We usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us, and many gestures have meanings, too. But few of us ever considered what and how we eat as a way of communication. The food people eat during celebrations and ceremonies (仪式) can symbolize (象征) many things. In many cultures, people share food at meal times. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can improve trust. Food can also have a particular (特别的) meaning, and play an important role in a family or culture’s celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture, or may even differ between the country and the city one country.

In most cultures, bread represents nourishment (营养). It is also one of the most commonly shared foods in the world. Sharing bread, whether at a special time or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of companionship and togetherness. In fact, the word “companion” comes from the Latin com (together) and panis (bread). Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with beautifully decorated cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early types of cakes were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition has its root (根源) in the custom of sharing bread.

Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of cornbread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (繁荣) in the new year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is baked into the cake, which represents success in the New Year for the person who receives it. Most of the foods eaten during the Chinese New Year have symbolic meanings. Sometimes this is based on their shape; for example, long noodles symbolize long life. The symbolism can also be based on the sound of the word in Chinese. For example, people give out oranges because the word for “orange” sounds like the word for “good luck”.

1.Which of the following is NOT commonly considered as a way of communication?

A.Eating moon cakes at the Mid-autumn Festival.

B.Writing emails to your teacher.

C.Talking to your grandparents.

D.Shaking hands with someone when you first meet.

2.________ can help improve trust among people according to the article.

A.Eating bread with family members B.Having lunch together

C.Sharing a pizza with friends D.Cutting a cake into pieces

3.What is the root reason for sharing cakes at birthdays?

A.Birthday cakes are usually too big for one person to eat.

B.Cakes are a kind of beautiful and delicious dessert.

C.Cakes and bread have been the same food for many years.

D.Sharing cakes has got its tradition from sharing bread.

4.________ represent good luck for the new year in its own culture.

A.Coins in vasilopita B.Oranges

C.Pieces of cornbread D.Noodles

5.Which of the following is the best title for this article?

A.The importance of different foods B.The way of eating foods

C.What we eat really matters D.Another way of communication

Sentence transformation

1.There are many different ways of running a company. (改写同义句)

There are many different ways _________ _________ a company.

2.There is a boy called Brooklyn in my class. He got his name from a well-known city, Brooklyn. (两句合并为一句)

The boy ________ ________ a famous city, Brooklyn, is in my class.

3.The bus finally got to the hotel. (改写同义句)

The bus finally ________ ________ the hotel.

4.Lily washes dishes every day after dinner. (改写同义句)

Lily does the ________ every day after dinner.

5.I want to tell you the truth. I never hoped to win the game. (两句合并为一句)

________ ________ ________, I never hoped to win the game.

Complete each sentence according to the Chinese given.

1.我的英雄是花木兰。相传她是南北朝时期的一个女战士。她代替父亲参军，并且在战争中英勇作战。即使在困难的情况下，她也不放弃。

My hero is Mulan. It is said she was a female ________ in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. She joined the army instead of her father and fought bravely in the war. She never gave up, even ________ ________ ________ ________.

2.三次世界冠军迈克尔喜欢在业余时间和另外五个志愿者一起在学校工作。

Michael, three ________ world ________, likes working with ________ ________ ________ at a school in his spare time.

3.当凯伦从礼品店里出来走在人行道上时，她尽量不去回头看橱窗里那条漂亮的项链。

When Karen walked out of the gift shop and walked ________ the ________, she ________ ________ ________ look back at the beautiful necklace in the shop window.

There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, even purple computers! Purple is very popular today. But a long time ago, purple was a very expensive and unusual color. Let’s take a look at the rich history of the color purple.

Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago probably looked purple, not green. Plants today are green because they use green chlorophyll (叶绿素) to produce energy. But these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color.

During the time of the Roman Empire (37 BC-476 AD), it was very difficult to make purple dye (染料). The dye came from sea snail (海螺). But 10,000 dead sea snails got you just one gram of purple dye... as well as a very bad smell! This special purple dye… was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred colour of emperors (皇帝).

In 16th-century England, purple was only for the king’s family members. Queen Elizabeth I’s clothes were purple, but common people were not allowed (允许) to wear the color.

In 1856, William Perkin, an 18-year-old science student, noticed something strange while doing an experiment (实验). The chemicals he used to clean his instruments mixed with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color. This discovery led Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was not expensive. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple.

A boy named Reggie was well-known in his hometown because he couldn’t hear anything. He was b1. deaf (聋的). Although people liked him a lot, they treated him much differently than other people. The other children w2. that they might hurt him while playing together. Adults (成年人) acted like he could not understand them, as if he was a baby.

However, this year, people got to understand Reggie a l3. better. On Reggie’s birthday, everyone in town would wear earplugs (耳塞) so that they couldn’t hear a4. either. This day came to be known as the Day of Silence. People got to know how difficult l5. could be when you can’t hear anything. They a6. learned that Reggie had some amazing skills.

On that day, no one thought of Reggie as just a deaf person. People saw a whole new side of him. They paid more attention to the things he said. They were s7. by his intelligence and his ability to find a solution to nearly any problem that he had. They r8. that he had always been like that and that he simply needed to c9. with others in a different way. In the end, he was really just like any other little boy.

On the Day of Silence, people came to know Reggie’s true nature. They learned that although most of us are different, we are still mostly the same in our h10. and minds. So we need to care for each other.

Suppose Alison is your e-pal in Britain. She is very interested in your school life in NFLS. Please write an email to her with around 60 words.

Your email should include:

1. your feeling about your school life in NFLS;

2. school clubs or extra-curricular activities in NFLS;

3. your favourite club or activity and the reason why you like it.

Hi Alison,

How are things going? Hope you’re well. ______________________________________________________

—Do you have ________ orange sweater?

—Yes. I have ________.

A.an; it B.a; it C.an; one

Come and buy your clothes in H&M ________ the afternoon of February 14th ! And we will sell our clothes ________ very good prices.

A.in; at B.on; for C.on; at

(2017.长沙市湘一外国语期末)Most of the shoes in the store_______

on sale and this pair of shoes_______very cheap.

A.are;is B.are;are C.is;are

There are ________ days in May and Mother’s Day is on ________ Sunday.

A.thirty-one; the second B.thirty-one; second C.the thirty- first; the second