题目内容
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In the UK, most children have their midday meal at school, but in many schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school lunch—a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents prepare lunches on the basis of what their children want. Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches, because they say they hate school dinners. I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so we’re like a sandwich bar in our kitchen in the morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made her choice based on the nutritious value of the food. She said, “My daughter always has school dinners. I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made sandwiches.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, wasn’t impressed with them. “Fizzy (有泡沫的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
The question of how healthy school food is was brought to Jamie Oliver, who launched a campaign to improve children’s nutrition, after spending a year working in a school kitchen. The TV series about the campaign won an award this week.
He was horrified (惊恐的) at the junk food he saw being served, which included burgers, pizza and chips. He decided to ban the junk, and started cooking good stews (炖菜) and curries for the children instead.
Jamie improved the school dinners in that particular school, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food. Then he put pressure on the government to improve the standards of school food across the country. And it looks as if the changes have begun.
57 What would be the best title for the passage?
A. School Dinners B. Healthy Food
C. Dinners in the UK D. Research on Dinners
58. The underlined phrase “on the basis of” in the second paragraph probably means “______”.
A. by comparison B. according to
C. in spite of D. for the good of
59 We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. in Britain, all children have their lunch at school
B. Cathy’s children like school dinners
C. stews and curries are healthy food
D. Jamie Oliver works in a school kitchen
60. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. There are many schools in Britain.
B. Susan chooses food for her daughter according to its nutrition.
C. In the past, the food provided by British schools was not healthy enough.
D. None of the parents in Britain like school food.
57---60 ABCC
解析
In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.
In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometres long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs .
The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752. In the same year he also built the first lightning rod (避雷针). This device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning.
Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning has a voltage (电压) of more than 15 million volts (伏特). A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second.
Scientists judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning per year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day.
The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car. Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under tress. Also on,e should stay out of water and away from metal fences. Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things.
With lightning, it is better to be safe than sorry.
【小题1】People once thought lightning came from ________.
A.the gods | B.the earth |
C.the sky | D.nature |
A.Metal fences. | B.Machines. |
C.Electricity. | D.Lightning rods |
A.as quickly as water | B.not so quickly as electricity |
C.at very high speed | D.at very low speed |
A.In the U.S about one person per day dies from lightning. |
B.Swimming during a thunder storm is a good idea. |
C.The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning. |
D.A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm. |
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh(孟加拉), I saw a woman with a baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer。 I asked a Bangladesh escort(随从) why they weren't using a machine, which would have been a lot easier。 He told me a machine would put that lady out of work。 And bad as that woman's job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive。 ______61_______ 。
Serving in the U。S。 Army overseas in the past, I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh。 _____62____ 。 They are victims(受害者) of crime and social unrest(动荡), who in turn become the drug dealers and the street gang(匪帮) members。 I've seen it over and over again everywhere I go。 People who have jobs can have a home, send their kids to school, develop a sense of pride, contribute to the good of the community, and even help others。 _____63___ 。
_____64_____ , but I'm still working to help people prepared for disaster。 I'm not going to stop。 _____65_____ 。
A.Because they can work, they're free。 They're blessed(幸福的)。 |
B.It reminded me of my father's words: To work is a blessing |
C.She might get to do a little farming some day, too。 |
D.I believe in my father's words: To work is a blessing |
E。 Now I'm retired from the Army
F。 And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not blessed。
G。No one can work。