In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
【小题1】Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A．Because they may have four seasons in one day

B．Because they often have very good weather

C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D．Because the sky is sunny all day

【小题2】From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A．sunshine and snow	B．black clouds
C．summer and winter	D．spring and autumn

【小题3】"People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too
______in winter."

A．warm

B．cool

C．cold

D．rainy

【小题4】In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A．their friends ask them to do so	B．it often rains in England
C．they are going to sell them	D．they are their favourite things

【小题5】The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

A．Bad Seasons	B．Summer or Winter
C．The Weather in England	D．Strange English People

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”
First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.
Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,
“Where am I ?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came
to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”
【小题1】Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A．in Madrid

B．in Spain

C．outside his country

D．in England

【小题2】One year, Nat went to _______ .

A．England

B．London

C．Spain

D．America

【小题3】The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A．忙碌的

B．紧张的

C．热闹的

D．热烈的

【小题4】“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A．Do you have a map of the city

B．Show me a map of the city, please

C．Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D．Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

【小题5】The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .

A．sad

B．happy

C．interesting

D．boring

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you across a street, you must look at the right first and then left.

  In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy .Traffic is the most dangerous .

  When you drive a car in England, you have to be more careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful .Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

  In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city well .It’s very interesting.

1. In England the traffic moves             .

A.  on the right  B. on the left  C. in the middle  D. in the park

2. When you cross a street, you must look at           .

A. the front   B. the right   C. the left   D. B and C

3. The street become very busy in the morning and in the evening because            .

A. the people go to work B. the people come from work

C. the people go shopping D. A and B

4. It is         to cross the streets in the morning and in the evening.

       A. dangerous B . interesting C. easy  D. safe (安全)

5.You can see the city well on the         floor of the bus.

A. first   B. second  C. third  D. fourth

 

 

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(he,  the,  grow,  high,  until,  one,  fail,  loud,  speech,  when)
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he climbed and measured 【小题1】__________ highest mountain then known to man—29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken 【小题2】__________ of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, 【小题3】__________ we read his book, High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.
You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but【小题4】__________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a 【小题5】__________ to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome【小题6】__________ walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw 【小题7】__________ as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.
He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a【小题8】__________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the 【小题9】__________ time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve 【小题10】__________all you are going to grow, but I'm still growing!”

Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.
One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.
There was 51    for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52  , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!
Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55  in them. "

【小题1】

A．from Monday to Friday B．at the weekends C．on weekdays D．from morning till night

【小题2】

A．dangerous B．happy C．angry D．free

【小题3】

A．got off B．got into C．got out of D．got to

【小题4】

A．someone B．everyone C．no one D．either

【小题5】

A．on B．to C．from D．until

【小题6】

A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

【小题7】

A．read or write B．eat or drink C．cook D．know the time

【小题8】

A．was not there B．was not closed C．was not working D．was working

【小题9】

A．nearly 24 B．about 40 C．more than 60 D．over 94

【小题10】

A．pans B．beds C．exits D．telephones