Wild mangoes come from the foothills of the H...

Wild mangoes come from the foothills of the Himalayas. They are by far the most important fruit in India, and have been cultivated there for four thousand years. The arrival of the mango tree in other parts of the world was probably due to the Portuguese who carried mangoes via Goa to Africa, from where they eventually reached the New World. Mango trees are now so well established in many tropical countries that it might appear that they have always been there.

Like many tropical trees, the mango tree is multi-purpose product. Its wood is used in boat building, and its leaves can be fed to cattle. Most of the mango crop is consumed in the areas where it is grown, but in recent years mangoes have gained in popularity across the world as people in mild climate become increasingly eager to enjoy the delight of the fresh fruit.

The global market for mangoes is very profitable, and mango producers are keen to make use of the fruit's growing popularity. Modern shoppers not only appreciate the fruit's high nutritional value(the mango is a good source of vitamin A and C, protein and fibre), but also expect it to look and taste perfect. Therefore producers now select only the best quality seedlings which have the most chance of developing into good quality fruit.

Mangoes are high in fiber, thus making them very good for the heart. The high fiber content is also helps easing constipation. They have high pectin(果胶) and vitamin C content that reduces the blood cholesterol levels and serves as an immune booster. This fruit is rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and contain an enzyme(酶) that has stomach soothing properties. These enzymes act as a digestive aid and digestive proteins.

Although the mango tree has spread from its native Himalayan foothills to the tropics, delivering the fresh fruit to the world's supermarkets presents a challenge, as it does not travel well. Producers transport the fruit by speedy but costly air freight (货运)for minimum delay rather than risk the cheaper but slower road or shipping routes which, can result in damage to the fruit.

Mangoes are usually in storage for some time after their arrival at their destination. The fruit must be kept cold, or the sweet, juicy flesh will soon become over ripe and the mangoes will be unfit for sale. Fortunately, extremely effective refrigeration is now available and this is the best way of preventing the fruit from going bad before it reaches the supermarket shelves.

1.What does the underlined word “there” in Para. 1 refer to?

A. In Africa　　 B. In India

C. In the New Worde　　 D. In many tropical countries.

2.According to Para. 2, a recent change in the mango market is that_______.

A. farmers in mild climates produce more mangoes

B. mangoes become more popular around the world

C. the mango tree is becoming a multi-purpose product

D. the mango crop is consumed in tropical countries

3.Which of the follow can be the subtitle(副标题) for Para.4?

A. Mangoes are rich in anti-oxidants.

B. Mangoes are very good for the heart.

C. Nutritional information on mangoes.

D. Eating mangoes can cure people of some disease.

4.From Para. 5 we know the challenge mango producers face is________.

A. how to cultivate them　　 B. how to transport them

C. how to sell them　　 D. how to store them

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Nowadays, the children ______ the bad habit of turning on the TV as soon as they come back from school.

A. get off          B. get across           C. get through          D. get into

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The new law has come into effect, and 　 number of wild animals here is on____increase now.

A.the; the B.a; the C.the; / D.a; /

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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Wildcats and their stories.    B. Wildcats and their characters.

C. Varieties of animal species.    D. Relationship between animals and humans.

2. The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________".

A. gasoline companies       B. automobile manufacturers

C. brands of automobile                         D. names of wildcats

3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?

A. Wildcat congressmen.            B. Wildcat oil wells.

C. Wildcat banks.                D. Wildcat cars.

4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________.

A. people couldn't buy anything with the money

B. people complained and suffered a lot

C. the rich invested too much on oil wells

D. people didn't know how to save money

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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers(制造商) and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress(国会) who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank note. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Wildcats and their stories.

B．Wildcats and their characters

C．Varieties of animal species.

D．Relationship between animal and humans.

2.From the passage we can know that______.

A．wildcats represent the state of Michigan

B．the use of wildcat was not always the same

C．wildcats are the best friend of human beings

D．honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells

3. The underlines words “a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat” in Paragraph 1 may refer to “      ”.

A. gasoline companies                    B. automobile manufacturers

C. names of wildcats                     D. brands of automobile

64. Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?

