People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition(营养) and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples”. President Thomas Jefferson, however, know that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact.
25. Tomato is a kind of ___________.
A. poisonous vegetable B. poisonous fruit C. tasty vegetable D. tasty fruit
26. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?
A. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.
B. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them
C. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.
D. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.
27. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat ____.
A. because his parents told him so B. when he was a little boy
C. while he was in Paris D. from books
28. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were____.
A. people of his own country B. men only
C. people from other countries D. from France
CACA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025