It is very easy to cook instant noodles （方便面） in a short time by putting the noodles into the boiling water. However, have you ever thought whether it is the right way of cooking instant noodles?

When we first took out the noodles, we can notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. However, few people know that when the instant noodles are made, wax coating (蜡涂层) will be put on the noodles. The wax coating on the instant noodles is used to prevent the noodles from sticking together. It makes the noodles look very nice.

Researches have shown that the wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful (有害的) to our health. If you eat the instant noodles today, you’d better wait for several days before you eat instant noodles next time since our bodies need about 3 days to clear the wax coating away from our bodies. Do you know the consequence (结果) of having too much wax coating in our bodies? It will lead to cancer if the wax coating is stored in our bodies for a long time.

So it is very important to wash away the wax coating on the instant noodles if we don’t want our bodies to be in danger. You can do like this: 1. Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, and then pour away the water containing the wax coating. 2. Repeat Step 1 and try to stir (搅动) the noodles to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in a new pot of water.

I hope this passage will make those who enjoy eating instant noodles and eat the instant noodles often know about the hidden danger of instant noodles. Although the instant noodles are very easy to cook and help us save a lot of time, I still don’t think it healthy to eat them too often or too much. Why not say “No” to instant noodles and have some healthy food?

60. People use wax coating when making instant noodles to ____.

　 A. make the instant noodles more delicious　

　 B. stop the noodles from sticking together

　 C. help keep the noodles from going bad　　　　　　　

　 D. make it easy to cook the instant noodles

61. According to the passage, if people eat instant noodles too often, they will probably

　 ____.

　 A. put on some weight　　　　　　　　 B. save a lot of time

　 C. catch some illness　　　　　 　　　 D. save much money

62. What does the author call on people to do?

　 A. Learn how to choose the right instant noodles.

　 B. Take instant noodles as breakfast every morning.

　 C. Eat instant noodles as soon as they buy them.

　 D. Have healthy food instead of instant noodles.

63. The passage is mainly written for people who ____.

A. want to do some research on instant noodles　　　　

B. make a living by selling instant noodles

C. plan to invent a new kind of instant noodles　　　　　

D. like instant noodles and eat them often

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Coke is a kind of popular drink . Many people around the world e____ it. But they don’t know it has many o_____ uses.

◆ Cleaning. You can use it to c_____your hands，your bathroom or your clothes. When you do some washing , you can put some Coke into the w______. And Coke can m______them cleaner.

◆ Cooking. Put Coke on beef or pork while it’s cooking. And we can cook chicken w_____ Coke, it tastes very n___.

◆ Health &beauty. Coke can make you b_____. Use it on your hair or your skin(皮肤)to make them brighter and smoother.

◆ Housework help. W______ flowers with Coke can make them more lovely and beautiful.

Would you l_____ to give Coke a try?

1.e _____2.2.o _____3. 3.c______ 4. 4.w_____5. 5.m_______

6.w______7.7.n______8. 8.b______ 9. 9.W_____ 10. 10.l________

Cooking food over a smoky fire is found everywhere in the world. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers ， or ovens ， have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel (嵌板式) cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, which directly reflect the sun's light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic (抛物线的)cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy-paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232 degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

To learn more about solar cooking, you can write to Solar Cookers International. The postal address is nineteen-nineteen Twenty- First Street ， Sacramento ， California, nine-five-eight-one-one, USA. Or you can visit the group's Internet website. The address is www. solarcooking. org.

1.    When was the first solar cooker invented?

A.    About 1767 years ago.

B.    More than 300 years ago.

C.    More than 250 years ago.

D.    Less than 250 years ago.

2.    In which of the following columns could we find the passage?

A. Development Report.   B.  Agricultural Report.

C.  Health Report. D.  Education Report.

3.    Which of the following is TRUE?

A.    The first solar-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier.

B.    Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes.

C.    Solar-cookers often get hotter than 232°C.

D.    It is more expensive to cook with a solar-cooker than on fire.

4.    Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A.    Different ways of cooking

B.    The history of the solar cookers

C.    How to choose solar cookers

D.    Cooking meals with the sun for fuel

Cooking food over a smoky fire is found everywhere in the world. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel(嵌板式) cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, which directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic(抛物线的) cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232 degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

To learn more about solar cooking, you can write to Solar Cookers International. The postal address is nineteen-nineteen Twenty-First Street, Sacramento, California, nine-five-eight-one-one, USA. Or you can visit the group’s Internet Web site. The address is www.solarcooking.org.

1.How long is the first solar cookers invented?

A. About 1767 yearsB. More than 300 years

C. More than 250 yearsD. Less than 250 years

2.In which of the following column could we find the passage?

A. Development ReportB. Agricultural Report

C. Health ReportD. Education Report

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier

B. Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes

C. Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃

D. It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire

4.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Different Ways of Cooking

B. The History of the Solar Cookers.

C. How to Choose Solar Cookers.

D. Cooking Meals with the Sun for Fuel

Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.
Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.
There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.
The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.
The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.
1.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.
B.To advertise the solar ovens.
C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.
D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.
2.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.
A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three
B.panel cooker is easy to make
C.box cooker is easy to make
D.box cooker is the most effective oven
3.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

1.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

B.To advertise the solar ovens.

C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.

2.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

B.panel cooker is easy to make

C.box cooker is easy to make

D.box cooker is the most effective oven

3.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

4.From the passage we know that      .

