B

Why are hot dogs so popular in US ?

Put a sausage(香肠)in a bun(面包)and what have you got ? A hot dog of course !

Americans eat a lot of hot dogs . Around sever billion hot dogs will be eaten in July alone this year . People living in the city of Los Angeles eat more hot dogs than people in any other US city .

Some people like hot dogs better than hamburgers because they’re easier to eat . This is because the bun is thin and long and the sausage cannot fall out easily . Americans like to eat hot dogs at baseball matches and other sporting events(体育赛事). But they also buy them in the street and eat them as they walk along !

Most Americans like mustard(芥末)on their hot dogs . America’s President(总统), George W. Bush’s favourite topping(蛋糕上的奶油等)is mustard with relish(调味品). Kids like ketchup(番茄酱)much better ! Lemonade and iced tea are the best drinks to have with hot dogs .

But why are they called this ? Many people say “ hot dog ” was first used in 1901 . A cartoonist(漫画家)called Tad Dorgan was at a baseball game in New York . He heard food sellers shouting “ Get your sausages while they’re red hot ” , Dorgan then drew a cartoon using the word “ hot dog ” . Lots of Americans saw the cartoon and started using the name !

56. Where can you find Americans eating hot dogs ?

A. At a concert .　　　　　　　　　 B. At baseball matches .

C. In the street .　　　　　　　　　 D. Both B and C

57. Which of the following is the city where people eat the most hot dogs in the US ?

　　 A. New York .　　 B. Boston .　　 C. Los Angeles .　　 D. Chicago

58. What do people like to drink with hot dogs ?

A. cola and soda .　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Milk and coffee .

C. Tea and water . 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lemonade and iced tea .

59. The word “ hot dog ” was first used 　　　　.

A. to remember a cartoonist

B. as the nickname of a baseball player

C. to sell a kind of red hot sausage

D. in a cartoon

60. The passage mainly tells us 　　　　.

　　 A. how delicious hot dogs are and how to make them

B. why Americans like hot dogs better than hamburgers

C. how popular hot dogs are and how the name came into being

D. when and where Americans eat this kind of fast food

A

Learn about the emperor penguin’s life

It’s already cold in Antarctica(南极洲)by March . Remember , seasons in the southern half of the world are opposite to those in the north . Nearly all animals leave there in the winter but not the emperors .(皇帝)

In April , emperor penguins start to travel thousands of miles inland to give birth to their baby .

The mother lays her egg during the Antarctic winter months of May and June . Hatching(孵卵)should be the mother’s work , right ? But no ! Penguin mums leave their eggs on the father’s feet and go far away to get food from the sea . It’s the father’s job to hatch the egg . It takes around 65 days !

After about two months , the mother returns with food for the hatched baby . Now it’s the father’s turn to pig out !

By December , the weather becomes warmer and the food gets richer . Baby penguins have now grown old enough to fish for their own food in the sea !

51. How many months does the winter in Antarctica last ?

　　 A. 2 months .　 B. 3 months .　　 C. 4 months .　　 D. 5 months .

52. Why do emperor penguins travel thousands of miles in land in April ?

A. Because they want to have fun .

B. Because they want to get food for winter .

C. Because they give birth to their babies there .

D. Because they want to go to the north .

53. What’s the mother penguin’s job ?

A. To lay eggs .

B. To hatch eggs .

C. To go far away to get food from the sea .

D. Both A and C

54. How long does it take to hatch the eggs ?

　　 A. 30 days .　　 B. 50 days .　 C. 65 days .　　 D. 100 days .

55. The passage mainly tells us 　　　　.

A. how emperor penguins live through year

B. what emperor penguins look like and what they like to do

C. when and where people can find emperor penguins

D. how emperor penguins live in winter

Martin Henfield talks about some of his experiences(经历)as a twin : When we were small my mother dressed us 　41　 　the same clothes . That was bad enough and we didn’t like it . But when we went on our first camping(野营)trip with the scouts(童子军), it was even 　42　 　. We were only ten years old , and while 　43　 　went into their sleeping bags for the night , we were not happy to snuggle(紧偎)inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us .

At school our classmates 　44　 　us Henfield One and Henfield Two , so people couldn’t even see our difference according to(根据)our initials(姓名的开头字母)because 　45　 　of us were M. O. It was only when I went to college and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份).

Before I went to college , during my last secondary school 　46　 　, I got a job on a building site(地点). My twin brother , Mike Henfield , didn’t work . He was resting . One day I said to the foreman(工头), “ Can I have a week off ? ” “ Certainly , ” he said , “ but you won’t have the job when you 　47　 　back . ” I didn’t want to 　48　 　the job . So on Monday morning , Mike went down in my jeans , jacket and hat and he worked 　49　 　me for one week . None of them knew the difference .

Now I am growing old and I feel very different 　50　 　my twin brother . And he’ll tell you the same . We have really worked towards that for forty years .

41. A. in　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

42. A. bad　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. best

43. A. all boys　　　　　 B. another boy　　　　　　　 C. all the other boys　　　 D. all the boys

44. A. called　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

45. A. every　　　　　　　　　　 B. each　　　　　　　　　 C. both　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

46. A. holidays　　　　　 B. holiday　　　　　　 C. week　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weekend

47. A. get　　　　　　　　 B. will get　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are getting

48. A. loose　　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. missing　　　　　　　　　　 D. lose

49. A. instead　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. instead of　　　　　　　　 D. of

50. A. in　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

40. 　　　　he read the book , 　　　　he got in it .

A. The more ; the more interesting

B. The less ; the more interesting

C. The more ; the more interested

D. More ; more interested

39. 　　　　students from the universities went to the west of China after they graduated(毕业).

　　 A. Thousand of　　 B. Thousands of　　 C. About ten hundreds　　 D. Hundred of

38. He took off his shoes and 　　　　them on the floor .

　　 A. brought　　 B. took　　 C. fell　　 D. dropped

37. 　　　　Tom 　　　　Peter may go with you because one of them must stay at home .

　　 A. Not only ; but also　　 B. Neither ; nor　　 C. Both ; and　　 D. Either ; or

36. - Lucy’s phone number is 5-6-3-2-6-4 , please .

　　- 　　　　on a piece of paper .

　　 A. Write down them　　 B. Write them down　　 C. Write it down　　 D. Write down it

35. We were reading in the reading-room 　　　　suddenly the lights went out .

　　 A. while　　 B. when　　 C. as soon as　　 D. if

34. Please 　　　　the other exercises after you finish the exercise .

　　 A. go on to do　　 B. go on doing　　 C. go on with　　 D. go on