Question

Life in Britain

Home and families

Many British people live in houses，not apartments．Most houses have gardens．

Daily (日常的) life

Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning，and finish at about five or six in the afternoon．Most people don’t go home for lunch，and they just have a quick meal．

School life

Children start school at about nine a.m，and finish at about three thirty p.m．Most children have lunch at school．All children go to school when they are four or five years old，and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen．

Shops

Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm．Usually，they don’t close for Lunch .

1.Many British people live in __________ .

A．apartments   B．parks

C．houses       D．gardens

2.Most officers start work at about __________in the morning．

A．ten    B．nine   C．eight   D．seven

3.Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch __________ .

A．in the garden  B．in the shop

C．at home        D．at school

4.The children in Britain usually study at school for __________ ．

A．sixteen or seventeen years    B．twelve or thirteen years

C．four or five years           D．four years

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了英国的日常生活情况。许多英国人居住在住宅中，而不是公寓里。大多数上班族早上大约9点开始工作。大多数人们不回家吃午餐，他们仅仅吃快餐。孩子们在早上大约九点的时候开始上课，在下午三点三十分放学。

1. British people live in houses，not apartments.句意：许多英国人居住在住宅中，而不是公寓里。明确第三项正确。故选C

2. 大多数工作人员在早上几点开始工作？联系原文：Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning.句意：大多数上班族早上大约9点开始工作。明确第二项正确。故选B

3. people don’t go home for lunch，and they just have a quick meal.句意：大多数人们不回家吃午餐，他们仅仅吃快餐。明确他们不在家吃午餐。故选C

4. All children go to school when they are four or five years old，and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen．句意：所有孩子们在四到五岁的时候上学，当他们是十六到十七岁时毕业。两者相减为十二、或十三年。因此选择第二项。故选B

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。