A. Wildcat congressmen.                  B. Wildcat oil wells.

C. Wildcat banks.                        D. Wildcat cars.

4. It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money_________.

A．people couldn’t buy anything with the money

B．people didn’t know how to save money.

C．the rich invested too much on oil wells.

D．people complained and suffered a lot

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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Wildcats and their stories.

B. Wildcats and their characters.

C. Varieties of animal species.

D. Relationship between animals and humans.

2.The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________".

A. gasoline companies       B. automobile manufacturers

C. brands of automobile              D. names of wildcats

3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?

A. Wildcat congressmen.            B. Wildcat oil wells.

C. Wildcat banks.                   D. Wildcat cars.

4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________.

A. people couldn't buy anything with the money

B. people complained and suffered a lot

C. the rich invested too much on oil wells

D. people didn't know how to save money

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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine. We may not depend so much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers (制造商) and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank note.

The banks which offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Wildcats and their stories.                 B．Wildcats and their characters.

C．Varieties of animal species.                D．Relationship between animals and humans.

2.From the passage we can know that ______.

A．wildcats represent the state of Michigan.

B．the use of wildcats was not always the same

C．wildcats are the best friend of human beings

D．honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells

3.The underlined words “a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat”in Paragraph 1 may refer to ______.

A．gasoline companies                      B．automobile manufacturers

C．names of wildcats                       D．brands of automobile

4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money ______.

A．people couldn’t buy anything with the money

B．people didn’t know how to save money

C．the rich invested too much on oil wells

D．people complained and suffered a lot

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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Wildcats and their stories.

B. Wildcats and their characters.

C. Varieties of animal species.

D. Relationship between animals and humans.

2.The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "　　 ".

A. gasoline companies

B. automobile manufacturers

C. brands of automobile

D. names of wildcats

3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?

A. Wildcat congressmen.　　 B. Wildcat oil wells.

C. Wildcat banks.　　 　　　 D. Wildcat cars.

4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money　　 .

A. people couldn't buy anything with the money

B. people complained and suffered a lot

C. the rich invested too much on oil wells

D. people didn't know how to save money

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A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went hunting for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to _______.

The lion said to the wild pig. “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a _______ that you think is fair.”

The pig divided the rabbits up into three _______ piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One pile for each of us. How’s that?”

The lion _______ sprang at the wild pig and _______ him. Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again. He _______ to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you _______ the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”

The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the _______ one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is _______ me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.

At that point, the lion said, “Where did you learn to divide so ________, Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied. “The wild pig taught me.”

1.A. eat　　 B. share　　 C. attack　　 D. enjoy

2.A. case　　 B. situation　　 C. way　　 D. mood

3.A. same　　 B. different　　 C. big　　 D. equal

4.A. gradually　　 B. immediately　　 C. curiously　　 D. seriously

5.A. sold　　 B. punished　　 C. praised　　 D. killed

6.A. came　　 B. ran　　 C. returned　　 D. turned

7.A. part　　 B. raise　　 C. divide　　 D. separate

8.A. youngest　　 B. oldest　　 C. smallest　　 D. largest

9.A. for　　 B. with　　 C. to　　 D. on

10.A. fairly　　 B. unfairly　　 C. hurriedly　　 D. badly

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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.

Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived – a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.

He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.

Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!”

That’s what everybody wanted – that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（复仇）.

He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.

However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.

“I should be thankful and not angry.”

1.From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one　　　　　　 .

A．on the very top of the tree

B．hidden in the middle of a tree

C．on the tree for the longest time

D．exposed to sunlight less often

2.What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?

A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.

B．He was climbing down quickly

C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.

D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.

3.How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?

A．He was nervous.　 B．He kept silent　 C．He felt surprised.　 D．He was angry.

4.What do you think motivated the man to climb down?

A．Courage.    B．Revenge.    C．Carefulness.    　　　 D．Assistance.

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