1、Section Listening and Talking they learn about the nutrition and culture of their meals,too.The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice,vegetables,fish,and soups.Even better,each meal only costs just $2.50. “Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch,”Tatsuji Sh
2、ino,the headmaster at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo said,“and kids ask them to recreate the meals at home.”Japanese students also learn cooperation(合作) and etiquette(礼仪) skills as they serve and clean up after each other. Considering the fact that Japan has one of the worlds lowest childhood ob
3、esity rates(肥胖 率),the US probably has a lot to learn from this countrys school lunches.A recent study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunchwhere choices include pizza,chicken,and French frieswere 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home. For
4、 American parents who want to be a little more like the Japanese,try sending your children to school with these great school lunches for kids who hate sandwiches. 5.What can we know about Japanese school lunches? A.They are cheap. B.They are cold. C.They are full of meat. D.They are home-made. 答案: A
5、 解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The food offered at schools in Japan is affordable,fresh,and made by the students themselves.”可知,日本学校提供的食物是负担得起的,新鲜的,学生自己制 作的。 再根据“The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice,vegetables,fish,and soups.Even better,each meal only costs just $2.50.”可知,食物都是本地种植的并且包括一
6、份营 养均衡的大米、蔬菜、鱼和汤的菜单。更好的是,每顿饭只需 2.50 美元。综上可知,日本学校 的午餐很便宜。 6.What does the author want to tell us in the fourth paragraph? A.American school lunches are likely to make people fat. B.American school lunches are more popular. C.More people prefer studying at American schools. D.American kids are the fat
7、test in the world. 答案: A 解析: 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知,考虑到日本是世界上儿童肥胖率最低的国家之一, 美国可能有很多东西要从这个国家的学校午餐中学习。最近的一项研究发现,经常吃学校午 餐的美国学生,包括比萨饼、鸡肉和薯条,比那些从家带午餐的学生更容易肥胖。由此可知, 相比之下,美国的学校午餐更容易使人变胖。 7.What does the author think of American school lunches? A.Expensive. B.Unhealthy. C.Great. D.Nutritional. 答案: B 解析: 推理判断题。根据最后一
8、段的内容可知,对于那些想变得更像日本人的美国父母,试着 送讨厌三明治的孩子去那些有很棒的学校午餐的学校学习。由此可知,作者认为美国学校的 午餐不健康。 五、语篇填空 “The losing of my arms was my bad luck.However,I 1. (receive) all the love and care from society since I lost them.Now I am trying to inspire more 2. (disable) people with my story.”said Yang Pei,a girl from Shaanxi w
9、ho had her arms amputated(截) at the age of 9. In 1996,Yang Pei was on her way home from school.3. accident changed her life.Yangs arms had to be amputated in order 4. (keep) her alive.She said that she would give up and end her life 5. it were not for her mothers help.Later,she began to practice 6.
10、(use) her feet to do everything.And finally she was able to use her 7. (foot) easily just as one can use their hands. Soon her story spread out.A man 8. (name) Guo Yunbao who lives in Shenzhen contacted Yang and hoped to start up a business with Yang.Their focus 9. food safety brought these two partners together.In 2014,Yang 10. (official) became a “maker” at Guos company. 答案: 1.have received 2.disabled 3.An 4.to keep 5.if 6.using 7.feet 8.named 9.on 10.officially