There ate over 800 boarding(寄宿) schools in the United Kingdom with students from home and foreign countries．Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country．But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only．Now, both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18．

What to do

In the United Kingdom boarding schools have three terms in a school year and there are about 13 weeks each term．Students study and live with one another．They need permission to go outside．In some schools each student has his or her own schedule．Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other equipment for their students including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters．Most boarding schools have a “l(fā)ights out” time．So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the dormitories are turned off．Some senior teaching staff work as housemasters(舍監(jiān))．Each of them takes care of 50 students all the time, and especially after school hours．

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Nearly all students at boarding schools in the United Kingdom wear a school uniform．Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse(罩衫), sometimes also a tie and a skirt．As students get older the rules become less strict．

What to eat

In the United Kingdom, boarding schools provides students with delicious food．They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread with marmalade(柑橘醬)．They can also choose between a vegetarian meal and another meal at lunch and dinner．And there is always a salad buffet(自助餐), other side-dishes and a dessert．Many boarding dormitories also have a kitchen so students can make themselves something to eat at any time, or drink tea or have a snack between meals．

1．Jimmy is five years old now．Can he go to a hoarding school in the United Kingdom?

2．Tony is a student at a boarding school in the United Kingdom．How long does be need to stay at school every year?

3．“They can’t go out without permission．”請(qǐng)?jiān)诘诙沃姓页龃司涞耐x句。

4．What is the best title(題目) for the third paragraph(段落)．

5．請(qǐng)將文中劃線句子譯成漢語。

完形填空 閱讀短文 ，從每小題所給的A、B、C 、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中先出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)（共15空；每空1分，滿分15分）

Tom is four years old now. His father works in a middle school and  1  P. E. there. His mother works in a shop and his grandma looks after him  2 . The boy is clever and always  3   that he knows more than his little friends do.

　　 One morning Tom ' s father  4  earlier. His school was going to hold a sports meeting that day. Of course, he was going to be   5  than any other teacher in his school. About two hours later, Tom's grandma 6  sick. Her head hurt but she couldn't go to see a  7   by  herself. She called her son, but 8  answered. So she asked the little boy to go to tell his father about it

As soon as Tom went out, he 9    his friend Henry. And he asked him to go there with him. The boys wanted to watch the sports meeting; and they  10  went there happily. Then they got to school, there were a lot of people on the  11 and the boy ' s 400 metre relay race(接力賽)　12  . They stopped to watch it. And Tom  13  what his grandma told him to do. They were interested in the race. Henry asked, "Why is the front boy running so fast?"

Tom didn ' t know about it. He  14  for a minute and said, "What a fool( 傻瓜) ! Don't you see the other boys with  15  in their hands are running after him?"

