Most of us have ever imagined the life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise(天堂) where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you are free to sit around without any work. This is really a beautiful picture, isn’t it? However, the other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is awful. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes.

Perhaps there is some truth in both these pictures, but few us have had the chance to find out. We can only experience it in the story like the following.

Many years ago, two men spent five days on a coral island and they wished that they could stay there longer. They were driving a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired. During the journey, their boat began to sink(下沉). They quickly put food, matches, and cans of beer into a rubber dinghy(救生筏) and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.

There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not seem to be a problem. The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy. As they had brought a gun with them, they had plenty to eat. They caught lobster and fish every day, and they thought they lived just like a king. Five days later, a tank passed by and saved them. However, they felt sorry that they had to leave.

1.What kind of life on the island was Not mentioned according to Paragraph 1?

A. A simple and good life. B. A sort of paradise life.

C. A terrible life. D. A common life.

2.What did the two men put into the small rubber dinghy?

A. Food, medicine and cans. B. Food, matches and medicine.

C. Food, beer and matches. D. Food, fish and cans.

3.In what order did the following events take place?

a.They collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.

b.They put necessary things into a small rubber dinghy.

c.They arrived at a tiny coral island.

d.Their boat began to sink.

e.They were saved by a tank.

A. d-b-a-c-e B. d-b-c-a-e C. c-a-d-b-e D. c-d-b-a-e

4.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph means “ ”.

A. the boat B. the journey C. the picture D. the rubber dinghy

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. The two men were sacred because of no water.

B. The two men became the king on the island.

C. The two men would stay on the coral island forever.

D. The two men didn’t want to leave the coral island.

Sugar is the generic name for sweet, soluble carbohydrates(碳水化合物),many of which are used in food.There are many types of sugar that come from different sources.Many people believe that sugar is not healthy for us. Others say that sugar is best source of energy.Some people eat meat while others are vegetarians.Who is right and what is your opinion?

It is clear that we need to have a variety of foods in our diet.A balanced diet includes food from each of the groups:grains ,vegetables, fruit,milk products and meat.Scientists warn us that a lack of certain kinds of food is dangerous,especially for children.Children have to receive a balanced diet in order to grow properly.On the other hand,it is equally dangerous to have too much of anything,including one is favourite food.They say for example,children who eat lots of cheeseburgers and milkshakes will increase their risk of hear attack.

Therefore,we cannot decide what to eat without learning about the human body and food.Scientific information about the body's needs for fats,proteins,minerals and vitamins can help us decide the fight choice and the right amount.And it can also help us separate fact from mistaken opinions.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Sugar is the genetic name for protein.

B. Sugar is from grains only.

C. People have different opinions about sugar.

D. Vegetarians are people who only eat meat.

2.What does the underlined phrase“a variety of ”mean?

A. all kinds of B. a bit of C. .the same kind of D. too many

3.According to this passage,we can infer(推断)that .

A. fat is bad for our bodies.

B. we should eat plenty of protein.

C. we must stay away from sugar if we want to keep healthy.

D. if children eat too much ice cream,they may more easily food.

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