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“Just ate chicken feet for lunch. ” These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday. By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends. They ranged from “OH MY GOD! That is so disgusting! ” to “What were they like?” to “Why can’t you eat sandwiches like everyone else?”
To Chinese people, chicken feet are a normal snack. To my friends in Britain, the thought of eating a chicken’s foot is——well, weird (古怪的). As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog, scorpion(蝎子), snake, or turtle.
But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are: trying new things and food.
I arrived in Beijing five months ago. Since then, I’ve searched for the “weirdest” foods so I can try them, then treat my friends to some “virtual（虚拟的）eating” on my blog.
One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog material.
“I chose a stick with three live, wriggling(扭动的) scorpions on it,” I wrote. “And it was pretty good. The scorpion was warm and crispy. The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one’s teeth, however. What’s more, I am sure scorpion number two stung me with its tail in revenge(报复).”
Next came snake: “A bit like a cross between fish and chicken, with a slightly rubbery texture and meaty taste.”
Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup——especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy’s head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. “I am never speaking to you again,” wrote one (former) friend.
Still, I will continue my culinary quest.
Next on my list is starfish, though I feel I should have some vegetables too——algae, maybe.
So what am I eating, tonight, you may ask. Pizza. Well, a girl’s gotta have a break sometimes.
1.What does the writer like most in life?
A. Trying new things and food.
B. Traveling.
C. Walking.
D. Shopping.
2.Where did the writer get her blog material?
A. From her friends.
B. From Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”.
C. From Shopping.
D. From the Internet.
3.What is the writer’s friends’ attitude toward her trying “weird” foods?
A. They are satisfied.
B. They are happy.
C. They are surprised and even angry.
D. They are sorry.
4.Which of the following “weirdest” foods is the one writer hasn’t tried?
A. Chicken’s feet. B. Bullfrog.
C. Scorpion. D. Chicken’s head.
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“Just ate chicken feet for lunch. ”These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday. By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends. They included “OH MY GOD! That is so disgusting(令人厌恶的)! ”, “What were they like? ” and “Why can’t you eat sandwiches like everyone else? ”
To Chinese people, chicken feet are a normal snack. To my friends in Britain, the thought of eating a chicken’s feet is weird(不可思议的). As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog(牛蛙), scorpion(蝎子), snake, or turtle.
But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are trying new things and food.
I arrived in Beijing five months ago. Since then, I’ve searched for the “weirdest” foods so I can try them, then treat my friends to some “virtual eating”on my blog.
One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog materials.
“I chose a stick with three live, wriggling scorpions on it, ”I wrote. “And it was pretty good. The scorpion was warm and crispy. The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one’s teeth, however. What’s more, I am sure scorpion stung(蜇伤)me twice with its tail in revenge. ”
Next came snake: “A bit like a cross between fish and chicken, with a slightly rubbery texture(弹性口感)and meaty taste. ”
Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup—especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy’s head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. “I am never speaking to you again, ”wrote one former friend.
Still, I will continue my culinary quest(美食征程).
Next on my list is starfish, though I feel I should have some vegetables too—algae, maybe.
So what am I eating, tonight, you may ask. Pizza. Well, a girl’s gotta have a break sometimes.
1.According to the passage, which of the following “weirdest” foods is the one the author hasn’t tried?
A. Chicken feet. B. Bullfrog.
C. Scorpion. D. Chicken head.
2. What does the author like most in life?
A. Trying new things and food.
B. Traveling.
C. Walking.
D. Shopping.
3.Where did the author get her blog material?
A. From her friends.
B. From Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”.
C. From shopping.
D. From the Internet.
4. What is the author’s friends’ attitude towards her trying “weird” foods?
A. They are satisfied.
B. They are happy.
C. They are surprised and even angry.
D. They are sorry.
5. What can we learn from the passage about the author?
A. The author likes eating.
B. The author enjoys traveling.
C. The author is fond of shopping.
D. The author is interested in Chinese food.
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Who did the teacher have ___ an article for the wall newspaper just now?
A. writing B. write C. to write D. written
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If you’re encouraged by the tiny house movement and think 160 square feet is just enough for your needs, you may want to contact the Academy of Construction and Design (ACAD) at IDEA Public Charter School in northeast Washington.
Students in the program built a micro house with a kitchen, a bathroom, a sleeping loft with space for a queen-size bed and a storage loft, all set on a trailer for mobility. The exterior of the house was part of a continuous living exhibit in 2015 and was moved to the IDEA campus so students could work with builders to complete the interior earlier this year.
McMahon said the D. C. government’s approval to push companies to hire District residents was at odds with the school system not preparing students for careers in construction, exploring or electrical work. McMahon gathered industry and community leaders to establish ACAD in 2005, and he said 100 percent of the companies he contacted responded positively to the idea, including major firms such as JBG, Clark Construction, Hines Construction and Boston Properties.
“When students make the connection between what they are learning a potential career, their academics improve dramatically,” said Carol Randolph, chief operating officer of the D. C. Students Construction Trades Foundation. “Some of them who didn’t think college was an option now have a better chance because their classes have become relevant to a job.”
“We teach them life skills and explain that even if you start as a laborer, there are opportunities to move up quickly,” he said. “We rewrite the story for them and explain that they can work for a few years, make good money, get promoted, and start their own business or go to school with less debts.”
“Parents and school advisor can be the biggest obstacles because of the negative idea of construction as a blue-collar career,” Karriem said. “I get middle-school advisor on board to talk about the opportunities this education provides. These kids are learning lifelong skills that can help them in other fields, provide them with income and allow them to take care of their homes.”
1.What might be the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To advise the students to build houses.
