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     November 24, 1859 was a special day in London. On that day, many Londoners rushed to a bookstore to
buy a book that was just published. The first printing of 1250 copies sold out on the first day.
     The popular book was The Origin of Species (《物種起源》) by British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-
1882). In the book, Darwin argued that different forms of life could change over time because of natural
selection. This means that only those who are best suited to their environment will live and reproduce. Darwin
supported his arguments with examples he found during his around-the-world trip in the 1830s.
     The book laid the foundation of modern biology. It changed how other scientists understood the appearance
of life on Earth.
     A hundred and fifty years later, Darwin's theory (理論) of natural selection still has great influence in the
world of science. But some people have a question: since medicine and modem life have made people healthier,
are we still evolving (進(jìn)化) by natural selection?
     The answer is yes,according to Stephen Stems and his team of Yale University researchers. They did a
study on 2 238 women in the US. They found that shorter,heavier women have more children than thinner,
taller ones. This trend (趨勢) runs among their female children and grandchildren. So if this continues, women
in 400 years will be about 2cm shorter and a kilo heavier.
     Stems' findings are supported by other scientists. For example, John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin,
US and his team believe they have found nearly 2000 gene variations(基因變異) in modem humans. Those
variations allow people to drink milk, fight disease and improve brain development.
1. Was The Origin of Species a popular book?
     _______________________________________________________________
2. When was the book published? 
    _______________________________________________________________
3. What does natural selection mean? 
    _______________________________________________________________
4. Why does the writer introduce Stemns' findings in the passage?
    _______________________________________________________________
5. Why is Darwin's theory of natural selection important? 
    _______________________________________________________________
1. Yes.
2. On November 24, 1859.
3. Only those who are best suited to their environment will live and reproduce.
4. To support the idea that we're still evolving by natural selection.
5. The theory laid the foundation of modem biology. It changed other scientists'
    thinking about the appearance of life on Earth. And it still has great influence
    in the world of science today.
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　　“I don’t agree,” Mrs Wilson said, “I think we should decide when we are going first. We don’t want to go to places when they are cold.” Mr Wilson agreed, so the family’s first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July.

　　“Now we can decide where to go,” said Mr Wilson.

　　“But, Dad,” Ben said, “don’t you think that where we go depends on how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can’t go far.”

　　Again, Mr Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane.

And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr Wilson’s friends at work asked, “Where are you going for vacation?”

　　“Well,” Mr Wilson told him, “we are going in summer by plane, but I don’t know where we are going!”

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3.When did they decide to go?

                                                                       

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Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利時(shí)) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were fist seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.

During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.

French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries.

French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.

If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will probably hear "You want fries with that?"Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."

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2.Where do French fries originally come from?

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3.Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?

______________________________

4.Who first introduced French fries to America?

______________________________

5.What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph refer to?

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