Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.

    However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.

    As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full then you are eating.

    Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.

    When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!

1.When do British people often eat in a restaurant?

    A. After having a birthday.     B. Before watching a movie.

    C. When they feel tired.            D. If they want to have natural food.

2.Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.

    A. eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

    B. they can learn more manners in the restaurant

    C. people care more about their food than before

    D. people don’t like to stay at home after work

3.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.

    A. British dishes are very expensive        B. Japanese dishes are most expensive

    C. British people like foreign food         D. French food is most popular

4. The “takeaway” is the food __________.

    A. you order and take out of the restaurant

    B. that is left when you are eating in a restaurant

    C. you order but don’t need to pay at once

    D. that is sold and ordered only on the phone

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

    A. British restaurant culture           B. British table manners

    C. Best restaurants in Britain          D. Best food in Britain

 

Can plants eat people? Probably not，but there are many plants that eat meat．Some of them are big．And they can eat small animals．One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草)．

    The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant．It grows in dry parts of the United States．Its leaves are like the pages of a book．They can open and close very quickly．Inside the leaves，there are three small hairs．If a fly touches one of the hairs，the leaf closes quickly．The fly cannot get out．In about half an hour，the leaf presses the fly until it is dead．Then，the plant covers the fly．Slowly，the plant eats the fly．

    Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun，the air，and the ground．In some places，the ground is very poor．It doesn’t have all these important things，

especially nitrogen(氮)．Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen， so some plants eat meat to get what they need．Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea !

1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of_________．

    A．plant            B．animal           C．food       D．meat

2.The Venus flytrap grows in_________．

  A．most parts of the world                  B．some parts of Africa

  C．dry parts of the United States             D．wet parts of England

3.From the passage，we learn that_________．

A．all plants can eat people                 B．all plants can eat animals

    C．some plants can eat people               D．some plants can eat animals

4.The underlined word“presses”probably means________ in Chinese．

    A．挤压            B．关上             C．打开          D．松开

5.—Why do some plants eat animal meat? —Because_________．

A．plants are dangerous to animals

    B．animals are dangerous to plants

C．plants want to get what they need from animal me

D．plants want to protect themselves against animals

 

根据文章内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）.
It's different between western countries and eastern countries about how to keep healthy. Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of cool yin and hot yang to be healthy. In China, herbs are the main medicine but in western countries they use tablets (药片).
In China, if you are quiet and always tired, Chinese doctors might think you have too much yin. You should eat more hot yang food. It can give you some energy (能量). But in western countries , doctors will check (检查) your body. They might give you some tablets to cure (治愈) your disease. People who are easily stressed out and angry might have too much yang in their bodies. Chinese doctors believe they should eat more yin food.
Now, people all over the world like herbs, because they think those herbs are healthy and they can help them eat a balanced diet.
【小题1】If you are quiet and always tired, you should eat much yin food.
【小题2】In western countries, doctors will check your heart if you always feel tired.
【小题3】People around the world use different ways to stay healthy.
【小题4】You should eat less yin food if you are easily stressed out and angry.
【小题5】People believe herbs can help them eat a balanced diet and stay healthy.

Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.
However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.
As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full when you are eating.
Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive---French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.
When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “take-away”. This means that they order from a take-out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!
【小题1】When do British people often eat in a restaurant?

A．After having a birthday.	B．Before watching a movie.
C．When they feel tired.	D．If they want to have natural food.

【小题2】Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.

A．eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

B．they can learn more manners in the restaurant

C．people care more about their food than before

D．people don’t like to stay at home after work

【小题3】From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.

A．British dishes are very expensive	B．Japanese dishes are most expensive
C．British people like foreign food	D．French food is most popular

【小题4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．British restaurant culture	B．British table manners
C．Best restaurants in Britain	D．Best food in Britain