Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑橘) fruit and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruit and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and food made from milk; (6) bread or cereal, rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Food are cooked and eaten in different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day, in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw (生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4’clock in the afternoon or at 11 o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

There are two problems in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your meals?

A.Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages. B.Beef, pork, fish and milk.

C.Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes. D.Potatoes, carrots rice and bread.

2.It is important for people to eat ______.

A.three times a day B.dinner at twelve o’clock

C.cooked food all the time D.something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

3.People in different countries and different places of the world ______.

A.eat food in different ways B.cook their food in the same way

C.have their meals at the same time D.have the right kinds of food to eat

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.There are too many people in the world.

B.People in some places don’t have enough to eat.

C.One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D.The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

5.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A.When people eat their lunch. B.What to do with the two problems.

C.How to cook food in different ways. D.Why people eat different kinds of food.

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi (马拉维). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among (在…… 之中) tourists from all over the world.

If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers (乘客) to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays 1 dollar for going shopping in town.

28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to (过去) make boats for a living (谋生), but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

1.In Malawi are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A.cars B.bikes C.trains D.buses

2.Why does Alice enjoy the bike taxi?

A.Because it’s on the side of the road. B.Because it’s popular and heavy.

C.Because it’s all over the country. D.Because it’s cheap and easy.

3.How old did Panjira Khombe begin to ride a bike taxi?

A.26 years old. B.27 years old. C.28 years old. D.29 years old.

4.From the passage we learn Panjira Khombe thinks that .

A.going shopping is easy B.making boats is a hard job

C.riding a bike taxi is cheap D.carrying heavy people is very interesting

5.The best title for this passage is .

A.Bike Riders B.A Special Country

C.Bike Taxis D.A Cheap Journey

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