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. |
It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order(订购) some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, she lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother,” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地), then she placed the rose.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house. Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.The man went to the shop to ______.
| A．help the girl | B．order some flowers |
| C．buy some food | D．buy some water |
The man’s mother lived ______ away from him.
| A．2 kilometres | B．200 kilometres |
| C．200 miles | D．300 miles |
The girl was crying on the road because ______.
| A．she was hungry |
| B．she couldn’t buy a rose |
| C．she couldn’t find her way home |
| D．she was angry. |
After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to_________ together.
| A．the cemetery | B．the girl’s home |
| C．his mother’s house | D．the shop |
From the passage we can infer(推断) that ______.
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．the girl loved her mother very much |
| C．the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．the girl’s mother lived happily. |
We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A good memory is a great help in learning languages.
Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
| A．they always sleep well |
| B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A．If you have a lot of good food |
| B．If you do more and more exercises |
| C．If you do morning exercises every day |
| D．If you get up early |
An Internet game named Happy Farm is becoming more and more popular among young office workers and students. People can work on a farm. They can also grow, water, sell and steal vegetables, flowers, fruits and so on. They can earn some e-money from their working on the farm. Then they can use it to buy more seeds, pets and even houses. Of course, all these are not true, they are only on the Internet.
Why do so many young people enjoy the kind of Farm game? I think maybe some of them are afraid of facing the real world, and they have to look for fun from the Internet. Some feel lonely and want to make friends during growing vegetables on the Internet. Some have great fun stealing others' vegetables because they needn't work on their farm.
Most parents and teachers are worried about these young people and students. Students spend too much time playing the game. It's bad for their health and study.What's the name of this kind of game?
| A．Happy Farm. | B．Vegetables and Fruits. |
| C．Working on a Farm. | D．Computer Came. |
Where do the young people plant vegetables?
| A．On a real farm. | B．In their home's garden. |
| C．On a farm of the Internet. | D．Near their houses. |
Why do some people enjoy the game?
| A．Some people feel lonely and want to make friends. |
| B．They can get some money for living. |
| C．They don't need to buy vegetable for lunch. |
| D．They can learn English from the game. |
What's the meaning of the underlined word “stealing”？
| A．送给 | B．搬运 | C．吃 | D．偷 |
Why are parents and teachers worried about these young people and students?
| A．Because students spend too much time on the game. |
| B．Because students use the game to improve their English. |
| C．Because it costs students much money. |
| D．Because some students don't go to school. |
Lake District National Park .
Lake District National Park is in the north of England. It is England’s biggest national park. It is very beautiful, with hills, lakes and forests. Most visitors enjoy walking around the lakes or climbing up the mountains. The highest mountain in England is in Lake District National Park. On a clear day, you can see a long way from the top of the mountain. Walkers have to be careful because the weather can change suddenly, especially in the mountains. The Lake District is popular with artists who like to paint the the beautiful countryside. Many English poets have written poems about the beautiful landscape, and these poems have made the Lake District even more famous.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题Where is the Lake District National Park?
Is the Lake District National Park the biggest national park in England?
Where is the highest mountain in England?
Why do walkers have to be careful?
Who is the Lake District popular with?
One afternoon Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from the street corner. They ran there and found that a small car had knocked into the side of a truck. Both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.
“Bob,” said Jane, “run back down the road to Mrs. Day’s house. Ask her to Call the police and the ambulance(救护车). Hurry! I’ll stay here.”
Bob went off as fast as he could. Jane could do nothing but wait. She knew That when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn’t be moved.
It wasn’t long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen Got the car door open and moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out.Luckily, the two drivers weren’t badly hurt, but they were both taken to hospital.
The policemen thanked Bob and Jane. “You were very good to act so quickly when You saw the accident. Thank you for all your help.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon.
Bob , Jane, Mrs. Day and the policemen heard the noise.
The two drivers were hurt in the accident.
Jane asked Bob to call the police.
Jane had got the drivers out before the policemen arrived.