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Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利时) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were first seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.
During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers(士兵) went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.
French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries.
French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.
If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will probably hear "You want fries with that?" Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."What are French fries made of?
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A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes, but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”
A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.The farmer was put in prison ________.
A.because he had done something wrong |
B.because he had a lot of gold in the fields |
C.The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison |
D.For nothing |
The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .
A.her husband | B.their farm |
C.planting potatoes | D.herself |
The farmer told his wifefirst.
A.not to dig the fields |
B.to dig the fields |
C.to ask the prison guards for help |
D.to find the gold in the fields |
Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields? ________.
A.They wanted to help the farmer |
B.Their leader ordered them to do so |
C.The farmer asked them to do so |
D.They wanted to find out the gold |
Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once? Because _____.
A.their fields had been dug |
B.the gold was found out |
C.the prison guards asked him to do so |
D.the prison guards were digging the fields |
Mr. Brad wants to see a film. After lunch, he goes to a cinema, buys a ticket(票) and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out again and buys a second ticket and then walks in again.
After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these tickets? Are you meeting your friends in the cinema all the time?” “No, I’m not doing that.” Mr. Brad says, “But a big woman always stops me at the gate of the cinema and she tears(撕) all my tickets.” The girl has a good laugh and says, “One ticket is enough. She is on duty.”After lunch, Mr. Brad __________.
A.goes shopping |
B.goes fishing |
C.goes to the supermarket |
D.goes to a cinema |
Mr. Brad _____ goes to the cinema after lunch.
A.himself | B.and his wife |
C.and his friends | D.a girl |
Mr. Brad comes out of the cinema ______.
A.once | B.twice |
C.three times | D.four times |
Mr. Brad buys _____ tickets altogether (一共).
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
The woman tears his tickets because she _____.
A.likes to do that |
B.doesn’t like Mr. Brad |
C.thinks they’re false(假的) tickets |
D.is checking up(检查) all the tickets |
Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Steven’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Steven says that young dogs can learn more quickly.What do you know about Steven?
A.He drives children to school. |
B.He teaches dogs in a school. |
C.He has a school for young children. |
D.He teaches children in a school. |
What does Steven teach the dogs to do?
A.Eat. | B.Sleep. |
C.Run. | D.Do things for their masters. |
Where do the dogs sleep?
A.In the school. | B.On the bus. |
C.In the street. | D.In their own homes. |
Which kind of dogs is easy to teach?
A.Young dogs. | B.Old dogs. |
C.Strong dogs | D.Big dogs. |
The best title (标题) for the passage is “_________”.
A.How to Keep Dogs | B.How to Drive a Bus |
C.A School for Dogs | D.Taking Children to School |
Paris is a very nice city. Mrs. Curie often goes to Paris and she has a good time there. Mrs. Curie is old and very oblivious, so she sometimes can’t find her way.
Now she sees a man near a bus stop. “I can ask him the way,” she says.
“Excuse me,” she says in French. “But can you tell me the way to Notre Dame de Paris(巴黎圣母院), please?”
But the man doesn’t know French. He is Australian! Then he puts his hand into his coat and takes out a small book. He opens it and finds a phrase(短语). He reads, “I’m sorry. I don’t speak French.”How does Mrs. Curie like Paris?
A. Not at all. | B.A little. |
C.Very much. | D.We don’t know. |
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “oblivious” in this passage?
A.Hopeful. | B.Beautiful. |
C.Cheerful. | D.Forgetful. |
Where is the man from?
A.England. | B.Paris. |
C.Australia. | D.France. |
From the story we know ____________.
A.the man is a driver |
B.the man doesn’t tell Mrs. Curie the way |
C.Mrs. Curie lives in Paris |
D.Mrs. Curie and the man are friends |
What language does the man speak when he answers Mrs. Curie?
A.French. | B.English. |
C.Russian. | D.Chinese. |
In Britain, children go to school from Monday to Friday. School usually starts nine o’clock in the morning and finishes at about three o’clock in the afternoon. Most schools ask their students to wear a school uniform.
School always starts with registration. What is registration? Every child going to school each morning and afternoon is recorded(记录) in a special book. The teacher reads out each child’s name in turn. On hearing his/her name, the child makes a reply(回复) and the teacher writes in the book. From the book, you can see whether(是否) the child is in school or not.
At 9:10, children go to the meeting place. There they sing songs, listen to a story and pray(祈祷).
The first lesson begins at 9:20. They have break time from 10:20 to 10:35. During break time, the children have a snack and play games outdoors. After that, they go back in for another lesson until lunch at 12:00. Afternoon lessons begin at 1:10 and end at 3:15, and children go home. They don’t have a break in the afternoon.How much time does a British student usually spend at school in a week?
A.Around 20 hours. | B.Over 40 hours. | C.About 30 hours. | D.Only 6 hours. |
The following things take place in British schools each morning. Which do you think is the right order(顺序)?
① Teachers call over the children’s names.
② Teachers write something in the book.
③ Children answer “Here”.
A.①②③ | B.①③② | C.②①③ | D.③①② |
What do they usually do after registration?
A.They meet, sing and pray. |
B.They have a lesson. |
C.They do some reading in a classroom. |
D.They play some games. |
When do the children have a snack?
A.Before they go to school. |
B.After they have afternoon lessons. |
C.When they finish their outdoor games. |
D.At about half past ten in the morning. |
Which of the following is true?
A.In Britain, most students live at school at night. |
B.Students in Britain mustn’t call their teacher’s names. |
C.Students in Britain go to school before nine every morning. |
D.Students in Britain have a long break between the afternoon lessons. |