Look at these people: Prince Harry, Harry Potter and Harry Styles. Who are they? Prince Harry is one of the two princes in Britain. Harry Potter is the most popular character in J.K.Rowing’s works. Harry Styles is the singer in the popular band One Direction. What are they in common?
It is not a difficult question. They are all named Harry!
The name Harry is now the most popular for baby boys in the UK, according to a survey in the UK. Amelia is the favorite for girls. In the past, Oliver was the most popular boy’s name.
Teen novels and films have an influence on baby’s names, too. On the list there is Bella. It is the name of the heroine of Twilight. It came in at number 69, up35 places from last year. Jacob is a werewolf in Twilight. The name beat many male names, including James, William and Ethan, to become seventh on the list.
Do you want to have a popular, fashionable English name? Read the popular name list. Maybe you can find a good name which is suitable for you.
| Top eight Boy’s names in the UK |
|
| 1 |
Harry |
| 2 |
Oliver |
| 3 |
Jack |
| 4 |
Alfie |
| 5 |
Charlie |
| 6 |
Thomas |
| 7 |
Jacob |
| 8 |
James |
In the past the most popular name for baby boys was _____.
| A．Harry | B．Jack | C．William | D．Oliver |
After reading the passage, we can know _____.
| A．Jacob is not the top eight for boy’s names |
| B．Jack is the second most popular boy’s names on the list. |
| C．novels and movies may affect baby’s names |
| D．teen novel have no influence on baby’s names. |
The underlined word “male” in the 4th paragraph probably means ___________.
| A．Movies’ or novels’ | B．Boys’ | C．Girls’ | D．Top |
What is the passage mainly about ?
| A．History of the Name, Harry. |
| B．Popular Babies’ Names in the UK. |
| C．The popular Girl’s Names. |
| D．Names based on Movies or Novels. |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. but if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. it’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. the most important thing for learning English is “ don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is
| A．writing it | B．using it | C．listening | D．learning grammar |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．be careful not to make any mistakes |
| B．write as quickly as you can |
| C．speak English as much as you can |
| D．laugh more often |
When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____
| A．not care | B．be happy | C．feel worried | D．be unhappy |
When you make s mistake, you should ______
| A．keep quiet | B．get angry | C．be kind | D．keep your sense of humor |
The story tells us :“______”
| A．Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes |
| B．Few people make mistakes |
| C．People never make mistakes |
| D．There is no one who doesn't make mistakes |
Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know Chinese, but she is trying to study and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese well.
It's Saturday morning. Mary goes out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show . But she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows Mary the way to the park.Where does Mary live now? She lives in ____.
| A．America | B．England | C．China | D．Canada |
She can speak ____ Chinese.
| A．much | B．a little | C．little | D．a few |
She likes ____ Chinese with her ____.
| A．speak, parents | B．speaking, friends |
| C．speaks, girl-friends | D．speaking, teachers |
Where is she going?
| A．To a new school. | B．To see her friends. |
| C．To a farm. | D．To see some flowers. |
How does she ask the way to the flower show?
| A．She asks the way in Chinese. |
| B．She asks the way with a sigh (标志). |
| C．She draws a picture to ask the way. |
| D．She doesn't ask any people. |
Mr and Mrs Scott want to buy some new chairs for their new house. They come into a shop and see some very good chairs on the floor. They like the colour and want to know how much they are. They see a price tag (标签) on one chair. It says "￥100". They like the chair but they are too dear for them. The Scotts don't think they can buy them now. They leave this shop and go to other shops. Mr Scott thinks they can find some cheap chairs.Mr and Mrs Scott have a new house.
They want to buy tables and chairs for their house.
They think the chairs in this shop are cheap.
They leave the shop and go home.
They want to buy good and cheap chairs.
Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky, because they have very interesting jobs. Some people must take a long time to learn how to do their jobs. For example, to be a doctor, one should study for at least five years.
Some young people have very interesting and high-paying jobs. Many young athletes are very successful. Football and tennis players are usually under 35 years old, for older people can’t play these sports very well. They can’t move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can still play golf very well.
Most people work until they are about 60 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire. These people usually have interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work till they are very old.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。One should study for at least _________ years to be a doctor.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
Which sport can old people play?
| A．Football. | B．Tennis. | C．Basketball. | D．Golf. |
What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?
| A．锻炼 | B．学习 | C．退休 | D．养老 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Some people have interesting jobs, but some don’t. |
| B．People usually stop working when they are about 60 years old. |
| C．Football and tennis players can work as long as they like. |
| D．According to the passage, writers, artists and doctors have interesting jobs. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Good jobs. | B．Interesting jobs. |
| C．Different jobs. | D．High-paying jobs. |
A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. But do you know in which country people like fast food best?
The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French(法国人) are the least interedted in quick meals, according to a survey done last year.
The servery of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.
The French, proud of their delicious and high class cuisine, don’t like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.
How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.From the survey we know _________ like fast food best.
| A．the Chinese | B．the French | C．the Japanese | D．the English |
The survey shows _________ of Americans like fast food.
| A．37% | B．44% | C．75% | D．81% |
According to the survety, some people can’t give up fast food because ________.
| A．it’s cheap | B．it’s safe | C．it’s delicious | D．it’s healthy |
_________ people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．American | D．French |
The survey is about _________.
| A．western countries | B．fast food |
| C．restaurants in the world | D．Chinese food |