Mr. Black saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bikeIt cost 55 poundsso he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bikes

The owner of the shop was very pleased to show one to Mr. BlackMr. Black looked at it carefullyturned to the owner of the shop and said“There isn't a lamp on this bikebut there was one on the bike in your advertisement

“Yessir” answered the man“but the lamp isn’t included包括in the price of the bike

“Not included in the price of the bike?” Mr. Black said angrily“But that's not honestThe lamp is in the advertisementso it should be included in the price

“Wellsir” answered the shop owner coldly“there is also a girl on the bike in the advertisementbut we can not give you a girl with the bikeeither

1What was the advertisement about?

AA car               BA bike              CA computer

2After Mr. Black read theadvertisementhe decided to ________

Aride a bike            Bbuy a lamp           Csee and buy a bike

3How much did a bike and a lamp cost in the shop?

A55 pounds                                           BMore than 55 pounds

CLess than 55 pounds

4Was there a girl in the advertisement?

AYesthere was                                    BNothere wasn't

CIt was not mentioned

5The text gives us a lesson教训that ________

Awe must read a newspaper carefully

Bwe can't completely完全地believe an advertisement sometimes

Cthe price of something is often changed

As we all knowAmerican and British people both speak EnglishBut sometimes it does not seem like the same languageIn factthere are some important differences between British English and American English

First of allthey sound very differentOftenAmericans don't say each word separatelyThey say several words togetherAmericans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know” Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” Howeverthe British are more careful in their speechThey usually say all the words and keep them separate

Words sometimes have different meanings tooSome American words are never used in EnglandThe same thing is true of some British words in AmericaFor examplethe vocabulary for cars and driving is very differentAmericans drive trucksbut in England people drive lorries

Many expressions are also different in the two countriesIn Englandif you are going to telephone your friendsyou “phone them up”In Americayou “give them a call”

There're also some differences in grammarFor exampleAmericans usually use the helping verb助动词“do” when they ask a questionThey say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verbThey say “Have you a storybook?”

All these differences can be confusing易混淆的if you are learning EnglishBut most languages are like thisLanguages change over timeWhen people live in separate placesthe languages change in different waysThis is what has happened to English

1When a person says“I'm driving a truck now” Where does the man most probably come from?

AAmerica           BBritain              CFrance

2What does the underlined word “separately” mean in this passage?

A含糊地                B快快地                C分开地

3How many differences has the writer told US between American English and British English?

AThree               BFour                CFive

4Which sentence is Not right?

AMany expressions are different between American English and British English

BBritish English and American English sound very different

CBritish English is the same as American English in grammar

5This passage is mainly主要about ________

Asome important differences between British English and American English

Bthe difference of the grammar between British English and American English

Cthe difference of the sound between British English and American English

Astronauts have already visited the Moon and lived on space stationsThey've never been to another planetbut they might visit Mars soonAstronauts will spend about six months getting to the planetthen about two years on the planet and about six months travelling back to the EarthThey’ll be away from the Earth for about three yearsso they'll need much food

It's very expensive to take food into spaceIt costs about 120 000 dollars to carry something that weighsone kilo千克).So an apple on Mars could cost 20000 dollars! Of coursethey will need to take much food with them to feed the astronauts for three yearsThis amount of fresh food can't stay freshand is very expensive to takeso they need to find food that is not very heavy

At the momentastronauts in space stations eat dried foodIt's very lightso it doesn't cost much money to carry it into spaceBut astronauts stay healthier and happier if they eat fresh foodIn the futureastronauts on Mars may grow vegetables like carrots and lettuce生菜).

Astronauts on Mars will probably have special machinesThey'll use these machines to change beansinto food that tastes like meat or cheeseThey probably won't eat real meat or cheese because it won't he possible to keep animals in space

1Which planet do the astronauts plan to go to next?

AMars                BSpace               CThe Moon

2How long will it take to get to Mars?

AAbout three years BAbout two years   CAbout six months

3Why do the astronauts eat dried food?

ABecause it is cheap to carry                      BBecause it is cheap to buy

CBecause it is very healthy

4What may astronauts do in the future?

AEat only dried food                                  BGrow some fresh vegetables on Mars

CGrow food in their spacecraft

5What will they get from beans?

AApples                                                   BFood that tastes like meat or cheese

CReal meat and cheese

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Out cities are get bigger and bigger as因为more                                  1________ people move from the countryside in the city                                                  2________

There were many reasons why they do this--mostly it is                                3________ to find jobbecause all the companies are in the cities and                                 4________ they need lot of people to work thereMany people live and                                5________ work in a citythey need schoolsshops and so on

Everything you could want will be find in a citygovernment                               6________ officesmuseumscinemasbig restaurants or parks                                      7________ Unfortunately不幸地the city is much busier and much                                8________ dangerous than the countrysideThe air is not health                                         9________ because of all the cars and trucksHow do you think of the                              10________ City?

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