In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations（停靠站）.There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is ￡1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost ￡50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.
| A．315 | B．6.000 | C．12.000 | D．12.450 |
| A．挑战 | B．缺点 | C．短缺 | D．困难 |
| A．The government provides a bike for each family. |
| B．Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations. |
| C．If you want a key, you need to pay ￡5. |
| D．Few people have agreed to the idea. |
| A．The people in London. |
| B．The transportation in London. |
| C．The traffic problem in London. |
| D．The bike revolution in London. |
Alice is my pen friend, She is a 16-year-old girl from the UK, but now she lives in China. She is a middle school student in Nanjing. She likes going to school, but there are some things she doesn't tike, such as PE. She enjoys playing sports. She thinks sports are interesting and exciting. But she doesn't like doing physical exercises in PE classes. She feels that they are boring! Her favorite subject is Science. It seems that the amazing and useful Science attracts her. She thinks she is on the way to be a scientist. She wishes to invent things to make the world more beautiful.
In her free time, she often goes to the beach. She loves just sitting around and talking to friends there. She's getting better at understanding boys, but she hates listening to hours of talk about football. " It's not interesting at all!" she once said to me.
That is my pen friend Alice.
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Name : Alice Age: sixteen |
Birth place : in the UK Living now : in China |
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What |
Why/ For what |
| Playing sports |
Interesting and __ |
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| Going to the _ |
Sitting around and __ |
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| Favorite subject: Science. |
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| Dislikes |
Having _ |
Physical exercises are _ |
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Not interesting at all. |
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To be a _ |
Be attracted by Science. |
| To invent things |
Make the world _ |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a goodartist .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took apicture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a differentway. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photowas called a Daguerreo type. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers broughtback wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities andmountains. In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture ofpeople and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were notjust copies of the real world .They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________
| A．his business | B．his house |
| C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerreotype was____________.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, hehad to__________.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take many films and something else with him |
Mathew Brady______________.
| A．was very lifelike |
| B．was famous for his unusual pictures |
| C．was quite strong |
| D．took many pictures of moving people |
This passage tells us_____________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |
Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest. One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.
One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat at a table and wanted to drink. Just then, an old man came up to him and said, “How do you do, sir?” “How do you do?” Mr Baker asked the old man to sit next to him. “Have you been here before?” “No, I haven’t.” “You look lonely, don’t you?” said the old man. “Let’s have a bet, shall we?”
It interested Mr Baker, “But what shall we bet on?” “I can bite my left eyeball,” said the old man, “I can bet you five dollars.”
Mr Baker didn’t believe and passed $5 on the table.
The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his money.
“It doesn’t matter young man,” the old man said. “I’ll give you a chance to win the money back. I can also bite my right eye. I’ll bet you $10.”
“I’m sure he’s able to see. And I must win his money,” he thought. So he took out ten dollars from his wallet.
But he was very surprised, the old man took out his false(假的) teeth and bit his right eye with it. Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.Mr Baker went to the sea ________.
| A．to swim | B．to have a rest |
| C．to drink something | D．to make a bet |
The old man said hello to Mr Baker because ________.
| A．they were good friends |
| B．he wanted to ask for some food |
| C．he wanted to drink with him |
| D．he wanted to win money |
After the old man knew _______, he began to make a bet with the young man.
| A．Mr Baker was there for the first time |
| B．Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back |
| C．Mr Baker knew he had false teeth |
| D．Mr Baker wasn’t clever enough |
As ________, he bet the old man ten dollars.
| A．Mr Baker didn’t think him blind(瞎的) in both eyes |
| B．Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back |
| C．Mr Baker knew he had false teeth |
| D．Mr Baker wanted to help him in another way |
The old man was blind in ________.
| A．both eyes | B．neither eye |
| C．the right eye | D．the left eye |
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes－one with a thick sole(鞋底) and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, “Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?”
The daughter looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking, and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes.”
The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever daughter I have got!” Then he asked his daughter to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him.
The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the daughter ran back to the house, she found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.
She had to return to his father with nothing in her hands and said out of breath, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!”When the farmer went out for a walk with his daughter, he put on a pair of ____ shoes.
| A．wrong | B．comfortable |
| C．old | D．new |
A pair of wrong shoes means ________.
| A．the shoes are not the farmer’s |
| B．the shoes are too small |
| C．one of the shoes has a thick sole, the other has a thin one, they are not a pair |
| D．the shoes are too big |
When the farmer began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable because ________.
| A．one of his legs was longer than the other one |
| B．he was ill that day |
| C．he wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| D．the shoes were too small |
The farmer thought his daughter was a clever girl because ________.
| A．she could make shoes |
| B．she could find out that her father wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| C．she could find out a pair of right shoes |
| D．she found that her father’s legs were sick |
The father asked his daughter to go and get the other pair of shoes for him and the daughter ________.
| A．brought back a pair of wrong shoes |
| B．brought back of a pair of right shoes |
| C．didn’t bring any shoes; she knew the other pair at home was not a pair, either |
| D．couldn’t find anything at home |
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.It lies on the first day of the first lunar month（农历）in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar .On the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
Chinese people held the first New Year Festival more than 3,000 years ago. Farmers gave thanks for the harvest and prayed. They asked the gods for good crops in the coming year.
But there is a story behind all the celebration.According to legend, there was a man-eating wild monster（怪兽） "Nian" with an extremely large mouth, capable of swallowing several people in a single bite. The monster seemed too strong to be defeated. So all the villagers would take their old and young deep into the mountains to hide from Nian.One day, a wise old man passed through the village and told the villagers that "nian" was afraid of loud noises and the color red, The villagers came together and agreed that when it was time for Nian's annual visit towards the end of winter they would start a fire in front of every door and not go to sleep but rather make noise.Nian had not come down the mountain to cause any trouble thereafter. This eventually become a tradition of China and leads to the celebration for another year of safe life. Chinese people celebrate in remembrance of this legend and still continues till today! This custom has spread, became the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals "have the spring festival".
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