Americans love cars. They have more than 250 million (百万) cars ---about one car for every 1.2 people. But these cars cause (引起) too much air pollution. Even children know that cars need gas (汽油) to run. If there is no gas, today's cars will become tomorrow's about the cars in the future, they usually think of hydrogen (氢气) cars, electric (电的) cars and flying cars.
Hydrogen cars might be the cars of the future. They don't cause pollution and the hydrogen turns into water after it is used. The first hydrogen car was made by Honda. It was very expensive and didn't run very far.
There are some electric cars on the market, but they can't run very far or very fast. In the future, there will be a lot of electric cars on the road. When the batteries (电池) are better and cheaper, electric cars will become more popular.
There will be another kind of car --- flying cars. They will be able to run in the air. But now there is only one company, MDI, making this kind of car.We can know from the text that there are about _ people in American.
A. 250 million B. 300 million C. 208 million Hydrogen turns into after it is used.
A. water B. air C. gasWhich of the following is TRUE about electric cars?
A. They can run fast but not very far.
B. They are very popular with people now.
C. They are still too expensive for people to buy.How many kinds of cars are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four What is the best title for the text?
A. Cars in the future.
B. Americans and cars.
C. Air pollution.
This morning, a boy of twelve saw a small fire at one end of a ship. Tom left home very early, against the wishes of his father, to see the ships at the port. It was a good thing that he did, because there was nobody else around, and the small fire grew dangerously big very soon.
Tom stood near the ship and shouted at the top of his voice. He woke up the port workers living nearby.
The ship was one of the six big ships in port at the time and they were all carrying oil（石油）and paper.
The fire burned hundblacks of boxes of paper, so it spread very quickly. The end of the ship was black with smoke, but thanks to Tom, the fire didn't reach the oil.
Tom was also lucky, because his father was pleased rather than angry with him.
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的选A，错误的选B：When Tom saw the fire, he was at the port
It was a small fire but it grew big very slowly.
The ship was carrying paper and wood .
As soon as the boy saw the fire, he shouted to wake up the workers nearby.
In this story the underlined word "against" means“违背”in Chinese.
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe during holidays. An airhostess would look after me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I like traveling by air and once I have ever felt frightened. After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height(逐步升高)when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, the airhostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quickly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we wanted to find out what had happened. Later we learned that there was a very important person on board, and the police were told that a bomb(炸弹) was on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly(被彻底搜查). Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
| A．On weekends. | B．During holidays. |
| C．When he missed them. | D．When his parents invited him. |
| A．Unpleasant. | B．Happy. | C．Frightened | D．Worried. |
| A．To sit calmly after the plane landed. |
| B．To sit quietly when the plane landed. |
| C．To get off quickly after the plane landed. |
| D．To sit quietly after the plane landed. |
| A．Because an important person wanted to take the plane.. |
| B．Because something was wrong with the plane. |
| C．Because the police wanted to put some things on the plane. |
| D．Because the police were told a bomb was on the plane. |
| A．The plane stayed at the airport for five hours before taking off again. |
| B．The writer’s parents lived in Europe when he was young. |
| C．The police found only one bomb on the plane. |
| D．The writer had several such experiences. |
Soll is a village in the mountains in Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃to25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market(漂浮的市场) just outside the city and you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat. The sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃at mid-day.
Visit Hawaii
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, as well as mountains and forests in the north, but be careful, there are many mosquitoes(蚊子), and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
| A．shopping | B．food | C．travel | D．hotels |
| A．climb mountains |
| B．enjoy the scenery of the forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel |
| D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat |
| A．Going to the sandy beaches |
| B．Wearing a hat |
| C．Climbing up the mountains |
| D．Staying in the forests |
| A．Soll in Austria | B．Bangkok in Thailand |
| C．the Floating market | D．Kauai in Hawaii |
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai |
| C．the Floating Market is the middle of Bangkok |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover 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 enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding(折叠)bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
It helps to prevent heart diseases. Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minutes bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can improve your mood(心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healthier than driving.
| A．surprising | B．exciting |
| C．expensive | D．popular |
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| D．get off your bike and begin to work |
| A．get out of the car | B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse | D．go on airline websites |
| A．you can fold the bicycle |
| B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed |
| D．you may get fatter and fatter |
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. |
阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
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There are thousands of different languages in the world .Everyone seems to think his native language is the most important one , as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world’s most widely used language.
As a native language, English is spoken by nearly 300 million people in the United States, England, Australia and some other countries.
For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education and other activities. So English is the second language there.
As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We use it to listen to the radio, to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others,
| A．two | B．three |
| C．hundreds of | D．thousands of |
| A．first | B．only | C．one | D．foreign |
| A．England | B．India |
| C．the United States | D．Australia |
| A．first | B．second | C．foreign | D．native |
| A．much | B．more |
| C．the more | D．the most |