Eat rice brew(酒酿)in class? You must be joking．But that’s what happened in Hefei Hupo Middle School in Anhui．Junior 2 students there made their own rice brew to learn about fermentation(发酵)．
“The students have already learned the lesson in class．But they won’t really understand it until they make their own brew,” said Liang Wen, their biology teacher．
Students made the brew in groups．They first bought yeast(酵母)and cooked the rice．Then they mixed the rice and yeast carefully together in a big, clean bowl．The most important thing is to put the bowl in a warm place．Yeast works best there．That’s the secret of a good rice brew! After about a week, the rice becomes rice brew．
“Our brew looks so delicious．I couldn’t wait to taste it!” said Xi Yiwen, a 14-year-old girl．But Xi had to wait because they had to eat it at the “tasting party”．During the party, the teacher heated up each group’s rice brew for everyone to taste．The students then chose one group as the best brew maker．
Some group’s brew was popular and soon eaten up but some was sour and tasted terrible! Some students even bought new brew because they failed to make their own．
“Working together brought us happiness no matter what the result was!” said Wang Yajun, a 15-year-old girl．Her group was the best in the class．
(1)
Put the following steps in the correct order：
a．the rice becomes rice brew
b．buy yeast
c．put the bowl in a warm place
d．cook the rice
e．mix the yeast and rice carefully in a clean howl
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A．
a-b-c-d-e
B．
b-a-c-d-e
C．
b-d-e-c-a
D．
b-d-a-e-c
(2)
The teacher asked the students to make brew by themselves because ________．
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A．
the teacher liked to eat rice brew
B．
the teacher wanted the students to find out about fermentation themselves
C．
the teacher wanted to make the students work harder
D．
the teacher wanted to find out who makes the best brew
(3)
Some students had sour brew probably because ________．
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A．
they didn’t get the best yeast
B．
they wanted to buy brew from supermarkets
C．
they didn’t put the bowl in the right place
D．
they didn’t cook enough rice
(4)
Besides making brew, the students also learned ________．
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．
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(4)
In fact the skin is ______．
A．no good at all
B．better than the inside part
C．better than the outside rim
D．as good as the outside rim
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(5)
What does this passage tell about potatoes?
A．How to cook them．
B．How to plant them．
C．What is made up of a potato．
D．How to eat them．
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阅读理解
A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there.
The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stand on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. “Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day.”
The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning , Miss ,”the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English , “Good morning . Will one of you get off?”
(1)
The nice talking machine could _____
A. tell people what they should eat
B. weigh and talk to people
C. tell people how old they are
D. tell a story
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(2)
First the man put his machine _____.
A. in the doctor’s waiting room
B. in a museum
C. in a station
D. in a train
[ ]
(3)
What did the machine tell the Indian woman?
A. She was a little lighter.
B. She was just all right.
C. She needed to eat more and exercise more.
D. She was a little bit heavy.
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(4)
Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The machine tested only two people.
B. The Chinese girl was too thin.
C. The Indian woman was in fact heavier than the American woman..
D. Of the three the Chinese girl was the lightest.
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(5)
The machine said quickly “Will one of you get off?” because _____.
A. two people were on it
B. the third woman was too fat
C. something was wrong with it
D. the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from
Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
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A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
[ ]
A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
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A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
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A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
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