—I’m sorry, Mr. Lee. _____

A. I won’t do that again. B. I will do it. C. That’ll be OK.

---Once a week.

A. How long B. How often

C. How soon D. How many

A. though B. when

C. unless D. because

A. a; the B. the; the C. \; \ D. a; \

—Yes, from Hunan.

A. how the bad rice came

B. where the bad rice came from

C. how did the bad rice come

D. where did the bad rice come from

Food, and the way we eat it, is always changing. As society develops, we learn new ways of growing, processing and cooking food. What we ate 200 years ago was very different from what we eat today. Also, when people travel to live in other countries, they take their knowledge of cooking with them. And food must fit modern lifestyles and local tastes, too. One food that has done this successfully is pizza.

The pizza we recognize today first appeared in Italy in 1889. A famous baker from Naples made a special Pizza for the Italian royal (皇室的) family. He was very worried they wouldn't like it, but they did. Queen Margherita loved the dish so much, and the baker named it after her. Since then, this simple meal of bread, cheese and tomato has traveled the world, and it has adapted (適應(yīng)) to local cultures. The pizza began its journey in the 1890s, when many Indians moved to New York in search of a better life. There they continued to make pizzas, and the first pizzeria opened in 1905.

At first it was only popular with Indians, but by the late 1940s, Americans discovered a taste for it. Today they spend $37 billion a year on pizzas. That's more than $100 per American.

The Pizza continued its travels around the world, adapting all the time. In Sweden, for example, it is usual to have bananas on pizzas. In Belgium, people eat chocolate pizzas with marshmallows on top. Japan is a nation of seafood lovers, so not surprisingly, they love octopus and squid, as well as roasted seaweed, toppings. Australians sometimes choose kangaroo or crocodile on their pizza.

The popularity of the pizza is also related to our changing lifestyles. In today's super-fast society, people often don't have the time or energy to cook. So, they order take-out and very often, it's a pizza. Sometimes you don't even have to pick it up, it's delivered (遞送) to your home. If you don't even have time to sit down, buy a single slice and eat it standing up.

The Pizza has come a long way. From its beginnings in an Italian city, it has grown to become one of the world's favorite foods.

【1】What do people like taking when they travel to live in other countries?

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【2】Did the Italian royal family like the pizza?

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【3】When did the pizza move to New York?

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【4】In which country do people love pizzas with bananas?

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【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

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【題目】

Five middle school students, all wearing "I choose kindness" T-shirts, sit around a table discussing how to turn that message into action.

It was a class called "Ready, Set, Give!" in West Suburban Summer School, Minnesota, US.

For five days, from 8:30 am to 4 pm, Hannah, 13, Annette, 12, Allison, 12, Adelaide, 13 and Ben, 13, designed activities that could turn their kindness into action.

They learned a lot about service projects. For example, after hearing about "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon", a program that provides care to soldiers (士兵), the students made cards for soldiers themselves. They filled care packages (愛心包裹) with nuts, beef jerky, toothbrushes, even fresheners.

The best part, though, was choosing their own service projects. Adelaide is planning to set up a lemonade stand to help the homeless. Annette is interested in protecting animals.

She plans to create posters to help people understand the dangers of ocean litter, pesticides and pollution. Hannah and Allison are paying attention to protecting the rights and health of young people. Ben wants to help people do a better job of recycling plastic ( 塑料回收 ).

The students also visited Prism, a social service agency (服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)) in Minnesota. They worked for five hours, sorting donations, putting food on shelves and doing some cleaning.

Sarah Bailey, the activities' organizer, is confident that the students' projects will be successful.

"These guys are ready to take action," Bailey said. "It's more than I hoped for."

【1】What is "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon"?

A.It is a "I choose kindness" T-shirt.

B.It is a social service agency in Minnesota.

C.It is a program that provides care to soldiers.

D.It is a poster to help people do a better job of recycling plastic.

【2】Whose service projects are designed to protect the environment?

A.Annette's and Ben's.B.Hannah's and Allison's.

C.Allison's and Ben's.D.Adelaide's and Annette's.

【3】What did five middle school students do to turn their kindness into action?

A.They designed activities.

B.They wore "I choose kindness" T-shirts.

C.They made "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon".

D.They created a social service agency in Minnesota.

【題目】

Is traffic a big problem where you live? Increased cycling may be the answer. Where are the best places to live and cycle? A new report lists the best bike-friendly cities around the world.

Amsterdam is the bike capital of the world. There's an extensive network of safe, fast and comfortable cycle routes. Copenhagen is a city where 32% of workers cycle to work because it's fast and easy. Berlin is another European city that's great for cycling. The city has about 80 kilometers of bike lanes ( 車道 ), and 50 kilometers of pavement paths.

Barcelona has been praised for its cycle service "Bicing". This was introduced in March, 2007. It's a bicycle service that allows users to take bicycles from any of the 100 stations spread around the city. Later, they can leave them at any other bike station inside the urban area of the city. The city has created a "green ring" that surrounds the city area of Barcelona with a bike path. There are 3,250 parking spaces for bikes at street and it is also building a new underground car park for bicycles.

The UK has its cycle-friendly cities too. Bristol is the birthplace of the cycle-route charity which was formed 30 years ago. One of their projects was turning an old rail line between Bristol and Bath into a bike route. Other bike-friendly cities in the UK include Cambridge and York. Cambridge is an old city but has still managed to build good cycle systems and services.

The bicycle is a most popular transportation in China. Beijing can be one of the best bike-friendly cities in China. There are many riding routes in Beijing for outdoor-lovers to explore. Cyclists can get close enough to experience the history and culture of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, Drum Tower, the Water Cube, the Bird's Nest, Hutong etc.

【1】Which city is the bike capital of the world?

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【2】How long of bike lanes are there in Berlin?

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【3】What cycle service in Barcelona was introduced in 2007?

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【4】What has Cambridge managed to do?

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【5】What is the passage mainly talking about?

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—I use it to study English.

A. to B. for C. /

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A. Thank you! B. The same to you. C. That’s OK.