You might have a chance to visit England to study or for a holiday. If you go there, you should remember one thing: English people like to talk about the weather. When you meet someone in England ,just talk about the weather. That's their favorite topic. Here are some expressions about weather.

★For good weather

Lovely day,isn't it?

What a beautiful day!

Looks like it might be a pleasant day.

★For bad weather

It's freezing, isn't it .9

What a windy day!

It's so cloudy. I'm sure it'll rain.

Looks like showers ,doesn't it?

I hope you'd better remember these expressions. They must be useful when you visit England. They are good sentences to start a conversation with Englishmen.

The further south you live, the better the weather. So houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. It's very interesting, isn't it?

1.English people like to talk about ________.

A. the sports B. the food C. the weather D. the tradition

2.What does the underlined word "expressions" mean in Chinese?

A. 表情 B. 表达方式 C. 方法 D. 建议

3.According to the passage, there are ______sentences for weather mentioned in the passage.

A. two B. three C. four D. seven

4.Houses in the ______of England are more expensive according to the passage.

A. east B. west C. south D. north

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's about the weather in England. B. It's about some good ways to start a conversation.

C. It's about Englishmen's everyday life. D. It's about how to learn English.

1.他们习惯了住在城市。

They are _____________________ in the city.

2.我追着他们跑，忍不住一直拍照。

I ran after them and ___________________ photos.

3.The UK is famous for its museums. （对划线部分提问）

_____________ the UK famous for ?

4.顺便问一下，你去过苏州几次了?

By the way, how many times _____________ Suzhou?

5.They left Changsha an hour ago.(同义句转换）

They have _______________ Changsha for an hour.

Hong Kong lies in the southeastern part of China. She returned to our motherland in 1997.

If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon(九龙). Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population(人口) of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, such as watches and computers.

People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

Are you interested in Paddington? He is a f1. cartoon character from Britain. He is a short brown bear. He looks very cute b2. of his round eyes. He carries an old case(箱子) with his own things. He always lifts his old hat and s3. hello to otehrs. Here is the story.

One day Paddington went on a t4. from Peru(秘鲁) to England by train alone. But when he a5. at a station London, he didn’t know w6. to go at all. He had to look around at the corner of a street. Mrs Brown was a kind lady. After she saw the lonely bear, she i7. him to live with her family. The Brown family gave him the name Paddington. He was friendly and polite to others, but he made lots of t8. for them too. He worked harder and tried to do things b9., so they weren’t angry with him. They were glad to stay with him. He made their life f10. of happiness.

Would you like to know more about Paddington?Let’s watch this popular film together.

书面表达

请根据以下提示，写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍一下你对悉尼的在线之旅。

1. 今天我在网站上进行了一次在旅行，去了悉尼。

2. 悉尼在澳大利亚的东北海岸，是澳大利亚最大的城市。

3. 在网站上，我看了许多悉尼的图片。看到了许多美丽的沙滩；带着许多帆，看起来像一艘轮船的悉尼歌剧院 (the Sydney Opera House)；

4. 花了半小时爬上了歌剧院附近的海港大桥(Harbour Bridge)，感觉太棒了；

5. 澳大利亚的季节与我们的相反，最佳的旅游时间是春秋两季。

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Peter, honest boy, bought useful dictionary in the store yesterday.

A. a; a B. an; an C. a; an D. an; a

—Is that modern plane?

—Yes, it’s . My sister sent it to me.

A. your; my B. your; mine C. you; me D. yours; mine

—I think that Eric writes as as Betty.

—So he does.

A. more careful B. more carefully C. most carefully D. carefully

—When is the school art festival?

—It will be held on time if it next Monday.

A. don’t rain B. won’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. didn’t rain

—Do you think it is popular to red envelops(红包)on WeChat during festivals?

—Yes. But I prefer giving gifts to family members.

A. give out B. give away C. give back D. give up