1 . In North America, people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home until 7 or 8 oclock at night. More than 50% of women have full-time jobs. And many people do part-time jobs.
When a family want to eat a meal together, they don’t have enough time to prepare the food. That is why fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their money buying fast food.
Fast food is the food such as pizza, sandwiches and fried chicken. People can buy fast food from a restaurant chain like Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and KFC. Fast food saves work and time, but it’s usually junk food.
Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not everyone is happy about the spread of North American fast food. Some people in Italy want to fight against (反对) it. They don’t want any more fast food chains to open in their country. They also want to fight against the spread of fast food around the world.
1. What do children do after school in North America?| A．They have special lessons or sleep. |
| B．They make some food or sports activities. |
| C．They make some food or sleep. |
| D．They have special lessons or sports activities. |
| A．Because they don’t have enough time to prepare the food. |
| B．Because they don’t have enough money to prepare the food. |
| C．Because fast food is expensive. |
| D．Because fast food is healthy. |
| A．Some people in Italy. | B．Some food in Italy. |
| C．Some people in America. | D．Some food in America. |
| A．In North America, parents often get home at 5 or 6 oclock at night. |
| B．In North America, more than 50% of women have part-time jobs. |
| C．Everyone is happy about the spread of North American fast food. |
| D．Fast food is popular in many countries. |
Jack is a businessman. His main task is to sell “Living Machines”. He is very interested in clean water. He is also interested in saving money. So it’s natural that he is to be a developer of a small and affordable system (系统) to clean waste water. His “Living Machine” can clean waste water in your home.
The “Living Machine” is a system for cleaning waste water. The waste water goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria (细菌) start to break down the waste. A few days later after it is dealt with, the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and fish. With the help of sunlight, the plants and animals remove more chemicals from the water, making it cleaner. Then the water can be reused for washing or bathing. It can’t be used for drinking and cooking. But the water is clean enough for watering the flowers, washing the dog, or even for bathing or swimming.
The advantage of this technology is that it is affordable and good for the environment. If you have enough homes and businesses use “Living Machines”, you’d better buy it. It can help to use less fresh water. It can help keep the water supply unpolluted, too.
1. Is the “Living Machine” too expensive for people to buy?2. What is this “Living Machine” used for?
3. How does the “Living Machine” work ?
4. Do you think Jack’s invention is perfect? Why or why not?
3 . I love nature and I am very worried that a lot of people are polluting or damaging (损害) the earth without realizing it. Pollution is made when somebody puts harmful things into the air, water or land. People should not pollute. Damage is made when somebody removes good things from the earth. People should not damage. When people pollute or damage, it hurts the people, the animal and the plant.
When people put chemicals into the land, they go into our soil and into our water. When people and animals drink the water it makes them sick. They may not realize it right away but finally they feel it. When chemicals get into the ground it affects the whole food chain (食物链)—The insect, the animal, the plant and the people are affected.
When people cut down trees, they reduce the amount of oxygen and they take away homes for animals. Most people don’t realize how cutting down trees hurts people and animals.
If I could make laws, no one could put garbage into the water or on the land and all cars would run on fuel (燃料) made from beans. When I grow up, I want to live on a clean earth with lots of tall trees full of animals. Please don’t pollute or damage.
1. The writer worries that ________ according to the passage.| A．a place for wild animals is destroyed | B．people can’t live on the earth any more |
| C．the water on the earth is greatly reduced | D．some people don’t realize the pollution or damage now |
| A．they are hurt by animals | B．they become sick suddenly |
| C．the water is polluted with chemicals | D．they slowly get sick because of drinking the polluted water |
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A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．there are many birds and flowers on the land. |
| B．people are no longer free to cut down trees. |
| C．a clean earth with lots of tall trees full of animals. |
| D．people no longer pollute the land with chemicals. |
4 . You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie capital of the United States is Hollywood, the movie capital of India is Bombay (孟买), but it is usually called “Bollywood”, a combination (结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
No Bollywood movie is thought complete without a few songs or dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music, but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun, so can the Bollywood hero Shahrukh Khan. Bollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines (头版头条), just as they do in the United States.
The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America. Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars, and they are also very exciting.
1. Bollywood is in ________.| A．the United States | B．China | C．India | D．France |
| A．hero | B．songs and dances | C．news reporters | D．headlines |
| A．songs | B．film stars | C．music directors | D．actors and actresses |
| A．Bollywood comes from the words Bombay and Hollywood. |
| B．Music is very important in Bollywood movies. |
| C．India produces about 800 movies a year. |
| D．The Oscars in India are as exciting as those in America. |
5 . Do you know what astronauts eat in space? Is it the same as what we eat every day? Is it more delicious or less delicious than what we eat every day? Is it difficult for astronauts to eat in space? To get all the answers, we need to have a better understanding on food for astronauts.
On Shenzhou XII, there are more than 120 kinds of food for the astronauts. The food is in small size which is easier for astronauts to eat. There are many different kinds of food. Scientists make a research on astronauts’ taste before they are sent into space. With the research, Chinese scientists can know astronauts’ taste and make menus for them. This makes the food for astronauts both delicious and nutritious (营养丰富的). Here is one example of their menus.
| Meals | Main dish | Side dish | Desserts and drinks |
| Breakfast | Porridge | Carrot, bread, eggs, spicy sauces (辣酱) | Chocolate, fruit, Zongzi, milk, orange juice |
| Lunch | Fried rice | Mutton, potato and hot peppers, vegetable beef soup | |
| Dinner | Rice | Spicy tuna (辣味金枪鱼), chicken, lettuce, tomatoes |
1. What should astronauts do before they go into space?
| A．They should make a research on their sleep. |
| B．They should do research on their skills. |
| C．They should tell the scientists their taste. |
| D．They should make menus by themselves. |
| A．Porridge. | B．Bread. | C．Spicy tuna. | D．Fried rice. |
| A．It is easy for astronauts to eat in space |
| B．The food for astronauts is both delicious and nutritious |
| C．There are less than 120 kinds of food for the astronauts |
| D．The food for astronauts is spicy |
6 . On December 21 this year, the day is Winter Solstice（冬至）. It is an important day in China. What is special on the day? The answer is that the daytime lasts（持续） the shortest and the night lasts the longest of the year in the northern hemisphere（北半球）. Its Chinese name “dongzhi” means that winter comes and the days get colder.
