The olive（橄榄）tree probably first grew in southern Asia．And then it spread to Mediterranean（地中海的）countries about 6，000 years ago．Since then，it has been important in Mediterranean people's lives．
The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn't need much water．Its fruit can be made into olive oil．People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries．But they haven't only used it for cooking．Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine．In modern times，people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages．
Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries．In ancient Greece，for example，anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished．Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths（花环）．They were made of olive branches（树枝）．Sometimes winners were also giben a prize of olive oil．People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade．But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa．
Today，olive oil is still a very valuable product，and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world．
79．Wherr did the olive tree probably first grow？
| A． |
In Asia |
| B． |
In Africa |
| C． |
In Europe |
| D． |
In America |
80．What can we learn about olive oil？
| A． |
People started to cook with it recently． |
| B． |
It is made from olive branches． |
| C． |
People used it to build ships in Greece． |
| D． |
It can be good for health． |
81．In ancient Greece，people who cut down an olive tree ．
| A． |
wore wreaths |
| B． |
were heavily punished |
| C． |
got a prize of olive oil |
| D． |
were regraded as heroes |
82．The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
the method of cooking |
| B． |
the trade of Greece |
| C． |
the history of the Olympic Games |
| D． |
the story of olive oil． |
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 away 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.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. 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 lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?
| A．200 million. | B．Six million. | C．925 million. | D．625 million. |
What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
| 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. |
The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 | C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .
| 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 |
Which of the following is a good way to save food?
| 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. |
任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。
Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his ①home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport a little earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn’t lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport before take-off. He hated to rush. When he went to the clerk to show his ticket, the clerk looked at the ticket in surprise , “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening.”“But I confirmed my flight,”insisted Andy.“Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy’s ②of shock turned to smile as he realized that now he could go on with his vacation.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）①______________②______________
任务二：根据短文内容补全句子。（每空限填一词）(A) He visited as many places as _____________.
(B)From the passage we know Andy could ____________ his holiday.
任务三：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。_________________________________________________________
任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。Why did the clerk tell Andy to be at the airport a little earlier？
________________________________________________________How long was Andy late for the plane that day?
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阅读短文，根据其内容，选择最佳选项完成下列各题。
Paragraph 1: Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷物), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2: People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at 11 o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3: There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of ______ food.
| A．vegetable | B．fruit | C．meat | D．cereal |
According to the scientists, which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?
| A．chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages | B．potatoes, rice, bread, carrots |
| C．oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes | D．beef, pork, fish, milk |
People in different places of the world ______.
| A．have the right kinds of food to eat | B．cook their food in the same way |
| C．have their meals at the same time | D．eat food in different ways |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．People in some places don’t have enough to eat. |
| B．There are too many people in the world. |
| C．One of the problems is that no one is hungry. |
| D．The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy. |
If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
| A．When people eat their meals. |
| B．What to do with the two problems. |
| C．How to cook food in different ways. |
| D．Why people in different places eat different kinds of food. |
A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home. The woman left her new home ______.
| A．to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa |
| B．to see if the elephant would follow her |
| C．because she was angry with her husband |
| D．because she was tired of the large family |
The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.
| A．ran away | B．lost | C．hid | D．remained |
After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.
| A．returned to the forest | B．was sad because it missed her |
| C．went to look for a new home | D．was sick because nobody fed it |
How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?
| A．It waved its trunk and smiled. | B．It touched her with its trunk. |
| C．It touched her and cried. | D．It waved its trunk and ran around her. |
The writer wrote the story in order to______.
| A．show that elephants are very clever |
| B．tell how a woman trained a wild animal |
| C．show that women care more for animals than men do |
| D．tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again |