1.                A．studies         B．teaches         C．talks about D．watches

2.                A．a(chǎn)t school        B．in the zoo       C．in the shop    D．a(chǎn)t home

3.                A．tells           B．wants          C．shows    D．likes

4.                A．left            B．stayed          C．came D．a(chǎn)te

5.                A．faster          B．later           C．more free D．busier

6.                A．wanted         B．felt            C．guessed  D．hoped

7.                A．teacher        B．policeman       C．doctor   D．worker

8.                A．nobody         B．somebody       C．everybody D．a(chǎn)nybody

9.                A．met           B．hit             C．heard    D．listened to

10.               A．a(chǎn)ll             B．some          C．many D．both

11.               A．classroom       B．playground      C．garden    D．park

12.               A．finished        B．ended         C．began     D．happened

13.               A．remembered    B．forgot          C．knew D．said

14.               A．saw           B．played         C．thought   D．jumped

15.               A．sticks          B．balls           C．tickets    D．knives

完形填空 閱讀短文 ，從每小題所給的A、B、C 、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中先出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)（共15空；每空1分，滿分15分）
Tom is four years old now. His father works in a middle school and  1  P. E. there. His mother works in a shop and his grandma looks after him  2 . The boy is clever and always  3   that he knows more than his little friends do.
　　 One morning Tom ' s father  4  earlier. His school was going to hold a sports meeting that day. Of course, he was going to be   5  than any other teacher in his school. About two hours later, Tom's grandma 6  sick. Her head hurt but she couldn't go to see a  7   by  herself. She called her son, but 8  answered. So she asked the little boy to go to tell his father about it
As soon as Tom went out, he 9    his friend Henry. And he asked him to go there with him. The boys wanted to watch the sports meeting; and they  10  went there happily. Then they got to school, there were a lot of people on the  11 and the boy ' s 400 metre relay race(接力賽)　12  . They stopped to watch it. And Tom  13  what his grandma told him to do. They were interested in the race. Henry asked, "Why is the front boy running so fast?"
Tom didn ' t know about it. He  14  for a minute and said, "What a fool( 傻瓜) ! Don't you see the other boys with  15  in their hands are running after him?"

閱讀理解

This is a Canadian boy. His name is Bill. He is fourteen years old now. His mother is a Canadian, too. But his father is from Australia. Bill is in a middle school. He has good teachers. One of them is from England. They call him Mr Green. He teaches him English. Bill's French teacher is Miss Brown. She comes from Paris. She loves her students very much. Bill comes to China once(一次) a year. He has a Chinese friend. Her name is Gao Ming. She is a middle school student, too. Bill likes China very much. He says China is great.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子，每空一詞。

1．Bill is from ________.

2．His father ________ a Canadian.

3．Bill's English teacher is Mr ________.

4．His French teacher is a ________.

5．Gao Ming is Bill's friend in ________.

Look at(看) Li Ming. He is from Guangzhou. He is thirteen years old. Now he is in Guangzhou Yuying Junior High School. He is in Class Five, Grade Eight. His phone number is (020)7868-9688.

Li Ming and Sally are friends. They are in the same class, but not the same age. She is twelve. She’s from Canada. Now Sally and her mom are in the same school. Her mom is a good teacher. Li Ming and Sally are good friends.

1.Where is Sally from?

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2. Is Sally thirteen years old?

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3.How old is Li Ming?

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4.Are Li Ming and Sally in the same grade?

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5.Where are Li Ming and Sally now?

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Reading comprehension. 閱讀理解.

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister, Alice, is five. One day, their mother takes them to their aunt's house, and then she goes to a shop.

　　Dick and Alice play for an hour, and then at half past four, their aunt takes Dick to the kitchen. She gives Dick a knife and a nice cake. She says, “Now here is a knife, Dick, cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman (紳士).”

　　“Like a gentleman?” Dick asks, “how do gentlemen do it?” “They always give the bigger piece to the other person.”

　　“Oh,” says Dick. He thinks about it for a minute. Then he takes the cake to her sister and says to her, “Cut this cake in half, Alice.”

Read and answer the following questions. 閱讀并回答問題.

(1) Where does Dick and Alice's mother take them?

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(2) What does their aunt give to Dick?

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(3) What does their aunt ask Dick to do?

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(4) Does Dick want to get a big half or a small half?

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(5) What does he do then?

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　　The children play for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here’s a knife, Dick, cut this cake into two pieces and give one piece to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentlman（有禮貌的人）”.

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks.“How do gentlemen do it?”“They always give the bigger piece to the other.”answers his aunt at once.“Oh.”says Dick. He thinks about this for a moment. Then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake in half, Mary.”

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A．because they all go there for lunch

B．and then she stays with them

C．and then she leaves

D．and then their aunt goes town

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　　The children play for an hour, and then at about four in the afternoon, his aunt gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him,“Now here's knife, Dick. Cut（切）this cake into two pieces and give one piece to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman（有禮貌的人）.”

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks.“How do gentlemen do it?”

　　“They always give the bigger（大一些的）piece to others,”his aunt answers.

　　“Oh, I see,”he says. Then he gives the cake to his sister and says to her,“Please cut it into two pieces, Mary.”

A．for lunch

B．and then she stays with them

C．and then she leaves

D．to eat the cake

A．gives the bigger piece to his sister

B．does it like a gentleman

C．doesn't do it like a gentleman

D．thinks hard and then has a good way to“cut”the cake

閱讀理解

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister Catherine is five. The children are playing in their aunt's house with their aunt's son, because today is Dick's birthday (生日).

