【推荐1】【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

Chinese food with a twist

I have lived in China for years. I sometimes miss the food back home, such as my mom’s cooking, and Americanized Chinese food.

But why would I miss it when I can get real Chinese food in Beijing? Well, American Chinese food has its own charms (魅力).

American Chinese food actually comes from Guangdong. In the early 20th century, thousands of Guangdong people came to the US. They built Chinatowns and brought along their own cooking style (烹饪方式).

But they changed their dishes a lot to appeal to American tastes. American Chinese food is usually sweeter and heavier than traditional Chinese food. My favorites are General Tso’s chicken (左宗棠鸡) and chow mein (炒面).

Every American Chinese takeout meal also comes with fortune cookies (幸运饼干). They are thin, hollow (空心的) cookies. They have a small piece of paper inside. You can read your “fortune” on the paper, along with your “lucky numbers”. However, when I eat takeout in China, I never get these cookies.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1. What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage?

A．American food.	B．American Chinese food.
C．Real Chinese food in Beijing.	D．Traditional Chinese food.

2. When did thousands of Guangdong people move to America?

A．In the early 20th century.	B．In the early 21st century.
C．In the late 19th century.	D．In the late 18th century.

3. Guangdong people made American Chinese food sweeter and heavier to _________.

A．appeal to American tastes	B．appeal to Chinese tastes
C．appeal to Cantonese tastes	D．make Chinatowns popular

4. Why does the writer mention fortune cookies?

A．Because he liked Americanized Chinese takeout.

B．Because people always get free cookies in the US.

C．Because they are the most popular desert in the US.

D．Because they are typical Americanized Chinese food.

5. Where is the passage most probably from?

A．A research paper.	B．A food magazine.
C．A science book.	D．A geography textbook.

【推荐2】What can we do with so much food after Thanksgiving? Let’s use it to make mini pies (馅饼)!

Mini pies	The fillings we need	The steps
	Sweet Potato Pie: 2/3 cup of sweet potatoes 2 spoons of honey 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (肉桂)	1. Prepare a few small puff pastry sheets (千层饼). 2. Press the puff pastry sheets into cups. 3. Add some spoons of fillings into the cups, too. 4. Brush the top of the mini pies with the egg white (蛋清). 5. Put the mini pies into a hot oven, and cook them for 15—20 minutes. Move them out when the tops are brown. *Ask your parents to help with something difficult or hot!*
	Cheese Blueberry Pie: 1/2 cup of blueberry jam (蓝莓酱) 1/4 cup of cheese 2 teaspoons of sugar
	Traditional Turkey Pie: 1/3 cup of turkey 1/4 cup of the vegetables you like best 2 tablespoons of gravy

1. If Mary wants to make a cheese blueberry pie, she needs to prepare _________.

A．honey and cinnamon	B．sugar and cheese
C．vegetables and blueberry jam	D．gravy and e gg white

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．We only need one small puff pastry sheet.

B．We need 3 tablespoons of gravy to make turkey pie.

C．We need to cook the pies for 25 minutes in the oven.

D．We can make a turkey pie with 1/4 cup of our favorite vegetables.

3. Who may the passage be written to?

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Cooks.

D．Kids.

4. How many cups of turkey do we need to make a turkey pie?

A．1/4 cup.

B．2/3 cup.

C．1/2 cup.

D．1/3 cup.

5. In which section of a newspaper can you read the text passage (文章)?

A．Science.

B．Sports.

C．Cooking.

D．Traveling.

【推荐3】I am a student. My name is John. I have three good friends. They are Tom, Jim and Jack. I like healthy food. I like to eat vegetables, fruit and chicken. I like to drink milk, too.

Tom likes hamburgers and ice-cream. He has hamburgers for dinner every day. He doesn’t like vegetables. Jim likes to eat fruit very much. He often eats apples, bananas and strawberries. But he doesn’t like carrots or tomatoes. Jack likes tomatoes, salad and bread. But he doesn’t like milk. His mother wants him to drink milk. She thinks it is good for him.

1. John likes healthy food.
2. Tom doesn’t like ice-cream.
3. For dinner, Tom has hamburgers.
4. Jim likes to eat pears.
5. John wants Jack to drink milk.

【推荐1】In the 1920s, the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants (服务生) to look after the passengers. Young men, or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ bags but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.

Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer. She wanted a more adventurous (冒险的) life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital and at the same time took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.

Ellen was 25 years old when she first got in touch with BAT (Boeing Air Transport). She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Though women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were afraid of flying because flying was still not a very safe way to travel. There were often delays (延误), many crashes and the bad weather made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and BAT agreed.

The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.

