Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to England! The weather of England is very changeable (易变的). It can be rainy, sunny,
cloudy, windy, stormy, warm, foggy, or cold at any time of the year. If it is raining when you get up in the morning, it can be hot and dry by the afternoon. It may be sunny when you get up, but when you go out,
it may be rainy. So don"t forget to take an umbrella with you. The west of England is wetter than the east,
and the north is cooler than the south. You should be ready for any kind of weather.
In England, shops are usually open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. On Sundays, some shops are open
from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. But a lot of shops are closed. Banks, museums or other places are open
from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. You can go to the parks at any time.
All the cities have buses, trains and taxis. People wait in line for buses and they are unhappy if you
push in at the front. Don"t forget that traffic goes on the left.
Be careful with yourselves when you travel in England!
Notice(须知)to the visitors
·At any time of the year, the weather in England is changeable.
·Just be 1 for any kind of weather.
·You should 2 to take an umbrella when you go out.
·The north of England is 3 than the south.
·Shops are usually open at 4 . On Sundays, some shops are open for 5 hours but many shops
are 6 .
·At any time you can go to the 7 .
·Don"t 8 in at the front when you are at the bus stop.
· Make sure not to walk on the 9 of the road, or it will be very dangerous.
If you travel in England, you should do everything 10 . |
| 1. ready 2. remember 3. cooler 4. 9:00 a.m. 5. six / 6 6. closed 7. parks 8. push 9. right 10. carefully |
核心考点
试题【任务型阅读Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to England! The weather of England is v】；主要考察你对 社会历史类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解 | In many English homes, people eat four meals(餐) a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
People have breakfast at any time(在任何时间) from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥), eggs and bread. English people drink tea or coffee(咖啡) at breakfast.
Lunch comes at one o"clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon, and dinner is about at half past seven. First, they have soup(汤), then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat
some other things like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people like that. Some of them have
their dinner in the middle(中间) of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and all these meals are
very simple(简单). | | 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。 | | ( )1. Many English people have three meals a day. | | ( )2. People may have porridge, eggs, bread, tea or coffee for their breakfast. | | ( )3. People have lunch at any time. | | ( )4. People don"t have porridge for their dinner. | | ( )5. In some English homes, dinner can come at noon(在中午). | | 阅读理解 | 
In Beijing Zoo, you can see many animals. Look! There is a big snake there. It comes from America. It can swim in the water. Next to the snake, there is an elephant. It"s from Africa. It likes drinking lots of water. Look! That is a kangaroo. It"s from Australia. It eats grass and leaves. Do you like the wolf? There is a small wolf in the zoo. It"s only five months old. It is from Europe. There is also a tiger in the zoo. Its favourite food is meat. | | 根据短文内容，将表格内的相关信息配对 | | 1. The snake | A. is five months old. | | 2. The elephant | B. eats grass and leaves. | | 3. The kangaroo | C. swims in the water. | | 4. The wolf | D.likes eating meat. | | 5. The tiger | E.drinks lots of water. | | 阅读理解 | Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs
of the country.
When people meet each other for the rest time in Britain, they say, "How do you do?" and shake
hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they haven"t met for a long time or when they will be away
from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the
English people hardly shake hands, So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their
hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made all of them laugh. | | 1. If you are going to a foreign country, it is____ if you know the language and the customs of the country. | A. not useful
B. not helpful
C. very helpful
D. very sad | | 2. The English people usually shake hands when they ________. | A. meet every time
B. meet for the first time
C. say goodbye to each other
D. say hello to each other | | 3. Usually the English people don"t shake hands________ . | A. when they won"t be away for a long time
B. when they say "How do you do?"
C. when they just meet or say goodbye
D. after they haven"t met for a long time | | 4. Which is RIGHT? | A. Germans shake hands as often as possible.
B. English people like shaking hands very much.
C. Germans hardly shake hands.
D. Neither the English people nor the Germans like shaking hands. | | 5. This story is about________ . | A. shaking hands
B. languages
C. customs
D. languages and customs | | 阅读理解。 | American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them.
People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say "Thank you" .When someone passes you the salt on the table, or opens the door for
you, or says you have done your work well.
"Thank you" is used not only between friends but also parents and children, brothers and sisters,
husbands and wives.
"Excuse me" is another useful short sentence. When you hear someone say so behind you. You know
somebody wants to walk past you without touching you.
It"s not polite to interrupt (打断) others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them,
say "Excuse me" first, and then begin talking. You should also do when you want to make any noise
before others.
Let"s all learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me". | | 1．________ like to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me". | A．Only American people
B．All the people except American
C．People in many counties
D．Few people outside China | | 2．You should say "Thank you" when ________. | A．someone helps you
B．you should make a mistake
C．you want to cough before others
D．you pass a glass of water to others | | 3．If you want to walk past somebody without touching him, you"d better say "________" first. | A．Don"t move
B．How do you do
C．Stop here
D．Excuse me | | 4．When you hear others say your handwriting is excellent, you should say "________" first. | A．I"m so sorry
B．Excuse me
C．Thank you
D．How about yours | | 5．Which of the following is true? | A．We usually don"t say "Excuse me" in daytime.
B．People say "Thank you" among the members of a family and between friends.
C．If you want to make any noise before others you should say "Thank you" first.
D．People say "Excuse me" only between brothers and sisters. | | 完形填空 | The Spring Festival(春节) is the Chinese New Year"s Day. It usually comes 1 February. Everyone
in China 2 the Spring Festival very much. When the Spring Festival 3 , Li Hong usually 4 his
parents clean their house and 5 some shopping and other housework. On that 6 everyone in China
eats dumplings, New Year"s cakes, and other good 7 . Li Hong likes New Year"s cakes. But Wang
Hai dumplings are 8 than New Year"s cakes. The Chinese people 9 the New Year"s cakes and
dumplings in their houses . How 10 they are! | ( )1. A. after
( )2. A. has
( )3. A. goes
( )4. A. helps
( )5. A. buys
( )6. A. morning
( )7. A. food
( )8. A. smaller
( )9. A. find out
( )10. A. happy | B. on
B. like
B. comes
B. makes
B. does
B. evening
B. drinks
B. better
B. buy
B. delicious | C. in
C. remember
C. reaches
C. gets
C. goes
C. day
C. Vegetable
C.bigger
C. eat
C.lovely | D. by
D. likes
D. hears
D. takes
D. carries
D. afternoon
D. fruit
D. sweeter
D. sell
D. great |
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