Outdoor picnics and parties are very popular in America in the summertime. Visit any park between Memorial Day (end of May) and Labor Day (beginning of September) and you'll find families and groups of friends enjoying the warm weather and sharing a meal. Birthday celebrations, family reunions, sporting events and holidays are all common reasons to host a get-together. But just wanting to be outside on a nice summer day is the best reason!
Food is an important part of any gathering, and in the summer Americans love to cook outside on grills（烧烤架）. All kinds of meats, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and sausages, and even vegetables like corn, peppers or potatoes can be cooked on the grill. Many typical families have grills in their yards, and many parks also have grills for public use. Men seem to particularly like to do the job of barbecuing the food, even if they don't usually cook at any other time. Many have “secret recipes” for a delicious barbecue sauce（调味料）.
Other guests at the party will often be asked to “ bring a dish to share”. This means that they will make some kind of side dish (a salad or vegetable) or dessert, and share it with the others. If you make something very delicious, people may want you to make it every time! Fried chicken and sandwiches are popular at picnics too, because you eat them with your hands. Potato salads and baked beans are favorite side dishes.
1.According to the passage, Americans hold outdoor activities in ______.
A. January B. April
C. June D. October
2.According to the passage, who generally barbecues the meat at gatherings?
A. women B. men
C. the old D. the young
3.Which of the following statements is True?
A. It is forbidden to barbecue in all American parks .
B. Americans don’t like beans at all.
C. Americans don’t like outdoor activities very much.
D. If your friends like your side dish very much , they will want you to cook it again next time.
最近，你看到某英文报社正在征集主题为“如何才能受人欢迎”的短文，对此你很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示谈谈自己的想法，给该报社投稿。
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1、衣着干净、整齐，保持微笑
2、诚实，乐于助人
3、懂得与人合作
4、其他
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Dear Tom,
I'm very glad in receive your letter. And it's pleasure to tell you something about how I spent the National Day holiday.
First, I have a good rest. Of course, it took me two days that to stay with my grandparents who live in the countryside. I helped them do any housework and told them what has happened to me and my friends. What's more, I had a trip with their friends to appreciate the beauty of nature but breathe fresh air. How did you do in your summer holiday? I'm looking forward to hear from you.
Best wishes!
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1.He ___________（责备） me for my negligence（疏忽大意）yesterday.
2.He finished his work in a __________（积极的） way.
3.Don't _________（暴露） your skin to the sun or you will be burned.
4.I was bored with my job and felt I needed a new ________ （挑战）
5.The student is a________ in reading a book.
6.Warm-hearted people from all over the world have c__________ lots of money to the disabled.
7.They have no time to _________（安排,筹备） their wedding.
8.Some t________ parks are famous for having the longest or largest roller coasters.
9.John Snow _________（怀疑） that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence.
10.John Snow was a famous doctor in London ---so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal p_________.
Obesity is common these days. This is because of the inactive lifestyle and the fast pace of life 1. . There are some basic rules and physical exercises you can follow in your daily life to lose weight.
Drinking enough water throughout the day can help to get out of the waste material from your body. On average, you must drink eight glasses of water every day.
2. .Practice the same thing at work, like parking your car a mile away from the office and walking. Take the stairs and avoid elevators at workplace. These are simple things which you can include in your life-style so that you can lose weight more quickly.
Both Cardiovascular(心血管的) exercises and weight training are very helpful ways to lose weight. 3. For quick weight loss, you should do these exercises 5 days a week. You can spare 30 minutes every day from your busy schedule for doing these exercises.
There are diets which help to lose weight fast, however, they are very risky. Doctors advise eating a healthy diet to lose weight. 4. Eating a healthy breakfast helps a lot in losing weight, as it is responsible to keep a normal metabolism(新陈代谢)．
5. Do not depend on a single way of losing weight. Do all these activities with devotion and dedication and stay motivated. Have patience and you will see the difference.
A. Besides, the fast food is increasing day by day.
B. No one can refuse the delicious junk food now.
C. Eat healthy foods instead of junk and high calorie foods.
D. The young people should do more exercises to keep healthy.
E. Physical activities even like gardening can help to lose weight.
F. There must be a perfect balance between the activities and diet.
G. Both these exercises can be performed for 30-45 minutes every day.
Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work. When resting in the shade, they are also watching the sky to see what is flying by, and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going on. If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves. A grown lion can easily eat 60 pounds of meat at a single feeding. Often they eat until it seems painful for them to lie down.
The lionesses (母狮) , being thinner and faster, are better hunters than the males (雄狮). But the males don’t mind. After the kill they move in and take the best share.
Most kills are made at night or just before daybreak. We have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten kills. Roughly, It’s about twenty daytime attempts for one kill.
When lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any second. The kill is the exciting moment in the day-to-day life of the lion, since these great animals spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, sleeping and resting.
Lions are social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each other. After drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests her head on another’s back. When walking, young lions often touch faces with older ones, an act of close ties among members of the group.
1.By describing lions as “opportunists” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions _______________ .
A. are cruel animals
B. are clever animals
C. like to make use of other animals
D. like to play with other animals
2.According to the text, which of the following is true?
A. Lions make most kills in the daytime.
B. Males care more about eating than active killing.
C. Lions are curious about things happening around them.
D. It doesn’t take lions too much time to make a kill.
3.Lions spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, ______________.
A. playing and killing B. sleeping and resting
C. eating and sleeping D. playing and sleeping
4.How can we know that lions are social animals?
A. They depend on each other.
B. They look after each other well.
C. They readily share what they have.
D. They enjoy each other’s company陪伴.
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Powerful Lions B. Lions at Work and Play
C. Lions, Social Cats D. Lions, Skilled Hunters
