Can you imagine what it would be like to live and study in an ancient castle (城堡)? I’m talking about British boarding (寄宿) schools， where some children actually live like Harry Potter (although sadly without the magic).
Boarding schools in Britain are not cheap. The average cost is￡25，152 (254，011 yuan) for just one year. The schools are usually very old and rich in history. They played a big role in British history， and have close connections to Oxford and Cambridge universities. Students are usually very rich； Prince William and Harry both went to Eton， a school which has produced 19 British prime ministers (首相).
One of the most important things for these schools is sport. Cricket (板球)， rugby (英式橄榄球) and rowing (赛艇运动) are played nearly every day. These games build teamwork and discipline (纪律). There is a famous saying in English， “The British Empire (帝国) was built on the playing fields of Eton.”
Boarding schools often appear in English books and films. The young child without parents growing up in a boarding school is found in hundreds of stories， although the most famous now is Harry Potter. Boarding schools are becoming less traditional， though， and more international. Nearly 9，000 foreign kids joined a British boarding school last year， and a third of these came from China.
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Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Mary’s are going to come to the party. There are twenty girls of them.
Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs. White is helping her.
“That’s a big nice cake,” Mrs. White says to Mrs. Green.
“Thank you very much.”
Mrs. White is going shopping now. She is going to buy fruit for the party.
She buys lots of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.
It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. Now the first girl is arriving. The party is going to begin in thirty minutes.What kind of party is Mrs. Green holding?
| A．Mr. Green’s birthday party |
| B．Mrs. Green’s birthday party |
| C．Mary Green’s birthday party |
| D．Mr. White’s birthday party |
Who helped Mrs. Green prepare for the party?
| A．Mr. Green | B．Mr. White |
| C．Mary Green | D．Mrs. White |
How many people will come to the party?
| A．The twenty girls | B．ten girls |
| C．Twenty girls and Mrs. White | D．More than twenty |
What does Mrs. White buy these apples for?
| A．The twenty girls | B．The party |
| C．Mrs. White | D．Mary |
When will the party start?
| A．At six o’clock |
| B．In thirty minutes |
| C．At five o’clock in the afternoon |
| D．At five thirty in the afternoon |
Mr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.
Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bought there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.
Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown.
“Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.
“What do you have now?”
“I live in beautiful villa (别墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”
“What’s your next wish, then?”
“To buy a pair of strong shoes!”Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.
| A．in America | B．in Moscow |
| C．by the sea | D．outside his country |
At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.
| A．travel in Moscow | B．invest in a factory in Moscow |
| C．visit a modern factory | D．know the old worker |
Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.
| A．he liked to live there |
| B．he could save much money there |
| C．they were friendly to him |
| D．the machines were new |
The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.
| A．they want to help him |
| B．he was very rich |
| C．they wanted him to invest in the factory |
| D．they wanted him to build a new factory there |
At last, Mr. Brown knew____.
| A．the old worker had a happy life |
| B．the factory was cheating him |
| C．the factory wasn’t short of anything |
| D．the workers didn’t want anything |
One day Einstein(爱因斯坦) is walking in a street in New York(纽约). His friend meets him and says to him, “Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, your coat is very old.” But Einstein answers, “It doesn’t matter(关系). Nobody knows me here.”
After a few years, Einstein becomes a famous scientist (著名科学家). But he still(仍然) wears the old coat. His friend meets him again and asks him to buy a new one. But Einstein says, “I don’t need to buy a new one. Everyone knows me here.”Einstein lived in _______.
| A．England | B．China | C．America | D．Japan |
Einstein’s coat is very old. His friend _______.
| A．gives him a new one |
| B．asks him to buy a new one |
| C．help him buy a new one |
| D．help him mend(修理) the old one |
Einstein doesn’t want to buy a new one because(因为) _______.
| A．nobody knows him |
| B．he likes the old one |
| C．he has no money |
| D．he isn’t interested in his clothes |
Some years later Einstein _______.
| A．buys a new one |
| B．becomes a great scientist |
| C．still wears the old clothes |
| D．Both B and C |
The title(标题) of the story should be _______.
| A．Einstein and His Friend |
| B．Einstein and His Old Coat |
| C．A Famous Scientist –Einstein |
| D．A Day of Einstein |
There is a new park near Andy’s home. It’s fine today. Andy and his family are in the park now. On their left, there is a café. On their right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees around the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there are two signs. One says, “Don’t swim in the lake!” The other says, “No fishing!” But you can go boating on the lake. There is a beautiful garden in the middle of the park. There are green grass and beautiful flowers in it. There are some small shops between the lake and the garden. The park is so nice. Andy and his family like it very much. The park near Andy’s home is .
| A．new and beautiful | B．old and beautiful |
| C．clean and new | D．old and clean |
Is there a café in the park?
| A．Yes, there isn’t. | B．No, there isn’t. |
| C．Yes, there is. | D．No, there is. |
People can on the lake.
| A．swim | B．fish | C．boat | D．play |
The shops in the park are .
| A．small | B．big | C．good | D．pretty |
Do Andy and his family like the park?
| A．Yes, they don’t. | B．No, they do. |
| C．Yes, very much. | D．No, they don’t. |
| Name |
Boy |
Girl |
Can say |
| Jack |
√ |
A |
|
| Helen |
√ |
BCD |
|
| Pingping |
√ |
DE |
|
| Tom |
√ |
ABCDG |
|
| Fangfang |
√ |
F |
Jack is __________
| A．a boy | B．a girl | C．boy | D．gir |
Helen can say _________
| A．A | B．BC | C．CE | D．BCD |
Pingping is ___________.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．American | D．England |
Who can say many letters?
| A．Jack | B．Fangfang | C．Tom | D．Helen |
There are ___________ boys and _______ girls in the table(表格).
| A．3, 2 | B．2, 3 | C．2, 5 | D．3, 5 |