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When first entered ,Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob(烤羊肉串)hit the senses ,you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers, especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, and reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plate piled with food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10,so not only is it affordable but practical as well.
The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill(烤肉架).
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grilled chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a place that should not be overlooked.
【小题1】When first entering the restaurant, one can find that it      

A.is splendidly decoratedB.has pleasant smells of kabobs
C.is crowded with dining tablesD.looks like a common restaurant
【小题2】What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?
A.Watching news events on TVB.Drinking a kind of black coffee
C.Reading local English newspapersD.Discussing world topics in low voices
【小题3】The food of the restaurant         
A.is served in small amountsB.is rather expensive
C.is rich in varietyD.is very health
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that the restaurant            .
A.occupies a large space B.owns a favorable location
C.is popular for its special foodD.has a quiet environment inside

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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes (失礼) for the newcomers. A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs-starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.
Pub culture is designed to promote sociability (社交) in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior. “If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers' rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”.
The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.
【小题1】 The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A.tasteB.experienceC.testD.record .
【小题2】The culture of pub in Britain is so developed to ______.
A.encourage people to communicate with each other
B.encourage more people to consume drinks
C.attract more tourists to the pubs
D.form its own character of culture
【小题3】If you don't follow the local rules in a pub, ________.
A.you won't buy good local drinks
B.you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff
C.you may fail to feel the local culture
D.you might get into a dangerous place
【小题4】What may be the best title for the passage?
A.Self-service Pubs in BritainB.British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places
C.Local Pub Culture in BritainD.Manners in British Local Pubs

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Wouldn't it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away?
Well, you CAN. The forecast is written in clouds. If you can read that writing, you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice, you can become a pretty good weather forecaster. Who knows, you might even do as well as meteorologists (气象学家).
Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast. They collect data from all over the world. Then they put it into powerful, high-speed computers.
This does give meteorologists an advantage, because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country.
But you have an advantage, too. You have your brains. You can look at the sky and get your data directly. A meteorologist uses a computer forecast that’s several hours old to make a local forecast.
What are you seeing when you look at a cloud? “A picture of what moisture (水气) is doing in the atmosphere,”says meteorologist Peter Leavit. There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you don't see it, because it's in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor.
Sometimes, the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water. That’s called condensation, and we see it happen all the time, for example, when humid air from the shower hits the cold glass of a mirror. When enough water vapor condenses, droplets form in the air. These droplets scatter light. A cloud is seen.
Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come. Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere.
You should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds, fol1owing each other in order, can signal an approaching storm. But don’t take our word for it; see for yourself.
53. According to the passage, ordinary people can tell the weather because __________.

A. they can look up at the sky
B. they can read weather writings
C. information is stored in computers
D. clouds signal the weather to come
54. Your advantage in weather forecast is that __________.
A. you can keep weather patterns in mind.
B. you have more powerful computers at home
C. your brain works as well as a high-speed computer
D. meteorologists give their data to you as soon as they get them
55. A cloud is formed when __________.
A. there are droplets in the air
B. light is scattered
C. moisture exists in the form of invisible gas
D. water vapor changes to liquid water
56. This passage mainly tells us about how__________.
A. to become a weather forecaster
B. to collect data directly
C. to be an assistant to a meteorologist
D. to keep an eye on the weather

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