【题目】阅读短文,根据要求完成下面各小题。

You can seldom see homeless people on the street.So what could you do if you want to help them? Here are some ways.

Donate(捐赠) money.The easiest way to help the homeless is to donate your money.When you want to do thatyou can donate your money to local organizations.Most charity organizations know where the most help is needed.

Donate things.Donating your used or new things is another easy way to help.Donate these things to local organizations which help the homeless or give them to homeless people you see often.The best things to donate include things like: professional clothingnew socks...

Provide food.52.There are lots of ways that you can help homeless people get food.You can donate fresh fruits and vegetables to local soup kitchens.You can also drop off bananasapplesor sandwiches.

Call emergency(紧急)services.If you see someone who may be a danger to themselves or otherscall emergency services.53.If someone is clearly having a serious problemcall for help also. If someone is in danger because of weather conditionscall Emergency Services also.

A)5051根据短文内容简要回答问题;

B)5253将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

C)54小题请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

1What is the easiest way to help the homeless?

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2Where can you donate your used or new things?

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【题目】 Fruit farmers in Okayama, Japan, have managed to make peeling (去皮) a banana optional by developing a special variety with eatable skin. The peel of their “Mongee bananas” isn’t particularly tasty, but it’s much thinner and far less bitter than that of regular bananas, making it 100% eatable.

Scientists at D&T Farm in the country’s Okayama Prefecture released the social media-ready news following months of experimenting with a freezing-and-thawing (解冻) method, which keeps the banana tree at extremely cold temperatures followed by a dramatic heat increase. The result is soft and thin skin that hasn’t fully developed. They froze young banana trees to -60 degrees Celsius, planting them again as they began to thaw. This apparently activated an ancient part of their DNA, which not only allows the plant to grow in Japan’s cool climate, but also speeds up its development. While tropical varieties of bananas require two years to grow large enough for consumption (消费), the Mongee banana needs just four months.

The first bunch of Mongee bananas hit department stores’ shelves in the November of last year, but getting your hand on one of these incredible fruits remains a huge challenge. D&T Farm only produces 10 bananas per week, and they only deliver them to the Fruit Corner of Tenmanya Okayama, a local department store. But even if you happen to find one available, you’d probably be a bit put off by the price – 648 yen ($5.70) per fruit.

Banana peel is an excellent ingredient that can contain vitamin B6 and magnesium related to the production of serotonin (血清素). At the same time, it has a positive effect on both brain and sleep. Research results that ripe fruit peels have a good effect on treating prostatic hypertrophy (前列腺肥大) have also been published.

John Guterman, a botanist, says, “And what about shipping? For most of the fruit’s history, the peel has provided protection, allowing it to travel long distances. A softer, more bruise-prone banana would be a step back from hardy banana varieties that travel thousands of miles. In this sense, the day we all stop peeling bananas and instead bite straight through their skin may still be a long way away.

1Compared with regular bananas, Mongee bananas ________.

A.are far easier to peelB.have much sweeter flesh

C.are much more thin-skinnedD.have a longer growth period

2Why is it hard to buy a Mongee banana now?

A.It isn’t affordable at all.B.It hasn’t come into the market yet.

C.It is made for certain people.D.Its production ability is still limited.

3What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The medical value of banana peel.

B.The nutrition (营养) of banana peel.

C.The way of making banana peel sweeter.

D.The studies about how to make banana peel eatable.

4What does John think of the Mongee banana?

A.It should not be widely grown.

B.It won’t be spread widely soon.

C.It indicates the future of fruits with skin.

D.It has no advantage over regular bananas.

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