题目内容
For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case（情况）. Potatoes will be added to China’s list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（馒头）and noodles to suit（适合） Chinese people’s tastes and eating habits.
In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it’s an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.
“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.
“Hot Potato!” is an action puzzle video game released（发行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.
“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Potatoes in China | Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some popato starch will 1. at dinner table as main food. | ||
Potatoes in America | A kind of main food of diet | ||
An integral part of pop culture | Mashed Potato Dance | Its name came from the song , Mashed Potato Time, 2. by Dee Dee sharp. The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style. | |
Hot Patoto | The game has been played since the 3. of the 21st century. The players have to obey the game rules while playing. The game is popular 4. children. | ||
Mr Potato Head | The 5. of the toy was George Lerner. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. It was the first toy advertised on TV. | ||
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并把答案写在答题卡（纸）的相应位置（每个词只能用一次）。
good, give, and, possible, other, help, animal, for, be, we |
Volunteering takes up our time, energy, and even costs money. It can be hard work. So why should we do it? Well, here 1. some reasons:
Firstly, volunteering is good for 2. . The world is not perfect; Many people and animals need help. Secondly, governments try to meet everyone’s needs, but it’s 3. for them to do all that. Thirdly, if we never
help each other and only care about 4. , the world will be a sad place. If we work together, we can make life easier and happier. But what can we do?
★Bring food to hungry people, and bring comfort 5. happiness to lonely people.
★Make neighborhoods safer and more friendly.
★Protect wildlife and natural areas; help care for pets and wild 6. .
At the same time, it is good for us to do volunteering work 7. our society. We can get many benefits like the following through it:
Get important skills and experience.
Build confidence and self-esteem（自尊）.
Feel satisfied after 8. other.
Since volunteering is so good for us, for others and for the whole society, why don’t we try our 9. to do it? If every one of us 10. our love to others, the world will become much better!
Car pool（拼车）
“Beep, Beep,” goes the car horn（喇叭）. You’ve got dressed, but you’ve not had time to eat breakfast. You run out of the front door with your schoolbag, and jump into the waiting car. Inside, your friends say “hey” as one of their parents drives you to school. 1.
Car pools are a common way of transport for many students in the US. You, along with many of your friends, can sit in one car. 2. And your parents many take turns to drive you all to school.
3. If you’re late, you can eat that breakfast you don’t have time for at home. If you’re behind on your homework, this is your last chance to finish it before class. Some simply add to their sleep time before classes begin.
Besides walking or cycling to class, car pools are green if you can’t take the school bus. Instead of four cars taking four students to school each day, they can all squeeze into one. 4.
More importantly, car pooling teaches students valuable life lessons not taught in class. It can teach students about being on time. It can also teach them the bad influence of being late. If you’re late, then all of your friends will be late too.
A. What do friends do in the car? B. This is the daily car pool to school. C. Of course, it’s better to take the school bus. D. Why is car pool so popular in the USA? E. Think of how much oil that can save! F. You share the journey to school each day. |