All eyes are looking at Milan,Italy this May for the opening of the 2015 World Expo. Food takes center stage at the six-month event,as this year's theme is " Feeding the Planet,Energy for Life".

    Together 148 countries and international organizations are showing new food,energy,science and environmental technology in their pavilions (展馆) ,which are designed to share their special food ideas.

China's exhibition area has three themes. " The Gift of Nature" shows crops growing according to the Chinese lunar calendar and the five colors of the soil. "Food for Life" shows the production of foods like tofu,China's famous eight schools of cuisine (菜肴) ,and its tea culture. ”Technology and the Future" follows the progress of science,including Professor Yuan Longping's hybrid rice.

   Designed by Tsinghua University and New York-based Studio Link-Arc,the China Pavilion shows the idea of " a Land of Hope".

    In fact,the pavilion is based on an important Chinese philosophy (哲学思想) 一,Man is part of nature". It shows an attitude of thankfulness,respect and cooperation. The "land" has fed man from its beginning and "hope" suggest a future in which food can offer life to everyone. The underling theme is balance between mankind and the environment,between human and nature. Just as the farmers look after and protect the earth,so people must care for the planet.

71. Which city is the host of the 2015 World Expo?

The host city of the 2015 World Expo is.

72. How long will the 2015 World Expo last?

It will last.

73. Why does food take center stage at the World Expo?

Because "Feeding the Planet,Energy for Life" is 

74. What are the pavilions of different countries designed for?

They are designed to share.

75. What do the designers of the China Pavilion want to show?

They want to show the idea of.


   Most of us know about the Nobel Prize,especially the Nobel Peace Prize,but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides,he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?

    Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons,he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896,he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will,most of his money was placed in a fund (基金). He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work,not the country they came from.

    Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all is own efforts,but he let the world share his wealth,ftis inventions and wealth stay with the world forever.

71. What was Alfred NobePs business?

His business was.

72. Why did Alfred Nobel set up the Nobel Peace Prize?

Because.

73. Where did the Nobel Prizes come from?

It came from.

74. According to the passage,Alfred Nobel chose the winners,didn't he?

75. What does the word ‘interest’ here mean in Chinese?

It means "".

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