Traditional English beer comes in a variety of local flavors and is called ‘draught’beer .All draught beer is served from a hand pump on the bar rather than in bottles or cans. Unlike American or other European beers, it is served cool but not cold.Nowadays,a lot of English people enjoy a European beers called lager（淡味啤酒）.This is lighter, more refreshing(清新的) and is served cold. Beer is sold in pint or half-pint glasses (a pint is just over half a litre).When you order a drink, ask for a ‘pint’ or a ‘half’ of the beer you want to try.
There is no waiter service in an English pub.You go to the bar and place your order to the pub staff. They will pour your drinks and pass them to you. They will then tell you how much to pay.You have to pay your drinks there and then. After receiving your change,you can carry your drinks back to a table to enjoy. It is usual for friends to take turns buying drinks for each other.This is known as’buying a round’.
Pubs sell cheap food too.The choice of food ranges(涉及) from small bar snacks such as crisps and peanuts ,to three-course meals.A popular meal during the summer months is a ‘ploughman’s lunch ’.This is a dish of bread ,cheese or ham ,and salad which is served cold.You will often find a pub’s menu written on a blackboard .There may even be daily specials for you to try.
You must be at least 18 years old to buy alcohol(含酒精的饮料)in England. Children under 14 years old are not usually allowed inside a pub, but families with children can sit outside in the garden, known as the beer garden ,when the weather is warm .Parents are allowed to buy soft drinks for their children.
Pubs are places where people go to enjoy themselves .People like to drink, eat ,talk with friends and have a good time.If you go to an English pub ,you will get a true taste of English life.
小题1:Traditional English beer is __________.| A．served slightly cold | B．served in pint glasses only | | C．Served by waiters | D．called lager |
小题2:The bar staff ___________________.| A．are called waiters | B．expect you to tip them | | C．pour your drinks before you pay | D．pour your drinks after you pay |
小题3:If you ‘buy a round’,you ______| A．pay for your drinks at the end of a meal | | B．taste a variety of beers | | C．share the cost of drinking with friends | | D．pay for your own drinks |
小题4:.Pub food _______| A．is cheese or ham | B．doesn’t cost much money | | C．is called a ‘bar snack’ | D．is special English meal |
小题5:.Children _________| A．are allowed in pubs | B．can not drink alcohol | | C．must not eat pub food | D．must buy rounds of drinks |
小题6:English pubs______| A．serve only alcoholic drinks | B．are for families only | | C．serve both food and drink | D．are no longer common in England |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
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试题分析：本文讲了英国的酒吧文化。对英国人来说，酒吧是一个能交谈，吃饭，喝酒聊天，放松的场所。他们能在酒吧喝到凉啤酒，能和朋友轮流买酒，也能喝软饮料，吃便宜小吃。但是孩子们是不允许进入酒吧，不允许喝酒的。
小题1:细节理解题。句意；传统的英国啤酒是怎么样的？根据：Unlike American or other European beers, it is served cool but not cold，和美国及其他欧洲啤酒不同，英国啤酒凉但是不冰。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。句意：酒吧员工会怎样做。根据：They will pour your drinks and pass them to you. They will then tell you how much to pay.他们先满上你的杯子，递给你。然后告诉你要付多少钱。故选C。在你付钱之前就给你酒。
小题3:细节理解题。句意：如果你要买一轮的话，意味着什么？根据：It is usual for friends to take turns buying drinks for each other.This is known as’buying a round’.通常是由朋友轮流为彼此买酒喝，这叫做买一轮。故选C，和你的朋友分摊饮酒的花费。
小题4:细节理解题。句意：酒吧的食物是怎样的。根据：Pubs sell cheap food too.酒吧也销售便宜的食物，故选B，不需要花费太多。。
小题5:细节理解题。句意：孩子们是怎样的？根据You must be at least 18 years old to buy alcohol(含酒精的饮料)in England.在英格兰你必须年满１８才能喝酒，故选Ｂ孩子们不允许喝酒。
小题6:细节理解题。根据： You can order soft drinks like orange juice,cola or coffee ,but many people go to pubs to have an alcoholic drink.你能店软饮料如橘子汁等，很多人会喝酒精饮品。Pubs sell cheap food too.酒吧也卖便宜食物，故选Ｃ。 |
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You either have it, or you don’t — a sense (感觉) of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes (强调) that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
◆ If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
◆ If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
◆ Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
Now you need never get lost again!
小题1: Scientists believe that .| A．people never lose their sense of direction | | B．some babies are born with a sense of direction | | C．people learn a sense of direction as they grow older | | D．everybody owned a sense of direction from birth |
小题2: What is TRUE of seven-year-old children according to the passage?| A．They never have a sense of direction without maps. | | B．They have a sense of direction and can find their way around. | | C．They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction. | | D．They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car. |
小题3:If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should .| A．tie it to a tree so as to stop it from being stolen | | B．remember something easily known on the route | | C．draw a map of the route to help remember where it is | | D．stay away from taking the same route when you come back to it |
小题4:According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to .| A．ask policemen for directions | | B．count the number of landmarks that you see | | C．use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself | | D．remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs |
小题5: Where can you probably read this passage?| A．In the newspaper. | B．In an ad. | | C．In a storybook. | D．In a novel (小说). |
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配对阅读。左栏是五个人物的相关信息，右栏是七个网站的介绍。请为每个人选择合适的网站，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
小题1: Michael enjoys cooking for his family，but he can’t cook well.
小题2: John is not good at English. He wants to improve his English.
小题3:Jimmy is a good volleyball player in the school team. But he prefers playing in the water to playing on the ground.
小题4: Jenny is a beautiful girl. So she always cares about her own weight. She doesn’t want to be heavy. She always does exercise to keep fit.
小题5: Henry wants to be a famous painter when he grows up. So if he has time, he will go out and draw some pictures.
| A．www.engzone.com
A site that teaches English grammar, words, reading and writing activities. Also lots of jokes in English. | B．www.theartprofe.com
A free art course. A good painter is good at helping students improve their Chinese painting skills. | C．www.globalstu.com
There are many Chinese and English jokes. If you are free, you can search this site and remember these jokes. Also, there is a teacher who tells you how to be a funny person. | | D．www.goodcook.com |
This is a site of the cook. There are some cooks from all over the world. You can learn to make delicious food. Perhaps you will be a good cook later.
E. www.hos.com
Funny and good volunteers are welcomed to search the site. If you want to know something about medicine and the hospital, this site will fit you. It will help you keep healthy and fit.
F. www.spo.com
Do you love sports? If you do, you will fall in love with our site. Because you can find lots of information about sports on this site. You can read some news about the famous sports now in the world.
G. www.wasp.com
Do you love water sports? If you do, perhaps you will like this site. Because it introduces popular water sports and water sports stars.
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Dear Dad,
I am writing this letter to you because it’s too difficult to talk about it. I can’t stop about my uncle and how he died. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up information about smoking and I’ve found out some disturbing(令人不安的) things.
You already know that smoking is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’ve found out it causes many other illnesses as well. Did you know that over 100,000 people die from smoking every year in Britain? It’s the second cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of these people.
When Mum you to smoke outside, you think she’s just being difficult. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It’s not very pleasant. However, when you smoke, it’s also bad for me and Mum. In other words, when we breathe in your smoke, it’s like we are smoke . As a result, we can get diseases as well. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill because of the effects of other people’s smoking.
I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking you mustn’t give in(屈服) to it. Please see the doctor and ask him for help. We will do anything we can you. You must try to save your own . You are important to us and we don’t want to lose you. Who else can I ask to help me my maths homework or fix my bike? Please don’t smoke!
Your loving daughter,
Kate
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap, and drove a white truck. As a five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币兑换器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery, and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note, “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery,” and put it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could box indoors, So that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr Basille from time to time, taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allow the production of cheaper milk, so making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere. And it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小题1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.| A．to please his mother | | B．to pay for the delivery | | C．to show his magical power | | D．to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心) |
小题2:If they needed to change their order, they should____| A．call the milkman | | B．wait for the milk | | C．leave a note in the box | | D．leave a note on the door |
小题3:Why is there no longer milk delivery today?| A．It is not allowed by the law. | | B．Its service is getting poor. | | C．It has been driven out of the market. | | D．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. |
小题4:Why did writer bring back home an old milk box?| A．He planted flowers in it. | | B．He missed the good old days. | | C．He needed it for his milk bottles. | | D．He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
小题5:What can be inferred(推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?| A．He was a funny person. | | B．He wanted to have tea there. | | C．He was fully trusted by the family. | | D．He was treated as a family member. |
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Jack was a big, fine figure of a policeman, and always had a lot of work to do.
One day, he was too busy to have enough lunch and had to keep on working. He walked up and down Market Street, keeping a eye on things and getting hungrier and hungrier. He passed Tony’s store. “Would you like to have a banana, Jack?” greeted Tony. But Jack his head and said, “No, thank you.” He never ate when he was at . Then he went past another shop that was full of cheeses, cold meats, potato chips, and so on. And when the shopkeeper offered him a pack of sausage, he again. So it went, all day long. The man went past the sweet store, the bakery, the peanut man and the toffee-apple man, saying, “No, thank you, not on duty.” He got much . At last, his day ended, and he immediately ran back home. He went the stairs and into the kitchen.
“You must be hungry, man!” cried his wife, who had prepared well for the dinner, “ Sit at the and eat!” Jack sat down immediately and began to enjoy the meal. It seemed that it was the most delicious and biggest meal he had ever had. He said, “Thank you, my dear.” “It’s always a pleasure to for you,” his wife replied.
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| 小题6: | | A．poor | B．lucky | C．smart | D．worried |
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| 小题7: | | A．hungrier | B．happier | C．ruder | D．sadder |
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| 小题9: | | A．window | B．chair | C．table | D．floor |
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