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Sugarapple

Sugarapplearecommonlygrownontreesinthetropical（热带的）partsofSouthAmerica,southernMexico,andtheCaribbean.TheyarealsogrowninSouthFlorida.Sugarapplesareagoodsourceoffiber,vitaminC,andvitaminB.

Theyareusuallyeatenraw（生的）,butyouhavetospitouttheseeds（种子）orpicktheseedsfromthedeliciousflesh（果肉）andthenmixthefleshwithmilkandicecubes.Theycanbefoundinstoresinthefallmonths.

Dragonfruit

Thedragonfruitisaratherimpressivethingtolookatwithitspinkpeelandseededwhiteflesh.DragonfruitsarenativetoCentralAmerica.Theyhaveamildflavor,sotheyareperfectforpickyeaters.DragonfruitsarehighinvitaminCandvitaminB,plustheyarelowincalories（热量）.

Dragonfruitsareavailable（可获得的）mostanytimeofyear.Eatthefleshplainoraddittofruitsalads.

Starfruit

StarfruitsoriginatedinSoutheastAsia.Theyhaveasweet,yetsourflavor.StarfruitsarehighinvitaminCandfiber,plustheyarelowincalories.

Freshstarfruitsareavailableyearround.Choosethosethatareyellowincolor,orletgreenstarfruitsripenabitathome.Slicedstarfruitscanbeaddedtosaladsoreatenoutofhand.

Lychee

LycheesoriginatedinsouthofChinaandVietnam.TheyarehighinvitaminC,B-complexvitamins,andpotassium.Onecupoffreshlycheeshasabout125calorries.

Removeawaythedarkredskintoexposethewhiteflesh,whichcanbeeatenraworaddedtofruitsalads.Freshlycheesmaybeavailableinspring,butcannedlycheesareavailableyearround.Keepinmindthecannedlycheesoftencontainextracaloriesandsugar.

1.Whatfeaturedoesthedragonfruithavetosatisfypickypeople?

A.ItsseededfleshB.Itsmildflavor

C.ItsattractivecolorD.Itslowcalories

2.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhoareonadietshouldeatfewer_____.

A.sugar-appleB.dragonfruitsC.StarfruitsD.lychee

3.Howmanykindsof

freshfruitsmentionedinthepassageareavailableyearround?

A.1B.2C.3D.4

4.Whatdothefourtypesoffruitshaveincommon?

A.Theyallcanbeeatenraw.B.Theyhavebigseeds.

C.TheyarehighinVitaminB.D.Theyallhavewhitefresh.

B

WhenRebeccaSaxonwasdiagnosed（诊断）withcancerattheyoungageof27,shethoughtherlifewasover.Butinnherdarkesthour,inspiration（灵感）struckandshefoundawayofturninghermisfortuneintoadvantage.

Followinghercancertreatment,Rebeccalaunchedasuccessfulbusiness“SomethingBlueBridalShoes”---auniquerangeofweddingfootwear,whichcameoutofthefashionpicturesshedrewwhilerecoveringinherhospitalbed.

Rebecca,fromLondon,says,“Istarteddesigningweddingshoeswithbluesoles（鞋底）whenIwashalfwaythroughmycancertreatment.IhadahitwhenIwasdiagnosedwithcancer,butIdecidedthatIwasgoingtopickmyselfupandfightthiscancer.ThepicturesweremyreleaseandthewayIgotthroughthemanyhoursspentinahospitalroom.Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingtohappentome”,butIknewIhadtobepositive

ifIwasgoingtoovercomethistreatment.Itoldmyselfthiswasnotgoingtobetheendforme.Idecidedtofightwithmynegative（消极的）feelingsandstarteddrawing.”

Rebeccahadalwayslovedfashionsinceshewasyounger.Severalofherfriendsweregettingmarriedatthetimewhenshewasill.“Soatfirst,Iwouldbedrawingdesignsforweddingdressesandotherclothes.ButthenIstarteddrawingweddingfootwear---designingshoeswithbluesoleswhichwereverycomfortabletoo.Ithoughtitwouldbealovelywayofcombiningthe‘somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue’tradition.Drawingreallyhelpedmedealwithmytreatment,”saidthebravegirl.

Withtheencouragementofherboyfriend,sheturnedherdreamsintorealityandsetup“SomethingBlueBridalShoes”.Eachbeautifulshoehasabluesole,combiningtheold-agetraditionofwhatabride（新娘）shouldwearatherweddingforgoodluck.

5.WhatdidRebeccaSaxondowhenshewasrecoveringinthehospital?

A.Drawfashionpictures.B.Prepareforhermarriage.

C.Donatemoneytopoorpeople.D.Foundacompany

6.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRebeccaSaxon?

A.Shehasdesignedseveralweddingshoesforherfriends.

B.Drawingdesignshelpedherfightwithhernegativefeelings.

C.Herboyfriendgaveallhismoneytosupportherbusiness.

D.Shestartedmakingshoesbeforeshewasdiagnosedwithcancer.

7.EachofRebeccaSaxon’sshoeshasabluesoleto__________.

A.maketheshoesmorecolorfulB.expressgoodwishestobride

C.letthebridefeelcomfortableD.showherpreference（偏爱）forblue

8.ThestoryofRebeccaSaxonencouragespeopleto________.

