Many years before the United States was founded(建立), Americans had already invented barbecues．But the first barbecues, in fact, were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti, who dried their meat on raised frames(架子)of sticks over fires．Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa, and as time passed, English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues．
One summer day in 1773, Benjamin Lynde, a citizen of Massachusetts, wrote in his diary,“Fair and hot ; Browne; hack overset．”That is, on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attend a barbecue, and his carriage(马车)fell over．It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time．Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires, and neighbours would be invited to dinner．
In later centuries, as settlers moved to the west, the barbecue went along with it, reaching an especially large size in Texas, where a pit(坑)for fuels(燃料)such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep．Today, the barbecue grills(烧烤架)which are fueled by charcoal(木炭)or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move, and can cook only parts of an animal at a time, but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over．
(1)
Who invented the barbecues first in history?
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A．
American people．
B．
Taino Indians．
C．
Spanish explorers．
D．
English settlers．
(2)
The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue ________．
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A．
is only held on a hot sunny day
B．
welcomes people who keep diaries
C．
is held both indoors and outdoors
D．
has its social occasion for over 200 years
(3)
The underlined expression“social occasion”can be best translated into ________．
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A．
社交功能
B．
社会福利
C．
社会地位
D．
社会背景
(4)
The following are all the barbecue ways EXCEPT ________．
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A．
drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires
B．
roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches
C．
cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by charcoal
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
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A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
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A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
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A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
