Oyster omelet(蚵仔煎;牡蛎煎)
It seems like it would be easy to make an omelet. But the special ingredients(成分) are what make the oyster omelet unique (独特的). They include oysters, bean sprouts (豆芽) and sweet potato starch (薯粉). What makes a good oyster omelet? People from Taiwan have their own secret — the bigger the oysters, the better.
Coffin(棺材) bread
The name may sound scary but the food is just the opposite. People cut the toast (吐司面包) into the shape of a box and make a lid (盖) with the rest. The lid makes it look like a coffin. In the "coffin", there is a seafood soup with pork, mushrooms, peas and carrots. Just break off bits of the bread walls as you eat your way through the soup.
Drunken Chicken
Drunken Chicken dishes in Taiwan are usually cooked with Shaoxing wine. Some restaurants even serve these dishes with lots of herbs and vegetables. If you like eating meat but don’t want to put on weight, you could try this instead of fried and oily street food.
Beef noodles
This simple dish means a lot to the city of Taipei. They even have a festival for it every year. Put hand-pulled noodles in a spicy(辣的) soup, top it with beef, vegetables, and pickled greens(腌菜), and a bowl of tasty beef noodles is finished. Most places don’t make the soup too spicy because Taiwanese are not traditionally used to be heat.
45. __ kinds of dishes are mentioned in the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
46. The ingredients in oyster omelet don’t include __.
A. oysters B. bean sprouts C. sweet potato D. sweet potato starch
47. We can infer that coffin bread get its name because __.
A. it’s a symbol of good luck B. it has two pieces of toast
C. it has seafood soup inside D. it looks like a coffin
48. If you like meat and want to keep thin, you can choose __ to eat.
A. coffin bread B. oyster omelet C. beef noodles D. drunken chicken
C
Amos Dudley, a 24-year-old boy who studies digital design at New Jersey University of Technology, felt ashamed about his teeth. But being a student, Dudley didn’t have the money to get braces(牙箍). So, he decided to
3-D print his own and marked down the DIY project in a recent blog post. His braces totaled less than $60, and after wearing them for 16 weeks, his teeth are also getting straighter.
Months ago, he mentioned on his blog that he avoided smiling for a while because he was unhappy with his teeth.
However, clear braces can get pricey, costing up to $8,000. But after studying some images of these expensive clear braces, something comes up on him — they looked like that one which can come from a 3-D printer.
So he decided to hit up his school’s 3-D printing equipment and scanned and printed models of his teeth. He
then made non-harmful plastic molds(模子) around them to make 12 sets of braces.
Dudley, who does not recommend attempting any of this at home said that he didn’t ask a dentist for his project. But the student did get information from journal articles and textbooks. And though this was a perfectly
friendly choice to buy braces. He didn’t accept the project just to save money — he was also up for the challenge. "When I realized that I could do something that was a little bit special, while proving my skills as a designer and a maker, and fixing something that was making me self-conscious for actually free, I felt it was more than worth the risk," he said.
49. Dudley got the information on making a 3-D printed braces from __.
A. a professional magazine B. a recent blog post
C. journal articles and textbooks D. a 3-D printer user
50. Why did Dudley choose a 3-D printer braces over-buying them?
A. He didn’t have enough money. B. He felt ashamed about his teeth.
C. He studies digital design at school. D. He wanted to be a famous person.
51. What made Dudley get the idea of using 3-D printed braces?
A. The advice from the dentist. B. The advice from his friends.
C. His major studies at university. D. The possibility of making 3-D braces.
52. The article is mainly about __.
A. a 3-D printer made braces cheaper
B.A college student made fantastic 3-D braces.
C. digital design major student created 3-D printers
D.3-D braces with non-harmful plastic molds became popular
D
James is a good student and he has lots of friends, but he also has a problem. Some older boys are bullying(欺负) him at school. James is very unhappy and he doesn’t know what to do about it. Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation.
Don’t feel worried. It’s not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry, but you are not alone. Don’t feel that you have to hide the problem. You should find a person you can trust, and tell them. It might be your teacher, your parents, or even your friend’s parents. After you tell someone, you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱).
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous, but here are other things you can do. Some people express their feelings more easily on paper. Write a letter to someone or keep a diary. Include all the details(细节) about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens. You can use it as proof to show what is going on. And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult. Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also, don’t show you are sad and don’t try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
53. What do you think the text is trying to tell us?
A. What to do about being bullied.B. How to be a good student at school.
C. What to write well in a diary.D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.
54. Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?
A. Because you are not alone.B. Because it is not your fault.
C. Because someone has known about it. D. Because you’ re doing something wrong.
55. You’d better go and find a person you can trust and __.
A. know what happensB. learn from him
C. ask for helpD. make him lonely
56. If you remember and follow the suggestions above, __.
A. nobody will speak to the bullies
B. everybody will feel some relief
C. someone will express their feelings
D. the bullies will soon stop
57. What does the underlined word "Ignore" mean in the text?
A. take no notice ofB. take care of
C. make full use ofD. get more help from
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
E
Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can’t live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接) the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund(MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道) in 2016.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
58. What do you search for when you are at restaurants or hotels? (不超过5个词)
__________
59. What is MDIF?(不超过10个词)
__________
60. How will MDIF change the age of online computing completely? (不超过10个词)
__________
第三部分 写(共两大题,满分30分)
V. 单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺。
61. The two smartphones are e__(精确地,确切地) the same.
62. You should p__(赞扬,表扬) the kid for his behavior.
63. The milk tastes s__(酸的). Don’t drink it anymore.
64. The heavy s__(烟) from the window shocked all the people.
65. He is so clever that he always makes choices w__(明智地,聪明地).
VI. 书面表达(共1小题;满分25分)
三年的初中生活,你对自己的表现一定有满意的方面和不满意的方面。假如你是林微,请参照以下提示,给你的学弟学妹们用英语写一篇毕业留言,希望对他们有所帮助。
| 提示内容 | 提示词 |
对自己满意的方面 | 勤学好问,有良好的学习习惯;…… | work hard, a good habit of |
对自己不满意的方面 | 忙于学习,锻炼身体较少;…… | be busy, do less sports |
对学弟学妹的建议或希望 | 乐于助人,积极参加志愿者活动;…… | be glad to, volunteer activities |
注意:
1. 参照提示适当发挥;
2. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名;
3. 词数80词左右(开头和结尾部分已给出,不计入总词数)。
Dear boys and girls,
I’m Lin Wei. It’s my honor to share what I have got and lost in the past three years. __________
Yours,
Lin Wei