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runningthroughJune2017atTheCorneliusHouse/MiddlesexCountyMuseuminPiscataway,NewJersey
GOODFOOD,GOODTUNES
SuzanneVega'
s1987song"
Tom'
sDiner"
isprobablybestknownforitsfrequentlysampled"
doodoodoodoo"
melodyratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.Technically,it'
snotevenreallyaboutadiner——thesettingisNewYorkCity'
sTom'
sRestaurant,whichVegafrequentedwhenshewasstudyingatBarnard.Vegausedtheword"
diner"
insteadbecauseit"
singsbetterthatway,"
shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.November18hassincebeencalledTom'
sDinerDay,becauseonthatdayin1981,theNewYorkPost'
sfrontpagewasastoryaboutthedeathofactorWilliamHolden.InhersongVegasings:
"
IOpen/Upthepaper/There'
sastory/Ofanactor/Whohaddied/Whilehewasdrinking."
LISTEN"
bySuzanneVega
MEETTHEDINERANTHROPOLOGIST
RichardJ.S.Gutmanhasbeencalledthe"
JaneGoodallofdiners"
（heevenconsultedonBarryLevinson'
s1982film,Diner）.Hisbook,AmericanDiner:
ThenNow,tracestheevolutionofthe"
nightlunchwagon,"
setupbyWalterScottin1872,totheearly1920s,whenthedinergotitsname（adaptedfrom"
diningcar"
）,andonthroughthe1980s.Gutmanhashisowndinerfacilities（floorplans,classicwhitemugs,acashierbooth）;
250oftheseitemsarcpartofanexhibitinRhodeIsland. READAmericanDiner:
Then&
Now（JohnHopkinsUniversityPress） VISIT"
Diners:
StillCookinginthe21stCentury,"
currentlyrunningattheCulinaryArtsMuseumatJohnson&
WalesUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland
1.Inwhatwayisadinerdifferentfromacoffeeshop?
________
A.Itslocation.B.Itsmanagement.C.Fromwhatitisbuilt.D.Whereitisconstructed.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutVega'
?
A.Itwarnspeoplenottodrink.B.ItwasinspiredbyTom'
sDinerDay.C.Itsmelodyispreferredtoitslyrics.D.ItsoriginaltitlewasTom'
sRestaurant.
Passage2
Themorninghadbeenadisaster.Mytoothwasaching,andI'
dbeeninargumentwithafriend.Herwordsstillhurt:
Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon'
tputyourselfinmyplace.Can'
tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?
"
Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I'
dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackholiday,butthepainwasreallyunbearable.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebook,butnoonecouldseemeimmediately.Finally,ataboutlunchtime,Igotlucky. "
Ifyoucomebyrightnow,"
thereceptionistsaid,"
thedentistwillfityouin."
Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?
Whywasn'
theasbusyastheothers?
Inthedentist'
soffice,Isatdownandlookedaround.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworried.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldone. WhenItoldhermyfears,shelaughedandsaid,"
Don'
tworry.Thedentistisverygood."
"
HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?
Iaskedimpatiently. "
Comeon,heiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.Andenjoytheartwork,"
theassistantsaid. "
Theartwork?
Iwaspuzzled. Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmiled.Therewasabeautifulpicture,rightwhereIcouldenjoyit:
ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!
Atthatmoment,Ibegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords. Whatarelief!
1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'
sfeelingthatmorning?
A.Cheerful.B.Upset.C.Satisfied.D.Nervous.
2.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?
A.Thedentist'
sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnotice.B.Thedentist'
sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist'
soffice.D.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.
3.Whydidtheauthorsuddenlysmile?
A.Becausethedentistcameatlast.B.Becausetheassistantkeptcomfortingher.C.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.D.Becauseshesawapictureontheceiling.
4.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?
A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Haveagoodwordforone'
sfriend.C.Putoneselfinothers'
shoes.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
Passage3
Startingthedayonaneggcouldkeepyourbloodpressureundercontrol,researchsuggests.Scientistshaveshownthateggsproduceproteinswithafunctionsimilartothatofpowerfulbloodpressure-loweringdrugs. Theresearch,fromtheUniversityofAlbertainCanada,showedthatwheneggscomeincontactwithstomachenzymes（酶）theyproduceaproteinthatactsinthesamewayasAceinhibitors,butmoreworkisneededtoshowtheeffectsoutsidealabandinthehumanbody. Earlierthismonth,Britishresearchersdeclaredthat,contrarytopopularbeliefs,itishealthytogotoworkonanegg.Theyconcludedthatthetypeofcholesterol（胆固醇）foundineggshaslittleeffectonincreasingheartdiseaserisks. ResearcherProfessorBruceGriffin,fromtheUniversityofSurrey,said,"
Thewrongbeliefslinkingeggeatingtohighbloodcholesterolandheartdiseasemustbecorrected.Theamountoffatinourdiethasaneffectonbloodcholesterolthatisseveraltimesgreaterthantherelativelysmallamountsofcholesterolfoundineggs.TheUKpublicdonotneedtobelimitingthenumberofeggstheyeat.Theycanbeencouragedtoincludetheminahealthydietastheyareoneofnature'
smostnutritiousfoods."
