There once was an old man aged 50，who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”
“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.
The father was greatly moved感动 and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”
“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on依靠 in the two years after your death?”
1.The old man had a son ______.
thirty years younger than him。
B．who earned a lot of money
C．who lived on him for food and clothing
D．who died two years earlier than him
2.The underlined words “ahead of'” mean “______”.
A．behind B．over C．in front of D．under
3.The father was moved when ______.
A．he thought his son was worried about him
B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him
C．his son would earn his own living when he died
D．he found his son worried about his money
4.The son was worried about his father because______.
A．he liked his father very much
B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died
C．his father was getting older and older
D．His father would get less and less money
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
How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?
①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is really short. My hair gets really long before my next haircut. --- Harry
②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day. ---Rose
③I exercise regularly. Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in one day. ---Sam
④I have a bar(根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes me heavy. ---Kim
⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom. --- John
⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a lot of money. I mostly (主要) do window shopping. ---Jenny
1.How often does Harry get a haircut?
A. Once a month B. Twice a year
C. hardly ever D. Always
2.How many TVs does John have?
A. Four B. Three C. Two D. Five
3.How many hours does Sam spend on exercise?
A. Four or five hours in a day. B. Five hours in one day.
C. Four hours in one day. D. One day.
4.Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.
A. once, a lot of time
B. sometimes, a great deal of money
C. sometimes, a lot of time
D. once, a great deal of money
“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.
“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.
“Dinner,” Jim answers.
“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”
Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”
“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.” “Why is this so?”
“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.
“That’s right,” says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”
The students have many answers to give.
“We may feel hungry.”
“We may not feel like working.”
“We may feel sick.”
“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”
1.____ are discussing eating.
A.The mother and children
B. Some of the boys and girls
C. The teacher and her students
D. A group of friends
2. Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. picnic
3.Why is breakfast the most important meal? Because_____.
A. it is the last meal
B. there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast.
C. people like to enjoy food before going to work.
D. from night to morning is a long time to go without food.
完形填空（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能正确填入相应空格的最佳答案。
In China more and more middle school students are getting sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine every day because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given (被给) by their teachers some by their parents. Also some students don’t know to save time. They are not careful enough they do their homework, so it them a lot of time. Some students spend time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very . Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from their home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy at least nine hours of every night for their health. As we all know children are our country’s future. Their should be well cared for.
1.A. shorter B. longer C. short D. long
2.A. minutes B. hours C. seconds D. days
3.A. but B. or C. and D. so
4.A. what B. when C. how D. who
5.A. when B. before C. if D. after
6.A. makes B. takes C. gets D. brings
7.A. many too B. much too C. too many D. too much
8.A. early B. late C. later D. lately
9.A. sleep B. study C. play D. TV
10.A. food B. health C. study D. fun
Thanks for __________ me __________ watch the cartoon Boonie Bears (熊出没).
A．invite；for B．invite；to
C．inviting；for D．inviting；to
