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黑龙江省哈尔滨四十七中2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语开学验收试卷
“Thank you” is one of the first few phrases(短语) that our English teacher taught us when we began to learn English. Each time we receive help from others, we say “Thank you”. We may say it many times a day. It seems that “Thank you” is very popular among us Chinese students. But is it as popular in the UK?
The answer is “no”. According to a recent survey (最近的报告)in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, “Thank you” is only the 20th most popular way of expressing gratitude(感激) in the UK.
The survey shows that British people like “Cheers” most to express their thanks. For example, when friends invite each other for a drink after a game, a smile and a “Cheers” may be the best way to say “thanks”.
You may often hear the word spoken between two good friends. “Great”, “nice one” and “all right” are also popular informal(不正式的) ways of showing gratitude among friends in the UK.
Of course, there are some formal ways to say “thanks” among British people. For example, when a stranger is especially helpful, they may say “brilliant” or “much appreciated” to express their gratitude.
By the way, how do British people usually answer “thank you”? They like to say: “ You're welcome.”, “No problem” or “Sure”.
Since you have many more ways to show your thanks, next time you want to say “thank you”, why not try one of these new British phrases?
Phrases using | When British people say these of “thank you” |
Cheers | People invite one for a drink after a game. |
.Nice one. All right. | Informal ways among friends. |
Brilliant. Much appreciated. | Formal ways to a stranger who you do him a |
You're welcome. No problem.
| How do British people answer “thank you”. |
Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport A lot watch sport on TV. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters (支持者) of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their teams play. There are four divisions(级别)of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!
Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手) can not hit it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Actually(其实), that is not quite true. Athletics(田径) isn't played with a ball; nor horseracing ( 赛马 ). {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. B. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. C. Football is also popular in China. D. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. E. That means everyone takes part in the sport. F. Perhaps that is why they are not so popular as football! G. The most popular sport in England is football. |
Inventions have the power to change our world. Some inventions are designed for work. Some are just for fun. Others can help people and the planet. Every year, Time magazine shares its best inventions of the year. Below you can read about five of these inventions to learn what's special about each of them.
A | {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Have you ever experienced a traffic jam during your way to school? Have you ever imagined how fun it would be to fly to school? This Iron Man-style suit from a British company could make your dreams come true.The suit allows users to fly just like Iron Man. Wearers can take off vertically (垂直地) and fly through the air. |
B | {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Food, water and shelter (居所) are basic human needs. But there are 1.2 billion people in the world who don't have a proper house to live in, according to the World Resources Institute. The 3D-printed houses made by ICON in Austin may help to solve this problem. |
C | {#blank#}3{#/blank#}People in some of the world's most remote (偏远的) places can't get important medical products like vaccines (疫苗). But thanks to drones(无人机), this will no longer be a problem. It takes them about 15 to 30 minutes to send medical products to people in need. |
D | {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Smog is a silent killer. It can cause diseases that harm our lungs. US company 3M has created a new material for roofing shingles (屋顶瓦片). The material makes use of the sun to fight smog. When sunlight hits the roof, the material on the roof is activated (被激活). It then changes harmful particles in smog into water-soluble ions (水溶性离子). Later, the ions can be washed away by rain. |
E | {#blank#}5{#/blank#}James P Allison from the US and Japanese researcher Tasuku Honjo discovered a new kind of cancer treatment that earned them the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in October. The new treatment can make our immune systems (免疫系统) strong enough to effectively fight cancer cells. It is hoped that this treatment can be used to treat most cancers in the future. |
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