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　　Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue(胶水), soap, margarine(人造黄油), pet food and fertilizer.

　　Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost(除冻) the fish, make the fish have no bones in and sell it as fresh fish.

　　Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.

　　The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much as the Americans. The Russian sturgeon(鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar(鲟鱼籽).

1．What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?

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A．We eat all the fish we catch.

B．We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.

C．We do not use 25% of it.

D．We freeze all the fish we catch.

2．We catch most fish ________.

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A．south of the equator

B．on or just north of the equator

C．in the northern part of the earth

D．in the southern hemisphere

3．In the second paragraph, the word“defrost”means ________.

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A．make the fish dead

B．make the fish alive

C．make the fish become unfrozen

D．make the fish clean

4．Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

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A．Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.

B．Scandinavians eat five times as much fish as the Americans.

C．Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.

D．The Americans don’t eat so much fish as the Japanese.

5．The best title for this passage is ________.

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A．Fishing

B．Fish

C．Fish and Ocean

D．Fish and Japanese

Calories show the energy content of different foods．We all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly．Unfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800．This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in Western countries.

    For wedding feasts(婚宴), the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camel．First, they stuff a fish with eggs, then they put the fish inside a chicken．They put the chicken inside a whole roast sheep．Then, finally, they put all of this inside a cooked camel!

    The avocado(鳄梨) contains 165 calories of every 100 grams of fruit．This is more than eggs or milk．It also contains twice as much protein(蛋白质)as milk and has more vitamin A, B and C.

1．Which of the following figures (图表) shows us the correct proportion (比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans and the Americans eat in 1800 and 1900?

2．Calories show ________.

A．the fat content of food

B．the sugar content of food

C．the heat and energy content of food

D．the protein content of food

3．The writer tells about the “stuffed roast camel” because it ________.

A．shows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin people

B．serves as an example of high calorie food

C．is made in a very special way

D．is more tasty than any other food

4．What is special for the avocado?

A．It weighs 100 grams.

B．It is a fruit.

C．An avocado fruit has 165 calories.

D．It contains more calories and vitamin A, B and C than milk and eggs.

5．Which of the statements is correct according to the passage?

A．People eat more sugar in Europe than in the US.

B．People in Europe and the US eat less sugar than ever before.

C．People eat more fat in the US than in Europe.

D．People who eat too much fat and sugar will have some health problems.