高三第一學(xué)期階段測試英語試卷

第一學(xué)期需三年級階段測試試舂

英語

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.

答案是

Bo

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hethinksthemoneyishelpful.

B.Hethinksthemoneyishelpless.

C.Hewondersifthemoneywillbehelpful.

2.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Strangers.C.Friends.

3.Whichbottlecontainsthewindowcleaner?

A.Theoneinthekitchensink.B.Theonewitharedtop.C.Theonewithabluetop.

4.WhenwillthemanseeMrTailor?

A.Before12:00.B.At12:00.C.At12:30.

5.WhatdoesthedialoguetellusaboutCarolandJessie?

A.Theystillremaingoodfriends.

B.Theynolongergetonwellwitheachother.

C.CarolbetrayedJessie.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三

個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各

個小題，每小題5秒鐘。聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdidthemanactuallydo?

A.Hereturnedtheshoesandgotbackhismoney.

B.Hechangedtheshoesfbrabiggerpair.

C.Heboughtanotherpairofshoes.

7.Whydidn'tthewomanacceptthereturn?

A.Becausetheshoesweresoldatadiscount.

B.Becausenoshoeswereallowedtobechanged.

C.Becausethemancouldn'tfindthereceipt.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.HowmanyTVprogramsarementionedinthedialogue?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

9.Whendoesthenewsstart?

A.At9:00.B.At10:45.C.At11:00.

10.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

A.Themanwillfallasleepbeforetheendofthefootball.

B.ThereismorethanoneTVsetinthishouse.

C.Thewomanisnotafootballfan.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatwasthewomandisappointedat?

A.Thespeeches.B.Samantha^pronunciation.C.Theresultofthe

competition.

12.Accordingtothewoman,howdidmostofthelistenersfeelabouttheresultofthecompetition?

A.Theywereastonished.B.Theywereexcited.C.Theyweresatisfied.

13.Whatdothemanandthewomandisagreeon?

A.Whosespeechwasbetter.

B.Whosepronunciationwasbetter.

C.Whosespeechwasmeaningful.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Saturday'sgame.B.Derek'sinjury.C.Michigan'sgamefilms.

15.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A.Inthecoach'soffice.B.Ontheplayingfield.C.Atthedoctor'soffice.

16.Wheredoesthewomantellthemantogo?

A.Tothehospital.B.Tohishome.C.Toheroffice.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatdoesthestorytellusabouttheoldwoman?

A.Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.

B.Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.

C.Sheseemedtobewronglyaccusedofstealing.

18.Whatdidthedepartmentstoreaccusetheoldwomanof?

A.Stealingabook.B.Stealingahandbag.C.Stealingagreetingcard.

19.Whathappenedtotheoldwomanaftershewastakenbacktothestore?

A.Shewasquestionedbythepolice.

B.Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.

C.Shewaslaughedatbytheshoppersaroundher.

20.Whatwasthestore'sattitudetowardsthisissue?

A.Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedher.

B.Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.

C.Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.

第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共16題，每題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

21.—Whatdoyouthinkofteacher,Bob?

-Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajobyouaredoingsomethingseriousbut

interesting.

A.whereB.whichC.whenD.that

22.Youarealwaysplaying.Can'tyoufindsomethingdoingatall?

A.worthB.worthyC.worthwhileD.valuable

23.AgoodfriendofminefromIwasbornshowedupatmyhomerightbeforeIleft

forBeijing.

A.howB.whomC.whenD.which

24.—I'vestudiedgardeningasahobby.CouldImakesomesuggestions?

A.Youwillmakeit.B.Gorightahead.C.Don'tmentionit.D.Takeiteasy.

25.Seetheflagsontopofthatbuilding?Thatwaswedidthismorning.

A.whenB.whichC.whereD.what

26.She'shavingalotoftroublewiththenewcomputer,butshedoesn'tknowwhomto

A.dealwithB.lookforC.turntoD.callon

27.Formanycitiesintheworld,thereisnoroomtospreadoutfurther,NewYorkisan

example.

