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 hamburger every three months, but
46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of 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 — two quarters more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
【小题1】Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

A．A hamburger.	B．Fish and chips.
C．Both.	D．Neither.

【小题2】Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?

【小题3】hose who are interested in movies are ____.

A．men	B．women
C．old people	D．young people

【小题4】How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A．Three hours.	B．Three hours and a half
C．Two hours	D．Two hours and a half

【小题5】 British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

A．Spain

B．France

C．America

D．Australia

At nine o'clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr and Mrs Hill were driving along Motorway 3 (3号高速公路) when they saw a spaceship.
They drove on to Sand field, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr Hill looked at his watch.
"Why did it take us so long? " he asked. "Three hundred and four kilometers in seven hours?"
Mrs Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, "she said." But I can't remember anything."
Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.
They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens (外星人) between them and their car.
The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr Hill's teeth because his teeth could come out!
Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.
【小题1】What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sand field?

A．At4 a.m. on 15 September.	B．At 4 a.m. on 16 September.
C．At 6 a.m. on 15 September.	D．At 6 a.m. on 16 September.

【小题2】What made Mrs Hill feel strange at first?

A．Short way but long time.	B．Short time but long way.
C．Poor memory during the drive.	D．Careful driving on Motorway 3.

【小题3】The right order to show what happened to the Hills is
a. they got out of the car                  b. they saw a spaceship
c. they were asked some questions          d. they met three aliens

A．b;a;d;c	B．a;b;c;d
C．d;a:b:c	D．c:d:b:a

【小题4】Which of the following pictures can best explain why the aliens were interested in Mr Hill's teeth?

阅读并排序 下面的短文由六个段落组成，开头和结尾已给出，其余的四个段落均是随机排列的。请根据段落之间的逻辑关系，用字母A、B、C、 D重新排列这四个段落的顺序，使短文通顺。

Samuel Clemens was born in 1835，Missouri．When he was four，his family moved to the town of Hannibal，a port on the Mississippi River，and Clemens loved to watch the big steamboats going up and down the river．He said that all the boys in his school had one ambition in life：to work on a steamboat．

【小题1】In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.
【小题2】His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.
【小题3】In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that, he wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man.
【小题4】Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time, he decided to use a pen-name for his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain". Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history

【小题1】How much does it cost children under 4 to travel Hawaii?
【小题2】What kind of hotel will be provided?
【小题3】When is County Animal Hospital open?
【小题4】Where is County Animal Hospital?
【小题5】Do you need any pay to visit County Animal Hospital?

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !"
【小题1】What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
【小题2】How many people are there in the story?
【小题3】Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?
【小题4】Why did the apple tree soon die?
【小题5】Who destroyed the apple tree?

Island University has a competition for middle school students.
Read about the competition on their web site.
School Competition
Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:
What do you have to do?
·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.
·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.
· Write a short description of your invention.
Who can join?
All middle school students in Hang Kong.
So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!
【小题1】Where can you find the information?
【小题2】Why is the school competition held?
【小题3】What prize will each winning school get?
【小题4】How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?
【小题5】Who can join the competition?

短文填空（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）

by  together  housework  invited  is  however  anyone  that

      As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team 【小题1】made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 【小题2】 a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful  【小题3】 they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA.
"We are【小题4】to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come  【小题5】and play football, "said the team leader.
Whatever happens, 【小题6】, the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after  【小题7】 .
"I suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 【小题8】 pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!” said 【小题9】 of the grandmothers．

阅读短文，然后从短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
Climbing the highest mountains in the world is not an  【小题1】  (easily) job．You have to fight bad weather，illness and fear．But Jordan Romero，a thirteen-year-old boy from America，will climb【小题2】(Asia) highest mountain，Mount Qomolangma．He will set out this month．【小题3】 (He)parents and helpers will climb with him．He plans to take  【小题4】 (second)months for his climb．“I'm ready．But if I don't reach the top 【小题5】 (successful)，I'll try next time，”he said. Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six other continents(洲)．If he 【小题6】  (get)to the top this time，he will become the youngest person to climb the world's highest mountain．

Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．
The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast? (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．
“It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”
However，(F)this eco-friendly  (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.
【小题1】在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________
【小题2】将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________
【小题3】写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________
【小题4】将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race
【小题5】从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don’t worry．Try e-readers(电子阅读器)and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag．
An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books．So people want to(A)扔掉沉书包and read with small, light e-readers．For example，Cushing Academy，a high school in Massachusetts，USA，replaced(替换)most of the 20，000 books in (B) its library last summer．Teachers and students will use e-readers instead．
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g．They can download(下载)an e-book in 60 seconds．“It's (C) so easy．You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky．16．
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers．At the Shanghai World Expo(世博会)，an e-schoolbag is now on show．It is a special e-reader．Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers(服务器)．(D)It can also send and receive homework．Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years．“It’s excellent．I (E)don't have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore，”said Xiao Qi，15，Beijing．
New e-readers are not just for reading．They have Wi-Fi and multimedia(无线电视和多媒体)．Parents worry that these may hurt their children's study habits． “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids，”said Zeng Wenwen，43， Beijing．
【小题1】将文中划线部分(A)译成英语:________________
【小题2】文中划线部分(B)指代的是:________________
【小题3】写出文中划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词或近义词：________ ________
【小题4】将文中划线部分(D)改写为：Homework can also_______ _______and received through it．
【小题5】从文中找出两个修饰或描写e-reader的形容词：________ ________