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1TodayI’dliketointroducemypenpalLisatoyouall.LisaisfromNewYork,andshe’savegetarian.1“WhyamIavegetarian?Well,Iloveanimals,soIdon’twanttoeatthem.Wecanstayhealthyifweeatonlyfruitandvegetables”,shealwayssays.2Thereareafewshopsandrestaurantsthatsellfoodjustforthem.Forexample,there’sastorenearherhousethatmakeslotsofdisheswithcheeseandtofu.Thetofuisgreatbutshecan’teatthecheese.Ithastoomuchfat.It’seasytobeavegetarianwhenshe’sathome.3Shecanmakedifferentkindsoffood,andsheoftencooksmealsforherfamily.“Theyaren’tvegetarians,buttheydon’tmindvegetarianfood.”Insomerestaurantsit’sdifferenttogetvegetarianfood.LastSunday,shewenttoPeter’sSteakhouse(牛排馆)withherfriends.Theyallwantedtoeatroastbeef(烤牛肉).4Sheaskedthewaiterwhetherhecouldgivesomethingwithnomeat.Hesaid,“Wouldyoulikesomefish?”“No,thanks,Ionlywantvegetables–nomeat,andnofish.”Whatthewaitersaidmadeherupset,“butthisisasteakhouse,peoplecomeherebecausetheywanttoeatmeat!”Sotheydidn’teatinPeter’sSteakhouse.5There,Lisahadabigsaladwhileherfriendshadmeatpizzas(yuck!)A.Sheprefersfoodthattastesgood.B.That’ssomeonewhodoesn’teatmeat.C.Instead,theywenttoanItalianrestaurant.D.AlotofpeoplearevegetariansinAmerica.E.Shelookedforvegetarianfood,buteverydishhadmeatinit.F.Shecookslotsofinterestingdishesfromgrains(谷物)andvegetables.A：BDFEC2Thebest-lovedpiginHongKongiscalledMcDull.HismommakesawishthathewilllooklikeChowYun-fatorTonyLeung,butheiswell-knownonlybyabirthmarkaroundhisrighteye.Everythinghetries,hefails.HewantstobeanOlympicchampionofqiangbaoshan(抢包山),butthesportofcatchingthehottestbaozifromasmallmountaindoesn’treallyexist(存在),ofcourse.HedreamsofgoingtotheMaldives,butendsupononlyaone-daytourofaHongKonglandmark.1.____________McDullwasatfirstasupportingcharacteriastoryabouthiscousinMcMug,asmartbabypigand“whatparentsexpectoftheirchildren.”Butinterestingly,thewooden-healedMcDullgraduallybecamemoreattractivewhenhetoldhisclassmatesthatifhebecametheclassmonitor,hewouldtreateveryonewithstrawberrycakes.McDulltriedtospeakoutonesentenceihisspeech,“Ifyouchooseme,youwillbe...painful.”Forhim,itlooksonlyalittlebitdifferentfroman“A”whenhegetsan“E”.2.____________3._____________InoneoftheMcDullmovies,hetalkstotheaudience(观众),“Isuddenlyrealizethatthereissomethingyoucannothave.Nonoodles,noMaldives,nogoldenmedal,nomoney...Actually,beingsillyisnotfunny---itcouldmeanfailure(失败).Beingfatisnotfunny.Beingfatdoesnotevenmeanyouarestronger.Disappointmentisnotfunny,either.WhenIgrowup,andfacethestrictworldthatisn’tfunny,whatshouldIdo?”Heisstillhappy,however.Healwaysstartsagainwithanewdreamwhenonefailshim.4._____________ThepopularityofMcDullsometimesmakeshiscreatorAliceMarkconfused,whohssomesimplethoughts,suchasGodcreateshumans,becauseheloveshumansandhewantsthemtobehappy.“maybepeopleseethemselvesandtheirfriendsinMcDull.McDullmakespeoplerealizethattheyusedtobeassimpleandhappyashim.IfthereisathemeinalltheMcDullmovies,itisabouthowasimplepersonkeepshisorhersimplicityinaworldfullofproblems.5._______________”saysAliceMark.补全短文：1-5ADECB3ThisweekendItalkedwithaveryinterestingmannamedArnoldConnor.He’sabakerandheloveshiswork!1Itjusthappened.Hesays:“Ineedajob.IcoulddoitatnightwhenIwasnotatschool.2SoIdid.”Hemadebreadeverynightfortwoyearswhilehefinishedhighschool.3Helearnedhowtomakeallkindsofspecialcakesandpiesandcookies.“Ilearnedalot,”saysMr.Connor.4He’sbeenrunningConnor’sCakesforsixyears.“Ilovemywork.1A.Thenhewenttoacookingschoolforalittleoverayear.B.Hecouldn’tbehappier.C.Mr.Connorsayshedidn’treallydecidedtobeabaker.D.Thenheopenedhisownbakeryhereinthecity.E.Isawanadforabakertoworkfrommidnightto6inthemorning.F.Theywereverysad.CEADB4A.Thecartoonpigisnotsmart,either.B.That’swhybothchildrenandadultsfindMcDullcute.C.However,theslow,sillypighaswonoverHongKongpeople.D.Accordingtohisheadmaster,McDullisn’tthatsilly.He’sjusttookind.E.Thestoryismorethanitsfunnypoints.Itispleasantandsouratthesametime.F.Whathehasbeendoinginthemoveisistofindnewdreams,butmostofthemendupindisappointment.HaveyoueverheardofAngelFalls?It’sthehighestwaterfallintheworld,deepinthejunglesofVenezuela（委内瑞拉）.FewpeoplehaveeverseenAngelFalls.1_________.Ifyouwentbyland,youwouldhavetotravelforweeksthroughthickjungles.IfyouwentbyplanefromCaracas（加拉加斯）,acityonthenortherncoast,itwouldtakeaboutfourhours.2_______________.Forhundredsofmilesyouwouldflysoutheastovergreenplains（平原）.Thenthelandwouldbecomehigher,andyouwouldseemountainswithforests.Soonthelandwouldslowlybecomehighplateau（高原）.Finally,youwouldflytowardadeepcanyon(峡谷).Suddenlyyouwouldseeawhitelinefromfaraway.3_________.Youwouldseewaterfallingoverhalfamilestraightdownthehighmountain.Itisasightyouwouldneverforget.4_________.InthatyearJamesAngel,anAmericanpilot,flewoverthearea.Ashewasflyingoverthemountainsandcanyons,hesuddenlysawawaterfall.Itwasafantasticsight:thewaterseemedtobedroppingstraightoutoftheclouds.In1941anAmericanexpedition（探险队）discoveredthefallsandgottheheightofthefalls.5___________.Thesefallsareover1,000feethigherthananyotherfallsintheworld.A.WhatwoulditbeliketotakeatripbyplanefromCaracastothefalls?B.Nooneknewabout