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　　The summer holiday are the best part of the year for most children. The 1 is usually good, so that one can 2 most of one's time 3 in the garden or if one lives in the country, out in the 4 and fields. 5 one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a 6 to play.

　　The best place for a summer holiday, 7 , is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to 8 near the sea, but for 9 who do not. A week or two at one of the 10 towns is something 11 , they will talk about for the 12 of the following year.

　　In England, it's not only the 13 who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter 14 to take his wife and children to South end or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, 15 is usually quite able to do so.

　　Now, what is it that 16 like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun 17 , any other things. Of course, there are lots of new 18 , nice things to eat, and 19 things to do, but it is the 20 of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin, and of the warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is.

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Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　Then comes July, and with it examinations: but these are soon finished and with them ends the school year. Boys and girls have nearly two months' holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.

　　The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one's time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.

　　The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something they will talk about for the whole of the following year.

　　In England, most of the people can take their children to the seaside. If a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.

　　Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do, but it is the feelings of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin(皮肤), and of warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is.

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．The summer holiday lasts more than two months.

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2．Most children enjoy the summer holidays because they can go out and do all kinds of interesting games.

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3．The seaside is the best place for a summer holiday.

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4．In Britain, it's usually not easy for factory workers, bus drivers, street cleaners or waiters to bring their families to big seaside towns during summer holidays.

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5．Southend, Margate, Blackpool and Clacton are big seaside towns in Britain.

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6．The sand, sea and sun are what children like best about the seaside.

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    One day it was time for lunch, and I was eating my sandwich that I prepared myself. Vera, the secretary(秘书) of our company, asked me absent-mindedly(心不在焉地),”Brown bagging today?” For a while, I was at a loss to find a word to respond(回答) to what she had said. I thought to myself,” You should have seen the black bag that I take with me to work every day.”

Seeing I was wearing a puzzled expression(表情),Vera promptly(立刻) explained that ”brown bagging” had the meaning of providing lunch for oneself or taking one’s lunch to eat in one’s office. Usually the food is kept in a brown paper bag, so it has this name. The persons who take their lunch with them are called brown baggers.

(  )1.The writer had lunch________.

A.     at home    B. in a restaurant   C. in the office    D. at school

(  )2. Vera was the ___ of our company.

A. boss   B. cleaner   C. manager   D. secretary

(  )3. The writer took a black bag to work__.

A.     every day  B. every Sunday C. every other day D. every two days

(  )4. “Brown bagging” means___.

A.     eat at home

B.     take one’s lunch to eat in one’s office

C. eat in a restaurant

D. share(分享)lunch with one’s colleagues(同事)

(  )5. According to this passage,__ was a “brown bagger”.

A.     Vera   B. the secretary   C. the boss   D. the writer

   In England, people often talk about the weather because you can experience(感受到) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come, and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will clear(晴朗的), the sun will began to shine. It will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, you can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter you can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes you should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella(伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret(后悔) later in the day.

6How many seasons are there in one day in England?

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

7  In the morning the weather is warm just like _____.

   A. in spring  B. in summer   C. in autumn   D. in winter

8 It is often too hot in England, isn’t it?

A. Yes, it is  B. No, it isn’t.  C. Yes, it isn’t.   D. No, it is.

9 What do English people usually take with them?

A. a hat   B. a raincoat   C. an umbrella     D. B and C

10 What’s the weather like in England?

A. warm    B. changeable   C. cold       D. hot