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The English, as a race, are very different in many ways from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, and no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers.” Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately suspected.
In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc, often accompanied by appropriate gesture. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. A more emotional man might describe her state “Oh, she is a goddess”, whereas an Englishman might just say “Oh, she’s all right.” An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends it to a friend by commenting, “It’s not bad you know”, or on seeing some very unusual scenery he might convey (表达) his pleasure by saying, “Nice, yes, very nice.” The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that “all right,” “not bad,” and “nice,” very often have the sense of “first-class,” “excellent,” “beautiful”. This unique style of language use is particularly common in England, and is known as restrained statement.
According to the passage, the English are different from other nationalities in _______.

A．habits

B．attitudes

C．character

D．all of the above

The underlined word “restrained” in the second paragraph probably means “”.

A．calm and controlled	B．polite and friendly
C．nervous and quiet	D．silent and kind

In Britain, if you don’t want other people to think you are strange, you’d better _________.

A．talk with others as much as possible

B．behave just like the English do

C．say nothing about yourself

D．shake hands with everyone you meet

If an Englishman says “all right”, it may mean “________”.

A．not bad

B．correct

C．quite right

D．wonderful

From the passage, we can infer that an Englishman _________.

A．doesn’t like to show his feelings so much

B．has less emotion than people of other nationalities

C．finds it easy to express his emotion

D．likes to have a joke with strangers

According to Japanese media, about eight thousand people are dead and more than twelve thousand people are missing . More than 300-thousand people have been forced to leave their homes and more than 200 thousand are staying in public shelters.
According to Japan's nuclear safety agency up to 190 people may have been exposed to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant(核电站).
According to Kyodo News Agency, more than 34-hundred buildings have been destroyed and at least 200 fires have broken out in cities across the country.
In northeastern Japan, power has been cut off in at least 5.5 million households, a million families are without water, and gas supplies have been cut off in nearly half a million homes. It is expected to be about 2 weeks before normal daily supply can be resumed.
China delivered10tons of bottled drinking water to Japan's earthquake-hit areas on Thursday in the country's latest round of relief donations sent to assist Japan's rescue and recovery efforts. The water, packaged in 800 boxes, was air-lifted from China's northeastern city of Changchun, Jilin Province, to Niigata in northeastern Japan on Thursday before it was taken by road to devastated Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said Duan Yingli, a foreign affairs official with Jilin provincial government.
Funds and other forms of aid have flowed from the Chinese government and the public after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's northeast coast and triggered an array of disasters, including a massive tsunami, last Friday.
China sent a 15-member international rescue team to Japan, while the Ministry of Commerce said it is providing 30 million yuan worth of emergency humanitarian assistance.
The first relief package -- 2,000 blankets, 900 cotton tents and 200 emergency lights -- was delivered early this week.
On Wednesday, Beijing boosted aid to Japan by pledging 20,000 tons of fuel -- 10,000 tons of gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel.
How many parts can be divided according to the main idea of the passage ?

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

How many people may have died in this disaster on March 11 ?

A．about 8000

B．more than 12000

C．about 20000

D．over 500,000

What kind of forms does China aid to Japan ?
A. Funds and a rescue team
B. 30million yuan , a team of scientists and many goods
C. Water , food ,package , gasoline and diesel

Mea and vegetables are measured in grams and kilograms . Milk and other liquid foods are measured in liters or milliliters , These units only measure quantity : they do not measure the value of the food to the body . The unit which measures the quality or value of food is the calorie, the amount of heat given off by food when it burns . This measurement tells how much energy a certain food has when it is completely used by the body .
Our bodies use varying amount of calories . The more exercise we take, the more calories we burn . If we eat food which contains more calories than we use up , then it is possible that we would increase in weight . In order to avoid becoming overweight , it is advisable to eat a balanced diet and not to eat too many foods that have a high calories rating . The table below gives you some idea of the number of calories in food .

A. Meats	B. Fruits	C. Sweets and pastries	D. Vegetable
Slice of bacon 50	Apple 70	Small chocolate bar 190	60g bean 15
Hamburger 300	Orange 60	Large chocolate bar 225	60g carrot 18
Slice of beef 100	Pear 80	Slice apple pie 300	60g potato 60
Sausage 180	Banana 80	Doughnut 200	60g onion 25
Meat pie 500	Plum 20	Scoop of ice cream 85	60g cucumber 10
Sausage roll 350	Tomato 20	Bag of potato crisps 145	60g cabbage 15

Which is the best title of this passage ?

A．How to measure the quality of food

B．Calories in foods

C．The units of measurement

D．How to keep fit

How many slices of bacon equal the same number of calories as in a sausage roll ?

A．7

B．6

C．5

D．8

To keep he calorie intake down , it is better to eat more ________ .

A．chocolate

B．meat pie

C．fruit

D．apple pie

When do you need the most calories from your diet ?

A．When we sleep	B．In working in the fields
C．While watching a play	D．After having sports

With rising temperatures there’s concern for some freshwater fish. If the water gets too warm , then it can change their living activities .For some species in UK the river water needs to stay below 20℃. The problem is as the climate gets warmer so do the streams and rivers .The problem is particularly of concern for the smaller streams and rivers which respond to air temperature changes much more than the deeper and larger rivers .
The method to keep the temperatures of rivers down could be as simple as planting woodlands along the river course .Research has shown that trees cover lowland streams can keep water temperatures 5 ℃ lower than streams running through treeless environments .That 5 ℃ can make the difference between the water temperature being habitable for fish or being too warm for their living .
While it looks like a good method to a problem , there are things that need to be considered . We need to remember that trees are not the favorite habitat of all animals . Some of the habitats need open countryside . Trees can also bring their own problems .A nutrient poor stream has its own life . Plant trees alongside it and leaves fall in the stream. Falling leaves can change the nutritional makeup of the stream , which will affect the stream and local species of the stream . You have to be careful with this type of management, but his method does offer a real chance to help freshwater living things against climate changes and increasing temperatures.
It can be inferred from the text that some freshwater fish ______.

A．have to live in the small streams and rivers

B．never need to change their living activities

C．are threatened by increasing temperature s

D．are becoming rare and expensive in the UK.

An easy method to protect freshwater fish is to ________ .

A．develop more different fish species

B．explore lots of fish protection areas

C．make streams run into the deeper rivers

D．plant trees around the streams and rivers

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the method ?

A．It brings problems if the water grows warmer

B．It needs little management .

C．It has its advantages and disadvantages

D．It is green but costs a great deal of money

What’s the main purpose of the text ?

A．To help people know more about freshwater fish

B．To introduce a method to protect freshwater fish

C．To explain why freshwater fish lost their habitat

D．To show how the weather affects freshwater fish .

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours ? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table .I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler !But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.

A．he had no place to sit

B．someone had invaded his “space”

C．too many people shared a section with him

D．some other people talked about things he didn’t know about

“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.

A．you are alone outside the house

B．you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C．you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D．you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．British people dislike marking their space.

B．You always feel at home in another country.

C．Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

D．You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

A．own private spaces by living in houses

B．have one corner of their own in public places

C．realize the importance of “space” in communication

D．create their private spaces by talking with local people

A．might not know the exact reason	B．might find out the reason first
C．set out to look for him at once	D．first turn to the police for help