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 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.
“It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman of the Department for Education. “We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.What are high school students in UK supposed to learn about cookery?
Is UK famous for its delicious food?
How many British people of all enjoy eating meals with their children according to Joanna Blythman?
Why have ready meals become very popular with many British kids?
What’s aim of the cookery course in UK?
Hit song Little Apple became so popular after it came out in late May. In China, you may hear it on a bus, or even in a small village.
Little Apple is a song for the movie Old Boys ：The Way of Dragon. The song’s huge success has also made more people see the movie. The comedy took US $17 million in its opening four days.
“The song Little Apple is so popular. After hearing it, it’s like ‘I’m brainwashed (洗脑)’ by the song. So I came to see the film.” a man said.
“It’s a good story. But the reason I’m here at the cinema is the song Little Apple.” Hui Qing, a college student, said.
“Many people have come to see the movie, so we added more screenings for it. The film now accounts for 20 percent of the total screenings — It’s quite a good performance for a home-grown movie,” a cinema clerk said.
Old Boys ：The Way of Dragon is based on an online short film called Old Boys. The 40-minute film about youth and dreams got nearly 70 million views on a video website, and was popular among people born in the 1980s or later.
“What is popular online is a good indication (迹象) of what will be popular with young people. And this movie is a good example,” businessman Chen Su said.
Some have criticized Little Apple for its low quality, but the song continues keeping popular.
The movie Old Boys is a ___________ .
| A．comedy | B．soap opera |
| C．sad movie | D．talk show |
Hui Qing went to see the movie Old Boys： The Way of Dragon because___________.
| A．she wants to be brainwashed |
| B．the movie has a good story |
| C．the movie has a good quality |
| D．she likes listening to the song Little Apple |
The video Old Boys online is about_____.
| A．life and old people | B．youth and dreams |
| C．life and dreams | D．dreams and hopes |
Some people don’t like the song Little Apple because _______.
| A．it is loud | B．it is noisy |
| C．it has low quality | D．it’s lyrics are bad |
Have you ever heard of the saying, “If you want a friend, be one.”? What does it mean?
There are many different things that you can do to make friends. You may find out what they are if you watch someone make friends.
Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell rang, the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “ Good morning! How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year! I want to know each of you very much. I am sure we will enjoy working together.”
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant voice, and acted in a friendly way. She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to do and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she meant what she said. Each of them wanted to know her better and be her friends. Then she let the students tell something about themselves. So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher did?
How do you know and like your classmates? One way is to find out more about them. During the break you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about your interests or your holiday experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have the same interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, “ I like to do the same things you do. It should be fun to be friends with you.”
Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.The saying “ If you want a friend, be one.” means “____________”.
| A．if you want to make friends with others, you should be one of them |
| B．you can make friends by doing the things that a friend does |
| C．you can easily make friends with one of the others |
| D．you can make one good friend, if you want to |
How did the teacher get the students to feel that she would be a good friend?
| A．She laughed at each other and told them many things she knew. |
| B．She told the students many things she likes to do. |
| C．She laughed and made the students only know her well in a friendly way. |
| D．She talked and acted in a friendly way to let the students know she really wanted to be friends with them. |
The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means “ ________________”.
| A．every student in her class felt that she really liked them |
| B．everyone in her class understood what the teacher said |
| C．all the students thought it was unnecessary to tell them these things |
| D．everyone felt tired when they heard what the teacher said |
Which do you think is the best title(标题) for this passage?
| A．With the Teacher in Class |
| B．How to Talk to Others |
| C．Talking with students |
| D．Making friends |
To me, life without music would not be exciting. I know that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, or listening to the tape. But music plays an important part in everyone’s life, whether he knows it or not. Try not to think, for example, what films or TV plays would be without music. I’m not sure about it.
Now, we can enjoy music more easily—the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we find them in our everyday life too—the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music has meaning for everyone.
It is well said, “ Through music a child enters a world of beauty, express(表达) himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”From the text, we learn that many people____________.
| A．don’t realize the importance of music |
| B．get along quite well without music |
| C．go to the concert instead of enjoying music |
| D．think music would be less exciting than films. |
The writer thinks if there is no music in films or TV plays, _____________.
| A．the cinema and theatre will be quiet |
| B．there will be more audience(观众) |
| C．everything will be as exciting as before |
| D．it will be hard to think about the results |
What does the underline word “melody” mean in the passage?
| A．Flying | B．Listening |
| C．Singing | D．Living |
What do you think robots will be like in the future? Do you think robots will work better than humans? Now come on and see the movie I, Robot.
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The movie will be on for ____________.
| A．7 days | B．8 days | C．9 days | D．12 days |
If the Smiths go to see the movie with their two 7-year-old sons on Saturday evening, they will pay _____________.
| A．＄160 | B．＄130 | C．＄110 | D．＄70 |
We can’t find ____________ in the ad.
| A．the name of the movie | B．the name of the cinema |
| C．the telephone number | D．the names of some actor |
If you go to Hawaii, you can stay at the Garden Hotel. When you go there for holiday, you will find everything as comfortable as you would expect(期盼) in a first-class international hotel.
Every bedroom has its own bathroom, telephone, special tables and colourful, modern sofa.
In the Mitsui Restaurant, you can choose your meals from different dishes, both Eastern and European. You can also find the dishes anywhere in the country. In the Beach Bar, you can drink with your family and friends comfortably to the music of famous musicians(音乐家). Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden of the hotel. You can also swim in the swimming pool. In the hotel, you will find the service there is both friendly and efficient. It will not take you a long time to wait for your service.
The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes on foot from Hawaii’s modern shopping centre. Here you will find all things at prices you can agree.
The Waikiki Beachside Hotel is also one of the most famous hotels in Hawaii. Beachside Hotel is close to restaurants, bars, Honolullu(檀香山) nightlife, Waikiki beaches, Oahu(瓦胡岛) and all of the Hawaii adventure(冒险) activities!
We are sure that your stay here at our Waikiki Beachside Hotel will be the best stay you have in Hawaii or the world. Every bedroom at the Garden Hotel has _________.
| A．a colourful telephone | B．no bathroom |
| C．a colourful sofa | D．modern tables |
The Mitsui Restaurant has _________.
| A．both Eastern and Western food |
| B．activities from all over the world |
| C．no American style food |
| D．adventure activities |
“The service there is both friendly and efficient” means _________.
| A．you can serve yourself, your family and your friends |
| B．you can get what you want quickly and happily |
| C．you can enjoy famous music |
| D．you can meet your friends there happily |
The Garden Hotel lies _________.
| A．on the beach not far from Hawaii’s top shopping malls |
| B．on the beach and you will find many expensive things there |
| C．close to bars and all of the Hawaii adventure activities |
| D．fifteen minutes away from the shopping centre on foot |
Which of the following is NOT true about the Waikiki Beachside Hotel?
| A．It is close to restaurants and bars. |
| B．It is close to Oahu. |
| C．It is the largest hotel in Hawaii. |
| D．It is near Honolulu nightlife. |