上海市九年级阅读理解之饮食10篇.docx

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上海市九年级阅读理解之饮食10篇

Passage1

Itissurprisingthateatingthreemealsaday--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.by1850

2.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3meansthat_______.

A.dinnerdidn’tgotherewithbreakfast

B.dinneristhesamewithbreakfast

C.dinnerisdifferentfrombreakfast

D.dinnertookthesamewaywithbreakfast

3.Thepassageismostlyabout___________.

A.thehistoryofbreakfastB.whatpeopleeatfordinner

C.whatpeopleeatforbreakfastD.thehistoryoflunch

4.Thepassageleadsthereaderstobelievethat__________.

A.after1890peoplecouldn’teatthethreemealsaday

B.ourcustomofmealsisbasedonEnglishcustom

C.breakfastisthemostimportantmealforus

D.thebodycangetusedtotwoorthreemealsaday

Passage2

Peoplearesobusythesedaysthatmanypeoplehavenotimetocook.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.

2.Aparentspendsanhourmakingcookies_______.

A.justtosatisfyherorhischild’ssweettooth

B.onlytosendamessage

C.toletachildeatupin15minutes

D.oftentoshowherorhislove

3.Thewriterthinksthesmellofhomecooking_______.

A.makesushappy

B.makesusbeinterestedincooking

C.makesuspayattentiontoourmood

D.makesusloveothers

4.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Familymealsareimportant.B.Howtomakecookies.

C.Peoplearetoobusytocook.D.Homemadecookiestastebetter

Passage3

Withthedevelopmentofsociety,manypeoplearecomingundertheumbrellaoffatness.Notjustadults，butevenchildrenaregettingoverweight.Todaysomeofthenewbornbabiesarealsobornfat.Ithasbeenprovedthatthepeoplelivinginthewesterndevelopedcountriesaremorelikelytobecomeoverweight.Thereareanumberofcausesbehindthis.

ThepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesalmostenjoyallthecomfortsoflife.Almostallthethingsinthelivesofthepeoplelivinginthesecountriesareattheirfingertips.Averylimitedamountofmovementandphysicaleffortisrequiredtodoanykindofjob.Becauseofthefactthatthesecountriesarequitedeveloped，mostofthejobsthatthepeopletakeuparedeskjobs.Sothelifestyleofthemisjustaroundtheofficedesk.

Mostofthewesterndevelopedcountriesarecoldones.Naturedemandsthatpeopleeatthekindsoffoodsoastomakethemstandthecoldness.Therefore，wine，fattydairyproducts，bread，junkfood，andredmeatbecomeimportantdietsinthesecountries.

However，theblamecannotbeentirelyputontheunhealthyeatinghabitsofthepeople.Technologyallowsthemtoimportalmostallthefoodproductsthattheydonotgrow.Althoughsomehealthyfoodsaregrowninthecountriesnowadays，thequantityisverylimited.Itisnotenoughtomeetthedemand.Sowhentheyarenotavailableandfattyfoodsarecheaper,peopleprefertogofortheeatinghabitthattheyhavealwaysbeenfollowing.

1.AccordingtoParagraph2，mostpeopleinthedevelopedcountriesdo______.

A.officejobsB.managementjobs

C.physicaljobsD.tiringjobs

2.Accordingtothetext,thereasonwhypeopleinthewesterndevelopedcountrieshavetoeatsomefattyfoodsisthat____.

A.theunhealthyeatinghabitisnotimportant

B.fattyfoodscostlesstobuyandhealthyfoodsareinshortage

C.healthyfoodsareinshortageandfattyfoodsareabundant.

D.theycan’tputtheblameontheireatinghabits.

3.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextisto_________.

A.warnusofourbadeatinghabitsinthedevelopedcountries

B.remindusoftherelationbetweenfoodandweightgain

C.informusofthecausesofweightgaininthedevelopedcountries

D.tellusthatfatnessinthedevelopedcountriesisnatural

4.Peopleinthewesterndevelopedcountriesoften__________.

A.carryumbrellaswiththemB.blamethefatnessontheweather

C.growalotofhealthyfoodsintheircountriesD.eattoprotectthemselvesfromthecoldness

Passage4

Legendsaboutthedevelopmentofcoffeearevariedandinteresting,involvingchanceoccurrences,politicaltricks,andthepursuitofwealthandpower.

