短文理解

　　Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread．Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American．However, they actually come from other countries．

　　A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake－a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup．The idea of the pancake is very old．In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China．

　　Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America．Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe．

　　In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them．Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world．Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go．

　　Doughnuts(usually spelled“donut”in the United States)came from France．They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大戰(zhàn))．After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them．Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States．

(1)

This reading is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

famous places in the United States to eat breakfast

B．

popular American breakfast foods coming from China

C．

the most popular types of pancakes in the United States

D．

the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States

(2)

Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?

[　　]

A．

They both came from Europe．

B．

They are both easy to make．

C．

They are both sweet．

D．

People in New York make them best．

(3)

Who brought bagels to America?

[　　]

A．

Polish people．

B．

Jewish people．

C．

Chinese people

D．

American soldiers．

(4)

Which of the following is true about doughnuts?

[　　]

A．

It was first made by the French．

B．

The soldiers invented them in World War I．

C．

Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States．

D．

It is round with a hole in the middle．

(5)

This passage tells us that ________．

[　　]

A．

the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast

B．

all American foods come from other countries

C．

not all American foods are really American

D．

very few Americans have breakfast every day

答案：1．D;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．C;
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(1)

The Chinese meaning of the underlined(劃線的)word“ambition”is“________”．

[　　]

A．

信心

B．

希望

C．

理想

D．

幻想

(2)

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[　　]

A．

To pass the exams．

B．

To win a competition．

C．

To make a lot of money．

D．

To get a good job．

(3)

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[　　]

A．

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B．

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C．

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D．

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(4)

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[　　]

A．

Because she wants to be a concert pianist．

B．

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C．

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D．

Because her mom tells her to．

(5)

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[　　]

A．

Everyone has his or her own ambition．

B．

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C．

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D．

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[　　]

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C．

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D．

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C．

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　　判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

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　　4. Mr and Mrs Clark are standing at the bus stop.

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　　5. There is a picture of a pop star in the window.

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　　6. There are many nice clothes in the shop.

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　　7. The short skirt is expensive.

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　　8. Lots of people are looking at the windows.

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(    )

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(    )

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(    )

5. In our country the government has begun to solve the problem of noise pollution.　　

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