Most American children eat potatoes every day,but they do not know which part of the potato is the most nutritious(营养).Take a sharp knife and cut a very thin slice(一片)from it and hold it to the light,you will see that the potato has skin(皮),an outside rim(外缘)and the inner part.The outside rim which is right under the skin is the most nutritious.But this part is often thrown away with the skin.Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside.When eating a cooked potato.if you choose the inside and leave the outside,you are wasting(浪费)the best part of it.If you can’t eat the whole potato,it is better to eat the outside rim and leave the inner part.How many parts does a potato have?
A.Only one. |
B.Two. |
C.Three. |
D.Four. |
Which of the following is the most nutritious part of the potato?
A.The middle. |
B.The skin. |
C.The outside rim. |
D.The inside. |
In fact,the skin is________.
A.not good at all |
B.better than the inner part |
C.better than the outside rim |
D.as good as the outside rim |
If you can’t eat the whole potato,you’d better eat________.
A.the skin only |
B.the part right under the skin |
C.the inner part |
D.the part outside the rim |
This passage mainly tells us________.
A.what is a potato made up of |
B.when to cook potatoes |
C.how to cut potatoes |
D.how to eat potatoes |
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Born in Texas(得克萨斯州)in 1893,Bessie Coleman drew she wanted to do something exciting with her life.Then Coleman saw her first airplane, and she knew she wanted to fly.But no school would teach her because she was a woman and a black woman.So Coleman went to Europe.At the age of twenty-eight, she became the world's first black woman to hold a pilot's license(拥有飞行驾照).Then she went home to fly in air shows(飞行表演).Soon she was called “Brave (勇敢的)Bessie.”Bessie Coleman had wanted to open a flying school for black women.Sadly, she never saw her dream come true.She was killed in a plane crash.But Coleman is still remembered today.A group of black flies call themselves the “Bessie Coleman Aviators.The best title is__________.
A.Learning to Fly | B.The First Black Woman Pilot(飞行员) |
C.Air Show of Long Ago | D.How Women Learned to Fly |
Bessie Coleman was born in__________.
A.Texas | B.Europe | C.New York | D.Washington |
The best word to describe(形容)Bessie Coleman is__________.
A.careful | B.daring (胆大的) | C.quiet | D.Texan |
The best “aviators” means__________.
A.teachers | B.doctors | C.fliers | D.fighters |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
A.Bessie Coleman learned how to learn flying Europe. |
B.Bessie Coleman began to learn flying in 1893. |
C.Bessie held a pilot's license when she was twenty-eight. |
D.Bessie didn't see her dream come true. |
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A boy named Jack lived in a small village. One morning, his mother sent him to his uncle's in town. He had a very good time there. Before Jack left in the evening, his uncle gave him a jar and said, “There is some candy in it, you may put your hand into it and take some when you want to eat something.” Jack looked at the jar when he was in the train. It had a long and small neck. He put his hand into the jar and took five pieces. But he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand this way and that way, still he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand again. Finally he let go of four pieces. Then he could pull his hand out of the jar.One day Jack's mother sent him to his mother's brother's house.
The jar with some candy in it had a large neck.
Jack only stayed in town for a whole day.
At last Jack only took one piece of candy at a time.
From this lesson, Jack knew that he himself was too foolish.
Mobile phones and the Internet have improved our life in many ways. However, along with improvements, they also brought a number of worrying problems.
Many car accidents are caused by mobile phones. You can use many new mobile phones to get on the Internet .This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the Internet while driving. Driving needs all our attention. By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive(不专注的) drivers are a danger to us all.
Many of the dangers of the Internet are well known. Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger. People with blogs(博客) sometimes post(张贴) embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission. There are also people who use the Internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have.
Mobile Phones and Internet Safety Tips
lIf you need to use a mobile phone when you drive, use a “hand –free” phone.
lIn difficult driving situation such as rain or snow, don’t use your phone at all.
lDo not make very important phone calls while driving. They take your attention off the road.
lTell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the Internet.
lIn an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you. People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention.
lRefuse to give out any personal information on the Internet.Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.You can have a car accident
B.Someone can post your photograph on the Internet
C.Someone you do not know can call youChildren should ______ on the Internet.
A.give out their important personal information
B.talk to older people they don’t know
C.ask for their parents’ permission sometimes to visit some websitesA “hand-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _____.
A. is free to use
B. can be used without your hands
C. can be used with only one handWhat advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?
A.Pay attention to the people around you
B.Don’t give out your personal information
C.Use a “hands-free” mobile phoneWhich is the best title of the passage?
A.Internet Problems
B.Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous
C.The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet
A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500,000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百万富翁)at the age of 24.
“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says Stirling. “Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car? You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲击)on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!”
According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we’ll do our shopping over the net: it’s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past.”Dave Stirling started his business from _____
A. his home B. His company C. the officeHow has Stirling become so rich ?
A. By making ice cream.
B. By making advertisements.
C. By selling CDs over the Internet.If you pay $15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the net?
A. $15 B. $12 C. $7.5By shopping over the net, you won’t _______________.
A. spend the time and the money
B. click on your computer
C. get into the store by yourselfWhat can we learn from the passage?
A. More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the net.
B. Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.
C. It’s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.
Aunt Ma sees an ad(广告)in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 600 yuan. Aunt Ma likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper (店主) shows one to her. Aunt Ma has a look at it and says, “There aren’t any beautiful pillows (枕头) on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad.”
“Yes, that is an ad,” answers the shopkeeper. “If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 60 yuan more.”
Aunt Ma isn’t happy. Then she says, “That’s dishonest.”
“Well,” answers the shopkeeper. “Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?”How does Aunt Ma know about the bed?
A.From an ad on TV. |
B.From one of her friends. |
C.From an ad in a newspaper. |
D.From the shopkeeper. |
How much is the bed with the pillows?
A.600 yuan. | B.660 yuan. | C.60 yuan. | D.540 yuan. |
What does “dishonest” mean?
A.不公平的 | B.不诚实的 | C.不美观的 | D.小气的 |
What does Aunt Ma want to do?
A.She wants to talk with the shopkeeper. |
B.She wants to buy beautiful pillows. |
C.She wants to buy a nice bed. |
D.She wants to buy a bike. |
What else is in Aunt Ma’s newspaper?
A.An ad for a bike. |
B.An ad for some pillows. |
C.An ad for a bed. |
D.An ad for a girl. |