At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and was paid $1 an hour.

In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.

1. From the first paragraph, we know that ______________.

A．the word “stewardesses” was started from Ellen Church

B．Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane

C．food and drinks were offered on the plane then

D．traveling by air was very popular because of the flight attendants

2. Boeing Air Transport offered Ellen the job because of _______________.

A．her flying experience	B．her university education
C．her nursing experience	D．her life attitudes (态度)

3. The passage mainly talks about _______________.

A．the background of early flying pilots

B．the experience of flying passengers

C．the history of early flight attendants

D．the development of airplanes

【推荐2】Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world.I am sure you will be interested in them.

The Pyramids of Egypt	There are about eighty pyramids known today.The most well－known was for Pharaoh(法老) Khufu.It is known as the “Great Pyramid”．It's also the largest one.Workers used about 2.3 million blocks of stones to build it.用了20年的时间才建成。
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon	The garden sat on a hill.It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物)．Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns(支柱)．There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers.Although there are many different ideas about the garden，we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)！
The Lighthouse of Alexandria	The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2，000 years ago.It was in Egypt，too.It__was__one__of__the__ancient__wonders__of__the__world，about 135 metres high.It was once the highest building in the world.Although it doesn't exist now，many people come to see its relics(遗址) every year.

1. The passage has talked about ________ wonders of the world.

A．one	B．two
C．three	D．four

2. “ ________” has the same meaning as Sentence

A．A．We built it for twenty years.

B．It spent twelve years building it.

C．It took twenty years to build it.

D．Workers took twelve years to build it.

3. ________ raised high up many parts of the garden.

A．Big green trees

B．Lovely flowers

C．Stones

D．Large columns

4. The Chinese meaning of Sentence B is “ ________”．

A．它是世界奇迹之一

B．它是世界古代奇观之一

C．它是世界古代奇观

D．它是世界自然奇观之一

5. Which is NOT true?

A．The Great Pyramid was built with many stones.

B．Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed.

C．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt.

D．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high.

【推荐1】

Different food types when it comes to processing: Whole: foods that have gone through zero or little processing, such as boiling. Processed: foods that have something added, such as salt and sugar. Ultra-processed (超加工的): foods that have many additives (添加剂).
Different kinds of food and their nutrients (营养):
	Vegetables	Fruit	Meat	Nuts (坚果)	More nutrients ↑ Fewer nutrients
Whole	Sweet potatoes	Apples	Baked Chicken	Peanuts
Processed	Sweet potato fries	Applesauce	Fried chicken legs	Peanut butter
Ultra-processed	Sweet potato pie	Applesauce muffins	Fried chicken nuggets	Peanut butter cookies
Health problems: According to studies, people who often eat ultra-processed food are: 39% more likely to develop high blood pressure. 24% more likely to have serious heart problems.
Addictive (上瘾的) power: People may have bad feelings if they stop eating ultra-processed food. Addiction is a problem for 14% of adults and 12% of children.

1. Which of the following foods belongs to the whole food?

A．Peanut butter.

B．Chocolate.

C．Ice cream.

D．Boiled corn.

2. What kind of food has the most nutrients?

A．The whole food.	B．The processed food.
C．The half-processed food.	D．The ultra-processed food.

3. What kind of health problems may people get if they like eating ultra-processed food?

A．Over fat.

B．Heart disease.

C．Stomachache.

D．Low blood pressure.

4. What percent of adults may be addicted to ultra-processed food?

A．12%.

B．14%.

C．24%.

D．39%.

5. In which part of the magazine can we read the text?

A．History.

B．Sports.

C．Health.

D．Culture.

【推荐3】将1-5小题中五种农作物生长条件与A—E选项中相应的天气情况进行匹配。

1     Corn requires warm weather for fast growth. As it needs very wet soil, choose a time when there will be plenty of rain. High temperature will cause corn to lose its sweet flavor.     2     Tomatoes are easy to grow as they can keep away temperatures, plenty of direct sunlight and dry conditions for best results.     3     Onions are a cold-season crop. They need moderate (适度的) rain, but too much will cause them to rot (腐烂). They should be planted during a sunny period, as they grow best with plenty of direct sunlight.     4     Eggplants are hot season vegetables that need lots of direct sunlight. They grow best when the weather is very hot and there is plenty of water in the soil.     5     Potatoes need mild to warm conditions and relatively dry soil for best growth. They also require cloudy and overcast conditions for better growth.

