Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinarily interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded（入侵） Britain at various times from Europe．Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century BC, but there had been at least three invasions（入侵） before that．The first of these was by the Iberians．The other two were by Celtic tribes（部落）：first the Gaels, whose descendants（后裔）are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their names to the whole island of Britain．These were the people whom the Romans conquered（征服）．But the Roman Empire was overthrown by the Germanic tribes, which once overran（横行于）the whole of Western Europe．

There were three great Germanic tribes which invaded Britain: the Angles, the Saxons and Jutes; and together they form the basis of the modern English race． The Britons, as a race, disappeared except in Wales and Cornwall．Many Welsh people still speak their “ British” language, which is called Welsh．The Angles were so numerous that the country was called Angle-land, i．e England, and the Anglo-Saxon language was old English, in other words, modern English has descended（传下来）directly from it．

So far then, we have noted the Iberians, two kinds of Celts; the Romans and the Germanic peoples, which we shall call collectively the Saxons: but they by no means ended． A few hundred years later a further invasion took place from the North-East, that of the Danes． Finally, and more important, there came the great Norman invasion．In the year 1066, Duke William of Normandy claimed the English throne（王位） and he defeated and killed the Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings．He went on to conquer the whole country and was crowned（加冕） William I of England．Our present Queen is one of his descendants．There has never been another invasion of Britain in the 900 years since William the Conqueror, so that all the various elements（人的一群） have had time to settle down and form one people．   

1．The British people are descendants of __________ ．

    A．the Romans                                           B．the Germanic peoples

    C．the Normans                                          D．many different races

2．Modern English is mainly derived from          ．

A．the Garlic language                                 B．the “British” language

C．the Germanic language                              D．the Anglo-Saxon language

3．Which of the following statements in not true?

A．The Britons form a large part of the modern English race．

B．Some languages of former invaders still exist in Britain now．

C．The last and greatest invasion Britain suffered from was the Norman invasion．

D．It can be inferred that the name of England is derived（获得） from the name of one of the Germanic tribes．

4．This passage deals mainly with          ．

   A．the past suffering of Britain

B．the history of Britain

C．the origin（起源，来历） of the British people

D．the development of the English language

A well-known manufacturer of weighing machines produced a new model.

The machine had a computer inside it, and this computer could do wonderful things: it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language; and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight.

The manufacturer decided to try out his machine before he sold it to the shops.

He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided on an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries.

The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.

The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, decide on her nationality and the language she spoke, and figure out what kind of food she should eat.

“Good morning, madam,” it said in perfect Italian. “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. This is because you have been eating too much spaghetti. I suggest you eat more fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day.”

The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.

 “Good morning, Miss,” the machine said in prefect Chinese.” Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. Please have a nice day.”

The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in.

The machine spoke immediately.

“Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off?”

31.     What could the computer do?

A. Weigh and talk to people     B. Translate information.

C. Give them diet pills.         D. Make them lose weight.

32.     Where did the manufacturer first put the machine?

A. In the shops               B. In many different countries

C. In an airport               D. In a hotel

33.     What did the machine say to the Italian woman?

A. She was a little too light.     B. She was a little too heavy.

C. She disliked spaghetti.       D. She couldn’t speak Italian.

34.     What did the machine say to the Chinese woman?

A. She should eat more.        B. She could speak Chinese.

C. She would have a nice day.   D. She was fine.

35.     What did the machine suggest about the Australian woman?

A. She was unwell.           B. She was courageous.

C. She was too heavy.         D. She had dieted well.

Are the British people Europeans？This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians，who tend to think of all white men as Europeans. But the British，when they are in Britain，do not regard themselves as Europeans. The Europeans，to them，are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of English Channel，who have never learnt how to speak English. Europe is “the Continent”：a place full of interests for English tourists，but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved. Thus，although geographically speaking Britain is a part of Europe，yet the fact that it is a separate island has made its people feel very，very insular（孤立的）. They feel，in many ways，different from the rest of Europe，and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them，or even to understand them，in time of need.