A.forwhichB.inwhichC.ofwhichD.fromwhich

28.Morethan2200peopleweretheshipandonlyabout700peoplesurvivedthe

disaster.

A.abroadB.broadC.boardD.aboard

29.Thebadweatheronlyourdifficulties.

A.addedupB.addedtoC.addeduptoD.addedon

30.TheuseofwaterisbecomingtenseinnorthChinaandthegovernmentthatweshould

savewaterinourdailylife.

A.advocatesB.distributesC.adoresD.declines

31.Johnwasdismissedlastweekbecauseofhisattitudetowardshisjob.

A.informalB.casualC.determinedD.earnest

32.Someidiomsareverynewandyou511needtowhattheymean.

A.classifyB.clarifyC.circleD.choose

33.Theweatherusclimbingthemountain.

A.discouraged;fromB.preventedforC.discouraged;intoD.stopped;to

34.Theshygirlfeltanduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher's

questions.

A.amazedB.awkwardC.curiousD.amused

35.Theopen-aircelebrationhasbeenputoffthebadweather.

A.incaseofB.inadditiontoC.apartfromD.owingto

第二節(jié)完型填空（共20題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從37—56各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選

出最佳選項。

YoumayhaveheardofOsceolaMcCarty,an88-year-oldwomaninMississippiwhohad

workedforover75yearsasa36woman.

Onedayaftersheretired,shewenttothebankanddiscoveredthathersmallmonthly37

hadgrowntoover$150,000.Thentoeveryone\surprise,sheturnedaroundand38almost

allofthemoneytotheUniversityofSouthernMississippi(USM)fora39fundfbrstudents

withfinancialneeds.Immediately,shemadenational40.

WhatyouhavenotheardishowOsceola'sgifthad41mylife.Iam19yearsoldandthe

first42ofanOsceolaMcCartyScholarship.

Iwasa43student,andIwasdeterminedtogotoUSM.ButI44beingqualifiedfora

regularscholarshipbyonepointontheentranceexams,andascholarshipwasthe45wayI

couldattend.

OneSunday,IcameacrossthestoryinthepaperaboutOsceolaMcCartyandhergenerous

46.ThenextdayIwenttothefinancialaidoffice,andtheytoldmetherewasstillnomoney47

fbrme,butifanythingcameupthey'dcall.

Afewdayslater,Iwasgoingoutwithmymother48thephonerang.IwastoldIhad

beenchosentobegiventhefirstOsceolaMcCartyScholarship.Iwas49!

McCartyworkedhardherwholelife,washingclothesbyhand.Nowthatsheis50,shesits

mostofthedayandreadstheBible,thatis,whensheisnotgettingrewards.EverytimeIgoto

visither,shehasanew51.She'sevengonetotheWhiteHouse.Sheissohappyandproud.We

havetriedtotalkherintogettingaVCR(錄像機(jī))soshecantapetheprogramsandsee52on

TV-shejustsmiles.

McCartygavememuchmorethanascholarship.Shetaughtmeaboutthegiftof53.Now

Iknowtherearegoodpeopleintheworldwhodogoodthings.Sheworkedhardandhelpedothers,

andinturnshehasinspiredmeto54whenIcansomeday.So55Iplantoaddtoher

scholarshipfund.

36.A.cafeB.buffetC.laundryD.laboratory

37.A.expensesB.profitsC.wagesD.savings

38.A.returnedB.donatedC.deliveredD.removed

39.A.welfareB.projectC.scholarshipD.research

40.A.customsB.headlinesC.sympathiesD.doubts

41.A.affectedB.formedC.disturbedD.ruined

42.A.designerB.receiverC.contributorD.reporter

43.A.considerateB.casualC.hard-workingD.sensitive

44.A.advocatedB.avoidedC.regrettedD.missed

45.A.normalB.wrongC.legalD.only

46.A.giftB.ideaC.decisionD.plan

47.A.leftB.raisedC.availableD.enough

48.A.sinceB.beforeC.thoughD.when

49.A.excitedB.shockedC.puzzledD.encouraged

50.A.dismissedB.retiredC.promotedD.transferred

51.A.jobB.hobbyC.lifeD.award

52.A.everybodyB.everythingC.herselfD.us

53.A.givingB.understandingC.receivingD.loving

54.A.givebackB.giveinC.giveoffD.giveup

55.A.suddenlyB.originallyC.eventuallyD.gradually

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15題，每題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

