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宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

It may be hard to believe that many people eat insects （昆虫）and bugs（虫子）. Array Insects are now very common in all of their processed food（加工食品）. Imagine

sitting down at the dinner table and b___86____ served a bowl of worms(软体虫).

It’s enough to make most Westerners stomachs t____87____. But in other

countries the same meal makes people’s mouths water. Eating bugs has been

around for thousands of years in some countries . Today it’s estimated（估计）that

more than half of the people of the world eat different kinds of bugs. Not only do

these insects taste g__88___, but also they are a cheap and nutritious food source. In the US, some people eat bugs for quite a different reason to show their courage. In television shows l____89_____ Survivor, contestants（参赛者）eat beetles（甲壳虫）and spiders(蜘蛛), and viewers watch the shows at home, feeling shocked and disgusted(恶心的). But many of the viewers don’t realize that they may have done the same thing but just don’t know it! Many American people don’t p____90_____ eat bugs, but in the future they may. There are fewer and fewer natural r___91____ and the population is getting larger and larger. Experts say that insects will be raised as an alternative（可供选择的）form of protein（蛋白质）. If more people did their part to eat bugs and broaden their diets and did not just go out and eat chicken, beef and pork, the planet would be better off (境况改善) today. Western children are not as n___92____ about bugs as their parents, because they often visit science museums and zoos, and at school they are learning more about the environment and bugs.

长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

“Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box, c___86___ wrapped(包装) in brown paper. Opening the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside – a very old one with a beautifully carved handle. A___87___ he had not seen it for more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the u___88___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents, as they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its beauty, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its o___89___.

With the manager’s help, Oscar found it belonged to Mrs. Katie O’Brien.

Oscar and his grandparents went to Mrs. O’Brien’s house on their way home. When he rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I help you?” she asked.

“I’d like to r___90___ it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, holding out the umbrella as if presenting a gift that had long been wished for.

“Why, yes! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a wide smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank yo u so much ! May I offer you a reward f___91___ your kindness?”

“No, ma’am,” he said, “My grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.”

Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how old it was. Why had it a___92___ here today?

As if in answer, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to accept this umbrella

as a present for a kind, unselfish gesture long ago.