If you bought some candies months ago but never ate it, how can you tell whether it's still eatable? The easiest way is to check the"expiration（截止） date （EXP）"printed on the cover. If that date has already passed, you're likely to throw the candies away. But is that really necessary?
According to a new report from the NRDC, tons of food is wasted each year, largely because people don't fully understand what expiration dates, or" use﹣by dates", actually mean, so they think the food is not safe to eat.
Food dating was introduced in 1975 because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating. When they first showed up, use﹣by dates only showed freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.
However, most customers mistakenly believed that use﹣by dates showed how safe the food was. But the truth is that these dates aren't related to the danger of food poisoning（中毒）. Eggs, for example, can still be eaten three to five weeks after being bought, even though the use﹣by date is much earlier. When their use﹣by dates pass, cookies may lose their crunch （松脆 的口感）, but they are not harmful.
"It's an unclear subject, the difference between food quality（质量） and food safety, "said Jena Roberts from a US food testing company. "Even the workmates in the food factory are not sure about it. This is why the use﹣by dates must be printed on the covers of products. "We hope it can help customers understand the information so that they won't waste a lot of food. "
Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently. Some are still eatable long after their use﹣by date while others are not.
As a result, food factory officials are now thinking of changing the use﹣by date to a date which can show when food is most likely to be thrown away.
1.Which of the following pictures can show the meaning of"expiration date （EXP）"?
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2.What did the use﹣by dates show at first according to the passage?
A.Food freshness. B.Food quality.
C.Food safety. D.Food producer.
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A.Most customers care more about freshness than food safety.
B.Most customers fully understand what expiration dates mean.
C."Expiration dates"were first used to show when food was likely to go bad.
D.Even after their expiration dates pass, some foods are still safe to eat.
4.What is probably the best title for this passage?
A.Customers and Food B.Food Quality and Freshness
C.Food Dating D.Expiration Dates and Food Safety
Parents of very young children know this: You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookie--the evidence of candy written on his or her face. However, you get a wide-eyed denial: "I didn't do it!"
Learning to tell the truth, even at the risk of punishment, is an important part of moral （道德） development, and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.
Early 2017 Professor Craig E. Smith published a study. He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age. They told the kids a story about a boy or girl doing something wrong, such as taking a classmate's toy or candy, and then either lying about the wrongdoing to a parent or confessing （承认） it. In each case, they asked the children, How would the child feel? How would the mother feel?
The children's answers were generally divided according to age, which is in agreement with the stolen candy, lying and getting unpunished. They imagined the parent in the study would be angry with the child who confessed. However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely （可能的） to think the child would feel better confessing the crime and that the parent would have positive （积极的） feelings towards a confessor.
Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie. Reward the honesty even if you feel you must punish the wrong action. "He adds, what parents can learn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses.
1.What does the underlined word "denial" in Paragraph 1mean?
A.委屈 B.责备 C.否认 D.拒绝
2.Paragraph 2 mainly tell us ________.
A.kids can't tell "right" from "wrong" B.all the kids are willing to confess to a bad act
C.it's wrong to punish kids for telling the truth D.it takes time for kids to learn to tell the truth
3.What did Smith and his workmates find in their study?
A.Older kids are more likely than younger children to confess to a bad act.
B.Younger children are more likely than older kids to confess to a bad act.
C.The four-to-five-year-olds would feel better confessing the crime
D.The seven-to-nine-year-olds thought parents would be angry with their confessions.
4.According to Professor Smith, what can parents learn from these studies?
A.Parents should at once punish the children who lied.
B.Parents should tell children the wrongness of lying.
C.Parents should never get angry after their children's confessions.
D.Parents should show positive feeling about their children's confessions.
My Classroom Wheel Teachers 2012~2013 | |
Welcome to My Art Class! | Welcome to Pope’s Computer Lab! |
Welcome to My PE class! | Welcome to the Science Lab!
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1.In order to improve___________, the students will have a relaxing classroom.
A.painting skills B.computer programs C.sports activities D.science studies
2.We can email at ________ to get more information about computer class.
A.dharris@iss.k12.nc.us B.kgrady@iss.k12.nc.us
C.bpope@iss.k12.nc.us D.scash@iss.k12.nc.us
3.Students should go to __________ class to learn to do experiment.
A.Barbara Pope’s B.Sherry Cash’s C.Kathy Grady’s D.Denise Harris’
David walked down the street. All he wanted to do was to play basketball with Jim. But his mother told him to return his sister's books to the library on his way to Jim's house.
In his eyes, books and summertime just don't go together. He thought he had read a lot during the school year. And he had never set foot inside a public library. Today he'd just drop the books off in the outside return box, but it was locked. He had to go inside to return them.
David walked inside the building a few minutes before closing time. He put the books into the return box. After a quick drink of water and a short stop in the toilet, he'd be on his way to meet Jim. He walked out of the toilet. The library lights were turned off. He was locked---in a library.
David tried to use the telephone, but he couldn't find one. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found a little one on the desk. He used a pencil to write a note on a big piece of paper. It read, "I'm locked inside. Please call for help. "He put it on the front door. Surely, someone passing by would see it. He then turned his attention to the library itself.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so bad. Rows and rows of books! When he saw a book about Michael Jordan on the desk, he picked it up. He opened the book and began to read.
He felt that being locked in the library didn't seem to be such a terrible thing.
1.What did David's mother want him to do?
A.Play basketball with Jim. B.Take a walk in the street.
C.Read books in the library. D.Return his sister's books.
2.David thought he had read a lot during________.
A.a visit to Jim's B.the school year
C.the closing time D.the summertime
3.David went inside the building because ________.
A.the sun began to set B.he wanted to use the telephone
C.he needed to go to the toilet D.the outside return box was locked
4.David discovered that ________after he was locked in the library.
A.he was very afraid of the dark B.he became interested in this place
C.his mom was worried about him D.his friend became nervous about him
When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer. ________ Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to（实践） our ________.
The whole weekend, I was trying to _________ something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.
On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually________that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea________my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last ________.
Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea. “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old _______know the answer? “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re________. And never put rocks in your mouth.”
I stared with great_________at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very hard question for me, but I could easily live by some of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I ________ the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.
Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I received an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”
1.A.By B.Over C.About
2.A.answers B.plans C.advice
3.A.look through B.keep on C.come up with
4.A.left B.meant C.decided
5.A.since B.because C.while
6.A.task B.chance C.choice
7.A.quickly B.normally C.possibly
8.A.dirty B.tired C.unhappy
9.A.pride B.fear C.surprise
10.A.read B.found C.included
三月是雷锋月，你们班的同学上周末去敬老院开展志愿者活动。假如你是李华，请写一封邮件给你的好朋友 Tony，告诉他此次活动的情况及你的感受。
内容提示：
1、送鲜花、水果和美好的祝福；
2、帮老人整理房间、打扫卫生，陪老人聊天，为老人表演（唱歌、跳舞）、读报……；
3、活动感想……
要求：1、要点齐全，不要逐字逐句翻译，适当发挥；2、词数 80 字左右。（开头结尾不计入总词数）
Dear Tony,
Thank you for your last e-mail. I had a very meaningful weekend last week.
