Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwiches are bought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes.
At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of diet drink to last a whole evening. Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets(宴). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially-prepared dinner was set up in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in the ground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly cooked with dry heat over several days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast(烤) pig was her serving.
Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favourite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit.
Reporters traveling with her have noticed that the Queen will sometimes seem so interested in a foreign leader’s political(政治的) chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork, then put it down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him. The purpose of doing this is ________.
| A．to show her politeness |
| B．not to eat much |
| C．to show her great interest in food |
| D．to hide her dislike to the food |
We can infer(推断) from the passage that tours are difficult for the Queen, because ________.
| A．she has to meet with so many important leaders |
| B．she has to eat much oily food |
| C．hosts always give wonderful state banquets |
| D．she has so many reporters to travel with her |
What probably is the Queen’s art of acting at state dinners?
| A．Appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. |
| B．Drinking much water. |
| C．Eating a piece of turkey and some fruit. |
| D．Eating much without being noticed. |
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, but
46% 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!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 |
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 |
Here are two letters to George and his replies.
Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends B. her marks C. her height D her weightBob should ________ according to George’s letter.
| A．take more exercise | B．talk to his friends |
| C．join a basketball team | D．learn some French. |
George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.
| A．her mother | B．her teacher | C．Bob’s teacher | D．Bob’s friends |
Japanese people work very hard at studying English. They start studying English at the age of 12. Most young Japanese people spend a lot of time and work hard at studying English, but Japanese people are not good at English. Here are the reasons:
There are few people from English-speaking countries in Japan. They don’t have enough chances to speak with them.
Japan is an island(岛)country and they feel that other countries are far away. So they don’t use English very often. And the Japanese feel that it is strange(奇怪的) to talk to each other in English.
The Japanese education doesn’t always follow the educational trends(趋势) in the world. It puts a lot of importance on grammar and vocabulary, and less on speaking, listening and reading skills.
Many Japanese students’ English becomes worse(更糟糕的) after they go to university(大学).They have to learn English again if they work in English-speaking countries.
Sometimes the Japanese feel shy about speaking wrong or broken English.Most young Japanese people English.
| A．are good at | B．work hard at | C．don’t like | D．spend little time on |
How is the university students’ English in Japan?
| A．Very good | B．Worse than before | C．Very bad | D．As good as before |
In fact, .
| A．the Japanese education needs to put a lot of importance on speaking |
| B．all the Japanese people hate English |
| C．Japanese people use English very often |
| D．the Japanese like to talk with others in English |
What’s the best title foe the passage?
| A．The Japanese Like English |
| B．When Do the Japanese Being to Learn English |
| C．Why Are the Japanese Weak in English |
| D．How to Study English Well for the Japanese |
Dear Earthmen(地球人)，
I enjoy my stay on your interesting planet(星球).
I think I know the life on Earth now and I would like to tell you my ideas.
First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.
After resting all day, you get back in your little boxes. There you sit and look at very small glowing boxes with moving pictures in them.
There is only one thing I don’t know. Some angry boys fought for a little round (圆的) ball. Everyone shouted(大声喊) but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had to stay in boxes all day, I think.
Thank you for this chance(机会) to get to know you.
Yours,
The man from Mars(火星)How many kinds of “boxes” does the man from Mars tell us？
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
What do the boxes on wheels refer to(指的是)?
| A．Houses | B．Buildings | C．Cars | D．TVs |
What does the word “glowing” mean in Chinese?
| A．发光的 | B．开心的 | C．漂亮的 | D．黑暗的 |
What’s the main(主要的) idea of the letter？
| A．To say goodbye to the Earthmen |
| B．To tell the Earthmen what the Earth is like. |
| C．To tell the Earthmen he doesn’t like the Earth. |
| D．To tell the Earthmen he is leaving the Earth soon. |
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man, “Let me clean your shoes.” The young man said, “No, thank you.” “You may pay(支付) me only one dollar for them.” Said the boy. But the young man refused(拒绝) again.
And then the boy told the young man that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to his, and soon one of his shoes became as clean as a new one. The man gave the other shoe to the boy, but the boy refused to clean it because he wanted the man to pay two dollars for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away.
But the dirty shoe looked so bad that he couldn’t walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the other shoe became clean.At first the young man refused to let the boy clean his shoes, because
| A．he was very busy | B．he didn’t want to pay |
| C．he didn’t have enough money | D．he had cleaned his shoes |
The young man agreed to let the boy clean his shoes, because the boy said he would ask for
| A．one dollar | B．two dollars | C．four dollars | D．nothing |
The boy refused to clean the other shoe because
| A．it was very dirty | B．it was difficult to clean |
| C．the young man paid only one dollar | D．he wanted the young man to pay him |
According to the passage, we know the boy .
He is very foolish. B. He is very selfish. C. He is very clever. D. He is very sad.