Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens.
Daily life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.Many British people live in _______ .
| A．apartments | B．parks |
| C．houses | D．gardens |
Most offices start work at about ______ in the morning.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eight | D．seven |
Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch _____ .
| A．in the garden | B．in the shop |
| C．at home | D．at school |
The children in Britain usually study at school for_____ .
| A．sixteen or seventeen years | B．twelve or thirteen years |
| C．four or five years | D．four years |
Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?
| A．No. They close for lunch. |
| B．Yes. But there is no people in the shop. |
| C．No. Shops open at 1pm. |
| D．Yes. They don’t close for lunch. |
A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard（男巫）． The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity（慷慨）．
The queen traveled all over the country， looking for the most generous people． If she collected them all， she would open the magic box． The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened．
One day when the queen decided to return to her palace， she saw a poor little boy begging． She would like to give the boy some money， but she didn't have any with her． So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box． Then he could sell it for a little money． At first the queen hesitated（犹豫）， because she had been told the box had magical powers． But seeing how poor the boy was， she gave it to him． The boy took the box and opened it．
Immediately， all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said， "Why look for it in others？ Goodness always starts in yourself．"
While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box， the queen learned to set an example to others， and then became the best queen ever in history．
31． The young queen gave a magic box to a wizard．
32． The queen traveled all over the country to look for the most generous people．
33． From the story， we can learn that people should be generous．
34． According to the story， we can know that the boy and the wizard were good friends．
35． The queen became the best queen ever in history in the story．
Liu Sanzi is an eight﹣year﹣old boy from a village in Hunan Province．He has to give up going to school．It's important for him to work on their farm because there are seven people in Liu's family and they are very poor．
Li Yinming is 14 and from Gansu Province．He stopped going to school a few years ago．His parents have been ill and he has to look after them．
Many children like Li Yinming and Liu Sanzi can't get an education because their families are poor．Now they can go to school with the help of Project Hope．In the last 15 years，this project has raised money and paid for the education of 2.5 million poor students in the countryside．People in China and abroad have given 2.2 billion yuan．With this money，Project Hope has built many schools and libraries．It has also trained teachers and has sent students go high schools．
Last year Shen，a boy from Shanxi Province，went to a school with no electricity and only a few books．But this year he's at a new school with big classrooms and lots of books．Project Hope paid for it．
Most people in China have heard of Project Hope and have given money．But 40 million children from poor families still need help．Because of Project Hope，thousands of children have better lives．Perhaps we should all ask：What can we do for Project Hope？How can we help？
56．Did Liu Sanzi finish studying before he got help from Project Hope？
57．Why can't many children like Li Yinming get an education？
58．What has Project Hope built？
59．Does Shen's school have lots of books this year？？
60．How many children from poor families still need help？
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Scientists think that there has been life on the Earth for millions of years．However，we haven't found life on other planets yet．
The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun．Seven other planets also go around the Sun．None of them has an environment with air，so people and things cannot grow．The Sun and its planets are called the solar system （太阳系）．The solar system is a small part if our galaxy （星系）．
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe．But they are a long way away because their light has travelled for many years to reach us．It is hard to understand how large the universe is．
So far，scientists have sent lots of spaceships to look at other planets in our solar system，and some spaceships have gone beyond the solar system．However，no one has discovered any life on other planets yet．
51．How many planets go around the Sun？
A．Seven．
B．Eight．
C．Nine．
52．In order to look at other planets in our solar system，scientists have sent many．
A．e﹣mails．
B．planets
C．spaceships．
53．has found life on other planets．
A．No one．
B．A scientist．
C．A traveler．
54．Which of the following is TRUE？
A．All the planets have an environment with air．
B．The solar system includes the Sun and its planets．
C．There is only one galaxy in the universe．
55．The best title of this passage should be．
A．The Earth
B．Our solar system
C．The stars at night．
My mother was a cleaner in our school dinning hall when I was in the middle school．At that time she was such an embarrassment （难堪） to me not only because of her job but also her look．She had only one eye．Every time I saw her in my school，I pretended （假装） not to see her and ran away．
After leaving school，I got a good job in another city．Then I got married and had two kids．I told my family that my parents had been dead，so they never saw my mother，even her photo．But one day，I got a letter．It read：
My dear son Jeff，
I'm sorry to disturb you，but I really miss you all the time．I'm afraid that I will
have no chance to see you again．
I'm sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up．
However，I had no choice．When you were very young，you had an accident and lost an
eye．As a mother，I couldn't stand that you would have to grow up with only one eye．
So I …
I was proud of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye．
With all my love to you!
Mom
After reading the letter，I cried for a long time．
46．Jeff didn't want his friends to know his mother because of her．
A．job and look
B．height and weight
C．look and voice
47．From the passage we know Jeff's wife．
A．loved him
B．disliked their kids
C．never saw his mother
48．What does the underlined word"disturb"mean in Chinese？
A．责备
B．打扰
C．考验
49．lost an eye in an accident many years ago．
A．Jeff
B．Jeff's wife
C．Jeff's mother
50．After reading the letter，Jeff would probably．
A．regret for what he had done to his mother
B．be angry with his mother
C．forget the terrible accident．
Many animals are in danger around the world．Here are some examples．
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The blue whale lives in oceans around the world．It is the largest animal in the world，but it eats the smallest animals for food．Many people kill the whales．And not enough clean water is also a problem．There may be only 1，300 blue whales left． |
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The wild Bactrian camel lives in Northwest China and Mongolia．It is a large camel and the only species （种类） in the world with two humps （骆驼）．There are perhaps 950 left in the wild． |
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Many Asian elephants live in India but you can find them in other countries as well．There are many elephants which work for people．There might be 35，000 Asian elephants left in the wild． |
43．Is the largest animal in the world．
A．The blue whale
B．The wild Bactrian camel
C．The Asian elephant
44．Where does the wild Bactrian camel live？
A．In oceans around the world．
B．In Northwest China and Mongolia．
C．In India and some other countries．
45．How many Asian elephants are there perhaps left in the wild？
A.950
B.1，300
C.35，000．
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