In China, it is tradition（传统） to eat dumplings（饺子）on this day. This tradition comes from a famous doctor named Zhang ZhongJing. On a cold winter day, Zhang sees people have frostbite（冻伤） on their ears. To help them, he makes a kind of food in the shape（形状）of an ear, just like the dumplings we eat today. After eating the food, people feel very warm and their frostbite go away. From then on, people start to eat dumplings on Winter Solstice.
Now, Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get together and share their happiness.
1. From the passage, people usually eat dumplings ________.| A．on the shortest night in the northern hemisphere | B．on December 21 every year |
| C．on Winter Solstice | D．on the longest day in the northern hemisphere |
| A．Zhang Zhongjing eats dumplings because of his frostbite |
| B．People have frostbite just like dumplings |
| C．After Winter Solstice, the days get colder |
| D．The tradition of Winter Solstice comes from warm（温暖的） place |
| A．families to get together | B．people to make food |
| C．families to eat moon cakes | D．people to have a trip in northern hemisphere |
| A．承担 | B．分享 | C．遭受 | D．理解 |
| A．the places of eating dumpling | B．the story of the famous doctor Zhang ZhongJing |
| C．the days of cold winter | D．the introduction（介绍）of Winter Solstice |
7 . Many people love to drink coke. But they don’t know it has many other uses (用途).
You can use it to wash your hands and your clothes. When you wash something, you can put some coke into the water. Then you can wash it well.
Put some coke on the meat when you cook it. And you can cook chicken with coke, too. It’s very delicious and it’s my favourite food.
Coke is good for girls. Use it on your hair and your face, and you will find they are very smooth with coke’s help.
Your flowers may like to drink coke, too. If you give some coke to your flowers, they will be better and nicer.
So give coke a try. If something can’t do it, coke can.
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1. We can use coke to wash ________.| A．meat | B．vegetables | C．clothes | D．chicken |
| A．光滑的 | B．新鲜的 | C．神奇的 | D．柔软的 |
| A．thin | B．ill | C．strong | D．delicious |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．A story book. | B．A science book. | C．A map. | D．A picture book. |
8 . Swimming is very popular. People like swimming in summer because water makes people feel cool. If you like swimming but swim in a wrong place, it may be dangerous. These years, a lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students. Some people are not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No swimming” sign, still don’t get into water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe.
1. ________ like swimming in summer.| A．Few people | B．A lot of people | C．Only students | D．Just men |
| A．they feel cool in water | B．they are free |
| C．it makes them strong | D．they want to drink water |
| A．few | B．some | C．no | D．many |
| A．they liked swimming | B．they were not strong enough |
| C．they were not careful | D．they couldn’t swim well |
| A．swimming is a good sport | B．we should go swimming in summer |
| C．we must be careful when swimming | D．swimming is not safe, so we shouldn’t swim |
9 . The food in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For instance, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and usually for one other meal. They eat their bread with butter, maybe cheese or jam, things we don’t eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from milk. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or hot, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their tea, as well. They are the world’s biggest tea drinkers. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka. They don’t eat much rice. For their main meal they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two vegetables. They serve all these together. After the main meal they always have something sweet. They call this dessert. They don’t have Jiaozi in Britain.
1. People eat many ________ in Britain.| A．potatoes | B．beef | C．butter | D．milk |
| A．to India | B．from India | C．for China | D．in China |
| A．eat bread with butter | B．drink a lot of milk | C．have Chinese tea | D．have dessert |
| A．in China | B．in England | C．from India | D．from Sri Lanka |
10 . They can be in different colours and they have different shapes. They can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone. What can they be? Right, the answer is chilies (辣椒) .
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be very dangerous? A 34-year-old US man lost his life in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days, reported by BBC News.
In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people to eat this vegetable? What makes people love chilies so much? The human body is influenced (影响) by natural chemicals (化学物质) that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted by BBC News.
And chilies do good to people in another way. Scientists found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This makes people eat more spicy food to make their health better. So don’t worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are really good for us.
1. What can we know according to Paragraph 2?| A．Eating the chilies makes people die. |
| B．Eating chilies sometimes can be dangerous. |
| C．Biting only a few chilies would not cause headaches. |
| D．Adding a lot of chilies to the food is usual in America. |
| A．Because chilies can make them happy. |
| B．Because food with chilies is more delicious. |
| C．Because chilies area kind of delicious vegetable. |
| D．Because chilies will never be bad for their health. |
| A．We should eat spicy food six times a week. |
| B．The more chilies one eats, the longer he can live. |
| C．Our body will produce bad chemicals when eating chilies. |
| D．Eating proper (适当的) spicy food may make us healthier. |
| A．Two sides of eating chilies. | B．Some loved-and-hated vegetables. |
| C．The reasons why chilies are loved. | D．The bad results that eating chilies brings. |
