is the leader of the League of American Bicyclists. His group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and
transportation.
Clark says this is good news for the environment. He says riding a bicycle to work does not burn
fossil fuel or creates dangerous pollution. Experts say the effects are the most important on short trips.
Shorter car trips give out more pollution into the air for each kilometer drive. This is because the car
engine will give out the harmful gas when it warms up before it can work well.
James, a member of Congress, is a strong supporter of bicycle use. He says cities, counties, state
governments and state highway transportation agencies are planning the roadways of the future. They
are creating roads and paths for bicycles in cities and between communities.
Last year, Portland, the Pacific Northwest city in the state of Oregon, had the highest percentage
of bicycle users in the United States. Portland has been doing progressive city planning for many years
to create special paths for bike riders.
B. Many Americans prefer short trips.
C. There are more and more bicyclists now.
D. The pollution is getting worse and worse.
B. Bad.
C. Warm.
D. Dry.
B. Short car trips can reduce pollution.
C. American government encourages people to ride bicycles.
D. Many Americans ride bicycles to support environment protection.
B. James strongly supports bicycle use.
C. Portland is one of the states in the USA.
D. Portland is planning to create special paths for bike riders.
B. From a poster.
C. From a novel.
D. From an advertisement.
expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they"ll arrive on time. If they are
Americans, they"ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they"ll be 15 minutes late, and
you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.
The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would
always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the
British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal.
The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each
other and they don"t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like
to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.
B. They prefer to arrive very early.
C. They prefer to arrive very late.
D. They prefer to arrive a little late.
B. The Americans.
C. The Italians.
D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.
B. To get to know each other.
C. To talk business.
D. To eat only.
B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal
C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal
D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal
B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits
C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything
D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more
everyone. The economy ( 经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old
number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people
have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines
do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking
work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from
forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them
can find jobs.
1. It was ______ for people to find work before than today.
A. not possible
B. difficult
C. more difficult
D. easier
2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, ______.
A. people will have no jobs
B. people can still have jobs as before
C. 4% of the people will have jobs
D. 97% of the people will have jobs
3. One machine can do as much work as ______.
A. 40% of the people
B. 4% of the people in the world
C. 40 people
D. 75,000 people
4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?
A. 70% of the people.
B. 4% of the people in the world.
C. More than 75,000.
D. About 75,000 people.
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Machines are taking work instead of people.
B. Now more people are out of work.
C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.
D. Most people want to have jobs.
they say “no”. If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it.
Here’s an example. I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine. Maybe
I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No, thanks.” If everyone around me is drinking
something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” If
I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you.” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs,
westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it.
A. Yes, thank you.
B. No, thanks.
C. No, I’m sorry.
D. Yes, why not.
2. When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_____ " .
A. No, I don’t.
B. No, thanks.
C. Yes, thank you.
D. No, I’m sorry.
3. In this passage, “westerners” means_____.
A. the people who live in the west of their country
B. the visitors who go to the Western countries
C. the people who live in the Western countries
D. the people who know the customs of the West
4. The Chinese people might _____ if you don’t want something given.
A. be glad
B. say “thank you”
C. get angry
D. ask you again to take it
5. From this passage we know that _____ .
A. the Chinese people are direct
B. the Chinese customs are better
C. the westerners are more polite
D. different countries have different customs
Our Problems | |
Bad effects (影响) on us | Our problems can make us feel 1._____. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school and influence 2._____. |
Ways of dealing with our problems | 3._____ |
4._____ | |
5._____ | |
阅读理解 | |
Have you ever been ill ? When you are ill , you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot , and there are pains all over your body . You don’t want to work , you stay in bed ,feeling very sad. | |
1. Which of the following is true? A. If things are very very small, they are germs. B. If things can’t be seen , they must be germs. C. Germs are only in dirty water. D. Germs are everywhere around us. 2. What is a microscope used for? A. Making very very small things look much bigger. B. Making very big things look much smaller. C. Helping you read some newspapers. D. Helping you if you can’t see things clearly. 3. Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water? A.You haven’t looked at it carefully. B. Water can’t be drunk in this way. C. There must be lots of germs in it . D. Water will make you ill . 4. Which of the following is not true? A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air. B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body. D. If your finger isn’t cut , there aren’t any germs on it. 5.What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Germs may make us ill. B. Germs are in dirty water. C. Don’t drink dirty water. D. Take care of your fingers |