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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!

41. 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.

42. Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?

43. Those who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

44. 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

45. British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

C

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

They drove on to Sandfield,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 kilometres 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.

46. What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sandfield?

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.

47. 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.

48. 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

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

B)阅读并排序  下面的短文由六个段落组成，开头和结尾已给出，其余的四个段落均是随机排列的。请根据段落之间的逻辑关系，用字母A、B、C、 D重新排列这四个段落的顺序，使短文通顺。

Samuel Clemens was born in 1835，Missouri.When he was four，his family moved to the town of Hannibal，a port on the Mississippi River，and Clemens loved to watch the big steamboats going up and down the river.He said that all the boys in his school had one ambition in life：to work on a steamboat.

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. 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

四、回答问题(共15小题， 每小题2分; 满分30分)

阅读短文， 然后根据内容回答所提问题。

A

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

55. What kind of hotel will be provided?

56. When is County Animal Hospital open?

57. Where is County Animal Hospital?

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

B

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 (毁掉) a good apple tree !"

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

60. How many people are there in the story?

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

62. Why did the apple tree soon die?

63. Who destroyed the apple tree?

C

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(残疾人). 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 difficties 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!

64. Where can you find the information?

65. Why is the school competition held?

66. What prize will each winning school get?

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

68. Who can join the competition?

五、短文填空 (共15小题， 每小题1分; 满分15分)

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As the World Cup is going on,South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team  69  made up of 35 women,aged from 50 to 84. It was developed   70  a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful   71   they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA.

"We are  72  to play in the Veterans Cup,where many grandmothers from all over the world come  73  and play football, "said the team leader.

Whatever happens,  74  , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after   75   .

"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  76   pain in my body，and I can run.At home I do all the housework by myself!”said  77  of the grandmothers.