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A Different Roast Every Day

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."

"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."

Four days later he returned home.

"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"

"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."

"Oh, what?"

"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."

"Fresh meat is the best."

"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

"Lucky you!"

"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

"A different roast every day," Jack said.

" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

1.Where did Alan work? He worked ___.

A．on a farm                             B．at a school

C．in a restaurant                          D．in an office in a city

2.Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

A．by the seaside                          B．in the country

C．in the mountains                        D．on an island

3.Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.

A．he lived near there

B．he had a good friend there

C．he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside

D．he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country

4.How many days did he stay on the farm?

A．A few days.        B．A week.           C．Three days.        D．Four days.

5. What made Alan return so soon?

A．He fell ill.

B．The air there was not fresh.

C．The prices were too high.

D．He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

In some countries, people eat rice every day.   36   they eat it two or three times a day，for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can   37  it, fry (煎) it or   38   it into rice noodles. They usually eat it   39  meat, fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kind of   40 . Muslins, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its   41  go all over the Pacific looking for fish to   42 . The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.

In   43  such as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is   44  or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They   45  potatoes in different ways. They can boil them，fry them and roast (烤) them.

In Africa, maize (玉米) is the most important food.   46  rice and wheat, maize is a kind of cereal (谷物). African people make the maize   47  flour. From this flour they make   48  kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very   49  and they can’t afford to eat much   50  with their cereal.

Cereals are a very important kind of food   51  we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh   52 .

Some people eat   53  fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or   54  that comes from animals. They eat only food from   55 . Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little – noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

       Before the appearance of television seats, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity（团结） was strengthened. In the cleaning – up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product—the television set.

       By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed – up of this once – leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners—meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half – hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by       .

A. poverty  B. having few children  C. poor living conditions   D. separation

In the past, Americans tended to        .

A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table

B. eat more food than they have today

C. spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table

D. talk so much that they forgot to eat

The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to        .

A. the TV programs                      B. the pace of modern life

C. the wide use of household appliances      D. the popularity of fast food

The best title for this passage might be       .

A. Talk At Dinner Table               B. TV Dinner

C. Pace Of Modern Life               D. Problems Caused By TV

 In some countries, people eat rice every day._  they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can _____ it, fry（煎）it or ______ it into rice noodles. They usually eat it ______ meat, fish and vegetables.

     Some people do not eat some kind of______. Muslins, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eat beef. The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its ____ go all over the  Pacific(太平洋) looking for fish to ______．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish，and they also eat a lot of rice．

     In______ such as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is ______ or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour(面粉). They  ______ potatoes in different ways． They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．

     In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．______ rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）． African people make the maize ______flour． From this flour they make ______ kinds of bread and cakes． Many Africans are very ______ and they can’t afford to eat much ______ with their cereal． Cereals are a very important kind of food ______ we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh ______．

    Some people eat ______fruit and vegetables． They do not eat meat or fish or ______ that comes from animals． They eat only food from ______． Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．

1.A. Sometimes    B. Sometime    C. Some time    D. Some times

2.A. drink        B. eat             C. have           D. boil

3.A. make          B. turn            C. change          D. eat

4.A. as             B. like             C. with            D. together

5.A. apples         B. fish             C. meat            D. vegetables

6.A. trains          B. planes          C. fishing boats    D. life boats

7.A. buy            B. weigh          C. hold           D. catch

8.A. the world      B. countries      C. the east         D. developing countries

9.A. bread              B. cake            C. flour          D. vegetables

10.A. cook               B. eat              C. make          D. take

11.A. Like               B. As              C. Being          D. With

12.A. of                  B. from              C. into          D. up to

13.A. the same           B. different         C. every         D. each

14.A. rich               B. poor             C. strong           D. weak

15.A. meat              B. maize           C. flour             D. bread

16.A. so                 B. as               C. because         D. but

17.A. rice                B. cakes            C. fruit           D. potatoes

18.A. not only           B. only              C. besides        D. except

19.A. something        B. anything          C. pork          D. beef

20.A. plants            B. apples            C. pigs           D. fish 

A special dinner there might include Chinese pork dish, British roast beef and French-style vegetables. Boiled rice ______ just about everything.

A．is served with      B．will serve          C．serves with        D．is served