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How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”
President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠實(shí)的) guests about the fact

  1. 1.

    From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were       

    1. A.
      people from other countries
    2. B.
      from France
    3. C.
      people of his own country
    4. D.
      men only
  2. 2.

    After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

    1. A.
      Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them
    2. B.
      Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century
    3. C.
      Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes
    4. D.
      In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes
  3. 3.

    The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes       

    1. A.
      while he was in Paris
    2. B.
      when he was a little boy
    3. C.
      because his parents told him so
    4. D.
      from books
  4. 4.

    According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

    1. A.
      the President himself
    2. B.
      a French cook
    3. C.
      the President’s cook
    4. D.
      the President’s wife

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When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strong happened to the large animals; they suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived; the large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. 
Now something similar could be happening in the oceans. That the seas are being over-fished has been known for years and researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published in Nature, the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) inanes fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation. In some long-fished areas, it has halved again since then.
Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative (保守的). One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved. Today’s vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes. In the early days, too, longlines would have been more saturated with fish. Some individuals would therefore not have been caught, since baited hooks would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewer sharks around noise.
Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account. They believe the date support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the “shifting baseline”. The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. Most fisheries are well below that, which is a bad way to do business

  1. 1.

    The aim of the extinction of large prehistoric animals is to suggest that _______

    1. A.
      large animal were not easy to survive in the changing environment
    2. B.
      small species survived as large animals disappeared
    3. C.
      large sea animals may face the same threat today
    4. D.
      Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones
  2. 2.

    We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that _______

    1. A.
      the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%
    2. B.
      there are only half as many fisheries are there were 15 years ago
    3. C.
      the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount
    4. D.
      the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old
  3. 3.

    By saying these figures are conservative (line 1, paragraph 3), Dr worm means that_______

    1. A.
      fishing technology has improved rapidly
    2. B.
      then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded
    3. C.
      the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss
    4. D.
      the date collected so far are out of date
  4. 4.

    Dr Myers and other researchers hold that _______

    1. A.
      people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time
    2. B.
      fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass
    3. C.
      the ocean biomass should restore its original level
    4. D.
      people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation
  5. 5.

    The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’ _______

    1. A.
      management efficiency
    2. B.
      biomass level
    3. C.
      catch-size limits
    4. D.
      technological application

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Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”
Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子）.His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It’s “molecular(分子）science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students’ knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.
At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. They’re also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors

  1. 1.

    The research program is chiefly designed for______.

    1. A.
      high school advisers from Houston
    2. B.
      college students majoring in agriculture
    3. C.
      high school students from different places
    4. D.
      researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ______.

    1. A.
      had little chance to go to college
    2. B.
      could often take part in the program
    3. C.
      found the program useful to their future
    4. D.
      showed much interest in their high school experiments
  3. 3.

    When the program was over, the students ______.

    1. A.
      entered that college
    2. B.
      wrote research reports
    3. C.
      paid for their research
    4. D.
      found way to make money
  4. 4.

    The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most______ position”

    1. A.
      important
    2. B.
      favorable
    3. C.
      astonishing
    4. D.
      advanced

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BEIJING , March 9 --- The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers and governors to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars, media have reported.
The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee.
Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also keep the same cars when they assume new posts, he added.
The new rule also reiterated(重申) that officials ranking below minister-or-governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.
“It violates the rules for lower-ranking --- even county-level-officials to be allocated cars,” Li said.
Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure (花費(fèi)) of public funds every year.
A survey on the Web news www.ifeng.com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to carry out because it is related to officials’ interests.
“Local government departments had halted(中斷) approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to work on new quotas(指標(biāo)) under the new rules,” Li said. “The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market mechanisms and monetization.”
Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago.
Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal (市政的) government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.
Earlier this month, the Minister of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles

  1. 1.

    What is the purpose of the new rule allocating vehicles among officials?

    1. A.
      To promote a low-carbon lifestyle
    2. B.
      To cut down the present huge expenditures of purchasing cars
    3. C.
      To make good use of budgets for official cars
    4. D.
      To solve the problem of severe traffic jam
  2. 2.

    How often could the cars used by minister-level officials be replaced according to the new rule?

    1. A.
      Every 3 years
    2. B.
      Every 5 years
    3. C.
      Every 8 years
    4. D.
      Every 10 years
  3. 3.

    What about the officials ranking below minister-or-governor levels in terms of official vehicles?

    1. A.
      They can still possess special cars
    2. B.
      They can use their own private cars
    3. C.
      They can use cars whenever officially necessary
    4. D.
      They can be allocated second-hand cars
  4. 4.

    What is the public’s attitude toward the new rule’s fulfillment?

