neighbors of Alaska.

28.What can be inferred about the author's family?

A. His father was a cruel man.

B. His parents didn't love him.

C. His parents used to be very busy.

D. His mother didn't have any jobs.

29. What happened when the author was 4?

A. He learned to smoke.

B. He was locked in a basement.

C. He was beaten by the police.

D. He nearly caused a fire accident.

30. What can we learn according to the passage?

A. Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.

B. The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.

C. Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950.

D. The author suffered a lot in Alaska.

31. What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A. To look back on his childhood with adventure.

B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.

C. To express how much he misses Leonhard.

D. To show off his pride in making trouble.

When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school dining halls, they probably imagine the shapeless, tasteless meat 一 plus some brown mush (糊状物）to match. But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where the students learn about culture and nutrition (营养）of foods.

"Japan's opinion is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it，" Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan said. The food offered at schools in Japan is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves. And Japanese children don't just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutrition and culture of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetables, fish, and soups. Even better, each meal only costs just $2.50.

"Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch，" Tatsuji Shino, the headmaster at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo said, "and kids ask them to re-create the meals at home." Japanese students also learn cooperation (合作)and etiquette skills as they serve and clean up after each other.

Considering the fact that Japan has one of the world's lowest childhood obesity rates (肥胖率)，the US probably has a lot to learn from this country's school lunches. A recent study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunch -where choices include pizza, chicken, and French fries - were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home.

For American parents who want to be a little more like the Japanese, try sending your children to school with these great school lunches for kids who hate sandwiches.

32. What can we know about Japanese school lunches?