There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is b...

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There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!

（1）、The most popular way to Paris is .

A、by ship B、by plane C、by car D、by train

（2）、Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is .

A、quick B、expensive C、comfortable D、pleasant

（3）、The passage mainly tells us about _______.

A、different ways traveling from London to Paris B、international flights from London to Paris C、buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover D、the journey taking the train called the Eurostar

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There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn't have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19^th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20^th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20^th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

    Many young people like playing football very much. In China we can often see children playing football on the playground. In China and England, people call British soccer football. They don't call it soccer.
    A British soccer ball is round. There are eleven players in a team. But an American football is not round. It's like an egg. They also have eleven players on the field in one team.
    American football is very popular（流行的）in the USA. Players can catch the ball with their hands. But in a British soccer team, only the goalkeeper（守门员）can pick up the ball with his hands.
    Playing ball games is good for you. It can make you happy and healthy.

Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country：candles，cakes，and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few：

Denmark

A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.

India
Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.

Japan

The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys.

Holland

The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

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American Food Habits

Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family ①occasion. The evening meal, however, is usually ②leisurely and a family time. ③Racing through daytime meals is part of the“American pace”of life, for working time ④is considered ⑤precious. There is also another reason, that others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish, so that they can be served and get back to work within the ⑥allotted time .Each one hurries to make room for the next person.

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Different families have different table manners. For example, some people don't talk while they eat, some do. Some people talk with their mouths full, others don't. Some people put their elbows (肘) on the table, but others consider it unacceptable.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Here's some good advice. If you're new somewhere just watch what other people do and don't do. If you follow the people you're eating with, you'll always have good table manners in their eyes.

I grew up in an old-fashioned family. The main time my family saw each other was at dinner.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. We talked about our day through the dinner whether we had good stories or not.A reason we talked so much was that our parents didn't allow us to get up until we finished all of our food. Being the daughter of a Greek cook and an Italian woman, my mom always put doubleportions (双份) of delicious meals on our plates.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I still remember my father making us eat dinner for almost two hours just because we couldn't finish our food!

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. When we sat down to eat it was our time to talk.

B. The problem was that sometimes we couldn't finish all the food.

C. Table manners vary (变化) with different people and different situations.

D. You may find Western table manners are different from Chinese manners.

阅读理解

Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.

Could you give me five minutes? VS Go away.

You're really busy, but your classmate needs your help. When you're busy and can't help him or her, you can't say “Go away”. And you can say, ”Could you give me five minutes?”

Excuse me. VS Move

Telling someone to move out of the way is very rude(无礼的). When someone is in your way, you should say “Excuse me”.

I'm afraid I can't. VS No

It can often be difficult to decline an invitation from a friend. Saying “No” would be impolite. It's a good idea to say,”I'm afraid I can't.” if you have to say no to an invitation.

Would you mind…? VS Stop it!

If someone is doing something rude, would you like them to stop? You shouldn't say, “Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!” You can say, “Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?”

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