19.What is your dream life like in summer?It may be eating a watermelon in a house①______an air conditioner(空調(diào)).Watermelons came from Africa.Later,they came to the west of China along the Silk Road.Watermelons are Chinese people's favorite.People from other countries want to know why Chinese people like watermelons more.Here are two reasons. One is that watermelons have a good taste.And they have lots of vitamins (維生素) and minerals (礦物質(zhì)),and they are good for people's health.People would think of watermelons first when they buy fruits in summer. ②______is that more than 90% of the world's watermelons are from China each year.In supermarkets,we can know that watermelons are cheap in China.However,in Japan and Korea,people are not so lucky.In Korea,a watermelon is about 20,000 KRW (about 100 yuan).And in Japan people think eating a watermelon can be a show-off (炫耀). People are careful when they buy watermelons.Many people usually knock at them and the sound can show which one tastes the best.However,there are many ways to eat watermelons. For many people,it is cool to enjoy half a watermelon just with a spoon(勺子). There are also some ways we don't often use.For example,in Xinjiang,people eat watermelons around stove (爐子) and in Hainan,people eat watermelons even with salt (鹽).No matter how we eat Watermelons,they make our summer better.
(1)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容在(1)、(2)兩空白處填入合適的單詞或詞組。 ①
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(2)將文中劃線句子翻譯漢語。
(3)What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
(4)How do people in China eat watermelons?List two ways. ①
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(5)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下列句子。(每空一詞) People in Africa first eat watermelons.It's tasty and①
with lots of vitamins and minerals.The watermelons are cheap in China.But in Japan and Korea the price of the watermelon is ②
.When buying the watermelons,people usually knock at them to tell which one tastes the best.
Dear Headmaster, Happy to know that we're going to choose "Stars of the Year" in our school.I think Gina is the best person.Now let me tell you something about her.________ So I recommend(推薦) her to you as one of Starts of the Year.I'm sure you will like the sunny girl. Yours, Linda