Every year, in late March or early April, a boat race takes place on the Thames River, England. This boat race is an event between the two most famous and also the oldest universities in Britain – the Oxford（牛津大学）and the Cambridge（剑桥大学）.
The idea for the boat race between the universities came from two friends – Charles Merivale, a student at Cambridge, and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford. They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities. On March 12, 1829, Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first.
When the first boat race took place in a small town by Thames, eight students from each university became the competitors. Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch. It was so exciting. And the Oxford was clear winners. Later on, not only did the students from the two universities take part, but also some social groups attended the event. By 1845, with the small town becoming too crowded, the boat race had moved six miles up to the village – Putney. From 1856 on, the race has been held every year except war years. This boat race is considered to be “the world’s oldest sporting challenge”.
The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties. It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days. In the past, the Oxford was mostly the winners. But things have changed from 1993 on. The Cambridge has won more.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。【小题1】The boat race takes place between the Oxford and the Cambridge.
【小题2】On March 12, 1829, Oxford sent a challenge to Cambridge first.
【小题3】Eight students from each university became the competitors of the first boat race.
【小题4】From 1856 on, the boat race has been held every year with no stop.
【小题5】It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the boat race.
February 14 is a day for people who have fallen in love. On this day? these men and women give gifts (presents) and cards to each other for Valentine’s Day (情人节). This day has been popular with people in love for a long time. At first, this holiday was called Lupercalia. Then the name of the day was changed to Saint Valentine’s Day. The man named Saint Valentine was killed on February 14, 270 AD, because he was a Christian (基督教徒).
Before Saint Valentine was killed, February 14 was the old Roman holiday, Lupercalia. The church wanted people to think of a Christian holiday on this day, so the church changed the name of the holiday.
This change did not stop people in love from giving gifts to each other. People usually gave gloves, handkerchiefs, or even underwear was gifts. Sometimes people also put hearts and flowers on the presents before giving it to the other persons.
Valentine cards did not become popular until the 1750s. The first Valentine cards were made by hand. People wrote their own words on the cards. These words were usually funny.
Now, every year around February 14, cards and chocolates fill shops for people in love.
【小题1】_________ usually enjoy Valentine’s Day.| A．Saint Valentine | B．Christians | C．Cards | D．Peopleinlove |
| A．a man killed because he was a Christian | B．a man who killed someone | C．a Roman god | D．Lupercalia |
| A．They gave gifts to each other. | B．They killed Christians. | C．They sang. | D．They sent cards to each other. |
| A．About 270 AD. | B．About 1850s. | C．About 1750s. | D．They have always been popular. |
| A．Christian Holiday | B．Holiday Gifts | C．Valentines Day | D．Valentine Cards |
In many English homes, people have four meals(餐) a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea(茶) and dinner.
People have breakfast from 7:00 to 9: 00 in the morning. They eat eggs or(或者) bread. English people drink tea or milk for breakfast, too. Lunch comes at about 13:00. Afternoon tea is from 16:00 to 17:00, and dinner is about 19:30. They often have soup(汤), and they have some chicken or fish with vegetables. Then they eat some bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people have meals like that. Some of them don’t have their dinners in the evening(晚上).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】Many English people have ________ meals a day.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．bread | B．fish | C．milk | D．eggs |
| A．from 7:00 to 9:00 | B．at about 13:00 |
| C．at 19:30 | D．from 16:00 to 17:00 |
| A．bananas, apples or eggs | B．soup, bananas or milk |
| C．soup, chicken or fish with vegetables | D．soup, milk and vegetables |
| A．No, not all the English people eat in the same way. |
| B．Yes, all the English people eat in the same way. |
| C．No, some of them don’t have lunch at all. |
| D．Sorry, we don’t know. |
How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers(臭球鞋). This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest.
This year in March, there was the annual(每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America. This contest first came out in 1975. The person who had a sporting goods(商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes.
This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop(鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop(粪便).
Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?
| A．The 36th. | B．The 37th. | C．The 38th. | D．The 39 th. |
| A．试验 | B．展览 | C．推销 | D．维修 |
| A．She walked chickens. | B．She washed chickens. |
| C．She lived with chickens. | D．She cleaned out the chicken coop. |
| A．Wore them there. | B．Sent them there. |
| C．Took them inside some bags. | D．Took them inside a shoe box. |
| A．It’s a contest in the UK. |
| B．The winner of the contest can get $2,500. |
| C．A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest. |
| D．Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money. |
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