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For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news.
As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “The Old Trip to Jerusalem”, which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England.
However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pub’s landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.
That’s how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩) is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.
This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 1l pm. Previously, with 1l pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be “Working Men's Clubs”, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.
1.The passage mainly tells us something about ______.
A．the past and present of British pubs
B．the decline of British pubs
C．the long history of British pubs
D．the importance of British pubs
2.Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs?
A．The credit crunch.
B．The present closing time.
C．The ban of smoking.
D．Having no spare money.
3.We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．British people used to like drinking slowly
B．closing the pubs early will reduce social problems
C．binge drinking means drinking less beer
D．British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking
4.We can see from the last paragraph that the author _______.
A．is against the admission of too many women to the pubs
B．holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs
C．thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems
D．thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need
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When you’re a preteen, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new rock-rap CD, 1 your parents won’t give you the money for it. I thought life was so 2 when things like this happened-----until September 11, 2001.
I was in P.E. when the planes hit the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. As soon as I got home and for weeks before, I saw the disaster 3 on TV. Seeing the innocent people running for their 4 as the debris(瓦砾) started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the 5 brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t help imagining what the people on the 6 and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not 7 what was going on. I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to 8 others. It tore my heart apart to watch the 9 looks on the faces of so many people who didn’t know if their loved ones were dead or alive while 10 in all the debris.
Then it 11 me: All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted.
A feeling of coldness 12 down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily 13 to my family. My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again. I began to evaluate what a real 14 in life was.
This disaster 15 me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time. Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it’s just 16 the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a 17 that I may never tell them that 18 .
Not getting a new CD is not going to 19 my life. I can live with those kinds of problems. But losing someone I love would 20 make my life miserable.
9/11 showed me just what I am.
1. A．or B．so C．but D．for
2. A．unfair B．uncomfortable C．unbelievable D．uncertain
3. A．happen B．occur C．strike D．unfold
4. A．lives B．families C．houses D．friends
5. A．curtains B．buildings C．gates D．bedrooms
6. A．seats B．planes C．corners D．streets
7. A．believing B．thinking C．caring D．knowing
8. A．join B．save C．meet D．calm
9. A．puzzled B．severe C．dirty D．desperate
10. A．hidden B．found C．trapped D．placed
11. A．hit B．surprised C．rewarded D．told
12. A．cooled B．dropped C．ran D．passed
13. A．happened B．compared C．related D．turned
14. A．relationship B．problem C．need D．fate
15. A．persuaded B．reminded C．taught D．informed
16. A．to B．in C．at D．on
17. A．story B．doubt C．chance D．plan
18. A．ever B．once C．enough D．again
19. A．end B．save C．spare D．break
20. A．rather B．truly C．probably D．frequently
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The fire started in the basement and quickly____________ to the first floor where it destroyed all the______________ in the language lab.
A. was spreaded;furniture and equipments B. was spreaded ;furniture and equipment
C. spread;furnitures and equipments D. spread ;furniture and equipment
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