Life in 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 burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% 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—half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!The favourite food in Britain is _____________.
| A．burgers | B．fish and chips |
| C．vegetables | D．fish |
17% of British people ____________ every week.
| A．go swimming | B．play golf |
| C．play football | D．go cycling |
British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.
| A．2 hours | B．3 hours | C．2.5 hours | D．4 hours |
Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.
| A．the USA | B．France |
| C．Britain | D．Spain |
The weather in Britain _______________.
| A．is very good | B．isn’t very good |
| C．is too hot | D．is not mentioned(提及) |
Spring is coming．People in different countries like different outdoor activities．Leo，a reporter from Learning English in interviewing（采访）some students．Here is what they have said．
Mary （13, America）
I want to go out of the city to a beautiful field. It's happy to smell beautiful flowers, touch green grass and take some photos. And I like to have a picnic in the field, It's interesting!
Jim （14, Canada）
The weather turns warmer and they days become longer in spring. It's a good time to go camping. It would be fun to sleep in a tent. I enjoy the comfortable weather too.
Tony （13, England）
In spring, I like going cycling alone. It can not only make me enjoy the beautiful season but also help me became stronger. I can write something about what I see on the way.
Wang Fang （12, China）
I'm good at making all kinds of kites. And in spring. I like flying kites with my family or my friends in the park. One of us holds the kite. and another one catches the line. It's exciting to see the kite flying high in the sky. Mary maybe lives in the ______.
| A．town | B．city | C．field | D．country |
Jim thinks it fun to ______.
| A．sleep in a tent | B．take some photos |
| C．fly kites | D．have a picnic |
Tony likes going cycling in spring because ______.
| A．he can enjoy the nice weather |
| B．it can make his body strong |
| C．his bike is very cool |
| D．both A and B |
Wang Fang always flies kites ______.
| A．by herself | B．on rainy days |
| C．with her family or friends | D．in the field |
Which one is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．Jim is the oldest one of the four. |
| B．Mary is from England. |
| C．Making kites is Wang Fang's hobby. |
| D．Tony is interested in writing. |
阅读理解
All the boys and girls like.
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic books |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
_____ like flying kites.
| A．Alice and Peter | B．Millie, Alice and Kate |
| C．Kate and Millie | D．Kate and Alice |
______doesn’t like reading comic books.
| A．Alice | B．Peter | C．Tom | D．Kate |
No girls like______ .
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic strips |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
______ and ______have the same likes and dislikes.
| A．Alice; Kate | B．Peter; Millie | C．Millie; Kate | D．Peter; Tom |
What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain. Before going to camp we should first ___________.
| A．think of a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp __________.
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can join in ________ activities.
| A．one or two | B．only a few | C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because ________.
| A．it is cold at night | B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away | D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to ____ at night.
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a lack of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool． We know that the word “cool has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meanings |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool．”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．afraid of | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
| A．happy with | B．strange(陌生) to |
| C．worried about | D．careful with |
In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it is |
Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”
Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs White said.
So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was 45 years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of his children said to his mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, mom?” Mrs White didn’t want to follow his husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.” There were_____ children in the family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
One Sunday, Mrs and Mr White wanted to go to_____ with their children.
| A．school | B．work | C．a funfair | D．a shop |
Mr White liked the place so much that he_____.
| A．sold lots of sweets |
| B．followed his wife all the time |
| C．hurried from one thing to another |
| D．asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs White_____ when Mary asked her the question.
| A．was still excited to play |
| B．was a little angry with Mr White |
| C．looked for Mr White everywhere |
| D．ate a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members, _____enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
| A．Mr White | B．Mrs White | C．Mary | D．the boys |