried to improve the food quality and the taste in order to attract more travelers.
Scientists have found that even before a plane takes off,
| A．the nose no longer knows just like being bitten(咬) by a snake. |
| B．How to solve this problem? |
| C．the air inside the plane dries out the nose. |
| D．Getting something tasty in the air is like a dream to the travelers. |
| E．It also helps to explain why airlines like to have salty and spicy(辛辣的) food better. |
【推荐2】Do you often eat candies and desserts? Are you crazy about cola and milk tea? Do you know these snacks and drinks have a lot of sugar? Eating too much sugar causes many health problems, even leads to high blood sugar level, which could bring us diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, liver disease or even depression.
Besides sweet food and drinks, there is hidden sugar in everyday food. For example, there is much sugar in bread and yogurt. It is hard for us to avoid sugar, but do we have to stay away from it completely? That’s impossible and unnecessary. After all, sugar is one of the energy sources that we need. What we must do is to control the sugar intake.
Here are some possible ways to help you. First, get to know how much sugar we need a day. World Health Organization (WHO) suggests adults and children should limit sugar intake to 25 grams or less every day. Then, check the ingredients list and buy food with the lowest sugar. What’s more, pay attention to our blood sugar level. Jessie Inchauspe, a French bestselling writer, shares some of her ideas to balance our blood sugar level.
· Eat foods in the right order.
Eat your vegetables first, followed by eggs and meat, then rice or bread.
· Eat vegetables before each meal.
It is better to have hot or cold green salad.
· Reach for vinegar (醋) before you eat.
This is having a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of water before meals.
· Move after you eat, within 70 minutes.
It could be going for a 10-minute walk, doing a short workout, or doing some chores.
By now, you’ve already known how to improve sugar intake patterns. However, what we do is more important than what we say. Small steps can add up. Let’s begin to make changes on our own.
1. Eating too much sugar causes many health problems EXCEPT ________.| A．worries | B．diabetes | C．depression | D．heart disease |
| A．Sugar is only in sweets and desserts. |
| B．Bread and yogurt has no sugar at all. |
| C．Adults should not have more than 25 grams of sugar a day. |
| D．Sugar is so harmful that people should completely avoid eating it. |
| A．move | B．control | C．permit | D．replace |
| A．Drinking milk tea before eating noodles can be acceptable. |
| B．Eat cabbages or green salad to start a meal, and rice or bread to end it. |
| C．He should drink a spoon of vinegar first, then a glass of water to follow. |
| D．If he finishes dinner at 7, he shouldn’t exercise or do housework before 8:10. |
| A．stop young people from eating sugar |
| B．introduce ways to balance blood sugar level |
| C．discuss the diseases caused by taking too much sugar |
| D．advise people to change their sugar intake patterns |
【推荐3】In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays.
Making a turkey dinner
Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
| A．However, the main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. |
| B．When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy. |
| C．Families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. |
| D．First, peel the turkey and put it into the hot oven. |
| E．A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. |
| F．First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper. |
1. The experiment shows ________.
| A．how to hold our breath for a longer time | B．how to move more air |
| C．the theory of vacuums | D．how our lungs work |
| A．Tape, a clothes hanger and a small plastic bag. |
| B．Tape, a clothes hanger and a large plastic bag. |
| C．Tape, a helper and a large plastic dry cleaner’s bag. |
| D．Tape, a clothes hanger and large plastic dry cleaner’s bag. |
| A．blow closely to the hole | B．blow 25 cm away from the hole |
| C．blow 25 seconds into the hold | D．blow with one long breath |
| A．air went into the bag by itself while no air was in it |
| B．the people who blow held a longer breath |
| C．surrounding air was pulled in the bag while blowing |
| D．air inside the bag was blown out of the bag |
A． (10 cm) | B． (15 cm) |
C． (20 cm) | D． (25 cm) |
【推荐2】Different people have different colors of skin (皮肤). Some have black skin, some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There is a woman in Alaska. Her skin is an orange color, It is almost the color of orange juice.
How does this woman become orange? She eats lots of tomatoes, carrots and squashes. She eats too many orange things. That’s why she turns orange.
The woman doesn’t want to be orange. She goes to the doctor. The doctor says, “Stop eating orange things; eat some green things.” The woman does so, and she is not orange any more.