A.solar cookers are dangerous to use

B.solar cookers don’t burn while cooking

C.solar cookers cost less than other cookers

D.Swiss often use solar cookers while cooking

   Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

  Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

72.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

B.To advertise the solar ovens.

C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.

73.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

B.panel cooker is easy to make

C.box cooker is easy to make

D.box cooker is the most effective oven

74.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

A.a box cooker      B.a panel cooker

C.a parabolic cooker     D.a paper cooker

75.From the passage we know that      .

A.solar cookers are dangerous to use

B.solar cookers don’t burn while cooking

C.solar cookers cost less than other cookers

D.Swiss often use solar cookers while cooking

   Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

  Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

1.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

B.To advertise the solar ovens.

C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.

2.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

B.panel cooker is easy to make

C.box cooker is easy to make

D.box cooker is the most effective oven

3.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

4.From the passage we know that      .

A.solar cookers are dangerous to use

B.solar cookers don’t burn while cooking

C.solar cookers cost less than other cookers

D.Swiss often use solar cookers while cooking

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  Cooking food over a smoky fire is found everywhere in the world. It is often difficult to. find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However,there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers,or ovens,have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook,food and to heat drink­ing water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

  There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

  The second kind of solar oven is a panel (嵌板式) cooker. It includes several flat walls,or panels,which directly reflect the sun's light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In     Kenya,for example,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic (拋物线的) cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However,these cookers are hard to make. They must be reaimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

  You can make .solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232 degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

  To learn more about solar cooking,you can write to Solar Cookers Internation­al. The postal address is 1919 21st Street,Sacramento,California 95811-6827,USA. Or you can visit the group's Internet website. The address is www. solarcooking,org.

1. When was the first solar cooker invented?

   A. About 1767 years ago. B. More than 300 years ago.

   C. More than 250 years ago. D. Less than 250 years ago.

2. In which of the following columns could we find the passage?

   A. Development Report. B. Agricultural Report. C. Health Report. D. Education Report.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The first solar oven was made by a Swiss soldier.

   B. Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes.

   C. Solar ovens often get hotter than 232°   C.

   D. It is more expensive to cook with a solar oven than on fire.

4. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

   A. Different ways of cooking   B. The history of the solar cookers

   C. How to choose solar cookers   D. Cooking meals with the sun for fuel

D

Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

63. Which kind of solar cookers is the best choice for the poor?

   A. a box cooker      B. a panel cooker      C. parabolic    D. above all

64. What does the bold word “parabolic” mean in paragraph 5?

   A. a curve of rising and falling   B. rhombic(菱形的)   C. square     D. triangular

65. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Solar cooker is a new kind of cooker.

   B. If we want to cook quickly, we should choose a parabolic cooker.

   C. We should be careful with solar cooker for it may cause fire.

   D. Solar cooker is not a good choice for people in England.

66. We can infer that ________.

   A. Solar cookers all can cause burns and eye injuries.

   B. Solar cookers are environmentally friendly.

   C. A solar cooker can get as hot as 232 ℃.

   D. A solar cooker is a good choice for people all over the world.

As we all know, millions of people worldwide cook their food over smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

Solar cooker, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls or panels that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

1.If you have much food to cook , you’d better choose________ .

A. a box cooker B. a panel cooker

C. a parabolic cooker D. a paper cooker

2.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A. panel cooker is easy to make

B. box cooker is easy to make

C. box cooker is the most effective oven

D. panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

3.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A. To advertise the solar ovens.

B. To help readers to save cost on fuel.

C. To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

D. To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                         
 What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn’t warm enough !"                                                                                      
--Pat, Exeter, England
【小题1】The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                         
 What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough !"                                                                                      
--Pat, Exeter, England

1. 1.

   The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

   1. A.
      people can't find this word in the dictionary
   2. B.
      no one knows what it is
   3. C.
      it has different meanings in different countries
   4. D.
      people can't understand each other very well
2. 2.

   According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except______.

   1. A.
      making friends
   2. B.
      cooking and eating
   3. C.
      playing and talking
   4. D.
      sleeping and relaxing
3. 3.

   Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

   1. A.
      Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.
   2. B.
      Because there's a fire in the living room.
   3. C.
      Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.
   4. D.
      Because the sun there shines a lot.
4. 4.

   From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on _____.

   1. A.
      whether they are rich or not
   2. B.
      the climate(气候) they have
   3. C.
      how old they are
   4. D.
      whether they live in the city or countryside
5. 5.

   Which one of the sentences below is true?                                                                                                 

   1. A.
      People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.
   2. B.
      Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.
   3. C.
      Homes look the same in different countries.
   4. D.
      Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”

What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is “ different from country to country and from person to person”. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking ,eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it, In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes.

How often do people move house in your country?

“ In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

------Cheryl, Boston, USA

What are the features of homes in your country?

“ In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!”

------Pat, Exeter, England

1.The word “home” sometimes has no exact translation because .

A. people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B. no one knows what it is

C. it may have different meaning in different people’s eyes

D. people can’t understand each other very well

2.According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except .

A. making friends B. cooking and eating

C. playing and talking D. sleeping and relaxing

3.Why is it important to keep the heat out of houses in the southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there is a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

4.From the third paragraph, what kind of homes have depends on .

A. whether they are rich or not

B. the climate they have

C. how old they are

D. whether they live in the city or countryside

5.Which one of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.

B. Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C. Homes look the same in different countries.

D. Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.