A.facedifficultiesbravelyB.treasurewhattheyhave

C.holdfasttotheirdreamsD.helpthoseinneedselflessly

C

Oneofthegreatestvirtues（美德）weshouldtrytodevelopisthehabitofindependence.Amanwhoreliesupon（依靠）himselfwinsasortofindependence,becausehedoesn’thavetowaittobehelpedbyothers.Todependonothersistobuildonsand.Others’helpmaydisappearsomeday.Lifetousisagreatadventure,fullofinterestandexcitement.“Sohappyishe”,saidCicero,“whoisentirelyindependent,andwhocentersallhisrequirementsinhimself.”

Inourcountry,thelessonofindependenceisparticularlyneeded.Wearebynaturefatalistic（宿命论的）inourattitude.Ourtendency（倾向）istodependtomuchonfateorotherstohelpusandtopullourchestnutoutofthefire.Thetendencydestroysouraction.Butifwearecourageousandactive,wemaybecomethedirectorsofourfate.Therearemanypeoplewhosucceedbytheirownefforts（努力）.IfitisGodwhohasgivenusstrengthofbodyandpowerofmind,hesurelyexpectsustohelpourselveswiththese.

Independenceistheparentofmanyvirtues.Anindependentmanispatientanddetermined.Hedoesnotfeelupsetatothers’success.Nordoeshethinkaboutbeggingfavor（恩惠）ofothers.Hefaceshismisfortunewithcourage.Confidenceinhimselfwinshimthetrustofothers.Therefore,Emersoncallsindependence“thecharacteristicofheroism（英勇）”and“thefirstsecretofsuccess”.Thehistoryofhumanachievementis,indeed,arecordofwhatpeoplecandobythemselves.Greatheroes,greatscientistsandgreatbusinessmenwereallself-madepeople.

Independencedoesnotmeanthatoneshouldbeproudofoneself.Itshouldalwaysgohandinhandwithproperfeelingofmodesty（谦逊）.Anotherfaulttobeguardedagainst（提防）isselfishness.Amanshouldbereadytolendahelpinghandtoothersinneed.

Generally,theworldvaluesusaswevalueourselves.Ifwethinkpoorlyofourownabilities,wecannotexpectotherstothinkhighly

ofus.Thebestcourseistostartworkingtoourownabilities.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tobuildonsand”probablymean?

A.NotlastingB.NotsuccessfulC.ImpossibleD.Energy-wasting

10.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatshouldindependentpeopleavoiddoing?

A.Thinkingproperlyofothers’abilities.B.Feelingupsetatothers’failure.

C.Actingproudlyandselfishly.C.Refusingothers’favors.

11.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksweshould________.

A.takeprideinourabilitiesB.feelconfidentinourselves

C.centeronothers’needD.avoidthinkinghighlyofourselves

D

ManypeoplebelieveturkeymusthavebeenservedatAmerica’sfirstThanksgivingdinner.Butasitturnsout,that’sprobablynottrue.“Inthedocuments（文件）thatwehaveaboutthemeal,turkeyisnotwrittenabout,”saysThanksgivingexpertKathleenWall.

Ifnotturkey,whatdidtheNativeAmericanseatwhentheygatheredtocelebratetheharvestintheautumnof1621?

Otherbirds,suchasducksandgeese,andell（鳗鱼）weremostlikelyonthemenu.“Therewerealargenumberofells,”saysWall.“Theywouldhavebeenroastedandfried.”Beansandpotatoeswereprobablyserved,too.Theyweren’tgrowninNorthAmericauntilthe1700s.

So,whyisturkeysuchabigpartofThanksgivingtoday?

AwriternamedSarahJosephaHaleisconsideredtobethepersonwhospread（传播）theidea.Inher1827novelNorthwood,shedescribedthefoodsthatweconnectwithThanksgiving.ThesewereofteneatenontheholidayinNewEnglandwhereHalegrewup.

Formanyyears,HaleworkedhardtomakeThanksgivinganationalholiday.Startingin1846,shewrotetoeveryU.S.presidentabouttheidea.Finally,in1863,hereffortspaidoff.Thatyear,Pres

identAbrahamLincolnannounced（宣布）thelastThursdayinNovemberasanationaldayofthanks.Bythen,Thanksgivinghadalreadytakenplaceinmanystates,butnotalwaysonthesamedate.

Today,formanypeople,it’shardtoimagineThanksgivingwithoutturkey.Americanseatupmorethan46millionturkeysonthisholidayalone!

TheUnitedStateshasatraditionofsavingatleastoneturkeyayearfrombe

comingdinner.In1989,PresidentGeorgeH.WBushbecamethefirstU.S.presidenttoofficiallypardon（赦免）aturkeybeforeThanksgiving.

12.EelsmightbeservedatAmerica’sfirstThanksgivingdinnerbecause________.

A.theytastedliketurkeyverymuchB.therewerelargenumbersofthem

C.theywererecordedinthedocumentsD.therewasn’tenoughfoodforpeople

13.Halewroteletterstthep

residentsinorderto_______

A.introducehernewbooktothem

B.makeThanksgivingalegalholiday

C.savesometurkeysthatwouldbeeaten

D.askforpermissiontocelebrateThanksgiving

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.NativeAmericansdidn’tlikeeatingpotatoes.

B.Turkeys