More and more Chinese people care for their own health. I come from England. I came to China five years ago. I began to learn cooking Chinese food from my father. When I was fifteen, I began to help my mother in the kitchen. My father is a very famous cook in Beijing. So he taught me many things about cooking. In the past three years, I never stopped learning cooking. When I saw a book called The disease eating out can be gone back again by eating (《把吃出来的病再吃回去》), I began studying the book. .The writer of the book is Zhang Wuben. He said he was a famous nutritionist (营养师)and well-known traditional Chinese doctor. He asked the people to eat eggplant (茄子)and gram (绿豆). In China, Zhang Wuben's book has been popular in the past few years.

My father was invited to talk about the book in May, 2010. A large number of Chinese people believe they should eat eggplant and gram to be healthy. I have visited a lot of Chinese restaurants in Beijing and studied hundreds of restaurant menus.  I talked to lots of doctors about eating and nutrition (营养). They thought that Zhang Wuben's words violated the science. He told a lie. The fact is that it's important for us to eat a balanced diet and not just to eat eggplant and gram.

1.Why did most of Chinese people believe to eat eggplant and gram to be healthy?

2.If you want to keep healthy, you should ____________________.

3.What does the writer's father do?

4.What do you think of Zhang Wuben's book?

5.The underlined word "violated" in the passage means “       ” in Chinese.

1根据首字母提示或汉语意思填空，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。

When I was young, I studied hard all the time. But (1)u_________,my grades were low and I nearly lost (2) (信心) _________in myself .

My father was worried about it .He took me to the garden .Pointing to two rows of trees ,he asked me ,"Do you know what trees they are ?" I watched (3)c_________ and answered, "They are poplars and gingkoes. " My father asked me to (4)c_________ poplars with gingkoes and find out the (5)(不同) _________ between them .It's very clear that poplars are much (6)t_________ than the gingkoes.

My father told me the two rows of trees (7)（种）_________ at the same time . While being planted , they were as tall as each other .With the same sunlight ,the same water and the same care, but why are the poplars so tall and the gingkoes are so (8)s_________?

I stood there without (9)s_________ a word . Then my father said ,"Boy ,you know ,the valuable things often grow up slowly."

I knew what my father meant by saying so .From then on, I studied harder and harder .And my grades (10)i_________ greatly .Three years later ,I succeeded in entering Beijing University .

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

I have made a time machine. It can take people to the past or the future for five hours. I thought that it would be fun to see what my father was like when he was 10 years old.

I got into my time machine and keyed in the words, “1981, 11 Niven Road, New York ” then pressed the button … In a moment, I was in front of a house, 11 Niven Road.

I saw four children looking for a lost dog. They were my father, my uncle Tom, my aunts Peek and Janet. I went up to them and helped them look for their dog, Jack.

We wanted to climb a hill and looked for Jack. When we reached the top, we heard a dog barking. “Jack!” my father shouted . Then we saw Jack was standing in front of a man.

We asked the man to return Jack to us. The man had to give Jack back to us.

Happily, We went back to 11 Niven Road and I said goodbye to them . My five hours were almost up. I ran to the machine and soon I was back in my time . What an unusual experience!

1. Which of the following is TRUE ?

A. The time machine can take people to the past or the future for five hours.

B. I wanted to see what my father was like ten years ago.

C. I couldn’t see what my father was like ten years ago.

2. When was my father born ?

A. In 1971.

B. In 1981.

C. In 1991.

3. Why did we climb to the top of the hill ?

A. Because we wanted to play games there .

B. Because we wanted to look for the dog .

C. Because we wanted to look for the man .

4. How long did I travel to the past ?

A. 10 hours

B. 5 hours

C. 2 hours

5. Which is the best title ?

A. An unusual experience

B. A lovely dog called Jack

C. An experience to the future

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.

1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

   A. hard             B. enjoyable            C. painful            D. comfortable

2. The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

A. 岩石            B. 火焰               C. 水晶              D.寒冰

3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

4. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.

A. the writer was very successful in his life[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

B. the writer reached the top of the mountain

C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain            

B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C. Conversations between Father and Son        

D. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain