We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example，rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．
Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．
In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．
The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．
11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?
A．Britain．         B．The USA．     C．China．         D．India．
12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?
A．Soups．          B．Curries．     C．Hamburgers．     D．Pastas．
13．Where was junk food invented?
A．Thailand．        B．The USA．    C．Italy．           D．India．
14．What was the first fast food?
A．Ground beef．     B．Noodles．     C．Ham．           D．Hamburgers．
15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?   
A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．
B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，
C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．
D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．

The bag of rice is ＿＿＿ heavy for Tom to carry. Let’s go and help him.
A. too       B.   so    C.   very

 

1.He taught in this school last year.(把last year改为 since last year)

   He _________ _________ in this school _________ last year.

2.They didn’t clean the classroom yesterday.（改为被动语态）

   The classroom _________ _________ yesterday.

3.We have already returned the books.（改为否定句）

  We _________ __________ the books ___________.

4.Rice is grown in China.（划线部分提问）

 _________ is rice ___________?

 

Paragraph 1
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
【小题1】According to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？

A．Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages.

B．Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

C．Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.

D．Beef, pork, fish and milk,

【小题2】It is important for people to eat ______.

A．three times a day

B．dinner at twelve o'clock

C．cooked food all the time

D．something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

【小题3】People in different countries and different places of the world ____ .

A．have the right kinds of food to eat

B．cook their food in the same way

C．have their meals at the same time

D．eat food in different ways

【小题4】Which of the following is not true？

A．People in some places don't have enough to eat.

B．There are too many people in the world.

C．One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D．The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

【小题5】If there is Paragraph (段落) 4, what do you think is going to be talked about？

A．When people eat their lunch.

B．What to do with the two problems.

C．How to cook food in different ways.

D．Why people eat different kinds of food.

Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There will be a lot of people to feed. We need more food.

One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material(遗传物质). Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods(转基因食品), or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people from becoming blind.

Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050 we may think differently about them.

1.GM foods ________.

A．are a quick way to produce food

B．grow in the wild

C．are safe

D．are grown only in rich countries

2.Why do some people not like GM foods?

A．They are not useful.

B．They are not helpful.

C．They are not natural.

D．They are not cheap.

3.From the reading we know that ________.

A．GM foods will disappear one day in the future

B．GM foods will not disappear in the future

C．people will not be interested in GM foods

D．people will have to stop using GM foods