题目内容
Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and
they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium (比利时) originally. French fries are made of
potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were fist seen
by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice
with a small pause in the middle.
During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They
ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers went back home to America. However, they
missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist
introduced to America.
French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes
French fries are just called fries.
French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as
McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually
served with hamburgers. If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will
probably hear "You want fries with that?" Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while,
and say "Yes, please. Thank you."
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2. Where do French fries originally come from?
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3. Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?
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4. Who first introduced French fries to America?
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5. What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph refer to?
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2. Belgium
3. Because they are fried in the French way.
4. American soldiers.
5. Hamburgers
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People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn’t return them.
If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library $300,000 for being 220 years late.
On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.
The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books.
【小题1】Gorge Washington is__________.
A.the president of the US now |
B.the first president of the US |
C.the first black president of the US |
D.the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back |
A.the Washington Public Library |
B.the New York Society Library |
C.the Paris Society Library |
D.the Chinese Public Library |
A.Gorge Washington will return the book. |
B.Gorge Washington will pay the fine |
C.someone will find the book and return it |
D.someone will pay the fine for the president |
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Accident Report Form(表格)
Accident: A car crashed(冲撞) into a tree.
Some people were trapped (困)in the car.
Weather: There was a heavy rain.
Date of call: June 3,2006
Time of call: 9:30 p.m.
Name of caller: Mrs Green
Place: Zhongshan Road, Nanjing
Conditions of victims(受害者): Mr Green hurt his head.
Mrs Green hurt her left leg.
Their daughter felt frightened.
Action: Policemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p.m.
1.What time did Mrs Green call the police?
A.At 9:30 a.m. |
B.At 9:30 p.m. |
C.At 9:40 p.m. |
D.At 9:45 p.m. |
2.How many people were trapped in the car?
A.One. |
B.Two |
C.Three |
D.Four |
3.Whose left leg was hurt?
A.Mrs Green's. |
B.Their daughter's. |
C.Mr. Green's |
D.Their friend's. |
4.What was the weather like that day?
A.It was sunny. |
B.It was snowy. |
C.It was cloudy. |
D.It was rainy. |
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The car crashed into a wall. |
B.Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital. |
C.The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing. |
D.The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |
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Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well.
At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian(匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.
One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising(不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.
Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent(天赋), Chopin soon became famous.
1.Chopin was _______.
A.the greatest musician in the world |
B.a famous Polish(波兰的) pianist |
C.a famous Paris pianist |
D.one of the greatest musicians in Hungary |
2.The wonderful piano concert started _______.
A.after all the lights were turned on |
B.when Liszt sat down at the piano |
C.after the lights were turned off |
D.when Chopin went to the piano |
3.When the music came to an end, _______.
A.Liszt stood at the piano |
B.all the lights were turned off again |
C.Chopin stood at the piano |
D.people went out of the hall |
4.Chopin became famous _______.
A.before he came to the concert |
B.because he was a student of Liszt’s |
C.because people in Paris liked him very much |
D.since he played so well at the concert |
5.From the story we know _______.
A.Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt |
B.Liszt planned to make Chopin famous |
C.Liszt was Chopin’s teacher |
D.one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist |