Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun

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Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first languages. There is also math, science, history and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning, washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs(嫩枝) and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string(绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs 600yuan.This is more than the average（平均的） monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
小题1:The underlined word “Chores” probably means______.

A．网上冲浪

B．家务杂活

C．体育活动

D．家庭作业

小题2:Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

A．do not need money to play	B．can play all kinds of ball games
C．don’t like to go to school	D．don’t like to do their homework

小题3: In Africa ,how many hours can you use all your pay to surf the Internet in a year .And you only have the average pay.

A． 20 hours	B． more than 240 hours
C．about 240 hours	D．about 20 hours

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C

解析

试题分析：短文大意：你想知道非洲的孩子吗？本文介绍了非洲孩子的生活情况：对许多非洲儿童来说上学是昂贵的。他们每天的乐趣不是只工作不玩耍。他们上网的费用很贵。
小题1:词义猜测题。根据后面的They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning, washing and helping Mum with the meal.可知该选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文中Children can make goals with twigs(嫩枝) and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string(绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.可知该选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文中To surf the net for 20 hours costs 600yuan.This is more than the average（平均的） monthly pay per person.可知该选C。

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Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal “cheers”, according to a survey.
Although the common person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to add a “cheers” or “ta” where it’s needed to show they are fashionable.
One in twenty now say “nice one” instead, while the younger are more likely to offer a “cool” than a “thank you”.
“Merci”, “fab” and even “gracias” were also listed as common phrases to use, as “much appreciated(感激)”.
One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, which is marked on November 24, 2011, said a formal “thank you” was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while one fifth avoid(避免)saying it when they know they should.
It seems our friends and family get the stress of our bad manners. Half of them admit (承认) they’re not good at thanking those closest to them. Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m grateful”.
When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people.
One third will still send a handwritten thank-you note---but 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they tried to send one.
A quarter of British people say “thank you” with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent bake a cake.
It follows that 85 percent of people will be angry because of not getting the gratitude (感激)
they feel they should receive.
小题1:Most of the people who took part in the survey say that they say “thank you” _______.

A．when they are in good mood	B．completely out of habit
C．when they feel truly grateful	D．purely out of politeness

小题2:The underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 means “________”.

A．gave up

B．used

C．shared

D．knew

小题3:It can be learned from the passage that _______.

A．different ways of expressing gratitude are all fashionable

B．people should avoid saying “thank you” nowadays

C．a thank-you note is still appreciated by most people

D．people in a bad mood never say “thank you”

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Most people express their gratitude to others by buying food for them.

B．About fifty percent of people try not to say thank you when they should.

C．Most people may feel natural when they fail to receive others’ gratitude.

D．Many people think it unnecessary to say thanks to their family members.

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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO
(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of   . Many countries celebrate World Book Day. World Book Day is also celebrated in China.
Reading can benefit people    . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the  developments of science and technology. Reading    us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things
     are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain      about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the     we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language    English. We all know that we     learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.”Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.     , it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

小题1:

A．listening

B．Speaking

C．Reading

D．writing

小题2:

A．in many ways

B．by the way

C．in any way

D．in the way

小题3:

A．Earlier

B．Later

C．Latest

D．last

小题4:

A．Shares

B．Gets

C．Opens

D．provides

小题5:

A．Those

B．that

C．Where

D．how

小题6:

A．Think

B．to think

C．Talk

D．to talk

小题7:

A．Outstanding

B．prettier

C．Smarter

D．outgoing

小题8:

A．Like

B．at

C．About

D．towards

小题9:

A．Can

B．can’t

C．Might

D．have to

小题10:

A．So

B．However

C．Now that

D．Therefore

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Last year Tom left school . He came to Taipei to_____a job . He went from one company（公司） to another but  _____wanted him . Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station, he felt  ___ and tired . It was very late at night and ____was full of people . They were waiting ______tickets for the last train . He bought the last ticket , and he was very happy .
____ that time , a woman with a crying baby walked to him . She asked him to sell her the ticket . He gave her the ticket . He thought they needed it ______he did . After the train left , he sat on the bench and didn’t know _____to go . Just then , an old man came and said , “Young man , I ____ what you did to the woman . I have a big company . I need a good young man like __ __ . Would you like to work for me ?”
小题1:A. find               B. see             C. look
小题2:A. everyone           B. no one         C. nothing
小题3:A. happy             B. interesting       C. sad
小题4:A . the city            B. the company     C. the station
小题5:A. to buy             B. to sell           C. to give
小题6:A. At                B. In              C. To
小题7:A. less than           B. more than        C. smaller than
小题8:A. what              B. which           C. where
小题9:A. saw              B. don’t know       C. looked
小题10:A. the woman        B. you             C. the baby

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It was a cold day, but the students from Prosser Middle School in Chicago were sorting through the waste when they found that their school produces 1,500 pounds every day.
Prosser is just one school that throws out nearly 4,000 meal trays every day. Counting all of Chicago’s public schools, the number comes to nearly a quarter of a million a day. That’s more than 1 million a week and about 5 million a month.
“None of the trays are being recycled,” said a teacher. “ Everyone agrees that it’s very bad.”
Luckily, concerns about the environment and health have made some US cities take action. Dozens of schools have begun programs to reduce the use of food trays in school.
These schools have also banned (禁止)some fast food, including McDonald’s. Instead, they offer students recyclable trays. They encourage students to sort out lunchroom waste, then wash and recycle milk cartons and trays . So far, the program has helped schools to save a total of 820,000 trays each week.
Jay Stream Middle School in Illinois teaches its students how to collect trays. The school has cut its lunchroom waste by two thirds now that students recycle their used trays instead of breaking them.
Prosser Middle School also sees the benefits of the program. Students have organized about 20 clubs and volunteer activities to cut down on cafeteria garbage. They now recycle 80 percent of the school waste. “ I joined the club,” said Erika Santana, a 16-year-old junior in Prosser, “because I want to make Earth a better place.”

food tray
小题1:Did Prosser Middle School create much garbage every day before the program ?
小题2:How many meal trays do public schools in Chicago throw out a day?
小题3:. What does Jay Stream Middle School teach its students to do?
小题4: Who joined the club?
小题5: What’s the passage about ?

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Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar, but also about understanding the culture. Here is some important advice to remember when speaking English in the United States.
◆Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you.
◆Talk about places: Americans love to talk about places. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they come from and then say something about that place. For example: “Oh, I have a friend who worked in Los Angeles. He says it’s a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences of living in or visiting that city or place.
◆Talk about work: It is common for Americans to ask “What do you do?” It’s not considered impolite as in some countries and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.
◆Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand “American football”, not soccer.
◆Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive（敏感的）topics:The United States is a society with different cultures. Americans are very sensitive to other cultures and ideas.
小题1:For Americans, the question “what do you do?” is ________.

A．common

B．impolite

C．boring

D．surprising

小题2: What can we learn about Americans?

A．They like to learn foreign accents.

B．They are willing to talk about places.

C．They prefer soccer to American football.

D．They accept other ideas and cultures easily.

小题3:The writer gives some advice mainly on ________.

A．talking with Americans

B．working with Americans

C．speaking American English

D．understanding American society

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