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Teacher Wanted

Are you a teacher? Do you like children? Can you help them with Chinese on weekend? Come to join us.

Call Mike at 375-5755 for more information.

Tennis Club

Do you like to play tennis? Do you want to play tennis well? Mr. Chen can teach you. You can come here every Saturday afternoon. You need to pay only 100 yuan each month.

Tel: 368-5722

Add: Room 412 in School’s PE building.

Learning English

Can you speak English? Do you want to join the English club now? Call Jane at 345-1238.

Time:8:30 — 11:00am (from Monday to Friday)

Musician Wanted

Are you a music lover? Can you sing or dance? Can you play any instruments(乐器)? Welcome to our Star Rock Band.

Please call Tina at 898-2556 or send an e-mail to music@163.com.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Mary is a good teacher and she wants to find a job. Who may offer(提供)her a job?

A. Tina. B. Mr. Chen. C. Mike. D. Jane.

2. If you want to learn tennis for half a year, how much do you need to pay?

A. 1, 200 yuan. B. 600 yuan. C.300 yuan. D. 100 yuan.

3.How long does it take to learn English every day?

A. 2.5 hours. B. 3.5 hours. C. 4 days. D. 5 days.

4. If you are a music lover and you want to be a singer, you can _________________.

A.call 368-5722 B. call 345-1238

C. go to Room 412 D. send an e-mail to music@163.com

5.Sarah can speak English well and she teaches children English. She works from Monday to Friday. Can you guess where she works?

A. The English Club. B. Sunshine Band.

C. The Teacher Club. D. The Sports Club.

Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries.Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food.Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate.This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”.A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food.Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者).Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?

Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very far.The consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the food.This was a good system for farmers and consumers.However, there were some disadvantages.For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally.In addition, they could only get food that was in season.Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world.We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes.They are available in winter if we want.

Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food.This is because they have difficult climates.The United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries.Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons.First of all, because food travels such long distances.we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food.This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming.In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty.Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey.For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer.Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution.We need to buy more local food.

1.What is called “food miles” according to this passage?

A. The origins of the food. B. The effects of long distances.

C. The journey from field to plate. D. The disadvantages of imported food.

2.The underlined word “available” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”.

A. easy to get B. not busy C. willing to talk D. impossible to get

3.Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of ____.

A. long distances B. difficult climates C. fresh and tasty food D. modern technology

4.The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ______.

A. buy more local food B. increase international trade

C. travel long distances D. use imported materials

5.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how local food travels from field to plate B. what “food miles” is and its effects

C. how some countries import their food D. where different kinds of food come from

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