Question

Life in Britain today

Food

British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!

Sports

British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).

Cinema and TV

Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women.

Holidays

British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!

1.The favourite food in Britain is _____________.

A. burgers B. fish and chips

C. vegetables D. fish

2. 17% of British people ____________ every week.

A. go swimming B. play golf

C. play football D. go cycling

3.British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.

A. 2 hours B. 3 hours

C. 2.5 hours D. 4 hours

4.Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.

A. the USA B. France

C. Britain D. Spain

5. The weather in Britain _______________.

A. is very good B. isn’t very good

C. is too hot D. is not mentioned(提及)

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了英国的生活。英国人喜欢美食，超过一半的人每月去餐馆吃饭。他们不喜欢做大量的运动，他们喜欢看电视或去看电影。英国人喜欢去其他国家度假，可能因为英国的天气不好。

1. of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!可知46%的英国人成年人吃鱼和薯条，故鱼和薯条是他们最喜爱的食物。故选B。

2. 17% of people go swimming every week.可知只有17%的英国人每周去游泳，故选A。

3. home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women. 可知英国男人每天在家看3个小时电视，比女人多半个小时，因此英国女人每天看电视的时间是2.5小时。故选C。

4. are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France.英国人去度假，27%的人去西班牙，10%的人去美国；9%的人在法国，因此他们最喜欢去西班牙度假，故选D。

5. this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!可知英国的天气不好。故选B。

考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。