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All about Britain’s Teenagers

School

British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects,   1   they have to work pretty hard! Today’s teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5 – 3 hours every evening.

Free Time

It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have   2   ? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafés and listening to music.

Communications

In addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They    3   love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more

   4    them than just talk. Text messaging has become the coolest and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops    5   from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes.

Fashion (服饰)

At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. However, in their free

   6   they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesn’t come    7   , but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than ￡100 on one item of clothing.  

1.    A) but                   B) or                     C) so                    D) because

2.    A) lessons             B) sports               C) advice               D) fun

3.    A) never                B) already              C) also                  D) no longer

4.    A) with                 B) for                   C) at                    D) in

5.    A) teachers           B) relatives            C) friends             D) teenagers

6.    A) day                   B) time                  C) week                D) month

7.    A) cheap               B) expensive          C) special              D) ordinary

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The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.

In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life.

For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.

In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.

Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house.

In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!

1. Which of the following birthday traditions can be found almost anywhere, anytime?

A) Putting many things on the floor. B) Wearing a new kimono.

C) Dancing a waltz. D) Sending birthday cards.

2. The usually organize a party at children’s special birthday celebration in Japan.

A) priests B) parents C) friends D) relatives

3. Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of .

A) five B) seven C) fifteen D) twenty-one

4. In many countries you can ________ when you reach the age of eighteen.

A) join the army B) have a key

C) have a special ceremony D) have special sweets

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A) The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.

B) Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.

C) You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.

D) In many countries you have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.

6. Which is the best title of this passage?

A) Birthday Traditions around the World

B) Chinese Birthday Celebrations

C) Japanese Special Celebration

D) The Drinking Age in Many Countries

判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示

I am an e-mail user. When I first started to use the e-mail system I used to read all my e-mail. I didn’t have much mail. I was very excited about receiving any e-mail. I gave my friends my e-mail address. Soon I had more mail than I wanted. Some of the mail was junk mail (垃圾邮件). I was worried. I didn’t want my mail to control me.

I’ve tried some methods to help me get control of my mail. First, I check my mail at the same time every day. Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail. This doesn’t always work, but I try. Sometimes I save the messages. Sometimes I just read them, maybe answer a few, and then delete them.

Sometimes I’m not at all interested in a message, so I don’t even open it. I delete it right away. This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home.

These methods are very simple. I have some friends who are very clever with computers. From time to time, they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail. I’ve also learned to transfer (转存) some messages to a disk so they don’t fill up my mail files (文件夹). Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work. I’m still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! I’m still worried, however, about having too much to read.  

1.    The writer used to read all his e-mail because he didn’t have much mail. 

2. After giving his friends his e-mail address the writer had more mail than he wanted.

3.    Sometimes the writer checks his mail in the morning and sometimes in the evening.   

4.    The writer always spends less than 15 minutes processing his e-mail.  

5.    Sometimes the writer doesn’t open the mail because he is not at all interested in it.  

6.    The writer teaches his friends how to manage their e-mail.  

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W:   UCI booking line.     1   

M:   Hello…yes… I’d like to book two tickets for the new Harry Potter   film, please.

W:       2     When for? There are showings at 5:30 pm, 8 pm and

    10:30 pm every day.

M:   In that case, I think the 5:30 one on Friday, please.

W:   I’ll just check. … Sorry, that showing is fully booked.     3   

M:   Er… yes, please. If you could.     

W:   Yes, there are seats for the 8 o’clock showing. Do you want them?

M:   Yes, please.

W:       4   

M:   Darren Brown. It’s 6398 0102.     5  

W:   You can collect your tickets from the box office any time from 5 pm today until ten minutes

before the start of the film on Friday.

M:   Thank you.

W:       6     Goodbye.

根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词

1.    Susan has her piano lesson on Saturday afternoon. (改为一般疑问句)

     ________ Susan ________ her piano lesson on Saturday afternoon?

2.    That new blue car is my father’s. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ is your father’s?

3.    The new housing estate in the city center is very expensive.（改为感叹句）

     ________ _______ the new housing estate in the city center is !

4.    Why don’t the twins look the same as each other? (保持句意基本不变)

Why do the twins look ________ ________ each other?

5.    What would Bob like to be in the future? Bob hasn’t told his friends yet.（合并句子）

     Bob hasn’t told his friends ________ ________ would like to be in the future.

用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子

1. Billy looks upset. What happened to ________? (he)

2. It is said that eight ________ of water a day can help you keep fit. (glass)

3. Linton is interested in Chinese history and this is his ________ visit to Beijing. (four)

4. Don’t throw the old watch away. It is still ________. (use)

5. Fishing is one of my ________ outdoor activities. (favour)

6. Grandpa is going to ________ his house and live with us. (sale)

7. Nowadays too many boys want to become ________. (act)

8. Mary is good at writing. She will ________ be a reporter in the future. (possible)

选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语，用A、B、C、D 等表示

1.    She said sorry to Mike for taking his paper home by mistake.

2.    The English party will be held three days before Christmas.

3.    Her friend always gives her a hand whenever she is in trouble.

4.    Nancy has made up her mind to work in the mountain area.

5.    Mm… the soup tastes very nice! How did you make it?

6.    Sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly. Could you say it once more?

7.    – Do you feel it dull to take a walk for an hour every morning?

     – Not at all. It’s very good exercise.

8.    – How many parents will attend the Open Day in our school?

– I have no idea.

– I won the 100-meter race on our sports day.

– ________ We are proud of you!

A) That’s all right. B) Sorry to hear that. C) Congratulations. D) I’d love to.

       The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is ________ all Shanghai citizens.

A) famous for               B) familiar to                C) pleased with             D) interested in

As soon as he ________ the bus, the poor man realized he had left his wallet on it.

A) got on              B) got off                     C) got to               D) got in