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　　In the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages－has changed as much as what they eat. The original(最初的) chocolate drink was made from the seeds of a certain kind of tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the World during the 1500's, and although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.

　　The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people died from hunger when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6.

　　There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil(巴西) is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in many other countries of South America. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.

1．According to the author, which of the following has changed greatly since the 1400's?

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2．What is ture according to the passage?

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A．Chocolate drinks were served in shops in London during the 1500's.

B．Centuries ago, people often gathered in shops where chocolate drinks were served.

C．The best drinks sold in shops in London were chocolate drinks in the shop.

D．Some of the original chocolate drinks still exist today.

3．From the passage we learned that Peru is a country in ________.

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4．The word “Famine” probably means ________.

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5．The main idea of the passage is that ________.

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A．South America produces many new kinds of food

B．shops became important meeting places in London after the 1500's

C．foods travel from place to place

D．the Old World and the New World have different kinds of food

Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”

Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off    1   hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.

“What a nice    2   ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up    3   smile.”

George, the little boy, told his mother about that    4   girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

“Why not give her some    5  ?”said his mother. George agreed.

The next morning, as Jennie    6    at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him    7   to get into the house.

Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”

“Are they for me?”said Jennie    8  .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve    9   received any flower since we moved to the town.”

“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George,    10    the old, small and empty room.

“Yes,”said Jennie.

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She    11   walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick   12    so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.

George told his parents    13   . They decided to help her. More and more people in the   14   gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

A few months later, Jennie and her mother    15   a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.

1.                A．her            B．his             C．your D．my

 

2.                A．house          B．door           C．smile D．schoolbag

 

3.                A．and            B．but            C．as   D．or

 

4.                A．rich           B．lucky           C．bad  D．poor

 

5.                A．money         B．flowers         C．clothes   D．food

 

6.                A．danced         B．cried           C．sat  D．laughed

 

7.                A．how           B．who           C．when D．why

 

8.                A．angrily         B．easily          C．sadly D．happily

 

9.                A．never          B．usually         C．always    D．sometimes

 

10.                                A．looking for  B．looking around

C．looking like                       D．looking after

 

11.               A．shouldn’t      B．needn’t       C．couldn’t  D．mustn’t

 

12.               A．for            B．in             C．at    D．on

 

13.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

 

14.               A．countryside     B．town           C．village D．city

 

15.               A．reached        B．left            C．closed D．opened

 

 

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Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”

Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off    1   hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.

“What a nice    2   ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up    3   smile.”

George, the little boy, told his mother about that    4   girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

“Why not give her some    5  ?”said his mother. George agreed.

The next morning, as Jennie    6    at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him    7   to get into the house.

Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”

“Are they for me?”said Jennie    8  .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve    9   received any flower since we moved to the town.”

“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George,    10    the old, small and empty room.

“Yes,”said Jennie.

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She    11   walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick   12    so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.

George told his parents    13   . They decided to help her. More and more people in the   14   gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

A few months later, Jennie and her mother    15   a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.

1.                A．her            B．his             C．your D．my

 

2.                A．house          B．door           C．smile D．schoolbag

 

3.                A．and            B．but            C．as   D．or

 

4.                A．rich           B．lucky           C．bad  D．poor

 

5.                A．money         B．flowers         C．clothes   D．food

 

6.                A．danced         B．cried           C．sat  D．laughed

 

7.                A．how           B．who           C．when D．why

 

8.                A．angrily         B．easily          C．sadly D．happily

 

9.                A．never          B．usually         C．always    D．sometimes

 

10.                                A．looking for  B．looking around

C．looking like                       D．looking after

 

11.               A．shouldn’t      B．needn’t       C．couldn’t  D．mustn’t

 

12.               A．for            B．in             C．at    D．on

 

13.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

 

14.               A．countryside     B．town           C．village D．city

 

15.               A．reached        B．left            C．closed D．opened