阅读理解

　　In 1608, an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy. He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing he found. But there was one thing which he found more interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote, “When the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with hands because, as they say, people do not always have clean hands.”

　　Before leaving for England, Thomas Coryate bought a few forks.

　　At home Thomas gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends. When the servants brought the steak, he took out a fork and began to eat like they did in Italy.

　　Everybody looked at him in surprise. When he told his friends what it was, they all wanted to take a good look at the strange thing. All his friends said that the Italians were very strange people because the fork was very inconvenient.

　　Thomas Coryate tried to prove the opposite. He said it was not nice to eat meat with one's fingers because they were not always clean.

　　Everybody got angry at that. Did Mr. Coryate think that people in England always had dirty hands? And weren't the ten fingers we had enough for us?

　　Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork. But the first piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.

　　Only fifty years later did people in England begin to use forks.

1．Why did Thomas Coryate bring forks to England?

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A．He wanted to make his friends surprised.

B．He believed it was not nice to eat meat with fingers.

C．Forks were beautiful.

D．He wanted to make business selling forks.

2．Why did everybody look at Thomas when he began to eat like the Italians?

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A．They believed that was bad manners.

B．Nobody ate meat with hands in England.

C．Everybody thought it was an amazing invention.

D．Nobody had seen a fork before.

3．Why did the first piece of meat fall to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork?

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A．The fork was very inconvenient to use.

B．The fork was bad.

C．Thomas was not used to eating with a fork.

D．The steak was too tough.

For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak(牛排) and beef, they contain less amount of calories(热量).

Some people don’t like canned or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys many good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.

It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.

It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.

1. This passage is mainly about __________.

A. nutrition　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. vitamins　　  　　　　

C. vegetables　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. health

2. Rice, bread and potatoes do good to people’s health mainly because__________.

A. they make people fat

B. there are a lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef

D. both B and C

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. Vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. Extra vitamins provide less energy.

4. The point of the passage is that__________.

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins

阅读理解

　　People in different areas of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. If you were an Eskimo near the North Pole, you would enjoy the raw meat from seals ( a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts or on floating pieces of ice). If you were a nomad in the desert, you would prefer the roasted meat of sheep. Americans cook the meat of many different animals, but perhaps their favorite meat is steak. Americans also eat a lot of chicken, as well as fish and other foods from the sea. Some people in India do not eat meat or fish at all. They are called vegetarians ( person who, for humane, religious or health reasons, eats no meat).

　　Even when people in different parts of the world eat the same food, they often prepare it quite differently. If you were in Germany, you would find soup that is thick and heavy. If you were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. Many people like butter that is fresh and firm, but some people—in India, for example—like butter when it is melted into an oil. If you asked some Americans how they liked their steak cooked, you would get all kinds of answers. Some like their steak well-done, while others like it rare. Many prefer their steak medium—that ishalfway between rare and well-done. Also, people living in different areas of the same country often cook foods differently.

1．The best title of this passage is ________.

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A．Different Food in Different Areas

B．Different Customs of Different People

C．Food and Food Customs

D．How to Cook Food in Different way

2．The word“ rare” in paragraph 3 means ________.

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A．not seen or found very often

B．not happening very often

C．light, thin

D．cooked so as to be still red on the inside

3．The vegetarians in India never eat meat or fish mostly for ________ reason.

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All of us eat every day, but most of us don't understand nutrition(营养). We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.

For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak(牛排) and beef, they contain less amount of calories(热量).

Some people don’t like canned or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys many good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.

It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.

It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.

1. This passage is mainly about __________.

A. nutrition　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. vitamins　　  　　　　

C. vegetables　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. health

2. Rice, bread and potatoes do good to people’s health mainly because__________.

A. they make people fat

B. there are a lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef

D. both B and C

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. Vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. Extra vitamins provide less energy.

4. The point of the passage is that__________.

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins