A reader from Manchester writes:

Dear Julie,

My question is ----What is Britain’s favourite sport? My dad says it’s football but I think he’s wrong. I think it’s tennis. Who is right?

    It’s not an easy question t o answer. Do you mean favourite sport for people to play （ participant sport）or for people to watch（ spectator sport）? The difference is important.

  Every year, four million people in Britain go fishing but every week, fifteen million watch football on TV.

   I telephoned the Sports Council in London and asked them the question.

   “It’s difficult to say which spectator sport is Britain’s favourite. There is football, of course, but the Tnnis Championships at Wimbledon are very popular, too and don’t forget the Olympic cricket and horse-racing.”

   So I can’t really answer the question about spectator sports.

   But the question about favourite participant sport is easy. The answer is  surprising. It isn’t football or tennis or any games with a ball. To give you a clue, it begins with “w”, it’s cheap , there ‘s no special equipment and everybody in Britain does it. The answer is walking. And the second favourite? Swimming.

1．What is the story talking about?

2．Is the question from Manchester to Julie?

3．How many people in Britain watch football on TV every week?

4．Where are the Tennis Championships held?

5．What’s Britain’s favourite participant sport?

Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for sending money    1   “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped    2   it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life    3  pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.

Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands    4   is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and   5

doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to    6  . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see   

  7    it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.

   8   six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to   9   him

home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him    10   I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!

  11  , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to    12   different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult    13   like “upstairs”.

Lucky is an    14   dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation   15   and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.

Best wishes,

Liz Smith

1.                A．of             B．to             C．from D．away

 

2.                A．make          B．made          C．become  D．making

 

3.                A．filled with       B．is full of         C．is fill with D．is full with

 

4.                A．carefully        B．quick           C．easily D．easy

 

5.                A．moving         B．close           C．shutting  D．shut

 

6.                A．help me over    B．give me out      C．dress me up   D．help me out

 

7.                A．who           B．if              C．why D．that

 

8.                A．After          B．During          C．In   D．Since

 

9.                A．carry          B．took           C．bring D．fetch

 

10.               A．because        B．according to     C．depend on D．in this way

 

11.                                A．What do I say    B．Where is Lucky

C．What do I think of Lucky             D．How does Lucky help me

 

12.               A．tell            B．understand      C．listen D．see

 

13.               A．thing          B．word          C．ones  D．one

 

14.               A．amazing        B．surprising       C．clever D．annoying

 

15.                                A．great appreciate  B．greatly appreciate

C．is great appreciated                D．is greatly appreciated

 

 

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A．English idioms.

B．The writer’s question.

C．Their talking about the Great Wall

D．The writer’s way of learning English

【小题2】Where does the story most probably happen?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In England.	D．In Japan.

【小题3】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A．Thank you

B．Excuse me

C．OK

D．Really

【小题4】What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A．improve his spoken English

B．speak with foreigners in a polite way

C．pay attention to English idioms

D．be brave enough talking with foreigners

【小题5】The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A．the difference	B．the popularity
C．the grammar rule	D．the change

阅读理解（二）（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列短文回答问题：
The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running, and you aren’t allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different… because it’s noisy ! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it’s a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.
When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favorite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.
Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren’t fast enough, the lion catches you! I’m faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.
You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn’t take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.
Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like – it’s open every day, from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It’s my favorite museum in the whole world.
【小题1】Where does Tony go first when he visits the Science Museum?
【小题2】What can you try out in the Human and Nature room?
【小题3】How much does it cost to go in the Science Museum?
【小题4】How long can you stay at the Science Museum ?
【小题5】What does the writer think of the Science Museum?

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekday. He has                      
 46  free time. He thinks playing computer games   47  the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just   48  that way, he doesn’t eat or drink for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too   49  and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have   50  for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He  51   to the hospital. The doctor told him he should have a good rest and
 52   exercise.
After coming back from the hospital. Nick follows the doctor’s   53  .He often plays soccer with his friends.  54  sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, he  55 
does it for long. Now he lives a happy and healthy life.

【小题1】

A．few B．a few C．much D．little

【小题2】

A．is B．are C．be D．was

【小题3】 A. on                B. for               C. like             D. since

【小题4】

A．excite B．excites C．exciting D．excited

【小题5】

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

【小题6】

A．is taken B．was taken C．was taking D．took

【小题7】

A．pay attention to B．paid attention to C．take care of D．take out

【小题8】

A．dreams B．advices C．advice D．hobbies

【小题9】

A．Unless B．And C．Because D．Although

【小题10】

A．ever B．often C．never D．always