For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case（情况）. Potatoes will be added to China’s list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（馒头）and noodles to suit（适合） Chinese people’s tastes and eating habits.
In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it’s an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.
“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.
“Hot Potato!” is an action puzzle video game released（发行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.
“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Potatoes in China | Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some popato starch will 1. at dinner table as main food. | ||
Potatoes in America | A kind of main food of diet | ||
An integral part of pop culture | Mashed Potato Dance | Its name came from the song , Mashed Potato Time, 2. by Dee Dee sharp. The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style. | |
Hot Patoto | The game has been played since the 3. of the 21st century. The players have to obey the game rules while playing. The game is popular 4. children. | ||
Mr Potato Head | The 5. of the toy was George Lerner. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. It was the first toy advertised on TV. | ||
How do you talk with people when meeting them if you want to leave a good impression? Here a some tips for you/
Tip 1 | You have to show up, which can be a challenge for many of us. You can show up as an observer（旁观者）of other interesting people and let that be a learning experience for you. Before you start talking, it’s important to just listen, even if you think you are a wise storyteller. If you are close to a group of people who are discussing a topic, watch their body language and see if they will let you join in their conversation. |
Tip 2 | You’d better go in the conversation with a couple of topics to keep it going, or questions to ask if there is a short stop. Simple things like “How do you know the host?” and “How did you get here?” are always good conversation starters to a certain extent（在一定程度上）. |
Tip 3 | Don’t fear silences. Awkward（令人尴尬的）silences are common part of talking with people, just rush to fill them. If you don’t want to go on with the conversation, just say you are going to get another drink or something to eat, and find another group to talk with. |
Tip 4 | Relax. If you cannot keep a conversation going, or you don’t know what you should say next, give yourself a little time to clear your head. Relax, and then turn back into the discussion. |
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
When you meet new people, you always want to leave a good impression. But do you know how to be a good speaker? Here is some advice for you.
The first advice is that you have to show up and observe or listen to others even if you can tell stories 1. . If you go near a group of people, watch their body language to see if they will offer you a 2. to talk with them. The second advice for you is that some topics should be 3. before the conversation. Next, you don’t need to be 4. of silences. You can rush to fill them or leave for another group. The last is relaxing. If you can’t keep a conversation going or you 5. what you should say next, take a break and clear your head, then return to the discussion.
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Do you remember how you get your English name? Your English teacher gave it to you or you looked up the d 1. to get it? Have you ever thought w 2. your English name will bring you good luck or bad luck?
A new study found a name that others felt difficult to pronounce might i 3. a person’s future. The study shows that the e 4. your name is to pronounce, the more trustworthy（值得信赖的）people will think you are. The research also shows that people with more familiar（熟悉的）names are probably to hold higher positions in a s 5. . In other words, a weird（古怪的）name may prevent someone from going to be a l 6. or a boss. You may think about your name again. If your first name sounds strange and you can’t c 7. it, you can do as the following s 8. . Try using a middle name if it’s not hard to pronounce. If you don’t have a middle name, you can use a nickname（绰号）. And when you get to the interviews, you can e 9. that you often use a nickname because people find your r 10. name difficult to pronounce.
Your name may mean more than you think.
根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
1.Like China, the UK has a long history. Kings and queens were once its （统治者）.
2.Many people have got a cold because the temperature (下降) a lot several days ago.
3.When the little boy saw the dog playing wonderful tricks, he began to (笑) loudly.
4.To our surprise, there was no salt in the fish. Dad did the cooking a little (粗心地).
5.– How (令人疲倦的) it is to reach the top of the mountain after three hours’ climbing!
-- Don’t care much for that. The view from here is so beautiful.
根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。
1.It’s (polite ) of Tom to push in before others in public.
2.We will be (punish) if we take no action to protect the environment.
3.Art exam is just like any other exam in (student) studies in that middle school.
4.The survey, carries out in that university, shows that three ( five) of the teachers wear glasses.
5.The athlete Su Bingtian came third with a run of 9.99 seconds in the men’s 100-meter race. He has become the ______(proud) of us Chinese.
It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father’s lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague figure（模糊的形象）to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation, my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.
But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony, where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up（露面）. “Don’t come. I will be very nervous if I see you,” I told him.
I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave. I suddenly noticed a familiar（熟悉的）looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father! I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears（眼泪）running down my face. “Well done,” he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.
Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn’t want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.
For much of my life, I described my father was a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply about this, it was obviously（明显地）not true. At my graduation ceremony. I could feel my father’s deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don’t perceive（感知）the world with our hearts and minds. There’s no doubt that life doesn’t lack（缺少）love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s father was in the hospital during her operation.
B. The writer’s father attended her high school graduation ceremony.
C. The writer’s father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school
D. The writer’s father went to parent-teacher meeting when she was in primary school.
2. The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because .
A. she gave a speech successfully
B. the graduation ceremony was over
C. she was so nervous that she couldn’t help crying
D. she was touched to find her father cared about her
3.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to（指代）?
A. That my father was always doing projects.
B. That my father was a cold-blooded man.
C. That my father sat in the corner of the hall.
D. That my father’s eyes were filled with tears.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My busy father B. Life is full of love
C. Seeing is not believing D. A wonderful speech
