Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient (方便的) for bicycles.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if the city only allows (允许) bicycles to go in the streets in the city centre. They were that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. could take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Whenever someone finished a journey, they would the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work because took all the bicycles within weeks!
more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town---this time with a computer chip (芯片) to its very move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new “white bike” is not white any more but is an unusual with bright colors. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.
There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists are the white bikes every day. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.
A．stole B．had C．refused D．dropped
A．thoughtful B．helpful C．hopeful D．thankful
A．black B．brown C．blue D．white
A．Anyone B．Everyone C．No one D．Someone
A．take B．leave C．carry D．send
A．robbers B．shoplifters C．kidnappers D．thieves
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Though
A．make B．mark C．record D．describe
A．design B．idea C．size D．experiment
A．making B．using C．selling D．stealing
One night,a little before nine o’clock,Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and operate on a very sick boy at once.The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls,sixty miles from Dr Johnson’s city--Albany.The boy had himself in a traffic accident. His life was in danger,but his family was poor that they couldn’t the doctor anything, After hearing this ,Dr Johnson started to head to the hospital at once.He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 o’clock . A few minutes later,the doctor’s car stop for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in.
“Drive on,”he said,”I’ve a gun.”
“I’m a doctor,said Johnson.” “I’m on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick…”
“Don’t ,”said the man in the old black coat.”Just drive.”
A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop and get out. Then the man drove on The road.The doctor stood for a moment in the snow.Half an hour later Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi.At the he learnt that that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave 12 o’clock.
It was about o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. “The boy just an hour ago !” said the nurse. “I’ve my best. It took me about five hours to come here from my home, because I meet a….” Suddenly he saw the man in the old black coat, his head in his hands.”Mr Shute,” said the nurse to the man, “This is Dr Johnson. He has come all the way from Albany to try to your boy.”
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Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company 6 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮), and the Nubrella will open . With the help of its“shoulder support(支持)”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart , they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now. in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
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Dear Mr. Zhu,
I read your magazine every month. I your column(栏目)“Teenagers Now” a lot. I am almost 17, and have some problems at home. They are always troubling me. I hope you can help me.
The problem is my . Whenever I want to do something or tell him my idea, he doesn’t listen to me at all. Whenever I try to talk to him, he just shouts at me. When I don’t listen to him, the two of us .
He and my mother always me do things I don’t like, such as the piano and learning Japanese. Then, when I have some free time and want to be alone, they are not happy.
My father gets very when I listen to music. Also, every time I watch a DVD in the evening, he sends me to or tells me to spend more time studying. He has stopped me from getting on the Internet.
I love him a lot, but I don’t understand why he always says” ” to the things I want to do. He was once a young person as I now. He should understand me better than he does now. Don’t you think so?
Yours truly,
Liu Wei
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I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to happy when I went again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on, I to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I’ve collected. If of it is recyclable（可回收利用的）, I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep on picking it up they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit the earth, but I still think it is important.
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A Fun Way to Start the Day
Mrs．Bames turned off the bright camera light on the news desk．Charlie，a fifth-grade news
announeer（播音员），sat at the desk．“Our show seems to be missing something，”he said．“It seems like we should end our on a cheerful note．We should give the students to enjoy．Since the show is schoolwide，we could help everyone begin the day in a positive way．”
“What do you mean，Charlie？Don't you think the students like watching our news show and about the important events of the day？”Mrs．Barnes said jokingly．“Sure，”Charlie answered．“I'm just looking for a little something more to add to our program，”he said.
Charlie was what his mother called an“experimenter”．He was， trying to find a new way of doing something，and today Charlie wanted to think of how to really up the school with the morning news.
As Charlie walked, he hummed（哼唱）the school song. His friend Jenny met him in the hallway and，without a word，she too began humming. By the time they reached the classroom door，another girl，Lily，had them and started singing their happy song.
At first，Mrs．Barnes watched the class with a confused expression，and then with a shine in her eyes，she smiled. Her class loved to sing，and she liked sharing this with them.
Just at that moment，Charlie realized that music was the he had been looking for. That's it！Charlie thought. We can end the morning news by singing our school song.
“So what do you think？”Charlie asked heartedly．Mrs．Barnes was happy to see Charlie about his volunteer work as the school news announcer.“Let's give it a try！”Mrs．Barnes replied．“I have a feeling that it will be a way to end our morning news show and a fun way to start the day！”
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