阅读理解

　　Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been．It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home．It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is．

　　However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night．When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater．

　　As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating．The knife and fork should be used in the correct way．It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full then you are eating．

　　Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more．

　　When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”．This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it．Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house．All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读理解

Happy Courses For Junior School Students!

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读理解

　　Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的)postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland．She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province．

　　She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire．My younger brother nearly died in the river before．I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river．But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying．”

　　Her area is locked in(封闭)two snowy mountains and three big rivers．She said, “：What worries me most is the snakes on the way．Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going'．”

　　Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week's mail．She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey．Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years．Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006．”

　　Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago．Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima's hometown．But one thing remains unchanged：she is still the carrier of the villagers' hopes and dreams．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读理解

　　Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest．Mark is one of them．The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing．New Zealand's highest mountain, Mount Cook．He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved．But that couldn't make Mark lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest．

　　From the top of the world's highest mountain, Mark called his wife to say he made it．His wife, Anne got the phone when she was sleeping．She couldn't hear him clearly on the phone．She was unable to say when he reached the top but thought it was around mid-day．She also said his “legs” didn't work well sometimes, so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools．

　　Mark used to be a mountain guide before his accident．He said it was not important that no one like him had ever reached the 8850-meter mountain．

　　“I'm not doing this to be the first．I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Everest is really a great aim．I want to send a message that I can do-anything better．”

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读下文内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

　　How do you pay for things?Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)?If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card．Also, you might use it more often than you probably should．

　　Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客)．Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card．Customers had to pay for things in full．They couldn't pay for something a little at a time．

　　In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company － Diners Club．Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants．Customers liked the card because they didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them．Restaurant owners liked the card, too．Why?They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card．

　　In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants．Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7.6 million businesses in more than 200 countries．

(1)

(2)

(3)

阅读下文内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

　　Rock climbing(攀岩)did not become a sport until late in the 1900s．But now it has become a popular outdoor activity．While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing, most people just climb low mountains for fun．

　　If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport．Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice．What most people don’ t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind(意志)．

　　To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills．One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face．Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb．

　　Rock climbing is a wonderful sport．Once you start to learn how to climb, you'll find more fun．People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking．For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way．Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby．

(1)

(2)

(3)

阅读下文内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

阅读理解

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读理解

　　Hands play an importanty part in our daily life．But do you know which of your two hadns you use more?Very few people use both hands epually well．Most of us are right-handed．Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed．New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands．Scientists don't know why this happens．

　　Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world．Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand．There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones．Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands．But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-hadned people．We live in a right-handed world．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

阅读理解

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)