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  It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food.Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve.So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

  Japan

  High schools have dining halls, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not harmburgers and chips.Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, and vegetables.

  The United States

  A typical(典型的)menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, fruit and cookies.School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily diet allowances(定量)of protein(蛋白质),vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calories.

  Australia

  Meat pies and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops.But as the nation pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.

  Many schools have used a traffic light system.The sale of red-labelled(标签)foods including chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week.Healthier green-labelled foods such as sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however are served every day.

  In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.

  South Africa

  Most of South Africa's schools do not serve meals at all.Classes end at 1:30 pm and students get their own lunches.Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.

  Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children.But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different illnesses, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养).Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.

(1)

Which belongs to red-labelled food in Australia?

[  ]

A.

sandwiches

B.

apple juice

C.

tomatoes

D.

corn

(2)

What does the underlined word ‘obesity' in the last paragraph probably mean?

[  ]

A.

Allowances.

B.

Sadness.

C.

Nutrition.

D.

Overweight.

(3)

What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

[  ]

A.

A typical menu from a US school is made up of nutrition.

B.

Most students in South Africa eat their lunches at home.

C.

Many schools in Australia have traffic lights inside their schools.

D.

You can have whatever you like in school dining halls in Japan.

(4)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Food served in the US is the best of all.

B.

Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students.

C.

Schools serve different foods from country to country.

D.

School children all over the world dislike their school food.

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根据汉语提示完成下列句子,每空一词.

他父母亲都是美国人.

His parents           the United States.

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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

  The United States, Great Britain took the war on Iraq in late March, 2003, 1 over twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad, the 2 of Iraq. They ended the government of Saddam. 3 Iraqis died in the war. Saddam ran away. No one knows 4 he's dead or alive.

  In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and 5 . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need hospital care. People also need a way to feed their family members.

  The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are 6

weapons of mass destruction. But by June 6, they hadn't found any at all.

(1) A.in
B.after
C.by
D.during
(2) A.city
B.town
C.capital
D.village
(3) A.Thousand
B.Thousands
C.Thousand for
D.Thousands of
(4) A.if
B.when
C.how
D.that
(5) A.spaceships
B.flowers
C.people
D.medicine
(6)A.looking for
B.looking at
C.giving up
D.putting down

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  Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season for holiday. It is often very hot during the months of July and August. Students do not go to school during these two months. Some people like to stay at home during their holiday. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books, or watch television. Many families take their lunch to the park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the ocean(海), they often go to the beach(海滩). There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.

  Many Americans like to meet people from other countries like Meaxico or Canada. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly to these countries on planes.

  The United States is a very large country. Lots of families travel by car or by train to see interesting places in their own country. Some favourite cities to visit are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. These big cities have many famous buildings, theatres(戏院), shops and other places of interest for tourists(游客). They also travel to places such as Florida and Hawaii to enjoy themselves.

  Certainly not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys or canyons(峡谷). They usually take a camera(照相机) and return with a lot of nice coloured pictures and slides of the places they visit. Then they would share(分享) them with their friends.

1.Those who stay at home during their holiday ________.

[  ]

A.do nothing but have a good rest

B.do some cooking

C.go to the cinema

D.visit their friends

2.How can Americans travel to the foreign countries?

[  ]

A.By air.
B.By train.
C.By car.
D.By ship.

3.Most American families like to have a holiday in summer because ________.

[  ]

A.the weather in summer is very good

B.it is not hot in summer

C.students do not go to school during the months of July and August

D.people needn't go to work in summer

4.Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys because ________.

[  ]

A.it is cool there in summer

B.they can have a picnic

C.they can take pictures of these beautiful scenes(风景)

D.it is time for them to go hunting

5.Which of the following statements(陈述) is correct?

[  ]

A.Some Americans like to visit other countries by train.

B.Miami is a beautiful city, which has a lot of wonderful valleys and canyons.

C.In summer holiday all the people like to have lunch at restaurants(饭馆).

D.Not all the people like to visit busy cities.

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  The United States has many different kinds of climates(气候).On the northwest coast(海岸), the temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the

north central(中部的)states have a very different kind of climate.In those states, people wear light clothes in summer, and they need heavy woollen clothes in winter.

  In the southwest coast, the climate is rainy and warm during the winter, but the summer is dry and hot.

  In the northeast of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures.Summer is usually hot, and winter is usually cold.Spring temperatures are warm, and fall temperatures are cool.

  Years ago, people in the cold parts of the United States didn't often get fresh(新鲜的)vegetables and fresh fruits during the summer.Today, however(然而), trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States.In this way, Americans“send their climates”to people in other states.

(1)

The summer and winter temperatures are almost the same ________.

[  ]

A.

in the northeastern states

B.

on the north central states

C.

in the western states

D.

on the northwest coast

(2)

The word“fall”in this passage means ________.

[  ]

A.

drop

B.

down

C.

autumn

D.

spring

(3)

Today people ________ can get fresh vegetables and fruits.

[  ]

A.

in the north central states

B.

in every part of the USA

C.

in the cold parts of the USA

D.

in the southwest part of the USA

(4)

From this passage we know that the climate of the United States ________.

[  ]

A.

is always very cold

B.

is warm in winter

C.

is widely different

D.

changes very little between summer and winter

(5)

From Paragraph 2(第二段)we know that the climate of the southwest coast is ________.(请结合所学的地理知识回答)

[  ]

A.

Maritime(海洋性)climate

B.

Savanna(热带草原)climate

C.

Mediterranean(地中海)climate

D.

Tropical rainforest(热带雨林)climate

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