[填空题]{{B}}Britain’s System of Education{{/B}} The British Commonwealth includes a quarter of the world’s population in one-sixth of the world’s land area. All its (1) member states have been formerly parts of the British Empire. In these countries English is either the first language or the most (2) means of communication except for small-scale business. Today the Commonwealth is a (3) association of independent (4) states. Hong Kong cannot become independent because its main land section is part of China, but had been by Britain on a 99 year lease which (5) __ in 1997. The transformation of the British Empire into a Commonwealth of independent nations began in 1867, when Canada became fully self-governed. The new Commonwealth took shape in 1947, when India and Pakistan became fully independent. Within 20 years, all the major British territories, in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean had been independent, with the help and agreement of the British government.

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[填空题]{{B}}Britain’s System of Education{{/B}} The British Commonwealth includes a quarter of the world’s population in one-sixth of the world’s land area. All its (1) ______ member states have been formerly parts of the British Empire. In these countries English is either the first language or the most (2) ______ means of communication except for small-scale business. Today the Commonwealth is a (3) ______ association of independent (4) ______ states. Hong Kong cannot become independent because its main land section is part of China, but had been by Britain on a 99 year lease which (5) ______ in 1997. The transformation of the British Empire into a Commonwealth of independent nations began in 1867, when Canada became fully self-governed. The new Commonwealth took shape in 1947, when India and Pakistan became fully independent. Within 20 years, all the major British territories, in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean had been independent, with the help and agreement of the British government.

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[多项选择]Education in Britain and the U.S.A
In Britain all children have to go to school between the ages of 5 and 16. In the US children must go to school from the age of 6 to between the ages of 14 and 16, depending on the state they live in.
Subjects
In England and Wales the subjects taught in schools are laid down by the National Curriculum, which was introduced in 1988 and sets out in detail the subjects that children should study and the levels of achievement they should reach by the ages of 7,11,14 and 16,when they are tested. The National Curriculum does not apply in Scotland, where each school decides what subjects it will teach.
In the US the subjects taught are decided by the national and local governments. Whereas British schools usually have prayers and religious instruction ,American schools are not allowed to include prayers or to teach particular religious beliefs.
Examinations

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{{B}}Passage One{{/B}}

Britain began to see the popularity of Modem Movement buildings in the ______.
A. 1920s
B. 1930s
C. 1940s
D. 1950s

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Britain’s leading state-run English language center
* Held from June to August
* Classes at all levels
* Excellent teachers
* Preparation for public exams
* Accommodation(食宿) in selected families
* Pleasant seaside town
* Very full social programme
* English through activity e. g. art, photography etc.
* Special English e.g. medical, business etc.
* Advice service for university and college students
* Teachers’ course

This ad tries to______.
A. introduce Britain’s leading state to the public
B. take on the new teachers
C. take in the students who want to learn English
D. give help to all kinds of students

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[填空题]Paragraph Ten Visitors to Britain are often surprised to find that the weather is an almost endless topic of conversation. This is not because the British are not bright enough to think of anything else to talk about, but because there is always a feature of surprise in the British climate. We never know what is in store for us the next day.

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Britain’s east midlands were once the picture of English countryside, alive with flocks, shepherds, skylarks and buttercups—the stuff of fairytales. In 1941 George Marsh left school at the age of 14 to work as a herdsman in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands countryside his parents and grandparents farmed. He recalls skylarks nesting in cereal fields, which when accidentally disturbed would fly singing into the sky. But in his lifetime, Marsh has seen the color and diversity of his native land fade. Farmers used to grow about a ton of wheat per acre; now they grow four tons. Pesticides have killed off the insects upon which skylarks fed, and year-round harvesting has driven the birds from their winter nests. Skylarks are now rare. "Farmers kill anything that affects production," says Marsh. "Agriculture is too
A. arbitrary.
B. legendary.
C. harmless.
D. lethal.

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