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

At nine o'clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr and Mrs Hill were driving along Motorway 3 (3號高速公路) when they saw a spaceship.

    They drove on to Sand field, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr Hill looked at his watch.

    "Why did it take us so long? " he asked. "Three hundred and four kilometers in seven hours?"

     Mrs Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, "she said." But I can't remember anything."

     Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.

     They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens (外星人) between them and their car.

     The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr Hill's teeth because his teeth could come out!

     Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.

1.What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sand field?

        A. At4 a.m. on 15 September.      B. At 4 a.m. on 16 September.

        C. At 6 a.m. on 15 September.      D. At 6 a.m. on 16 September.

2.What made Mrs Hill feel strange at first?

        A. Short way but long time.          B. Short time but long way.

        C. Poor memory during the drive.     D. Careful driving on Motorway 3.

3.The right order to show what happened to the Hills is

a. they got out of the car                  b. they saw a spaceship

c. they were asked some questions          d. they met three aliens

A. b;a;d;c                   B. a;b;c;d

C. d;a:b:c                   D. c:d:b:a

4.Which of the following pictures can best explain why the aliens were interested in Mr Hill's teeth?

閱讀并排序  下面的短文由六個段落組成，開頭和結尾已給出，其余的四個段落均是隨機排列的。請根據(jù)段落之間的邏輯關系，用字母A、B、C、 D重新排列這四個段落的順序，使短文通順。

1. In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.

2. His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.

3.In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that, he wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man.

4. Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time, he decided to use a pen-name for his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain". Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history

1.How much does it cost children under 4 to travel Hawaii?

2.What kind of hotel will be provided?

3.When is County Animal Hospital open?

4.Where is County Animal Hospital?

5.Do you need any pay to visit County Animal Hospital?

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

     One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

     He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,

     Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

     "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毀掉) a good apple tree !"

1.What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

2.How many people are there in the story?

3.Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?

4.Why did the apple tree soon die?

5.Who destroyed the apple tree?

Island University has a competition for middle school students.

Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

 Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(殘疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:

        What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

· Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hang Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

1.Where can you find the information?

2.Why is the school competition held?

3.What prize will each winning school get?

4.How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5.Who can join the competition?

短文填空 （共15小題， 每小題1分； 滿分15分）

      As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team  1. made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 2.  a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful  3.  they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球聯(lián)賽) in the USA.

      "We are 4. to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come  5. and play football, "said the team leader.

      Whatever happens, 6. , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (圍裙) after  7. .

      "I suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 8.  pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!” said 9.  of the grandmothers．

閱讀短文，然后從短文括號中所給詞的適當形式填空。

    Climbing the highest mountains in the world is not an  1.   (easily) job．You have to fight bad weather，illness and fear．But Jordan Romero，a thirteen-year-old boy from America，will climb 2. (Asia) highest mountain，Mount Qomolangma．He will set out this month．3. (He)parents and helpers will climb with him．He plans to take  4.  (second)months for his climb．“I'm ready．But if I don't reach the top  5.  (successful)，I'll try next time，”he said. Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six other continents(洲)．If he  6.  (get)to the top this time，he will become the youngest person to climb the world's highest mountain．

 Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

         The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(發(fā)動機) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(剎車片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?  (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

  “It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，(F)this eco-friendly  (環(huán)保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.

1.在文中(A)和(C)的空白處分別填入適當?shù)脑~ ________ ________

2.將文中劃線部分(B)譯成英語：________

3.寫出文中劃線部分(D)和(E)的同義詞語或近義詞語：________ ________

4.將文中劃線部分(F)改寫為：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race

5.從文中找出能說明本文中心大意的短語：________

 Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don’t worry．Try e-readers(電子閱讀器)and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag．

       An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books．So people want to(A)扔掉沉書包 and read with small, light e-readers．For example，Cushing Academy，a high school in Massachusetts，USA，replaced(替換)most of the 20，000 books in (B) its library last summer．Teachers and students will use e-readers instead．

      Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g．They can download(下載)an e-book in 60 seconds．“It's (C) so easy．You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky．16．

         Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers．At the Shanghai World Expo(世博會)，an e-schoolbag is now on show．It is a special e-reader．Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers(服務器)．(D)It can also send and receive homework．Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years．“It’s excellent．I (E)don't have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore，”said Xiao Qi，15，Beijing．

         New e-readers are not just for reading．They have Wi-Fi and multimedia(無線電視和多媒體)．Parents worry that these may hurt their children's study habits． “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids，”said Zeng Wenwen，43， Beijing．

1.將文中劃線部分(A)譯成英語:________________

2.文中劃線部分(B)指代的是:________________

3.寫出文中劃線部分(C)和(E)的同義詞或近義詞：________ ________

4.將文中劃線部分(D)改寫為：Homework can also_______ _______and received through it．

5.從文中找出兩個修飾或描寫e-reader的形容詞：________ ________