Many British people like to travel to Spain，Italy and other warm countries for their holidays.They want to live in the sun for a few weeks and many of them like to take their cars on holiday with them.Then they can travel round the warm countries and see many places in a short time.

But there is a problem.It is only twentytwo miles from Dover in England to Calais in France，but between the two towns there is the English Channel.It is necessary to take the cars across the sea，and this is not easy.

Some passengers put their cars on a plane and fly across with them，but that is expensive.Others drive their cars onto large ferries(渡船)．This is cheap，but the boats are slow and sometimes the sea is rough.There are days when more and more people choose to travel by hovercraft(气垫船)．

1．Many British holidaymakers choose to travel ________.

A．by ship　　　　　 B．by car

C．by plane D．by ferry

B　[细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，许多英国人喜欢乘小汽车旅行。]

2．They like to spend their holidays in ________.

A．the mountainous areas

B．Dover in England

C．the warm countries

D．Calais in France

C　[细节理解题。由第一段可知，英国人喜欢在温暖的国家度假。]

3．What is the disadvantage of going from Dover，England to Calais，France?

A．The comfort of travelling by air.

B．The disadvantages of travelling by ship.

C．The advantages of travelling across the English Channel.

D．The difficulty of taking cars across the English Channel.

D　[推理判断题。由第二段可以得出答案。]

LET GO LOVE

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving(快要饿死的)songbirds.She took them home and put them in a small cage.She cared them with love and the birds grew strong.Every morning they said hello to her with a wonderful song.The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open.The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so frightened that he would fly away.As he flew close，she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in catching him.Suddenly she felt the bird not move.She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.She could feel his great need for freedom.He needed to fly into the clear，blue sky.She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.The bird circled once，twice，three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.She wanted the bird to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight；the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

4．What did the girl want to do most?

A．To find a lovely bird.

B．To love others deeply.

C．To be loved by others.

D．To catch birds in the woods.

C　[细节理解题。由首段第一句中的“who longed so much for love”可知，这个孤独的女孩渴望得到爱，即被别人关爱。]

5．Why did the girl take the songbirds home?

A．Because she wanted to take care of them.

B．Because she wanted them to keep her company.

C．Because she liked the two songbirds very much.

D．Because the two songbirds asked her for food.

A　[推理判断题。由第一段第三、四句，女孩把小鸟带回家后悉心照料、小鸟身体变得强壮可知，女孩把小鸟带回家的目的是想照料它们。]

6．The author most probably agrees that ________ .

A．the girl didn't love the birds in fact

B．the girl's love killed the first bird

C．the two birds wanted to escape from the girl

D．the two birds hated to fly in the sky

B　[推理判断题。由最后一段中的“The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight...”可知，女孩虽然爱这只鸟，但正是她的爱使得她用力抓住小鸟，从而导致小鸟丧命。]

7．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.

A．the girl realised what the best way to love the bird is

B．the girl didn't know what the true love is

C．it was the girl who taught the second bird how to fly

D．it was the second bird who taught the girl how to love

A　[推理判断题。第二段中女孩发现自己对小鸟的疼爱使小鸟失去了生命，因此在第三段中她对另一只小鸟的疼爱采用了另外一种方式，即放小鸟回到广袤的天空。由此推断出她意识到了疼爱小鸟的最佳方式是什么。]

With today's pressures，play is one of the most ignored privileges (特权) of a child，and for this reason，there is a special day devoted to play—World Play Day.It is celebrated on 28 May each year in over 40 countries around the world.

Nationally，World Play Day has been celebrated at various Toy Libraries，ECD Centers and Government Departments for the past five years.Each year has seen a new theme and a new focus，although the aim is always the same—for children to let go of the stresses of daily life and play.

The theme of the inaugural World Play Day in 2014 was “we create time to play”．In 2015 it was “play is fun”； 2016 focused on “play for all ages”；2017 saw the theme “sustainable (可持续的) play” take to the stage; at the heart of 2018 is “free play”．

Vanessa Mentor，the Early Childhood Development expert at Afrika Tikkun，says，“Play is of the greatest importance for the developing child.It is through play at an early age that children learn to connect with the world around them and interact with the people in their lives.Play allows them to explore the world where they can develop new abilities，overcome fears and increase their level of confidence.It allows children to use their imagination and creativity.Physical play also leads to active lifestyles and healthy bodies.This year's theme of ‘free play’ is very fitting because play time is when children feel the most free.Play time is their time.”

So，whether you have children，play with them，or consider yourself “a big kid”．Anyone can celebrate World Play Day on 28 May.

【语篇解读】　语篇类型是说明文，主题语境是节日。目前，世界上有四十多个国家在五月二十八日这一天庆祝世界玩耍日。

8．Which of the following is the reason why World Play Day is created?

A．There is little attention paid to play.

B．Play is important to children's development.

C．Children connect with the world through play.

D．Modern children badly need a day of their own.

A　[细节理解题。根据第一段中的With today's pressures，play is one of the most ignored privileges(特权) of a child，and for this reason，there is a special day devoted to play—World Play Day可知，由于当今各种压力，玩耍，作为孩子的一项特权遭到了忽视，为此，世界玩耍日被创建。]

9．What is the aim of World Play Day?

A．To increase children's confidence.

B．To help children ease their stress and play.

C．To encourage children to lead an active lifestyle.

D．To improve children's imagination and creativity.

B　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的Each year has seen a new theme and a new focus，although the aim is always the same—for children to let go of the stresses of daily life and play可知，世界玩耍日的目的是让孩子释放压力去玩耍。]

10．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inaugural” in Paragraph 3?

A．previous B．following

C．special D．first

D　[词义猜测题。根据第二段中的World Play Day has been celebrated...for the past five years和本段描述可知，2014年举办了首届世界玩耍日。the previous day表示“前一天”。]

11．Why does the author quote Vanessa Mentor?

A．To introduce the theme of the 2018 World Play Day.

B．To encourage us to celebrate World Play Day.

C．To stress the importance of play to children.

D．To advise children to play freely.

C　[推理判断题。根据Vanessa Mentor 所说的Play is of the greatest importance for the developing child...可知，玩耍对于孩子的成长具有重要的作用，作者通过引用她的话旨在强调玩耍对于孩子的重要性。]