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陈冠旭阅读积累21世纪报 435期 1.学生变身包装工人，打包食物送给饥饿儿童。 ALL the eighth-graders at a school in Illinois, US became food packers (包装工人)! They took part in an activity, Feed (给……食物) My Starving (饥饿的) Children, at the end of August. They worked in groups and packed meals for poor children around the world. The meals included rice and potatoes. In just two hours, they packed many meals. The meals could feed 71 children for one year. The workers of the activity sent out (寄出) the meals.It was fun packing food, and the students also learned a lot.“I learned that little things can help a lot of people,” Kurian Joy told The Doings Weekly. Julie Bartell, a teacher of the school, said the activity also helped the students get closer to each other. People see each other differently after they did something important together, she said. Choose the best answer: 1. What did the eighth-graders do in the activity? A. Cook food.B. Pack meals. C. Feed children. 2. In two hours, the students _____. A. worked very hardB. fed 71 childrenC. sent out many meals 3. What did the students learn from the activity? A. Food packers make little money. B. Getting close to nature is helpful. C. Small actions can help a lot. 2.What’s on the menu in Britain? DO you remember what you ate for lunch? Noodles, rice, hamburgers, pizza... With all the different foods we eat, we may forget (忘记). But British people could tell you what they have eaten for the last six years! That’s not because they have good memories (记忆力). One in three Britons eat the same meal for lunch every day, according to Whole Foods Market. The most common (普遍的) lunch in Britain is a sandwich with chicken or cheese. But many people think their lunch is boring. So why do they continue (继续) to eat “boring” food? It’s because these sandwiches are easy to make and eat. However, Britons have big dinners. The most famous dish is fish and chips. It came from the seaside. The seaside is a good place for a holiday. So fish and chips are popular in e