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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, ‘‘Of course, I . I a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father , too.’’ But what about the other days of the year?

In my family, my parents like very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very . In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the I have a friend. Her parents in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to . So she dials(拨打) the number, but then she puts down the phone. about 15 minutes, she dials the number again. "Hi, Mom…."

Later, I ask, ‘‘Why do you dial the number ?" She smiles, "My parents are old and , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them time to answer the telephone."

My friend is a good girl. She is always about her parents. You also want to be a child, right? Please always remember to your parents at any time, not just on some important days.

1.A. will B. do C. am D. did

2.A. buy B. sell C. take D. do

3.A. a cake B. a book C. some money D. a gift

4.A.Halloween B.Chinese New Year C.Thanksgiving Day D.Mid-Autumn Festival

5.A. awful B. bored C. happy D. angry

6.A. moon B. sun C.TV D. film

7.A. live B. play C. travel D. eat

8.A. take a walk B. go fishing C. make a call D. have a rest

9.A. After B. When C. Before D. For

10.A.once B. twice C. three times D. four times

11.A. slow B. fast C. healthy D. strong

12.A. enough B. little C. any D. free

13.A. telling B. saying C. thinking D. waiting

14.A. well B. clever C. bad D. good

15.A. give B. love C. want D. hear

Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者). Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?

Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market, so the food didn’t have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they want to their local market to buy the food. This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However, there were some disadvantages. For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition, they could only get food that was in season. Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes. They are available in winter if we want.

Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries. Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all, because food travels such long distances, we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming. In addition, foo that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journeys. For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution. We need to buy more local food.

1.The underlined word “available” most probably means ________.

A. easy to get B. not buy

C. willing to talk D. impossible to get

2.Some countries, like the United Arab Emirates, have to import most of their food because of ________.

A. long distances B. difficult climates

C. fresh and tasty food D. modern technology

3.The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ________.

A. buy more local food

B. increase international trade

C. how some countries import their food

D. use imported materials

4.This passage is mainly about ________.

A. how local food travels from field to plate

B. what “food miles” is and its effects

C. how some countries import their food

D. where different kinds of food come from

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