Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee, go out for a walk in the middle of the day, and enjoy long lunches and dinners.
Family is important to Italians. They can’t think of spending a day without asking about their parents or children, and a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country also miss their family a lot.
Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family, football and politics(政治).
Sport is a very important part in the lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds of football clubs with top soccer teams in Italy. Also, many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby(橄榄球), with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.
Every Italian province, city, town and street has a historical(历史的) even that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate(庆祝).
【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.
A.most European countries have slow and relaxing lifestyles
B.the lifestyle in Italy isn’t much like that of the other countries in Europe
C.Italians enjoy chatting over a cup of tea and long dinners
D.Italians love to walk in the middle of the night
【小题2】 What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph?
A.Friends are very important to Europeans.
B.Italians can’t spend a day without their parents.
C.Italians will never go to another country because they will miss their children.
D.Family is more important to Italians than any other thins.
【小题3】 Which of the following sports is loved most by Italians?
A.Football.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.D.Rugby.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Italians love to spend national holidays, but there aren’t so many.
B.Italians never talk about politics with their family.
C.Italians like drinking coffee after every meal.
D.Soccer is not very popular in Italy.
【小题5】What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Italian family.B.Italian life.C.Italian sport. D.Italian history.

Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.
【小题1】Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.
【小题2】During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.
【小题3】Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.
【小题4】Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.
【小题5】 When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.

Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

1.Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.

2.During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.

3.Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.

4.Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.

5. When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.

 

I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house.

We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe . When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.

It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.

(    ) 1. How many people will go to have a trip?

A.  Three          B. Four         C. Five            D. Six

(    ) 2. My father will not go on the trip because               .

A . he doesn’t like travels             B. he like staying at home

C. he is too old to travel              D. nobody wants to take him along

(    ) 3 . We’re coming back home by               .

A. sea                  B. air           C. bus             D. train

(    ) 4. In Europe we will               .                                   

A. go sight-seeing at the seaside      B. to go to different countries by ship

C. buy a lot of presents             D. go from place to place by train or by bus

(    ) 5. My brother and my children would like to               .

A. do some shopping in Europe           B. study the Italian language in Italy

C. enjoy a trip by ship                D. learn French in France

 

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