1、每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AJamie Oliver, a lively British guy, loves to share his secrets. In his first television show, The Naked Chef, Oliver taught everyone to make simple but delicious food. In Jamies Kitchen, he taught young people how to prepare meals. His next show, Jamie
2、s School Dinners, is about changing the food that students eat.Oliver saw that some schools in Britain were serving junk food food that is easy to eat but unhealthy. Although it can be delicious, junk food is not very good for children. It is sometimes bad for their health, because it doesnt give th
3、em the energy they need at school. They sometimes cant think well or feel down, and they sometimes put on weight.Some of the junk food that Oliver wants to change is canned spaghetti, chicken nuggets, French fries, soda, and muffins. He encourages schools to serve fresh and healthy meats, vegetables
4、, and fruits. He helps the school cooks to make healthy dinners without junk food.People liked Olivers idea of bringing quality food to schools. Thousands enjoyed his television show. But Oliver wanted them to do more than just watch. At his Feed Me Better website, he collected over 270,000 signatur
5、es (签名) from people. Oliver sent these signatures to British Prime Minister (首相) Tony Blair. Then Blair promised to help change the school kitchens, teach school cooks to make healthy food, and spend more on school dinners. Thanks to Jamie Oliver, my children will be able to enjoy more healthy meals
6、 at school.21. What are Jamie Olivers secrets about?A. Cooking and eating. B. How to be a good cook.C. Exercising and sleeping. D. Where to buy healthy food.22. Which of the following may Oliver like best?A. Muffins. B. Bananas. C. French fries. D. Chicken nuggets.23. Why were over 270,000 signature
7、s collected?A. To put healthy food in schools.B. To keep school kitchens cleaner.C. To lower food prices in schools.D. To collect money for poor children.24. Who might be the author of the text?A. A student. B. Tony Blair.C. A parent. D. Jamie Oliver.BThe Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkThe Hawaii Vol
8、canoes (火山) National Park, on the island of Hawaii, has two active volcanoes: Mauna Loa, which last erupted (喷发) in 1984, is 13,677 feet (4.17 km) above sea level; Kilauea is next to Mauna Loa and it has been erupting since January 3rd, 1983. It is 4,190 feet (1.23 km) above sea level.When to visitT
9、he park is open 24 hours a day all year round. There are no plants or trees on the lava (火山岩) fields and no protection from the sun, so you must bring sunscreen (防晒霜).How to get thereThe best way to get to the park is to take Highway 11. From the airport at Hilo, Highway 11 will take you southward a
10、cross the eastern part of the island.Things to seeIf you want to know more about the park, the Kilauea Visitor Center is surely a stop to make. It is a quarter of a mile (402 m) from the park entrance. There, you can see a great movie about real lava and learn about the islands natural and cultural
11、history. The center is open from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are also many guided walks and hikes (徒步旅行) around the park. You must check weather conditions and volcanic activity before hiking alone. If possible, you may drive down Chain of Craters Road to see lava flowing into the ocean.TicketsEntr
12、ance to the park is $10.00 for each vehicle, $5.00 for those who travel on foot or ride a bicycle. Children under the age of 15 are free.25. Different from Mauna Loa, Kilauea _.A. will disappear soon B. is closed to visitorsC. erupts more often D. is much bigger26. The Kilauea Visitor Center _.A. of
13、fers all kinds of movies B. is next to the park entranceC. is open for 8 hours every day D. introduces visitors to the park27. If a family of three drives a car into the park, they need to pay _.A. $5.00B. $10.00 C. $15.00 D. $20.0028. The text is most probably taken from _.A. a geography textbook B
14、. a newspaper reportC. a travel magazine D. a research paperCA group of scientists in the Netherlands recently used high-tech methods to examine a secret hidden inside an ancient Chinese statue (雕像). It was sent to the Drents Museum in the northeastern Netherlands as part of an exhibit. But while wo
15、rking on the statue, researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk (佛僧) inside it.The statue was shipped to a medical center for CT scans, which are tests that produce X-ray pictures. Scientists used the technology to find out the statues hidden secrets. The body of the monk was sitting on top of a roll of cloth marked with Chinese characters (字). The cloth shows that the monk was named Liuquan and lived around the year 1100.“On the outside, it looked like a
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