Researchers recently made a survey about how people know trees in UK.They showed them pictures of 10 of Britain’s most popular types of trees.They  asked them to name each.Many British people cannot give the right answers.

One in 20 people questioned could not name any of the Britain’s common  trees.Horse chestnut and oak are very common in Britain.Britons can see  them everywhere from parks and gardens to the countryside and forests.But  five per cent of Britons could not name the two trees.

While older people are more likely than younger adults to name Britain’s  local trees，the knowledge is not being passed down.

Over 70% parents say they have never taught their children the names of  trees nor asked them about what they may have learnt at school or elsewhere.

“It is very disappointing to learn that people know very little about British  trees，” said one of the researchers.

1．What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Many Britons cannot name trees.

B．A scientific survey.

C．Parents should teach their children.

D．People know very little about Britain.

2．How many people could not name any of the common trees if 200 people were surveyed?

A．140                                                  B．20

C．100                                                   D．10

3．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．the 10 types of Britain’s most popular trees can be seen everywhere

B．horse chestnut and oak are two kinds of animals seen everywhere in Britain

C．older people in Britain may know more about the local trees than the younger ones

D．70% of the people questioned can not name the 10 types of Britain’s most popular trees

4．The underlined word “common” in the second paragraph probably means________.

A．seldom seen                                       B．often seen

C．formal                                              D．local

5．This passage may be taken from________.

A．a newspaper                                      B．a dictionary

C．a science report                                  D．a textbook

In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.       many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a      that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers.       other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is     they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story    pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who   such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more    , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

  Typhoons(台风) the northern of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.
It began to rain in Hong Kong on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(锚). Some very big ships went out to the sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because there are no rocks in the open sea. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and had and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
【小题1】What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose in Hong Kong?

阅读理解

Football is, I suppose, the most popular game in England. In some important matches, you can see the rich and the poor, the young and the old all there, shouting and cheering for one side or the other.?

One of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has photographs of them and knows the results of a large number of matches. He will tell you who he expects(预料) to win such and such a match(诸如此类的比赛).?

The schools arrange(安排) games and matches for their pupils. Football is a good game. It is good exercise for our body. It needs skills(技能) and wisdom(智慧) and it is popular and cheap. As a result, it is the school’s favorite game in winter.?

根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。?

1.Many people in England like football.?

2. It is the strangest thing in England about football that people shout and cheer for oneside or the other.

3. The reason why the schools arrange football games for pupils in England is that it’s very interesting.

4. Even the smallest boy seems to have a great knowledge of football.

5. Football is a good game, but it is not cheap.

A SCHOOL REPORT

1.Edward's best subject is             .

A．science                               B．French

C．geography                             D．English

2.Edward is not so good at             .

A．science and geography                   B．mathematics and history

C．history and French                      D．music and English

3.According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Edward can't sing songs very well.

B．Edward doesn't do well in science.

C．Edward learns two foreign languages in school

D．Edward can do better if he works harder in school.