If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.
【小题1】When did “punk” fashion become popular?

　　1.Peter把他所有的家产都送了人，出家为僧。

　　Peter _____ _____ _____ _______________ _____ and became a monk.

　　2.你就不能破一次例吗?

　　Can’t you _____ _____ _____ just this one time?

　　3.他无法控制怒气。

　　He couldn't _____ _____ _____ _____.

　　4.那么，你必须和其他人一样排队等候。

　　Well, you have to _____ _____ _____ like everyone else.

　　5.因为这些压力，现在我不能更多的把这一行当视为艺术，而仅仅是一种谋生手段。

　　This isn't like doing artwork for me anymore because of the stress. Now I'm just trying to _____ _____ _____.

　　6.但是还有其它大量的迹象表明，一切都出了问题。

　　There are _____ _____ other signs that all is not well.

　　7.我有来自世界各地的邮票。I have stamps from _____ _____ _____ _____.

　　8.在我生病期间，我没有花多少零用钱。

　　While I was sick, I hadn’t spent any of my _____ _____.

If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them

1. 1.

   When did “punk” fashion become popular?

   1. A.
      In the 1950s
   2. B.
      In the 1960s
   3. C.
      In the 1970s
   4. D.
      In the 1980s
2. 2.

   On a Market Day, we _______ on the streets

   1. A.
      can buy flowers , hats and bags from stalls
   2. B.
      can not buy food from the stalls
   3. C.
      can buy some clothes at a high price
   4. D.
      can’t find the stalls which sell flowers
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “afford” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      购买
   2. B.
      收购
   3. C.
      负担得起
   4. D.
      支付不起
4. 4.

   After reading the passage, we can know___________

   1. A.
      who organized the last London Fashion Week
   2. B.
      who invented the mini-skirt
   3. C.
      why “punk” fashion were in style
   4. D.
      when Mary Quant was born
5. 5.

   What’s the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Stalls selling Clothes
   2. B.
      Clothes in Fashion
   3. C.
      London Fashion Week
   4. D.
      Shopping in London

    Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:

      Education（教育）

      School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford（支付不起）school uniforms（校服）or exercise books even though（尽管）they don't have to pay for school.

    For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also maths, science, history, social（社会的）studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning, washing and helping mum with the meal.

    Daily（日常）fun

    It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals（球门） with twigs（树枝）and their own footballs with string（绳子）. They play in the country（乡村）and streets of old towns. There're many football teams for young people in Africa.

    Internet

    It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To get online （上网）for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. Most people don't have enough money for the fee（费用）. Egypt（埃及）and South Africa are the top two users（用户）of the Internet in Africa. All the people in the two countries can get on Internet.

    Some schools offer（提供）computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1 The underlined word "Chores" probably means_______.

    A. 网上冲浪      B. 家务杂活      C. 体育活动      D. 家庭作业

2 Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

    A. don't need to pay for sports          B. can play all kinds of ball games

    C. don't like to go to school              D. don't like to do their homework

3 The passage is mainly（主要）about_______

    A. education in Africa                      B. children's school life in Africa

    C. the Internet in Africa                    D. children's daily（日常的）life in Africa

4 From the passage, we can infer（推断）that in Africa_______.

    A. basketball is popular among children

    B. children in Africa have to pay for school

    C. some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

    D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay（赚的更多）than people in other countries.

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　“Peter 　1　　 　back from the shops, ”said Mrs James.“He 　2　　 　some new football shoes, but he 　3　　 　find any good ones.”“　　 　4　　 　the same?” I asked.“He said they showed him different shoes, but he 　5　　 　any of them.”“What 　6　　 　do about his boots, then?” I asked. “Well, the shop told 　7　　 　next week. It's not a big problem because he doesn't need to have them before the new school term. But he　8　 to arrange（安排）his things early. For example, he 　9　　 　late for school.”“My daughter is different,” I said. “I 　10　　 　throw her out when it's time for school.”

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