　　“It's half past four. ”says their aunt and takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here's knife, Dick, cut the cake into three and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember(記住) to do it like a gentleman (紳士). ”

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks, “How do gentleman do it?”

　　“They always give the biggest piece to the other persons. ”answers his mother at once.

　　“Oh,” says Dick, then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake into three, Catherine, but remember to do it like a gentleman. ”

(1) How many people are there in the story?

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(2) Why does the children's mother leave them at their aunt's house?

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A．Because she wants to go to her office.

B．Because she wants to have a break.

C．Because today is Dick's birthday.

D．Because her sister is ill.

(3) Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

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(4) What do gentlemen do when there are three pieces of cake?

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A．They eat them up right now.

B．They give the biggest piece to the other persons.

C．They ask someone else to cut the cake.

D．They keep the biggest piece for themselves.

(5) Why does Dick take the cake to Catherine?

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A．Because he isn't hungry.

B．Because he wants to be a gentleman.

C．Because he wants the biggest piece.

D．Because he thinks Catherine is a“gentleman”.

閱讀理解

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister Catherine is five. The children are playing in their aunt's house with their aunt's son, because today is Dick's birthday (生日).

　　“It's half past four. ”says their aunt and takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here's knife, Dick, cut the cake into three and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember(記住) to do it like a gentleman (紳士). ”

　　“Like a gentleman?”Dick asks, “How do gentleman do it?”

　　“They always give the biggest piece to the other persons. ”answers his mother at once.

　　“Oh,” says Dick, then he takes the cake to his sister and says to her, “Cut this cake into three, Catherine, but remember to do it like a gentleman. ”

1．How many people are there in the story?

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2．Why does the children's mother leave them at their aunt's house?

[　　]

A．Because she wants to go to her office.

B．Because she wants to have a break.

C．Because today is Dick's birthday.

D．Because her sister is ill.

3．Who wants Dick to cut the cake?

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4．What do gentlemen do when there are three pieces of cake?

[　　]

A．They eat them up right now.

B．They give the biggest piece to the other persons.

C．They ask someone else to cut the cake.

D．They keep the biggest piece for themselves.

5．Why does Dick take the cake to Catherine?

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A．Because he isn't hungry.

B．Because he wants to be a gentleman.

C．Because he wants the biggest piece.

D．Because he thinks Catherine is a“gentleman”.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意

閱讀理解，選出最佳選項(xiàng)．

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister is five. One day, their mother takes them to their uncle's house to play and then she goes to buy something.

　　he children play for an hour(小時(shí)) , and then at about four in the afternoon, his aunt gives Dick a nice cake and a knife and says to him, “Now here's a knife, Dick. Cut(切) this cake into two pieces and give one piece to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman (有禮貌的人).”

　　“Like a gentleman?” Dick asks. “How do gentlemen do it?”

　　“They always give the bigger(大一些的) piece to others.” His aunt answers. “Oh, I see.” he says. Then he gives the cake to his sister and says to her, “Please cut it into two pieces, Mary.”

1．Dick's mother takes them to their uncle's house.

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A．for lunch

B．a(chǎn)nd then she stays with them

C．a(chǎn)nd then she leaves

D．to eat the cake

2．Who looks after the children in the afternoon?

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3．A gentleman always thinks about first ________.

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4．Dick ________.

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A．gives the bigger piece to his sister

B．does it like a gentleman

C．doesn't do it like a gentleman

D．thinks hard and then has a good way to “cut” the cake

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正(T)誤(F)

　　Dick is seven years old, and his sister is five. One day, their mother takes them to their uncle's（叔叔的）house to play and then she goes to buy（買）something. The children play for an hour（小時(shí)）, and then at about four in the afternoon, his aunt（嬸嬸）gives Dick a nice cake and a knife（刀）and says to him, “Now here's the knife, Dick. Cut（切）this cake into two pieces（塊）and give one piece to your sister, but remember（記?。?/FONT>to do it like a gentle-man（有禮貌的人）.”