Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem,“ Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ( 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).”But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food ? Of course not. According to the UN World Food program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
The Chinese people are well known for being hospitable ( 好客的 ) and generous ( 慷慨大方 ). Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized ( 批评 ) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily life to waste less food ? Here are some tips :
Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you can not eat all the food you ordered ,take the rest of it home.
Don’t be too picky ( 挑剔的 ) about food . Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
| A．200 million | B．Six million | C．925 million | D．625 million |
| A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food . |
| B．Many Chinese people are kind—hearted and ready to help the weak . |
| C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food. |
| D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food. |
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 | C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
| A．food comes from very hard work. |
| B．six million children die of hunger every day. |
| C．There is enough food to feed all the people. |
| D．Chinese are hospitable and generous |
| A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. |
| B．Taking home restaurant leftovers |
| C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping |
| D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy[来 |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck(卡车) next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !" Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey |
| B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends |
| D．make a profit |
. The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
| A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables | B．the smallest people and animals |
| C．the strangest people and things | D．very ordinary people and things |
The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
| A．50 years | B．76 years | C．600 years | D．1000 years |
Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
| A．their names be kept in the world records. |
| B．their names could be seen by the whole world. |
| C．they could meet more people all over the world. |
| D．they could be known as the greatest by the world. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. |
| B．More than four thousand records are broken each month. |
| C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. |
| D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. |
The writer of this passage wants to .
| A．tell us the strangest records in the world |
| B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records |
| C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records |
| D．let us know the most interesting things in the world |
A SCHOOL REPORT
Name: EdwardSchool: Kelvin Grove High School
Grade: 7Term ending: May 6th
Subjects:
Math: He is a little weak in this but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
French: His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.
History(历史): He is familiar(熟悉) with the names of many places in the world.
Music: He doesn’t like pop music, though he sings very well.
Conduct: Fair No. in class: 9 Absence(缺课): 8
Remarks(评语): Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: September 11 After reading this, we know this is.
| A．a studying plan of Edward Scott | B．A teaching plan of Ivy |
| C．a school report of Edward Scott | D．a working plan of M. L. Martin |
Which of the following is Not mentioned(提到) in the form?
| A．PE. | B．Music. | C．Math | D．History. |
Edward’s best subject is.
| A．Science | B．English | C．geography | D．History |
. Edward is not good at.
| A．Science and geography | B．Math and history |
| C．French and history | D．music and English |
According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?
| A．Edward can’t sing songs very well. |
| B．Edward doesn’t do well in science. |
| C．Edward can do better if he works harder next. |
| D．Edward learns two foreign languages in school. |
There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland(格陵兰岛), there is a hotel made of ice, open between December and April every year. In Turkey(土耳其), there is a cave(岩洞) hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia(玻利维亚), there is a hotel named the Salt Palace Hotel.
Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts(荒漠).
The larger of the two deserts is called Uyuni salt desert. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel.
In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made of salt: the walls, the roof(屋顶), the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel’s bar.
The sun makes the walls and roof warm during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms are warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room(单人间) costs＄40 a night, and a double room(双人间) costs＄60.
A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests, “ Please don’t lick（添）the walls.” The Salt Palace Hotel is unusual because__________.
| A．it has long history. | B．the price of the rooms is high. |
| C．the guests are special. | D．it is made of salt. |
Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true?
| A．It was a lake many years ago. |
| B．It is white during the day. |
| C．There are several roads to the hotel. |
| D．There are only two small lakes now. |
Juan Quesada got the salt from ___________to build the hotel.
| A．the salt deserts | B．Greenland | C．Turkey | D．the small lake |
__________ keeps the rooms warm at night?
| A．Heat from the walls | B．The desert air |
| C．The sun | D．The furniture |
Which of the following is true?
| A．You can live in the ice hotel in Greenland in October. |
| B．You can watch TV in the cave hotel. |
| C．The salt hotel is in Turkey. |
| D．If you and your friend want to live in the Salt Hotel, you should pay＄40 a night together. |
Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training(训练) is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Many hours of running at different speeds(速度) and the changes in diet are necessary in the training.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested (消化) food such as cereal (麦), toast (烤面包) and scrambled (捣碎) egg is best, with as much fluid (液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid. A marathon runner should begin his training___________.
| A．a month before the race. | B．a week before the race. |
| C．three or four months before the race. | D．a year before the race. |
Runners have to run ________ km. in a marathon race.
| A．100 | B．60 | C．30 | D．42 |
It’s necessary for the players to have______________in the training.
| A．training at different speeds and changes in diet. |
| B．little water. |
| C．lessons before the race. |
| D．too much meat. |
Players shouldn’t run _______________.
| A．two weeks before the marathon | B．three months before the marathon |
| C．two days before the marathon | D．in the final week |
What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?
| A．A big meal. | B．A light(清淡的) meal. |
| C．Lots of meat. | D．Oily(油性的) food. |