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Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, it it a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world. Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.
Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain.Children of Caribbean—Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian—Irish couples. None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners.
Most of Britain’s ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages.Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39
短文理解2
Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, it it a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world. Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.
Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain.Children of Caribbean—Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian—Irish couples. None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners.
Most of Britain’s ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages.Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39
短文理解1
An Extraordinary Change or Direction
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.
She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.
She says, “When I decided to do the round- the – world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.”
Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t pre
A. very ordinary
B. very unusual and surprising
C. not special
D. extreme
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John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved there after his wife died four years ago to be closer to his daughter's family, and because his big detached house and garden were too much work for him as he got older. It's easier in the flat because the letting agent does everything that needs doing. The agent has had the roof repaired and got the gutter replaced, but at the moment John is not satisfied because the window frames need painting and the garden looks neglected. The agent had the windows painted two years ago, but the painters didn't do it very well, so they need doing again. John pays over￡1,500 a year for ser-nce and maintenance, and he thinks that it's not good enough because the flats look shabby and a lot of things need repairing.
His daughter, June, and her husband, Peter, on the other hand, have to do everything.
themselves or find builders to do it. They live in a large semi-detached house further out from t
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Dina Borzekowski made a study of a group of third-grade students from six American schools. During a school year, nearly 400 students and their parents were asked to report on whether they had such things as televisions and computers in the home, as well as how often the child used them. The children’s language ability was tested (测验) twice over the year. Children who had a television set in the bedroom but did not have a computer at home scored (得分) the lowest, while students without TV in the bedroom but with a computer at home scored the highest. Students who had a television in the bedroom over the school year scored lower than those who had their TV taken away during the same time.
"This study suggests that taking TV sets out of children’s bedrooms, or not putting them there, may be helpful," said Borzekowski. "While this study does not prove (证明) that bedroom TV was the reason for the lower test scores, it suggests th
A. Teachers and parents
B. Students and their teachers
C. Students and their parents
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the day. People usually have breakfast between 7 and 9 o’clock in the morning.
Although it is the most important meal, it does not mean you have to eat a lot
for breakfast. Breakfast is often light and simple. Every country has
different kinds of meals for breakfast. For example, in Southeast Asia, people
eat rice for breakfast; in America, cereals are quite popular for breakfast.
However, the traditional English breakfast includes fried eggs, bacon and toast
with jam. People drink tea or coffee. But there are also many people nowadays
who have cereals with milk, or a boiled egg for their breakfast. Lunch is taken at mid-day between 12 and 2 o’clock. Lunch gives you energy to work in the rest of the day. It could 我来回答: 提交
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