When most people decide to buy food, they go to a grocery store. Grocery stores sell many different kinds of food in just one store. Some grocery stores also sell household goods such as kitchen paper, cleaning things, and diapers (尿布) . A grocery store is a convenient place to shop for the kitchen and others.
Although it is comfortable and relaxing to shop at a grocery store, some people decide to buy their food from other places like farmers’ markets. At a farmers’ market, local farmers sell the foods they grow to customers. The foods they sell often include fruits, vegetables, and meats. Most of these foods are freshly harvested (收获) with no man-made additions.
There are several ways in which farmers’ markets are less convenient than grocery stores. For example, packed foods usually are not sold at farmers’ markets. Besides, many farmers do not accept credit (信用) cards or checks (支票) as payment for their goods. What is more, most farmers’ markets are only open for business once or twice each week. This makes some people not want to shop at farmers' markets, but others are willing because of the fresh and local food there.
Deciding whether to shop for food at grocery stores or at farmers’ markets is a personal choice. This choice reflects a person’s values about life and about food. Those who value convenience and (多样) will probably choose to shop at a grocery store. People who value freshness and enjoy supporting local farmers will probably prefer the farmers’ markets. Luckily, most communities provide choices for both kinds of shoppers.
1 . According to the passage, which of the following may not be sold at a farmers’ market?
A . Apples. B . Potatoes. C . Beef. D . Kitchen paper.
2 . We can NOT infer (推断) ________ from Paragraph 3.
A . grocery stores sell packed foods
B . people can use credit cards as payment at grocery stores
C . grocery stores sell fresh and local food with no man-made additions
D . grocery stores are open for business more often than farmers’ market
3 . In Paragraphs, why does the writer mention that farmers, markets “are only open for business once or twice each week ? ”
A . To complain (抱怨) about the business time of farmers’ markets.
B . To help readers look for a better farmers market.
C . To explain why farmers’ markets are less convenient than grocery stores.
D . To make readers believe that farmers’ markets are too uncomfortable to visit.
4 . What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A . If people want to have more choices, they’ll probably prefer grocery stores.
B . Where a person decides to shop depends on his or her personal values.
C . If people want to support local farmers, they will probably prefer farmers’ markets.
D . In most communities, people can choose to shop either at grocery stores or at farmers’ markets.
5 . The writer writes the article mainly to ________.
A . compare two places where people buy food
B . explain why the smartest people shop at grocery stores
C . make readers believe that farmers’ markets are better than grocery stores
D . show that people should be judged (评价) according to the places where they buy food
1 . D
2 . C
3 . C
4 . B
5 . A
【分析】
本文分别介绍了杂货店和农贸市场的优势和劣势,决定是去杂货店还是去农贸市场买食物是个人的选择。这种选择反映了一个人对生活和食物的价值观。
1 .
细节理解题。根据 “At a farmers’ market, local farmers sell the foods they grow to customers. The foods they sell often include fruits, vegetables, and meats” 可知,农贸市场售卖水果,蔬菜和肉类, D 选项 “ 厨房用纸 ” 不包括在内,故选 D 。
2 .
推理判断题。根据 “packed foods usually are not sold at farmers’ markets”“many farmers do not accept credit (信用) cards or checks” 及 “most farmers’ markets are only open for business once or twice each week” 可知,从第三段我们可以推断出杂货店售卖有包装的食物,人们可以在杂货店用信用卡支付,杂货店比农贸市场更常开门营业,故选 C 。
3 .
细节理解题。根据 “There are several ways in which farmers’ markets are less convenient than grocery stores” 可知,这是在解释为什么农贸市场不如杂货店方便,故选 C 。
4 .
主旨大意题。根据 “This choice reflects a person’s values about life and about food” 可知,最后一段主要告诉我们一个人决定在哪里购物取决于他或她的个人价值观,故选 B 。
5 .
主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要对比了人们买东西的两个地点 —— 杂货店和农贸市场的优势和劣势,故选 A 。
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A wedding(婚礼) Invitation
You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.
R.S.V.P: December 29th
Dear Joe, I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? Maria |
36. Maria got this wedding invitation from .
A. Carrie. B. Joe. C. Monica. D. James
37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on .
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.
38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?
A. 参加聚会 B. 过圣诞节 C. 做礼拜 D. 结婚
39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner .
A. in Suzhou. B. at Henry’s house C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant
40. From the invitation card, we know that .
A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou. B. they are having the wedding in January.
C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.
Do you have pen pals? I have three pen pals from three different countries. They are Tom, Ella, and Molly.
Tom comes from Australia. His favorite subject is P.E., because he likes playing soccer best and he can play it in P.E. classes. He has a sister and a brother.
Ella is an American girl. Of all her subjects, she likes Chinese best. She often writes to me in Chinese. Her favorite sport is volleyball.
Molly lives in Tokyo. She likes learning Chinese, too. But her favorite subject is math. When she has time, she likes playing tennis best. She is a very clever girl.
I love them very much.
根据短文内容,将表格补充完整。
Name | From | Living place | Favorite subject | Favorite sport |
Tom | Australia | / | 1. ______ | soccer |
Ella | 2. _____ | / | Chinese | 3. _____ |
Molly | / | 4. ____ | 5. _____ | tennis |