5、   Nearly all British people in full-time jobs have at least four weeks’ holiday a year , often in two or three separate periods . The normal working week is 35-40 hours, Monday to Friday. More overtime is worked at extra pay than in most other Western European countries, but there is relatively little “moonlighting” ― that is , independent work for pay in leisure hours. Another way of saying that is the “black economy”, involving work paid privately in cash and not officially recorded or taxed, is relatively small .

   There are only eight official public holidays, Christmas included , a year, only one of them in the six months before Christmas. None of them celebrates anything to do with state or nation .

   The most obvious and traditional British holiday destination is the coast. No place in the country is more than three hours’ journey from some part of it. The coast is full of variety , with good cliffs (悬崖) and rocks between the beaches , but the uncertain weather and cold sea are serious disadvantages. Also , two weeks in a hotel room with balcony (阳台) and private bath can now cost less in Spain or Greece , with flights included, than the same in a British hotel . Most of the hotels in the numerous seaside resort towns were built between 50 and 100 years ago , and seem not to be used much by people going to conferences as by those on holiday. Going to a conference can be a sort of holiday , even in working time and with expenses paid .

53. How many hours do British people work every day ? ____ .

4、It’s said that someone somewhere in the world is always eating sushi（寿司）. It’s the healthy snack of choice for people of all cultures .

The first sushi was actually made in China in the 2^nd century. Raw salted fish was eaten with rice. Like writing , Japanese traveled to China and took sushi back to Japan . In the middle of the 17^th century , vinegar was added to the rice to make it tastier. Since the late 20^th century raw fish on small amounts of rice has become big business .

There are different recipes (食谱) for making sushi. This one is really easy and fun. Try it !

Ingredients

200 grams of raw salmon (大马哈鱼) in one piece (other raw fish like tuna is fine)

2 cups of rice

2 cups of water

1/2 cups of vinegar

1 teaspoon of salt

2 tablespoons of sugar

Wasabi*

Japanese soy sauce (酱油)

Instructions

（1） Wash your hands before you start.

（2） Put the sugar and salt in the vinegar .Keep it in a container.

（3） Boil the rice in the 2 cups of water. This is a little less water than usual to make        the rice slightly harder .

（4） Leave the rice to cool down for 10 minutes after it’s boiled.

（5） Put the rice into a large container. Add half of the vinegar.

（6） Mix it all together with your hands. Keep mixing until it sticks together. You may need to add more of the vinegar.

（7） Let the rice cool down.

（8） Wet your hands. Make balls of rice. Each one should be about the size of a table tennis ball.

（9） Take a sharp knife and cut the salmon into thin slices. Each slice should be about 3mm thick.

（10） With the rice ball in one hand, press the cut salmon on top. Make it into a rectangular shape .

（11） Put the sushi on a plate.

（12） Put a little wasabi and soy sauce in a small dish.

（13） Serve the sushi to your friends. It goes well with green tea.

   The biggest concern people have about sushi is its freshness. Raw fish can attract bacteria, which can makes us ill or even cause death. When choosing a whole fish , the eyes should be clear. The skin should be bright and smooth and not breaking-up. When choosing cut fish , the meat ought not to give off an unpleasant smell. It should also ‘bounce back’ at you when you touch it. In other words , it should look fairly hard. Don’t buy sushi in the street. Buy from shops or supermarkets that others can recommend .

   Lots of wasabi also helps kill bacteria. It also makes your head want to explode.

49. To make sushi more delicious , you may as well ___ .

  A. pour some green tea into rice  

  B. add a bit more vinegar to rice

  C. eat as much wasabi as possible to kill bacteria

  D. choose steamed fish rather than fish that are uncooked

50. There are signs of freshness of fish except___ .

  A. firm flesh   B. clear eyes   C. smelly meat   D. shiny skin

51. What does this passage mainly discuss ?

  A. Cooking at home             B. popular Japanese fast food

  C. Making your own sushi   D. the development of sushi

52. We can infer from the passage that ____ .

A.      Sushi has become a multi- billion industry

B.      Making sushi is a demanding job for every one

C.      Sushi is more popular in China than in Japan

D.     You should buy sushi in shops or supermarkets only on people’s recommendation

3、Jet lag， caused by traveling between time zones， is becoming a common problem for frequent travelers： for 49 percent it is only a nuisance and for 45 percent it is a real problem. It is caused by disruption（混乱）to the internal biological clock， and may lead to digestive problems， tiredness， and sleep disruption.

