American Schools
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.How long is each term?
A.Two months. | B.Three months. | C.Four months. | D.Five months. |
How old are the students when they graduate(毕业) from high school?
A.Five years old |
B.Seven or eight years old. |
C.Seventeen or eighteen years old. |
D.Twenty years old. |
How many subjects do the high school students have each term?
A.Three or four. | B.Five or six. | C.Six or seven. | D.Four or five. |
What do many college students do after class in America?
A.Many of them read books after class. |
B.Many of them go to work to get money for their studies. |
C.Many of them go to parties. |
D.Many of them go out with their friends. |
Seven years ago, Starbucks closed a shop in Beijing’s Forbidden City after a well-known TV host talked about if the US coffee fits into the old Chinese building.
Five years later, Starbucks seemed to regain its confidence(自信). It opened a shop beside Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou with more than 1,600 years of history. People started to talk about it online. They were not sure if the coffee business would do bad to this old temple(庙).
Some people still think that the Starbucks shop should not be opened near temples. They think it is not only a coffee shop, but a cultural invasion(文化侵略). Let us take a look at the practices in other countries. In the Forbidden City of South Korea, Gyongbokkung Palace(景福宫), there are no food or drink stores, except the food-selling machine at the gate. In Japan, the place of interest may be taken away from the list of country’s treasure if it brings in modern shops.
However, many old sights in China try to look for a balance(平衡) between traditions and business. As for Nanjing, the Starbucks shop near the Confucius Temple has been there for years. Visitors are used to enjoying the sights and the coffee at the same time. The shop here plans to meet the need of growing numbers of foreign and younger Chinese visitors. There may be more win-win deals in the future like this.
What is the reading passage mainly about?
A.How Starbucks has grown. |
B.Starbucks and temples. |
C.What Starbucks makes. |
D.Traditions and business. |
According to the passage, what happened in 2012?
A.A Starbucks shop closed in Beijing’s Forbidden City. |
B.Starbucks opened a shop beside Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. |
C.Starbucks opened a shop beside the Confucius Temple in Nanjing. |
D.A Starbucks shop closed in Gyongbokkung Palace. |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.Starbucks is sure to bring bad to old temples a lot and changes them. |
B.People think Starbucks is only a coffee shop and it has nothing bad. |
C.In South Korea, there are many coffee shops in Gyongbokkung Palace. |
D.In Japan, places may be out of the list of country’s treasure for modern stores. |
What do many old sights in China try to do?
A.They try to keep all the business shops away from the old sights. |
B.They try to open business shops without doing bad to old sights. |
C.They try to open more business shops to make more money. |
D.They try to keep in the list of country’s treasure without opening shops. |
What is the meaning of regain in paragraph 2 in the passage?
A.恢复 | B.得到 |
C.反复磨练 | D.失去 |
Amy and her twin brother both want to take part in the competition. How much should they pay in all?
A.None. | B.20 yuan. |
C.40 yuan. | D.60 yuan. |
Which of the following planes can take part in the competition?
A.A 29-centimetre-long plane with wings and a body. |
B.A plane which needs to be thrown before taking off. |
C.A plane made all by parents. |
D.A plane made of paper and cloth. |
If you want to join in the competition, when should you hand in your application form and money?
A.26 November. | B.25 November. |
C.20 November. | D.28 November. |
Bill’s plane didn’t look interesting. But, it stayed in the air for longer time than the others. Which award did Bill win?
A.The most interesting design. |
B.The best looking plane. |
C.The plane flying the farthest. |
D.The plane flying the longest time. |
Where can you most possibly see the reading material?
A.In a dictionary. | B.In a story book. |
C.On a notice board. | D.In a library. |
What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science and a place to find out about art or people or animals.
What is inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. Many museums have pictures and statues(雕塑). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a real old street inside. It has shops and people’s statues doing business. It looks so real that one might feel that he was back to the old time.
Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, too. Indianapolis has a children’s museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like to look at the dinosaur(恐龙) bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall.
On Saturdays, Indianapolis children can hear talks about animals and trees. They see movies. They take hikes. They even learn to make things there.What is Not true about a museum?
A.It’s a good place to do some shopping. |
B.People can learn about the history of a place there. |
C.People can learn about science there. |
D.It’s a good place to learn about art. |
People can Not __________ in a museum.
A.see movies | B.listen to talks |
C.make things | D.play with bears |
In Indianapolis _______________.
A.there is only one museum for children |
B.it’s free for children to visit the children’s museum |
C.people do not have to pay to visit the children’s museum |
D.museums are all the same |
In the children’s museum in Indianapolis, children like to see ___________.
A.the dinosaur bones | B.all old bones |
C.old streets | D.airplanes |
The main idea of the passage is that____________.
A.old cars and airplanes are kept in museums |
B.animals and trees are found in museums |
C.there are all kinds of museums |
D.children like museums |
Life in Britain today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!The favourite food in Britain is _____________.
A.burgers | B.fish and chips |
C.vegetables | D.fish |
17% of British people ____________ every week.
A.go swimming | B.play golf |
C.play football | D.go cycling |
British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.
A.2 hours | B.3 hours |
C.2.5 hours | D.4 hours |
Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.
A.the USA | B.France |
C.Britain | D.Spain |
The weather in Britain _______________.
A.is very good | B.isn’t very good |
C.is too hot | D.is not mentioned(提及) |
I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little. I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.
Why do many students wear glasses according to the passage?
A.Because they study too hard. |
B.Because they read many books. |
C.Because they watch too much TV. |
D.Because they have a pair of glasses. |
What is the best title of the passage?
A.An interesting story. | B.A mother's worry |
C.Bad programmes on TV | D.Don't read books. |