Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community (社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British (英国的) people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands, and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic (经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street became a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with national flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?
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Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭) in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.Where do most Americans live?
| A．Around the country. | B．In or around cities. | C．In the country. | D．In cities. |
How many American families own a cat?
| A．40% | B．64% | C．20% | D．74% |
Families in the US are .
| A．becoming bigger . | B．becoming smaller |
| C．becoming happy. | D．not sure |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．Americans move more often than the English. |
| B．The average number in a family now is getting bigger than that in the 1960s. |
| C．The Japanese move . more often than the British. |
| D．Most young people of the US have no bedrooms of their own. |
The best title for the passage is about .
| A．Americans moving homes all the time |
| B．Pets in American families. |
| C．City families & country families. |
| D．Americans families. |
I live in a small town near Xing'an in Guilin. You can't see it on the map of China, because it is too small. The air here is fresh(清新的). There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is in our school. There are four hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our school. And we can grow (种植) beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orange orchard(果园). You can hear birds singing everywhere. There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers in it. We study Chinese, English, Maths and other subjects at school. The teachers are very nice. We love our school.The writer lives .
| A．in a small town | B．in the city of Guilin | C．Xing'an | D．in a tall building |
There is in the front of our school.
| A．a river | B．an orange orchard | C．a playground | D．a garden |
How many students are there in the school?
| A．4025. | B．425. | C．245. | D．400. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．There are many tall buildings in the town. |
| B．Behind the school there is a garden. |
| C．There is a river in the school. |
| D．People can hear students singing everywhere. |
What's the best title(标题) of the passage(一段)?
| A．The Garden | B．A Small Town | C．Our School | D．The Best Building |
Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn’t let him do that.
“It’s time to go to school,” says his mother, “You can fly it after dinner.”
The boy is unhappy, and says goodbye to his aunt and leaves. Now he is in the classroom but he doesn’t listen to Miss Black. He only thinks how to fly the kite. Miss Black writes something on the blackboard and then turns to the class.
“Name(说出……的名字) nine things with milk in them, Peter.” she says.
The boy doesn’t hear her and still sits there. A boy in Row 4 beats(敲打)his back and he knows it. He stands up and Miss Black asks him the question again. He thinks for some time and then says, “Yes, madam, tea, coffee, cake and …er…six cows(奶牛).”There is _____ near Peter’s school.
| A．a bank | B．a river | C．a lake | D．a park |
In the classroom, Peter can see ______.
| A．some children swimming in the park | B．his aunt buy a kite for him |
| C．some students reading beside the lake | D．some children flying kites near the river |
_____ comes to visit his mother after lunch.
| A．Peter’s teacher | B．Peter’s friend | C．Peter’s cousin | D．Peter’s aunt |
Peter’s mother tells him to fly the kite ________.
| A．at breakfast | B．in the classroom | C．after dinner | D．in school |
In class, Peter only thinks ______.
| A．his teacher’s words |
| B．what the kite looks like |
| C．how to fly the kite |
| D．how to answer the teacher’s question |
Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”？“Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed (允许) to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. They don't know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.The purpose of “Survival Holidays” is ____________
| A．for children to live in a lonely place |
| B．to let children not watch TV at home |
| C．for parents not to disturb their children |
| D．to improve children’s abilities when living alone |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．“Survival Holidays” is popular. |
| B．Being close to nature is not good for children. |
| C．Parents will pay no money for “Survival Holidays”. |
| D．Children live a comfortable life during “Survival Holidays”. |
The underlined word “challenge” in the passage means______
| A．建议 | B．努力 | C．挑战 | D．成就 |
What do many people think?
| A．The survival skills can not be learned in class. |
| B．Children who live in nature will always be healthy. |
| C．Children shouldn’t live a comfortable life with their parents. |
| D．The survival activities will be good for children in the future. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．What children do during “Survival Holidays”. |
| B．Why people like “Survival Holidays”. |
| C．What children need in their free time. |
| D．How to educate children. |
It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)
Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?
| A．In London. | B．In Beijing. | C．In Shanghai. | D．In Hong Kong. |
Where did the Clarkes left their bag?
| A．They left their bag on the Great Wall. |
| B．They left their bag in the car. |
| C．They left their bag under a big tree. |
| D．They left their bag in the plane. |
Why didn’t they have anything that evening?
| A．Because they were sorry for losing the camera. |
| B．Because they were not hungry. |
| C．Because they had no time to have supper. |
| D．Because they had nothing to eat. |
What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?
| A．His children asked him to do so. |
| B．He wanted to make his family happy. |
| C．He wanted to tell them a miracle. |
| D．He liked telling stories. |
Who found the bag?
| A．Two policemen. | B．A Chinese boy. |
| C．A Chinese girl. | D．An American boy. |
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