In recent years, food safety has become important to many people. Some families have stopped eating out. They have started cooking at home.
However, they still worry about the ingredients (原料) they use. So, is there any way we can eat safely?
There just may be. People in Brazil have a wonderful way that they would like to show us.
Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil. Growing vegetables by themselves has become popular. Most people in the city live in apartments, so they don’t have a garden. But if you make good use of the space on your balcony (阳台), it’s enough to grow vegetables for a family of three. These “urban (城市的) farmers” all say the vegetables they grow taste good. What’s more, they are safe and fresh.
Growing vegetables by ourselves has many good sides. First, these vegetables won’t be polluted by pesticides (杀虫剂). Second, because they are fresher, they are often good for health. The vegetables also make the indoor air cleaner. Last but not least, the relationship between family members may become better as they work together.
Now, you have learned about all of these good sides of growing vegetables by yourself. Do you want to try it? I believe it will be easy if one of your family members has a green thumb. But if not, look for some advice. Here is a useful book: The Edible Balcony.
【小题1】According to the text, some families have stopped eating out because ________.| A．they are worried about food safety |
| B．they have found eating out to be too expensive |
| C．they believe cooking at home saves them time |
| D．they have been growing vegetables by themselves |
| A．in the garden | B．on the balcony |
| C．in the living room | D．in the kitchen |
| A．The vegetables will be healthier. |
| B．The vegetables will be safer. |
| C．The house will be cleaner. |
| D．Family members will get on well with each other. |
| A．is good at cooking | B．knows how to use pesticides |
| C．is good at growing plants | D．cares about food safety |
| A．teach people how to grow vegetables |
| B．praise people in Sao Paulo for their creative ways |
| C．introduce growing vegetables on the balcony and advise people to try it |
| D．encourage people to read the book about vegetables |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it’s quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.
Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among(在……之间) them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to
their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.
【小题1】Many teenagers think that can understand them better.| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．parents |
| A．To make friends | B．Communication |
| C．To stop meeting friends | D．Both A and B |
| A．stay alone at home | B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss it with their friends | D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us. |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome. |
| C．Your answers are always right. |
| D．You can give us all the right answers. |
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children. |
| B．Children should choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers should go to their friends for help. |
We all need friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy and to others, it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others. If you have problems in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
★ Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
★ Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
★Respect (尊重) others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn to listen to others’ ideas. Don’t always try to make them accept yours.
★ Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness such as opening the door for someone.
★Don’t complain (抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one wants to hear your complaints all the time.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to (根据) the passage?| A．Friends can do everything for us. |
| B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. |
| D．If we have no friends, we cannot live. |
| A．To help others. | B．To smile at others. |
| C．To get along with others. | D．To listen to others’ complaints. |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven |
| A．Opening the door for someone. |
| B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at himself and his weakness. |
| D．Finding someone who will understand us. |
| A．When making friends, we shouldn’t always make them accept our ideas. |
| B．We can do a lot of little things for friends to show our kindness. |
| C．Learning to accept what we can’t change is necessary. |
| D．Sometimes, complaining can help us make friends. |
Scientists are now using new technologies and making innovative(创新的) products to give them a hand.
Big data(大数据)
Our smart phones send data to telecom companies(电信公司) around the clock, telling these companies where we have been and where we are going. Chinese telecom companies provide governments with the data.
Drones (无人机)
Drones have played an important role in disinfection(消毒) and preventing cross-infection(交叉感染) in crowded places like hospitals, railway stations and airports.
Robots
| A．Police officers use drones to give warnings. |
| B．Here are some examples. |
| C．They have also been used in public places like restaurants, train stations and airports. |
| D．Robots are good helpers on the front lines. |
| E．They use the data to track(跟踪) traffic flows among different provinces and cities. |
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