　　Generally speaking， our biological clock is slightly disturbed if we just move into the next time zone， but jet lag becomes a problem once we have passed through three or four time zones. The body takes about one day to get over each hour of time difference. But the seriousness of jet lag problems also depends on our direction of travel. If we go north or south， we won’t notice any difference， because there is usually no time zone change. However if we travel west we will be in advance of ourselves as far as our internal clock is concerned， and problems may arise. A west-to-east journey， on the other hand， makes us late compared to the local time. It often demands even greater effort in adjustment since we are not quick enough to catch up with the new time schedule. Therefore， a trip from New York to Los Angeles often causes fewer problems than a Los Angeles-New York trip.

45. A traveler who suffers from jet lag has problems in ____________.

　　A. adjusting his biological clock

　　B. knowing the direction of a jet

　　C. knowing the distance of his flight

　　D. getting used to the weather of a new place

46. If one travels across three time zones， he needs about ____________ hours to get over his jet lag problem.

　　A. 24 B.                 36                               C. 48                     D. 72

47. A person may suffer the most serious case of jet lag when he takes a ____________ journey.

　　A. east-to-west B. west-to-east C. north-to-south D. south-to-north

48. The main purpose of the passage is to ____________.

       A. explain the cause of jet lag problems

　　B. teach us how to avoid jet lag problems

　　C. explain the differences between time zones

　　D. show the ways to lessen the degree of jet lag problems

2、  We live in a dangerous world. The figures for crime go up year by year. If you were attacked in the street, would you be able to defend yourself? Not very well probably, especially if someone was pointing a gun at you. We all see a lot of violence in films, but recently some programs on television have shown how people can defend themselves without guns. For example, in one film a woman was attacked from behind. She threw the man, who was heavier and stronger than she was, over her head. Then she held him tightly on the ground. How? She knew judo(柔道).

   Jiu-jitsu, as judo is sometimes called, means “muscle science” in Japanese. The student of judo needs to learn a lot about the body, its bones and muscles. Judo uses a number of “falls”, “holds” and “throws”. Someone who does not know judo cannot defend himself against them. If you know judo you can defend yourself against a person who is stronger than you. Being strong is one thing, but using the body wisely is another. In judo you use the other person’s body to help you. You “throw” him down to the ground and “hold” him there, so that he can’t move. Of course, it takes time and practice, but knowing judo is useful. In a violent world you ought to be able to defend yourself.

41.The world is dangerous because______.

A. there are too many televisions   B. people are not able to defend themselves

C. people don’t carry guns         D. there is more violence and crime

42. We can learn from the passage that the woman in the film ___ .

  A. knocked the man down to the ground   B. attacked the man from behind

  C. was able to defend herself                   D. failed to defend herself

43. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to ___ .

    A. muscle science    B. falls , holds and throws  

C. students of judo   D. bones and muscles

44. Actually “judo” is ___ .

  A. only muscle science                    B. different from “Jiu-jitsu”

  C. is useful only to a strong person   D. a type of fighting

1、I was 17 when I walked into Carley’s bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  21  on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like   22  . I needed to start   23  for college, so I said yes. I worked after school, and the job helped  24  my yearly tuition. I would work many other jobs: making coffee in the Students Union; a hotel maid and   25  making maps for a company. But selling books was one of the most   26  .

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything  27  and found other books we could order. She left the store less   28  . I’ve always remembered the   29  I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a   30  in Los Angles, I heard about an immigrant child born   31  his fingers connected. His family couldn’t afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in   32  , hiding his hand in his pocket.

I   33  my  boss to let me do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the   34  for free.

I visited the boy soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his   35  hand and said, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of   36  .

In the past, while I was   37  , I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the   38  . Fox pays my salary,  39  I feel as if I work for the   40  , helping them make sense of the world.

34、Unless      to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

     A. invited            B. inviting            C. being invited         D. having invited

33、Only after I had known him for some time      to appreciate his real worth.

       A. do I begin                                         B. did I begin

       C. I began                                             D. had I begun

32、    surprised me most      to see some of the village people seated on the benches at the end of the room.

       A. What; was                                   B. What; were

       C. That; was                                    D. That; were

31、The teacher demanded that the exam      before eleven.

     A. would be finished                            B. must be finished

     C. be finished                                      D. must be finishing

30、 John dashed back into the room, and saw     .

     A. what wrong was                                   B. what was wrong

     C. if wrong was                                        D. if was wrong