TheBritishHeartFoundationdroppeditsthree-egg-a-weeklimitin2005.However,almosthalfofBritonsbelievethelimitstillapplies.
1.FromthetextweknowthatAceinhibitorsare________.
A.akindofproteinB.akindoffoodC.akindofmedicineD.akindofillness
2.AccordingtowhatProfessorBrucesaid,eggs________.
A.arethemostnutritiousfood.B.canbeincludedinahealthydiet.C.havenoeffectonbloodcholesterol.D.areforbiddentobeeatenintheUK.
3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.
A.stomachenzymesmixedwitheggscancureheartdiseases.B.drugstolowerbloodpressurewillbereplacedbyeatingeggs.C.mostBritonsagreethethree-egg-a-weeklimitshouldbedropped.D.about50
ofBritonsthinkeatinganeggadayisbadfortheirhealth.
4.Thetextismeant________.
A.tointroduceamedicinemadefromeggs.B.tointroducescientificfindingsabouteggs.C.totellpeoplehowtolowertheirbloodpressure.D.toadvisepeopletoeatasmanyeggsaspossible.
Passage4
China'
sSinglesDay,whichfallsonNov.11everyyear,hasfarsurpasseditsU.S.counterpartsofBlackFridayandCyberMonday—combinedLastyear,Americansspentarecord12.8billiondollarsonlinebetweenThanksgivingDayandCyberMonday.It'
simpressiveuntilyoucompareittothe17.6billiondollarsinsalesmadebyChineseconsumersinasingle24-hourperiodduring2016'
sSinglesDay. SinglesDayisknownas"
BareSticksDay"
or"
BareBranchesDay"
inChinese-becausethedate"
11/11"
lookslikebarebranchesand"
one"
istheloneliestnumber.SinglesDaybeganintheearly1990sinthedormroomsofNanjingUniversitywhenagroupofsinglefriendsweresorryaboutthelackofsignificantothersanddecidedtomarkthedaybyorganizingactivitiesasagroupofsinglesandreducingtheirlonelinessbybuyingthemselvesagift. Thenin2009,sensingabreakbetweenthesalesperiodofChina'
sNationalDayonOct.1andChineseNewYearinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary,Alibaba'
sJackMasawanopening:
selltocomfortlonelyhearts. Thefirstyeardidonly7.5millioninsales,butjust8yearslater,shoppersspent25.3billion,or168.2billionyuan,thisyear—a40percentjumpfromlastyear'
s7.6billion.Forcomparison,BlackFridayandCyberMondayintheU.S.onlynetted6.79billionin2016.Amazondoesn'
treleasesalesfiguresforJuly'
sPrimeDay,butit'
sprettysafetobelievethenot-quite-national-holidaydoesn'
tcomecloseto25billion. "
Morethan25billioninonedayisnotjustasalesfigure,"
AlibabaGroupCEODanielZhangsaidinastatement."
ItrepresentsthedesireforqualityconsumptionoftheChineseconsumer,anditreflectshowmerchantsandconsumersalikehavenowfullyacceptedthecombinationofonlineandofflinesales."
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
others"
refertoinParagraph2?
A.Roommates.B.Goodfriends.C.Boyfriendsorgirlfriends.D.Relatives.
2.WhatistheoriginalpurposeofChina'
sSinglesDay?
A.Topromotetheonlinesaleofgoods.B.ToreducelonelinessofsinglesinChina.C.TocreateaholidayforallChineseyouth.D.Tofindboyfriendsorgirlfriendsforsingles.
3.China'
sSinglesDaybecameconsumers'
dayin________.
A.2009B.2016C.2017D.theearly1990s
4.WhichofthefollowingwordscandescribeDanielZhang'
sattitudetoonlinesales?
A.Confused.B.Indifferent.C.Worried.D.Optimistic.
Passage5
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