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People have always had to find ways to keep food safe to eat. Methods to dry, smoke and salt food were invented thousands of years ago. The process of canning is much more recent. This storage method keeps food safe to eat for long periods of time. Today, canning is one of the most popular methods of storing food.
Canning uses heat to kill bacteria and other micro-organisms that cause poisons to form in food. Canning also takes away the air that these organisms need to live. One popular method of canning uses a water bath.
Clean fruits or vegetables are placed in glass bottles. The food can be put into the bottles either hot or cold. The cold method is used for soft fruits and vegetables that could lose their shape or taste. Firmer fruits and most vegetables are usually cooked. They take up less space in the bottles. After the food has been placed in glass bottles, boiling water is poured into the bottles to about three centimeters below the top. Then covers are placed on the bottles, but are not turned all the way. The bottles are placed in a large container filled with warm water that is then brought to a boil. The water must completely cover the bottles, from three to five centimeters over the top. When the water boils, any air in the bottles will be expelled. The boiling continues for several minutes. Then the bottles are allowed to cool. Finally, they are placed briefly into cold water. This makes a strong barrier to keep the air out. In other words, a vacuum is created. When the bottles are completely cool, notes can be placed on them to identify what is inside. The bottles can then be stored in a cool, dark place at a temperature of between four and twenty-one degrees Celsius.
Canning allows your family to enjoy foods that might not come fresh throughout the year. It is also a good way to store food for six months to a year, or even several years, in case of an emergency. It does not cost much to continue canning every year once the equipment has been purchased.
You can get more information about canning food from the group, Volunteers in Technical Assistance. VITA is on the Internet at vita.org.
55. Which of the following is the right order of canning food?
a. put bottles in warm water. b. place notes on the bottles.
c. place bottles briefly into cold water d. pour boiling water into bottles
A. d a c b B. a b c d C. b d c a D. a d c b
56. According to the text, which of the following is right?
A. The way to can food has been found by ancient Chinese.
B. Canning uses water to kill bacteria.
C. Hard fruits are suitable for cold method.
D. The boiling water will take away the air in the bottle.
57. What does the word “vacuum” mean in the – paragraph?
A. a missing situation B. a gap C. an enclosed space without air D. a hole
58. what’s the best title of the text?
A. The advantages of canning food.
B. Canning food and health.
C. Put fruits and vegetables into cans.
D. How to make canning food.
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
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试题【BPeople have always had to find ways to keep food safe to eat. Methods to dry, s】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Ⅳ.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
At one time or another most farmers have problems with mice.This is especially true for grain farmers.Mice eat a lot of grain.They also carry diseases(疾病), which people can get from eating or touching grain the mice have made dirty.Farmers can use special grain storage building or they can kill the mice.However, both methods can be costly.Farmers must buy materials to build the special grain storage buildings or chemical poisons to kill the mice.
Here is a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money.It is a simple but effective king of mouse trap.The method is first used by some farmers in the west African country of Mali.An agricultural expert in Mali reported about the Mali mouse trap in a magazine.The expert reported that his gardener caught 150 mice in just one night.The gardener used four traps.The trap is easy to make.First, remove the top from a 20 liter metal or plastic container(容器).Put it n a hole in the ground.The top edge of the container should be the level with the surface of the ground.Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top.Add tiny pieces of grain wastes.They should float on the water.Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap.During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes.They will fall into the container and drown.Replace the food in the trap every night.
56.According to the passage, used the mouse trap first.
A.an agricultural expert in the west Africa
B.farmers in the United States
C.an American gardener
D.farmers in Mali
57.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.A simple and effective method used by farmers to kill mice.
B.Methods used by farmers to kill mice.
C.Farmers have problems with mice.
D.How to kill mice.
58.is not needed in making the mouse trap.
A.Water B.A container C.chemical poison D.Food
59.Which of the following can’t protect grain from being eaten by mice?
A.A special grain storage building. B.Chemical poisons.
C.A mouse trap. D.A hole in the ground.
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2分.满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s wonderful when teenage dreams collie true after a lot of hard work.Ban Ki—Moon,foreign minister of the Republic of Korea,knows this only too well.He dreamt of being a diplomat(外交官)from a young age and now"the 63-year—old has become the world’s top diplomat.
On October 9,2006,UN Security Council appointed Ban to take the place of Secretary General
Kofi Annan.Next January he will become the first Asian to take the post in 35 years.
Bom into a pool"family in ROK,s Chungju,young Ban showed early talent at languages.In his
Senior 1 year he wrote an English book to help his classmates study.At 18 Ban WOn the first prize in an English speaking eompetidon.This allowed him to travel to Washington and meet the former US President John F.Kennedy.“This was the moment when my dream began,”said Ban.
