“Yangzhou is wonderful! The teahouse is a popular place for local people to treat their important visitors…”This poem of the Qing Dynasty describes the comfortable life of living in Yangzhou. In Yangzhou, various snacks and refreshments(茶点) make each morning a pleasant one.
For many years, Yangzhou snakes and refreshments have been well known for their great variety with different fillings and elegant shape. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yangzhou city was praised as “a place whose pastry(糕点) shops were the finest under heaven”. Listening to A Hundred Tunes while Enjoying the View of Jiangnan talks of Huaiyang snacks, “Huaiyang snacks and refreshments are known for a perfect mixture of freshness and sweetness. Huaiyang snacks in Yangzhou won high praise from both at home and abroad.
Among the famous masters making Huaiyang snacks and desserts during the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the most celebrated was Beauty Shaw in Yizheng country. The snacks she made were said to be as valuable as gold. Yuan Mei, a famous Qing-dynasty writer , wrote in his book The Menu of Sui Garden： “Outside the south gate of Yizheng country lives Beauty Shaw, who is an expert in making snacks and desserts.” She is also regarded as one of the top ten masters of ancient China. Yin Changshan, Zhang Guangqing, Dong De’an, Chen Ende and many others are reputed as modern masters. Take Chen Ende for example. He mixed his idea with the traditional cooking skills and recreated the snacks in the Red Mansion Banquet style, which is designed to present the theme and background of A Dream of the Red Mansions(红楼梦).These masters have been abroad many times to show their skills in making Huaiyang-style pastry. With their efforts, Huaiyang-style pastry has become popular at high speed and is showing its charm to the world. The pastry of Fuchun Teahouse is the most outstanding one.
1.This passage is most probably taken from .
A. children’s magazine
B. a personal diary
C. a short-story collection
D. an introduction to tourist attractions
2.What does the underlined word “celebrated” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. beautiful B. well-known
C. important D. serious
3.Which of the statements is true according to the passage?
A. Yangzhou snacks were famous for their great variety and elegant shape
B. Huaiyang snacks in Yangzhou won high praise only from China.
C. Beauty Shaw is considered as one of the top ten masters of modern China.
D. These masters have been abroad to show their skills to earn much money.
4.After the last paragraph, what is the writer likely to talk about next?
A. A Dream of the Red Mansions
B. Chen Ende’s cooking skill
C. Fuchun Teahouse
D. Other masters one by one.
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things： for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional (偶尔的) walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want： the rest of the country they are quite prepared to spend with those who are glad to get away from London every night.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. People who love nature prefer to live outside the city.
B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.
D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
2.One can use the same money for _______ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A. getting a small flat with a garden
B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden
D. buying a small flat without a garden
3.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
A. their life was meaningless
B. their life was invaluable
C. they didn't need a happy life
D. they couldn’t sleep late in the morning
4.What does the writer think of the life in London?
A. He likes living in the city centre.
B. He prefers to live in the countryside.
C. It isn’t mentioned in the passage.
D. He enjoys working in the garden at weekends.
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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The late(已故的) Michael Greenberg was known among New York City’s homeless as “Gloves.” For thirty straight years, he gave warm gloves to the________.
Every day he w The late(已故的) Michael Greenberg was known among New York City’s homeless as “Gloves.”alked to work fast. Like any other businessman, he was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). However, he was ________ . In winter, his briefcase always had some gloves. Unlike other New Yorkers, who looked at the ground and ________ the street, he looked at people around. He would stop when he ________ someone with no gloves. He gave them a pair and then he ________, looking for more people with cold ________ .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ________ gloves. Every payday throughout the year, Mr. Greenberg ________ three pairs of gloves and saved them to give them away in winter.
Over the years he was trying to hide from public attention. People ________ him money and advice all the time, though. They even ________ he could open up a warehouse(仓库) and let people come by and pick them up. However, Michael Greenberg ________ work one-on-one with the homeless. He said, “It’s not so much the gloves, ________ telling people they count (有价值).”
Once he was asked, “Why do you do this?” He said, “It runs in the ________ . I do this to honor (纪念) my father. My father always told me, ‘Never deprive (剥夺)________ of the joy of giving!’ A pair of gloves may be a small thing, but it can make a big ________ in winter. ”
1.A. old B. busy C. kind D. poor
2.A. calm B. special C. crazy D. curious
3.A. crossed over B. drove along C. hurried down D. kept off
4.A. helped B.chose C. greeted D. saw
5.A. held up B. hanged out C. moved on D. turned around
6.A. hands B. ears C. faces D. eyes
7.A. searched for B. stored up C. gave away D. put on
8.A. borrowed B. sold C. returned D. bought
9.A. called B. sent C. lent D. showed
10.A. suggested B. promised C. ordered D. concluded
11.A. enjoyed B. would rather C. preferred D. had better
12.A. but B. as C. that D. since
13.A. city B. family C. neighborhood D. company
14.A. him B. me C. yourself D. themselves
15.A. difference B. decision C. presentation D. connection
--- Yummy! The fish tastes good.
--- .
A. I’m happy you enjoy it.
B. It doesn’t matter.
C. Please don’t say so.
D. No, it’s not so good
--- Peter, be more careful while taking the exam. .
--- OK, I will.
A. Every dog has its day.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. A miss is as good as a mile.