Theodore,themanageroftheParadiseHotel,toldamiddle-agedcouplethattheywouldhave

toleavethehotelafterjustonenight.Thecouple,visitingfromTexas,hadbookedaroomfor

eightnights.

“Theywantedasterile（消毒了的）environment,^Theodoresaid,"Theyshouldhaverenteda

roominahospital,maybeanoperatingroom.Thishotelisclean,butitisn'tthatclean.”

Theodoresaidthat,ontheveryfirstday,thecouplebroughtallthesheets,pillowcases,and

bedspreadsdowntothemainhallandjustdroppedthemnexttothefrontdesk.Theystoodthere

nexttothispileofbeddingwhileotherguestslooked,pointed,andmurmured.Thehotelgotthree

cancellationswithinthehourfrompeoplewhowitnessedthisstrange,event.

WhenTheodoreaskedthecouplewhattheproblemwas,theysaidthattheirbeddingwas

filthyandtheywanteditreplaced.Thecouplecouldnotidentifyanyspecific"filth“onthe

bedding.Thewifejustsaid,"We'repayinggoodmoneytostayhere.Howdareyoudoubtus?We

knowthefilthisthere.That'salltheproofyouneed.^^Theodorecalledroomservice,andthe

beddingwasreplacedimmediately.

Earlythenextevening,however,thecouplemarchedtothefrontdeskagainanddemanded

sevencansofsterilizer,t4Weneedacanforeachnight.Wehavetospraythephone,theTV,allthe

doorhandles,thetoilethandle,theshowerstall,thefaucet,thesink,andanyhotelstaffentering

ourroom.M

Womed,Theodorepolitelysuggestedthatahotelmoresuitableforthemwasjustaroundthe

corner.Hethencalledaheadtoreservea"veryclean,,room,andgavethemfreetransportationin

thehotelRolls-Royce.Also,hetoldthecouplethattheywouldn'thechargedforthesecondday.

Thecoupleweresurprisedbuttheyreallylikedtheideaoffreeroomforanightandthat

expensivecarservice.

56.Theunderlinedword“filthy''meansinthisarticle.

A.cleanB.smellyC.dirtyD.old

57.WhywasTheodoreworried?

A.Thehotelwouldrunoutofcleaningstuff.

B.Thehotelwasnotcleanenough.

C.Thecouplemighthavemoredemandsthefollowingdays.

D.Moreguestswouldmakethesamerequests.

58.Whatwordcouldbestdescribethecouple?

A.Generous.B.Expensive.C.Easy-going.D.Particular.

B

AWhatIsAHookwormInfection（感染）？

Hookwormisaninfectionofoneoftwodifferent7to13mmlongroundworms.Heavy

infectionwithhookwormcancreateserioushealthproblemsfornewborns,children,pregnant

women,andpersonswhoaremalnourished.Approximatelyone-quarteroftheworld'spopulation

isinfectedwithhookworm.

BWherearehookwormscommonlyfound?

Oneofthemostcommonspecies,AncylostomaDuodenale,isfoundinsouthernEurope,

northernAfrica,northernAsia,andpartsofSouthAmerica.Asecondspecies,NecatorAmericanus,

waswidespreadinthesoutheasternUnitedStatesearlyinthiscentury.TheRockefellerSanitary

Commissionwasfoundedinresponse,andhookworminfectionhasbeenlargelycontrolled.

CHowdoIgetahookworminfection?

Youcanbecomeinfectedbydirectcontactwithcontaminated（污染的）soil,generally

throughwalkingbarefoot,oraccidentallyswallowingcontaminatedsoil.

