The best known vegetable in the world is the ...

The best known vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need rich soil like many other crops. But until four hundred years ago the potato was not known to the Europeans. But today it’s one of the main foods in Europe. About half of the world’s potatoes are grown in Europe.

In France the potato was not grown for a long time. Here is a story about Louis. In 1778 he saw some potato flowers for the first time. He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his buttonhole. He was interested in the flowers not the potatoes themselves.

根据短文内容判断对错。（T/F）

1.The best known vegetable in the world is the tomato.

2.The potatoes are grown only in the rich soil.

3.Louis was the first man to eat the potato.

4.Today potato is one of the main foods in Europe.

5.Louis liked the potato flowers better than the potatoes.

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The best-known (最熟知的) vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need rich soil(土壤) like many other crops.But until four hundreds years ago,the Europeans(欧洲人) began to know the potato . But today it’s one of the main foods in Europe(欧洲) .About half of the world’s potatoes are grown in Europe.

In France the potato was not grown for a long time .Here is story about Louis .In 1778 he saw some potato　 flowers for the first time .He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his buttonhole. He was interested in the flowers not the potatoes themselves.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写（A），错误的写（B）

1.Potatoes are the best-known vegetable in the world according to the passage.

2.The potatoes do not need rich soil.

3.Louis was the first man to eat the potato .

4.At first the Europeans grew potatoes to eat.

5.Louis liked the potato flowers better than the potatoes.

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The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney’s best-known landmark. The Sydney Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by Utzon from Denmark. The base for the building was started in 1959，years before the designs were finished. It took 14 years in total to build the Sydney Opera House. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opened in on October 20th，1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost a lot of Australian dollars and was paid for by public.　 Each year，this fantastic building attracts（吸引） millions of tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Sydney Opera House reaches out into the harbor（港湾）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House is from 　　　　　　 .

A. America B. Australian C. England. D. Denmark

2.Buildings the Sydney Opera House lasted 　　　　　　 .

A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined phrase “in total” means “　　　　　　 ”in Chinese.

A. 除了 B. 另外 C. 总共 D. 间隔地

4.　　　　　　 paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon B. The public

C. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II D. The government.

5.What is the passage mainly about？

A. A sailing roof. B. Traveling in Sydney.

C. The Sydney Opera House. D. The opening of the Sydney Opera House.

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The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney’s best-known landmark. The Sydney Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by Utzon from Denmark. The base for the building was started in 1959，years before the designs were finished. It took 14 years in total to build the Sydney Opera House. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opened in on October 20th，1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost a lot of Australian dollars and was paid for by public.　 Each year，this fantastic building attracts millions of tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Sydney Opera House reaches out into the harbor（港湾）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House is from 　　　　　　 .

A. America　　 B. Australian　　 C. England.　　 D. Denmark

2.Buildings the Sydney Opera House lasted 　　　　　　 .

A. from 1959 to 1973　　 B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967　　 D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined phrase “in total” means “　　　　　　 ”in Chinese.

A. 除了　　 B. 另外　　 C. 总共　　 D. 间隔地

4.　　　　　　 paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon　　 B. The public

C. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II　　 D. The government.

5.What is the passage mainly about？

A. A sailing roof.　　 B. Traveling in Sydney.

C. The Sydney Opera House.　　 D. The opening of the Sydney Opera House.

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Shanghai is the biggest city with the largest 　 1　 in the world. It is also the fastest growing city. Its name 　 2　 "on the sea", because it sits on the shores(海滨) of the East China Sea. The　 city used to be a fishing town, but these days it is not 　 3　　 a major financial(金融的) center, it's also 　 4　 for its art and culture.

5　 to Shanghai can be taken from the airport to the center in a fast train. The train　　　 6　　 more than 430 kin/hour. Once you are in the city, you can't miss a popular area along the Huangpu River. Also, Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local 7　 , you should go to Yang's Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of 8　 soup for only ¥ 15.

Now Shanghai is getting very "heavy" from all the growth. As a 　 9　 , the city is going down the soft ground. 　 10　 1921, it has gone down for almost two meters.

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首字母填空。

It’s known that China is a country with the largest population(人口) in the world. To deal with the population problem, our g1. decided to have one-child policy (政策). After the policy was out for some time, while it did help to make the population grow s2., problems like aging also became clear. So all Chinese families were told that they could have two children. As the one-child policy came to an end, many Chinese children may have a brother or sister in the f3..

But what would your life be l4. growing up with a brother or a sister? H5. a brother or sister can keep you away from some bad feelings, such as loneliness and fear. Your brother or sister can give you something that parents can’t give you. You may not feel lonely at home any more b6. there will be someone playing with you and s7. secrets with you. Of course, sometimes you may argue or even fight with him or her, but you will get on well with each other soon.

Although now the government encourage(鼓励) people to have m8. children, most y9. people don’t want more children because of the pressure(压力) from work and family. Maybe it takes a long time for people to a10. the new policy.

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It's known that Suzhou is _______ in the world.

A. one of the most beautiful countries　

B. one of the beautiful countries

C. one of the most beautiful cities　　

D. one of the most beautiful city

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Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.

Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school. At that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.

He was often alone. He said he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.

Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.

Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.

1.Why didn’t Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A. Because he dropped out of school

B. Because he was in a working class family.

C. Because he didn’t want to make friends

D. Because he was angry at the world.

2.The underlined phrase “got his big break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “__________”.

A. got a good chance

B. made a lot of money

C. felt tired

D. had a rest

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

A. Carrey didn’t finish his school education

B. many people like Jim Carrey

C. he once survived a storm

D. Rodney Dangerfield changed Carrey’s life

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face

B. Carrey was happy in his childhood.

C. Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.

D. The film “The Mask” was not a success at first.

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It's known that Suzhou is __________ in the world.

A. one of the most beautiful countries

B. one of the beautiful countries

C. one of the most beautiful cities

D. one of the most beautiful city

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It’s known that Suzhou is __________ in the world.

A. one of the most beautiful countries

B. one of the beautiful countries

C. one of the most beautiful cities

D. one of the most beautiful city

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