    1. A.
      Uncertain
    2. B.
      Optimistic
    3. C.
      Indifferent
    4. D.
      Passive
  5. 5.

    From the passage, we can infer that______

    1. A.
      the government is determined to carry out the new rule
    2. B.
      the new rule has not yet been made public
    3. C.
      the new rule will benefit official’s interest
    4. D.
      the new rule is applied to minister-level officials

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Over the past few months, PSY’s funny video for “Gangnam Style” has become a YouTube sensation, resulting in over 112,000,000 views since July 15. It’s also been Tweeted more than 780,000 times and received over 260, 000 likes on Facebook, reports Mashable.com.
With the rapper(說(shuō)唱歌手) making an appearance at Thursday’s MTV Video Music Awards, here’s what you need to know about the break-out artist.
His real name is Park Jae-Sang. The 35-year-old Korean pop rapper is known for his comedic music videos and performances. The video for “Gangnam Style” is no exception. When his first album PSY—From the Psycho World! was released in 2001, he was nicknamed “PSY” because of his unusual dress, special lyrics(歌詞) and funny dance movies.
Gangnam is a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul(首爾). Gangnam may only be 15 square miles, but the district in Seoul, South Korea, is home to the headquarters of some of the country’s most influential companies, including Samsung, Hyundai and LG. The region also makes up 7% of South Korea’s GDP. 41% of students at Seoul University, a very famous college, come from Gangnam. The lyrics of PSY’s song describe the personality of a girl and a guy.
He studied in the U.S. Born in South Korea on December 31, 1977, PSY attended Banpo Elementary School, Banpo Middle School and Eva High Sch ool. But when it came time to achieve a college degree, the rapper attended both Boston University and Berklee College of Music in the U.S.
“Gangnam Style” is giving K-pop international fame. “Gangnam Style” is currently No.1 on the iTunes music video chart. The video has surpassed Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”; Justin Bieber’s “As Long As You Love Me”; and Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”. This is the first time a Korean artist has ranked this high on iTunes

  1. 1.

    What is the first paragraph mainly about?

    1. A.
      The success of “Gangnam Style”
    2. B.
      The origin of “Gangnam Style”
    3. C.
      The result of the Music Award
    4. D.
      The childhood of PSY
  2. 2.

    According to the text, PSY              

    1. A.
      is already in his forties now
    2. B.
      made his first album in 2003
    3. C.
      danced only in his “Gangnam Style”
    4. D.
      has developed his special comedic style
  3. 3.

    Which of the following about Gangnam is TRUE?

    1. A.
      It is the capital of South Korea
    2. B.
      It is rich and better developed
    3. C.
      Seoul University lies in it
    4. D.
      It covers about 90 square miles
  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      “Gangnarn Style” isn’t popular in English-speaking countries
    2. B.
      PSY will be given another big prize for music in the future
    3. C.
      iTunes is the No.1 music company on the internet
    4. D.
      “Gangnam Style” has won the most worldwide popularity

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On a Sunday morning, I was driving down a road and saw something I couldn’t believe. A little girl, less than two, was pushing her stroller (嬰兒車(chē)) across the road. It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.
I stopped my car at once and ran toward her. This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger. I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.
Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where I had parked my car. He ran right to her and caught her up, saying “bad girl” to her. I picked up the stroller and gave it to him. The father grabbed the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.
I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son. My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “Do you feel cold, Mom?” asked my son. I just shook my head.
After this happened, I thought about how thankful I am. Even though the father didn’t say thank you, I feel that I did something good. Doing something for someone else is pleasing, even when it’s only a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
I didn’t really “save” her, but I feel like it was important that I happened to be there. It is sad that I was the only one who stopped. It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help

  1. 1.

    When the author saw the little girl, _____

    1. A.
      the girl had lost her way
    2. B.
      she was driving to work in a hurry
    3. C.
      the girl feared to go across the road
    4. D.
      there weren’t many cars on the road
  2. 2.

    The little girl ran away from the author because _____

    1. A.
      she wanted to stay on the road
    2. B.
      she didn’t know the author at all
    3. C.
      she wanted to look for her father
    4. D.
      she needed to catch her stroller
  3. 3.

    Why were the author’s hands shaking?

    1. A.
      Because she was not feeling well
    2. B.
      Because she was too excited to keep calm
    3. C.
      Because the weather was very cold at that time
    4. D.
      Because she failed to be understood by the girl’s father
  4. 4.

    The author thought that her help was _____

    1. A.
      really necessary
    2. B.
      worth praising
    3. C.
      not welcome
    4. D.
      not useful

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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him

  1. 1.

    The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that______.

    1. A.
      she had sent her children to school
    2. B.
      she was to attend an evening party
    3. C.
      she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
    4. D.
      she had made a special costume the night before
  2. 2.

    Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to______.

    1. A.
      made sure that the costume fitted her well
    2. B.
      frighten the person who was knocking on the door
    3. C.
      find out if she had finished the costume
    4. D.
      receive the bread and do some cooking
  3. 3.

    The man who was knocking at the door was______.

