I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English．So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there．But after having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches and potatoes，I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food，especially my favorite﹣huo guo．You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students．On the way to the canteen，I seemed to smell huo guo in the air．
To my surprise，when I stepped into the room，I didn't see any sign of huo guo．Where was it？
With many questions in my head，I sat down to have the free meal．After talking with an English girl，I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot．Chinese huo guo is written in two words﹣hot pot； and hotpot，one word，is a traditional English dish．
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion．On the top are pieces of potatoes．People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat．It takes very little effort to prepare．You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive．
Hotpot doesn't taste bad．However，I still miss huo guo﹣hot pot，two words!
36．The writer felt excited when she learnt she would ．
A．learn English in the UK
B．meet some new friends
C．have hamburgers and potatoes
D．have her favorite food
37．The underlined word"canteen"means a place for people to ．
A．play sports
B．have parties
C．have food and drink
D．buy books and magazines
38．Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is ．
A．very popular
B．quite expensive
C．easy to prepare
D．good for health
39．After the free meal，the writer learnt that ．
A．"hotpot"wasn't"hot pot"
B．hotpot took little time to cook
C．hotpot wasn't traditional in the UK
D．the English girl knew little about hotpot．
You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now，850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time，about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger，there’s more pressure to feed more people，plus there’s less land and water to go round.
Another reason is climate（气候）change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.
The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries，who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis（危机） though.Farmers in rich countries like the US，Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.
| A．there are more and more people in the world. |
| B．American farmers are getting richer and richer. |
| C．many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food. |
| D．climate change makes it harder to grow food. |
Who lose the most because of the food crisis?
| A．Farmers in rich countries. |
| B．Farmers in developed countries. |
| C．Poor people in cities in poor countries. |
| D．Poor people in cities in developed countries. |
What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?
| A．They can get a lot of money from the government. |
| B．They have to save a lot of money. |
| C．They can make more money from the high price. |
| D．They are losing a lot of money. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Why is the Price of Food Going Up？ |
| B．How Many People are Short of Food? |
| C．What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis? |
| D．Who Can Benefit（受益） from the Food Crisis? |
Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.
For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart. __________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.
| A．The Chinese government | B．People who have been married |
| C．Four people playing Mahjong | D．People who don’t want to get married |
The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
| A．盲人聚会 | B．相亲会 | C．化妆舞会 | D．盲人党派 |
Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.
| A．some bread | B．noodles | C．4 youtiao | D．nothing |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th. |
| B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China. |
| C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers. |
| D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. |
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My friend, Tom lives a happy life.（1）He usually gets up at 6:00 . Then he goes for a walk. At 7:00 he comes back. He brushes his teeth and takes a shower. （2） Then he eats breakfast. After breakfast, he goes shopping（购物）with his friends. （3）他大约十点半到家。And he cooks lunch. After lunch, he goes to the club. He reads books and plays chess. He eats dinner at home at 6:00 pm. （4） the evening he likes watching TV. At around 9:00 pm he goes to bed.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务对文中（1）处画线部分提问。
____________________________________________________将（2）处画线部分译成汉语：
____________________________________________________将（3）处画线部分译成英语。
__________________________________________________文中（4）处的横线上应填的介词是
根据短文内容，下列句子中________是正确的。
| A．Tom eats breakfast at 6:30. |
| B．Tom goes to the club in the afternoon. |
| C．Tom goes to bed at 10:00 pm. |
| D．Tom likes reading before he goes to bed. |
My name’s Molly. I’m a lion. I am three years old .My favorite food is meat and I like to eat little animals .I like the forest（深林）,but I live in the zoo now, I live in a big cage. I can’t run and I can’t see my parents,I don’t like the zoo or the cage. Every day I get up in the cage ,I have breakfast,lunch and dinner in the cage. I sleep in the cage .I really want to run in the forest and live with my parents.Molly is a(n)_______.
| A．tiger | B．elephant | C．lion | D．giraffe |
_______ is Molly’s favorite food .
| A．Fruit | B．Grass | C．Meat | D．Bread |
Molly lives in the ______ now.
| A．forest | B．zoo | C．park | D．river |
Molly wants to _______.
| A．have a dinner | B．sleep in the cage |
| C．run in the forest | D．play sports in the zoo |
Molly’s parents ________.
| A．are in the forest | B．don’t want to see her |
| C．Live with her | D．are in the zoo, too. |
Mike works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makes his breakfast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast he practices his guitar, then he puts on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the number17 bus to the Star Hotel. The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him! He gets home at 7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30, a tired but happy man. Can you think what his job is?How long does Mike work?
| A．7 hours | B．8 hours | C．about 9 hours | D．all night |
He ____________ and makes his breakfast.
| A．gets up | B．takes a shower |
| C．works | D．washes his face |
What does Mike do after breakfast?
| A．He goes to work. |
| B．He puts on his clothes. |
| C．He practices his guitar, then puts on his jacket and goes to work. |
| D．He practices his guitar. |
Maybe he is ________________________.
| A．a worker | B．a singer | C．a writer | D．a teacher |
How does he go to work?
| A．By car | B．By bikes | C．On foot | D．By bus |
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