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!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. |
Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?
hose who are interested in movies are ____.
| A．men | B．women |
| C．old people | D．young people |
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 |
British people’s favorite country for a holiday is ____.
| A．Spain | B．France | C．America | D．Australia |
Greg Heffely is 11 years old. He is a student. In his class, some students get to school on foot.. Some get to school by bus. He lives far from school. He always gets to school by car. He is clever and naughty （顽皮的）He always has a lot of ideas .He likes writing diaries. In his diary, he often writes many interesting stories about his life. He also draws pictures in his diary.
He has a lot of problems in school. And he makes a lot of trouble(麻烦),too. He runs away from a school basketball game. He often plays tricks(捉弄)on others. But he always makes a fool of himself. He is not good at making friends. But he wants to be the most popular in his school. He also has some problems at home. Sometimes he pulls the cat’s tail (尾巴) and knock at others’ door then run away.
Greg is not a good model. We shouldn’t do things like Greg. But US children like reading his diaries. Do you want to read about him ? Go and read the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid(《小屁孩日记》)。It is very popular in the US.Greg Heffley always gets to school _________.
| A．on foot | B．by car |
| C．by bike | D．by train |
Greg Heffley often writes _______in his diary.
| A． a lot of interesting things about his country. |
| B． his favorite places |
| C． lots of interesting stories about his life. |
| D． his favorite project at school. |
Greg wants to ________in his school.
| A．be the best student |
| B．do well in all his subjects |
| C．give a talk on art |
| D．be the most popular |
Greg makes ______________at school.
| A．a lot of friends | B．lots of trouble |
| C．a lot of noise | D．many delicious dishes |
The writer of the passage asks us_______________.
| A．to do things like Greg |
| B．not to do things like Greg |
| C．to write a diary every day |
| D．to get to school on foot |
Every year we have many holidays, such as summer holidays. May Day and so on. How do you spend during these holidays? Do you like to travel during them ? Can you book holidays or make travel plans on line?
Now let me tell you how to do it. First，you should look up the places that you want to visit online. Then you can decide on which way to travel according to the prices online. If you go to other countries, you’d better take the plane. If you visit some places of interest near your hometown, you can take the train or bus there. Of course, you can drive a car. Next, you can get in touch with some travel companies(公司)，and talk something about travel with them. And you can find the best place to stay at the best price. Finally, you can enjoy happy holidays with the help of the travel company.In winter , you can spend _________with your family together.
| A．summer holidays | B．winter holidays |
| C．May Day | D．Middle-autumn festival |
If you want to travel in holidays, what should you do at first ?
| A．Look up the places where to visit. |
| B．Think over the way to travel |
| C．Know the prices |
| D．Call some travel companies |
You are now in China. If you want to visit New York, you can get their_____.
| A．by car | B．by train |
| C．by bus | D．by plane. |
With travel company’s help, you can_____ during travel.
| A．play basketball | B．have good food |
| C．have a good time | D．make many friends |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．When you want to travel, you can make the plan online. |
| B．If you want to travel, you must have a computer at first. |
| C．If you visit your grandmother, you have to drive you car. |
| D．The passage mainly tells how to travel online. |
If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.
It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!
In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.
The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).
They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.
根据短文，判断正误：There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
The largest doll can be one meter high.
People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.
Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.
People never make dolls look like the president.
判断正误，正确的句子请填A， 错误的句子请填B。
After the long winter vacation, it’s time to go back to school .But do you know US students start school earlier than we do in China ?
In the US, school kids have two winter breaks(假期). One is around Christmas, lasting two weeks. The Other is in February, only one week It can also be called “ski (滑雪) week.” because some students go skiing during the break. Another one-week break is called spring break. It is in April, around Easter(复活节)。
Like Chinese students, US kids also have a long summer vacation. It is about 10 weeks, from mid-June to late August.
Besides(除了) the four breaks, there are quite a few holidays when students do not go to school. So a traditional US school year is 180 days. It is 20 days shorter than it is in China!In the US , school kids have 21 days for winter breaks.
The winter break in February called “ski week “is because it lasts only one week.
There are 160 days traditional China school year.
Besides the four breaks , there is no holidays in the US for kids.,
US students start their school later than we do in China.
Mr Smith likes to be exact(精确的). One day when he is walking in the street ,a woman comes and asks him, “Excuse me, where’s the nearest bookshop?”
“The nearest bookshop? You have to cross a bridge and then turn to the right. When you see a post office, turn left. You can see a shop between a bank and a school on your right.”
“Is it far?”
“No, it is not far. You can go there on foot.”
“Is the bridge long?”
“Yes, it’s about thirty metres.”
The woman thanks him and goes towards(朝、向) the bridge. Suddenly she hears someone running after her.“Stop!” Mr Smith shouts.“I’m sorry. I just remember the bridge is forty metres long. If you go thirty metres and then turn to the right as I told you, you will fall into(掉进) the river.”What is Mr Smith doing when a woman comes to ask him the way?
| A．He is walking in the street. |
| B．He is walking along the bridge. |
| C．He is talking to his friend. |
| D．He is doing some shopping. |
Where does the woman want to go?
| A．A bookshop. | B．A bank. |
| C．A post office. | D．A school. |
The bridge is_________ long.
| A．10m | B．20m | C．30m | D．40m |
Mr Smith follows the woman to __________ .
| A．go with her together |
| B．lead(指引) her to the shop himself |
| C．tell her the shortest way |
| D．warn(提醒) her not to fall into the river |
What do you think of Mr Smith?
| A．He is rude（粗鲁的）. |
| B．He is lazy. |
| C．He is too exact. |
| D．He is hard-working(勤奋的). |
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