No one knows who made the first ice cream. Some people think that water ices and milk ices may
have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and a thousand years ago. In that time, the dish
reached India. The Indians, in turn, many have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians.
Marco Polo, an Italian who travelled widely in the thirteenth century, noted that he found the Chinese
had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk. From the fourteenth century on, ices became
popular first in Venice and then throughout Italy.
At first ice cream was a luxury (奢侈品) in France. Only rich people had the money to buy it. Then,
in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice
cream at prices people could afford. Then his ice cream became so popular that other shops were
opened.
About 1640, King Charles introduced ice cream to England and soon ice cream quickly became
popular in England too.
American now eat more ice cream than any other people in the world. But they are not the only ones
who are fond of it. Greeks are also very fond of ice cream. In the large cities of Germany there are many
small shops that sell only ice cream. Ice cream shops are not as common as in England, although large
London stores do have soda fountains (冷饮部).
Ice cream sodas first became popular sometime in the 1880s in the United States. In fact they soon
became too popular to suit some of the good people of Evanston, Illinois. They thought it was not proper
to drink soda on Sunday. A city law was passed to stop the ice cream soda on Sundays. To keep within
the law, it is said that one man served ice cream with syrup (糖水).
Throughout its long history, ice cream has been a favorite dish. But only in this century has it been
made with so many different tastes. People today can select from more than 240 flavors.
| Topic | The 1.______ of Ice Cream | | In Asia | Perhaps first made in China at 2._____ a thousand years ago.
Then 3._____ to the Indians, the Arabs and the Persians. | | In 4.______. | First popular in Venice and then all 5.____ Italy.
Popular in France due to a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio who opened
a shop selling ice cream affordable to common people.
6. _____ in many small shops in the large cities of Germany.
Not as many ice cream shops in England. | | In the 7.____. | Americans eat the largest 8._____ of ice cream in the world.
Ice cream soda was not allowed to be 9._____ on Sundays in Evanston, Illinois. | | Conclusion | Ice cream is of different tastes and people have more 10._____ nowadays. |
1. History 2. least 3. introduced 4. Europe 5. over/around
6. available 7. USA 8. amount /quantity 9. served 10. choices |
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| 阅读理解。 | "Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move," said David
Belle, the founder of parkour (跑酷)．
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your
morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several
blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond"s wonderful performances that the sport has
become popular worldwide.
Yes, that"s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as
possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is
considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up
walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more
than that.
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy (理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover
said, "I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything."
Another philosophy we"ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time,
anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself. It is only a state of mind. It is when
you trust yourself that you earn energy. | | 1. Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of _____. | A. its founder, David Belle
B. the film, Casino Royale
C. its risks and tricks
D. the varieties of | | 2. The underlined word "obstacles" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "_____". | A. streets
B. objects
C. barriers
D. roofs | | 3. Which of the following is true of parkour? | A. It challenges human abilities.
B. It is a good but boring sport.
C. It needs special training.
D. It is a team sport. | | 4. Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour? | A. Sports and extremes.
B. Excitement and freedom.
C. Dreams and success.
D. Determination and freedom. | | 完形填空 | Game Anyone Can Play
The most unhappy people live in their own little worlds of loneliness. They do very little for others and
1 have much fun.
I heard of one man who was considered by the townspeople to be both 2 and simple. His
simplicity earned him the reputation of a miser (守财奴). When he died, everyone 3 to find a lot of
money in his home. But all they found were some 4 .
It came out that he had used most of his money to help 5 needy young students through college.
And the coins filled his 6 as he walked down the busy streets looking for 7 whose parking
meters (停车收费计) had run out. When he found one, he 8 drop in a coin. One of his neighbors
commented, "That explains why he looked so 9 !"
Of course! People who are willing to 10 others will always be happy. When I lived in Denver. I
decided to do the 11 thing. So whenever I parked on a busy 12 I noticed the parking meters
around me. If one was running out, I Would put in a coin.
Then I learned something 13 . It is illegal to do that in Denver! Once I learned that I was breaking
the law, I quit looking for meters to feed. And I 14 an extra bit of joy.
I have moved 15 from Denver now and I just might go back to feed an expired (到期的) meter
from time to time. I don"t know how the city government feels about my little 16 to drivers, but I do
know how it feels to be unavoidably late 17 to a parked car, and worrying about whether the meter has run out. And if I have to look over my shoulder 18 I deposit a coin, then somehow I think that may be more fun!
It can be a game: do something 19 and don"t get caught!
