To:[email protected] From: [email protected]

Subject: Autumn! Date: 15/09/2016 8:00 p.m.

Hello,Mary!

Today is the Mid?Autumn Festival.We will watch the moon tonight,and look for Chang'e.We usually eat mooncakes.They are round,like the moon.

National Day is also in autumn,on October 1st.My mother and father are usually free for three days! We will do many things together.I like going to the National Day celebration.

But the best thing in autumn is my birthday.It's in October.I will be fourteen years old.Goodbye.

Yours,

Sun Jiale

To:[email protected] From: [email protected]

Subject: ________! Date:15/09/2016 9:12 p.m.

Dear Sun Jiale,

Thank you for your e?mail! I love autumn,too.In Canada,we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving Day.Family members always celebrate it together.I will go to my grandmother and grandfather's house.My uncles,aunts and their children will be there,too.

Canadian Thanksgiving Day is in early October.In the USA,they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November.

Have a good time on your birthday,Jiale! On my birthday,I have a cake with candles.Everyone sings the song “Happy birthday”.Then I blow out the candles! Will you have a cake for your birthday?

Your friend,

Mary

1.Sun Jiale's birthday is ________.

A. on September 29th B. in September

C. before September 29th D. after September 29th

2.Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day ________.

A. in early October B. in early November

C. in late October D. in late November

3.Canadians usually ________ on Thanksgiving Day.

A. eat cakes B. stay together

C. watch the moon D. sing a song

4.The subject of Mary's e?mail is“________”.

A. Your birthday B. My birthday

C. Thanksgiving Day D. National Day

5.What must Mary and Sun Jiale use when they write to each other?

A. Pens. B. Paper.

C. Computers. D. Telephones.

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050, there may be 12.5 billion. There are a lot of people to feed. We need more and more food.

One way to produce more food is growing strong?er plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. But it works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic(遗传的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help prevent human diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people becoming blind.

Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.GM foods are made by________.

A. farmers B. workers

C. scientists D. plants

2.What are the good things about GM foods?

A. They make plants strong against diseases.

B. They are unnatural.

C. They can help prevent human diseases.

D. Both A and C.

3.GM foods________.

A. are a quick way to produce food

B. are grown in the wild

C. .are safe

D. are grown only in rich countries

4.Why do some people not like GM foods?

A. They are not useful. B. They are not helpful.

C. They are not natural. D. They are not cheap.

5.From the passage we know that ________.

A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future

B. GM foods will not disappear in the future

C. people will not be interested in GM foods

D. people will have to stop using GM foods

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