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Insects (昆虫) are a very healthy food. They have almost as much protein (蛋白质) as meat from a pig or cow and are low in fat. Eating insects is also very good for the environment since they need less land and water than larger animals.
Marcel Dicke, who studies insects, explained in a talk how insects also produce more meat from the food they eat. For example, imagine a farmer feeds a cow 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce about 1 pound of meat for people to eat. However, imagine the farmer gives a certain number of insects 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce 9 pounds of meat for people to eat!
Eating more insects can also help people in poor areas. Many people can raise and sell insects, which can provide jobs and food.
But insects will not replace (替代) animal meat very quickly. First, people in some countries would have to change how they think about eating insects. Many people in North America and Europe eat a lot of meat like beef and pork. But they do not traditionally eat insects. In fact, for many people in the west, eating insects sounds crazy! They believe insects are dirty and dangerous. Insects make them feel uncomfortable.
Some people are trying to deal with this problem. For example, David George Gordon wrote a book named “The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook”, which tries to show people that insects can be delicious. Other insect experts travel around telling people about the benefits (好处) of eating insects. But they still have a lot of work to do.
1.Eating insects _____.
A. is not healthy
B. makes people put on fat
C. helps protect large animals
D. is environmentally friendly
2.The example of Marcel Dicke is given to show _____.
A. the high cost of food production
B. it’s quite easy for farmers to raise insects
C. raising insects is a good choice for farmers
D. the different ways of feeding cows and insects
3.The long way eating insects has to go mainly results from _____.
A. their terrible taste B. people’s old beliefs
C. family traditions D. eating methods
4.We can infer from David and other insect experts that _____.
A. people can make a lot of money from insects
B. insects should be better protected
C. people should eat more insects
D. it’s dangerous to eat insects
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1.Every room has a computer with a special screen, that is almost as big as a cinema screen.
2.He works very hard and has made a great progress in maths.
3.The story he told was so amused that we couldn’t help laughing in class.
4.The reason why Peter is so happy is because he passed the exam
5.I read books and listened my Chinese cassettes.
6.For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, returned with wool and other products.
7.I was enjoying the fantastic scenery while something unpleasant caught my eyes.
8.In the last twenty years, seven Canadian scientists won the Nobel Prize.
9.Then we lie down and bathed in the sun.
10.Don't eat so many sweets and you will have a toothache.
11.He’s been nervous today, wait for the results from the doctor.
12.She doesn’t go out with people who smoke in order to start smoking again.
13.It is difficult to breath and the dust makes me ill.
14.By the time we arrived at the stadium, the band has begun playing.
15.They were happened to meet each other at the concert.
16.He is great success as an actor and he has played many classical characters.
17.She went to a TV studio, which she sang a song from her new album.
18.Every possible means has tried so far.
19.Usually, it is the female characters interest us most.
20.There’s a saying in the travel trade that all tourists are ripping off.
1.The big firms are competing ___________ (fierce) on price.
2.The books__________(write) by Mo Yan are popular with us.
3.It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand with people of many different cultures________(live) there.
4.Here ________(come) the bus.
5.I don’t want to add _____ your trouble.
6.The matter ________(relate) to people’s health surely requires dealing with carefully.
7.Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales skills.
8.She is talented _____ singing.
9.It’s hot today. Do you feel like ________ (go) for a while?
10.We all agree that the last one __________(come) will pay the bill.
11.It is reported that many a new house __________（build）at present in the disaster area.
12.The ___________(command) decided to make an air strike on the enemy's supply line.
13.I feel greatly honored __________________ (invite) to the party.
14.Finally he reached a lonely island ______ was completely cut off from the outside world.
15.You may rely on ______that the work will be finished ahead of time.
16.The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons __________ (finish) for the day.
17.Plays were often in competition with each other, and ______________ (prolong) clapping helped a play to win.
18.This was the first time my parents________(learn) about my disappointing behavior at school.
19.When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility ____ a huge tidal wave.
20.There is every _________ (indicate) that the operation has been a success.
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch ______ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be ______ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. ______, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s ______ was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the ______ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.
____ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were ______. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n) ______. They would have the medicine sent by ______ from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers—known as “mushers”—would ______ it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. ______ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to ______ a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most ______ part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would ______, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his ______. He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to ______ the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, ______ to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to _______. He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog ______ in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.
Nome had been ______.
1.A. examined B. warned C. Interviewed D. cured
2.A. harmless B. helpless C. fearless D. careless
3.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However
4.A. airport B. station C. harbor D. border
5.A. narrow B. snowy C. busy D. dirty
6.A. From B. On C. By D. After
7.A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick
8.A. plan B. excuse C. message D. topic
9.A. air B. rail C. sea D. road
10.A. carry B. return C. mail D. give
11.A. Though B. Since C. When D. If
12.A. enter B. move C. visit D. cross
13.A. shameful B. boring C. dangerous D. foolish
14.A. escape B. bleed C. swim D. die
15.A. memory B. exit C. way D. destination
16.A. find B. fix C. pass D. change
17.A. pretending B. trying C. asking D. learning
18.A. run B. leave C. bite D. play
19.A. gathered B. stayed C. camped D. arrived
20.A. controlled B. saved C. founded D. Developed
Your teen is falling asleep in class
Teens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time. This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school. 1.
When a teen falls asleep in class, two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect of the teacher. He/She may also receive a consequence from the school, depending on the classroom discipline policy. 2.
To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class, try these three tips:
* Set a time for “lights out” on school nights. This is never be any later than 10 p. m. and preferably 9 p.m. 3. Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.
* Help your teen develop a nighttime routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day. 4. Turning off the computer and disconnecting from friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.
* 5. This will reinforce （增强）what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.
A. What’s worse, they may even fall asleep in class.
B. Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.
C. Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.
D. Point out the positives after your teen has had a good night’s rest.
E. All of these things affect your teen’s academic success and can be avoided.
F. “Lights out” means the computer, television, lights and cell phone should be off.
G. While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations, he/she may have his/her own goals.
Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S?
A. Joy. B. Politeness.
C. Love. D. Thankfulness.
2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _____.
A. show friendliness to strangers
B. be used to hide true feelings
C. be used in the wrong places
D. show personal habits
3. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?
A. Learn about their relations with others.
B. Figure out what they will do next.
C. Find out about their past experience.
D. Understand their cultural backgrounds.
4.What would be the best title for the test?
A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationship
C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and Emotions
