Street Markets Around the World
There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:
There are many “floating markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damned Saduak. It’s open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.
Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It’s the home of a colourful flower market. It’s open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there’s a wonderful bird market.
One of the world’s famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There’re all kinds of things. It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.
In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market—it’s the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.
根据以上内容，完成下列表格，每空一词
| Names |
Feature(特征) |
Things to Sell |
Open Time |
|
| the Damned Saduak |
Thailand |
fresh |
every day |
|
| the Grand |
Belgium(比利时) |
beautiful |
every day except |
|
| birds |
Monday |
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| the Sonora Market |
Mexico |
all kinds of |
every day |
|
| the Camden Market |
fashionable |
fashion things |
Every |
Once there were two crows (乌鸦)whose opinions(观点) were always opposite.
One day, one of the crows said to the other, “ You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you.”
“ Don’t be ridiculous (荒谬的).” the other crow said. “ Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you.”
“No, you can’t” the first crow said.
“Yes, I can” the second crow replied, and the argument went on and on.
At last they decided to have a contest to solve the argument.
“ We will compete to find out who can fly higher while carrying a bag” the first crow said.
They argued for some time because of the size of the bag, but at last came to an agreement.
Then there was a further argument about what each bag would be filled with. Finally, they agreed that the first crow would fill his bag with cotton and the second crow would fill his with salt.
The first crow thought he was clever to agree to this, because salt is much heavier than cotton. At last they were ready for the contest. Holding their bag in their mouths, they flew into the sky.
They had not been flying for long. However, when it began to rain- as the second crow had expected it would. Can you guess who could fly higher?The two crows were arguing about ____
| A．who was much clever |
| B．who can fly higher |
| C．how to fly into the sky |
| D．how to carry the bag |
The underlined phrase “came to an agreement” means ____ in Chinese.
| A．达成一致 | B．争论结束 | C．请来裁判 | D．争论升级 |
In the rain the bag with cotton in it would got ____.
| A．lighter | B．heavier | C．bigger | D．smaller |
The second crow filled his bag with salt because he thought ____
| A．salt was lighter | B．cotton was heavier |
| C．it would rain | D．he would need some salt |
How many times did the two crows argue?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Four times |
Walk to school every day? That will work, but not if you like sleep in. If you like bad smells and crowding(拥挤), the bus might be your best Choice. But why not a bicycle? A bicycle will get you there faster than your feet and will save your money.
This is why you see more bicycles than any other kind of transportation in China, about 500 million of them. That’s close to one for every two people in the whole country. But if you survey your class at school, you may will find a higher rate(比率).
Bicycles became popular because they are fun for people and at the same time help develop a strong body. No vehicle is better than a bicycle for enjoying an autumn weekend outside the city with parents or friends. You can travel on small, quiet paths. You also can park your bicycle beside the path wherever you want to stop to admire the beauty.
Cycling every day helps people build with city healthier hearts and stronger muscles(肌肉). Scientists say a 30-minute ride every day can help you lose weight.
Today, bicycles also are popular with city planners. They see bicycles as a good way to reduce heavy traffic. Unlike buses, bicycles produce no exhaust(尾气) and don’t burn energy. Many countries are encouraging more daily use of bicycles.What’s the main subject of the passage?
| A．Pollution reduction |
| B．Pollution of bicycle |
| C．Transportation of China |
| D．advantages of bicycling |
Which of the following statements may NOT help convince of bicycles?
| A．Bicycling makes people stronger |
| B．Bicycles can travel on narrow paths |
| C．Many bicycles are stolen every year |
| D．Bicycles seldom(很少)get stuck in traffic jams |
The following paragraph is taken from the article above. Which paragraph should it follow? South Korea expects a 10% increase in using bicycles by 2011. They say that could cut the cost of oil(石油)by $1.4 billion(十亿)during that period.
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 | C．Paragraph 5 | D．Paragraph 6 |
We can tell from the story that _____
| A．all Chinese students ride bicycles |
| B．if you ride a bicycle for 30 minutes a day, you’ll be thinner |
| C．there are no bicycles that burn energy |
| D．you can’t enjoy beautiful views unless you ride a bicycle |
Which of the following thing is a vehicle?
| A．A train | B．A chair | C．An orange | D．A television |
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his spare time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions, he tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup(银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very close to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen years of age were often tempted to throw a stone(石头) or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or close by his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing had been useful. He had been to report to the headmaster, but this bad not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys when they threw stones. He had even picked up all the stones around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw, but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice. It was made of good, strong wood. It was some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After that, Mr Flowers had no further trouble: The boys were much more attempted to throw stoned at the notice than at the glass-houses.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ____
| A．build glass-houses in his spare time |
| B．grow the rose in a glass-house |
| C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
| D．grow a rose with the longest name |
Boys were often tempted to ____
| A．throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
| B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
| C．be in or close by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
| D．play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses |
Mr Flowers stayed in or close by his glass-houses ____
| A．at times when school-boys were walking near them |
| B．all the school day when there were no boys around |
| C．where he could not be seen by the boya passing |
| D．in his spare time at the beginning and end of the school day |
Mr. Flowers had tried to ____ to protect his glass.
| A．be on watch in his spare time |
| B．ask the headmaster for help |
| C．pick up all the stones around his garden |
| D．do all the above |
Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ____
| A．write some words on the glass |
| B．put up a larger notice to cover his glasshouses |
| C．give the boys something else to throw stones at |
| D．send for policemen |
I am Li Lei. I am a student in No. 8 Middle School. My school is big and nice. On weekdays all the students live in the school. Some of our teachers live with us. They are like our parents. We are very happy in the school.
We usually get up at six o’clock in the morning. First，we do morning exercises for half an hour on the playground(操场).Then all the students and teachers have breakfast in the dining hall(食堂).After breakfast, I usually read English with my classmates in the classroom．
Of all the weekday，I like Thursday best，because I have a music lesson on Thursday. Music is my favorite subject. I usually have four lessons in the morning and three lessons in the aftermoon. But on Thursday aftemoon we only have two 1essons.
I like my classmates and teachers. My school life is very good.LiLei’s school is __________.
A. big and nice B. big and old C. old and smallLi Lei has breakfast at aboutin the morning
A. 6：00 B. 6：30 C. 7：00Li Lei usually after breakfast.
A. does morning exercises B. has a music lesson C. reads Englishwhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the students and teachers live in school from Monday to Friday.
B. Of all subjects, Li Lei likes English best.
C. Thursday is Li Lei’s favorite day.LiLei haslessons on Thursday.
A. five B. six C. seven
根据短文内容选择正确答案．
If Jet goes from Beijing to Kunming，he can take the train_____.
A. D31l B.T6l C．K9018From the table(表格)we know there are two trains from_____to other places.
A．Beijing B．Shenzhen C．ChangshaIf Li Lei buys two tickets of K9018,he should pay_____yuan.
A．333 B．297 C 594 It iskilometers from Shanghai to Xi’an．
A. 1,463 B. 1,509 C. 854Which of the following is TRUE according to the table?
A. Z92 is very crowded.
B. The train D311 is from Beiiing to Xi’an.
C. Lots of people take the train T61.