Where did the British people come from？This is quite interesting question，since they are a mixture of many different races(种族)，and all these races invaded（入侵）Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century B. C. ，but there had been at least three invasions before that. The first of these was by a darkhaired Mediterranean race called Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes(部落)：first the Gaels，whose descendants（后裔）are the modern Scots and Irish，some of whom still speak the Gaelic language；secondly the Britons，who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of civilization，but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers，so the British race survived until the overthrow（颠覆）of the Roman Empire by the“barbarians”the numerous Germanic tribes which overran（侵占）the whole of Western Europe.

51. The purpose of the passage is to                   .

    A. talk about Europeans       

    B. discuss the origin of British people

    C. argue for the superiority of British people

    D. compare the Europeans with Africans and Asians

52. It can be known from the passage that               .

    A. all the people think white people are Europeans

    B. there are many Africans and Asians living in Europe

    C. white men are Europeans in the eyes of Africans and Asians

    D. the British people think of themselves as Europeans

53. It can be inferred from the passage that             .

    A. Europeans are those who are unable to speak English

    B. those who invaded Britain came from the other side of the English Channel

    C. Britain is a place full of interests for those excitable foreigners

    D. Britain is the source of almost all the wars in Europe

54. Why do the Britain people feel insular？

    A. Because they are different from those people in the Continent

    B. Because they sometimes fail to support the continent countries in time of need

    C. Because they are separated geographically from the Continent

    D. Because they are considered different to understand

55. Which of the following is most likely to be discussed after this passage？

       A. The Germanic tribes which invaded Britain

B. The civilization the Romans brought to Britain

C. The Romans who did not settle in Britain

D. The survival of the British people in the first century B. C.

Are the British people Europeans? This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians, who tend to think of all white men as Europeans．But the British, when they are in Britain, do not regard themselves as Europeans．The Europeans, to them, are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel, who have never learnt how to speak English．Europe is “the  Continent ”, a place full of interest for British tourists, but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved．Thus , although geographically speaking Britain is part of Europe ,yet the fact that it is a separate island has made its people feel different from the rest of Europe and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them ,or even to understand them , in time of need.

Where did the British people come from? This is an interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded Britain at various times from Europe． Nobody knows very much about Britain before Romans came during the first century B.C., but there had been at least three invasions before that．The first of these was by a dark-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians．The other two were by Celtic tribes ;first the Gaels , whose descendants （后代）are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons ,who gave their name to the whole island of Britain．These were the people whom the Romans conquered．The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of their civilization, but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers, so the British race survived until the overthrow of the Roman Empire by the “barbarians”, i.e．the numerous Germanic tribes which overran the whole of Western Europe .

1．By raising the question in Paragraph One , the author        .

       A．shows his doubt whether the British are Europeans

       B．means that both Africans and Asians are foolish

       C．makes the readers interested in his article

       D．means that the British are wrong

2．Which phrase best describes the attitude of the British towards “the Continent”?

       A．Full of love    B．Mixed feelings     C．Much envy     D．Lack of interest

3．The British feel very different because        .

       A．they are separated geographically from the continent

       B．they were once attacked by the people on the continent

       C．they sometimes fail to help the continental countries in time of need

       D．they are considered rather difficult to understand by other countries

4．Which shows the correct order in which different races invaded British?

       A．the Iberians, the Britons, the Gaels , the Barbarians, the Romans.

       B．the Romans, the Iberians, the Scots and Irish , the Barbarians.

       C．the Iberians, the Gaels, the Britons , the Romans, the Barbarians.

       D．the Iberians, the Scots and Irish , the Romans, the Barbarians.

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.

I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.

I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.

I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.

I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.

This is an adventure.

1.How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

2.The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.

3.The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

5.Where did the author most probably write this passage?