When fruits are rare because of the bad weather, the farmers _________ their prices.
A.rise
B.arise
C.raise
D.decrease
A.rise
B.arise
C.raise
D.decrease
A、silks or jewelry
B、good-quality tea leaves
C、live flowers
D、rare fruits of other delicacies
The author thinks that close friends ______.
A.can be easily formed when one is young
B.cannot be long-lasting
C.are not rare for everyone
D.are rare for most people
A.He finds reading the newspapers rarely pleasurable.
B.He prefers reading the newspaper when he gets the time.
C.He likes reading rare books for pleasure.
D.He enjoys reading fiction but rarely gets the time.
Which of the following is wrong about wedding cakes mentioned in this message?
A.Bermuda islanders top their tiered wedding cakes with a tiny sapling.
B.Bermuda islanders' wedding cake is not supposed to be eaten, but has significant meaning.
C.Caribbeans prefer rich black cakes baked with dried fruits and rum.
D.The recipe may be improved when handed down from mother to daughter.
听力原文:M: (23) Joy, I need your advice. My Chinese friend has invited me to his home for dinner tonight.
W: Oh, how nice! That's for the Mid-autumn Festival, isn't it?
M: Yes, he said all his family and relatives would get together and enjoy a big dinner.
W: And mooncakes, too. That's what the Mid-autumn Festival is all about.
M: So in China the Mid-autumn Festival is the occasion for families to get together and have fun.
W: Exactly.
M: What do you do when you're invited to someone's house here?
W: Well, it's always good to bring a small gift although it's not absolutely necessary.
M: What do people usually bring?
W: For a festival you can bring something like wine or tea. It's also common to bring fruits when visiting a family.
M: Really? (25) We only bring fruits when we visit people in hospital.
23. What are the two speakers talking about?
24.What may the man do when going to his Chinese friend's house?
25.When do people usually bring fruits in the man's country?
(20)
A.They are discussing the Mid-autumn Festival.
B.They are discussing the big dinner.
C.The man is asking for some advice on going to a friend's home.
D.The man is asking if he can bring fruits.
Canned Foods: Convenience and Nutrition
Meeting your family's nutritional needs may seem difficult considering today's busy lifestyles. But it doesn't have to(51). Even a new emphasis(52)more fruits and vegetables doesn't necessarily mean more preparation time if you take(53) of the convenience of canned foods.
When you open a(54)of fruit or vegetable at home you have at hand fresh-packed nutritional produce, with no man-made ingredients, no preservatives. And all the work has been done for you: the slicing, the peeling, even the cooking. Canned fruits and vegetables leave you the(55) to be creative. And with the variety of fruits and vegetables available these days, you can serve different combinations, create new dishes, and(56) new tastes to old recipes. Canned foods are good as well. A United States Department of Agriculture and National Food Association co-sponsored study shows canned vegetables to be just as(57) as fresh or frozen. Because canned vegetables are processed within hours of(58)packed, they generally retain 70 to 90(59)of their nutrients.
Fruit and vegetable canning is as simple(60)when your grandmother "put up" tomatoes and other things from the garden. Fresh produce is taken from the field at just the right time, delivered to the cannery, checked, washed, sealed, and sterilized. All this generally happens in less(61) 24 hours to(62) the best quality and nutritional value without the need for any preservatives.
Use the liquids that vegetables are canned(63)as a substitute(64) water in recipes to get that last drop of good nutrition.
Most major brands of canned fruits and vegetables include nutritional content and ingredient statements on their(65). This is especially important to those on calories-conscious or restricted diets.
A.do
B.be
C.seem
D.need
听力原文: Coffee is part of an international industry Research shows that as many as one-third of the people in the world drink coffee. But not everyone may know the story of coffee and how it is produced. One popular story about the discovery of coffee long ago is about Kaldi, (29)a keeper of goats. Kaldi was taking care of his goats in the highlands of Ethiopia where coffee trees had grown for centuries. (29)He noticed that his goats became very excited and active after eating small fruits from a tree. Kaldi reported this discovery to a group of religious workers. When they made a drink out of the fruit, the religious workers realized they could stay awake for long hours of prayer. Coffee trees can grow up to nine meters high, but they are cut short for production. The plant produces a fruit that is called a coffee cherry. When the coffee cherries are ripe and ready to be, picked, they are bright, red and firm. (30)Inside the fruits are the green coffee beans. After these beans are roasted at high temperatures they are ready to be made into a drink.There may only be two main kinds of coffee plants. (31) But geography and climate differences have a big effect on the many different ways coffee can taste. For example, coffee grown in Ethiopia is known for its lively, sharp taste and its flowery smell. Coffee from the island of Sumatra has a full body with an earthy and intense taste.
(30)
A.A hunter.
B.An old woman.
C.A religious worker.
D.A keeper of goats.
【D1】
听力原文: When people have enough B vitamins, their appetite is good and their nerves are calm. B vitamins in the diet come from some meats and vegetables, milk, cottage cheese, and whole grains.
When a grain is processed, it loses vitamins. For example, there is a big difference between white and brown rice. When rice is processed, the brown outside is lost. The brown outside of rice has an important B vitamin which white rice lacks. In short, brown rice has more B vitamins than processed rice.
Vitamin C keeps the cells of the body together. It helps skin tissue recover from cuts and bums. Vitamin C in the diet comes from tomatoes, fruits like lemons and oranges, and some vegetables such as cabbage and green peppers.
Vitamin D is called the "sunshine" vitamin. When people sit outside, ultraviolet rays from the sun change fat in their skin to vita- min D. Vitamin D disease in children are called rickets. Rickets is more common in countries that have long winters with little sun- shine.
(23)
A.How to keep fit.
B.Common diseases caused by vitamins.
C.Vitamins and our health.
D.Vitamin in different kinds of vegetables.
The greatest scientific dead of her life—proving the existence of radioactive elements and isolating them—owes its accomplishment not under the most extreme hardships imaginable, such as the history of experimental science has not often witnessed.
If but a small part of Mme. Curie's strength of character and devotion were alive in Europe's intellectuals, Europe would face a brighter future.