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It's still the holiday season and students in the UK are enjoying their winter break (休假).

Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break.

For some, it's a time to study because they have exams next term. Some might have to study. They have to read some books. They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上) their reading. But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks.

This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too. Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won't be long.

小题1: What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?

A.放下头发

B.烫发

C.放松

D.理发小题2: Which of the following is true?

A.The winter break in the UK is not long.

B.The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep.

C.Students work hard in the winter break.

D.Students are preparing for the coming exam.小题3: The passage is mainly about _______.

A.the differences between the winter break in China and the UK

B.what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break

C.why some students like the winter break

D.how to celebrate the winter break

答案

小题1:C           

小题1:A

小题1:B

阅读理解

阅读理解。

     There are some stories behind English words.

     You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered

why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a

piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?

     Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look

back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases:

      OK

     "OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was

trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting" OK \ OK \"

The supporters thought their future leader was" all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is

"all right", people like to say"OK"

     Boss

     Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses

could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from

an old German word meaning"to beat".

     A piece of cake

     A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and

wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote," Her picture's in the papers now, and

life's a piece of cake." His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought

that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?

     For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy.

1. Some of English words can tell us stories about _________.

A. how people learned English

B. how English speakers create the words

C. how people spoke English

D. how people taught others to speak English

2. The word "boss" in old German means"_________".

A. to work

B. to help

C. to beat

D. to kill

3. "OK" comes from "_________".

A. Old King

B. Old Kindman

C. Old Kinderhook

D. Old Mcdonald

4. In this passage "a piece of cake" means "_________".

A. an easy task or activity

B. a difficult task or activity

C. a simple newspaper to read

D. a famous picture in a newspaper

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