Lights, cameras, action! It’s movie night with your friends. And you’re looking for something to snack on during the movie. What better snack to choose than popcorn? In American culture, popcorn and movies are closely tied together. It is one of the most popular snacks offered at a movie theater. Popcorn is a popular treat made out of corn kernels that have been ‘popped’ by heat. Often times, the popped corn is covered with melted butter and salt to give the snack more flavor.

Popcorn has a history that goes back about 5,000 years ago to the American Indians. Corn was a major part of their diet, so they had many different ways of preparing it. They made popcorn by tossing prepared corn kernels onto a bed of hot stones over a fire. As the popcorn shot out in various directions, people made a game to see who could catch the most popcorn. Naturally, the prize was being able to enjoy this delicious snack. In fact, people loved the snack so much that they began to serve it with cream and sugar for breakfast.

In the late 19^th century, popcorn carts began appearing on almost every American street corner. These carts were big hits at fairs, carnivals, and expositions. Later on, home version of popcorn poppers became available, and the snack became even more popular. Not to mention, this was also around the time when popcorn was introduced to the movie theaters.

One of the biggest innovations for popcorn was microwaveable popcorn. For people who did not want to go through the trouble of making popcorn at home, microwaveable popcorn was nice alternative. Today, there are many variations for eating popcorn. There’s the classic buttered popcorn, the sweet alternative of caramel corn (where the popcorn is covered in a light coat of molasses), and others such as cheesy popcorn (popcorn covered in a layer of cheese dust). 

1.Where do people often eat popcorn in America?

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2.What do people often put on the top of the popcorn to make it more delicious?

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3.When did people start to see popcorn carts on American Streets?

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4.Can people make popcorn at home in America?

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5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s   46   . There was nothing inside except a little money and an old   47  —a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl    48  the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the
   49   station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.
That evening I went to have    50   with my aunt and uncle. They also    51  a young woman. So there were   52   people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite    53   that we had met before, but I couldn’t    54   where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon.   55   I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.
【小题1】A. wallet                                                     B. name                                       C. money
【小题2】 A. book                                                      B. table                                        C. photo
【小题3】 A. looked like                                           B. took care of                           C. worried about
【小题4】A. bus                                                        B. railway                                    C. police
【小题5】A. dinner                                                    B. breakfast                                C. lunch
【小题6】A. found                                                      B. invited                                     C. had
【小题7】A. three                                                       B. four                                          C. five
【小题8】A. true                                                         B. right                                       C. sure
【小题9】A. get                                                    B. remember                              C. forget
【小题10】A. Suddenly                                       B. Unluckily                                 C. Sadly 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s   46    . There was nothing inside except a little money and an old   47   —a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl    48   the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the

   49    station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.

That evening I went to have    50    with my aunt and uncle. They also    51   a young woman. So there were   52    people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite    53    that we had met before, but I couldn’t    54    where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon.   55    I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.

1.A. wallet                                                     B. name                                       C. money

2. A. book                                                       B. table                                        C. photo

3. A. looked like                                            B. took care of                           C. worried about

4.A. bus                                                         B. railway                                    C. police

5.A. dinner                                                     B. breakfast                                C. lunch

6.A. found                                                      B. invited                                     C. had

7.A. three                                                      B. four                                          C. five

8.A. true                                                         B. right                                        C. sure

9.A. get                                                     B. remember                              C. forget

10.A. Suddenly                                              B. Unluckily                                 C. Sadly 

The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.

__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.

To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.

1.A. written???????? B. used???????? C. seen???????? D. taken

2.A. talks about???? B. takes care of?? C. doesn't like to mention??? D. makes up his mind to

3.A. sharp???????? B. color????????? C. point????????? D. edge

4.A. some???????? B. any????????? C. only????????? D. certain

5.A. either???????? B. neither???????? C. too?????????? D. very

6.A. difficult?????? B. easy?????????? C. interesting????? D. clean

7.A. for?????????? B. with?????????? C. of???????????? D. at

8.A. seen???????? B. sharp?????????? C. smooth??????? D. hard

9.A. an?????????? B. a????????????? C. the??????????? D. /

10.A. so as???????? B. in order???????? C. so that??????? D. enough

11.A. news???????? B. glass?????????? C. information??? D. advice

12.A. However???? B. Finally???????? C. Therefore????? D. In this way

13.A. prepared????? B. dressed???????? C. mannered????? D. served

14.A. easy to?????? B .is to??? ??????? C. to???????????? D. quick to

15.A. funny things?? B. knives???????? C. objects????????? D. containers