1. The woman in this story has ________.| A．orange eyes | B．yellow skin | C．orange hair | D．orange skin |
| A．she likes that color | B．she eats oranges only |
| C．she drinks orange juice only | D．she eats too many orange things |
| A．orange | B．white | C．black | D．green |
| A．a doctor | B．a woman in Alaska |
| C．tomatoes, carrots and squashes | D．different people have different colors of skin |
【推荐3】We see many things in our world every day. All of these things are living (生物) or nonliving (非生物). Let’s read about how they are different (不同).
Living things
A living thing can grow and change. A plant is a living thing, like dandelions or cactus. An animal is a living thing. You are a living thing! Living things breathe (呼吸) air and they need food and water. People and animals can move (移动) by themselves. They can get food and water from different places.
Plants can’t move by themselves. They make their food from sunlight, water, and air. They can grow tall to get sunlight. Water comes to them. What living things do you see every day?
Nonliving Things
A nonliving thing doesn’t need food, air, or water. It can’t breathe. A toy is a nonliving thing. A ball can move. Is a ball a living thing? No, it isn’t. A ball can only move if we move it. It can’t move by itself. It can’t breathe and it doesn’t grow. It’s a nonliving thing.
Look around you. What nonliving things do you see? All living and nonliving things in our world are important. It is good to take care of all of them.
1. The underlined word (划线的单词) “dandelions” might be the name of _________.| A．a plant | B．an animal | C．a boy | D．a sport |
| A．Plants can’ move by themselves so they aren’t living things. |
| B．Living things need air, food and water. |
| C．Plants don’t need food, water or air. |
| D．Animals can make food from sunlight, water and air. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．In a history book. |
| B．In a math book. |
| C．In a Chinese book. |
| D．In a science book. |
The earth is one of the sun’s planets, and the moon is our nearest neighbor in space. Men have visited it already. No man has traveled farther than the moon, but spaceship(宇宙飞船) without people have reached other planets.
Many countries have sent up man-made satellites(人造卫星) to circle the earth. With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science.
Our country sometimes uses man-made satellites to send and receive TV programs. This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The sun looks bigger and brighter than other stars because ________.
| A．we can’t see millions of them. |
| B．it is the nearest one to the earth |
| C．it is much farther away from other stars. |
| A．the earth | B．the moon | C．the spaceship |
| A．to visit the stars |
| B．to get to other planets |
| C．to do much research |
| A．to travel to other stars |
| B．to circle the moon. |
| C．to sent and receive TV programs. |
| A．The sun has only one planet in the place. |
| B．We can’t live on the earth. |
| C．Man-made satellites have helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other. |
【推荐2】
| People live in different kinds of houses in the world. A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the stairs and lift(电梯) to go up and down. |
| A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse, the kitchen, the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the second floor. |
| A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard in front of it. The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on foot. |
| A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school, and every four to eight students share one dormitory. Students have their own beds, and they need to share toilets. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory. |
| A．Townhouse. | B．The same flat building. | C．Farmhouse. | D．Dormitory. |
| A．The kitchen | B．The living room | C．The dining room | D．The bedroom |
| A．near | B．in front of | C．behind | D．far from |
| A．sleep with other students in the same bed | B．have your own toilet |
| C．learn how to get along well with other students | D．live in one room by yourself |
| A．People in a flat building share the stairs and lift. | B．There are two floors in a town house. |
| C．Farmers always go to the field by car. | D．A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school. |
【推荐3】It’s Saturday today. My parents and I go to a small restaurant for dinner. My father wants Special (特色菜)1 and a glass of green tea. My mother orders Special 2. And she’d like a glass of orange juice. I want to eat a hamburger (汉堡包). And I’d like an ice-cream.
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| Food | Ingredients(原料) | Price |
| Special 1 | noodles, beef | $3.75 |
| Special 2 | soup (汤), carrots | $3 |
| Special 3 | dumplings, eggs | $3.6 |
| Hamburger | chicken, cabbage | $2.8 |
| Green Tea | $2 | |
| Ice-cream | $1 | |
| Orange juice | $2 | |
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．afternoon tea |
| A．$ 3 | B．$ 2 | C．$ 5 | D．$ 7 |
| A．dumplings | B．soup | C．tea | D．cookies |
