Question

【题目】Do English people live a life similar to ours? Here is something information for you to find

out the answer to this question by yourself.

Many English people would like to live in houses, not flats because most houses have gardens. They like growing vegetables and flowers when they have free time.

Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning and finish it at about five in

the afternoon, with an hour’s break at noon. They don’t go home for lunch. They just have quick meals near their offices. They usually have big meals at the weekend. After work, many English people like outdoor sports. They think sports are good for their health.

Children go to school at about 9:00 a.m. and go back home at about 3:30 p.m. Most

children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old.

Most shops open at about 9:00 a.m. and close at about 6:00 p.m. Usually they don’t close for lunch.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】garden

【2】grow

【3】busy

【4】seven

【5】quick

【6】big

【7】healthy

【8】6.5

【9】age

【10】closed

【解析】本文介绍了英国人的生活方式。介绍了他们喜欢的住房，工作时间，运动情况，孩子们上学的情况以及商店的营业时间。

【1】根据Many English people would like to live in houses, not flats because most houses have gardens. 可知许多英国人想要住在一个带有花园的房子里，故此处为garden。

【2】根据They like growing vegetables and flowers when they have free time.可知他们可以在空闲的时间，在花园里种菜和花，故此处为grow。

【3】根据They like growing vegetables and flowers when they have free time.可知他们可以在空闲的时间，在花园里种菜和花，they are free time=they are not busy“他们空闲的时候，也就是他们不忙的时候”，故此处为busy。

【4】根据Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning and finish it at about five in

the afternoon, with an hour’s break at noon.可知大多数办公室工作人员从早上九点开始工作，下午五天结束工作，中午休息一个小时，故他们一共一天工作七个小时，故为seven。

【5】根据They just have quick meals near their offices. 可知他们在办公室附近快速地吃顿饭，故此处为quick。

【6】根据They usually have big meals at the weekend.可知他们经常在周末吃大餐，故此处为big。

【7】根据They think sports are good for their health.可知他们认为运动能让他们保持健康，故此处为healthy。

【8】根据Children go to school at about 9:00 a.m. and go back home at about 3:30 p.m. 可知学生从上学9点去上学，下午3点30分回家，在学生停留的时间是6小时30分，即6.5小时。故此处为6.5。

【9】根据All children go to school when they are four or five years old.可知所有的孩子在四岁或五岁去上学，at the age of在……岁，故此处为age

【10】根据Most shops open at about 9:00 a.m. and close at about 6:00 p.m.可知大多数商店在上午9点开门，在下午6点关门，故此处为closed。