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福建省福清市高中联合体2020-2021学年高一下学期英语期中考试试卷
You may have heard of Niagara Falls, one of the biggest waterfalls in the world. But do you know about the Niagara Escarpment (断崖)? .
Earlier this month, our school went on a hiking trip to this beautiful place. The weather was cold, cloudy and windy, so we wore many layers to stay warm. We were separated into two groups and went on different routes (路线). The whole escarpment is 725 kilometers long. .
My favorite part of the routes was the cave. The cave was formed from many different shaped rocks. We climbed down into the rocks with the help of our teachers. The rocks were steep and slippery because they were covered with wet leaves. It was fun and exciting experience for all of us.
. After walking 5 km without any rest, we were hungry and tired. When our teacher finally said we could stop to have lunch, we were thrilled. After all, this route was a little different from the ones we were used to. It was more rugged, with lots of rocks on the path, which made it harder to walk. But it was great exercise.
, but remember to stay warm, stay hydrated (保持体内水分) and have fun along the way!
A. Hiking is very interesting
B. We chose the easier route to climb
C. We covered 8 km in our four-hour journey
D. Another exciting moment was lunch
E. Some were huge while some were small
F. It was a challenging task indeed
G. It's a long, steep slope that runs through the US and Canada
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“Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website SparkPeople.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA Today article put it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Food's founding father, Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Now, his idea is almost the mainstream.
Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage (遗产) of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.
“{#blank#}4{#/blank#} It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with other people,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huffington Post.“ {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Dinner table conversations keep families together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.
A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday. B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives. C. So, the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend. D. Slow Food doesn't necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook. E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking. F. It's not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters. G. At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的) living model. |
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