Billy: I’m really busy with work these days, and most of the time I just eat fast food.
Jennifer: Aw, you shouldn’t eat that much fast food. It’s terrible for you.
Billy: I wish it ________ (be) this way either, but the pace of city life these days is
___ fast that anything you do needs to be really efficient（有效率的）.If you’re a little slower than other people, it could give the impression that you’ve failed somehow.
Jennifer: OK, but when you’ve got some free time, I’ll take you out to a special restaurant, ________ you might change your mind.
Billy: What’s so special about this restaurant?
Jennifer: It’s a “slow food” restaurant? The foods there_________ (cook) carefully, and the atmosphere of the place is really
________ (peace).There’s a snail
_______(paint) on the wall of the restaurant, expressing the hope that people will enjoy their food at a snail’s pace.
Billy: _______ (sound) really interesting! Who first put
_______ this idea of “slow food”?
Jennifer: In the 80s, a few Italians established a “Slow Food Society” as _______ way of speaking out against fast food. In fact, the “slow food movement” is a kind of return to the more natural beginnings of life. “Slow food” doesn’t just mean
_______ you eat slowly; it’s also supporting food with personality.
Billy: Well, I can’t wait to go and eat there now.[
Table manners vary from culture to culture. ______ is acceptable in one country may be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners ___
__ the modern table manners in Korea. _
____ (tradition), it was the woman’s job ___
___ (cook)food and set the table. The woman would sit __
____ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only __
___ the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. __
___ of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, ___
___ (include) the husband. One tradition, however, has not changed. It is the oldest person that starts the meal. ___
____(stay)until the oldest person is finished is considered to be ____
__ basic tradition of Korean table manners.
语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Recently, a survey (carry) out by a website about the common view on students who graduate
Beijing University. Only 28% of the interviewed companies think that they are
(satisfy) with the graduates from Beijing University. The graduates in their companies have a wide range of
(know) and they learn things very quickly and easily.
, most of the companies don’t think
(high) of graduates from Beijing University. In their eyes, the graduates always stick
their own opinions and lack the teamwork spirit. Besides, they may not be satisfied with their jobs even with big companies, and they usually have many
(complain). As a result, 34% of the companies insist that
is not necessary to employ graduates from Beijing University.
In brief, society and even the students themselves expect too much from graduates from Beijing University. That’s a graduate claims that he himself is rubbish.
No one knows what would happen in the future for sure.we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like
a hundred years' time.
Think of space. Perhaps permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as a
(tour). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system.
that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space
visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost.
Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last(long).
probably will find cures for most diseases. If a hospital
(have) a "body bank", it will give you almost any new part you need to keep on
(live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.
短文填词
Every individual is a member of a group called the community, and it
is the duty of every citizen _____ ask what he can do for his community.
| 1． |
A good citizen _____(相信) that he should serve the community |
| 2． |
and not the community serve h_____. As students, there are many ways |
| 3． |
in _____ you can serve the community. Above all, however, you have to |
| 4． |
acquire a certain amount of skill and experience b_____ you can be of |
| 5． |
service to others. Your school has lots of_____(活动) which prepare |
| 6． |
you ____ good citizenship. Many school societies train students to |
| 7． |
become good citizens who later p____ in volunteer work and serve the |
| 8． |
public in t____ of need. If you serve your community, you will grow |
| 9． |
____ to be a good citizen with a strong sense of responsibility. |
| 10． |
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Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home1when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write2an after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 3or another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a4better way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about5what they want to say before they write. For6another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that they7hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned8off or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.
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