Researchers recently made a survey about how people know trees in UK.They showed them pictures of 10 of Britain’s most popular types of trees.They  asked them to name each.Many British people cannot give the right answers.

One in 20 people questioned could not name any of the Britain’s common  trees.Horse chestnut and oak are very common in Britain.Britons can see  them everywhere from parks and gardens to the countryside and forests.But  five per cent of Britons could not name the two trees.

While older people are more likely than younger adults to name Britain’s  local trees，the knowledge is not being passed down.

Over 70% parents say they have never taught their children the names of  trees nor asked them about what they may have learnt at school or elsewhere.

“It is very disappointing to learn that people know very little about British  trees，” said one of the researchers.

1．What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Many Britons cannot name trees.

B．A scientific survey.

C．Parents should teach their children.

D．People know very little about Britain.

2．How many people could not name any of the common trees if 200 people were surveyed?

A．140                                                  B．20

C．100                                                   D．10

3．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．the 10 types of Britain’s most popular trees can be seen everywhere

B．horse chestnut and oak are two kinds of animals seen everywhere in Britain

C．older people in Britain may know more about the local trees than the younger ones

D．70% of the people questioned can not name the 10 types of Britain’s most popular trees

4．The underlined word “common” in the second paragraph probably means________.

A．seldom seen                                       B．often seen

C．formal                                              D．local

5．This passage may be taken from________.

A．a newspaper                                      B．a dictionary

C．a science report                                  D．a textbook

A father was very angry. He said to his son, “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?” “I’m sorry, I don’t know.” Answered his son. The father was very angry. He said to his son,  You don’t know? You are in school for many years and you don’t know how many letters there are in the Alphabet?” “ No.” answered his son, “But let me ask you a question, Dad. You often go to the post office. Now please tell me how many letters there are in the post office.”

判断正误，写下T或F

1.The son didn’t know the meaning of the word “Alphabet”.

2.The father was angry because his son was not polite to him.

3.The son was too young to go to school, so he couldn’t answer his father’s question.

4.The father couldn’t give the right answer to his son’s question.

5.The word “letter” has two meanings in English.

A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables. They asked, “What are fruits and what are vegetables? How are fruits different from vegetables and vegetables different from fruits?” They talked for a long time and then they decided, “We eat vegetables as part of a meal, but we eat fruits before or after a meal.”
In real life, people do not think the dictionaries give the right meaning of a word. For example, the dictionaries say that tomatoes are fruits. But few people know that. Most people think they are vegetables. They call them vegetables and eat them as vegetables. To most people, fruits mean sweet things like apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.
What are vegetables then? We call many plants and grasses vegetables. Some people think some fruits are vegetables, such as apples, pears and bananas. But to most people, vegetables mean things like potatoes, onions and carrots.
【小题1】A long time ago, some people in the United States _______.

A father was very angry. He said to his son, “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?” “I’m sorry, I don’t know.” Answered his son. The father was very angry. He said to his son,  You don’t know? You are in school for many years and you don’t know how many letters there are in the Alphabet?” “ No.” answered his son, “But let me ask you a question, Dad. You often go to the post office. Now please tell me how many letters there are in the post office.”
判断正误，写下T或F
【小题1】The son didn’t know the meaning of the word “Alphabet”.
【小题2】The father was angry because his son was not polite to him.
【小题3】The son was too young to go to school, so he couldn’t answer his father’s question.
【小题4】The father couldn’t give the right answer to his son’s question.
【小题5】The word “letter” has two meanings in English.

A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables. They asked, “What are fruits and what are vegetables? How are fruits different from vegetables and vegetables different from fruits?” They talked for a long time and then they decided, “We eat vegetables as part of a meal, but we eat fruits before or after a meal.”

In real life, people do not think the dictionaries give the right meaning of a word. For example, the dictionaries say that tomatoes are fruits. But few people know that. Most people think they are vegetables. They call them vegetables and eat them as vegetables. To most people, fruits mean sweet things like apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.

What are vegetables then? We call many plants and grasses vegetables. Some people think some fruits are vegetables, such as apples, pears and bananas. But to most people, vegetables mean things like potatoes, onions and carrots.

1.A long time ago, some people in the United States _______.

A．wanted to know what were fruits and vegetables

B．didn’t know when to eat fruits

C．didn’t think fruits were as good as vegetables

D．didn’t talk about fruits and vegetables

2.People usually eat vegetables _______.

A．before a meal      B．after a meal        C．alone             D．during a meal

3.What do most people think of fruits?

A．They are the same as vegetables.

B．They are sweet things.

C．They are like potatoes, onions and carrots.

D．They are only apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.