A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what?
It’s not a joke.
From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK.
Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food.
At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking.
Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table.
“One in four British families no longer has a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite (食欲) in 2006.
Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
The Department for Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity.
“It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department.
“We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.Students under 14 in the UK _______.
| A．are fond of cooking |
| B．love to eat junk food |
| C．will learn how to cook at school |
| D．have to prepare breakfast by themselves |
From the passage, we can learn that _______.
| A．many British people have unhealthy eating habits |
| B．people in Britain don’t love to eat around the table |
| C．parents cook meals for their kids although they are busy |
| D．many British people don’t like to eat with their families |
The aim of the cookery course is to help children _______.
| A．have a good appetite | B．learn more life skills |
| C．learn to do housework at home | D．enjoy eating and cooking healthy food |
The underlined word “obesity” in the passage means _______ in Chinese.
| A．厌学 | B．懒惰 | C．肥胖 | D．贪玩 |
In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, physics, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.What do the students like best for lunch at school?
| A．Meat and fruit. | B．Hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| C．Hot dogs and sugar. | D．Bread and hamburgers. |
In America, students go to school __________ days a week.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.
| A．at five o’clock | B．at six thirty |
| C．at six o’clock | D．at five thirty |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best. |
| B．After lunch students sleep for a short time. |
| C．The classes begin at 2:00 p. m. |
| D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents. |
The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______.
| A．Favorite food | B．Junior high school |
| C．Outdoor activities | D．School life in America |
| A WALK Ten kilometers’ long. Dogs and other little animals are welcome. Meet at the school gate. Time:7:30 a. m. Saturday morning Want to know more? Call Michael at 58555665 |
For Rent One-bedroom apartment near No.3 High School. Call Miss Wang for more. Tel:68252503 9:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. Every weekday |
| For Sale（大促销） Come and buy school things! All kinds of school things! Soccer ball:￥50 Basketball:￥40 Pen:￥1. 50 Only five days, this week! Lantian School Things Store, next to No. 1 High School |
Wanted A waitress（女招待）in a restaurant. Work for eight hours. Like to meet people. ￥160 a day. Call Miss Li at 65433265 today! From 10:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. |
They will meet ______ at 7:30 a. m. on Saturday morning for the walk.
| A．at No. 3 High School | B．at the school gate |
| C．at No. 1 High School | D．at a restaurant |
If Li Lei wants to rent an apartment, he can call Miss Wang at _____.
| A．68252503 | B．58555665 | C．65433265 | D．We don’t know |
Kangkang has￥45. What can he buy in Lantian School Things Store?
A. A soccer ball. B. A basketball.
C. Some pens. D. B and C.Alice wants to be a waitress. She should call Miss Li______.
| A．this week | B．on Saturday | C．today | D．every weekday |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The walk is ten kilometres’ long. |
| B．You can call Miss Wang to rent a room at 3:00 p. m. on Monday. |
| C．Lantian School Things Store is next to No. 3 High School. |
| D．The waitress should work for eight hours. |
根据短文选择正确答案。
I’m Tom. This is a pencil case. It’s orange. It’s my pencil case. What’s in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. It is my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It is black and white. It isn’t my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I found（发现） his green pen in the pencil case. I call Tim at 7890003. It is his telephone number.What color is the pencil case?
A. It’s orange. B. It’s blue and red. C. It’s green.I am Tom. That is not my_________.
A. pencilB. pencil caseC. ruler________ has (有) a pencil.
A. TomB. LucyC. Tim_______ found the pen in the pencil case.
A. TomB. LucyC. TimIs Tim’s (蒂姆的)telephone number 7890003?
A. Yes.B. No.C. OK.
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
| First name |
Last name |
Telephone number |
| Jack |
Brown |
299-2321 |
| Eric |
Smith |
551-1567 |
| Alice |
Smith |
660-5117 |
| Linda |
Green |
299-2312 |
Brown is family name.
| A．Jack’s | B．Eric’s | C．Alice’s | D．Linda’s |
What’s Alice’s telephone number?
| A．299-2321. | B．551-1567. | C．660-5117. | D．443-1998. |
is Linda’s family name.
| A．Brown | B．Smith | C．Hand | D．Green |
telephone number is 551-1567.
| A．Jack’s | B．Eric’s | C．Alice’s | D．Linda’s |
下面哪项陈述是错误的？
| A．Smith is Eric’s family name. |
| B．299-2321 is Jack’s phone number. |
| C．Linda’s telephone number is 299-2322. |
| D．Alice is a girl. |
(C)
Mr. Ma, a famous mental(心理的)doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting, “Now many young students can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem.”
Then Mr. Ma gave some examples. One patient, a middle school students from Xi’an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him, and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents. Another student, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai, was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often felt worried and very unhappy. Unluckily many of them won’t go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won’t talk about their secrets.
At the end of the meeting, Mr. Ma offered some good ideas to young people:
uTalk to your parents or teacher often.
uTake part in group activities.
uTry to get on well with the people around you.
uGo to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have _______.
| A．no parents | B．no secrets |
| C．poor memories | D．mental problems |
The schoolgirl’s problem happened whenever she _______.
| A．studied very hard | B．had exams |
| C．talked with her parents | D．went to see the doctor |
Some of those with mental problems won’t ask for help because _______.
| A．they don’t want to tell their secrets to others |
| B．their parents are too busy to look after them |
| C．doctors can’t help them with the problems |
| D．they can do with the problems themselves |
The underlined word “stupid” in this passage means _______.
| A．pretty | B．happy | C．not clever | D．not friendly |
According to the last part, which of the followings is a good idea?
| A．It’s important for children to live with their parents. |
| B．It’s helpful for people to see doctors every day. |
| C．It’s useful for students to keep quiet in class. |
| D．It’s necessary for young people to have group activities. |