More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment (环境). Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion (十亿) bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads all over the world today. Bikes can take you almost (几乎) anywhere, and there is no oil (油) cost !
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may find something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the funny exercise without polluting (污染) the environment.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps you keep a good heart.
You aren’t afraid of getting fatter and fatter any more.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week can lose your five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can also make you happy. Exercise like bicycling can make people feel better, more relaxed (放松的) …
Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting |
| C．expensive | D．popular |
When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may ________.
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．find something you didn’t notice before |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| D．get off your bike and begin to work |
Which one is the bigger number on roads all over the world today, bicycles or cars?
A. Cars. B. Bicycles.
C. A and B. D. I don’t know. One of the benefits from bicycling is that __________.
| A．you can have a new bike |
| B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed |
| D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage (根据短文)?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| B．Bikes can take you anywhere. |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. |
| D．You will become fat if you ride every day. |
Hello, everyone! I’m Kathy. I live in Washington, D.C. I’m in Grade 8. I spend about half an hour on my homework every day. My homework this week is to find out how much homework students have now. Please tell me about your homework on the website.
| Ben |
I’m in Grade 7 in Macross City. I have too much homework. I usually spend more than two hours on homework every day. I don’t use the Internet to help with my homework |
| Linda |
Hi! I live in New York. I’m in Grade 6. I guess I’m lucky, because I don’t have too much homework. I usually finish my homework in an hour. I don’t use the Internet for homework. My brother will come to help me if I have problems with my homework. |
| Jack |
I’m in Grade 8. I usually spend less than an hour on my homework. I sometimes use the Internet to find information about homework. I don’t think my homework is too much. |
Why does Kathy want others to tell her about their homework?
| A．Because she wants to know about her classmates. |
| B．Because she wants to make friends on the Internet. |
| C．Because she wants to finish her homework. |
| D．Because she wants to find someone to do her homework. |
What will Linda do if she has problems with her homework?
| A．Ask her brother for help. |
| B．Ask her teacher for help. |
| C．Use the Internet for help. |
| D．Discuss them with her friends. |
＿＿ spends the most time on homework .
| A．Kathy | B．Ben | C．Linda | D．Jack |
Which two students are in the same grade?
| A．Kathy and Linda. |
| B．Linda and Jack. |
| C．Ben and Jack. |
| D．Kathy and Jack. |
How many of the four students use the Internet for homework?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
任务：阅读下面短文，根据文章内容完成表中相关信息：
Skin-diving is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
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| There is plenty of light |
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| Everything is blue and green |
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What is your favorite color? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett，Searlett Johansson and Bono，and maybe they will say“green．”That’s not because these artists particularly like the color green．Instead，they are interested in green fashion．
Green fashion is about making(and wearing)clothes that are good for humans，animals，and the Earth．In the past，green fashion made people think of hippies(嬉皮士)and ugly clothes．But today，green fashion is different．It is about looking good and caring about the Earth and other people．You can have interesting clothes and be green．
Around the world，green fashion is becoming popular．For example，the U．K．company
People Tree sells men’s and women’s clothing and accessories(饰品)．They are made from
natural fabrics(织物)like cotton and wool．Workers who make the clothes are from countries like Nepal，Kenya，and Bangladesh．People Tree pays the men and women good money for the clothes they create．
Singer Bono and his wife also started a clothing company called EDUN．When the clothes sell，EDUN uses most of the money to help people around the world．According to the passage，what is“green fashion”?
| A．Wearing the color green all the time． |
| B．Making clothes from green trees． |
| C．Putting green make-up on your face． |
| D．Wearing clothes that are good for the Earth． |
Which sentence about green clothing companies is true?
| A．Most use natural fabrics to make clothes． |
| B．Many do not pay their workers well． |
| C．They make clothes mostly for women． |
| D．Most of the companies are in Africa． |
According to the passage，what does EDUN do?
| A．It teaches children to make clothes． |
| B．It sells clothes and uses the money to help people． |
| C．It gives clothes to poor people． |
| D．It makes expensive clothes for teenagers． |
Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5 , 1791. When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, where he played music for lots of people.
But some people didn’t believe a little boy could write such beautiful music. They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time . In a week , he finished a new piece of music . After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.
Mozart died when he was still a young man. During his short life he studied music and taught music and played music and wrote music. Even by working so hard, he couldn’t make much money . Often he had to borrow money from his friends. But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy, too.When he was, Mozart took music lessons with his sisters.
| A．three | B．five | C．young | D．old |
Mozart lived.
| A．very old | B．long time | C．a long life | D．a short life |
Although Mozart was famous , he was .
| A．hard | B．rich | C．happy | D．poor |
His music made happy.
| A．both him and other people | B．only him |
| C．other people | D．nobody |
请仔细阅读四段话，从A、B、C、D中找出对应的小标题，并回答第5小题。No one wins all the time. Learn from the times that you lose. All great champions were once losers at some point. But, they learned. And they kept a positive attitude until they got better.
Your happiness is up to you. Many people forget this. Truly successful people choose happiness no matter what their present situations are.
Chances lie in what you do every day. You do the same work. You eat the same foods. You wear the same clothes. Try a new way. Take a new path. Even talk to someone new.
Opportunity is everywhere. Even the worst situations have opportunities. Seize (抓住) the opportunity, and seize the time. That's the secret of success.
| A. Choose to Be Happy B. Do Something New C. Look for the Opportunity D. Learn from Losing |
The material above tells us the ways to ________.
| A．find a good job | B．live a positive life |
| C．protect the environment | D．keep us healthy |