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People eat different things in different parts of the world. In the south of China people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetables.
In Africa, maize(玉米) is the most important food. People there make maize into flour(面粉). From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.
In western(西方) countries, such as in Britain, and in the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there usually make bread from wheat flour. They cook potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. They eat it at their workplace, in the park or even on the road. People call it “take-away” food.
【小题1】What do people in the south of China eat every day?
                                        
【小题2】Do the people in Africa make bread and cakes from maize flour?
                                        
【小题3】What is the most important food in western countries?
                                        

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1.The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.

A. China    B. France   C. America   D. Germany

2.If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.

A. does nothing all day        B. often listens to music

C. often watches TV in his free time D. must be very fat

3.Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato?  Because he or she ______.

A. is fat and cannot take exercise  

B. is fat and round

C. likes eating potatoes on a couch while watching TV

D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat

4.The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .

A. how to watch TV   

B. what couch-potato means

C. why couch-potatoes are very fat      

D. where you can find couch-potatoes

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的)   51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.

     When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.

     "There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.

     "But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."

     "It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."

      57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.

     Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."

     Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you   60 so long to speak?"

     "I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

1.A. because       B. when             C. though             D. before

2.A. speak         B. walk               C. play               D. laugh

3.A. taught         B. found             C. examined          D. asked

4.A. never         B. often               C. usually             D. always

5.A. back          B. hair               C. face               D. mind

6.A. unfair        B. strange            C. noisy             D. quiet

7.A. Hours       B. Weeks            C. Months            D. Years

8.A. good        B. right               C. single              D. new

9.A. chair        B. meal               C. hands              D. books

10.A. slept        B. walked             C. served             D. waited

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Today, I want  1 you how to make chicken and potato soup. It is very  2 . Now, please follow me.
First, make sure you get these ingredients: three  3 , one onion, two  4 of chicken soup, three cups of  5 , two cups of milk, one teaspoon of relish and some  6 .
Instructions: First,  7 up the potatoes and the onion. Then pour the water  8 a pot(锅) and boil them for about fifteen minutes  9 the potatoes are soft(软的). Next, put the chicken soup, salt and relish in a  10 , and mix  11 all up. Pour the mixture into the pot.  12 , put in the milk and oil.
Now it’s  13 to enjoy the delicious soup. It  14 be the most delicious soup if you cook it like this.
It is really a good idea to make the delicious soup for  15 parents on weekends. They will be moved(感动) by what you do.
【小题1】A、tell               B、to tell            C、telling
【小题2】A、awful             B、easy                 C、difficult
【小题3】A、apples            B、pears              C、potatoes
【小题4】A、teaspoons         B、teaspoon             C、potatoes
【小题5】A、water              B、juice               C、tea
【小题6】A、salts             B、salt                C、sugars
【小题7】A、mix                 B、cut                C、put
【小题8】A、to                  B、for                 C、into
【小题9】A、because            B、before             C、until
【小题10】A、blender          B、bowl               C、sandwich
【小题11】A、it                 B、they                 C、its
【小题12】A、Finally            B、End                C、Look
【小题13】A、time             B、result             C、problem
【小题14】A、must              B、can’t            C、need
【小题15】A、her             B、his                C、your

English breakfast is a big meal-eggs,  tomatoes,  tea,  coffee. . .
For many people,  lunch is a quick meal.  In cities,  there are a lot of sandwich bars.  There office workers can buy their favorite bread-brown,  white,  or a roll and even all kinds of salad,  meat and fish.  School children can have a hot meal at school.  But many just take a sandwich,  a soft drink and some fruit from home.
“Tea” means two things.  It is a drink and also a meal!  Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches,  cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite late,  between 6: 00 pm and 8: 00 pm,  and often all the family eat together.
On Sundays,  many families have a traditional lunch.  They have chicken,  pork with potatoes,  vegetables. . .
Englishmen like food from other countries,  especially from France,  China,  Italy and India.  People often get take-away food—they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat.
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1. 1.

   In England many people have a b________ breakfast and a q________ lunch.

2. 2.

   There are many sandwich bars in c________ and o________ workers can buy sandwiches there.

3. 3.

   In England,  tea can mean a d________ and a m________.

4. 4.

   Dinner lasts(持续) about t________ h________.

5. 5.

   English people often buy t________ f________—they buy some food outside and bring it home.