The United Kingdom，officially known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland，is a state located at north﹣west Europe．The United Kingdom has four countries：England，Scotland，Wales and Northern Ireland．
It is one of the most powerful，and richest countries in the world．It is an amazing piece of land that is rich in history and facts，some of which are yet to be discovered．From the natural beauty to the people，technological advancement（科技进步）and sports，no one can ever have enough of the UK．To learn more about the country，you should read the facts below．
The English drink the most tea in the world．They drink over 163 million cups of tea daily，about 20 times the number of cups drunk by Americans．
Although Britain has been involved in many wars lasting for many years，it has also been involved in the shortest war．The Anglo﹣Zanzibar War fought in 1896 lasted only 45 minutes，just the time for a class．
The UK has the highest rate（比率）of being very fat in the world．Almost 25% of the British duets are very fat．
The UK has the third﹣highest rate of heart disease in Europe．It ranks（排位）just below Ireland and Finland．
Of all countries that celebrate Independence Day，58 are independent of the UK，the highest by any country．
Almost 25% of all women in the UK were named Mary in 1811．
According to history，the London Bridge had indeed fallen down according to the old rhyme，when the Saxons had tom it down using ropes and boats．The Thames has over 200 bridges and tunnels along its course．
（1）The first paragraph introduces the of the UK．
A．people
B．countries
C．weather
（2）What do the English drink the most？
A．Coffee．
B．Cola．
C．Tea．
（3）When did the Anglo﹣Zanzibar War happen？
A．In 1896．
B．In 1811．
C．In 1800．
（4）What did the writer use most to tell the truth？
A．Stories．
B．Examples．
C．Numbers．
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A．The Culture of the UK．
B．The Fun Facts of the UK．
C．The Science of the UK．
Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from the U.S.A. Mary is twelve. She’s from London(伦敦). They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda’s father teaches English in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works in an office. Her father is a doctor. Linda can speak English, French(法语) and a little Chinese. Linda’s mother likes cooking. She likes eating rice. But Linda’ s father doesn’t. He likes drinking milk and eating bread. Mary’s mother doesn’t like cooking. But she likes doing some shopping. She can make nice skirts and dresses. Mary’s father likes doing housework(家务).
根据短文内容，完成下表。.
| Linda’s father |
Linda’s mother |
Mary’s father |
Mary’s mother |
|
| Like |
① |
② |
③ |
doing some shopping |
| Dislike (不喜欢) |
④ |
⑤ |
①_________________________________________________________________________
②_________________________________________________________________________
③_________________________________________________________________________
④_________________________________________________________________________
⑤_________________________________________________________________________
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Where does Mary come from?
_________________________________________________________________________What does Linda’s father do?
_________________________________________________________________________Where does Mary’s father work?
_________________________________________________________________________What can Linda speak?
Jeff likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. When(当……时候) his wife(妻子) sees the fish, she says to herself,“Good! Now I ask my friends to have lunch, and we can have the fish.”They like eating fish very much. When Jeff comes home in the evening, he can’t find the fish and his wife says,“Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Jeff some bread for supper. Jeff is not very happy. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop nearby(附近). Then he says to his wife,“My cat is one kilo and the fish is one kilo, too. The fish is here. But where is my cat?”What does Jeff like very much?
| A．Dogs. | B．Cats. | C．Fish. | D．Apples. |
Who cooks the fish?
| A．Jeff. | B．Jeff’s wife. | C．Their friends. | D．No one. |
Jeff’s wife tells Jeff ____.
| A．she eats the fish | B．the cat eats the fish |
| C．her friends eat the fish | D．the man in the shop eats the fish |
What does Jeff have for supper?
| A．Some bread. | B．Some chicken and the fish. |
| C．The fish. | D．He doesn’t eat anything. |
Who eats the fish?
| A．Only Jeff’s wife. | B．The cat. |
| C．Jeff and his wife. | D．Jeff’s wife and her friends. |
My name is Wu Dong. I’m a worker in a big shop. I don’t work in the morning. I only work at night(夜里). Every morning I come home at about half past six. I have breakfast at seven. After breakfast I go to bed(上床睡觉). I get up at about half past two. I have lunch at a quarter to three and have supper at twenty to eight. Then I go to work at a quarter past eight. I start(开始) to work at nine. I look after the shop every night. I like my work very much.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Wu Dong works in the morning.
Wu Dong goes to bed at 6:30 in the morning.
Wu Dong works at 12 o’clock at night.
Wu Dong goes to work at 8:15 in the evening.
Wu Dong doesn’t like his work because(因为) he looks after the shop every night.
I have a good friend at home. Her name is Mimi. She is white and yellow. She is very cute. I play with her when(当……的时候) I have time. She likes fish very much. When she is behind (在……之后) the sofa or in her box, you can’t see her. When I sit on the sofa, she sits with me. In the evening I do my homework at my desk, and she is on the desk. At that time I put her down(放下). Then she sits next to me. Is she a good friend of me?Who is my good friend at home?
| A．A boy. | B．A cat. | C．A fish. | D．A tiger. |
When she is in the box or behind the sofa, you ____.
| A．can’t see her | B．like her | C．play with her | D．don’t like her |
When I do my homework, she ____.
| A．does its homework | B．plays with a ball |
| C．sits on the sofa | D．sits on the desk |
We can see ____ in the room.
| A．a sofa | B．a black cat | C．some good friends | D．a computer |
I do my homework ____.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．at noon |
Hello! This is my family. I’m David Green. I’m from England. My family is in Beijing. My father and mother work here. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. I have a sister but no brothers. My sister and I are students of a middle school in Beijing. We love China. My home is very nice. My family has a TV and a computer. My room (房间) is big. I have a bed(床), a desk (桌子) and two chairs(椅子) in it. My books are on my desk. I have an MP3 in my bag. There are some pictures on the wall. I like my room and I like these pictures very much.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Four people are in David’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. Green have a son and a daughter.
David’s father works in a school in Beijing.
Two chairs and a desk are in David’s room.
—Is an MP3 on David’s desk?
—No, it isn’