The British are very polite and have good manners—they are never tired of saying “Thank you”，“I am sorry”， or “Excuse me.” They have good table manners. They enjoy their breakfasts and most of all the traditional tea around 4 or 5 o’clock.
The normal working week has five days. Factory workers usually start at 8 am and offices, shops and schools open at 9 am. Workers have 3 weeks’ holidays and professional workers(people with higher education ) have usually longer holidays (a month or more). Except these holidays they have public holidays: e.g. New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
An average Englishman like to live in his own house. Houses are made of red bricks, stone and wood. The house usually has from 4 to 6 rooms, two floors, small front and back gardens. On the ground floor there is a hall, a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace and on the first floor there are parents’ and children’s bedrooms and a bathroom. The prices of houses depend on the area—the most expensive are the houses in London and South England (about 200,000 pounds); smaller houses in other areas may cost about 50,000 pounds.
Social Welfare—The National Health Service gives largely free treatment for everyone living in Britain. People can choose their family doctors. In case of emergency you can call the ambulance by dialing 999 from everywhere. Health centres are run by local authorities. About 7 percent of hospitals, dentists and family doctors work as private.
There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers and a lot of weekly papers and magazines. The oldest newspaper is The Times. Other famous newspapers are Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Financial Times, etc.
1.If you are a student in Britain, when do you begin to go to school?
A、At 6 am . B、At 9 am . C、At 8:00 am . D、At 9:30 am .
2. Which of the following about the British is false according to the passage?
A、They have good manners when at table.
B、They always have the traditional tea around 4 or 5 am.
C、They love families and pets.
D、They feel very tired when they say “Thank you”, “Sorry ” or “Excuse me.”
3.Who has the longest holiday?
A、A shop assistant. B、A doctor.
C、A factory worker. D、A nurse.
4.If you find someone seriously ill in Britain, what is the best thing you should do?
A、Phone his family doctor. B、Take him to hospital.
C、Dial 999. D、Find a doctor for him.
Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．
Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don't get much rain． But they still don't become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．
1. Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． never have any plants or animals in them
B． can all be turned into good land before long
C． are becoming smaller and smaller D． get very little rain
2. Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． they don't let the sun make the earth even drier
B． they don't let the wind blow the soil away
C． they hold water D． All of the above．
3. Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A． plants can't grow there B． there is not enough rain
C． people haven't done what scientists wish them to do
D． scientists know little about the deserts
4. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？
A． Scientists know how to change desert into good land．
B． Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．
C． If scientists can bring water to desert， people can live and grow food there．
D． More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．
In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses， etc． in almost every family． These are their pets． People love these pets and have them as their good friends． Before they keep them in their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won't carry disease． They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store． Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food． When you visit people's houses， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them． You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden． All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada． They have a law against killing wild animals． If you killed an animal，you would be punished． If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
1. The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． how to keep disease from pets B． pets in Canada
C． how to take good care of pets D． life of the old in Canada
2. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ＿＿＿ ．
A． the pets are sick
B． the pets are wild
C． they want to stop them from carrying disease
D． they want them to sleep on the way home
3.This passage shows that Canadians ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． hate animals B． often kill animals
C． love animals D． don't keep pets inside houses
4.In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． they don't love their parents any more
B． they can only find jobs far from their parents
C． their parents' houses are too small
D． they wouldn't depend on their parents any more
It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 36 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 37 him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, 38 several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch(沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were 39 seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 41 unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the 42 window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 43 to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 44 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 45 .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 46 . Being unable to move or even 47 to offer instructions ( 指导) or encouragement to her son, she was 48 by her little son's action. She recalled 49 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed 50 that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that 51 , when everyone else had 52 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 53 and took action. Obviously this book had left a 54 impression before the accident that rainy 55 and motivated ( 激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.
1.A. snowing B. smoking C. blowing D. raining
2.A. ordering B. driving C. pushing D. flying
3.A. rolled B. fell C. moved D. stopped
4.A. making B. watching C. wearing D. missing
5.A. afraid B. dead C. tired D. unhurt
6. A. quickly B. carefully C. nearly D. happily
7.A. student B. passenger C. family D. worker
8. A. box B. room C. car D. ditch
9.A. respect B. introduce C. recognize D. free
10.A. accepted B. rescued C. welcomed D. fed
11.A. accident B. experiment C. travel D. fire
12. A. listen B. sleep C. speak D. look
13. A. excited B. frightened C. wounded D. amazed
14.A. seeing B. hearing C. smelling D. feeling
15.A. clear B. sorry C. useful D. necessary
16.A. poem B. notice C. story D. dream
17. A. realized B. waken C. kept up D. given up
18.A. courage B. food C. space D. time
19. A. bad B. deep C. false D. general
20. A. afternoon B. night C. morning D. evening
being fun, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. Beside B. Aside from C. outside D. inside
Mr. Li devoted all his life English. Now he retired.
A. to teach B. to teaching C. to be taught D. to have being taught