Hookwormshaveacomplexlifecyclethatbeginsandendsinthesmallintestine（腸道）.

Hookwormeggsrequirewarm,moist,shadedsoiltohatchintolarvae（幼蟲）.Thesebarelyvisible

larvaeentertheskin（oftenthroughbarefeet）,arecarriedtothelungs,gothroughthebreathing

tracttothemouth,areswallowed,andeventuallyreachthesmallintestine.Thisjoumeytakes

aboutaweek.Inthesmallintestine,thelarvaedevelopintohalf-inch-longworms,attach

themselvestotheintestinalwall,andsuck,blood.Theadultwormsproducethousandsofeggs.

Theseeggsarepassedinthehumanwaste.Iftheeggscontaminatesoilandconditionsareright,

theywillhatch,molt,anddevelopintoinfectivelarvaeagainafter5to10days.

DWhoisatrisk?

Peoplewhohavedirectcontactwithsoilthatcontainshumanfeces（糞便）inareaswhere

hookwormiscommonareathighriskofinfection.Children—becausetheyplayindirtandoften

gobarefoot一areathighrisk.Sincetransmissionofhookworminfectionrequiresdevelopmentof

thelarvaeinsoil,hookwormcannotbespreadpersontoperson.Contactamongchildrenin

institutionalorchildcaresettingsshouldnotincreasetheriskofinfection.

E_______________

Incountrieswherehookwonniscommonandre-infectionislikely,lightinfectionsareoften

nottreated.IntheUnitedStates,hookworminfectionsaregenerallytreatedfor1-3dayswith

medicationprescribed（開藥方）byyourhealthcareprovider.Thedrugsareeffectiveandappear

tohavefewsideeffects.Forchildrenundertheageof2,thedecisiontotreatshouldbemadeby

theirhealthcareprovider.

59.Wecanguessthatthepassageisintendedfor.

A.doctorsB.scientistsC.medicalstudentsD.common

readers

60.WecanimplythattheRockefellerSanitaryCommissioninthesecondparagraphis.

A.acentreforinformationabouthookworminfectionintheUnitedStates

B.anorganizationforpreventingandtreatingthehookworminfection

C.aneducationalorganizationintheUnitedStatesinthe1950s

D.anorganizationwhichidentifiesthehookwormallovertheworld

61.ThebestheadingforPartEshouldbe.

A.Whatarethesymptomsofhookworm?

B.HowcanIpreventhookworm?

C.WhatshouldIdoifIthinkIhaveahookworminfection?

D.Whatisthetreatmentforhookworm?

62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthelifecycleofhookwormsisrightaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Hookwormeggsdevelopintohookwormlarvaeinthesmallintestine.

B.Hookwormlarvaefeedonhuman'sbloodintheintestinewalls.

C.Hookwormeggswillbecomelarvaeinwarm,moist,shadedsoil.

D.Hookwormlarvaewillbecomehookwormeggsinhumanwaste.

C

Ibelieveinfluenceistheunionofpowerandpurpose.AsaTVstar,magazinefounder,

businesswomanandcelebrity,OprahWinfreycertainlyhaspower.Butmostimportant,shehas

purpose—alastingcommitmenttotheprinciplesofgoodnessandgenerositythatgoesbeyondany

oneindividual.①IhavesatwithOprahininterviewsandinmyhome.Ihavefeltherwarmth,

andIamalwaysmovedbyherdeeploveforothers.Shemakesyouwanttoinviteherintoyour

life—andsheinvitesyouintohers.

Oprah'sstoryisAmerica'sstory:ayounggirlfromMississippi,whogrewupwithout

electricityorrunningwaterbutrealizedherpromisethrougheducationandachievedherdreamsin

liberty.Oprah,52,remindsusthatwewhoprosperinfreedomhaveamoralresponsibilitytohelp

otherswhohavethedesiretosucceedbutjustneedanopportunity.②Oprahishelpingcreate

thoseopportunities.Outofherownpocket,shebuiltnewhomes-andgavenewhope-to65

familieswholosteverythinginHurricaneKatrina.③Andjustlastyear,Oprahlauncheda

successfulcampaigntohelpvictimsofabusefindthejusticetheydeserve,sotheycanmoveon

withconfidence.

