Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork. But the first piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later. 1．Why did Thomas Coryate bring forks to England? A．He wanted to surprise his friends.
B．He believed that it was not nice to eat meat with fingers. C．Forks were beautiful.
D．He wanted to make business selling forks.
2．Why did everybody look at Thomas when he began to eat like the Italians? A．They believed that was bad manners. B．Nobody ate meat with hands in England.
C．Everybody thought it was an amazing invention. D．Nobody had seen a fork before.
3．People were ________ when Thomas said that they shouldn't eat meat with their fingers. A．unhappy B．sorry C．sad D．worried
4．The first piece of meat fell to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork because ________. A．the fork was very difficult to use B．the fork was bad C．Thomas could not use it quite well D．the steak was too hard
B
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势）in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture（家具）for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are trying to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week lesson for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. “I was surprised and worried about it. Now I've finished a car repair class, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a lesson, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
1．We can learn from the text that many newly married people ________. A．find it hard to pay for what they need B．have to learn to make their own furniture C．have DIY lessons with their friends D．never go to a store to buy things
2．John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ________. A．open a DIY shop B．make or repair things C．save time and money D．improve their lives
3．When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ________. A．makes shoes in his home B．does another job at night
C．does his own car and home repairs
D．keeps house and looks after his children 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．The Fun of DIY B．You Can Do it Too!
C．Welcome to Our DIY Class! D．John and Jim: Believers in DIY
C
Sometimes, people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat（like fish and chicken）, dairy（like milk and cheese）, grains（like bread and rice）, fruit, and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests（建议）how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government, it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of study, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount（量）of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate（率）of cancer（癌症）and heart disease. In Japan, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However, when Japanese people move to the US, the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers, ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries, in which the disease rate is going up along with the change of the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.
Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too. After all, children eat the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit, vegetables and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects（影响）us in different ways. For example, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause（引起）diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living. 1．What is the USDA in the passage? A．A group of doctors in the US. B．An office of the US government. C．A report on diseases in the US.
D．An order given by the US president.
2．The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.
A．Japanese are always healthier than Americans B．living in the US is not good for people's health C．if you eat too much fat you will have cancer
D．the way we eat may cause some health problems ________. 3．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．More and more people have good eating habits now. B．Parents' eating habits are important to their children. C．Good eating habits develop only when you are young.
D．The more fruit and vegetables we eat, the longer we will live. 4．The greatest help the passage gives us is ________. A．to introduce a food guide to the world
B．to provide us with knowledge of six food groups C．to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life D．to find the main cause of some serious diseases 四、完形填空
Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully. Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the 1 downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate. 2 Jonathan did was tidy and orderly.
One summer evening Jonathan returned home 3 at five to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate, he immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint（脚印）in the earth in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame（责怪）the milkman or the postman 4 he noticed that one of the curtains（窗帘）in the front room downstairs was out of place. Jonathan never left anything out of place.
He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few moments, but could hear nothing. The front-room door was half-open. Jonathan studied it carefully, 5 if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before. He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked 6 the room. The shadow（影子）of a man was clearly reflected on（映在）the far 7 in the evening sunlight. He had been standing behind the door since Jonathan returned. Jonathan grabbed the door-handle（抓住门把手）, 8 the door quickly and turned the key. Then he 9 the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.
The thief（小偷）tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had 10 that. He attacked him with his umbrella, 11 it as a sword（剑）. Three minutes later the 12 arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself. 1．A．windows B．rooms C．doors D．houses 2．A．Things B．Something C．Nothing D．Everything 3．A．as usual B．all the time C．right away D．as soon as 4．A．as B．while C．when D．before 5．A．thinking B．guessing C．wondering D．knowing 6．A．at B．through C．inside D．over 7．A．door B．window C．gate D．wall 8．A．opened B．locked C．shut D．tied
9．A．picked away B．picked up C．picked down D．picked out 10．A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．did 11．A．carrying B．doing C．making D．holding 12．A．milkman B．postman C．thief D．police 五、阅读与表达
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Nobody knows when or where kite flying began, but there are some stories about the history of kites. Early kites may have been simple flat shapes such as leaves. Later, kite designs improved as people discovered how to put lightweight coverings over frames. Silk and paper are lightweight materials that were invented in China. China is the earliest known center of kite making. Chinese kites date back（追溯）at least 2,000 years.
The first Chinese kites may have been used by armies, perhaps as signals. As time passed, kites took on other uses. They were flown during special ceremonies and for sport. Then there were kite-flying holidays, such as the one held on the ninth day of the ninth month. According to legend（传说）, that was the day a family went kite-flying on a hilltop. Returning to their house, they saw that it had collapsed（倒塌）. Kite-flying had saved their lives!
After a while, travelers and traders spread kite-flying from China to Japan. Before long, Japanese kite-flying took on a new purpose. Kites flew to celebrate happy things and good luck. Soon, kite-flying reached many other Asian countries. In each land, kites were designed for ceremonies and sport.
Later, knowledge of kites traveled west, to northern Africa, to Europe, and finally to America. There may have been early kite inventors in these lands, but their creations did not spread as widely as the kites of Asia.
1．What shapes did early kites look like?
________________________________________________________________ 2．What lightweight materials for kites were invented in China?
________________________________________________________________ 3．Which country is the earliest known center of kite making, China or Japan? ________________________________________________________________ 4．What were kites used for in China?
________________________________________________________________ 5．What were kites used for in Japan?
________________________________________________________________ 六、根据中英文提示，完成句子 1．马克·吐温是一位重要的作家，但他并不像孔子那样作为伟大的思想家闻名于世。 Mark Twain was ____________, but he isn't ____________ Confucius. 2．在我的记忆中，我三岁就被送去幼儿园了。
________________, I ____________to the kindergarten at the age of three. 3．他的歌使他在学生中很受欢迎。
His songsthe ________________________ students. 4．书架上塞满了书，但他至今一本也没看过。
The shelf ____________, but he hasn't read any of them. 5．每年我的父母都会送我生日礼物。
I ________________my parents every year.
七、书面表达
还记得发生在你身上最难忘的一次经历吗?某英文报纸正在以“An unforgettable experience”为题进行征文活动。请你写一篇短文，描述一次难忘的经历，并谈谈你的感想。 参考词语：remember, help, wonderful, feel, think
An Unforgettable Experience
Everyone has some unforgettable experiences．
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拓展探究
阅读短文，用适当的词填空，使短文意思完整。
The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know 1 to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.
One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could 2 at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought 3 would be better to ring him up. I 4 him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried 5 and this time I got an answer from him.
I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said at 6 I thought he said—he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found 7 in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I 8 , “You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!”
Here 9 his answer, “No, I said:‘ I will NOT be at home all afternoon!”
I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What 10 could I do? Nothing!