【题目】Sorry, potato people! Although it’s probably no surprise that French fries are among the worst food you can eat, most of us still don’t believe it. After all, it doesn’t hurt to eat some every once in a while ... right? But some people feel guilty (内疚的) to eat French fries and they have a good reason for that.

According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people’s guilty feeling may be well-placed. The research, which researched potato eating in 4,400 older people between ages of 45 and 79 over the course of eight years, shows that eating fried potatoes at least twice a week highly increases our risk of death.

But hold up! Before you completely stop eating potatoes, you should know that it is found that eating potatoes overall (even a lot of them!) wouldn’t kill you. Instead, it’s the type of potato that makes all the difference between life and death.

Eating fried potatoes like French fries at least twice per week increased the risk of death in the study. On the other hand, potatoes that were not fried, such as boiled and baked potatoes, were less likely to cause death.

Why? Potatoes have healthy levels of fiber (纤维) and vitamins, so you can partake without feeling bad. But when it comes to the fried food, you might need to think again. French fries usually have lots of fat and added salt, leading to weight growth. Still, when all is said and done, connection isn’t totally equal to causation (因果关系). More research is needed before certainly concluding that eating French fries alone increases the risk of death.

Luckily, potatoes are still considered as one of your suggested three to five servings of vegetables per day. Just try not to eat the fatty ones, if you can.

1What’s the passage mainly about?

A. People’s reasons for feeling guilty.

B. The worst food that should be avoided.

C. A study about potatoes’ effects on people’s health.

D. Research on the relation between French fries and death.

2From the findings of the study, we learn that

A. potatoes aren't good for everyone

B. much food can mean life and death

C. we shouldn't eat one type of food too much

D. how food is cooked is important to our health

3What does the underlined word “partake” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Share. B. Cook.

C. Eat. D. Buy.

4What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. People shouldn’t eat potatoes any more in daily life.

B. Although potatoes arc a kind of vegetables, we can't eat them.

C. People should eat potatoes which have less fat.

D. Potatoes aren’t allowed to eat by people who are in bad health.

【题目】Once there was an English prince called Henry. He liked to study languages, but smiles never came on his face. His father, the king tried to make him happy in every possible way. Yet the young prince was not happy.

One day the king had an interview with a man named Sir Arthur. Sir Arthur told the king, “I have a method to make Prince Henry happy, but you have to send him to the countryside”. At first, the king refused. But Sir Arthur insisted on taking the prince to the country. Finally, the king agreed.

Prince Henry and Sir Arthur went to Sir Arthur’s house. His big yard was divided into two parts— inside yard and outside yard, and the outside yard was a big garden with a flowerbed. Sir Arthur told Henry, “Do you know my flowerbed can talk, and it has a secret?” The prince thought it very strange. Sir Arthur went on, “It tells the secret only to those who watch it every day. If you learn the secret, you will be happy.”

Prince Henry looked, but there was no flower, not even a leaf upon it. Then he circled the flowerbed every day. Even when a storm came, he didn’t go inside, so he caught a cold.

Many days passed. The flowerbed was wet, and the warm sun shone upon it. At last, one fine morning, he saw tiny plants coming up.

Day after day he saw that these plants made lines, and that the lines formed some letters. He thought about the spelling and tried to translate them into his own language. At last, he got it: DO SOMETHING GOOD TO SOMEONE EVERY DAY.

1Why was Prince Henry sent to the countryside?

A. Because his father wanted him to experience the life.

B. Because he wanted to experience a different life.

C. Because his father wanted to make him happy:

D. Because he wanted to become happy again.

2What happened at the end of the story?

A. Prince Henry was told the secret of the flowerbed.

B. Prince Henry wasn’t happy with the secret of the flowerbed.

C. Prince Henry could hear what the flowerbed said.

D. Prince Henry got the secret of the flowerbed on his own.

3What can we learn from the passage?

A. Prince Henry wasn’t happy if he was not allowed to study languages.

B. The king disliked Sir Arthur’s idea and he didn’t follow his advice.

C. Prince Henry was OK when he watched the flowerbed.

D. Sir Arthur was a helpful man and he finally succeeded in helping Prince Henry.

4What does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s easy to be happy.

B. Helping others is useful.

C. Everyone should do something good.

D. Doing something good can make us happy.

【题目】

Eating out

Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Come to one of these hot new restaurants.

Musical Chairs

Have you noticed how music makes the taste of your food better? This new restaurant has different types of live music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. Great fish dishes, beef and pizza. Monday is classic (经典的) rock night, so see you there.

Last Days of the Raj

A centrally-located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after going to the cinema or watching a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are beef and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices.

The Chocolate Box

The owner of this small cafe used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realized she preferred sweets to anything else. If you want to eat meat or fish, don’t come here. They only cook desserts in the place! Lots of different kinds of sweets. They are very lovely and delicious. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.

A Tasty of Tuscany

Whether you’d like a great value-for-money lunch or a relaxed evening meal at a fantastic restaurant, this is the place for you. The cooks have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and modem dishes. We recommend the pasta and seafood. Come to have a try. And you must fall in love with the food here.

1When should you go to the Musical Chairs if you want to enjoy the classic rock?

A. On Monday. B. On Friday.

C. On Saturday. D. On Sunday.

2What can you NOT eat in The Chocolate Box?

A. Cakes. B. Ice-cream.

C. Bread. D. Pork.

3In which restaurant can you eat seafood?

A. Musical Chairs.

B. The Chocolate Box.

C. A Tasty of Tuscany.

D. Last Days of the Raj.

4What’s the material?

A. An ad. B. A notice.

C. A travel guide. D. A story.

【题目】Jim came around the comer. And he saw a huge crowd of people got together in the middle of the usually quiet street. And two fire engines __ outside his flat building.

Immediately Jim __ that their ladders (梯子) were raised to the third floor of the building, just below his flat. While Jim was rushing towards the __, he saw the group of bystanders (旁观者) and some firefighters around the entrance of the building. As soon as he came __ to them, they recognized (认出) him. Being on the 8 o’clock News every night certainly made him familiar (熟悉的) to people. After they had __ him, Jim knew what was happening. They told him that the flat below his had caught __, but they had managed to put out the fire.

Before Jim was going into the building, a short thin man, carrying a large computer, stopped him. He said the computer was too __ for him and asked Jim to give him a hand to put the computer into his van. After they had done it, the man __ him and drove off.

Jim entered the building and went up to his flat. When he reached it, he saw the door was open. __ he entered. Then he saw that his computer was __. He’d just helped a burglar (窃贼) steal his own computer!

1A. stopped B. remained C. ended

2A. realized B. advised C. saw

3A. street B. ladder C. building

4A. faster B. closer C. farther

5A. played with B. looked at C. talked with

6A. rain B. fire C. wind

7A. heavy B. small C. new

8A. paid B. thanked C. replied

9A. Quickly B. Slowly C. Luckily

10A. missing B. possible C. heavy

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