One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend,Rick.Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor.When he arrived,Simon went straight to the first floor of the building.But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor.Do you know why?

    In fact.the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor.The floor above the ground floor is the first floor,which Americans would call the second floor.

    The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America,though the British and Americans both speak English.

    The British usually hide their feelings.They seldom start a conversation with strangers.For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.But Americans are quite different.They’re more active and easier to talk with.

    The British and Americans may use different terms for many things.The British usually use football,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer,rubber and post.

1.Simon went to London to ________.

   A.visit his friend               B.spend his holiday

   C.study English                  D.have a meeting

2.Which picture shows US where Rick’s flat was? ________.

3.According to the passage,the British usually spend their time ________on the train.

   A.playing cards                       B.talking loudly

   C.doing some reading                 D.singing and dancing

4.What does the underlined word “terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

    ________.

   A.成果       B.学期      C.会议 D.用语

5.What’s the best title for the passage? ________.

   A.Differences in culture           B.Simon’s funny story

   C.Information abroad          D.Hiding the feelings

In America,you might go to the emergency room if you are very sick,especially if your doctor or a parent feels that you need medical attention right away.In the emergency room,the doctors and nurses will take care of you and help you feel better.If you need to stay at the hospital at night,nurses will take you and your parents to your hospital room.

    Once you’re in the hospital room,you may have a room all to yourself,but sometimes you will share one with another kid.Your room will have a bed that has buttons to make parts of the bed move up and down.A curtain can be pulled around your bed so that you cannot be seen when you’re resting or changing your clothes.There are usually lights that you can turn on and off.There is a special button to push that will call the nurse if you need anything. You’ll probably have a bathroom in your room too.

    You’ll probably also have a TV and a telephone in your room to help you keep busy while you’re in the hospital.If you’re going to be in the hospital for a longer time,you can always bring things that remind you of home,like pictures of your family,animal dolls,books,or toys,or even put up favorite pictures on the wall around your bed.

1.The word “emergency” means“ _______ ”in Chinese.

      A.手术         B.休息            C.紧急           D.输液

2.Why should you be taken to the emergency room?

      A.Because you often forget things these days.

      B.Because you can’t sleep well these days.

      C.Because you get angry easily.

      D.Because you cannot see anything suddenly.

3.In the hospital room, __________ .

      A.you will have to stay without a roommate

      B.you cannot touch any of the buttons around you

      C.you will have a bedside telephone but no TV

      D.you call decorate it like a home

4.According to the passage,which room looks like a hospital room?

5.From the passage,we know that kids in hospital rooms can easily _______.

A.get angry                           B.make friends

C.miss home                          D.feel excited

A sign is a kind of language.Here are some of them that you can see on the roads.

    Number one is a sign with the number“thirty”on it.When drivers see this sign.they must not go at a speed of more than thirty kilometers an hour.We see this sign when We are getting near towns.Number two means that we’re near a crossing.We must drive carefully.Number  three is a sign that there is a bend(转弯)in the road.Again,We must drive slowly and carefully.It is not safe to go round a bend very fast.Number four is a sign that there is another road in from the right.There is a junction(交叉点)at this place.Number five is a sign that there is a hill and Number six is a sign that the road gets narrower.Drivers must go slowly and carefully.Number seven has the word“SCHOOL”on it.This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road.Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school,so drivers should look carefully and go slowly.Number eight is a sign with the letter“P”on it.The letter“P”means “Parking”.In some places.there are the signs saying“NO PARKING”or“NO WAITING”.If a driver leaves his ear near one of these signs,a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.

1.At places where you see sign l ,___________.

A.you are already out of the town      

B.you still have thirty kilometers to go

C.there is a town thirty kilometers away 

D.there are many houses and buildings not far away

2.Sign 2 stands near a place where________.

      A.two roads cross       B.people can cross the road

      C.the road gets narrow   D.there are no traffic lights

3.You have to drive not only slowly but al4 carefully when you see________.

      A.each of the eight signs     B.either of signs 2 and 3

      C.all of signs 3,6,and 7   D.any of signs 3,6,7 and 8

4.A driver can leave his car__________.

      A.near a sign with “NO PARKING” on it

      B.near sign 8 at any time

      C.near a sign with“NO WAITING”if there are no police there

      D.near a sign with“P”0n it in the daytime

5.People put these signs on the roads to________.

      A.show drivers the way       B.stop cars

      C.make driving safer              D.learn another kind of language

Look at the diagram. It   1   something of home computer used by a group of young people.

We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much  2  they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in  3  they used their omputers for.

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with  4  user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.

All the children said they usually used computers  5   . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理)  6   . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used   7  as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any  8  use.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14~18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers  9  by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and  10  address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

1. A. shows        B. says                    C. writes                 D. gives

2. A. hours          B. money           C. time                   D. /

3. A. what            B. why               C. how                      D. whether

4. A. high             B. higher            C. the higher              D. the highest

5. A. to read        B. reading          C. to play games        D. playing games

6. A. at times        B. as usual         C. in the end             D. all the time

7. A. theirs                  B. them              C. its                         D. it

8. A. another         B. other             C. the other               D. others

9. A. are seen        B. have seen       C. will be seen                  D. see

10. A. closing       B. opening          C. leaving                 D. keeping

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