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!
1.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.
2.Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?
3.hose who are interested in movies are ____.
A. men B. women
C. old people D. young people
4.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
5. British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.
A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia
James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．
Don't feel worried．It's not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don't feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱)．
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to
show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
1.What do you think the text is trying to tell us?
A. What to do about being bullied.
B. How to be a good student at school.
C. What to write well in a diary.
D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.
2.Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?
A. Because you are not alone.
B. Because it is not your fault.
C. Because someone has known about it.
D. Because you' re doing something wrong.
3.You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.
A. know what happens B. learn from them
C. ask for help D. make them lonely
4.If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.
A. nobody will speak to the bullies
B. everybody will feel some relief
C. someone will express their feelings
D. the bullies will soon stop
5.What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?
A. take no notice of B. take care of
C. make full use of D. get more help from
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
21 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 22 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 23 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 24 live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 25 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 26 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 31 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 32 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 33 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34 to Portland．
“Don't think of saving money as something 35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．
1.A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless
2.A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for
3.A．more than B．less than C shorter than D．higher than
4.A．can B．may C．could D．might
5.A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different
6.A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always
7.A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means
8.A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing
9.A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
10.A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked
11.A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save
12.A．along B．up C．down D．around
13.A．by B．up C．at D．between
14.A．another B．the other C．others D．the others
15.A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great
补全对话从方框A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处下列的最佳选项。
A：How are you?
B： 1.
A：It's a great party， 2.
B：Yes，it is．Do you like the music?
A： 3. I play this kind of music with my band(乐队)．
B：You're in a band?
A：Yeah， 4.
B：Really? Well，I work on the Internet all my free time．
A： 5.
B：You're right，it's cool．
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A．What do you mean? B．isn't it? C．That sounds good． D．Oh，no．What a pity! E．we play in our free time． F．I love it． G．Fine，thanks． |
—Whose computer doesn't work?
— ____ ，I think．
A．John has B．John does C．John D．John's
—Do you like playing tennis?
—No， ____ I like sports．I play football every Sunday
A．and B. but C．so D. or
