Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of house

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Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ home, and they often go to a different city. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.
小题1: How many houses in Britain have 3 people living in them?

A．8% of houses.

B． 15% of houses.

C．17% of houses.

D．35% of houses.

小题2: At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents’ home?

A． About 18 or 19.	B． About 20 or 21.
C． About 25 or 26.	D． About 30 or 31.

小题3: What do you think the passage is?

A． An instruction.

B． A report.

C． A play.

D． A joke.

小题4: What does the passage mainly tell us?

A． Young people in Britain.	B． Old people in Britain.
C． Families in Britain.	D． The population in Britain.

小题5: According to the passage, which of the diagrams is right?

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A

解析

【主旨大意】介绍了英国家庭人数少及其所占百分比和英国孩子成人后离开父母，而每年则只看望父母2、3次而已。
小题1:C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的another 17% have three people. 可判断选C。
小题1:A细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句话“When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ home, and they often go to a different city. ”可判断选A。
小题1:B主旨大意题。根据本篇文章的内容可推断本文章是一篇报告，故选B。
小题1:C主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句话以及整合本文章大意可知道本篇文章主要讲述的英国的家庭，故选C。
小题1:A 主旨大意题。根据第一段对英国家庭人数的百分比的介绍可推断出图表A,，故选A。该小题将文字阅读与数学坐标进行有效结合，很好地体现了不同学科间知识的相互渗透，符合当今素质教育的发展和要求，是非常值得借鉴的，也是未来命题的趋势之一。

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In a surprising result, the No. 69 Middle School girls’ football team yesterday beat their school’s boys’ team. The boys’ team often helped the girls with their training (训练). They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4 — 3.
After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys’ team, was very unhappy. "We all thought this would be an easy game," he said. "We never thought a team of girls could beat us. This is the saddest day of my life. "
But Mr Hu, the boys’ PE teacher, said he thought the girls should win. "The boys were too confident (自信)," he said. "I told them before the match that they needed to play well. They all thought that girls’ football was a joke. Now they know better. They didn’t play carefully, and they lost."
The match had started well for the boys. After 30 minutes, they were winning 2 - 0. Their best player, Lu Ming, scored in the thirtieth minute. Earlier, the mid-field player, Ma Zhengquan, had scored the first goal in only the second minute of the match.
After the first half hour, the boys seemed to become too confident. At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous (紧张), but then they became more and more confident. Just before half time, Li Xiaolin made the score 2 - 1.
In the second half, the boys were the first to score. It was from Lu Ming. After that the boys became lazy, but the girls kept on working hard. Hao Meiling scored in the 68th minute, to make the score 3 — 2. Then Li Xiaolin scored twice in the last six minutes to make the last score 4-3. It was a surprising finish.
The girls’ PE teacher, Miss Wang, was very pleased with their work. "They were great!" She said. "I told them they could win. I told them that the most important thing was teamwork. The boys’ team had some good players, but my girls were a better team!"
小题1: Who scored the first goal in the match?

A．Lu Ming.

B．Ma Zhengquan.

C．Li Xiaolin.

D．Hao Meiling.

小题2: How many goals did Li Xiaolin score?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D． Four.

小题3: Why could the girls’ team beat the boys’ in the football match?

A． Because the boys’ team helped the girls with their training.

B． Because the boys had never lost to the girls before.

C． Because the boys’ team won the first half.

D． Because the girls played together better and worked harder.

小题4: Which of the following is right?

A． The girls made only one goal in the first half.

B． The girls even made 3 more goals than the boys in the second half.

C． Many people thought the girls could beat the boys before the match.

D． The girls’ team had some better players than the boys’.

小题5:   Choose the right order according to the passage.
a.   The girls’ PE teacher told them that they could win.
b.   Wu Nai, head of the boys’ team was very unhappy.
c.   The match started well for the boys.
d.   The girls kicked the second goal in the match.

A． a-b-c-d

B． b-c-d-a

C． d-c-a-b

D． a-c-d-b

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Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents.
Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often remember a friend’s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents.
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, "It’s so nice. Thanks…" when you get Christmas or birthday presents.
You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re
never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.
小题1: What does "close friends" mean in the passage?

A． The friends who are very kind.

B． The friends who live close to each other.

C． The friends who were once classmates.

D． The friends who you like most.

小题2: What kind of presents don’t Americans usually open in front of the givers?

A．The small presents.	B． Christmas or birthday presents.
C． The expensive presents.	D． The presents for dinner party.

小题3: Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

A． To pay them.	B． To help them.
C． To thank them.	D． To make them work harder.

小题4: Which of the following do you think is right?

A． American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough.

B． The writer of this passage must be an American.

C． Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas.

D． Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

小题5: What is the main idea of the passage?

A． Present-giving in the United States.

B． Customs (习俗) in the United States.

C． American people and present-giving.

D． When and how to give presents.

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In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.
Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather(聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭). And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.
The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.
小题1: The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is ________.

A．to go shopping

B．to meet friends

C．to travel abroad

D．to hold a big party

小题2: The biggest New Year’s party in the US is __________.

A．in Central Park

B．in Hollywood

C．in Times Square

D．in Disneyland

小题3: In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrived ________

A．to express their friendship	B．to drive away the bad spirits
C．to make others more excited	D．to give best wishes to each other

小题4:In 1929 a concert on New Year’s Eve was given by _________.

A．the band of Guy Lombardo	B．the band of Bill Lombardo
C．the band of Johann Strauss	D．the band of Elvis Aaron Presley

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Have you ever rubbed your hands together when they get cold? Why do we do that? We do that for friction. Friction happens when two things that aren’t very smooth rub together to make heat energy. The faster you rub two things together, the more friction (and heat) you can make. Let’s discover friction!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
● Soap ● Water ● Your hands!
WHAT TO DO:
1. Make sure your hands are dry.
2. Rub your hands together until you feel the heat of your hands.
3. Now, use soap and water to get your hands very slippery (滑的).
4. Try to make friction happen while your hands are slippery.
5. Please write down what has happened.
LET’S TALK!
Friction is an energy that happens when two things rub together. When friction happens, it makes heat! When your hands are slippery, they won’t make very much friction and your hands won’t get so hot.
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Friction happens when you stop your fast running bike.
2. Ancient people made fires by rubbing two pieces of wood together. Friction happened though they didn’t know it.
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Friction is everywhere. Have you ever noticed situations where friction is happening? If not, ask your parents to take you out in a car. If it is not too hot, touch the tires (轮胎) of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction.

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
小题1: You’d better make your hands to get heat when you rub them.

A．slippery

B．dry

C．wet

D．smooth

小题2: What does the word “friction” in this text mean in Chinese?

A．摩擦

B．冷却

C．膨胀

D．震动

小题3: is NOT an example of friction.

A．Bike riding

B．Car driving

C．Hands rubbing

D．Friction discovering

小题4: What’s the last column (栏目)?

A．THINK IT OVER!	B．WHAT HAPPENED?
C．EVERYDAY ACTION:	D．WORK WITH PARENTS!

小题5:This text is most probably .

A．a science report	B．a car advertisement
C．a rubbing introduction	D．a chemistry programme

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What are the most successful movies?
American movies are the most popular around the world. The most successful movies of the twentieth century wad Titanic. People around the world paid almost $2 billion, and they saw the famous ship sink again. Titanic was more popular than Star wars. This Star Wars film made almost $1billion in the late 1990s. Close behind this was Jurassic Park, a film about dinosaurs. And it’s interesting that Titanic was also the most expensive film: it cost $200 million to make.

Which is the world’s most popular sport?
The world most popular sport is or soccer．It’s more popular than football，basketball，or baseball．FIFA has 4.1 million teams，and 200 million players in l90 countries around the world．More than one billion people watch the World Cup Final on TV every four years. In the United States，soccer is not the most popular for spectators(观众)，but it is the most popular sport for kids and teens．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

What are the largest shopping malls?
The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton，Canada．The mall has more than 800 retail stores，including eight department stores．There is also a 335‘room hotel·It’8 much；larger than the 8econd largest mall in the world：this is the mall of America in Bloomington，Minnesota．The US mall has 400 stores. Its amusement attractions include a roller coaster. Some people spend their vacation at this mall．But in the future，the biggest stores probably are going to be on the computer：some online malls already say that they have stores in l00 countries·

小题1:What’s the most successful movie of the twentieth century?

A．Titanic．

B．Star Wars．

C．Jurassic Park．

D．Avatar．

小题2:How much did the movie Star Wars make in the late l990s?

A．Almost 8 2 billion．	B．Almost $l billion．
C．Almost$200 million．	D．Almost$3 million．

小题3:Which of the following descriptions about soccer is TRUE?

A．In the US，soccer is the most popular for both spectators and kids．

B．FIFA has 2,000 million players in l90 countries around the world．

C．Football is more popular than soccer，basketball，or baseball．

D．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

小题4:Where is the world’s largest mall?

A．In Canada．

B．In America．

C．In England．

D．On the computer．

小题5:What CANNOT people do in the West Edmonton Mall according to the passage?

A．Enjoy a roller coaster．	B．Spend vacations．
C．Go shoppin9．	D．See Mickey Mouse．

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