When you are invited to a meal in Thailand, the wards of the invitation 1 "come and eat rice". In
fact 2 all Thai dishes are eaten with rice, which grows there easily 3 the climate is warm and there
is much 4 . The food that is served is 5 cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks
6 , instead, special spoons and forks are used. The Thais 7 to eat with their hands and now there
are still some people who eat this 8 . There is a special way of doing it. First they wash their 9 hands
in a bowl of water, they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food 10 the palms
of their hands. After the meal, the 11 are again carefully washed.
The meal usually has several different 12 . They are all hot. They are served in bowls which everyone
shares, 13 each person has their own bowl of rice. 14 Thailand has a long coastline, it is not surprising
15 fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai cooking.
( )1．A. says
( )2．A. nearly
( )3．A. when
( )4．A. wind
( )5．A. never
( )6．A. when
( )7．A. went
( )8．A. way
( )9．A. left
( )10．A. touch
( )11．A. forks
( )12．A. kinds
( )13．A. because
( )14．A. As
( )15．A. the | B. means
B. not
B. if
B. rain
B. always
B. so
B. used
B. rice
B. right
B. catch
B. spoons
B. dishes
B. though
B. Where
B. which | C. mean
C. never
C. because
C. water
C. hardly
C. but
C. wanted
C. dish
C. dirty
C. feel
C. hands
C. bowls
C. since
C. When
C. that | | 任务型阅读。 | 阅读下面这篇短文。根据短文内容，完成表格中空缺的部分，每个空格不得超过两个单词。
Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway
Last summer, after completing our work in China, I took a trip of a lifetime on the Trans-Siberian
Railway. Leaving Beijing early on a Wednesday morning in July, my wife and I traveled through some
awesome (令人惊叹的) countryside before we arrived in Moscow the following Monday.
The first leg took us past the Great Wall and through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. At the Mongolian
Republic border, we had a delay (耽误) while the wheels were changed because the railway gauge is a
different size.
On our way to the capital, Ulan Baator (乌兰巴托), we saw herdsmen on horseback looking after
their cattle. There was a spectacular thunderstorm as we crossed a vast open plain. Later we had a quick
tour of Ulan Baator.
Next, the train took us into Siberia. After a stop at Irkutsk, a popular holiday resort (胜地), where a tour
group left the train, we passed a beautiful lake, the Lake Baikal. Later, we saw some lovely wooden houses
in pretty, sunny countryside. This surprised us, as we had imagined Siberia as being covered in thick snow.
Over the next few days, we passed through Novosibirsk, Omsk and other cities in the heartlands of the
Russian Federation. By now, our body clocks were losing their sense of time. We wanted to sleep and eat at
the wrong time!
At last we reached Moscow. We were too tired and slept for 16 hours that night. The next day we went
sightseeing. We saw the Kremlin and some other great buildings in the Russian capital. Then, all too soon, it
was time for us to return to our home in London. | | Order of visiting | Travel Notes | Place | | 4 | 1. | Irkutsk | | 2. | Herdsmen, thunderstorm | On the way to Ulan Baator | | 3. | 4. | Lake Baikal | | 5. | Lovely wooden houses | 6. | | 7. | Russian cities | Novosibirsk, Omsk, etc. | | 8. | Capital of Mongolian Republic | Ulan Baator | | 8 | Great buildings | 9. | | 1 | 10. | Inner Mongolia | | 阅读理解。 | Today I will make a speech on zoos. Many people think zoos are cruel and have no place in the modern
world. It is my own opinion that zoos, although not perfect, do have a useful function. Firstly, zoos are
places of education. Zoos can help children to appreciate nature. Furthermore, research into animal behavior
is done in zoos and has increased our knowledge of zoology, genetics and even psychology. Above all, zoos
can protect the future of many species of animal. Many species today are in danger of extinction (灭绝), and
thanks to zoos, they have a chance of survival. Opponents of zoos say that they are cruel. First of all, they
argue zoos cannot recreate the environment in which animals live and because of this, animals are bored and
depressed. Secondly, animals have frequent contact with human visitors, which can be stressful. However,
in my opinion, most zoos have improved recently. It is now quite rare to see animals in cages, and most zoos
try hard to recreate the environments in which different animals live. In conclusion, although zoos are not a
perfect environment for animals, I believe that they have more advantages than disadvantages. In an ideal
world, zoos would not be necessary. But as long as man hunts animals for profit and destroys their
environments, zoos are essential. | | 1. What is the most important function of zoos according to the writer? | | [ ] | A. Educating children.
B. Saving rare animals.
C. Recreating an environment.
D. Making a profit. | | 2. Why are some people against zoos? | | [ ] | A. Animals make visitors stressful.
B. Animals must live their lives in cages.
C. Animals can feel bored and sad.
D. Animals are in danger of extinction. | | 3. What does the writer think of zoos? | | [ ] | A. They are still useful and necessary.
B. They have more disadvantages than advantages.
C. They are a perfect environment for animals.
D. They are recreative places for animals. | | 4. Many animal species can remain because ______. | | [ ] | A. they live in the zoos
B. children help them
C. they can see other animals in the zoos
D. the animals are cruel | | 5. Most zoos are ______. | | [ ] | A. getting worse and worse
B. getting smaller and smaller
C. getting better and better
D. more and more popular | | 6. It"s ______ to keep the animals live in the cages according to the passage. | | [ ] | A. safe
B. creative
C. necessary
D. cruel | | 根据短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 | Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water (1) ________
(make) people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. Last summer,
more than ten people died while they (2) ________ (enjoy) themselves in the water, and (3) ________ (many)
of them were students. But some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well
that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don"t forget
that better (4) ________ (swim) have died in water. They died only because they were not careful, not
because they could not swim. So don"t get into water when you go swimming yourself, go with your teachers
or your parents. If there are"No swimming" signs, don"t get into water, either. If you remember these,
swimming will be (5) _______ (safe). | | 根据短文大意，用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 | Dear Mom,
I"m OK at school. My teachers said it was very 1_______ (help) to have conversations with foreigners,
but I"m too 2_______ (shy ) to talk to the American students. Unlike (与……不同) the classroom in China,
the classroom here are 3_______ (noise) and sometimes I can"t hear the teacher clearly. Because my English
is poor, I am busy 4_______ (catch) up and I 5_______ (hard) have time to listen to music. I usually stay
up 6_______ (late) at night and am often 7________ (sleep) in class.
My teacher Miss Green doesn"t agree with my way of 8_______ (study). I think she is right.I need to
be 9_______ (real). Rome wasn"t built in a day. I know the 10_______ (important) of working hard, but I
also need some time to relax.
Don"t worry about me. I will be OK.
Mei. |
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