Accordingtoonestory,asheepherdernamedKaldi,ashetendedhissheep,noticedtheeffectofcoffeebeans.Henoticedthatthesheepbecameexcitedaftereatingthered“cherries"fromacertainplantwhentheychangedpastures（牧场）.Hetriedithimself,andwassoonasoveractiveashissheep.Anotherstoryrelatesthatamonkhappenedtodiscoverthatthisfruitfromtheshinygreenplantcouldhelphimstayawake.

Anotherlegendgivesusthenameforcoffee,“mocha”.Omar,anArabianwasthrowntothedesertwithhisfollowerstodieofstarvation.Indesperation,Omarhadhisfriendsboilandeatthefruitfromanunknownplant.Notonlydidthesoupsavethegroup,buttheresidentsofthenearesttown,Mocha,tooktheirsurvivalasareligioussign.Theplantanditsbeverage（饮料）werenamedMochatohonorthisevent.

CoffeewasintroducedmuchlatertocountriesbeyondArabia,whoseinhabitantsbelievedittobeatastythingandguardeditssecretasiftheyweretopsecretmilitaryplans.ThegovernmentforbadetransportationoftheplantoutoftheMoslemnations.Theactualspreadofcoffeewasstartedillegally.OneArabnamedBabaBudansmuggled（走私）beanstosomemountainsnearMysore,India,andstartedafarmthere.Earlyinthiscentury,someofthoseoriginalplantswerefoundstillgrowingfruitfullyintheregion.

Coffeetodayisgrownandenjoyedworldwide,andisoneofthefewcropsthatsmallfarmersinthird-worldcountriescanprofitablyexport.

【小题1】Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout

A．Asheepherderusedcoffeebeanstokeepsheepexcited.

B．Coffeewasaspecialkindofredcherryfromacertainplant.

C．Asheepherderandamonkaccidentallydiscoveredcoffee’seffect.

D．Sheepatealotofcoffeebeanswhiletheychangedpastures.

【小题2】Whichofthefollowinginvolvespoliticaltricks

A．Kaldi’sstory.B．Themonk’sstory.

C．Omar’sstory.D．BabaBudan’sstory.

【小题3】Mochaisoriginallythenameof______.

A．atownB．anArabianC．akindofcoffeeD．asheepherder

【小题4】Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A．TheSecretofCoffeeB．TheTalesofCoffee

C．People’sLoveforCoffeeD．TheFunctionofCoffee

Passage5

AturkeynamedCouragegavethankstoPresidentObamaforsavinghislifeonthedaybeforeThanksgiving.Honouringa62-year-oldtradition,thePresidentpardonedthebirdonThanksgivingeve.

ThetraditionofaturkeypardonatThanksgivingbeganwithPresidentTrumanin1947.CouragecomesfromEllsworth,Iowa.ThenameCouragewaschosenbyvoters（投票人）whotookpartinasurveypostedontheWhiteHousewebsite.TheluckyturkeywalkedonthelawnoftheRoseGardenandposedforthecamerasatthepresidentialpodium（讲台）.

ThedinnerthathasbecomeknownastheFirstThanksgivingwasactuallyaharvestfestivalcelebratedinDecemberof1621.That’swhenEnglishsettlersinPlymouth,Massachusetts,gavethanksfortheprogresstheyhadmadeafterahardwinterintheirnewcountry.AsAmericagrew,Thanksgivingcustomsalsospreadandgotbigger.GeorgeWashingtondeclaredthatthefirstnationalThanksgivingwouldbeonNovember26,1789.Inthedecadestofollow,however,peoplecelebratedThanksgivinglocally,withnoofficialdate.PresidentAbrahamLincolndeclaredthelastThursdayinNovember1863anationaldayofThanksgiving.Itstayedthatwayuntil1939,whenPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltmoveditoneweekearlier.HewantedtolengthentheshoppingperiodbeforeChristmastoencouragegift-buyersandtohelpbusinesses.SoCongress（议会）ruledthat,after1941,ThanksgivingwouldbeanofficialfederalholidayfallingonthefourthThursdayofNovember.

ThisyearwecelebratedThanksgivingonThursday,November.MillionsofAmericansgottogethertogivethankswithfriendsandfamily.Theluckyturkey,Courage,wasoneofthem.