B. To show IDEA Public Charter School.
C. To introduce the tiny house movement.
D. To get in touch with the ACAD organization.
2.What is the program of building a micro house aimed at?
A. Experiencing living in the tiny house.
B. Improving cooperating with related companies.
C. Learning lifelong skills from college classes.
D. Providing the opportunities to get a job.
3.What does the underlined part “at odds with” mean in the 3rd paragraph?
A. Inconsistent B. Favorable
C. Unusual D. Satisfactory
4.What can we infer from the words of Karriem?
A. Students tend to choose the blue-collar career.
B. It’s hard to make the micro house movement popular.
C. Education should provide more job opportunities
D. Life skills help improve students’ academics greatly
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—Hi, Susan, where were you at lunch time？I ________ a seat for you in the coffee shop.
—Oh, sorry to miss you.My political science class ran longer than usual.
A．am saving B．was saving
C．had saved D．have saved
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Where were you at lunch time? I ________ a seat for you in the dining hall.
A. saved B. was saving C. had saved D. have saved
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Think about what you had for lunch: Was it a hamburger? A chicken sandwich? Barbecue? What about vegetables? Would it surprise you to learn that what you eat can affect the whole planet?
It can—in a big way. New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its warming climate. You’ve probably heard of global warming. The temperature is on the rise because humankind has been releasing (排放) amounts of gases into the atmosphere. One of these greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳).
What does this have to do with food? A big part of the carbon dioxide that we put in the atmosphere every year comes from the process of making and eating food. The production of meat contributes a lot of that carbon dioxide. And much of meat’s contribution comes from beef, which is responsible for releasing even more warming gases into the atmosphere.
The process of making a hamburger, for example, requires a lot of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland, and cow waste is a major source of methane (沼气) — an especially powerful greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed and shipped to a shop, which takes fuel. Most of the cow won’t even be used for meat that people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands on a dinner plate, it has made a heavy effect on the environment.
We can reduce the production of global-warming gases by eating less beef. Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do less harm to the environment — at least in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases released.
All kinds of meat are harder on the planet than vegetables. To grow and eat a pound of potatoes, for example, sends less than one-quarter pound of carbon dioxide into the air. So changing our diet to less meat and more vegetables, as it turns out, may do the world some good.
1.The questions asked in the first paragraph are used to ________.
A. show the author’s concern about food safety
B. express the author’s puzzlement at what to eat
C. introduce the topic to be discussed in the passage
D. remind readers of something delicious to eat
2.What is the bad news for meat-eaters?
A. Most cows are raised not for people to eat.
B. Meat producing contributes to global warming.
C. There is a lot of carbon dioxide in the meat we eat.
D. Animals begin to die off because of global warming.
3.Which is the most environment-friendly food according to the passage?
A. Carrot. B. Beef. C. Pork. D. Chicken.
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Following some of the tips for green living helps save our planet. All of these involve just a few changes to our daily habits.
Just walk and limit the use of your car. One of the poster images of pollution is our vehicles. It burns fuel. It is not as efficient as we hope it could be, and we use it every single day. To lessen the effects of the air pollution caused by our vehicles, we should limit their use. If we can walk to our destination then just let us go. Not only do we lessen our carbon dioxide emissions, but we also get a good exercise out of it.
Use a laptop instead of a computer desktop. Laptops are more energy efficient compared to their bigger counterparts. A laptop is generally 50 percent more efficient in using electricity. Aside from that there are other benefits of a laptop. It is portable so you can work anywhere you like and that you get powerful features without the large size of desktop units.
Turn off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. It is always a better idea to use a glass when we are brushing our teeth and not to just let the faucet keep on running. Therefore，there is less water to waste while we are cleaning our pearly whites. Simply turn off the faucet when you are not using it.
Make good use of natural light. We have a great and natural lamp --- the sun, and we should learn how to take full advantage of it during daytime. So instead of turning on our lights or lamps even if it is still not evening, we should pull up the drapes and let the natural light come in from the windows.
These are just some of the best tips for green living, but of course there are still many of these tips if you just search for them. But you can do your own variation any time just always prioritize how you can use less energy and produce even lesser trash and pollution.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. How to Save Our Planet
B. How to Change Our Daily Habits
C. Tips for Green Living Today
D. Green Living and Serious Pollution
2.Compared with a computer desktop, a laptop is__________.
A. less energy efficient B. faster at work
C. easy to repair D. easy to carry
3.How many tips does the passage mention for green living today?
A. Three B. Four
C. Five D. Six
4.The underlined word “prioritize” in the last paragraph can be replaced by the word
_________.
A. decrease B. consider
C. imagine D. guess
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A few changes to daily habits can help a lot.
B. While washing teeth we should turn off the faucet.
C. Vehicles bring pollution and we should try to avoid.
D. In the daytime we should not pull up the drapes.
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Just as his word goes, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” , Obama is no longer _____ he used to be, but an icon(偶像) .
A. who B. what C. which D. that
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For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people's mind: rich, well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. Because young people don't or won't come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera's choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas” shortened versions(剧本) of child-friendly operas. This summer's production is Hansel ＆ Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists' Training Program.
1. Which is the main idea of this passage？
A. Opera is famous for its long history.
B. Opera is only performed for rich people.
C. Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive.
D. Young people are not interested in opera.
2.The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means ______.
A. breaking up the old rules B. changing the dresses
C. making the audience at ease D. advertising themselves
3.Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because ______ .
A. they can be performed in public libraries
B. short versions are easy to perform
C. it is hard to find long versions
D. they can make more people come to opera
4.The San Francisco Opera employs students in order to ______.
A. celebrate its 75th anniversary B. reduce the cost
C. attract young people D. make Cinderella popular