A. this; book B. that; book

C. those; book D. these;books

A. Wash the haws and remove the pits (果核). Then pierce some haws(山楂) with a stick.

B. Roll over (翻轉(zhuǎn)) the haws in sugar mixture. Then hold the stick and press the haw stick on a wooden board that has been completely dealt with in cold water.

C. In a few minutes, a cute and delicious Bingtanghulu is made. You'll be able to enjoy the special treat.

D. Go to the supermarket and buy enough haws and sugar in advance.

E. Cook the sugar. Put the sugar in a pot and add water to the same depth of sugar. Cook the sugar in high heat for about 20 minutes. Then turn low heat and keep stirring(攪動) the sugar for about 10 minutes.

Step 1:【1】 Step2:【2】 Step 3:【3】

Step 4:【4】 Step5:【5】

A. never B. sometimes C. hardly D. always

A. How many B. How much C. What’s the price

A. take B. ride C. by D. bring

A. sister B. cousin C. brother

【題目】

Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they don’t all have the same coffee culture. In Europe, for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks (星巴克) coffee shops spread across the country.

The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.

Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing (市場營銷).

In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (濃咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.

However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have been closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries were closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the “feel the same everywhere” environment offered by Starbucks.

【1】The underlined word “ran” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. closed B. managed C. left D. sold

【2】According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences?

a. Schultz helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.

b. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.

c. Schultz went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.

d. Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.

A. a-b-d-c B. c-a-b-d C. b-d-c-a D. d-c-a-b

【3】Why were so many Starbucks closed in small areas?

A. Because the coffee in these places was too expensive.

B. Because the style of the coffee stores seems the same.

C. Because people like to drink coffee at home with friends.

D. Because there were too many coffee shops in one place.

【4】Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A. B. C. D.

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【1】Where is this ad. from7

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【4】How many courses are on the way if you miss this one?

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【5】Which of the following is true according to the ad. ?

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【題目】

Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees can communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation---their young trees?

Suzanne Simard, forest ecologist(生態(tài)學(xué)家) at the University of British Columbia, explains how trees are much more complex(復(fù)雜的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin(達爾文) thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard and her team have made a new discovery and showed just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their group work and support, passing around necessary nutrition(營養(yǎng)) such as nitrogen(氮) and carbon “depending on who needs it”.

Nitrogen(氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks.This makes sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神經(jīng)元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it influences all.

Simard talks about “Mother trees”. These are usually the largest, oldest plants that on which all other trees depend. These “Mother trees” are connected to all the other trees in the forest by this network of fungi, and may manage the resources of the whole trees and plants in the forest. She explains how these trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important resources to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “Mother trees” without paying attention to these highly complex “tree societies” of the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances to save the whole forest.

“We didn’t take any notice of it,” Simard says sadly. “Mother trees” move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance. If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.

【1】The underlined sentence “the opposite is true” in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees .

A. compete for survival

B. protect their own wealth

C. depend on each other

D. provide support for dying trees

【2】“Mother trees”are very important because they .

A. look the largest in size in the forest

B. pass on nutrition to young trees

C. bring more wealth to humans

D. know more about the “tree societies”

【3】The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to(指代) .

A. how “tree societies” work

B. how trees grow old

C. how forestry industry develops

D. how young trees survive

【4】We can learn from the passage that .

A. trees aren’t as complex as we think.

B. Charles Darwin had the same opinion as Simard.

C. if “Mother trees” are cut down, they won’t make difference to young trees.

D. trees can share resources with other ones by the underground fungi networks.

A. well B. good C. better