Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.
People going there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a special environment for friends or parties.
Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners.
The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything else.
Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Everyone who guesses it correctly can win a prize. “It is not easy,” said the manager, “because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can get the answer.”Whale Inside is a place where people can __________.
A.eat special dark food | B.choose any food they like |
C.have meals in darkness | D.eat inside a whale |
About ____ foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.
A.50 | B.10 | C.5 | D.500 |
The right order of the following statements is _______.
a. Waiters lead the customers to the dark dining area
b. Customers go to the light to see the menu.
c. Customers hand in their mobile phones, watches, etc.
d. Customers have to eat in the darkness
A.b-c-a-d | B.c-b-a-d |
C.b-a-d-c | D.c-d-b-a |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish. |
B.Every guest there will get a secret dish. |
C.It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it. |
D.The manager said only 30 guests received the prize. |
The passage mainly tells us that _____________.
A.eating in the darkness is very popular today |
B.it’s strange to eat in the darkness |
C.many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside |
D.the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia |
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Nancy, William, Mike 和Emily想要在圣诞节到来之际得到一份礼物。请你仔细阅读他们各自的需要,以及下列关于礼物或活动的描述,为他们做出一个合理的选择。
Nancy likes hiking. Now she is studying in Beijing and she wants to have a special gift like hiking in the summer vacation.
William likes listening to music, but his MP3 is not big enough to hold all his favourite music. He wants to buy a new and small one.
Mike is in Beijing now. He loves horse riding and wants to have a chance to learn more in a good club during this summer vacation.
Emily finds it difficult to sleep because his house is near the road and she often wakes up because of the car sounds. She wishes to get something to cut the noise down when she sleeps. 你在假期来临之际想得到什么呢?请你在下面横线上填上你想得到的礼物和原因。
For the coming Christmas, I want to have a/an _________because__________________.
On a hot summer day, ice-cold watermelons serve up a delicious treat. Sure, the rosy flesh (果肉) quenches your thirst (解渴). But now there are more reasons than ever for people to reach for a slice of watermelon.
Meet Dr Alison Edwards. She is a scientist at the Agricultural Research Service. Scientists are people who come up with new ideas called theories (理论). They usually do scientific research to test their new theories. That’s how they find out if a new idea is a good one, or if the new idea will bring an even better idea.
At her lab, Dr Edwards recently learned more about the secrets of why watermelons are good for you!
Dr Edwards has known for a long time that watermelons have vitamin C. But recently she learned that watermelons also have lycopene (番茄红素). It is something that gives tomatoes and watermelons their rosy red colour.
What’s so special about the lycopene in watermelons?
Dr Edwards says that watermelons and tomatoes both have lots of lycopene. It seems that your body can use the lycopene from watermelons more easily than the lycopene from raw (生的) tomatoes. In fact, the lycopene from tomatoes is more easily absorbed (吸收) inside your body once they have been cooked.The watermelon is a kind of ________.
A.drink | B.fruit | C.medicine | D.vitamin |
How does a scientist usually test a theory?
A.By practising it in daily life. |
B.By doing scientific research. |
C.By discussing it with other scientists. |
D.By looking into many scientific reports. |
Lycopene is something that gives tomatoes and watermelons their ________ colour.
A.red | B.green | C.black | D.yellow |
To make full use of tomatoes, we’d better________.
A.eat them raw | B.not peel the |
C.cook them first | D.make them into juice |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Our bodies cannot absorb lycopene. |
B.Watermelons are good for us in hot summer. |
C.Tomatoes have more lycopene than watermelons do. |
D.Lycopene in watermelons is hard for our bodies to absorb. |
Dear Amy
How are you? Mum, Dad and I went to Thailand last week. We had a great time!
We arrived at the airport early on Friday morning. I chose a window seat on the plane. I could see the clouds clearly from the window. They looked soft and shiny. Four hours later, we landed in Thailand.
We stayed at a hotel in Pattaya on our first day. We went to the beach. We played different water sports there. We had so much fun! We were tired when we got back to the hotel.
On the next day, we went to Bangkok. We visited two temples there. They looked like golden bells with pointed tops. We took some photos outside the temples and had a walk in the gardens. In the evening, we had dinner at a restaurant next to a lake. The food was very spicy so I kept drinking cold water!
On the last day, we hung out at a shopping mall. Mum bought a beautiful tea set. Dad bought some T-shirts and I bought some dried mangoes (芒果干). We went to the airport after lunch. I was lucky because I got a window seat again. This time I could see the beautiful sunset (日落).
We enjoyed the trip very much. I hope we will go on another trip again soon.
Love
PollyIn Thailand Polly did the following activities EXCEPT ________.
A.go shopping | B.play water sports |
C.go to the beach | D.enjoy the sunrise |
How long was Polly’s trip in Thailand?
A.2 days. | B.3 days. | C.5 days. | D.A week. |
Polly and his parents went to________on the second day.
A.the beach | B.the temples |
C.the airport | D.the shopping mall |
The underlined word ‘spicy’ probably means ‘________’.
A.hot | B.sweet | C.salty | D.sour |
In this letter, Polly mainly told Amy about ________.
A.his weekend | B.his holiday plan |
C.his trip to Thailand | D.his views of Thailand |
Red Star Theatre The famous singer Jay Chou will give a concert. Time: 7.00 pm ~ 9.00 pm on June 1 Price : ¥60 ~ ¥200 |
Mengxin Shopping Centre Come and buy clothes at Mengxin Shopping Centre’s great sale. Time: 8.00 am ~ 9.00 pm from October 1 to October 7 |
Blue Sky Cinema 3D movie: Transformers 3 Director: Michael Bay Actors / Actresses: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, etc. Time: 7.30 pm ~ 9.30 pm from July 28 to August 5 Price: ¥80 |
International Picnic Come to enjoy the delicious food from all over the world. Place: the People’s Park Time: 12.00 noon ~ 5.00 pm this Saturday, September 10 Price : ¥100 |
If you are a fan of Jay Chou, you can go to his concert in
A.Red Star Theatre | B.Mengxin Shopping Centre |
C.Blue Sky Cinema | D.the People’s Park |
We can buy clothes in Mengxin Shopping Centre from October 1 to October 7.
A.old | B.popular | C.expensive | D.cheap |
Hao Shuai, who wants to relax with 80 yuan on July 29, can .
A.buy clothes on sale | B.watch the 3D movie |
C.enjoy the concert | D.have the international picnic |
Who directed the movie Transformers 3?
A.Michael Bay. | B.Josh Duhamel. |
C.Shia LaBeouf. | D.Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. |
You can enjoy delicious food from all over the world at .
A.8.00 am on Sunday | B.9.00 am on Saturday |
C.4.00 pm on Saturday | D.5.00 pm on Sunday |