Food is life; it gives us the nourishment (營(yíng)養(yǎng)) we need to stay alive and be healthy．Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy．Brain Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories．Wansink calls this kind of food comfort (安慰) food．For some people, ice cream is a comfort food．For others, a bowl of noodles makes them feel good．

How does a food become comfort food? Professor Wansink believes that we connect (聯(lián)系) food with important times, feelings and people in our lives, “When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup．I love it．Now, I often eat this soup when I am tired or worried, and it helps me feel better,” says one of  Wansink’s friends．

Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansink’s research at the University of Illinois says “yes”．In his study, the favorite comfort food for both men, and women was ice cream．After this, men usually preferred hot, delicious foods like soup or noodles．Women liked sweet things such as chocolate and candy．Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods more when they are sad and worried．

1．According to the passage, a kind of food that makes us feel good is called

A．fast food           B．healthy food          C．Chinese food        D．comfort food

2．In Wansink’s study, both men and women like to eat

A．soup               B．ice cream           C．noodles             D．chocolate

3．The passage implies (暗示) that

A．men probably eat more comfort foods than women

B．women usually eat comfort foods only when they are happy

C．men usually eat comfort foods when they are sad

D．women probably eat comfort foods more often than men

The story told to all American children about honesty(誠(chéng)實(shí)) is about the cherry tree(櫻桃樹(shù)) that President George Washington cut when he was a boy．When his father returned home, he asked George if he knew anything about who cut the tree down．George replied, "Father, I can not tell a lie．It was I who cut down the cherry tree．"

In China, every child knows the story of Lei Feng, the young soldier who helped everyone and was very honest．The stories of George Washington and Lei Feng help us understand the importance of being honest．

Every teacher wants his or her students to be honest．If every student can be honest in their childhood, they will be honest when they become adults(成年人)．The country will then be known as an honest country and it will be respected(尊敬，尊重) by everyone．

Usually, it is the father and the mother who give the first lessons of honesty．George Washington learned honesty from his father．

A favorite Chinese story is about a young man who went to the market to buy food for his mother．There was a very young girl there who was selling flowers．The young man was asked to see and smell one flower and when the girl served another person, the young man stole the flower．

When he went home, he began to think what he had done．He went back to the market to see the girl．He told her that he was sorry and that he wanted to pay for the flower．

The little girl refused and said, "You do not need to pay for the flower, elder brother．Since you took it I thought you had a reason to take it．So I did not worry, about receiving money for it．"

The young man was ashamed(羞愧) that he stole the flower．He never forgot the kind-hearted peasant girl．To him it was a strong personal lesson and he could never forget about the importance of being honest．

1．According to the text, George Washington learned honesty from      ．

A．the textbook        B．his teacher                     C．his father         D．his mother

2．Who in human society is the first person to give lessons of honesty?

A．The parents．

B．George Washington’s father．

C．The eleventary school teachers．

D．A young girl who was a flower seller as told in a Chinese story．

3．Why is the education of honesty so important in school education?

A．Because it is one of the lesson required for study in every country．

B．Because if a child is honest in his/her childhood, he/she will be honest when growing up．

C．Because honest people are becoming less and less in most countries．

D．Because teachers are afraid of students stealing things when they are still in school．

4．The writer gives the favourite Chinese story             ．

A．a(chǎn)s an example of a touching love story

B．to show what may happen to a dishonest person

C．a(chǎn)s an example of the meaning of " honesty" in Chinese

D．to show that society as well as parents and teachers may also have an effect on the building up of a person’s character of honesty

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．If a person is honest in his childhood, he will be honest when he becomes an adult．

B．The story about George Washington’s childhood is known to everyone in the USA．

C．The young man who stole the flower admitted his wrong doing to his parents．

D．The young man was ashamed of his wrong doing and could never forget the lesson he received from the kind-hearted peasant girl．

配對(duì)閱讀。左欄是五個(gè)人的介紹，右欄是七條信息。請(qǐng)將這五個(gè)人與他們感興趣的信息配對(duì)。

1.Jenny is a pet lover. She wants to work with pets.

2.David is the boss of a big education company. He wants to know some information about education in China.

3.Wang Lan just came back from England. She is looking for a job. She prefers to work in a big company.

4.Helen is a housewife. She wants to buy vegetables and fruit at low prices.

5.The students in No.2 Middle School plan to have a picnic. Whether they will do it depends on the weather. A．Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can solve (解決) this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them.

B．Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals.

C．Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. Many companies today need employees (雇員) who can speak a foreign language, or have the experience of living or working in another country.

D．We sell eggs, apples, tomatoes and pork at very low prices. Our business hours are from 6：00 am to 10：30 pm.

E．Our city will have a cloudy day tomorrow. It will be rainy at times. There will be a strong wind. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. It will be a fine day to go hiking or to have a picnic.

F．We have all kinds of video films, TV plays, and music videos. You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at our shop. You can also borrow some videos home, each video for a week for 1 dollar.

G．A study of the people in China's largest cities shows that saving money for children's education has become an important reason for saving. It is the second most important purpose of people's saving habit. The result shows that people in China care much about education. The education market is very big in China.

 

 

配對(duì)閱讀。左欄是五個(gè)人的介紹，右欄是七條信息。請(qǐng)將這五個(gè)人與他們感興趣的信息配對(duì)。

(  )66.Jenny is a pet lover. She wants to work with pets. (  )67.David is the boss of a big education company. He wants to know some information about education in China. (  )68.Wang Lan just came back from England. She is looking for a job. She prefers to work in a big company. ( )69.Helen is a housewife. She wants to buy vegetables and fruit at low prices. (  )70.The students in No.2 Middle School plan to have a picnic. Whether they will do it depends on the weather.

A. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can solve (解決) this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them. B．Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals. C．Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. Many companies today need employees (雇員) who can speak a foreign language, or have the experience of living or working in another country. D．We sell eggs, apples, tomatoes and pork at very low prices. Our business hours are from 6：00 am to 10：30 pm. E．Our city will have a cloudy day tomorrow. It will be rainy at times. There will be a strong wind. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. It will be a fine day to go hiking or to have a picnic. F．We have all kinds of video films, TV plays, and music videos. You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at our shop. You can also borrow some videos home, each video for a week for 1 dollar. G．A study of the people in China's largest cities shows that saving money for children's education has become an important reason for saving. It is the second most important purpose of people's saving habit. The result shows that people in China care much about education. The education market is very big in China.