In early summer, one of the most popular fruits is strawberry(草莓). It is said strawberry is the “Queen of fruit” as it has many nutritious elements. But many people feel that the strawberry in the current market tastes different as many strawberries are artificially(人工地)grown and some even have a scent of pesticides(杀虫剂). So finding naturally-grown strawberries is a hot issue. There are some places where you can not only find tasteful strawberries, but also enjoy picking them.

    Tianxing Strawberry-Picking Garden

    As one of the biggest strawberry-growing areas, Tianxing is known for its healthy fruits. The strawberries here are pesticide-free with no artificial coloring. And now the farm has a special offer that you can get a kilogram of strawberries for only 12 yuan. Here, visitors can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste their freshness. And if you are a newcomer, you can get a discount card and enjoy an extra 20 percent discount on your next purchase.

    Address: Xinzhuang Village, Xingshou Town, Changping District, Beijing.

Tel: 13910667270

Taolin Strawberry Garden

    This garden is not as famous as the first one, but it is a quiet place for relaxing. The strawberries here are much cheaper than those sold in markets. It only costs 6 yuan per kilogram. You can also buy freshly-picked lettuce and Tonghao, a green vegetable. You can have fun picking strawberries in person, but you can’t taste them for free.

    Address: Linzhuang Village, Xingshou Town, Changping District, Beijing.

    Tel: 010-88413840

       New Special Limited-Time Offers:

          Buy 20kg, Get 1kg Free

    Baihe Green Strawberry Garden

    Baihe Town is the biggest strawberry-picking area. Known for the freshest and healthiest strawberries, this place is named as the “Hometown of Strawberries”. The price for this fruit is about 12 yuan per kilogram. And you can bargain(讲价) with the local sellers for further discounts.

    Address: Zhaotun Village, Baihe Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai.

    Tel: 13803456780

64. People prefer naturally-grown strawberries mainly because _______ .

A. they contain many nutritious elements

B. they have a different scent

C. they are pesticide-free and tasteful

D. they are cheaper and bigger

65. Which of the following is WRONG about Taolin Strawberry Garden?

A. It is not better known than Tianxing Strawberry-Picking Garden.

B. Besides strawberries, you can buy green vegetables from it.

C. You can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste them as you like.

D. If you buy 20 kilograms strawberries, you should at most pay 114 yuan.

66. Baihe Town is praised as the “Hometown of Strawberries” chiefly because _______ .

A. it is the biggest strawberry-picking area in the world

B. the place produces strawberries of high quality

C. the place is the home to strawberries

D. you will enjoy special prices because people there are friendly

67. What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To advertise strawberry gardens.

B. To show the magic of strawberries.

C. To tell the difference between artificially-grown strawberries and naturally-grown strawberries.

D. To tell us the joys of picking and buying strawberries.

In early summer, one of the most popular fruit is strawberry(草莓). It is said strawberry is the "Queen of fruit" as it has many nutritious elements. But many people feel that the strawberry in the current market tastes different as many strawberries are artificially(人工地)grown and some even have a scent of pesticides(杀虫剂).So finding naturally-grown strawberries is a hot issue. There are some places where you can not only find tasteful strawberries, but also enjoy picking them.

Tianxing Strawberry- Picking Garden

As one of the biggest strawberry-growing areas, Tianxing is known for its healthy fruits. The strawberries here are pesticide-free with no artificial coloring. And now the farm has a special offer that you can get a kilogram of strawberries for only 12 yuan. Here, visitors can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste their freshness . And if you are a newcomer, you can get a discount card and enjoy an extra 20 percent discount on your next purchase.

Address: Xinzhuang Village, Xingshou Town, Changping District , Beijing.

Tel:13910667270

Taolin Strawberry Garden

This garden is not as famous as the first one, but it is a quiet place and relaxing. The strawberries here are much cheaper than those sold in markets. It only costs 6 yuan per kilogram.You can also buy freshly-picked lettuce and Tonghao, a green vegetable. You can have fun picking strawberries in person, but you can’t taste them for free.

Address: Linzhuang Village, Xingshou Town, Changping District , Beijing.

Tel: 010--88413840

New Special Limited-Time Offers: Buy 20kg, Get 1kg Free

Baihe Green Strawberry Garden

Baihe Town is the biggest strawberry-picking area. Known for the freshest and healthiest strawberries, this place is named as the "Hometown of Strawberries". The price for this fruit is about 12 yuan per kilogram. And you can bargain(讲价) with the local sellers for further discounts.

Address: Zhaotun Village ,Baihe Town, QingpuDistrict, Shanghai.

Tel: 13803456780

People prefer naturally-grown strawberries mainly because ________

  A. they contain many nutritious elements.

  B. they have a different scent

  C. they are pesticide-free and tasteful

  D.they are cheaper and bigger

You should pay Tianxing Strawberry- Picking Garden________yuan if you buy 10 kilograms with a discount card.

