【題目】From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don‘t cook more often: ability, money and time, __【1】_Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: 1.Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I‘m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? _【2】__

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? __【3】__ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3. __【4】__ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. __【5】_ and don‘t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Understand your food better.

C. Ability is easily improved.

D. Make three or four instead.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

【題目】 After ______ number of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed ____ driving test.

A. / , the B. a, the C. the, a D. / , a

【題目】He insisted ______ alone in the mountain.

A. on to live B. on living

C. living D. in living

【題目】The wounded ____ as well stay at home on such a terrible day.

A. can B. must C. may D. should

【題目】Attractions

Do you:

◆love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?

◆Wish to see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?

◆Like to enjoy peaceful, informal recreation within the Park?

Aims

The Friends organization aims to help protect and improve the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financial links to the National Park Authority.

Activities

We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides.

We keep an eye on planning applications, Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massive leisure complexes. We work with like minded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective.

We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.

Benefits

◆Guided visits to places of interest which may not always be available to the general public.

◆All members receive our regular News and Views.

◆Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.

◆A discount is available on Friends items for sale.

◆Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be involved.

If interested, please complete the Application Form at www.fpnp.org.uk.

【1】Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?

A. To sponsor publications and projects in local school.

B. To prevent possible damages to the National Park.

C. To help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy.

D. To build massive complexes for public amusement.

【2】One of the benefits for members of Friends is to _____.

A. have Friends’ goods free of charge

B. take part in work parties if they want to

C. visit any place not open to the public

D. give talks in their fields on current issues

【3】The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ______.

A. raise money for the Friends organization

B. work as managers for Pembrokeshire National Park

C. join the Friends organization and be members of it

D. enjoy the landscape of Pembrokeshire National Park

【題目】Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(監(jiān)控錄像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.

We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低頭癥) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.

“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone’’ and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”

Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”

Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.

【1】The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show .

A. gun violence happens easily in the US

B. phubbing may lead to terrible disasters

C. the killer didn’t mean to kill him

D. the killer had made a careful plan

【2】What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?

A. He will give you an immediate reply.

B. He will stop looking at his cell phone.

C. He will pay no attention to you.

D. He will be very angry with you.

【3】Jimmy’s words suggest that .

A. phubbing is actually harmless

B. phubbing stops people enjoying their life

C. phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most

D. phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. The great harm of phubbing.

B. The popular campaign of stop phubbing.

C. The meaning of the word “phubbing”.

D. How the word “phubbing” came into being.

【題目】Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞恥) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信號(hào)) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原諒) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (絲帶) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

【1】For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?

A. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.

B. His family would not remember him.

C. His family might not allow him to go home.

D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.

【2】According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

A. pleasure B. education

C. happiness D. forgiveness

【3】The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

A. worry B. interest C. pain D. happiness

【4】Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.

B. he young man was very sad.

C. He was moved by the young man.

D. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree。

【題目】On Tuesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set new limits (設(shè)置新限定)on advertising food and drinks in schools.

The rules ban (禁止)advertisements for unhealthy foods in schools. The ad ban includes sugary drinks that account for more than 90% of unhealthy ads. An ad for Coca-Cola, for example, will be removed from a scoreboard (記分牌) at a high school football game. However, ads for Diet Coke and Dasani water, owned by the same company, are allowed to display(展示).

The new rules are part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity (肥胖). Her goal is to get kids to eat healthier food. The marketing limits came after new USDA regulations that put a limit on the calorie, fat and sugar in most school food items. “The idea is simple — our classrooms should be healthy places,” the First Lady Michelle Obama said. “Because when parents are working hard to teach their kids healthy habits at home, their work shouldn’t be destroyed by unhealthy messages in schools.” However, the healthier food rules are criticized by people who think the government should not control what kids eat and by some students who don’t like the healthier foods.

It is reported that food companies spend $149 million a year on marketing foods to kids, and many big companies are supporting the new rules. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have started to advertise healthier products. For schools, junk food ads like the Coca-Cola scoreboard will be taken down.

“The new limits ensure(保證) that schools remain safe places where kids can learn and eat healthy food,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak said. The rules will help guide schools on ways to create standards (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) for foods and physical activities. They will require parents and the community to be involved in the campaign.

【1】What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Having a balanced diet in schools is important.

B. New limits on advertising foods in schools have been set.

C. It’s Michelle’s duty to make sure schools are safe places.

D. Banning advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools is necessary.

【2】The “Let’s Move” campaign aims to_____.

A. instruct parents to cook healthy food at home

B. let children keep away from sugar

C. warn children of the danger of obesity

D. keep American children healthy

【3】What’s Coca-Cola’s attitude towards the new limits?

A. Supportive. B.unsatisfied.

C. Doubtful. D. Disappointed.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. All advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools will be removed.

B. All people approve of banning advertisements for unhealthy food.

C. Schools play an important role in forming children’s healthy habits.

D. The new limits will have a negative effect on all food companies.

【題目】The class will _______on some important matters.

A. debate B. argue C. discuss D. talk

【題目】The building is carefully designed so that everyone can leave the building safely if an accident ________.

A. increases B.raises C.rises D.arises