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Over the years, fried chips have become known worldwide and been enjoyed by adults and children in almost all countries. But do you know the world's First Potato Fry Museum was opened in November, 2013 in Belgium? For the fans of fried chips (French fries), they have a museum of their own!
The world's first museum of chips, was set up by Eddy Van Belle and his son in Belgium. The museum calls itself "the first and only museum for potato fries".
Eddy and his son are always proud of their favorite food. Eddy said, "Over the years, fries have become popular throughout the world. We are so proud that they originated from Belgium."
"So it is normal and necessary that the first fried chips museum is opened in Belgium," Eddy added.
The museum is in an ancient building with two floors. The museum shows a lot of exhibits, including ancient potato cutters, chip-making machines, and the pictures about the history of potatoes. You can see different potatoes and chips. You can also learn to make chips. It's a great place to learn about the history of fries and enjoy eating them, too! Do you know the biggest fun in the museum? You can eat many kinds of chips!
1.The World’s First Potato Fry Museum was built in __________.
A. America B. Belgium C. England D. Australia
2.Why did Eddy and his son set up the museum in Belgium?
A. Because there are more people interested in fried chips here.
B. Because they are proud that Belgium is their motherland.
C. Because they are the fans of fried chips.
D. Because they want people to know about the history of fries.
3.Which of the following is NOT true about the museum according to the passage?
A. You can see the oldest chip-making machine.
B. You can make the chips by yourself.
C. You can see different kinds of potatoes and chips.
D. You can have fun eating many kinds of chips.
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Mickey Mouse’s ears are well known all over the world, and this year will be an especially fun one for Disney. The company is celebrating 60 years since its first theme park, Disneyland, opened in California, US in 1955.
Disney has opened many more parks all over the world since it made history in California, Shanghai Disneyland is expected to open in 2016, bringing Disney’s popular parks here to the Chinese mainland for the first time.
So why has Disneyland been so popular for 60 years? Well, it’s described as “the Happiest Place on Earth” and “a place for the young and young at heart”. Many Americans have grown up with the parks, as ex—Disneyland president Paul Pressler said in 1995: “ There is an emotional relationship that people have with this park.”
Disneyland was one of the first theme parks anywhere in the world that had “lands” and rides with themes. Disney’s storytelling in rides like roller coasters is a big reason for their parks’ success. “We tell a story in everything we do,” Pressler said. Disney rides such as The seven Dwarves Mine Train and Peter Pan’s Flight come from its movies. One ride from its 2013 hit movie Frozen will surely be coming soon, perhaps at the new Shanghai Disneyland.
Disney’s parks haven’t always been popular everywhere, however. When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, some French people felt that American culture was invading(入侵)France. But still, the park stayed open and today it is a popular place for European visitors.
Whatever you may think of them, you can’t say that on their 60 th birthday, Disney’s parks aren’t still going strong. How many Disney theme parks will you have visited by the time their 70 th birthday comes around?
1. The firs Disneyland opened in California in ____.
A. 1955 B. 1992 C. 1995 D. 2013
2.This year will be especially fun for Disney because____.
A. it is going to celebrate its 60 th birthday
B. it’s described as “the Happiest Place on Earth”
C. Americans have a special relationship with Disneyland
D. Mickey Mouse’s ears are well known all over the world
3.The underlined expression “Young at heart” in Paragraph 3 refers to ____.
A. young people B. people with young hearts
C. American people only D. Disneyland president
4.Which of the following is TRUE about Disneyland?
A. Disneyland has been built in US only.
B. Shanghai Disneyland has been opened.
C. People still don’t like Disneyland Paris.
D. Disney’s storytelling in rides helps it succeed.
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Mickey Mouse’s ears are well known all over the world, and this year will be an especially fun one for Disney. The company is celebrating 60 years since its first theme park, Disneyland, opened in California, US in 1955.
Disney has opened many more parks all over the world since it made history in California. Shanghai Disneyland is expected to open in 2016, bringing Disney’s popular parks here to the Chinese mainland for the first time.
So why has Disneyland been so popular for 60 years? Well, it’s described as “the Happiest Place on Earth” and “a place for the young and young at heart”. Many Americans have grown up with the parks, as ex—Disneyland president Paul Pressler said in 1995: “There is an emotional relationship that people have with this park.”
