is often cut as thin as paper, so it should not be cooked too long. Otherwise, it will lose its tenderness (鲜嫩).
There is also a range of soup types to choose from: spicy, mushroom and tomato. Usually a hot pot has two parts inside. One side is spicy, while the other side is not so spicy. So everyone can enjoy eating it how they like.
You don’t have to master great cooking skills to enjoy hot pot either. When the food is ready, take it out and put it in different sauces to give it a special flavor. Some also drink the soup from the pot.
Enjoying hot pot is about more than just eating. While the pot cooks people talk and drink. Unlike some meals, it creates an atmosphere (气氛) where everyone can just relax. No wonder hot pot restaurants have become a favorite reunion spot for friends and family in China. ( ) 38. Hot pot . A. has a long history C. can make you cool
B. is popular in part of China D. is liked by women
( ) 39. The main idea of the third paragraph is about .
A. how to enjoy hot pot C. when to enjoy hot pot
B. where to eat hot pot D. who to cook hot pot
( ) 40. Which of the following about hot pot is NOT true?
A. Different food can be boiled in the pot. B. It’s better to cook mutton for a long time. C. There are different soup types for hot pot. D. A hot pot meal doesn’t need great cooking skills. ( ) 41. People think hot pot in China .
A. is just a kind of food C. creates a chance to relax Will there be gardens in space?
Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) recently made history by taking bites of some red romaine lettuce(生菜). They became the first humans to eat food that was grown entirely in space.
The lettuce was planted on the ISS in a small greenhouse called “Veggie”, which uses LED lights to help plants grow in space.
First, astronauts cleaned the lettuce with special sanitizing wipes and then ate it with some salad dressing.
“It was one small bite for man, one giant leap for our journey to Mars,” one astronaut Scott
B. is similar to other meals D. has taken the place of other meals D
Kelly later posted on social media.
Space vegetables are part of the NASA experiment called “Veg-01”, a study on how plants grow away from the effects of Earth’s gravity. It will allow astronauts to grow and eat their own food during long space explorations.
“If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, we’re going to need a spacecraft that is much more self-sustainable in its food supply,” said Kelly.
Growing fresh plants on a spacecraft may also provide oxygen and help astronauts alive, NASA said.
“Veg-01” started in May 2014. The first batch of vegetable took 33 days to grow in space before they were taken back to Earth for a safety check.
After making sure it was safe to eat, astronauts planted a second batch on July 8. They let the plant grow for another 33 days and were then able to eat it.
Astronauts usually only get some fruit and vegetables when a supply ship comes to the ISS. Now with the vegetables grown in space, they can eat whenever they want. ( ) 42. Veggie .
A. is a greenhouse where plants are grown B. is built on Earth by astronauts C. uses common lights to help plants grow D. is the name of a plant grown in space ( ) 43. Scott Kelly’s words “It was one small bite for man, one giant leap for our journey to
Mars” mean .【版权所有：21教育】
A. it is easy to grow plants in space with the help of LED
B. space plants will be of great help for astronauts during space explorations C.it is a long and tough journey to Mars from Earth D. astronauts will be able to leap to Mars as they want
( ) 44.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “self-sustainable” is . A.自我保护的 C.自相矛盾的
B.自圆其说的 D.自给自足的
( ) 45. The best title of the passage is .
A. Astronauts will go to Mars
C. Astronauts can eat vegetables in space
B. Astronauts on the ISS D. Astronauts’ life in space
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题，共60分）
四、 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） A．根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。
46. What a pity! A Chinese student was killed with a (枪) in America. 47. How quickly China is (发展)! We are proud of our motherland.
48. Try to be (瘦的), and you’ll be more healthier.
49. I heard a thunder like a bomb (突然地) when I was sleeping. 50. – Who was (选举) to be President of Taiwan? – Cai Yingwen.
B. 根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。
What do you think of the picture? The picture tells us what (51)c PM2.5. From the picture, we can see that much traffic is the most (52)l reason. Many cities in China suffered from (53) p air in 2015. People have to wear masks when going outside. China is trying to (54)d with these problems. As students, we can have a greener lifestyle, such as taking (55)p transportation, using cleaner energy, etc. I am sure we’ll have a bluer sky sooner.
五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。
be known as; plan a day out; do some shopping; believe it or not; tell lies; teach; make one’s final appearance; take photos; health; drop below zero 56. , the oldest man in the world is a Japanese man, who is nearly 112 years old. 57. – How you ?
– I am used to online shopping. It is much more convenient. 58. – Beans and peas pulse crops (豆类作物) for years.
– They are getting international attention. Recently, the United Nations (UN) voted 2016 as the “International Year of Pulses”. 59. – Kobe Bryant on Apr.14, 2016. – Really? I will miss him very much. He’s such a great basketball player. 60. – This winter the temperature in most parts of China. – What cold days they were! We had to stay at home. 61. – Are we allowed by ourselves? – Of course. But safety is the first.
62. – You when I asked you questions this time yesterday. – Sorry, I won’t do it again.
63. I how to dance two years ago. I am good at dancing now. 64. – Look at the lovely twins. They with the selfie stick (自拍杆). – How sweet they are!
65. More and more people care about how to live and happily.
六、根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 66. He always (把秘密留在自己心里). 67. – Would you mind (和我握手)?