Most people like watching TV.So does Mary.She doesn't mind soap operas or talk shows.But she can't stand sitcoms，for(因为)they are too boring.Sports shows are her favorite programs.She likes sports very much，and she likes watching football matches on TV.
Mary likes women’s volleyball，too.She often watches matches on TV，sometimes on the Internet.Her favorite team is the Chinese team.She thinks all the members are fantastic.
Mary enjoys volleyball，but she isn't good at it.She is good at table tennis.She often plays it with her best friend after school.They are both on the school table tennis team.Sometimes they play with teams from other schools.They have a lot of fun with it.Mary thinks sitcoms are ______.
| A．interesting | B．boring |
| C．exciting | D．surprising |
______ are Mary's favorite program.
| A．Talk shows | B．Soap operas |
| C．Beijing opera | D．Sports shows |
What's the meaning of the word “fantastic”？
| A．漂亮的 | B．潇洒的 | C．棒极了 | D．狂妄的 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Mary often plays table tennis after school. |
| B．Mary is good at playing volleyball. |
| C．Mary only watches volleyball matches on TV. |
| D．Mary's favorite team is the Japanese team. |
There once was an old man aged 50，who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”
“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.
The father was greatly moved感动 and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”
“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on依靠 in the two years after your death?”The old man had a son ______.
thirty years younger than him。
B．who earned a lot of money
C．who lived on him for food and clothing
D．who died two years earlier than himThe underlined words “ahead of'” mean “______”.
| A．behind | B．over | C．in front of | D．under |
The father was moved when ______.
| A．he thought his son was worried about him |
| B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him |
| C．his son would earn his own living when he died |
| D．he found his son worried about his money |
The son was worried about his father because______.
| A．he liked his father very much |
| B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died |
| C．his father was getting older and older |
| D．His father would get less and less money |
Life in Britain
Home and families
Many British people live in houses，not apartments．Most houses have gardens．
Daily (日常的) life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning，and finish at about five or six in the afternoon．Most people don’t go home for lunch，and they just have a quick meal．
School life
Children start school at about nine a.m，and finish at about three thirty p.m．Most children have lunch at school．All children go to school when they are four or five years old，and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen．
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm．Usually，they don’t close for Lunch .Many British people live in __________ .
| A．apartments | B．parks |
| C．houses | D．gardens |
Most officers start work at about __________in the morning．
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eight | D．seven |
Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch __________ .
| A．in the garden | B．in the shop |
| C．at home | D．at school |
The children in Britain usually study at school for __________ ．
| A．sixteen or seventeen years | B．twelve or thirteen years |
| C．four or five years | D．four years |
How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?
①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is really short. My hair gets really long before my next haircut. --- Harry
②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day. ---Rose
③I exercise regularly. Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in one day. ---Sam
④I have a bar(根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes me heavy. ---Kim
⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom. --- John
⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a lot of money. I mostly (主要) do window shopping. ---JennyHow often does Harry get a haircut?
| A．Once a month | B．Twice a year |
| C．hardly ever | D．Always |
How many TVs does John have?
| A．Four | B．Three | C．Two | D．Five |
How many hours does Sam spend on exercise?
| A．Four or five hours in a day. | B．Five hours in one day. |
| C．Four hours in one day. | D．One day. |
Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.
| A．once, a lot of time |
| B．sometimes, a great deal of money |
| C．sometimes, a lot of time |
| D．once, a great deal of money |
“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.
“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.
“Dinner,” Jim answers.
“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”
Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”
“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.” “Why is this so?”
“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.
“That’s right,” says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”
The students have many answers to give.
“We may feel hungry.”
“We may not feel like working.”
“We may feel sick.”
“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”____ are discussing eating.
| A．The mother and children |
| B．Some of the boys and girls |
| C．The teacher and her students |
| D．A group of friends |
Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．picnic |
Why is breakfast the most important meal? Because_____.
| A．it is the last meal |
| B．there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast. |
| C．people like to enjoy food before going to work. |
| D．from night to morning is a long time to go without food. |
Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well .Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives(亲戚) in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
| A．5%. | B．50%. | C．95%. | D．30% |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
| A．公正地 | B．均等地 | C．平凡地 | D．普通地 |
New-born babies can use ..
| A．both of their hands | B．neither of their hands |
| C．their right hands | D．their left hands |
Which of the following is true?
| A．There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands. |
| B．There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands. |
| C．There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. |
| D．There are not as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. |
“We live in a right-handed world.” means ..
| A．Most people use their right hands better. |
| B．Few people use their right hands better. |
| C．Half of the people use their right hands better. |
| D．Some people use their right hands better. |