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 hamburger every three months, but46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week,about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of 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 — two quarters more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday,and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA,and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题Which food could be more popular among British adults,a hamburger or fish and chips?
| A．A hamburger. | B．Fish and chips. | C．Both. | D．Neither. |
Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?
| A．17% | B．32% | C．6% | D．40% |
Those who are interested in movies are ____.
| A．men | B．women | C．old people | D．young people |
How long do British women spend watching TV every day?
| A．Three hours. | B．Three hours and a half | C．Two hours | D．Two hours and a half |
British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.
| A．Spain | B．France | C．America | D．Australia |
Bags of Love
Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food.
After the first week, I noticed that the food was eaten up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my surprise, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them.
One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mum was well-known in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me – why wouldn’t she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out?
When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug (拥抱).I told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless (无私的) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so proud of my mum.
I continued to buy food for my mum after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.After the first week, the writer noticed that _____.
| A．the food was put into a big box |
| B．his mum followed the children |
| C．the food was eaten up quickly |
| D．his mum stopped buying food |
The street children thought of the writer’s mum as their _____.
| A．old grandma | B．own mother |
| C．new neighbor | D．dear teacher |
How did the writer feel about his mum after she told him everything?
| A．He was proud of her. |
| B．He was confident in her. |
| C．He was angry with her. |
| D．He was worried about her. |
The writer added one more bag of food to _____.
| A．make friends with the children |
| B．get a hug from his mother |
| C．become well-known in the area |
| D．help the poor street children |
What do you think of the mother?
A. She is a poor woman. B. she is a thief .
B. She is very bad.D. she is a kind woman.
Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were happy to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story.” “ Well,” answered the stranger, “Are you still ready to take a chance again?”Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.
| A．well | B．fine | C．bad | D．raining |
Mr. Grey walked because _______.
| A．he was poor |
| B．it was not raining |
| C．it helped him in good health |
| D．he had a lot of homework |
Mr. Grey _______ the stranger some years before.
| A．had stopped | B．had called |
| C． had heard of | D．had helped |
The stranger ______ since then.
| A．had been successful | B．had still been poor |
| C．had been rich | D．had had much money |
Now the stranger wanted to ______.
| A．ask for some money again |
| B．give Mr. Grey his money back |
| C．help Mr. Grey |
| D．lend Mr. Grey some money |
The aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way，or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason，we can get good result(结果).
In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.
When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “why”. If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.The passage(文章) tells us ______.
| A．the importance of reading |
| B．to read in the morning |
| C．to pay attention to the ways of studying |
| D．to have patience in studying |
The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．many |
We'd better read in the morning because ______.
A. it's not easy to remember what we have learned
B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
C. it's difficult to get good results
D. both A and B.If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read，it is ______.
| A．easy to understand it well |
| B．better to get something from it |
| C．impossible for us to get something from it |
| D．possible to learn something from it |
In studying we must always ask “why”in order to (为了)______.
| A．understand the book well |
| B．write down the questions |
| C．do with the new words |
| D．get some questions to ask our teachers |
回答问题阅读短文，然后根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。
The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. The liked the taste, and found the drink could refresh (使精力恢复) them.
People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed（印刷） in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, It was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland(荷兰).
A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made over mountains and across deserts（沙漠）.
The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.Who found the tea could refresh people first?
Was tea a kind of medicine according to a book printed in Italy?
When did the people in Europe first know about tea?
Could everyone afford to drink tea when it was sold in England in 1657?
Do you like drinking tea?
选择 阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
Peter King, 15, Mary King, 13, went to see a doctor. Peter had a cold, so the doctor gave him some pills to take. Mary had a cough, so the doctor gave her some cough medicine. These are the words on the bottle of the medicine:
Charlie Chaplin
Birth place:London
Mother:Dancer Father:Actor
1894:Started dancing and singing
1914:Became a film director
1914—1966:Made many funny moviesMary should take ________in a day.
A. 2 teaspoonfuls
B. 3 teaspoonfuls
C. 1 teaspoonfulThe medicine should be kept in ________.
A. a refrigerator(冰箱)
B. hot water
C. any placePeople aged______ cannot take this medicine.
A. 5 B. 13C. 2What kind of movies did Charlie Chaplin make?
A. Thrillers. B．Action movies. C. Comedies.Where was Charlie Chaplin born?
A. America.B. England.C. Canada.