Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie(卡路里)” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola.
Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.
The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal.
Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important.
The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard(标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles.
McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people.
“Weight watchers” most probably means in Chinese.
A.减肥者 | B.观察者 | C.称重者 | D.参与者 |
In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true?
A.Many American people like salads. |
B.Coffee can be served after a meal. |
C.One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee. |
D.All restaurants can sell beer and wine. |
At the same meal, American people usually .
A.have meat, chicken and fish together |
B.have either meat or chicken or fish |
C.drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor |
D.sit down together around a table |
In American restaurants, the standard foods .
A.have different prices |
B.taste different from place to place |
C.are very expensive |
D.can be served quickly |
This passage mainly talks about .
A.American restaurants and people |
B.American eating culture |
C.American working situation |
D.American food and price |
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Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to rest a little. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps?”Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps!”The man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’ t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried,“If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”
And what do you think happened? The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected(收集) all his caps and went on his way.The cap-maker was so tired ______.
A. to have a rest
B. that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest
C. that he had to stop for a restHe ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.
A. put all his caps on his head
B. put all his caps on the ground
C. put one of his caps on his headWhen the man woke up, he found______.
A. each monkey had a cap on its head
B. some monkeys were stealing(偷) his caps
C. the monkeys were laughing at himThe man cried and told the monkeys ______.
A. to return his caps B. not to get away with his caps C. to buy his capsAt last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.
A. they took pity on him
B. they liked to do the same as men did
C. they didn’ t like the caps
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Channel 2(频道) |
18:00 Around China |
17:45 Computers today |
18:30 Children’s programme (节目) |
18:10 Foreign arts |
19:00 News |
18:30 Modern English |
19:30 Weather report |
19:00 Animal world |
19:40 Around the world |
19:25 In Asia |
20:10 TV play :Sisters |
20:20 Sports |
21:00 English for today |
21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming |
21:15 Pop music |
21:45 English news |
21:55 Talk show |
22:05 On TV next week |
If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _____.
A.Talk Show | B.Sports | C.Sports player | D.TV play |
You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2.
A.animals | B.news | C.foreign | D.Asia |
If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be ______.
A.Sports | B.Around the world | C.foreign arts | D.English news |
If you like music very much, the best programme is _______.
A.at 21:45 on Channel 2 | B.at 21:55 on Channel 1 |
C.at 21:00 on Channel 2 | D.at 21:15 on Channel 1 |
“Modern English” is a programme that ______.
A.teaches you English |
B.tells you something about English classroom |
C.let you know English news |
D.makes foreign friends |
A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork(叉), but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master(主人) will give her a little his food. He shares(分享) his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man. His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”
So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes (冲)into the room and jumps into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.
“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”
“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She hopes I share her dinner as I often share mine with her.
根据短文内容,判断以下句子的正误(T F)The master loves his cat very much.
The cat never shares her food with her master.
One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
The cat hurries匆忙back home with one mouse in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.
The story tells us the cat also loves her master.
You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (庆祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花环) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚礼) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".
A.ring | B.card | C.garden | D.watch |
What do people give each other on Lei Day?
A.Clothes. | B.Books. | C.Leis. | D.Cakes. |
Lei Day became a public holiday in _____.
A.1928 | B.1929 | C.1930 | D.1931 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Lei Day is on the day after May Day. |
B.Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928. |
C.Don Blanding said "May Day is Lei Day". |
D.People all over the world celebrate Lei Day. |
What is the passage about?
A.Lei Day in Hawaii. | B.May Day in Hawaii. |
C.How to make a lei. | D.How to celebrate May Day. |
I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we were very young. Now we are classmates. Mai is tall and thin, with long black hair. She has an oval face (椭圆的脸) with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is helpful (乐于助人的). When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Mai is one of the best students in our class. I like studying with her. She always helps me with my studies. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we also have some differences. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet. We believe in each other, so we are good friends. I hope we can keep our friendship forever (永远). The writer is __________ years old.
A.12 | B.14 | C.16 | D.18 |
The underlined word "sociable" means "_________"in Chinese.
A.爱交际的 | B.喜怒无常的 | C.沉默的 | D.没有耐心的 |
The writer and Mai can be friends because they __________.
A.live in the same town | B.look like each other |
C.have everything in common | D.believe in each other |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Mai is tall and heavy. |
B.Mai is outgoing and likes talking. |
C.Mai and the writer are in the same class. |
D.The writer often helps Mai with her studies. |
Wha t does the writer think of Mai?
She is a lazy girl. B. She is a nice girl. C. She is too serious. D. She is kind of ugly.