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　　In North America, most students go to school by bus．The subway is also widely used in some cities．In small towns and cities, walking is still popular．

　　The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America．It is a very convenient form of transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school．It also gives students opportunity to chat with their friends．However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up on time．

　　The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities．However, it is expensive and can be very crowded during rush hour．Another disadvantage of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the school, and students often have to walk considerable distance or take a bus from the subway stop to the scho

　　Walking has a number of advantages for those who live reasonable close to school．It's free and it provides a form of exercise．However, it's no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry．It's also unpleasant if the weather is either too hot or cold or wet．

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　　In North America people are always in a hurry．Children have 　　1　　 lessons or sports activities after school．Parents often work late and don’t get home 　　2　　 7 or 8 o’clock at night．More than 50 percent of women work at full-time jobs, and many people do part-time work．It isn’t a 　　3　　 that the North American family doesn’t have the time to eat many meals together．

　　When a family takes the time to eat a meal 　　4　　 often there isn’t enough time to 　　5　　 the food．That is 　　6　　 “fast food” is so popular in North America．People spend about 40 percent of their food dollars 　　7　　 fast food．

　　Fast food is food such as hamburgers, pizza, sandwiches, or fried chicken．People usually 　　8　　 the food from a restaurant chain(连锁店)such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or Kentucky Fried Chicken．Fast food 　　9　　 work and time, 　　10　　 it is not very healthy．

　　Fast food is 　　11　　 in many countries all over the world．Not everyone is happy about the 　　12　　 of North American fast food．A group of people in Italy want to 　　13　　 against the spread of American fast food．They do not want any more fast-food chains to open restaurants in 　　14　　 country．Their group is 　　15　　 the Slow Food Movement．They play to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere．

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完形填空阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项. When I was three years old just before my sister was born, my mom asked me what we should name the new baby. I said,"Let's call __1__ Gravy(肉汁)!" You know, we pour gravy over meat and it tastes good! My parents found my __2__ interesting, but named the new baby Caroline, instead. Having a sister __3__ my life. When my sister and I played together, we __4__ got into fights and got angry with each other if we did __5__ wrong. It sometimes drove our parents crazy. __6__ at the same time, we learned to share our things and to forgive(原谅) each other when we got __7__. In North America, there are many kinds of families, but __8__ families have a boy and a girl. Of course, some have three or more. In China, most children __9__ have brothers or sisters, and they have to learn those things in other ways, which is more __10__. When I __11__ away to university, my sister __12__ me she wished I still lived at __13__. She wasn't used to getting all the attention from my parents. But Chinese children get all the attention for all their life! Some middle school __14__ in China wish they had a brother or sister. If you are one of them, I __15__ a good idea for you. Treat your friends and classmates as your brothers and sisters!

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阅读理解

　　Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes．Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn’t know about them．When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before．Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they’re sold in supermarkets all over the world．They don’t seem strange any more!

　　Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America．In 1586, they were taken to Europe by explorers(探险家)．In 1719, they were taken to North America．Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato．Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year．

　　Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的)Americans．When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(种子)back to Europe．Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn’t eat them．At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!

　　Chilies(辣椒)have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8,000 years!In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers．Today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world．

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