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　　In Britain, some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to. One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease（病）--they love a famous person too much.

　　Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears, David Beckham or even Tony Blair. It is not just the young, grown-ups have the same problem. One in four people are so interested in their hero that it affects（影响）their life.

　　There are two ways of worshipping（崇拜）famous people. One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun. The other is a more serious way. People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends. People who do so for fun are found to be happier. But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried.

　　“Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing,”said Dr John, an expert（专家）,“but like many things, overdoing（过分追求）it may not always be good for you.”

(1) From what some people say, we know ________.

[　　]

A．they are friends of the famous people

B．there is something wrong with their mind

C．they must go to the hospital

(2) How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease?

[　　]

A．About one third.

B．About a quarter.

C．More than half.

(3) What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people?

[　　]

A．The first one is better.

B．The second one is better.

C．Neither of them is good.

(4) People who have strong feeling for a famous person often feel worded

because ________.

[　　]

A．they cannot become famous themselves

B．they think the famous person may be in trouble

C．they are afraid the famous person may not like them

(5) Dr John tells us ________.

[　　]

A．worshipping of famous people is a good thing

B．overdoing something may bring some trouble

C．we mustn't worship anybody or anything

答案：B;A;A;C;B

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　　These days,(1)________ in Britain and the USA．But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing．

　　Many British people don't think about clothes very much．They just like to be comfortable．When they go out to enjoy themselves,(2)________．At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like——from elegant(端庄的)suits and dresses to jeans(牛仔服)and sweater．

　　But in Britain, as well as the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, woman wear dresses or skirts(not trousers)．Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal(正式的)clothes．And in some hotels and restaurants(3)________．In many ways, Americans are more relaxed(放松的)than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes．At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal(非正式)or sports clothes．But when they go out in the evening,(4)________．In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles．

　　(5)________, because everyone is different．If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same．You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else．

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　　Everybody in Britain talks about the weather, It’s the most common subject of conversation, “Isn’t a nice day?”“Do you think it will rain?”“I think it’s going to be windy．” These are common ways of starting a conversation．

　　Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly ever agree with each other．One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow” Another man will say, “Yes, it’s cloudy in the east．But I think we are going to have fine weather tomorrow．”

　　People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain．He won’t believe anything else．When some friends have a picnic, they’re so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they sit down and eat their lunch while it rains．

　　Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says．But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake．Still, he usually comes closer to being correct than anyone else．

(1)

We usually ________ when we start a conversation with our friends in Britain．
[　　]
A．	say hello to them
B．	ask them to sit down
C．	pass them some drinks
D．	talk about the weather

(2)

Why do many people hardly ever agree with each other when they talk about tle weather?
[　　]
A．	The weather changes very quickly．
B．	They don’t listen to weatherman．
C．	Nobody can tell what the weather is going to be like．
D．	Each of them looks for the weather he wants．

(3)

The writer thinks the weatherman ________．
[　　]
A．	always makes mistakes
B．	makes fewer mistakes than anyone else
C．	never makes a mistake
D．	tells us the weather we hope for

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　　For hundreds of years，the British people have remembered their mothers on Mothering Sunday．In the old days，workers had time off from work to visit their mothers．

　　Today，most people in Britain call Mothering Sunday“Mother's Day．”Children send cards to their mothers on that day．They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents．Fathers and children do all the cooking and housework to give mothers a rest．They do their best to show their love for them．

　　In the USA，mothers are remembered on Mother's Day，too．Mother's Day started quite differently from the way it started in Britain．

　　In the 1860s，there was a terrible war in the United States between the North and the South．There was a small town in the middle of the USA called Pruntytown．In this town,half of the people fought on the northern side and another half fought on the southern side．At the end of the war，the people hated each other．

　　Mrs Ann Reeves Jarvis wanted the people to make friends with each other again，so she started“Mother's Friendship Day.”On that day，she visited all the other mothers in her town and said。“God bless you．Let's be friends with each other again．”

　　Her idea succeeded．The same thing happened in other parts of the country．Soon，all the women in the United States followed her example．After Mrs Jarvis died．her daughter carried on the same idea，but she called“Mother's Friendship Day”as“Mother's Day”．The first Mother's Day was in 1908．In 1914，Mother's Day，the second Sunday in May，became a public holiday．On that day，every public building in the USA flies the American national flag．

(1)

Here the underlined word“remembered”means ______.

　　A．记得，记住　　B．给……礼物

　　C．怀念，纪念　　D．探望

[　　]

(2)

In Britain，children ______ to show their loves for them．

　　A．send cards to their mothers on that day

　　B．give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents

　　C．do all the housework

　　D．A，B，C are all right

[　　]

(3)

Pruntytown belonged to ______.

　　A．the north of the USA　　B．the south of the USA

　　C．neither A nor B　　D．both A and B

[　　]

(4)

Mrs Ann Reeves Jarvis started ______．

　　A．Mother's Day　　B．Mothering Sunday

　　C．Mothers'Day　　 D．Mother's Friendship Day

[　　]

(5)

If today is Tuesday，May 1，2001，then Mother's Day is on ______ in 2001．

　　A．May 6　　B．May 12　　C．May 13 D．May 20

[　　]

The 　1 in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For example, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat 2 every day. They eat bread 3 breakfasts and usually for one other meal. They eat their bread with butter, 　4 cheese or jam(果酱). Cheese and butter are made from 　5 .They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or 6 _, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their 7 _, too. They are the world’s biggest tea 8 . They don’t eat much rice. And they like meat or fish with 9 and other vegetables. They serve all these together. After the main meal they always have 10 sweet. They call this dessert. They don’t have dumplings in Beijing.

(　 ) 1. A. apples　　　 B. tea　　　　 C. food　　　　 D. fruit

(　 ) 2.A. it　　　　　 B. them　　　 C. one　　　　 D. they

(　 ) 3. A. to　　　　　 B. with　　　 C. on　　　　 D. for

(　 ) 4. A. maybe　　　 B. be　　　　 C. may　　　　 D. may be

(　 ) 5. A. milk　　　　 B. cow　　　 C. meat　　　　 D. bread

(　 ) 6. A. hot　　　　　 B. many　　　 C. much　　　 D. bread

(　 ) 7. A. milk　　　　 B. tea　　　　 C. coffee　　　 D. meal

(　 ) 8. A. makers　　　 B. buyers　　 C. drinkers　　　 D. sellers

(　 ) 9. A. tomatoes　　　 B. bananas　　 C. pears　　　　 D. potatoes

(　 ) 10. A. something　　B. anything　 C. everything　　 D. nothing

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　 Life in Britain 　　
     Homes and families 　　
     Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens. 　　
     Daily (日常的) 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.