A. Most days in February have clear, sunny skies and the temperature is often a very cool 14℃. With an average (平均的) monthly rainfall of only 20 mm, it is also one of the driest months. B. April is a warm spring month with moderate temperatures averaging around 21℃, and it is very wet, with 200 mm rainfall on average for the month. C. August is the hottest month of the year with average temperatures of 30℃. It’s always very sunny during the day, with frequent heavy rain showers in the evening. It is also the wettest month of the year. D. October is still pleasantly warm with average temperatures of 20℃. Days are mostly cloudy and overcast although rainfall levels are relatively low, averaging 70 mm for rain for the month. E. December is one of the coldest months of the year with average temperatures of 13℃. Nights can be very cold. Days are mostly sunny, with a moderate average monthly rainfall of 60 mm.

【推荐1】Jim is a 13-year-old boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relaxed. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just in that way, he doesn’t eat or drink for a few hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t eat anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. His parents took him to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to have a healthy body.

After coming back from the hospital, Jim follows the doctor’s advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a healthy life.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写 A，错误的写 B。
1. Jim is thirteen years old and plays soccer every day.
2. Jim likes playing computer games in his free time.
3. Last weekend, Jim played computer games and ate nothing for six hours.
4. Jim’s parents went to the hospital because they couldn’t move.
5. Jim follows the doctor’s advice(建议) and lives a healthy life now.

【推荐2】After a serious earthquake (地震) happened， a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son’s school， only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.
He was shocked. He didn’t know what he should do for a while， then he remembered the words he had said to his son， “No matter what happens， I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins (废墟).
As he was digging， other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins， saying ， “It’s too late! They’re all dead! There’s nothing you can do !” To them he replied， “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.
No one helped， however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself： “Is my boy alive or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours… 24 hours …36 hours …then ， in the 39^th hour， he pulled back a rock and heard his son’s words. He shouted his son’s name， “ARMAND!” He heard back， “Dad! It’s me， Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive， you’d save me and when you saved me， they’d be saved. You promised， ‘No matter what happens， I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it， Dad!” “What’s going on there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33， Dad. We’re frightened， hungry， thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building fell down， it made a triangle (三角)， and it saved me.”
“Come out， boy!”
“No， Dad! Let the other kids out first， because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens， I know you’ll always be there for me!”
1. The underlined word “collapsed” probably means “___________”.

A．take down

B．stand by

C．set up

2. Who came to help the father when he was digging?

A．His wife.

B．Other parents.

C．No one.

3. Other parents and firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought ____________.

A．he was mad.

B．all the children had died in the earthquake.

C．he was too dangerous to others.

4. How many students were already dead when the father found them in the ruins?

A．Fourteen

B．Thirty-three

C．Nineteen

5. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A．it took the father one day to find his son and other students.

B．his wife died in the earthquake.

C．his son was the last one to come out of the ruins.

【推荐3】1. Know the fire exit (消防通道) and plan two ways out.
2.If you hear the smoke alarm or smell smoke, Shout "Fire! Everyone out!" to awaken anyone
still asleep and to let others know there is a fire.
3. Feel the door with the back of your hand if there's a fire.
●If it's hot, use the window if possible. A warm door may mean there is a fire outside.
●If the door is cool, open it slowly, then crawl out of the building.
●If heat and smoke come in when you open the door, close it tightly, and find another way out.
4. Don’t hide! Go outside! Never hide under beds when there is a fire.
5. Stay low and crawl below the smoke to safety.   Smoke goes up with the warm air and the air below is fresher.
6. Don't stop to put on your clothes or look for valuables (财物).
7. Don’t go back into a burning house for any reason.
8.Wait for your family at a meeting place outside,such as a big tree or the entrance( 入口) of the housing estate（小区）, to know everyone is safe.
9. If you can’t escape from a room because of a fire outside, put wet clothing, towels, or blankets at the bottom of the door to keep the smoke out.   
10.Open your window and ask for help if you can’t escape through the door.
11. Stop, Drop and Roll if your hair or clothes are on fire. Shout for help, but don't run. Running makes fire burn faster.
Stop where you are.
Drop to the ground while covering your face with your hands to protect it.
Roll over and over until the fire is out.
1. Why do you shout "Fire! Everyone out!”?

A．To ask people to put on their clothes

B．To ask people to look for valuables.

C．To awaken anyone still asleep and to let others know there is a fire.

2. If the door is hot,______________

A．open it slowly, then crawl out of the building.

B．use the window if possible

C．open it and walk out of the buliding

3. From the passage, we know we should__________ if there is a fire.

A．plan two ways out

B．look for valuables first

C．hide under beds

4. If your hair or clothes are on fire，__________.

A．run quickly

B．stop, drop and roll

C．jump downstairs

5. The title of the passage is :________.

A．Stop, drop and roll

B．Fire safety rules

C．Fire is dangerous