Formostpeople,Oprah'sinfluenceislessdirectbutnolessmeaningful.Thosearethe

millionsofordinarymenandwomenwhowishtoimprovethemselves—tobecomebetterparents,

kinderfriendsandstrongerindividuals.Forthosepeople,Oprahisaninspiration.Shehas

struggledwithmanyofthechallengesthatweallface,andshehastransformedherlife.④Her

messageispowerful:Ididit,andsocanyou.Sowho,then,isOprahWinfrey?Sheisawomanof

moralcharacterandasourceofstrengthformillionsofheradmirers.Herlifeandherworkare

evidencestothegreatnessofhergenerousheart.Sheisinfluential,tobesure.Andsheissomeone

Iamdeeplyhonoredtocallmyfriend.

63.Throughthispassagetheauthorintended.

A.toshowherencouragementtoWinfreyOprah

B.tosummarizethewholelifeofWinfreyOprah

C.tointroduceWinfreyOprahasafriendandhershows

D.toshowherappreciationofWinfreyOprah

64.WhichofthefollowingstoryisAmerica'sstoryintheauthor'seyes?

A.RichyounggirlsfromMississippigainsuccessintheirlife.

B.Pooryounggirlsachievetheirsuccessthroughhardwork.

C.Richyoungmenexperiencehardshipandwinsuccess.

D.Pooryoungmenpursuehighereducationbutgetnothing.

65.Thesupportingsentence“InSouthAfrica,theOprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademyfbrGirls

willeducateanewgenerationofwomenleaders."shouldbeplacedat.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

66.Throughtheunderlinedpart“Ididit”,theauthormeansthatWinfreyOprahissaying

A.Imanagedtoovercomethechallenges

B.Iencouragedparents,friendsandindividuals

C.Icreatedmanyopportunitiestohelppeople

D.Iwasadmiredasasourceofstrength

D

Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebankandofhaving

nothingtodo.Onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,butithadno

picturesorconversationsinit."Whatistheuseofabook,“thoughtAlice,"withoutpicturesor

conversation?^^

Soshewasconsideringinherownmind(aswellasshecould,forthehotdaymadeherfeel

verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chain(花環(huán))wouldbeworththe

troubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesran

closebyher.

TherewasnothingsoVERYremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitsoVERYmuchoutof

thewaytoheartheRabbitsaytoitself,4tOhdear!Ohdear!Ishallbelate!”(whenshethoughtit

overafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,butatthetimeitall

seemedquitenatural);butwhentheRabbitactuallyTOOKAWATCHOUTOFITS

WAISTCOAT—POCKET,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,forit

flashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora

watchtotakeoutofit.Burningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andfortunatelywas

justintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.

InanothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshe

wastogetoutagain.

Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomeway,andthendippedsuddenlydown,

sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotamomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherself

fallingdownaverydeepwell.

Eitherthewellwasverydeep,orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshewent

downtolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.First,shetriedtolook

downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,butitwastoodarktoseeanything;thenshelooked

atthesidesofthewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;here

andthereshesawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelves

asshepassed;itwaslabeled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,buttoherdisappointmentitwas

empty;shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkillingsomebody,soshemanagedtoputitinto

oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.

t6Well!^^thoughtAlicetoherself,"aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumbling

downstairs.Howbravethey'llallthinkofmeathome!Why,Iwouldn'tsayanythingaboutit,

evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!'(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)

Down,down,down.WouldthefallNEVERcometoanend!

ByLEWISCARROLL

67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyAliceranaftertherabbit?

A.Becausesheheardtherabbitspeaktoher.

B.Becauseshewastiredofsittingtherewithnothingtodo.

C.Becauseshenoticedtherabbithadawaistcoat-pocket.

D.Becauseshesawtherabbittakeawatchout.

68.Alice'sadventuremainlyhappened.

