We are always hearing about road accidents, and when we are in the car we try to drive carefully. But, how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? A large  1  will tell you the number of accidents that happened in the home is almost the same as those on the  2 .  I don’t pretend to be  3  , but I’ve thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to  4  them.

   One of the most common and most dangerous  5  at home accidents is wrong and careless use  6  electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or  7  out a plug without first turning off the  8  . In spite of warning, one  9  carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a  10  . Sometimes one forgets to turn off the power  11  mending a lamp or something  12 . All this can cause accidents. So the  13  about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you  14  anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually  15.

   If you’ve got  16  in the house, it’s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their  17  . otherwise, they may be taken for candies or new kinds of drinks. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular  18  in a number of ways in order to make them  19 and happy.

     20  , of course, is always a risk. So, remember to turn it off after cooking. Also, don’t forget to keep the children away from the cooker.

   Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

1．A．family                B．factory               C．hospital                 D．school

2．A．road                 B．way                  C．path                  D．street          

3．A．an expert             B．a doctor              C．an engineer         D．a scientist    

4．A．pretend             B．prevent          C．protest                D．complete     

5．A．reasons                B．causes               C．difficulties          D．problems

6．A．at                       B．of                      C．for               D．on

7．A．push                  B．drag                  C．pull                     D．draw          

8．A．light                   B．power                 C．plug                D．electricity    

9．A．may                 B．can                   C．must                D．will

10．A．cold                   B．warm                C．wash          D．bath                   

12．A．others                B．another                C．else                D．also            

13．A．order               B．suggestion        C．rule                  D．requirement 

14．A．touch              B．feel                 C．catch             D．hold

15．A．don’t               B．do                       C．did                    D．didn’t         

16．A．patients               B．children               C．friends          D．the older

17．A．look              B．sight               C．knowing         D．reach

18．A．attention              B．mind                   C．notice                 D．care            

19．A．full               B．warm            C．safe               D．comfortable

20．A．Gas                    B．Pollution            C．Fire            D．Stove

 (宁夏银川一中2008届高三第三次模拟考试)

We are always hearing about road accidents, and when we are in the car we try to drive carefully. But, how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? A large  36  will tell you the number of accidents that happened in the home is almost the same as those on the  37 .  I don’t pretend to be  38  , but I’ve thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to  39  them.

   One of the most common and most dangerous  40  at home accidents is wrong and careless use  41  electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or  42  out a plug without first turning off the  43  . In spite of warning, one  44  carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a  45  . Sometimes one forgets to turn off the power  46  mending a lamp or something  47 . All this can cause accidents. So the  48  about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you  49  anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually  50.

   If you’ve got  51  in the house, it’s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their  52  . otherwise, they may be taken for candies or new kinds of drinks. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular  53  in a number of ways in order to make them  54 and happy.

     55  , of course, is always a risk. So, remember to turn it off after cooking. Also, don’t forget to keep the children away from the cooker.

   Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

36．A．family             B．factory              C．hospital              D．school

37．A．road              B．way                  C．path                D．street         

38．A．an expert         B．a doctor             C．an engineer      D．a scientist  

39．A．pretend         B．prevent         C．protest               D．complete   

40．A．reasons            B．causes             C．difficulties         D．problems

41．A．at                    B．of                      C．for               D．on

42．A．push               B．drag                C．pull                    D．draw          

43．A．light                B．power                C．plug               D．electricity   

44．A．may              B．can                  C．must               D．will

45．A．cold                  B．warm                C．wash              D．bath              

47．A．others               B．another              C．else               D．also           

48．A．order             B．suggestion      C．rule                 D．requirement      

49．A．touch             B．feel                C．catch            D．hold

50．A．don’t               B．do                      C．did                   D．didn’t        

51．A．patients             B．children             C．friends        D．the older

52．A．look             B．sight              C．knowing        D．reach

53．A．attention            B．mind                  C．notice                D．care           

54．A．full              B．warm            C．safe              D．comfortable

55．A．Gas                  B．Pollution           C．Fire           D．Stove

The British are very polite and have good manners—they are never tired of saying “Thank you”，“I am sorry”， or “Excuse me.” They have good table manners. They enjoy their breakfasts and most of all the traditional tea around 4 or 5 o’clock.
The normal working week has five days. Factory workers usually start at 8 am and offices, shops and schools open at 9 am. Workers have 3 weeks’ holidays and professional workers(people with higher education ) have usually longer holidays (a month or more). Except these holidays they have public holidays: e.g. New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
An average Englishman like to live in his own house. Houses are made of red bricks, stone and wood. The house usually has from 4 to 6 rooms, two floors, small front and back gardens. On the ground floor there is a hall, a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace and on the first floor there are parents’ and children’s bedrooms and a bathroom. The prices of houses depend on the area—the most expensive are the houses in London and South England (about 200,000 pounds); smaller houses in other areas may cost about 50,000 pounds.
Social Welfare—The National Health Service gives largely free treatment for everyone living in Britain. People can choose their family doctors. In case of emergency you can call the ambulance by dialing 999 from everywhere. Health centres are run by local authorities. About 7 percent of hospitals, dentists and family doctors work as private.
There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers and a lot of weekly papers and magazines. The oldest newspaper is The Times. Other famous newspapers are Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Financial Times, etc.
【小题1】If you are a student in Britain, when do you begin to go to school?