Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread．Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American．However, they actually come from other countries．
A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake－a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup．The idea of the pancake is very old．In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China．
Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America．Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe．
In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them．Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world．Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go．
Doughnuts(usually spelled“donut”in the United States)came from France．They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大战)．After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them．Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States．
(1)
This reading is mainly about ________．
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A．
famous places in the United States to eat breakfast
B．
popular American breakfast foods coming from China
C．
the most popular types of pancakes in the United States
D．
the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States
(2)
Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?
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A．
They both came from Europe．
B．
They are both easy to make．
C．
They are both sweet．
D．
People in New York make them best．
(3)
Who brought bagels to America?
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A．
Polish people．
B．
Jewish people．
C．
Chinese people
D．
American soldiers．
(4)
Which of the following is true about doughnuts?
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A．
It was first made by the French．
B．
The soldiers invented them in World War I．
C．
Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States．
D．
It is round with a hole in the middle．
(5)
This passage tells us that ________．
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A．
the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast
All of the people have ambitions．An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be．A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams．An athlete’s(运动员的)ambition could be to win an important competition．A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money．
Not all ambitions are about success at work, however．Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others．
Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer．He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper．He likes sports, but swimming and football are his favorites．
Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist．She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily．It is very important to her．
Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．Then he wants to drive a racing car．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!
What is your ambition?
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(1)
The Chinese meaning of the underlined(划线的)word“ambition”is“________”．
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A．
信心
B．
希望
C．
理想
D．
幻想
(2)
What does a businessman want?
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A．
To pass the exams．
B．
To win a competition．
C．
To make a lot of money．
D．
To get a good job．
(3)
What does Ben want to be?
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A．
A newspaper reporter．
B．
A famous swimmer．
C．
A great football player．
D．
A sports writer．
(4)
Why does Trudy practice the piano every day?
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A．
Because she wants to be a concert pianist．
B．
Because she wants to help Lily．
C．
Because she wants to be a pop singer．
D．
Because her mom tells her to．
(5)
What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．
Everyone has his or her own ambition．
B．
Harry can’t decide what he wants to do．
C．
Ambitions are about success at work．
D．
Somebody doesn’t have an ambition．
短文理解
Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．
(1)
According to the chart, the pop star was a ________．
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A．
singer
B．
dancer
C．
player
D．
pianist．
(2)
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________．
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A．
6∶30
B．
7∶00
C．
7∶30
D．
8∶00
(3)
How long did he spend on his way to the place for his performance?