Disneyland was one of the first theme parks anywhere in the world that had “lands” and rides with themes. Disney’s storytelling in rides like roller coasters（过山车） is a big reason for their parks’ success. “We tell a story in everything we do,” Pressler said. Disney rides such as The seven Dwarves Mine Train and Peter Pan’s Flight come from its movies. One ride from its 2013 hit movie Frozen will surely be coming soon, perhaps at the new Shanghai Disneyland.
Disney’s parks haven’t always been popular everywhere, however. When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, some French people felt that American culture was invading(入侵)France. But still, the park stayed open and today it is a popular place for European visitors.
Whatever you may think of them, you can’t say that on their 60th birthday, Disney’s parks aren’t still going strong. How many Disney theme parks will you have visited by the time their 70th birthday comes around?
1.This year will be especially fun for Disney because____.
A. it is going to celebrate its 60th birthday
B. it’s described as “the Happiest Place on Earth”
C. Americans have a special relationship with Disneyland
D. Mickey Mouse’s ears are well known all over the world
2.The underlined expression “Young at heart” in Paragraph 3 refers to ____.
A. young people B. people with young hearts
C. American people only D. Disneyland president
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Disneyland?
A. Disneyland has been built in US only.
B. Shanghai Disneyland has been opened.
C. People still don’t like Disneyland Paris.
D. Disney’s storytelling in rides helps it succeed.
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LeiGong Mountain is well—known for its plants and animals.Every year,_________ from all over the country and even abroad come to visit it.It has become one of the most popular sights in QianDongnan.Visitors _________us a lot of businesses,jobs and money.If it’s _________,visitors can see many kinds of _________in the tree singing and some rare animals like monkeys climbing up and _________.
Last Saturday, several of my friends and I went there _________.After about one—hour ride,we arrived there.To our _________,some visitors didn’t pay attention to protecting the environment. Plastic bags and bottles were thrown _________.We had to _________ the rubbish and put it into the dustbin.I think we should protect LeiGong Mountain from being __________,or the pollution will keep the visitors away.Let’s take action to make LeiGong Mountain more and more beautiful.
1.A.foreigners B.fiends C.visitors D.drivers
2.A.lake B.bring C.carry D.lend
3.A.cloudy B.rainy C.foggy D.sunny
4.A.binds B.snakes C.tigers D.rabbits
5.A.on B.of C.down D.away
6.A.on foot B.by bus C.by car D.by bike
7.A.happiness B.surprise C.fun D.interest
8.A.everywhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.somewhere
9.A.tum up B.take up C.play with D.pick up
10.A.polluted B.made C.built D.thrown
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Lots of trees ________in our city over the years. It is becoming greener and greener!
A. are planting B. have planted
C. will be planted D. have been planted
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A documentary about smog(雾霾) has become well-known across the country with over 100 million views in less than 24 hours. Under the Dome, the documentary by Chai Jing, was shown on video-sharing websites in China on Feb 28. It has pushed the public awareness (意识) about air pollution and people to join in efforts to make a difference.
Showing a number of photos and videos, Chai examines how the pollution problem has become so in the country and told us the project was inspired（启发）by lung(肺) illness of her new-born daughter. “I all the windows. I started every day by checking the pollution index(指数),” Chai said. Millions of other people are also doing the things. While they stop there, Chai goes deeper. “I don’t want to live in this way. I need to find out where the smog comes from and what is going on.”
Over a year, she went to polluted areas to find the cause of smog, visited the US and the UK to learn about their , and interviewed officials, scientists and the general public.
The film has led to national after going popular online. Cheng Chen, a 22-year-old student from Beijing Foreign Studies University, found the documentary “very inspiring”. “I used to think it was not my duty to air pollution–I don’t own a factory or a car,” said Cheng. “But Chai tells me we share the same fate since we breathe the same air and there is a lot I can do.” At the same time, experts remind moved viewers of the film’s limitation. So what do you think of it?
1.A. 103- second B. 103-minute C. 103-hour
2.A. slowly B. rapidly C. quietly
3.A. prevented B. influenced C. encouraged
4.A. serious B. important C. necessary
5.A. opened B. cleaned C. closed
6.A. rubbish B. water C. air
7.A. same B. right C. terrible
8.A. news B. experiences C. hobbies
9.A. agreement B. discussion C. development
10.A. deal with B. find out C. listen to
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Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are decided to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.
Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference. Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, the average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
“Dollars buy status (social position), and status makes people feel better,” say some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways, scientists or actors, for example, may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.
In his research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires, not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health, rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap. Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the measures of only income.”says Michalos.
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen. In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotion questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their time running out. Older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.
“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”
1.Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs__________.
A. make them feel much better
B. provide chances to make friends
C. improve their social position
D. satisfy their professional interests
2.Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if _________.
A. the gap between reality and desire is bigger
B. they have a stronger desire for friendship
C. the hope for good health is much greater
D. their income is far below their expectation
3.We can infer from the passage that older people _________.
A. would like to have more goodbye kisses than young people
B. are used to living a hard life because they are kind to others
C. express their positive opinions just as some young people do
D. find it easier to feel happy because they are more realistic
4.According to the passage, the feeling of happiness _________.
A. increases gradually with age
B. is controlled partly by desires
C. has little to do with wealth
D. is decided mostly by genes
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Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 40 years.I have four brothers and sisters. We used to play board games in the living room, spend days in the street with friends, and ride bikes to tour around the town .
These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed greatly. Firstly, families are getting smaller, as more and more families have only one child. It's common for both parents to work outside, and it seems that no one could possibly afford(承担得起) to have more than one child.As a result, today's children spend much of their time alone__Another great change is that children today spend a lot of their free time at home, inside. That's because parents worry about real or imagined danger, so they wouldn't let their children play outside by themselves.
Finally, the way children play is completely different. Almost every home has at least one computer and many children have a mobile phone. Mobile games have replaced （代替）board games and other interesting activities of my childhood. However, the fact is that playing mobile games alone can make people feel lonelier.
Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do .
1.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (不超过20个汉字)
__________________
2.Why don't parents today allow their children to play outside alone?
__________________
3.What kind of games do children today often play?
__________________
4.In the passage, the underlined word "they" refers to ___________
5.What do you think of your childhood? Why do you think so?
__________________
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All over the world the need for more laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device (移动设备} has once logged on to a public WiFi network without paying for it, while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of public WiFi network safe?
Some networks are better protected than others because encryption (加密）methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dales, phone numbers, passwords and so on. These open WiFi networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers (黑客） to break into the operating system and get people's private information.
Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a connection that has been used before. Hackers' devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WiFi networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.
So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smartphones in public places which offer free WiFi networks，please think it twice or take safe measures before using them.
1. Why do people like to go log on to a public WiFi network?
A. Because it can provide useful information.
B. Because the owner of the network is polite.
C. Because it is free.
D. Because it is safe.
2.We can learn from the passage that_•
A. not all the public WiFi networks are safe
B. none of the public WiFi networks is safe
C. in 2015 more than 950 million records were protected
D. there is no way to protect our private information
3. Hackers would probably get the following EXCEPT_______when we connect our laptops or smartphones to a public WiFi network.
A. our birth dates
B. our passwords
C. our phone numbers
D. our smartphones
4.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Don't Use Public WiFi Networks
B. Why the Public WiFi Networks a Possible Danger
C. We Needn't Protect Our Private Information
D. Why Hackers Break into the Operating System
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All over the world the need for more laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device (移动设备) has once logged on to a public WiFi network without paying for it, while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of public WiFi network safe?
Some networks are better protected than others because encryption (加密) methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dales, phone numbers, passwords and so on. These open WiFi networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers to break into the operating system and get people's private information.
Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a connection that has been used before. Hackers' devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WiFi networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.
So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smartphones in public places which offer free WiFi networks，please think it twice or take safe measures before using them.
1.We can learn from the passage that______.
A. not all the public WiFi networks are safe B. none of the public WiFi networks is safe
C. in 2015 more than 950 million records were protected D. there is no way to protect our private information
2.Hackers would probably get the following EXCEPT_______when we connect our laptops or smartphones to a public WiFi network.
A. our birth dates B. our passwords
C. our phone numbers D. our smartphones
3.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Don't Use Public WiFi Networks B. Why the Public WiFi Networks a Possible Danger
C. We Needn't Protect Our Private Information D. Why Hackers Break into the Operating System
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