If you meet a British person in the street，it is very likely that he or she will apologize whether it is his or her fault or not．
It seems that Britain is becoming a nation where everyone is saying sorry．Almost each person says sorry about eight times each day﹣and one in eight people apologize as many as 20 times a day．
As you may have seen，the British apologize more often than members of other cultures．A research shows that in many cases，people's love of saying sorry in Britain goes a little further than it does for Americans．For example，about 15 British people would say"sorry"will only 10 from the US would do this if they sneezed，if they corrected someone's mistakes or if someone knocked into them．
In the old days，"sorry"was used to express regret and sadness for having done something wrong．But now British people use expression as a way of showing good manners．For example，they might say"sorry"instead of"excuse me"，"pardon"，"what"or"whatever"．
People in Britain also use sorry when they share the same feeling with others﹣so they might say"sorry about the rain"
However，British people's use of"sorry"may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are not familiar with their ways．But actully，people in Britain pay much attention to the feelings of others．This is the very reason why they apologize every day．
34．what does the passage mainly talk about？
A．what daily expressions British people often use
B．how people in British keep in touch with foreigners
C．the different meanings of soon in and out of Britain
D．why British people say soon many times every day
35．in the old days，people said soon when they
A．did something wrong
B．asked the way
C．wanted to repeat something
D．made a choice
36．which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Americans say sorry more than British people
B．even British people get confused when they say sorry
C．almost every person in Britain says sorry 20times a day
D．the British also say sorry to share the same feeling with others
37．from the passage we can learn that British people
A．like to talk about the weather
B．care a lot about others
C．are difficult to get along with
D．love to correct mistakes．
How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month? Maybe 200 yuan? But for Li Beibei, 30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “Meat is too expensive for me,” said Li.
Li, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Beijing’s Xingzhi Experimental School. Her parents are migrant workers(外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe, He’nan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.
Li Beibei has 460 friends at Xingzhi. Every day, Li gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. Like many teens, Li has a lot of homework—usually at least one hour every day. But that is not all her work. During the weekdays she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. “I could cook when I was eight. Dad said sometimes I cook better than Mum!”
Li said she wanted to be a doctor. “I watch TV and find out there are many people with AIDS in He’nan. Some are kids. They need help,” said Li.
But she is afraid to leave school. “I hope I will always be in school,” said Li. “Dad works hard to get money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future.”
| A．Beijing | B．Liaoning | C．He’nan | D．Xingzhi |
| A．The girl’s parents are both cleaners |
| B．Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books |
| C．The girl often helps her mother do some housework |
| D．She studies hardest in her class |
| A．20 minutes | B．over one hour |
| C．half an hour | D．two hours |
| A．help poor farmers |
| B．help the people with AIDS |
| C．make her parents healthier |
| D．help poor kids |
| A．A City Girl | B．Hard But Happy Life |
| C．A Village Girl’s Hope | D．A Girl’s School Life |
The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.
The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?
根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．pollution | B．population | C．flood | D．hunger |
| A．希望 | B．祝愿 | C．期待 | D．预测 |
| A．92 million | B．92 billion | C．9.2 billion | D．9.2 million |
A. The population of China is still growing.
B. The number of women keeps growing these years.
C. It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years.
D. One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.【小5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A. China’s Population B. The Family Planning
C. The Population Problem D. China’s One-Child Policy
It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the world’s population , there will be people in the cities tomorrow.
It may be for any family to live in a house with land around it. There enough space for them. to solve this problem may be the skyscraper city(摩天城). The highest building in the world today is in Taipei. It’s about 509 metres high. The skyscraper cities in the future will be many times .
In a skyscraper city about 250,000 people will live. Nearly a million people can in four of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will have ten villages. They will live, work and their free time in them. They won’t need to leave the city they want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport controlled computers. Let’s imagine how the life will be then!
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In the 13th century(世纪), the famous Italian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China.During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century(世纪).
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented(发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book. Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting（浪费）so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons(吨) of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant gives us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect(保护) trees. But we should do it now , before it is too late.When he was in China, Marco Polo_________.
| A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper | B．learned to make paper |
| C．saw many wonderful things | D．read a lot of books |
People in western countries first used paper money in the______ century.
| A．17th | B．15th | C．13th | D．7th |
About _____ tons of paper is thrown away every day in our city.
| A．1,700 | B．2,000 | C．2,800 | D．48,000 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
| A．To use both sides of every piece of paper. |
| B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once. |
| C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. |
| D．To grow more trees. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Saving Paper | B．The History of Paper |
| C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again | D．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor |
All schools have their own rules (规则). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much stricter（严格） than others. There are also some rules that are strange or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:
Strict Japanese rules
Most schools ask students to wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. But Japanese schools even have rules about the colour of underwear! They also need that girls' socks should be folded(折叠) in a certain way and boys' heads should be shaved(剃).Other Japanese schools tell students that they can't go to the movies after sunset.
Different shoes in the USA
At some American schools, students have to change their shoes when they go into the schools every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on the floors and keeps the schools clean.
No strange hair in the UK
Students can’t have strange hairstyles in some British schools. But they can wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. There were two students who had special hairstyles during the 2002 World Cup. After the World Cup, their teachers asked them to go to the barber's at once.How many strange or funny school rules are mentioned(提到) in this passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Students in Japanese schools should wear_______.
| A．uniforms | B．indoor shoes |
| C．shirts | D．strange hairstyles |
Why do students in the USA have to wear indoor shoes?
| A．Because in that way they won't hurt if they fight. |
| B．Because in that way they will feel comfortable. |
| C．Because in that way they won't fall and can keep the schools clean. |
| D．Because in that way they won't make any noise when walking. |
Which country's schools have rules about students' hair?
| A．Schools in Japan only. | B．Schools in the USA and the UK. |
| C．Schools in Japan and the UK. | D．Schools in the UK only. |
What's the best title of the passage?
| A．Different school uniforms | B．Different hairstyles |
| C．Different shoes | D．Different school rules |
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