You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity (商品). You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground. But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing (吃草) quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red "cherries" from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!

But it wasn't used as a drink at first - it was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

　 For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled (偷運(yùn)) out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.

It was the caffeine (咖啡因) that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. 　　In the short term, a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.

53. What is the world's biggest traded commodity?

A. Oil　　　 B. Coffee　　 C. Tea　　 D. Water

54. Which of the following events came first?

A. Coffee houses appeared in Mecca.　 B. Coffee became a drink.

C. Coffee spread as Islam spread. D. Coffee was soon grown in a new place.

55. Which sentence is true?

A. Monks were the first to drink coffee.

B. Too much coffee can make people anxious.

C. Brazilians liked drinking coffee the most.

D. Arabia is now the largest coffee producer in the world.
56. Around the world more people drink coffee than tea because _____.

A. coffee berries can be eaten

B. coffee has the most caffeine

C. coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep

D. coffee tastes better than tea　

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，使對話內(nèi)容完整正確，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)的相應(yīng)位置上。

A:  Hey! I met a student from a green school in Dalian.

B:  A green school?     1.   is it?

A:  It is a school which supports the protection of the environment. In fact,    there are  2.  green schools in China. It’s wasteful to throw away glass,   paper and metal,  3.   every class in such schools collects waste that can be used again and then sells it for recycling（再利用）。

B:  Great! What else do they do?

A:  They also save energy and tricycle things at home, such as  4.  lights and saving water.

B:  If everyone tries to protect the environment, we will make the world much better.

A:  I agree. If we don’t, the future is   5.  .

B:  Anyway, public concern over the environment has greatly increased. There is hope for the future.

 

--What else do you want?

　　--_______________else. I think I have got everything now.

　　A. Nothing　　　　　　B. Everything　　　　C. Something　　 D. Anything

 

 

缺詞填空（共10小題，每題1分，滿分10分）

Zeng Zimo becomes more and more popular among friends. But do you know her story

b 1. she became a hostess for Phoenix Satellite TV（鳳凰衛(wèi)視）? When she was only 17 years old, she i 2.  on not going to Qinghua and Beijing universities. Though she had only one month to study TOEFL, she g 3. a high score first in that test.

Later she worked for a b 4.  in New York for four years. Each day she had to deal w 5. data（數(shù)據(jù)）and forms. It’s a well-paid job, but she got tired, and decided to make a change.

When she joined the TV station, Zeng said she h 6.  knew anything about the field at all. She had to learn how to do interviews all by h 7. . She had to learn how to face those c 8. . It was a challenge. But she found the new job fresh and fun.

Were her years in the bank wasted then? Zeng says that the a 9. is no. They made her smart and c 10. . "What you do in life changes the way you think. You take what you have learnt from an experience with you onto the next stage of life," she says in her book “Mo ji”.

 

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，將方框內(nèi)符合對話情境的句子抄寫在對話空白處，使對話恢復(fù)完整。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的。
It is the Lantern Festival(元宵節(jié)) today. Lin Jie comes to me his American friend Jim.
Jim: Hi, Lin Jie. Nice to see you.
Lin Jie: Hi, Jim, 【小題1】 ______________________________
Jim: Sweet dumplings? 【小題2】_____________ I know people eat them on the Lantern Festival.
Lin Jie: How great you are! 【小題3】 ______________________________
Jim> Well, on the day people will watch lantern shows at night and guess the riddles On the lanterns. This festival is on the 15th of the first, lunar (農(nóng)歷) month. It is handed down from Tang Dynasty, 【小題4】 _____________________________
Lin Jie: So glad to hear that! I am proud of you. Now it's time to cook the delicious food. 【小題5】 _________________________

What else do you know about this festival?        I'm fine. Here are some sweet dumplings for you.          I hope you will tike it. Do you want to know too re about it?            Wow, thanks! You know I really love Chinese culture,