Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that American people don't like cooking,
you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but they also think
cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans
say that home-cooked meals are the best. 
       Americans have their own way of cooking. For example, baking is the most popular way of cooking in
America. Most American families have ovens. American cooks care about the balance of diet. When planning a
big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and sweet food. They also like to make the meal
looks beautiful. There are so many kinds of colorful foods, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.

(     ) 1. Most Americans like fast food and don't like cooking at all.
(     ) 2. Most Americans have fast food for their breakfast and lunch.
(     ) 3. Frying is the most popular way of cooking in the USA.
(     ) 4. To eat a balanced diet, Americans cook meat, vegetables, bread and sweet food for a big meal.
(     ) 5. The meal looks beautiful because the foods are in different colors.

        What is a supermarket? In the dictionary, a supermarket is a large self-service department store. Some
supermarkets have two floors. When you enter such a supermarket, an elevator (电梯) will take you to the
second floor. Here you can buy things such as CDs, pens, clothes, TVs and refrigerator After you have collected
the things you want to buy on the second floor, you can go downstairs to the first floor where food and drinks
are sold (被卖到). You can also buy fresh fruit, vegetables and meat on this floor. 
        people like to go shopping in the supermarket. Here are some of the reasons (原因). 
        ★ First, the prices are reasonable (合理的). The prices are lower than these in special shops and you can
choose whatever you want, without going place to place. 
        ★ Second, the service is great. You can walk around freely and no one will ask you, "What can I do for
you?" If you can't find anything, just ask a service person and he or she will tell you where it is at once. 
        ★ Third, the quality is good. If you get home and find the food bad, you can return it and they will say
sorry and change it for you. 
        ★ Nowadays many people don't have much time to walk from one shop to another, so people choose to 
go to the supermarket in order to save time and money.
        ★ What's more, if you don't want to buy anything, you can just come and look around in the supermarket.
It's a good place to have a walk.
1．What is a supermarket?
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2．Can you buy fresh fruit, vegetables and meat in the supermarket?
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3．How many reasons are given for going shopping in the supermarket?
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4．Are the prices lower in this supermarket than these in special shops?
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5．What does the passage want to tell us?
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    For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they
could find, and then moved on. Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned
to farm the land. 
    The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country
we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European
countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fish. In central Europe, away from the sea, people don't eat so
much fish, but they eat more meat. For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different
kinds of sausages.
    In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with
chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers to pick up food.
    Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to another. We can eat
whatever we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or
the U.S.A.; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is a very big business. But people in poor countries
are still hungry while people in rich countries eat too much.

1. 10,000 years ago, people ______.

A. learned to farm the land
B. cooked different kinds of food
C. couldn't find food around them
D. transported food from one country to another

2. In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ______.

A. eat with chopsticks
B. eat with knives and forks
C. use their fingers to pick up food
D. use bread to pick up food

3. ______ have many kinds of sausages.

A. Chile and Spain
B. America and Australia
C. China and Japan
D. Germany and Poland

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. What we eat depends on where we live.
B. Poor countries are still having food problems.
C. Rich countries don't need food from others.
D. Nowadays we can eat whatever we like at any time of the year.

　    In America, when people say "man's best friend", they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking
about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets
can give happiness to people's life. ① Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their
money to their pets when they die! 　　
       Animals can help people, too. ② People can teach dogs to become the "eyes" for a blind person or "ears"
for a deaf person. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for "visits." 　　
       Americans hold "Be kind to Animals Week" the fist week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even
if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If
you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to
keep your pet from those unwanted babies. 　　
       If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don't kick it or
throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad
things to an animal, try to stop them. ③ As people, we must protect animals who can't speak for themselves.

1. 根据①处完成下面的句子(每空一词)。
    Some people ________ their pets ________ their children.
2. 根据②处完成下面的句子(每空一词)。
    Dogs can ________  ________ to become the "eyes" for a blind person or "ears" for a deaf person.
3. 将③处的句子翻译成汉语。
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