Weoftenforgetthatpeopleinother-优题课

We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example， rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．
Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．
In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．
The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．
11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?
A．Britain．         B．The USA．     C．China．         D．India．
12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?
A．Soups．          B．Curries．     C．Hamburgers．     D．Pastas．
13．Where was junk food invented?
A．Thailand．        B．The USA．    C．Italy．           D．India．
14．What was the first fast food?
A．Ground beef．     B．Noodles．     C．Ham．           D．Hamburgers．
15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?
A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．
B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，
C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．
D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．

科目英语题型阅读理解难度较难

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man. “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果） tree, sir.” He said. “A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “Why, how old are you, may I ask?” “I am ninety years old this year.” “What ?” cried the man. “You are ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it will take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me , sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure , why do you ask this question?” the man asked. “Then tell me this，”he said. “Who planted the fig tree?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir. Our forefather planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet and said, “You are right, my good man. We should do something for the people after us. Thank you very much.” The rich man rode away.
What was the old man doing when the rich man saw him?

A．He was ready to plant a fig tree.

B．He was exercising in his garden.

C．He was riding along the road.

D．He was watering the plants in his garden.

How old was the old man then ?

A．He was over ninety years old.

B．He was ninety years old.

C．He was less than ninety years old.

D．He was about to be eighty years old.

Who was he planting the trees for?

A．For himself	B．For the rich man
C．For his friends	D．For the people after him.

The rich man didn’t eat figs when he was a boy, did he ?

A．No, he did.	B．No, he didn’t.
C．Yes, he did.	D．We don’t know.

What can we learn from the article?

A．We should plant more trees for the people after us.

B．It’s never too old to plant trees .

C．We should do something useful for the people after us.

D．We should be friendly to others.

Very often, newly-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled(多皱的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their face. They seem to say, “Get away! I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, “Well, what do you think…isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!
You look at that proud father or mother in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She’s one in a million. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell! She’s as beautiful as a picture.”
In English, this is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt people. They are not cruel or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They feel that being kind is sometimes more important than telling the truth.
Parents are usually ____ when their new babies are born.

When a parent asks what you think of their new baby, they want you to ___.

A．tell the truth	B．say what you like
C．tell lies	D．say good words

The underlined word “white” in this passage means “ ______”.

A．kind or harmless	B．unkind
C．the white colour	D．angry

From the passage we can know that ______.

A．a newly-born baby hates everyone around her

B．a newly-born baby is the most beautiful one

C．people who tell white lies are not kind

D．people who tell white lies want to be kind

Which of the following is a white lie?

A．You broke the window but you say you didn’t.

B．You know Jack was late but you say you don’t.

C．Your friend’s bag isn’t beautiful but you say it is.

D．you tell a parent that the newly-born baby isn’t beautiful.

One day at a school, an old teacher was trying to explain the word “miracle(奇迹)” in class.
“Boys and girls,” said the teacher, “imagine I stood on the roof of a ten-floor building, lost my balance and fell off. Then suddenly, in the air, a wind blew me up and brought me safely to the ground. Now what word would you use to describe this?”
The students thought for a long time. Then a boy raised his hand and said, “Luck?”
“True, true,” answered the teacher, “…but that’s not the word I wanted. I’ll repeat the story. I am on top of the ten-floor building again, and I fall. A wind catches me in the air and places me safely on the ground. Think now…What word would you use to describe it?’
“Accident!” cried out a girl.
“No, no” he answered, “True, true. Listen for the third time. I’m on that same building, I fall and am saved by a wind. What word could describe it?”
The boys and girls shouted together, “Practice!”
When could this story most probably happen?

A．During a holiday	B．At lunch time
C．During a class	D．On a weekend

52.How many times did the teacher try to explain the word?

A．Once	B．Twice
C．Three times	D．Four times

The students shouted “Practice!” because they thought _______.

A．the old teacher was practising falling off the building

B．the old teacher told them to do more sports

C．the old teacher wanted them to practise with

D．the old teacher didn’t mean anything at all

Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A．The teacher told a true story in class

B．The students understand what the teacher said.

C．The students gave the answer that the teacher wanted.

D．The teacher didn’t get what he wanted at last.

We can infer(推断)from the passage that_______.

A．one of the students had an accident in class

B．the students were not listening to the teacher carefully

C．the teacher would explain it again in another way

D．the teacher was very happy with the students’ answers

On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent Americans eat turkey. But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous. Every year, turkey farmers present turkeys to the US president. But instead of eating this turkey, the president gives it a “pardon”. The turkey is flown to Florida for a thanksgiving parade(游行). Then it lives on the farm for the rest of its life.
Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America’s national bird.
Turkeys that are kept on farms are large, awkward birds that can not fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at speed up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don’t have ears. They hear by using the growth of beaks (喙). But their hearing is about five times better than human’s hearing.
Turkeys are such interesting birds. No wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be American national birds.
________ people in America eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

The underlined word “pardon” means ________.

A wild turkey can fly at the speed of _______.

A．88 kilometers per hour

B．40 kilometers per hour

C．as fast as a kept one

D．five times faster than man

The turkey doesn’t have ______.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Turkeys don’t have ears so they can’t hear.

B．After the lucky turkey had a parade, it will be eaten by the president.

C．Benjamin Franklin made the turkey become the national bird of America.

D．Turkeys’ hearing are better than human’s.

We live on Planet Earth, the third planet from the sun. But think about this, what if we lived on the fourth planet from the sun—Mars? Earth and Mars both belong to the solar system. There are many things about them that are the same and different. Let’s compare them and think about how different things would be if we lived on Mars.

Facts	Earth	Mars
Orbit(轨道) around the sun	Moves at about 99,999 kilometers per hour Takes 365 days to make one trip around the sun Earth always keeps the same distance from the sun	Moves at 87,226 kilometres per hour Takes 687 Earth days to make one trip around the sun Mars is not always the same distance from the sun. It is 205,996,032 kilometres from the sun when it is closest. It is 249,448,320 kilometres from the sun when it is furthest away.
Seasons	Autumn	about 90 days	146 days
Winter	about 90 days	160 days
Spring	about 90 days	199 days
Summer	about 90 days	90 days
Length of Day	24 hours	24 hours, 7 minutes
Gravity	A 45-kilogram person on Earth would feel 62% lighter in weight because there is less gravity at the Martian surface. That is about 17 kilograms.
Atmosphere	21% oxygen	95% carbon dioxide – no oxygen
Number of Moons	One	Two