Ever since then Ban worked hard to keep his dream alive.After graduating from the top—ranking Seoul National University,he joined the foreign ministry and became its most industrious(勤奋的)worker.In 2004 he became the top diplomat in the ROK.
Ban,s down—to—earth efforts also gave him the ability to get along with everyone.After being a diplomat for 36 years,he made many friends but no enemies.
But critics think his gentleness might make him ready to give in.They doubt whether he can take a strong stand on burning issue like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s(DPRK,朝鲜)nuclear programme.
As the DPRK ll/mounced a successful nuelefltr test on October 9,2006,experts said the UN’s new boss would be challenged by his first tough task.But Ban,who played a leading role in past nuclear talks with the DPRK,seems to have his own ideas.
“I understand the power of Tai Chi(太极)well,”said Ban.He’s ready to travel to Pyongyang
to talk its leaders into giving up nuclear weapons.
“Ban has a typical oriental style,mild but determined”says Yoon Young—Kwan former foreign minister of the ROK.“He may look soft from the outside。but inside he has strong views.’’
56.Ban Ki—Moon was allowed t0 meet former US President John F.Kennedy because——.
A.he dreamt of being a diplomat B.his English was excellent
C. he wrote an English book D.he was a most industrious worker
57.What does the underhned phrase“my dream”refer to?
A.The UN chief. B.The foreign minister of POK.
C.A diplomat. D.The US president.
58.Which of the following is the best sentence to be put into the blank in Para.8 7
A.1 will think over a s仕ong way to solve the problem.
B.Soft ways are often the best to deal with intense conflicts.
C.The nuclear programme of DPRK is very demanding.
D.Terrible conflicts should be settled by all the countries.
59.Acording to the text,we can infer that——.
A.Ban Ki—Moon has no idea about dealing with the nuclear programme
B. Ban Ki—Moon likes playing Tai Chi in his spare time
C.An Asian took the post of UN chief in 1973
D.Ban Ki—Moon became the world’S top diplomat at the age of 60
C
Isn"t it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? “Have you ever eaten …?” “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you will find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal (正常) and that what other people eat is strange or silly. In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.
The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don"t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish (生鱼).
So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.
64. Which of the following is true according to the article?
A. All people have the same feeling about food.
B. In most parts of Asia, people usually have rice for meals.
C. People often consider other people to be strange or silly.
D. The topic people spend time talking about is bread and meat.
65. People in different countries ___ .
A. drink the same sort of wine B. have the same eating habit
C. eat different kinds of meat D. have the same tea at different time within a day
66. The Japanese don"t like to eat sheep meat __ .
A. because they dislike its smell B. because it is too expensive
C. because it is easy to go bad D. because they think it will do harm to their health
67. English people drink tea four or five times a day _ .
A. because they get thirsty easily B. because there is plenty of tea in Britain
C. because of their drinking habit D. because they have enough time to do so
D
The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected (影响) by color without knowing it. Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings (包装), that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste ,and that cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packed in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology (心理学).Some of our preferences (偏爱) are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings (环境) show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.
65. The passage tells us that salesmen have _______.
A. found out that colors affect sales
B. discovered the relationship between color and psychology
C. tried colors on blind people
D. developed a special subject of color psychology
66. If people are exposed to (置身于) pure blue, _______.
A. their body pressure rises B. they won’t easily feel nervous
C. they want to taste blue foods D. they will feel like buying things
67. The most effective color in the passage for warning people is _____.
A. red B. bright yellow C. dark blue D. green
68. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. Color and Feelings B. Colors and Sales
C. The Blind and Colors D. Preferences for Colors
Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida"s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings" expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.
But Ed has to fight against Florida"s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed"s entire orange, crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer (层)of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method(方法)to save many orange crops.
But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees" branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and we"ll all have the benefits(or advantages)of computer-age oranges.
1. The passage is mainly about _____ .
A.a farmer"s expert care for his orange trees
B. the different uses of computers
C. growing oranges in Florida"s changeable weather
D. different ways of frost protection
2. Ed tried to protect his crop by _____ .
A. using a wind machine to drive away the cold air
B. equipping his orange trees with a computer
C. watering it at the proper time
D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost
3. In the writer"s eyes, computers _____ .
A.are too expensive for small farmers
B. can be a valuable tool for the farmer
C. can be used to help oranges grow bigger
D. cannot take the place of the farmer"s experience and judgement
4. Which of the following is NOT NECESSARY for Ed Rawlings to do?
A. He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the
freezing point.
B. He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.
C. He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.
D. He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.
5. According to the passage, the computer technology can _____ .
A.get rid of the need for frost protection
B. help the farmer get a better harvest
C. tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes
D. prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point
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