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1Passage1Itissurprisingthateatingthreemealsaday--breakfast,lunchanddinner--hasbeenacustomonlysince1890.Beforethistime,theyonlyhadtwomealsaday--breakfastanddinner.Inthe16thcentury,breakfastwasonlytobreakone’sfast(随便吃一点).But200yearslaterithadbecomealargemeal,notjustforfamily,butfornumbersguestsaswell.Itwasasocialevent.Itbeganat10a.m.andlasteduntil1p.m.Thenbreakfastbegantobelesspopular.Itbecame,instead,alightermealandwastakenatamuchearlierhour.By1850ithadbeenpushedbackto8a.m.andbecameafamilymeal.Dinner,however,wenttotheotherway.Inthe16thcenturyitwaseatenat11p.m.Yearslater,ithadmovedtotheearlyafternoon,thento5p.m.By1850dinnertimehadreached7p.m.Lunchisarecentidea.Itfirstappearedasasnacktofillthegap(间隙)betweenbreakfastanddinner.1.Englishpeopledidnothavelunch_______.A.after1890B.until1890C.in1890D.by18502.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3meansthat_______.A.dinnerdidn’tgotherewithbreakfastB.dinneristhesamewithbreakfastC.dinnerisdifferentfrombreakfastD.dinnertookthesamewaywithbreakfast3.Thepassageismostlyabout___________.A.thehistoryofbreakfastB.whatpeopleeatfordinnerC.whatpeopleeatforbreakfastD.thehistoryoflunch4.Thepassageleadsthereaderstobelievethat__________.A.after1890peoplecouldn’teatthethreemealsaday2B.ourcustomofmealsisbasedonEnglishcustomC.breakfastisthemostimportantmealforusD.thebodycangetusedtotwoorthreemealsadayPassage2Peoplearesobusythesedaysthatmanypeoplehavenotimetocook.Thisbecomesaproblem,becausemostfamilieslovehomecooking!Thefoodtastesgoodandwarm,andafamilymealbringseveryonetogether.Insomefamilies,mealsareoftentheonlytimeseveryoneseesoneanotheratthesametime.Anotherreasonpeopleenjoyhomecookingisthatitisoftenawayofshowinglove.Aparentwhomakessomecookiesisnotjustsatisfyingachild’ssweettooth.Sheorheissendingamessage.Themessagesays,“Icareaboutyouenoughtospendanhourmakingcookiesthatyouwilleatupin15minutesifIletyou.”Thereisalsosomethingaboutthesmellofhomecooking.Thesmellofhomecookingpleasespeopleofallages.Itmakesmostofusfeelgoodandloved,evenifwearetheonesdoingthecooking!Nexttimeyousmellacakemaking,stopforamomentandpayattentiontoyourmood(心情).1.Whydofewerpeoplecooknow?A.Theyarelazy.B.Theyaretoobusy.C.Manypeopledon’tlikecooking.D.Theydon’tlikefamilymeals.32.Aparentspendsanhourmakingcookies_______.A.justtosatisfyherorhischild’ssweettoothB.onlytosendamessageC.toletachildeatupin15minutesD.oftentoshowherorhislove3.Thewriterthinksthesmellofhomecooking_______.A.makesushappyB.makesusbeinterestedincookingC.makesuspayattentiontoourmoodD.makesusloveothers4.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Familymealsareimportant.B.Howtomakecookies.C.Peoplearetoobusytocook.D.HomemadecookiestastebetterPassage3Withthedevelopmentofsociety,manypeoplearecomingundertheumbrellaoffatness.Notjustadults，butevenchildrenaregettingoverweight.Todaysomeofthenewbornbabiesarealsobornfat.Ithasbeenprovedthatthepeoplelivinginthewesterndevelopedcountriesaremorelikelytobecomeoverweight.Thereareanumberofcausesbehindthis.ThepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesalmostenjoyallthecomfortsoflife.Almostallthethingsinthelivesofthepeoplelivinginthesecountriesareattheirfingertips.Averylimitedamountofmovementandphysicaleffortisrequiredtodoanykindofjob.Because4ofthefactthatthesecountriesarequitedeveloped，mostofthejobsthatthepeopletakeuparedeskjobs.Sothelifestyleofthemisjustaroundtheofficedesk.Mostofthewesterndevelopedcountriesarecoldones.Naturedemandsthatpeopleeatthekindsoffoodsoastomakethemstandthecoldness.Therefore，wine，fattydairyproducts，bread，junkfood，andredmeatbecomeimportantdietsinthesecountries.However，theblamecannotbeentirelyputontheunhealthyeatinghabitsofthepeople.Technologyallowsthemtoimportalmostallthefoodproductsthattheydonotgrow.Althoughsomehealthyfoodsaregrowninthecountriesnowadays，thequantityisverylimited.Itisnotenoughtomeetthedemand.Sowhentheyarenotavailableandfattyfoodsarecheaper,peopleprefertogofortheeatinghabitthattheyhavealwaysbeenfollowing.1.AccordingtoParagraph2，mostpeopleinthedevelopedcountriesdo______.A.officejobsB.managementjobsC.physicaljobsD.tiringjobs2.Accordingtothetext,thereasonwhypeopleinthewesterndevelopedcountrieshavetoeatsomefattyfoodsisthat____.A.theunhealthyeatinghabitisnotimportantB.fattyfoodscostlesstobuyandhealthyfoodsareinshortageC.healthyfoodsareinshortageandfattyfoodsareabundant.D.theycan’tputtheblameontheireatinghabits.3.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextisto_________.A.warnusofourbadeatinghabitsinthedevelopedcountriesB.remindusoftherelationbetweenfoodandweightgainC.informusofthecausesofweightgaininthedevelopedcountriesD.tellusthatfatnessinthedevelopedcountriesisnatural54.Peopleinthewesterndevelopedcountriesoften__________.A.carryumbrellaswiththemB.blamethefatnessontheweatherC.growalotofhealthyfoodsintheircountriesD.eattoprotectthemselvesfromthecoldnessPassage4Legendsaboutthedevelopmentofcoffeearevariedandinteresting,involvingchanceoccurrences,politicaltricks,andthepursuitofwealthandpower.Accordingtoonestory,asheepherdernamedKaldi,ashetendedhissheep,noticedtheeffectofcoffeebeans.Henoticedthatthesheepbecameexci