Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.
Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.
Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
1.According to the passage, we know that _____________.
A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain
B. all the names refer to England
C. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England
D. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning
2. It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________.
A. Britain, England and the UK
B. the two main islands and thousands of small ones
C. three countries and several islands
D. Great Britain or the United Kingdom
3.We can infer that .
A. The country hasn’t an exact name.
B. Few people know its real name.
C. All the names have exact meaning.
D. Generally speaking,the names can all be used to stand for the country.
4.Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
A. B>BI>E. B. BI>E>B. C. E>B>BI. D. BI>B>E.
5.If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as _____________.
A. Edinburgh, England
B. Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain
C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England
D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh
We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?
Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided.
Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic(流行)and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.
Coughs and sneezes(打喷嚏)always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes.
If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do?
First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system.
1.The chances of most people catching bird flu are very small because __________.
A. they are strong enough to resist the infection
B. only after closely contacting a sick bird can they be infected
C. bird flu does not happen very often in the world
D. only those who are ill can be infected
2.In the passage the underlined word “mutate” probably means“__________”.
A. differB. produceC. increase D. change
3.If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, __________.
A. there must be no cure for him
B. the disease will spread among humans
C. he must feel cold
D. he is likely to die
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Bird flu is the most dangerous disease.
B. Normal flu can be easily changed into Bird flu.
C. We don’t need to worry about flu virus.
D. The person who has normal flu and comes into contact with bird flu can easily get Bird flu.
5.The last paragraph of the passage tells us __________.
A. the reason why people with flu often cough
B. coughs and sneezes are very dangerous
C. how to protect ourselves from being infected
D. how to avoid coughs and sneezes
Zengzi(曾子505---435BC), a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius(孔子)，1. (believe) to be the author(作者) of Daxue. One day, as Zengzi’s wife set off(出发) for the market，her little son insisted on(坚持) going with her， 2. (make) a tearful scene(场面).
“Stay at home,”she said to the boy, “When I come back, I 3.(kill) the pig for you to eat.”
When she got back from the market, Zengzi was prepared to catch the pig and kill it. His wife stopped him, saying I was only kidding(开玩笑) to 4. when I said that.” “Children can’t be humored(幽默) 5. this way. ” he replied, “They have little 6. (understand). They learn from their parents and listen to 7. they say. To lie to him is to teach him to lie to 8..” Her son will not trust her any more 9. a mother lies to him. This is not the way to teach 10. child. With that, Zengzi went to kill the pig and then cooked it for his son.
Suzie goes to her art class on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do things all afternoon. What Suzie likes best is the good feeling she gets when she has finished working on a piece of . And then when she takes it home to her parents, she feels so proud of what she has made.
On Wednesday afternoons Suzie writes articles for the newspaper. When she first moved to her new school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a(n) from her school who had just finished writing a book. Suzie the teacher what it feels like to be a published author. And then she what she found out with the rest of the school.
Another time she wrote an article about why she thought the school should have two short a day instead of a long one. Lots of her friends thought that this would be a good idea too. Many teachers also with Suzie’s suggestion.
Would you believe the principal (校长) of the school asked everyone to have a about Suzie’s suggestion? The principal always thinks that students should help decide how the school should be .
During the vote, each person in the school voted. At last, the school that two short breaks would be better than one long break. And all of that happened because of Suzie’s suggestion in the school newspaper.
On the day the newspaper out each month, the first thing Suzie does is to where her article is in the newspaper. And each time at the beginning of her article are the words: By Suzie Jefferson.
1.A. sensitive B. creative C. positive D. instructive
2.A. cloth B. art C. articleD. picture
3.A. show B. explain C. introduce D. reward
4.A. national B. local C. school D. educational
5.A. accustomedB. fresh C. strangeD. regular
6.A. author B. artist C. student D. teacher
7.A. told B. asked C. examined D. obeyed
8.A. described B. recorded C. sharedD. forgot
9.A. classes B. breaks C. activities D. sports
10.A. discussed B. argued C. disagreed D. agreed
11.A. voteB. choice C. question D. decision
12.A. performedB. run C. achieved D. established
13.A. imagined B. expected C. decidedD. requested
14.A. puts B. takes C. gives D. comes
15.A. consider B. check C. readD. place
Lily， ____ of the ______speech, started to read a novel.
A. tiring, bored B. tired, bored C. tired, boring D. tiring, boring
_______ was known to them all that William had broken his promise ______ he would give each of them a gift.
A. As; WhichB. What; that C. It; that D. It; which
