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Now the reason why cooking has become so popular, especially among men, is that the kitchen is the new workshop. Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a natural desire to produce something.
I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. Last night, tired of too many visits to over-priced restaurants, I tried to do something a bit clever with meats and vegetables. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both ate it, but in a slightly awkward sort of way. It was all a bit brown. More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker. There are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they’re not going to repair themselves. I therefore recommend the “Strength Through Simplicity” cooking style-the new stage of culinary (烹任的) progress shall be the garage.
I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by a man who has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with machine oil he'd rather not put near his face. This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.
Tonight I’ve had an oil change with side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans and sausages.
1.According to the author, why are men increasingly increased in cooking?
A.They find it more enjoyable than working in a workshop.
B.They now have fewer opportunities to create things.
C.It is now more socially acceptable for men to cook.
D.Women are gcnerally spending less ime cooking.
2.What does the author think of his preparing the meal last night?
A.He didn’t practice his cooking skill well.
B.He should have used the restaurant recipe.
C.He could have used the cooking time better.
D.He didn’t receive any encouragement from his guest.
3.What does the author most probably do?
A.A media worker. B.A restaurant critic.
C.A cook. D.An athlete.
4.What does the author want to imply by using the example of India workers?
A.The wisdom of industrial workers has been overlooked.
B.Skills learnt in a factory can be applied in cooking a meal.
C.Food cooked in a garage tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.
D.Meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.
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Today acupuncture has become popular round the world, other traditional Chinese medicines.
A. so has B. as are
C. so are D. as have
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One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking, and is often able to _____ new jokes about the people and things around him.
A. come up with B. come across C. come up D. come to
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International travel has become popular. So, what can we do to enjoy ourselves and also leave a lasting, good impression on the people and places we visit? It goes without saying that we should respect local customs and beliefs. Therefore, a little research into the area where you are travelling may help you.
Pay attention to how people greet each other. In Western countries such as America, it is common to shake hands and look at one another in the eyes when you are greeting someone. In other countries people prefer not to touch each other when they meet.
For example, in Thailand, it is considered to be discourteous to put your hand on someone’s head, especially children’s. The head is considered sacred(神圣的) and by touching someone on their head you can prevent their spiritual growth.
Everyone likes to relax when traveling. This can also include wearing more casual or different clothing. It is always good to keep in mind the local culture about dressing. For example, if you go to a country with strong religious beliefs such as those in the Middle East, all of above are banned. So, it is always good to dress modestly, such as in dark-colored clothes.
The better you prepare the more fun you will have. If you are aware of the special foods and customs and have learnt some simple expressions, you might be lucky enough to find yourself invited to a local festival of gathering where you can experience something very special. By meeting some local people you could also discover some special attractions or places of interest.
1.The author raises a question in Paragraph 1 to ________ .
A. make readers answer it
B. introduce the topic of the text
C. help readers choose where to go
D. prove the popularity of international travel
2.According to the text, when greeting a man from America, ________ .
A. staring at him should be avoided
B. you’d better wear dark-colored clothes
C. you may shake hands firmly with him
D. you are very likely to be invited to a gathering
3.The underlined word “discourteous” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. polite B. evil C. welcome D. rude
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The reason I am now dissatisfied is I don’t have a clear appreciation of the past.
A.that; what B.why; that C.why; what D.that; that
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---- It’s raining heavily! Why must we go out right now?
---- The reason is that we are going to help the villages on the mountains.
---- ______.
A．Go ahead
B．with pleasure
C．It depends
D．Congratulations
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“Clothes Swapping”has become an increasingly popular activity for women in the United States. The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.
Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the area’s popular clothing-swapping group.
Daphne Steinberg was having a good day.“For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a really nice women’s designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself.”
Sandy Van Dusen likes the idea that clothes are finding new homes instead of being thrown away. “Because it helps to keep the Earth green. There’s no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse what’s already here. Give it a new home--- let somebody else love what you used to love and no longer love.”
Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the“un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.
“I started doing this four years ago, and we’ve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”
She used the social media website meetup.com to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Mrs.Pratt says most of the members respect the clothing swap rules. But she say competition for desirable fashion can be strong.
“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”
1.At a clothes swap what can women do?
A. Make some money by giving away unwanted clothing
B. Buy whatever clothing they like
C. Have a social gathering and make friends
D. Exchange unwanted clothing for something different
2.What can be learnt from what Daphne Steinberg said?
A. The clothes swap was the largest ever in the area
B. She got some nice clothes at the clothes swap
C. It was the first time she had been to a clothes swap
D. She saved much more money than she had expected
3.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A. How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causes
B. How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.
C. What Kim Pratt did to help people in need.
D. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothes.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Clothes swaps often go out of control in the end
B. Clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with women
C. Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlled
D. More clothing swapping events need to be organized
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Since it was founded a year ago, the babysitting pool has become increasingly popular in the United States. More and more mothers have joined it and have benefited from it. What attracts them most is the idea that you pay your babysitter not in cash, but in paper cards. When you join the babysitting pool, you are given thirty cards, which are worth 30-minute babysitting time each. For each half an hour while you are gone, the babysitter gets paid one card.
There are rules regulating this service. You should not watch more than three kids at a time including your own. On big holidays, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the babysitter should be paid twice as much, which means two cards for every half an hour. When you leave the babysitting pool, you should return all the cards. If you are out of cards, you cannot use money instead. You should have to baby-sit for others to earn enough cards so that you will have them handy when you yourself need a babysitter.
Many mothers think highly of this service. It keeps children in constant touch with one another, and makes life easier for the mothers. Since in most cases, the babysitter is the mother who watches other kids at her own home, it is still possible for her to do her own things while the kids play with each other. In fact most mother babysitters find that their own kids are less of a monster and easier to watch when they are around other playmates. Moreover, since the babysitting pool service does not involve money, it will not be a financial loss to the family.In the past year, the babysitting pool has helped so many mothers with their work that they all think that it is indeed a good community service worth keeping.
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“Clothes-swapping” has become an increasing popular activity for women in the United States. The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.
Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the area’s popular clothing-swap group.
Daphne Steinberg was having a very good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT，Ann Taylor is a really nice women’s designer and I’ll totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself. ”
Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team. It’s one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.
“I started doing this myself four years ago, and we’ve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”
She used the social media website meetup. com to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Ms Pratt says most of the members respect clothing swap rules. But she says competition for desirable fashion can be strong.
“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover (徘徊) over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out，some people tend to grab (抢夺) the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”
1.We can learn from what Daphne Steinberg said that .
A. she saved much more money than she had expected
B. it was the first time she had been to a clothes swap
C. the clothes swap was the largest ever in the area
D. she got some nice clothes at the clothes swap
2.What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. What Kim Pratt did to help others in need
B. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothing.
C. How Kim Pratt helped a high school’s debate team.
D. How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.
3.The underlined word “publicize” in Paragraph 6 probably means “ ”.
A. observe B. manage
C. advertise D. prove
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with women.
B. Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlled.
C. More clothing swapping events need to be organized
D. Clothes swaps often go out of control in the end.
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The popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, getting more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song ‘Baby’ had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.
Since its release, the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On the Floor’ and Eminem's ‘Love the Way You Lie’. And in September, 'Gangnam Style' also became the most liked video on YouTube, now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY, your certificate is waiting here at our office, come pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, ‘Gangnam Style’ would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July, the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody（恶搞）videos.
It became part of the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader.
Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.This passage mainly talks about a world famous________.
A. music chart B. video website
C. music video C. Korean pop singer
2.Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage?
A．“Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber’s “Baby” on You Tube’s views.
B．“Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 5.4 million people.
C．“Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
D．“Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views.
3.What can we infer from this passage?
A．The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide
B．Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video.
C．Despite its massive popularity, the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased.
D．PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”.
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