What’s delicious to eat and comes in a variety of colors? Eggplant! And no, it has nothing to do with chickens! This strangely named vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg．It can be steamed, fried, and baked．It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables．
Eggplant was first grown in India in the 5th century BC．Its popularity soon spread to China and then throughout Asia．Finally, during the Middle Ages the vegetable made its way to Europe．At that time, eggplant was not the shiny purple vegetable most people know today．Instead, it’s like a white egg．Due to this egg - like appearance, eggplant got its name．In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a “mad apple.” This nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad for one' s health．People actually thought eggplant could cause madness and cancer．
Fortunately today people know that eggplant doesn't cause insanity or cancer．In fact eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer．In addition, the brain and the heart benefit from this super vegetable．Since it's high in fibre, eggplant can improve digestion．
Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan are the leading growers of eggplant in the world today．Depending on its location, eggplant may be purple, green, orange or yellow - white．And it can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber．Dish varieties range from simple to complex, with all of them being delicious．
Today, thousands of people gather in Loomis, Calif, for the annual Loomis Eggplant Festival．The main activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes．There is plenty more to do and see, though．Recipe contests, arts and crafts, performers, races and children's activities all “egg – cite” festival - goers．Most people at the festival would agree—eggplant is an “egg—cellent” vegetable．
小題1:Eggplant got its name because of its _____．
A．a(chǎn)ppearanceB．taste C．colorD．value
小題2:Which of the following does NOT belong to the qualities of eggplant?
A．It can be cooked in various ways．
B．It is easy to digest．
C．It can prevent cancer．
D．It is valuable and priceless．
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Eggplant can be eaten to cure cancer
B．Eggplant used to taste bitter．
C．India produce the most eggplant in the world today．
D．Eggplant has a history of nearly 1,000 years．
小題4:Most people come to the Loomis Eggplant Festival to_____．
A．see arts and crafts
B．enjoy food with eggplants
C．take part in recipe contests
D．promote eggplant

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
文章介紹了茄子的歷史和相關(guān)情況。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段4,5行．Due to this egg - like appearance, eggplant got its name．可知A正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段最后一句It can be steamed, fried, and baked．It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables．可知AB正確。根據(jù)第3段第2句話In fact eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer．可知C正確。故D符合要求。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段5,6行In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a “mad apple.”可知B正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段第2句The main activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes．可知B正確。
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Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them.They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
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小題1:What does the beginning of the passage tell us?
A．How to become an Internet addict.
B．What an Internet addict usually does.
C．Where to find an Internet addict.
D．Why to write this passage.
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B．It is a way of producing drugs.
C．It is like taking drugs.
D．It is terrible to imagine.
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A．The teens are wasting too much money.
B．They used to work on the Internet.
C．The playing field of the teens will disappear.
D．More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet.
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B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts.
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Is losing weight as simple as doing a 15-minute writing exercise? In a new study, women who wrote about their most important values, like close relationships or religion, lost more weight over the next few months than women who didn't. "We have this need to feel self-integrity (正直,誠實）,” says Christine Logel of the University of Waterloo. "When something threatens your sense that you're a good person, like failing a test, we can buffer（緩沖） that self-integrity by reminding ourselves how much we love our children, for example".
For this study, the researchers recruited 45 female undergraduates, of whom 58% were overweight. Each woman was weighed, and was then given a list ofimportant values, like creativity, music or relationships with friends and family members. Each woman ranked the values in order of how important they were to her. Then half the women were told to write for 15 minutes about the value that was most important to her. The other half, a control group, were told to write about why a value far down on their list might be important to someone else.
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D．The overweight women wrote about the value most important to them.
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To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA (Food Drug Administration) can require proof under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.
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Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
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小題1:The author wants to show that      .
A．more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacks
B．immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in
C．most Americans are at the risk of heart disease
D．a(chǎn)ll the American people have a bad eating habit
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A．Asian-Americans care less about their health
B．25 percent of Americans like junk food
C．choosing food is related to Asian-American’s situation
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A．food offered as a mealB．a(chǎn) person taking a taxi
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A．what immigrants have done is ridiculous
B．American traditional foods are healthier
C．immigrants risk their health in order to fit in
D．American culture affects immigrants deeply
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