A．A Sad Story B．Evan’s Sign C．A Surprise Party D．Evan’s Welcome
答案：1．C 2．D 3．D 4．B 5．D
【真题南京】20.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries．Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food．Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate．This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”．A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food．Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者)．Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long
distances?
Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very far．The consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the food．This was a good system for farmers and consumers．However, there were some disadvantages．For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally．In addition, they could only get food that was in season．Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world．We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes．They are available in winter if we want．
Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food．This is because they have difficult climates．The
United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries．Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials．
What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons．First of all, because food travels such long distances．we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food．This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming．In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty．Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey．For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer．Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution．We need to buy more local food． 1．What is called “food miles” according to this passage? A．The origins of the food． B．The effects of long distances． C．The journey from field to plate． D．The disadvantages of imported food．
2．The underlined word “available” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”． A．easy to get B．not busy C．willing to talk D．impossible to get
3．Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of ____． A．long distances B．difficult climates C．fresh and tasty food D．modern technology
4．The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ______． A．buy more local food B．increase international trade C．travel long distances D．use imported materials
5．This passage is mainly about ______．
A．how local food travels from field to plate B．what “food miles” is and its effects C．how some countries import their food D．where different kinds of food come from
答案：1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．B
【真题苏州】26．
26．Julia is at Roosevelt．She wants to go to Baseball Field．She should change lines at A ． A．Grand B．Cliton C．Reno D．Randolph 27．Louis is going to Medical Centrefrom Damen．He should get off at the C stop． A．third B．fourth C．fifth D．sixth
28．To go to Airport from Youth Centre，you should take underground lines in this order B ． A．Blue Line→Green Line→Red Line B．Red Line→Green Line→Blue Line C．Blue Line→Red Line→Green Line D．Red Line→Blue Line→Green Line． 【解答】26．A ； 27．C ； 28．B ．
【真题苏州】29．
From：Wendy and Jack Brown Date：September 22，2014 To：8th and 9th graders at R．L．S．Junior School Subject：Bonjour! Bonjour!（That means hello in French．） We hope you all had a great summer．Ours was a lot of fun．We have seen so many new things and met so many wonderful people．The Frenchgave us a warm welcome and helped us get used to living here soon．We have so many things to share with all of you．We are going to send you more emails，but here are the best parts of our holiday in France so far． We had a fantastic time seeing the Tour de France this summer．It is the most famous bicycle race in the world．The riders travel more than two thousand miles in about a month!We got a quick look at the riders as they sped past!After the race，our family rented bikes，and rode along part of the route that the cyclists used． A few of you asked whether the French really eat snails（蜗牛）．The answer is yes．We went out to dinner the other day，and our parents ordered some．We each tried one and it didn’t taste too bad．The snails，called escargots，are served with lots of butter．They feel a little rubbery when you bite into them，but they don’t really have much taste．Mum’s favourite food here is the French pastries．Dad loves the red wine．Our favourite is the fresh bread from the shop down the street． We went to visit the EiffelTower a few weeks ago．We went all the way to the top．It was a sunny day，so we could see for miles and miles into the distance．Dad doesn’t like heights，so he stayed at the bottom of the tower and took pictures from the ground． We miss all of you a lot．Write back to us and let us know what is new at home． Au revoir!（Can you guess what that means in French？） Wendy and Jack Brown 29．What do the Browns think of French people？ A
A．Friendly． B．Funny． C．Welcome． D．Popular． 30．Jack’s favourite food in France is C ．
A．tasty snails B．French pastries C．fresh bread D．red wine
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