Question

  Life in Britain

Homes and families

Many British people live in houses, not flat(公寓). Most(大多数的) houses have gardens.

Daily Life

Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.

School life

Children start school at about nine am and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.

Shops

Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.

1.Many British people live in __________

A. gardens         B. houses        C. flats         D. parks

2.Most offices start work at about __________ in the morning.

A. nine            B. ten           C. seven      D. eight

3.Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch____________.

A. in the garden    B. in the shop

C. at school   D. at home

4.The children in Britain usually study at school for_____________.

A. sixteen or seventeen hours

B. four or five years

C. nine or ten hours

D. twelve or thirteen years

5.Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?

A. Yes, they don’t close for lunch

B. No, shops open at one p.m

C. No, they close for lunch

D. Yes, but there is no people in the shop

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍的是英国的生活，包括他们的住房、日常生活、孩子上学的情况、商店等。通过这篇短文我们可以更多的了解英国人的日常生活是什么样的。

1.B 细节理解题。根据短文的开头Many British people live in houses, not flat可知，很多英国人都住在平房，而不是公寓里。由此可知选B。

2.A 细节理解题。根据短文的第二段中Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning可知，在英国，大多数的公司是在早上9点开始上班。由此可知选A。

3.D 细节理解题。根据短文中Most people don’t go home for lunch,以及Most children have lunch at school可知，大多数的职员和学生都不在家吃午饭。故选D。

4.D 细节理解题。根据短文中All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.可知，在英国，孩子们在4、5岁的时候开始上学，毕业时16、17岁，因此他们要在学校呆12或13年。故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.可知，大多数的商店在上午9点开门，下午6点关门，而且通常中午不关门，因此我们在中午的时候可以在商店买到东西，故选A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。