In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner-a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed(包装的) lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.

Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they don’t like to have school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”

However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have a always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”

But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy(起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”

Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead.

So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.

Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入前括号内。

1.How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?

2.        would like the children to have the school meals.

3.Jamie thought         were healthy food.

4.The last two paragraphs(段落) show that        .

5.What is the best title for this text?

As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see  differences  when we pay attention to the words that are used. Let’s look at the words about describing animals. Most phrases in Chinese about the dog. For example, “ a  homeless dog”, “a running dog”,  and “ a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings.
But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use dogs to describe positive behavior. For example, ”You are  lucky dog” means you are a  lucky person.   And  “Every dog has its day” means__________. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The  word  “dog-tired”  means  “ very tired”. The  words  about animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how certain words are used

1. 1.

   The correct Chinese meaning about “ a homeless dog” is “_________”

   1. A.
      猎犬
   2. B.
      看门狗
   3. C.
      丧家犬
   4. D.
      家养犬
2. 2.

   In English ,people use dogs to describe positive behavior because____________

   1. A.
      they have different culture
   2. B.
      they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans
   3. C.
      they like dogs very much
   4. D.
      dogs are very active
3. 3.

   Which sentence is right to fill in the blank in the passage?

   1. A.
      every dog will die one day
   2. B.
      each person has bad luck at times
   3. C.
      each person has good luck at times
   4. D.
      every dog has good luck at times
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      In English people use the dog to describe positive behavior
   2. B.
      Most phrases in Chinese about the dog have negative meaning
   3. C.
      We should pay attention to the words about animals that are used
   4. D.
      “Sick as a dog” is used to describe a healthy person in western countries
5. 5.

   What ‘s the best  title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Dogs
   2. B.
      Western Culture
   3. C.
      Chinese Culture
   4. D.
      Different Countries Have Different Culture

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.

In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1.According to the passage, ______are very quiet.

2.In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.

3.What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（楼）.

My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three ...oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(脸) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（别担心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”

All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.

1.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 幸运的 B. 倒霉的 C. 难得的 D. 常见的

2.Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.

A. there are thirteen people B. there are fourteen people

C. they don’t like Mr. Brown D. they don’t like the baby

3.Who will have a baby next week?

A. Mary B. Mr. Brown C. God D. Mrs. Brown

4.When does the story happen(发生)?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.D. At night.

5.What is NOT true(正确的)?

A. some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor.

B. Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13.

C. Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too.

D. Mary and her friends became happy at last.