1、中考英语复习-九年级短文阅读3Chinese Food Finds Fans in Ethiopia“Fashion is in Europe, but eating is in China.” The saying shows the popularity of Chinese food around the world. Now Chinese restaurants can be found in nearly every major city and in many smaller areas of the world as well. Zhou Tao comes from Beij
2、ing, but now he lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. About 10 years ago, because of the increasing demand for Chinese dishes from many Chinese people in this city, Zhou decided to open a Chinese restaurant there. The restaurant is named Xinjiang Restaurant Zhua Fun. It offers about 200 Chinese dishes. Th
3、ey are mainly traditional Xinjiang dishes, including fresh noodles, fried fish and some other dishes cooked in hot oil. Many Chinese customers come here to enjoy the dishes. To Zhous surprise, Chinese food is also gaining popularity among Ethiopians.Hermela Fanna is one of a growing number of Ethiop
4、ians with a taste for Chinese food. After she enjoyed a chicken dish at Zhous restaurant with her friends, she fell in love with Chinese food. She said, “Its my first time eating Chinese food. The dish tastes completely different from what I imagined, and I find it very delicious.” Fanna also found
5、similarities between Chinese and Ethiopian dishes both two kinds of dishes have a spicy taste and similar ingredients.Now Zhous restaurant is considered to be one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants in Addis Ababa. It holds a place in the hearts of many Ethiopians. Chinese dishes such as fried
6、 rice, noodles, and different kinds of chicken foods are making their way to the favorite food list of more people.Teenager Makes Movies Fun for Deaf ChildrenBecause of COVID-19, many people had to stay at home. Some people baked bread, some played computer games and some read. What about 17-year-ol
7、d Mariella Satow? She not only learned American Sign Language (ASL), but also created an app that provides on-screen sign language for Disney movies. Thanks to the app, now deaf Disney fans can enjoy Disney movies fully.Mariella started learning ASL in 2020. She wanted to use television shows as lea
8、rning materials, but she found that few of them offered on-screen sign language. After further research, she discovered that deaf people, especially deaf children, were not able to fully enjoy movies. Then she decided to change it. Using the money she made from dog-walking, she worked with ASL exper
9、ts and the deaf community to create SignUp.Users can download the free app by searching “SignUp” in the Google Chrome Extension store. Since it came out, a great many people have visited the website. Many parents of deaf children have used it and shared their love of the app. They are happy to see t
10、hat their children can now fully enjoy Disney movies. Teachers have also used it in their classrooms and arranged movie nights for their students.SignUp is a big deal for kids who cant read or who have other problems with traditional captions, or who maybe just prefer signing. It is really a wonderf
11、ul invention. Thank you, Mariella!The New Generation GapThere have always been differences between one generation and the next. We call this a generation gap. In the past, these differences were mainly about clothes or music. Nowadays, however, differences in the use of technology are also creating
12、a gap.Todays teenagers were born in the digital age and are the first generation to grow up with new technology. Computers, the Internet, e-mails, smartphones and text messaging are all part of their everyday lives.But how does this create the generation gap? Well, young people today are sometimes c
13、alled “digital natives” because they are “native speakers” of the new language of computers and the Internet. In the same way, old people are called “digital immigrants”. They grew up without digital technology and now have to learn this new “digital language”. Scientists think that when a language
14、is learned later in life, it goes into a different part of the brain. This means that young and old people think and process information differently because their brains are organized in different ways.As teenagers are more likely to use lots of different technologies in their daily lives, they can
15、often do three things at the same time. A study discovered that most teenagers can fit 44 hours of activity into just one day! Teenagers are better at multitasking than their parents because their brains are organized differently. So the next time your mom doesnt understand how you can talk on your
16、phone, use your computer, and listen to your CD player at the same time, tell her that its the “generation gap” and that youre “multitasking”!Forget Me Not CafZhu Caiping is a 73-year-old woman with a 3-year history of cognitive impairment. Life used to be hard for her. It was not until last year, a
17、fter she took part in a reality show and became a restaurant server, that her situation began to improve greatly.The restaurant in Shanghai where she works is Forget Me Not Caf, which has the same name as the reality show. The restaurant shares the reality shows goal of providing job opportunities f
18、or elderly people who have cognitive impairment.The caf has eight elderly employees with cognitive impairment who take turns working with other employees to help customers. “I provide basic services for guests, such as pouring water, serving and taking orders. I can now remember all the dishes on th
19、e menu,” said Zhu, who comes to the restaurant three times a week and works three hours a day.“Other employees here take good care of us. They never allow us to serve hot dishes such as soups. The guests are also very tolerant of us, because sometimes we make mistakes,” she added.Besides providing s
20、ervices, the elderly also take part in activities organized by volunteers like baking, dancing and learning English. Other elderly people with cognitive impairment are also invited.Because of memory loss, Zhu takes notes of all the information she wants to remember, such as the names of the voluntee
21、rs and the teachers, as well as English words. “I really became happy and confident after starting working here,” Zhu said.The Past, Present and Future of WearablesIn the world of wearable technology, we certainly have come a long way.Wearable technology, also known as “wearables”, can be said to ha
22、ve been around since the 13th century, when eyeglasses were invented. About 300 years later, we had the first wearable clocks. They were worn around the neck. After that, pocket watches and wristwatches arrived.Modern wearable technology started to appear in around 2008 with the introduction of fitn
23、ess trackers like the Fitbit. This form of wearable technology tracks things like your heart rate and counts your steps. Smart watches like the Apple Watch were made several years later and do the same things, but they can also be used to send text messages and make calls.Wearable technology has oth
24、er uses too. It allows people to play video games on VR devices like the Oculus Quest. And people in the medical industry have begun using a form of wearable technology that goes inside your body. This includes medicine that sends health information from inside your stomach to a smartphone.Todays we
25、arable technology may be interesting, but the future of wearable technology is simply fascinating. With products from self-powered devices to smart contact lenses, the future wearable devices are set to change our lives in exciting ways.Self-powered devices use your body to provide energy. For examp
26、le, scientists are developing smart shoes that can store the power created by walking.Contact lenses may soon be improved too. Scientists are working on creating smart contact lenses that can offer help by tracking your eyes movements. They may even be able to understand your moods from your tears.T
27、he Parkinsons PainterNorman Greenstein lives in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. After being diagnosed with Parkinsons, he decided to turn his dark diagnosis into a good chance to achieve a lifelong dream. Now, Norman Greenstein is known as “The Parkinsons Painter”.When Norman was young, he loved paintin
28、g and dreamed of being an artist. But a teacher of an art school didnt think he had a talent for painting after he showed his work to the teacher. Then Norman put his dream aside, and supported his family whole-heartedly. However, his love for painting was always in his heart. In 2008, when he was d
29、iagnosed with Parkinsons and had to get treatment, he decided to pick up the brush again. Then Norman began painting every day as a way to stay busy. He joyfully found that this creative work helped him face the problems of his Parkinsons. He said, “Painting has brought me happiness and peace. Its a
30、 very important activity for me. The simple movements while painting relax me.”In addition to creating his own paintings, Norman also tries to help other people like him. He raises money to support the research on Parkinsons. He shares his experience with people with Parkinsons in an effort to help
31、them find the same relief. Also, Norman sells his paintings. He gives away 20% of all sales to two Parkinsons research organizations.Norman didnt give up his dream in the face of Parkinsons. Instead, it has inspired him to work hard for his dream. And we may learn something from him. We never know what life will throw at us but we can choose how to face the difficulties in life.