Everyone is allowed to 20 . | ( )1. A. merely
( )2. A. rich
( )3. A. prepared
( )4. A. jewels
( )5. A. put
( )6. A. baggage
( )7. A. cars
( )8. A. could
( )9. A. shabby
( )10. A. pity
( )11. A. strange
( )12. A. city
( )13. A. disturbing
( )14. A. got
( )15. A. along
( )16. A. gifts
( )17. A. getting
( )18. A. after
( )19. A. specific
( )20. A. ask | B. likely
B. poor
B. waited
B. coins
B. pass
B. wallets
B. trucks
B. would
B. busy
B. help
B. proper
B. path
B. disgusting
B. found
B. away
B. talents
B. coming
B. before
B. bad
B. say | C. surely
C. generous
C. expected
C. valuables
C. go
C. hands
C. drivers
C. might
C. happy
C. please
C. same
C. marketplace
C. shocking
C. lost
C. in
C. thoughts
C. walking
C. until
C. good
C. do | D. rarely
D. humorous
D. tried
D. treasure
D. live
D. pockets
D. passengers
D. should
D. different
D. serve
D. funny
D. street
D. interesting
D. felt
D. on
D. wishes
D. returning
D. unless
D. ridiculous
D. play | 阅读填空。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that.__1__ But it
never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently
serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full
stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can"t I think?"
__2__ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool
used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to get help from
reading.
Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. __3__ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would have never thought of in your
wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. __4__ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English
or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. __5__ Go and get a
book! | A. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
B. Why not do some reading while you are hungry?
C. Just like your stomach，your mind is also hungry.
D. Now what are you waiting for?
E. Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
F. Reading can help you make more friends, too.
G. Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary | | 完形填空 | Dear God,
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. have heard these
sons and daughters say they 1 fully appreciated their mothers 2 it was too late to tell them.
I am 3 the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not
change , but I do. 4 I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that
I am unable to speak these words 5 her presence, but they 6 easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life 7 ? For the love, 8 and just plain hard
work that 9 into raising a child? For running after a toddler(蹒跚行走、学步的小孩), for
understanding a 10 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows 11 ? For waiting for the day
12 a daughter realizes her mother really is?
How does a 13 woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready 14
advice (when asked ) or keeping 15 when it is most
appreciated? For not saying: " I told you so", when she 16 these words dozens of times? For being
essentially herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don"t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she 17 and to help me 18 the
example she has set. I 19 that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in 20 . | ( )1. A.often
( )2. A. when
( )3. A. fond of
( )4. A. As
( )5. A. at
( )6. A. say
( )7. A. itself
( )8. A. happiness
( )9. A. pour
( )10. A. moody
( )11. A .nothing
( )12. A. when
( )13. A. successful
( )14. A. for
( )15. A. quiet
( )16. A must have spoken
( )17. A .wants
( )18. A. come up with
( )19. A. pray
( )20. A. it | B. always
B. after
B. familiar with
B. When
B. in
B. run
B. it
B. tiredness
B. fill
B .changeable
B. everything
B. which
B. grown
B. to
B. calm
B. could have spoken
B. deserves
B. come up to
B. think
B. me | C.never
C. unless
C. blessed with
C. With
C. on
C. write
C. her
C. patience
C. spend
C. angry
C something
C in which
C. understandable
C. with
C. still
C should have spoken
C. needs
C. live up to
C. believe
C. myself | D. not
D. until
D. starved of
D. While
D. before
D. flow
D. herself
D. generosity
D. go
D. sad
D. anything
D. how
D. understanding
D. by
D. silent
D. need have spoken
D. requires
D. live with
D. suppose
D. mine | | 阅读理解 | Shyness May Be PartlyInherited
About 92 million Americans are shy, and according to recent research about half of them inherited the
trait.
The studies were discussed at the American Psychological Convention.
One study, by Harvard University, was of babies 21- 48 months old. It concluded that these babies
had a high heart rate when shown unfamiliar people or different toys.
Although shyness is not new, it has only recently become of interest to
researchers. The first study on the genetic connection was in 1979.
According to Warren Jones of the University of Tulsa, social relations these days are more complex. "With less ritual(仪式) and more complex situations," he said, "shyness is a national concern."
Not all shy people are anxious and fearful, according to another study. Evidence shows that only half
of shy people are tense, worried, and fearful in social situations.
Many men use shyness as an excuse for failing in social situations, according to C.R. Snyder of the
University of Kansas. "This is not true of females. Perhaps,
American men are pressured to be assertive(自信的) and successful. So they would rather say they"re
shy than admit they"re incompetent."
Shy people may do very well socially after the first meeting with someone. In
fact, shypeople tend to be more stable.
The psychologists said shyness seems to be cultural. Japan has the highest rating. China and Israel
have the lowest rating. The United States rated in the middle.
1. The word "trait" in the first paragraph means ______
A. way
B. tradition
C. character
D. possession
2. Those babies studied were ______ when they saw unfamiliar people or different toys.
A. tense or fearful
B. calm
C. as usual
D. stable
3. Which of the following statements is Wrong?
A. Researchers began to study shyness when it was known to them.
B. According to Warren Jones, shyness had something to do with social relations
C. Some shy people are anxious and fearful, some not.
D. Shyness can perhaps make people do very well socially.
4. Why would American men rather say they"re shy than admit they"re incompetent? Because ______.
A. shyness is usually used as an excuse by them.
B. shyness is a good excuse.
C. females don"t use shyness as an excuse.
D. they are under the pressure of social situations.
5.We can learn from this passage that ______
A. shyness is naturally inherited
B. shy people have virtues as well as shortcomings.
C. females don"t use shyness as an excuse
D. which country has shy people. |
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