1. How many homes in Britain have 3 people living in them?
A. 8% of homes.                
B. 15 % of homes.
C. 17% of homes.                
D. 35% of homes.
2. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents' homes?
A. About 18 or 19.              
B. About 20 or 21.
C. About 25 or 26.              
D. About 30 or 31.
3. What kind of passage is this passage?
A. An invention.                
B. A report.
C. A play.                      
D. A joke.
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Young people in Britain.
B. Old people in Britain.
C. Families in Britain.
D. The population in Britain.
5. According to the passage, which of the diagrams is right'?

      The British are famous as animal lovers, and in a nation of about 60 million people, there are about
 27 million pets! The most popular pets are dogs and cats.
      Many British people say that the main reason they have a pet is to keep them company (陪伴他们).
 According to a recent report, 60% of people who live on their own have a pet as company. A lot of
 pet owners treat their pet just like one of the family. Many cat owners make holes in their doors so
 their cats can come and go as they please. Dog owners spend a lot of time walking their dogs.
      Another reason to own a pet is for protection, especially dogs. Most thieves would think twice
 about breaking into (闯入) a house if they could hear a large dog barking inside. Some people choose
 their pets because of their beauty. The most beautiful animals can win prizes at pet shows!
      In the UK, some pet owners think that nothing is too good for their animal! Some people take their
 pet to the animal doctor more often than they visit their own doctor. They might even take a day off
 work to care for a pet when it is sick. Many people talk to their pets, and some talk to them over the
 telephone. And of course, they mustn't forget to celebrate the animal's birthday!

1. According to the passage, the number of the pets in the UK is _____ million.

A. more than 16
B. about 27
C. more than 36
D. about 60

2. The main reason the British have a pet is to _____.

A. win prizes at pet shows
B. protect the houses
C. keep them company
D. go for a walk with them

3. The underlined expression "think twice" in the passage probably means "_____" in Chinese.

A. 竭尽全力
B. 想方设法
C. 念念不忘
D. 三思而行

4. From the last paragraph we know that some pet owners in the UK think their pets are _____.

A. important
B. dangerous
C. successful
D. beautiful

    Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s,
about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent (租) their homes. The rented homes are usually
apartments (公寓).
    74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about
40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
    Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in early 1990s.
In 1960, the average was 3.5.
    Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
    An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times,
and in England a person moves eight times.

1. According to (根据) the passage, where do most Americans live?

A. in the countries
B. around the farms
C. in the towns near the sea
D. in or around the cities

2. How many American families own a cat?

A. 40%
B. 26%
C. 74%
D. 20%

3. Families in the US are ________.

A. becoming bigger
B. becoming smaller
C. no change
D. not sure

4. Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?

A. Yes, they do.
B. No. Half of them do.
C. No, 5% of the them do.
D. I don't know.

5. The passage is about ________.

A. people and homes in the United States.
B. dogs and cats in American homes.
C. teenagers' bedrooms.
D. moving house.

    In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Belium and Britain, the countryside is c            (1).
    Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are d             (2). There are a number of reasons for
this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live s              (3) livelier and they often move to the
towns and do not r             (4). Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, a_______ (5) there are often
very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain (留下) because people from the cities have
b______ (6) a "second home" in the village, where they come and s_______ (7) at weekends. The prices of
houses go up and people from the area cannot a________ (8) to buy a house there. Another p_______ (9) is that
it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from the farms. So they sell their
l________ (10) and find another job.
    All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are f_________ (11) to survive. We can only
hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and u_________ (12) place without them.

     Today more and more cars go into families. Which car is the best for people? Different people have
different ideas.
     Some people like the bright colour car made in China. It's really a good choice(选择). The bright
colour car made in China is cheap, nice and safe. This kind of cars is suit for(适合于) the general income (收入一般的) family.
     Some people love famous foreign cars like Japanese cars, American cars and German cars. They're
good but too expensive. But most people think famous foreign cars of better quality are better in safety.
These are suit for the high income family or for business.
     Some people like sports cars, because they're fast and exciting. Some sports cars are very nice but
very expensive. Only rich people can afford them.
     Some people like travelling, so they need a travel car. Travel cars are comfortable. But they use much
oil(油).
     What's the best car for us? Maybe it's a new and popular topic in life.

1. What does the writer think of the bright colour car made in China?       

A. It's nice but expensive.
B. It's good but too expensive.
C. It's cheap, nice and safe.
D. It's comfortable.

2. To the writer, the famous foreign car is suit for _____.        

A. the high income family
B. the general income family
C. people like traveling
D. people like sports

3. Some people like sports cars because they're_____.        

A. cheap and nice
B. comfortable and save oil
C. good but too expensive
D. fast and exciting

4. Which is NOT true about cars?        

A. Cars made in China are cheap.
B. famous foreign cars are too expensive.
C. Sports cars are also cheap.
D. Travel cars are comfortable.

5. The passage tells us _____.

A. some expensive cars
B. famous foreign cars
C. some cars made in China    
D. different cars

     Many people now think that teachers give too m   1    tests in class and too m   2     homework after
school. So children do not have any t   3   for other activities. If teachers and parents t   4   to each other
about the problem, they can work it o  5   together.  Teachers should t   6   to make the tests e  7     and
create(创作) the homework better. Besides(除此之外),   parents should h     8   their  children develop
(养成) good study habits(习惯). Then, the students will b   9   happier and h  10  .

     We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the h __1__
  of the Internet?
? Many people are surprised when they find that the I __2__was set up in the 1960s. At that time,
 computers were large and e __3__. Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the
  network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good e __4__ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working,
 information could be sent through a __5__ part. In this way computer network system would keep on
 w__6__ all the time.
??At f __7__the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities,
 hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. H __8__computers were still very expensive and the
 Internet was d __9__ to use. By the start of the 1990s, c__10__became cheaper and easier to use.
 Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (浏览) the Internet more convenient.
     Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that m __11__of people use the Internet everyday.
 Sending e-mail is more and more p __12__among students.
     The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.