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Epicuriousapp

Epicuriousisafreeappandwebsitetohelpusersfindrecipesandbecomebettercooks.Theapphasmorethan30,000recipesandcancreateashoppinglistbasedontheingredientsinarecipe.

Userscansearchbyingredientsorbyvegetablesthatareinseasonwheretheylive.Theappalsoratesrecipesforpopularityandotherqualities.Usersalsoprovideadviceaboutmakingtherecipes.

Calorific

Whatdoes200calorieslooklike?

Itcanbehardtopicture.Forexample,200caloriesofbroccoli（西兰花）and200caloriesofcakelookverydifferent!

TheCalorificappshowsjustthat.Calorificprovidesimagesof200caloriesworthoffood.

Theappalsoprovidestheweightofeachfoodpictured.TheappisfreeforiPadandiPhone.

Harvest

AnappcalledHarvestinformsusersaboutseasonalfruitsandvegetablesindifferentareas.

Thiscanbehelpfulinplanningmeals.Harvestalsotellsaboutpesticide（杀虫剂）useandorganicfood.Userscanlearnthebestwaytosafelystorefood.

21.OpenTablecanbeusedto 

_______.

A.reserveahotelinadvanceB.bookmealsaheadoftime

C.accessinformationaboutcalendarsD.obtainnewsconcerningdiscounts

22.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.OpenTablegivesuserspointsleadingtodiscountsonrestaurantvisits.

B.Alltheappsmentionedarefreeofchargeforalltheusers.

C.Epicuriousappcanprovideadviceaboutmakingtherecipes.

D.Calorificcanhelppeoplewhogoonadiet.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutHarvest?

A.Itkeepspesticideuseasecret. 

B.Itgivesdiscountstoseasonalfruits.

C.Itmainlyrecommendsorganicfood. 

D.Ittellshowtokeepfoodfreshlonger.

B

Schoolsacrosstheworldaretryingtocomeupwithsolutionstokeepstudentsactive.Somearereplacing 

traditional 

classroomchairswithexerciseballsorstandingdesks.AtWardElementarySchoolinWinston,NorthCarolina,studentshaveadoptedanew 

program 

thatrequiresriding 

fixedbikeswhilereading.

“ReadandRide”isthe 

creation 

of 

school 

counselor 

ScottErtl,whocameupwiththeideawhile 

hewasexercisingandreadingatthegym.Believingitwouldbeafunwaytoconvincestudentstobecomemoreactive,heplacedoneinthecornerofhisclassroomandencouragedthemtouseitduring 

independentreadingclasses.

ItwassopopularthatErtldecidedtoaddmorebikesandofferthe“ReadandRide” 

programtotheentireschool.TodayWardElementaryhasa 

dedicated 

exerciseroomfilledwithbikes 

thatcanbeusedbystudentswhilecompletingtheirdailyreading 

assignments.

Besidesmaking 

reading 

morefun,theprogramalsohelps 

students 

exerciseatacomfortablepacewithoutthepressurethatcomeswithregularsports-relatedactivities. 

Itisalsoaperfectwaytorelease 

energyduringdayswhentheweatherisnot 

helpful 

tooutdooractivities. 

However,theprogram’sacademicbenefitsarethemostimportant.AyearafterReadandRide 

wasintroducedatWardElementarySchool,studentsactivelyinvolvedintheprogramdemonstratedan 

astonishing 

83%reading 

proficiency.Thosethathadnottakenadvantageoftheexercisebikestestedatamuchlower,41%.

Thoughthesubstantialimprovement 

inacademicachievementcannotallbe 

attributed 

toprogramslike“ReadandRide”,expertsbelievetheyareasignificantcontributor.That’sbecausestudieshaveshownthatphysicalactivitystimulates（刺激） 

braincellsandhelpsprepareitforlearning.Aswordofthedifferencemadebythiseasytoexecuteexerciseprogramspreads,don’tbesurprisedtofind 

schoolsacrossthecountryadopt“ReadandRide” 

fortheirstudents. 

24.WhatisthenewprogramatWardElementarySchool?

A.Kidsridebikesastheyread.

B.Kidsexerciseballsandreadatthegym.

C.Kidssitatdesksforlongwhilereading.

D.Kidsdooutdooractivitiesduringlessons.

25.HowdothestudentsatWardElementarySchoolbenefitfromtheprogram?

A.Theyexercisewithhighpressure.

B.Theyfeelreadingfunandlearnbetter.

C.Theyimprovetheirsenseofcompetition.

D.Theyareinstructedtoreadatthesamepace.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theprogrammaybemoreandmorepopular.

B.Schoolsdoubtwhethertheprogramisavailable.

C.Physicalactivitiespreventkidsfromlearningmore.

D.Theschoolachievementdependswhollyontheprogram.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoHelpKidsFocusonTheirStudies

B.TraditionalTeachingShouldBeBanned

C. 

“ReadandRide”Program

D.KidsNeedtoRelease 

Energy

C

In 

spring, 

chickens 

start 

laying 

again, 

bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatcultures 

around 

the 

world 

celebrate 

springbyhonoringtheegg.

Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevate（提升）theeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstarting 

in 

19th 

century.

OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatterns 

on 

eggs. 

Contemporary 

artists 

have 

followed 

this 

traditiontocreateeggsthatspeakto 

anxieties 

our 

age:

Life 

is 

precious, 

and 

delicate. 

Eggs 

are,too.

“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyears 

ago, 

she 

became 

interested 

eggs 

learnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechnique 

to 

draw 

her 

very 

modern 

characters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—from 

beginning 

very, 

veryend.”

Butthere’s 

an 

appeal 

that 

vulnerability.“There’spart 

sickening 

horror 

ofknowingyou’rewalkingon 

edge 

with 

this, 

I 

kindoflike,knowing 

it 

could 

all 

fall 

apart 

atanysecond”.Chast’sdesigns,such 

as 

a 

worried 

manaloneinatiny 

rowboat, 

reflectthatdelicateness.

TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaborate（精心做成的）patternswerebelievedtooffer 

protection 

against 

evil.

“There’sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnotwinintheworld,”saysJoanBrander, 

Canadian 

egg-painter 

who 

has 

been 

painting 

for 

over 

60 

years,havinglearnedthe 

art 

from 

Ukrainian 

relatives.

Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.,waslaterincorporated（结合，合并）intotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillendure.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungcouple,isawishfor 

children. 

A 

decorated 

egg 

thrown 

into 

fieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.

28. 

Why 

do 

people 

many 

cultures 

value 

egghighly?

A.It 

welcome 

sign 

coming 

spring.

B.It 

their 

major 

source 

protein 

winter.

C.It 

can 

easily 

be 

made 

work 

art.

D.It 

bring 

wealth 

honor 

them.

29. 

What 

we 

learn 

about 

"

eggs"

Russia?

A.They 

are 

shaped 

like 

jewel 

cases.

B.They 

cherished 

by 

rich.

C.They 

heavily 

painted 

red.

D.They 

favored 

form 

30. 

contemporary 

continued 

tradition?

A.Eggs 

serve 

enduring 

symbol 

new 

life.

B.Eggs 

oval（椭圆形的） 

shape 

appealing 

artists.

C.Eggs 

reflect 

today.

D.Eggs 

provide 

unique 

surface 

paint 

on.

31. 

passage 

egg-painting?

originated 

eastern 

part 

Europe.

history 

two 

thousand 

years.

most 

time-honored 

fancy 

especially 

church 

decoration.

D

Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;

mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonelegovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthissu