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江苏南京市鼓楼区2017届九年级英语中考第一次模拟考试试卷
In Europe, small cars have always been more popular than large cars. In the United States, large cars and midsize cars are more popular than smaller cars. As a result, European automakers used to make different kinds of small cars while American automakers used to build bigger, heavier cars. However, these days, automakers in both America and Europe produce cars of different sizes. This is because most automakers export their cars all over the world.
The price of gasoline (汽油)is one reason for differences in car choices. Since gasoline is more expensive in Europe, many Europeans want smaller, lighter cars that will travel a long way on a gallon（加仑）of gasoline.
Other reasons also enter into the big or little car decision. Many European cities have narrow, winding（弯曲的） streets. In these cities a small car is easier to control than a large one.
For a long time, few Americans bought small cars. Instead they chose large cars, because these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips. Some people also liked the powerful engines（发动机） that large cars had. Since gasoline was cheap, drivers did not mind that the large cars used a lot of gasoline.
But in the 1970s, there were gasoline shortages in the United States. The price of gasoline went up. Though large cars were still more popular than smaller cars, sales of small cars increased. Some people also bought small cars because these cars caused less air pollution than larger cars.
Today, Americans' car preferences are still changing. Though Americans are still buying many small cars, the fastest growing sales are for certain kinds of large cars. These types of cars are called minivans and sport utility vehicles(SUV). They are very popular today. But of course, that could change tomorrow.
There are many eating habits in the world. What are the eating habits in your country? In many countries, people usually have three main meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. They have breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
In England, people have breakfast from seven to nine in the morning. They have porridge, eggs or bread. English people also drink tea or coffee for breakfast. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
One different meal in England is afternoon tea. It is from four to five o' clock in the afternoon. Dinner is at about half past seven. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all the English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day— at about twelve o' clock. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. They think dinner is very important. They call the last meal of the day" supper".
All in all, English and Chinese people have different eating habits. Different people may eat in different ways, but their meals are still an important part of their life.
A. For dinner, they have soup first. B. In many English homes, people eat four meals a day. C. People usually eat lunch at one o' clock. D. All the family members come home to eat together. E. There are different kinds of vegetables and meat in them. |
What do you think is the most important meal of the day, and why?( no more than 25 words) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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