  A. 120 www..com B. 108          C. 96           D. 60

Which of the following is WRONG about Taolin Strawberry Garden ?

  A. It is not better known than Tianxing Strawberry- Picking Garden

  B. Besides strawberries, you can buy green vegetables from it

  C. You can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste them as you like

  D. If you buy 20 kilogram strawberries, you should at most pay 114yuan.

Baihe Town is praised as the "Hometown of Strawberries" chiefly because _______.

  A. it is the biggest strawberry-picking area in the world

  B. the place produces strawberries of high quality

  C. the place is the home to strawberries

  D. you will enjoy special prices because people there are friendly.

What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To adevertise Strawberry Gardens

B. To show the magic of strawberries

C. To tell the difference between artificially-grown strawberries and naturally-grown strawberries

D. to tell us the joys of picking and buying strawberries

Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.

According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧场). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.

Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.

Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.

Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.

B. Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.

C. A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.

D. Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.

2.Which of the following involves political tricks?

A. Kaldi’s story. B. The monk’s story.

C. Omar’s story. D. Baba Budan’s story.

3.Mocha is originally the name of ______.

A. a town  B. an Arabian    C. a kind of coffee    D. a sheepherder

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. The Secret of Coffee     B. The Tales of Coffee

C. People’s Love for Coffee        D. The Function of Coffee

 

 

Fruit powered digital clock   

    Fruit’s not only good to eat，but it can also power this Fruit digital Clock. This clock use the scientific rules on which modern electrical storage batteries are based, The acid from the fruit helps transmit(传递)an electrical flow between two metal poles。The clock is priced at US $15.Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work．The fruit is a clean，renewable source of electrical power．  

    USB vacuum   

    Do you know the dirtiest pans of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable(可伸缩的)cable and suck（吸） away all that gunk．The US-made product is priced at US$ 14．

    SIM card reader  

    Making useful USB 2．0 multi—card readers even handier, this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards. It comes with SIM editing software．Download your phonebook to your computer,．If you lose your cell phone，you can store missing phone numbers in your new one．The US-made IMOMO SIM，card +Multi Card Reader is priced at US $19．    

    Beer in your ear

    The beer barrel(桶)-shaped Nat Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that can be used to play radio，CDs and cassettes，It’s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio，but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US $130.

1.What is TRUE about Fruit powered digital clock?   

   A．It gives out the smell of the fruit．B．It uses the fruit as its power．

   C．It also needs batteries．

   D．As a limited source，any fruit or vegetable connected to the clock will do．

2.What does “gunk” mean in the second item?

   A．dirt              B．desk             C．keyboard         D．USB

3.Which of the following statements is True?   

   A．If you have US$30，you can buy a USB vacuum or a Nat Naf Hyp MP3．

   B．USB vacuum can be used to clean your house and yard

   C．With SIM Card reader you may not lose phone numbers．

   D．Nat Naf Hyp MP3 can also play radio，CDs and cassettes when used as a beer barrel at the same time.

4.The passage is mostly likely a(n)        .   

   A．entertainment information   B．science reports on new high-technology

  C．introduction of some kinds of cell phone or computer parts

  D．advertisement for new products

 

 

Fruit powered digital clock   

Fruit’s not only good to eat，but it can also power this Fruit digital Clock．This clock use the scientific rules on which modern electrical storage batteries are based, The acid from the fruit helps transmit(传递)an electrical flow between two metal poles。The clock is priced at US $15 ．

Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work．The fruit is a clean，renewable source of electrical power．  

USB vacuum   

    Do you know the dirtiest pans of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable(可伸缩的)cable and suck away all that gunk．The US-made product is priced at US$ 14．

    SIM card reader  

    Making useful USB 2．0 multi—card readers even handier, this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards．It comes with SIM editing software．Download your phonebook to your computer,．If you lose your cell phone，you can store missing phone numbers in your new one．The US-made IMOMO SIM，card +Multi Card Reader is priced at US $19．    

    Beer in your ear

    The beer barrel(桶)-shaped Nat Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that can be used to play radio，CDs and cassettes，It’s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio，but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel．The Danish product is priced at about US $130．

1.What is TRUE about Fruit powered digital clock?

    A．It gives out the smell of the fruit．

    B．It uses the fruit as its power．

    C．It also needs batteries．

    D．As a limited source，any fruit or vegetable connected to the clock will do．

2.What does “gunk” mean in the second item?

       A．dirt                   B．desk                 C．keyboard            D．USB

3.Which of the following statements is True?

    A．If you have US$．30，you can buy a USB vacuum or Naf Hyp MP3．

    B．USB vacuum can be used to clean your house and yard

    C．With SIM Card reader you may not lose phone numbers．

    D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3 can also play radio，CDs and cassettes when used as a beer barrel at the same time．

4.The passage is mostly likely a(n)        ．

       A．entertainment information

       B．science reports on new high-technology

       C．introduction of some kinds of cell phone or computer parts

       D．advertisement for new products