A.inherfamilygardenB.inarabbit-hole

C.ontheriverbankD.aroundahedge

69.AsAlicefelldownthewell,shefeltrather.

A.disappointedB.proudC.afraidD.relaxed

70.Fromwhichsentencecanwejudgethisisafairytale?

A.”Ihavenothingtodobutmakeadaisy-chain.^^saidAlice.

B.”THEORANGEMARMLADEisempty/5saidAlicedisappointedly.

C.“Ohdear!Ohdear!Ishallbetoolate!”theRabbitsaidtoitself.

D.Thehotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid.

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10題，每題1分，滿分10分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)完成文章后的表格。注意：補(bǔ)全填空應(yīng)符合語

法和搭配要求，每空只填一個單詞。將答案寫在答題紙上的相應(yīng)位置。

UniqueTraditionsfromUK

BoxingDay

Thisholiday,whichisobservedonDec.26,isauniquepartoftheChristmasseasoninGreat

Britain,aswellasotherCommonwealthnations.BoxingDaycomesfromatraditionthatbeganin

theMiddleAgesmorethan800yearsago.Onthisday,Englishchurcheswouldopentheir"alms

box“anddistributeitscontentstoneedymembersofthecommunity.Itwasalsoadayforservants

tocelebratetheholidayswiththeirfamilies,havingusuallyworkedthedaybefore.Today,Boxing

Dayisoneofthetwenty-twopaidholidaysreceivedbymostworkingBrits.Mostpeoplenow

spendChristmasDaywiththeirfamilyandreserveBoxingDayforexchanginggiftswithfriends.

Althoughthegovernmentshutsdownfortheday,cinemasandtheatresareopen.

Queen'sTelegram

IntheUnitedStates,ifyoumakeittotheripeoldageof101or102,WillardScottwillwish

youhappybirthdayonnationaltelevision.InEngland,thequeenherselfwillsendher

congratulations.Thisfairlynewcustomisknownas“theQueen'sTelegram^^andassures

centenarians（peopleatleast100yearsold）thattheywillreceiveabirthdaytelegramfromthe

queenontheirone-hundredthbirthdays.ThetelegramissolongedforbysomeBritsthatone

98-year-oldwomanwasrecentlyprovedtohavefakedheragebytwoyearsjusttoreceivethe

telegram.

HighTea

HighteawasfirstenjoyedbytheEnglishworkingclassduringthe1700s.Thistradition

beganasapracticalattempttoholdoffhungerpainsbetweenbreakfastandsupper,aseatingjust

twodailymealswascommonatthetime.Itwascalled"high”teabecauseitwasusuallytaken

sittingontopofstoolsinateashoporstandingatacounterorbuffettable.Today,highteahas

becomeamoreelegantandpopulartraditionthatispracticedinfinehotelsandrestaurantsaround

theworld.

PublicHouses

VisitingapubisoneofBritain'soldestformsofentertainment.Theideaforthefirstpublic

houseswasbroughttoBritainthousandsofyearsagobytheconqueringRomanarmy.Thefirst

pubsservedwine,butafterthediscoveryofhops（啤酒花）inthe14thcentury,pubsbeganto

servemainlybeerandale（麥芽酒）,astheydotoday.

Britishpubsoperatebetween11a.m.and11p.m.everydayexceptSunday,whentheymust

closeat10:30p.m.

ThedrinkingageinBritainiseighteen,butfburteen-year-oldsmayenterapub

unaccompaniediftheyorderameal.

UniqueTraditionsfromUK

TraditionsTimeMainActivities

BoxingDayObservedonDec.Inthepast,churcheswouldopentheir“almsbox”,with

26duringthe71itscontents72toneedypeople.

seasonTodayitisreservedto73giftswithfriends.

Queen's74bytheQueenPeopleover100yearsoldwillreceiveabirthday

TelegramwhenonehashisortelegramfromtheQueenherselfontheirbirthday,

her100thbirthdayenjoyingtheQueen's75onthem.

HighTeaEnjoyedandIt76tobetakensittinginateashop,or