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Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food 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; (4) 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.
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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(生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. 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.
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There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways 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 the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A．chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages	B．potatoes, carrots, rice, bread
C．oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes	D．beef, pork, fish, milk

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

A．three times a day

B．dinner at the right time

C．cooked food all the day

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

【小题3】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4】If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A．When people should eat.

B．What to do with the two problems.

C．How to cook food in different ways.

D．Why people eat different kinds of food.

    Whoever named the bird turkey — a word that English speakers began mentioning as long ago as 1541 — made a big mistake. Although that bird came from Guinea（几内亚）in Africa, the English apparently first imported it from Turkish merchants. So, naturally, they called it a turkey. When English speakers established their first colony in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, they thought they saw turkeys there too. “We found an island, on which there were many turkeys,” wrote one. These birds were not from Turkey and were not related to the Guinean fowl（家禽）of Africa. But turkeys they were called, and turkeys they remain.

Much of what we know about the Jamestown colony was written by Captain John Smith, whose efforts preserved the colony from collapse（垮掉）and who in turn was preserved by the Indian “princess” Pocahontas. Smith’s accounts of the colony frequently mention turkeys as food, gifts, and objects of trade. In 1607, Smith wrote, to celebrate the first peace after the first armed fight, the Indians brought turkeys, bread and what they had, singing and dancing in celebration of friendship till they departed. Elsewhere Smith noted that the Indians made warm and beautiful cloaks（披风）from turkey feathers. Further north, as the Plymouth colony neared the end of its first year in 1621, Governor William Bradford also observed a great flock of wild turkeys, of which they took many.  Undoubtedly,  turkeys were among the fowls served at the first Thanksgiving dinner.

Despite those significant beginnings and Benjamin Franklin’s lobbying（游说）, the turkey lost to the bald eagle in the contest for American bird. And it is a loser in modern English slang, too. Since the 1920s, turkey has been a term for a play or movie that is a failure, and since the 1950s for a person who is not fit for his job. But though the turkey never succeeded in becoming the American symbol, it did become the American feast. Thanksgiving is Turkey Day, and the turkey has come into our language more than other birds. We never “talk eagle”, we “talk turkey” when we speak frankly.

63. Who named the bird turkey?

A. English speakers.                   B. Turkish merchants.

    C. Captain John Smith.                 D. Guineans.

64. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ________.

    A. turkeys were brought to Jamestown by Smith

    B. the Indians fought with Captain Smith for turkeys

    C. turkeys were served at the first Thanksgiving dinner

    D. Captain John Smith wrote a book named Jamestown Colony

65. When we say somebody is a turkey, it means ________.

    A. he is very angry                    B. he has no ability to do his job

    C. he likes eating turkeys               D. he speaks frankly

66. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A. The turkey was beaten in a fight by the bald eagle.

    B. Turkeys were introduced to America from Guinea.

    C. The turkey has become American food because it was beaten.

    D. Turkey has become a term of failure in modern English slang.

Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water — drink recycled sewage (污水) or die.

With t he drought (干旱) continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified (净化的) waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier .

 "I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water," said Peter Beattie.  

 "These are difficult decisions, but you either drink water or you die. There's no choice. It's liquid gold, it's a matter of life and death."

Beattie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

But Australians have never liked the idea.

To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland's move.

"I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely," Howard said.

“Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.” added Turnbull, "All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall."

What is the text mainly about?

A. Continuing drought forces Australians to drink recycled sewage

B. Australians face the choice of life and death

C. Premier Beattie is worried about his people’s health

D. We should avoid drinking recycled water to keep healthy

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water

B. Australia's second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy

C. No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

What can we learn from the last paragraph ?

A. Australians have never like drinking purified waste water

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater , which is not suitable for drinking .

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage

The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means_________.

A. disliked    B. gone against    C. supported   D. doubted  

It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that________.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. If the decision is made, people won’t survive the drought

D. It’s up to you to either make a life or death decision

    Australians have been warned they face a life-and-death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die.

    With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

    “I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water, ”said Peter Beattie.

     “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold. It’s a matter of life and death.

     Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

    Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

    But Australians have never liked the idea.

    To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister, John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move.

    “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely, ”Howard said.

     “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water, ”added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall. ”

72. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water.

B. Australia’s second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy.

C. No other countries but Australia decides to drink recycled water.

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

73. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Australians have never liked drinking purified waste water.

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time.

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking.

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage.

74. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means _______.

A. disliked                                                       B. gone against

C. supported                                             D. doubted

75. It can be inferred from what Peter Beattie said that _______.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. it is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. if the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D. it’s up to you to make a life-and-death decision

 

    Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die．

   With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking．even though there is great opposition to the measure．

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce tile policy after a warning from its premier．

“I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water．”said Peter Beattie．

    “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die．There’s no choice．It’s liquid gold．It’s a matter of life and death．”

    Beanie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking．

    Water is recycled in Britain and pans of northern Europe along with the US and Israel．

    But Australians have never liked the idea．

    To try to change the way Australians think，Prime Minister．John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move．

   “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr．Beattie is right and I agree with him completely．”Howard said．

   “Australian cities．all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record．must start to use recycled water．”added Turnbull．“All of our big cities have to widen tile range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall．”

1．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water

B．Australia’s second largest state has become tile first state to introduce the policy

C．No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water

D．The drought is tile worst one in tile droughts recorded in Australian history．

2．What call we learn from the last paragraph?

  A．Australians have never like drinking purified waste water

  B．Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time

  C．Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking．

  D．Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage

3．The underlined phrase“adhered to”in Paragraph 9 probably means

  A．disliked           B．gone against               C．supported            D．doubted

4．It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that

A．he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B．It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C．If the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D．It’s up to you to either make a life or death decision