In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. (83) Bicycles have long played an important part in the lives of American young people. But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.
This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.
Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic, nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to walk bicycles across the busy intersections (交叉路口) . (84)By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.
In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the introduction of crash helmets (头盔) in 1980, the number of injuries (伤者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。How many rules should the riders follow? Give one example.
According to the National Safety Council’s report, what’s the total number of injuries and deaths in one recent year?
B. 将短文中划线部分译成汉语。
C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
①Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
②Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
③We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it’s a pity if we always stay with the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.
④When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers（屏障，障碍）which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知)? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons（鸽子）.
⑤Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who .
| A．is like themselves | B．has a sense of humor |
| C．is open-minded | D．lives an exciting life |
The sentence “Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves.” should be placed at the beginning of __________.
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 |
| C．Paragraph 3 | D．Paragraph 4 |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life. |
| B．To introduce ways to learn about the world. |
| C．To explain how people communicate with others. |
| D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds. |
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选顶中，选择最佳选项。
Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标)around the world.
But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious，because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war，he was put into prison(监狱)，because of his beliefs（信念，信条）. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，“It’s not the truth, but only a legend. The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry. When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist. ”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in________.
| A．shape | B．size | C．colour | D．weight |
According to the passage，Alan Turing________.
| A．died in the prison |
| B．used an apple to design a logo |
| C．was put into prison during the war |
| D．was the father of a computer company |
What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?
| A．To introduce its designer. |
| B．To tell us a legend （传说）about it. |
| C．To try to find the truth of it. |
| D．To explain its market research. |
Hello, everyone. My name is Tom . I’m a middle school student. I am a soccer fan (迷). I play soccer after school every day. This is my father, His name is Mike Smith. He is a soccer fan, too. He plays soccer very well. I like playing soccer with my father very much. We have a great collection(收藏品） of 15 soccer balls. This is my mother . Her name is Linda Smith. And this my sister Mary .But my mother and my sister don’t like soccer. They only watch TV at home. They say many TV programs (节目) are very interesting.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。What sport do Tom and his father like playing?
| A． Soccer | B．Basketball | C．Tennis | D．Ping-pong |
What’s Tom’s family name?
| A．Tom. | B．Mike | C．Tom Smith | D．Smith |
_________ plays soccer very well.
| A．Tom | B．Tom’s father |
| C．Tom’s mother | D．Tom’s sister |
How many (多少) people are there in Tom’s family ?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．We don’t know. |
Do Tom’s mother and sister like soccer?
| A．Yes, they do. | B． No, we don’t. |
| C．No, they don’t. | D．We don’t know. |
Family Tree
Frank is Linda’s .
| A．father | B．uncle | C．grandfather | D．brother |
Gina is Mike’s .
| A．grandmother | B．mother | C．aunt | D．cousin |
Kate and Mary are Dale’s .
| A．cousins | B．sisters | C．brothers | D．daughters |
John is Mike and Linda’s .
| A．brother | B．son | C．uncle | D．cousin |
Ruth is Sally and Dale’s .
| A．mother | B．grandmother | C．daughter | D．aunt |
Lost and Found
| Lost: My English dictionary. Please call Lucy at 482---7369. |
| Found: A set of keys. Please call Tony at 867---5143. |
| Found:Is this your watch? My telephone number is 495-3535.Call me. John |
Lucy lost her
| A．pen | B．Chinese books |
| C．English dictionary. | D．ruler |
Lucy’s phone number is .
| A．482—7259 | B．867---5142 |
| C．867---5143 | D．482—7369 |
Tony found a .
| A．pen | B．ball | C．set of keys | D．pencil |
Tony’ s phone number is .
| A．867---5142 | B．482—7359 |
| C．867---5143 | D．482—7259 |
Who found a watch?
| A．Tom | B．Tony | C．Lucy | D．John |