Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries aroundthe world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American.

However, they actually come from other countries.

A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old.In fact,pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.

Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for

breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for thefirst bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe.

In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the UnitedStates and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are saidto be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go.

Doughnuts (usually spelled “donut” in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大战).After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnutsfor them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across

the United States.

51. This reading is mainly about _______.

A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast

B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China

C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States

D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States

52. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?

A. They both came from Europe.

B. They are both easy to make.

C. They are both sweet.

D. People in New York make them best.

53. Who brought bagels to America?

A. Polish people.       B. Jewish people.

C. Chinese people       D. American soldiers.

54. Which of the following is true about doughnuts?

A. It was first made by the French.

B. The soldiers invented them in World War Ⅰ.

C. Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States.

D. It is round with a hole in the middle.

55. This passage tells us that ________.

A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast

B. all American foods come from other countries

C. not all American foods are really American

D. very few Americans have breakfast every day

In a class for adults, I gave the class homework. It was to “go to someone you love during this week and tell him or her you love him or her. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

The people in my class were all over 35. They had learned that it was not nature (成熟的) to express their emotion. So this was very difficult for some of them.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I expected one of the men raised his hand. He looked quite moved.

As he stood up, he began saying, “Dennis, I was quite confused when you gave us this homework because I didn’t feel I had anyone to say those word to.”

“But on my way home, there was a voice which told me exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”

“Five years ago, my father and I had a bad disagreement and have really never solved it since that time. We have avoided seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”

“So last Tuesday when I got home, I visited my father and said, ‘I love you.’ He gave me a big hug.”

46.The writer asked the students to _______.

A. write an article about life      B. express their love to people close to them

C. make some new friends            D. share interesting stories with their family

47. The homework was difficult for some because______.

A. they never learned to express love   

B. they were to shy to express their feelings

C. they were taught not to express emotions easily

D. they couldn’t think of anyone to say those words to

48. The underlined word “confused” in the 4^th paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. 迷惑的      B.激动的    C. 高兴的       D.吃惊的

49. The man was moved because __________.

A. he had the chance to answer the question

B. he and his father started to speak to each other

C. he had a bad disagreement with his father

D. he found someone to help with his homework

50. The writer gave the homework to teach the students that_____________.

A. they should express their emotions to the people they love

B. they should respect their parents and visit them often

C. they should never have disagreements with their parents

D. it’s important to finish their homework on time every day

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed   31  , and I was feeling a little   32   as I was carrying our shopping bags, so I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）  33   I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.

I suddenly felt very   34   because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the   35   and some bread over to him. The man looked up   36   and took what I gave him. A huge smile   37   on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with   38  . But then he said,“Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I   39   heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm   40   inside. I now understand what it   41   by the saying “Giving is getting”.

  42   it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world   43   help. Everyone can give help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.

The scene of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind   44   I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power（力量）of   45  .

31. A. poorly                B. simply                         C. warmly                    D. expensively

32. A. worried              B. interested                  C. surprised           D. tired

33. A. and                        B. but                       C. so                         D. when

34. A. nervous                    B. happy                          C. sorry                D. proud

35. A. money               B. toys                      C. drink                 D. clothes

36. A. in silence               B. in surprise             C. in anger                    D. in fear

37. A. turned                   B. appeared               C. went                        D. ran

38. A. myself               B. ourselves                     C. yourself                   D. himself

39. A. still                       B. once                            C. even                        D. ever

40. A. idea                          B. welcome               C. word                       D. feeling

41. A. aims                         B. means                       C. looks                D. offers

42. A. If                         B. Though                     C. Because                   D. While

43. A. needs                    B. gives                           C. takes              D. brings

44. A. whichever             B. however               C. whatever                  D. whenever

45. A. charity               B. friendship                     C. support                    D. feeling

 ---Your Chinese is so good!

---But your English is better. So you can teach me English and I can teach you Chinese.

---_________

A. What a pity!                             B. That’s a deal!           

C. The same to you!                      D. I’m sorry to hear that.

 Mum used to be afraid of the dark. So_____ I .

   A. did       B. do       C. was        D. am

 _____ your composition carefully, and some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked          B. Check        C. If you check         D. To check

 You can’t wake a person ____ is pretending to be asleep.

A. who    B. while     C. he      D. what

---What’s the low-carbon life style like?　

---Save ____ energy, produce ____carbon.

A. more, more　　 B. less, more　 C. less, less　　 D. more, less

 Usually we don’t realize how important nature is to us ______it is too late.

A. unless                 B. until                  C. if                      D. after

---Do you know _______?

--- I’m not sure. Maybe an artist.

A. what the man with long hair is　　　　　 B. what is the man with long hair

C. who the man with long hair is　　　　　 D. who is the man with long hair