    1. A.
      a baker
    2. B.
      a thief
    3. C.
      her husband
    4. D.
      an electricity man
  4. 4.

    What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

    1. A.
      He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to
    2. B.
      He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to
    3. C.
      He stepped directly towards the meter.
    4. D.
      He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards
  5. 5.

    The man______and that made him cry out and run away

    1. A.
      thought he must have met a ghost
    2. B.
      recognized Mrs Richards
    3. C.
      found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
    4. D.
      thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

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Taiwanese fishing boats that sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the islands completed their voyage Tuesday morning and have set sail for home.
Local media reported that the boats finished their protest at 9:15 a.m. and are expected to return to a port in northeast Taiwan's Yilan county at noon Wednesday.
Although the boats originally numbered 75，they were joined at sea by other boats from different parts of Taiwan, raising the total number to about 100 vessels. Organizers said the voyage was made to protect Taiwanese fishing rights in nearby waters and to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands.
The Japanese government announced a plan to "purchase" part of the islands earlier this month despite repeated protests from the Chinese government. The action aroused demonstrations across China as well as consumers' boycott of Japanese products in recent weeks. Local authorities in Taiwan have also protested the move.
"Japan's purchase and nationalization of China's Diaoyu Islands are putting China-Japan economic and trade ties at risk due to man-made factors." An official spokesman from Beijing warned .
China-Japan economic and trade relations was back on track in 1952 when the two countries signed their first non-governmental trade agreement. Currently, China has been Japan's largest trade partner since 2007 while Japan is China’s fourth largest trade partner, after the EU, U.S. and the ASEAN. Meanwhile, China is the biggest destination for Japanese exports and biggest source of imports. In the first half of 2012, Japan's exports to China totaled 73.54 billion U.S. dollars, down 6.2 percent from the same period last year, while its import from China was 91.29 billion U.S. dollars, up 7 percent from the same period last year.
Now, China-Japan economic and trade relations are at a crossroads. Negotiation could be the way out of the rift

  1. 1.

    Why are China-Japan economic and trade relations at a crossroads?

    1. A.
      Because Taiwan fishing boats sailed to the island to protest Japan
    2. B.
      Because Taiwanese are deprived of their fishing right
    3. C.
      Because Japan is not China's largest trade partner
    4. D.
      Because Japan announced to purchase China's Diaoyu Islands
  2. 2.

    We can infer from the passage that _____

    1. A.
      About 100 boats joined the original team later
    2. B.
      Negotiation will bring both countries out of the conflict
    3. C.
      Japan's “purchase”has cast a shadow on China-Japan export and import
    4. D.
      Japan's exports to China totaled 78 billion U.S. dollars in 2011
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “rift” in the last paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      gap
    2. B.
      conflict
    3. C.
      crash
    4. D.
      quarrel
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of this passage?

    1. A.
      Japan declared to purchase China's Diaoyu Islands
    2. B.
      Japan's purchase of Diaoyu Islands aroused nationwide protest
    3. C.
      The Diaoyu Islands belong to China!
    4. D.
      China plays an important part in Japan's economy development

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He often goes to the coffee bar ______it rains.


  1. A.
    despite
  2. B.
    except that
  3. C.
    except when
  4. D.
    besides

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It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?
Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on “Good Morning America” today to give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.
Crazy Calorie Count
Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food- quantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out. One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps’ astonishing performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,00 calories in one day.
Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps’ workouts can burn 4,000 to 6,000 calories in a day, and those calories must be added in order to train the following day.
Snacking Secrets
Some athletes eat strange foods that improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has stolen champion sprinter Usain Bolt’s thunder on the track during the Olympic trials. Asked about how he gets his energy, Blake answered that he eats 16 bananas per day ,Glassman said.
Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the Us team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes honey to boost his energy, Classman said.
Foods for Recovery
What are the best foods to help the body recover after harsh competition?
For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a strength-training regimen(養(yǎng)生法)that involves flipping tractor tires, and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said

  1. 1.

    What’s the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Good Diet Makes a True Olympian
    2. B.
      Olympians Have Olympic-size Appetites
    3. C.
      The Diet of Some Top Olympic Athletes
    4. D.
      Olympians’ Strange Eating Habits
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

    1. A.
      Ordinary people eat few pigs compared with Olympians
    2. B.
      Olympians eat a lot more food than ordinary people
    3. C.
      Olympians tend to eat a lot of high-quality food
    4. D.
      Olympians eat a large amount of food, just like pigs
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Ryan Lochte quit eating junk food , candy and soda for his better recovery
    2. B.
      Yohan Blake finally beat Usain Bolt in the 100-meter track in the Olympics
    3. C.
      Michael Phelps’ astonishing performance was due to his eating lots of food
    4. D.
      Jonathan Horton has a blood sugar problem because of taking too much honey
  4. 4.

    The passage is most likely to be found in     .

    1. A.
      a technical report
    2. B.
      a fashion magazine
    3. C.
      an education column
    4. D.
      a sports newspaper

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