Question

先阅读A、B两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列三项任务。
（A）
Regent’s Park is the largest grass area for sports in London. It’s also the second largest park in the city. It opens at 5:00 a.m. all the year around, but the closing time ____1____, depending on the season. Regent’s Park has a lake, several public gardens, some sports grounds and three ____2____ playgrounds. Queen Mary’s Garden inside it is famous for ____3____ of beautiful roses. In the north of Regent’s Park is the London Zoo. It’s ___4____ than any other zoo in the world. People can play many sports in Regent’s Park, including tennis and running. People can go _____5_____ on the main lake and enjoy a picnic in the park, too. There will be sports events of the London Olympic Games in Regent’s Park in 2012.
(B) 
Both the British and Americans speak English. However, there are several differences between American English and British English. For example, the words they use  in daily life are not the same. The British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor., which Americans call the second floor. Once you go to Britain and America, you may notice other differences. The British usually hide their feelings. They don’t often start a talk with strangers. On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are more active and easier to talk with.
小题1:阅读A篇文章，用方框中所给的适当形式填1---5空，使文章通顺，连贯，合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）每题1分
thousand   old   boat   child   change
小题2:同义句转换，每空一词。每空1分
However, there are several differences between American English and British English. 
However, American English is ____________ ____________ British English in several ways. 
小题3:根据B篇短文内容回答问题。1分
What do the British often spend their time reading on the train?
___________________________________________________

Answer 1

小题1:change;children’s;thousands;older;boating
小题2:different from
小题3:Newspapers or books

小题1:试题分析：本文介绍了英国Regent’s Park是最大的草坪公园，一年四季早晨五点开放，但关门的时间随不同的季节而改变。公园里有一个湖，几个花园和三个儿童游乐场。皇后玛丽的花园因为有成千上万的玫瑰而闻名。Regent’s Park的北面是世界上最古老的动物园。人们可以在公园里打球，跑步，野餐，还可以在湖里划船。2012年伦敦奥运会的一些运动项目也在那里举办。
【1】根据上文，可知句意为：一年四季早晨五点开放，但关门的时间随不同的季节而改变。故填change。
【2】根据上文，可知句意为：公园里有一个湖，几个花园和三个儿童游乐场。故填children’s 。
【3】根据上文，可知句意为：皇后玛丽的花园因为有成千上万的玫瑰而闻名。thousands of 成千上万的。故填 thousands 。
【4】根据上文，可知句意为：它比世界上其他任何动物园都古老。Than 前用比较级，故填older。
【5】根据上文，可知句意为：人们可以在湖上划船，也可以在公园里野餐。Go boating 去划船。故填boating。
小题2:句意为：然而，美式英语和英式英语有几个不同点。Be different from …….与。。。。。。不同。
小题3:根据文中句子On the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.在火车上英国人经常看书读报打发时间。