In Japan, people will often go out to restaurants to treat guests. The reason for this is that Japanese homes are small. If you go out to eat with your workmates, it is a custom to share the bill equally, no matter how much you eat or drink yourself.
Japanese people use chopsticks to eat. But if you eat out, you can ask for a fork or a knife. These words have been adopted(采用) from the English language into Japanese. So if you say “fork” or “knife” to a waiter, he will probably understand you. If you eat in an expensive restaurant, waiters will usually place a hot towel on your table at the end of your meal. You can wipe your face and hands with this towel.
In Japan, you can see some people slurp (出声地吃) their noodles. It is considered rude in Western restaurants, but is acceptable in Japan. Western people usually blow on hot noodles first and then eat them, while Japanese do the cooling down gesture (姿势) when they actually eat. Many feel noodles do not taste good if they are cooled with the air. It is also normal to lift the noodle or soup bowl to mouth so that food doesn’t spill.
Eating with chopsticks requires proper manners. Never leave your chopsticks standing upright, especially not on rice. It is a symbol of death, and people will find this impolite if you are not at a funeral (葬礼). Never wave your chopsticks around, nor use them to move dishes around. If you are eating from a common bowl, use the back end of the chopsticks that you have not put in your mouth to dish the food out.
1.Japanese people often treat their guests in restaurants because_____.
A．they need to share the bill equally
B．it is a traditional custom in Japan
C．dishes in restaurants are delicious
D．their homes can’t hold many people
2.Which of the following can we learn from the text?
A．A hot towel is not offered in most ordinary restaurants in Japan.
B．You are asked to wipe your hands after a meal in a Japanese restaurant.
C．The Japanese always wait until the noodles become cool.
D．It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth in Japan.
3.Which of the following is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．How to use chopsticks in Japan.
B．When to use chopsticks in Japan.
C．The Japanese like using chopsticks.
D．Chopsticks are the symbol of Japan.
4.Which would be the best title for the text?
A．Treating guests in Japan.
B．Table manners in Japan.
C．Eating tools in Japan.
D．Eating customs in Japan.
We all know that if we want to keep our body in good shape we have to do physical exercise regularly as well as be careful with what we eat. What we tend to forget is that this goes for our eyes as well. Medical science confirms that a diet rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素) can help maintain good vision(维持好视力) and prevent against a number of eye diseases. Here's some advice about how to choose the right diet to keep your eyes healthy.
— Eat orange food. Fruits and vegetables with orange flesh are rich in carotenoids. In addition to carrots，oranges，pumpkins and sweet potatoes are also available. All of these contain high levels of carotenoids，which help to maintain good vision.
— Include dark green vegetables，such as spinach (菠菜) and broccoli (西兰花) in your diet, to act as natural sunglasses. Recent scientific studies have shown that these vegetables can help block (阻挡) the damaging UV radiation(紫外线辐射)from the sun's rays.
— Prevent some eye diseases with orange juice, yellow corn, whole milk, nuts and leafy vegetables. These foods are good sources of vitamins A, C, D and E. All of these are necessary to good eye health.
— Increase your intake of omega3 with some sea fish, and some other seafood. Omega3 helps build cell walls and is especially beneficial to keeping eyes healthy .It also helps regulate the eye's internal pressure and helps the eye dry up excess fluid.
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that healthy food .
A．keeps eyes healthy
B．means you don't need exercise
C．can help cure eye diseases efficiently(有效地)
D．means people don't have to wear glasses
2.Why should people eat orange food according to the text？
A．It is beneficial to building cell walls in eyes.
B．It is more delicious than other food.
C．It is good for eyesight.
D．It is rich in various vitamins.
3.Which of the following can help block the damaging UV radiation from the sun's rays？
A．Pumpkins. B．Juice. C．Nuts. D．Broccoli.
4.The purpose of the text is to tell people how to .
A．keep their body in good shape
B．choose a healthy diet for their eyes
C．prevent serious eye diseases
D．get natural sunglasses from food
Many people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.
The coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint(铸币厂) made out of copper, instead of steel, in 1943. Because it is unique, it is also very valuable. No penny has ever sold for so much money.
The Changing Penny
The Lincoln penny first appeared in 1909. For 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. Then, in 1943, the penny changed. World War II was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. So for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. At least most of them were.
Only a few coins were made out of unused copper. There are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the United States. Of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the Philadephia mint, and five were made in the San Francisco mint. Only one was made in the Denver mint.
Nobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the Denver mint in 1943, coin dealers Andy Skrabalak told Time for Kids. “There is a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night.”
A Special Set
The coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. But the reason for the trade is known. He already had two copper pennies from 1943 – one from the San Francisco mint and one from the Philadephia mint. To complete the set, he needed the Denver penny. The three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in Tampa, Florida.
The collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. It took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. Now that he has finally donating all of the money to charity.
1.Why is the Lincoln penny worth over one million dollars?
A．Because it has a history of thirty-four years.
B．Because it was made out of a rare material.
C．Because it was made on one night of 1943 by the Denver mint.
D．Because it was the only coin Denver mint made out of copper in 1943.
2.Before the Lincoln penny was sold, people thought one-cent coins __________.
A．were worth collecting for selling later
B．were surely valuable if not made out of steel
C．wouldn’t be sold for large amounts of money
D．were only useful for some coin museums
3.At least how many copper coins were made in 1943?
A．Five B．Twelve C．Seventeen D．Eighteen
4.What can we learn about the collector who sold the penny?
A．He already had two copper pennies from 1943.
B．He wanted to complete the set of copper pennies.
C．He didn’t want to sell his penny in the beginning.
D．He was a well-known coin dealer in Tampa, Horida.
Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” She said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12. ”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered shyly, “The beach was lovely. And I can swim, too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry.
“My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly, “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry turned to the mother, “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Er, well---” the woman looked at the child, “I mean…she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine… ”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
1.Harry was worried because ________.
A．the woman was angry with him
B．he had not done his work properly
C．the Jersey timetable was wrong
D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket
2.Harry started talking to the little girl ________.
A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
3.When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he means that ________.
A．they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his
B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn’t want to
C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel
D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying
4.How did the woman feel when she left the office?
A．angry B．peaceful C．embarrassed D．nervous
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day Divya woke her mother up in the early morning. She said, “Mummy, it is so _ 36__ since you made my favorite chocolate cake—please make it today!” Mummy smiled and said, “All right, I will get it _ 37_ for you by the time you are back from school.”
Then Divya went to school and _38_ the delicious cake all that day. That afternoon, her elder brother, Dhruv came home with his friend. Mummy had gone to the market and he _39_ a plate full of freshly made cakes. He decided to give his friend a __40_ and within minutes the plate was _41_ !
Just then Mummy _ 42_ and told him the cakes were made specially for Divya. Hearing this, Dhruv was very _43_ . Soon he got a “good” _44_ . He put his pet on the plate and placed a lid(盖子) _45_ it. Then he left home with his friend.
Divya got home in the evening, _46_ went into the kitchen and opened the plate. A pair of eyes stared at her. Four-year-old Divya was _47_ . She went to her mother and asked “Mummy, do your cakes have _48__?”
“Certainly not,” said Mummy. “Go and _49_ the cake!” This time when Divya went and __50_ the lid, a frog jumped right at her! The little girl jumped back in _51_ and went crying to her mother. She told her mother about the frog and they _52_ for Dhruv to get back that night. __53_ , when Dhruv came back, their mother first _54_ to him for what she had said on the phone. Then Dhruv realized his mistake and said _55_ to Divya.
The next day Mummy made some more chocolate cakes and this time little Divya had her fill!
1. A．long B．early C．nice D．late
2. A．proper B．ready C．tasty D．special
3. A．thought about B．cared about C．talked about D．worried about
4. A．broke B．opened C．pointed D．found
5. A．gift B．joke C．treat D．meal
6. A．bright B．clean C．empty D．gone
7. A．rang up B．turned up C．came back D．set up
8. A．regretful B．angry C．amazed D．disappointed
9. A．plan B．answer C．way D．idea
10. A．for B．in C．across D．over
11. A．silently B．slowly C．excitedly D．bravely
12. A．afraid B．moved C．surprised D．happy
13. A．pets B．eyes C．balls D．vegetables
14. A．cut B．bake C．make D．eat
15. A．covered B．lifted C．pushed D．touched
16. A．time B．relief C．fear D．sight
17. A．waited B．longed C．called D．hoped
18. A．Besides B．Anyway C．At last D．However
19. A．admitted B．apologized C．introduced D．explained
20. A．nothing B．good bye C．hello D．sorry
--- Are you pleased with what he has done?
--- Not in the least. It couldn’t be __________.
A．so bad B．much better C．any worse D．the best
