题目内容
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!?Dinner parties usually start between 7p．m．and 8p．m．, and end at about 11p．m． Ask your host (主人) what time you should arrive． It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift．
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃)． Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember — it's not polite to ask how much things cost．
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side． They eat with their guests．
You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert (甜点心) followed by coffee． It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter． British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time!
An English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which ＿＿＿＿．
A． means he or she doesn't like you B． means he or she likes you
C． doesn't mean he or she likes you D． doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you
You are going to attend a dinner party and ＿＿＿＿．
A． you'd better bring a certain present with you
B． you must leave home for it at 7 p．m．
C． you should ask your host when you should leave
D． you must arrive before 8 p．m．
It's impolite ＿＿＿＿＿．
A． to say that you like the host's room very much
B． for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room
C． for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening
D． for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests
In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal？
A． Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee．
B． Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert．
C． Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee．
D． Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables．
What is the proper way to express your enjoyment of the evening？
A． Before leaving for home, you should say, “Thank you for inviting me．”
B． When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening．”
C． You can write a “Thank you” letter to your host after that．
D． You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it．
【小题1】D【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】C
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What do you do if you don’t get into your first choice of university? That’s the dilemma that faces thousands of British students every year.
Many candidates turn to Clearing, the service that helps find university places for students at the last moment. If they don’t have the marks to get into their first choice of institution, Clearing tells them about places available at other universities, though they might have to read another subject.
But this year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined with the weak economy, an uncertain job market and budget cuts at universities, means that there's been even more of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources say six students have applied for each remaining undergraduate university place.
The British university admissions service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this year’s university applicants --- almost 190,000 people --- still don’t have a place on a degree course. That’s a rise of over 46,000 students from last year.
Faced with these figures, some British students might be thinking of an interesting alternative: studying abroad. The University of Nottingham, for example，is offering places at its campuses in Ningbo, near Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Students here can gain University of Nottingham degrees in business, accounting, engineering and English. Similarly, the University of Bolton says it has ‘unlimited’ places at its campus in the United Arab Emirates.
Given the problems getting into university, the UK’s Higher Education Minister, David Willetts, encourages students who haven't made the grade to consider alternatives to university, such as apprenticeships and studying at home.
"There are a range of options available," he says. "People are able to reapply. They should think how they can spend their year adding that bit to their CV, which would help their application --- getting practical work experience or extra skills --- anything that strengthens their chances next year."
But some experts say that rising university costs, poor long-term job prospects, and a drop in graduate recruitment mean it’s the worst time to be a university student in the UK.
【小题1】When the author says this year “there’s been more of a scramble for places” (Para. 3), he means_________________.
| A．more people have applied to university |
| B．there is more competition between the candidates |
| C．there are more services that help find university places |
| D．more places are available |
| A．190,000 | B．46, 000 | C．236, 000 | D．760, 000 |
| A．to consider apprenticeships and studying at home |
| B．to study at campus outside the UK |
| C．to reapply next year |
| D．not to go to university in the UK |
| A．It costs more to study at university. |
| B．Long-term job prospects are worse. |
| C．Universities offer places in other countries. |
| D．There are fewer chances to do graduate study. |
| A．They can go to work in Clearing. |
| B．They can get practical work experience or skills and reapply next year. |
| C．They can spend the year writing a better CV. |
| D．They do graduate study at home. |
England has been the birthplace of most of the great English-language theater written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright(剧作家) with several famous plays.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalog(目录) of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard Ⅲ and Henry Ⅴ are very famous.
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw
Several hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde’s plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaw’s plays are loved so much that an entire theater company is devoted to performing his work in Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario.
Harold Pinter
The plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.
【小题1】The writer wrote this passage to .
| A．advise us to spend more time enjoying plays |
| B．explain why England has so many wonderful plays |
| C．tell us about some famous British playwrights and their works |
| D．tell us the differences among some British playwrights |
| A．They are all Shakespeare’s early works. |
| B．They are all tragedies written by Shakespeare. |
| C．They are all Shakespeare’s famous comedies. |
| D．They all belong to the history category of Shakespeare’s plays. |
| A．The Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance. |
| B．Richard Ⅲ and A Woman of No Importance. |
| C．An Ideal Husband and Candida. |
| D．Candida and Betrayal. |
| A．William Shakespeare. | B．Oscar Wilde. |
| C．George Bernard Shaw. | D．Harold Pinter. |