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Brazil is beautiful and more than just football.How much do you know about Brazil? You might think of football, samba (桑巴)and the Amazon(亚马逊河).But there is a lot more to this country: its wonderful land, history and culture (文化).On September 7, 1822, Brazil won its independence (独立) from Portugal. So that day is Brazil's National Day (国庆日).It is the largest country in South America and has the second longest river in the world. It is called the Amazon. The river is 6,440 kilometers long and runs through the world's largest rainforest. The rainforest is home to between 800,000 and 5 million kinds of plants and animals. But be careful when you swim because the biggest snake, the Anaconda (大水蟒), and the most terrible fish, the Piranha(水虎鱼), live there!Brazilians love sports, especially football. Many great players were born in Brazil like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. Football is played everywhere. It is so popular that schools and businesses close during their important matches!

The Brazilians also love dancing very much. The national dance is the samba. Samba is a very lively and fun dance. Every year in February or March, there is the Carnival (狂欢节). This is a time for parades (游行) and partying! People go out and dance in the streets! Dancers dress up in colorful clothes and go through the streets on big cars called floats(彩车). Tens of thousands of people watch the dancing.If you want to be part of the carnival, then find a chance to travel to Brazil!

(1)

What day is Brazil's National Day?

(2)

Which river is the second longest river in the world and how long is it?

(3)

Is the rainforest dangerous?

(4)

What sports do the Brazilians like best?

(5)

What do the people do during the Carnival?

答案：

（1）On September 7

（2）Amazon

（3）Yes

（4）football

（5）parades and partying

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Brazil is beautiful and more than just football

How much do you know about Brazil? You might think of football, samba (桑巴) and the Amazon(亚马逊河). But there is a lot more to this country: its wonderful land, history and culture (文化).On September 7, 1822, Brazil won its independence (独立) from Portugal. So that day is Brazil's National Day (国庆日). It is the largest country in South America and has the second longest river in the world. It is called the Amazon. The river is 6,440 kilometers long and runs through the world's largest rainforest. The rainforest is home to between 800,000 and 5 million kinds of plants and animals. But be careful when you swim because the biggest snake, the Anaconda (大水蟒), and the most terrible fish, the Piranha(水虎鱼), live there! Brazilians love sports, especially football. Many great players were born in Brazil like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. Football is played everywhere. It is so popular that schools and businesses close during their important matches!

(1)

What day is Brazil's National Day?

(2)

Which river is the second longest river in the world and how long is it?

(3)

Is the rainforest dangerous?

(4)

What sports do the Brazilians like best?

(5)

What do the people do during the Carnival?

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You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity（商品）. You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground. But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing（吃草） quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red “cherries” from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!

But it wasn’t used as a drink at first - it was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled（偷运）out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.

It was the caffeine（咖啡因）that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. In the short term, a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.

1.What is the world’s biggest traded commodity?

A. Oil B. Coffee C. Tea

2.Why did the goatherd want to dance?

A. Because he liked to dance with his goats.

B. Because he found his goats behaving strangely.

C. Because he ate some red “cherries” from a plant.

3. Which of the following events came first?

A. Coffee houses appeared in Mecca.

B. Coffee became a drink.

C. Coffee spread as Islam spread.

4. Which sentence is true?

A. Monks were the first to drink coffee.