Most American children eat potatoes.But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food.Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper.Hold the piece between your eyes and light.You will see that the potato has skin(皮),an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part.The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato,is the most valuable part of all.But this is often thrown away with the skin.Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside.When eating a cooked potato,if you choose the inside and leave the outside,you are throwing the best part of it.If you can't eat the whole potato,eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do.
(1)
How many parts does the potato have?
A.It has only one part,outside rim.
B.It has two parts,skin and outside rim.
C.It has three parts,skin,outside rim and an inside part.
D.It has four parts,middle,skin,outside rim and an inside part.
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(2)
What is the best part of a potato?
A.Outside rim. B.Inside part. C.Middle. D.Skin.
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(3)
What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?
A.Skin only. B.Inside. C.Outside rim. D.Part of it.
One of the world's greatest storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2nd, 1805, in Denmark.He was the son of a poor shoemaker.After his father's death he traveled to Copenhagen to try out for the theater.He hoped to become an actor, but his real talent was for writing and he first became known for his poetry.He also wrote plays, novels and travel books, but while many of these are now almost unknown outside Denmark, his fairy tales are famous around the world.
His first collection of fairy tales, Tales Told for Children, was published in 1835 and included such favorites as The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea.His most famous fairy tales, however, are The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen.There probably isn't a child in the world who hasn't read at least one of these, or had it read to him.
Shortly before his death, in August 1875, he was asked what music he would like to be played at his funeral.“It should be in time with little steps,”he said,“because most of the people at my funeral will be children.”
There is a statue(雕像)of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbor.It was put there because the Danish are very proud of their most famous writer.
(1)
What is the main idea of this passage?
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A.
Hans Christian Andersen wrote several travel books.
B.
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark.
C.
Hans Christian Andersen was famous for his writing.
D.
Hans Christian Andersen died in August 1875.
(2)
What did Andersen want to be at first?
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A.
An actor.
B.
A shoemaker.
C.
A writer.
D.
A bookseller.
(3)
What was the title of his first collection of fairy tales?
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A.
The Tinderbox.
B.
The Princess and the Pea.
C.
Tales Told for Children.
D.
The Little Mermaid.
(4)
Which fairy tales are his most famous ones?
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A.
The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid and The Tinderbox.
B.
The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox.
C.
The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen.
D.
The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen and The Princess and the Pea.