41.Chinatown(唐人街) is the name of an area (地區)in the middle of London.It is a large Chinese community (社區)with a lot of Chinese restaurants,Chinese supermarkets and shops. In the 1950s,it was a poor area and everything was very cheap.At the same time,the world rice market became bad and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs.They began going to London to look for work.They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. These restaurant workers often worked for17 hours a day and had no time to learn English.As more Chinese arrived,more shops and businesses grew up.Women came to join their husbands and children came to join their fajye.airs.The community grew,and Chinatown was born. In the 1970s and 1980s,British-born Chinese started to have a better education (教育)and this brought economic (經濟的)success to the area.Many families moved out of Chinatown,and there was more space for businesses.Chinatown soon became a popular place for tourists(游客). Now everyone knows about London's Chinatown.During the Chinese New Year,the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese into the streets.For most time of the year,though,Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants.The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat. 根據短文內容,回答下列問題。 (1)Was Chinatown rich or poor in the 1950s?
(2)Who came to London to look for jobs in the 1950s?
(3)Why didn't the restaurant workers have time to learn English?
(4)When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
42.假如你是Li Lei,在互聯網上看到美國學生Paul希望結識一位中國朋友的信息。請根據下列提示,用英語給他發一封電子郵件,簡單介紹你自己,并希望和他成為朋友。 提示: 1.你是一名八年級學生,性格開朗,樂于助人; 2.你喜歡運動,每周至少鍛煉3次,最喜歡打籃球,喜歡看體育節目,想成為籃球運動員; 3.喜歡閱讀,希望通過和他聊天(chat)來了解美國文化,并且希望他能幫助你提高(improve)英語; 4.歡迎來中國參觀游玩。 Dear Paul, I'm happy to know that you want to make friends in China.I want to be your friend.Let me tell you something about myself._____________________________________________ Welcome to China.