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paperletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.Itwasmyletter. “Inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.” 60.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk________. A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriter C.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher 61.Thepassageshowsthat_________. A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter B.Motherwastooseriousaboutherdaughterinwords C.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords D.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarelesswords 62.Theunderlinedword“gulf”inthepassagemeans_______. A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung B.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughter C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter D.partoftheseagoingfarinland 63.What’sbesttitleofthepassage? A.MylettertoMotherB.Motherandchildren C.MyMother’sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandme (C) PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible(有责任感的)citizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchildcare. Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery(墓地).Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories. Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportant,butitis“thethoughtthatcounts”.Greetingcardstores,florists,candymakers,bakeries,telephonecompanies,andotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays. 64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents? A.Parentsbringupchildren. B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren. C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons. D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup. 65.Whatdoyouthink“florists”do? A.Theysellflowers. B.Theymakeandsellbread. C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties. D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay. 66.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage? A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay. B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast. C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents. D.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome. 67OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay,. A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemetery C.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts (D) BeginninginOctober,morethan13,000McDonald’s(麦当劳)restaurantsinAmericawilluseanewvarietyofcookingoil.McDonald'saimstomakeitsFrenchfries(油炸食品)andotherfriedfoodshealthier. Thechangewillnotaffectthetasteorthenumberofcaloriesinthefood.Butbychangingthecookingoil,McDonald’ssays,ithopestocutbynearlyhalftheamountoftransfattyacids(转换脂肪酸)inFrenchfriesandreducetheamountofsaturatedfats(饱和脂肪)by16percent.Scientistsbelievethattransfattyacidsandsaturatedfatsraisecholesterol(胆固醇)levelsandincreasetheriskofheartdisease. McDonald'snewstepisimportantbecauseMcDonald’sisanindustryleaderandotherfast-foodchainsandfoodprocessorsmayfollowthelead. ForMcDonald's,theactioncomesatatimewhenAmericansarebecomingmoreandmoreconcernedabout;obesity(肥胖)andareincreasingpressureonfoodcompaniestoofferhealthyandnutritious(有营养的)foodtoconsumers. Afterthreeyearsofstudy,McDonald’sofficialssaytheyareswitchingoilthatislowerinsaturatedfatsandtransfattyacids.McDonald'ssaysthechangewillnotcausehigherpriceforconsumers. Thoughthereissomechange,scientistssaythattheamountoftransfatinfoodsatMcDonald'sandatotherfast-foodcompaniesisstillimportant. 68.Morethan13,000McDonald'srestaurantsinAmericawilluseanewkindofcookingoilto______________. A.lowerthecostsoftheproducts B.makeritsfoodtastehatterthaneverbefore C.cure(治愈)theheartdisease D.dogoodtothehealthofconsumers 69.Theunderlinedward"switching"herehasthesamemeaningas"_______". A.turningonB.turningoffC.changingD.studying 70.Themainideaofthepassageis__________. A.McDonald'sisapioneerinfoodproducts B.McDonald'sisenlargingitsrestaurantsintheworld C.friedfoodscan’tkeepupwiththedevelopmentofmodemsociety D.McDonald’sistousenewcookingoil 71.WhenanewkindofcookingoilisusedinMcDonald’s,________ A.thepricesofMcDonald’sfoodswillbeatothigher B.consumerswillfindthetasteofMcDonald’sfoodsdifferent C.manyotherfoodcompanieswilldowhatMcDonald'sdoes D.obesitywilldisappearinAmericansocietysoonerorlater (责任编辑：admin) |