Britain Today

     Food

     British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but

46% have fish and chips!

    

Sports

     British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).

     Cinema and TV

     Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.

     Holidays

     British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

 

1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

        A. A hamburger.         B. Fish and chips.

        C. Both.               D. Neither

2.Those who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

3.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.              B. Three hours and a half

C. Two hours                D. Two hours and a half

4.British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

       A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

 

Britain Today

Food

British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month . Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!

Cinema and TV

Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two hours more than women.

Holidays

British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France , 15% are in China. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

1. Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

A. A hamburger.   B. Fish and chips.  C. Both.       D. Neither.

2.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.    B. Four hours      C. Two hours   D. One hour

3.Among the following countries , British people's least favorite country for a holiday is ____.

A. Spain          B. France         C. America    D. China

 

阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。
Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day of dirty water or lack (缺乏) of water.
Farmers use 70-85% of the world fresh water to produce food. People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry(工业) uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.
Home use takes up(占据) only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people use less water.
In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste wafer for other use.
In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.
【小题1】 In developed countries, most water is used by industry.  
【小题2】People in Asia have enough clean water to use.  
【小题3】To save water, Australians and Europeans both choose to recycle water for a second use.
【小题4】 According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problems.  
【小题5】Home use of water will increase because of the growing of cities.

书面表达 (15分)
假如你叫李华，即将初中毕业。班里同学对初三同学该不该照常参加体育活动意见不一，下表是大家讨论的结果。请据此给某英语报社写一封信，介绍有关情况。最后写出你的观点(至少写出2条观点)。请写一篇80词左右的短文。

60% of the students	1. 健康最重要 2. 体育活动使我们变得强壮… 3. …
40% of the students	1. 浪费时间 2. 容易疲劳… 3. too excited to get down to our study
Your opinion	…

Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you about the arguments on whether students of Junior Three should be allowed to do sports or not. ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

                                    Britain Today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but
46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
【小题1】Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

A．A hamburger.	B．Fish and chips.
C．Both.	D．Neither

【小题2】Those who are interested in movies are ____.

A．men	B．women
C．old people	D．young people

【小题3】How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A．Three hours.	B．Three hours and a half
C．Two hours	D．Two hours and a half

【小题4】British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

A．Spain

B．France

C．America

D．Australia