With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams (堵车) are inevitable. Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their destination, all the while getting worse. Although it’s impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.
Check for traffic jams before you leave. You can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.
Look for a different route all the time. Most traffic jams happen on busy roads. Using country roads could avoid a lot of traffic. Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.
Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins. Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.
__________ Most traffic jams usually occur(发生) during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.
Use public transport instead. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money.
The underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.
| A．hard to accept | B．impossible to avoid |
| C．getting less serious | D．seen everywhere |
The writer wrote the text in order to ______.
| A．explain why there are traffic jams |
| B．tell us how to save time on the road |
| C．tell us what we can do on the road |
| D．tell us the negative(消极的) effects of traffic jams |
To get the latest traffic information, you could do the following EXCEPT ______.
| A．surfing the Internet |
| B．listening to the radio for traffic news |
| C．listening to the traffic channel |
| D．turning to other drivers for information |
Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处) in the text?
| A．Choose a job that has flexible working hours |
| B．Make friends with your manager |
| C．Try traveling at different time |
| D．Work from home |
According to the writer, we should use public transport because __________.
| A．it is cheaper and can avoid traffic jams |
| B．it is useful to us |
| C．it is environmentally-friendly |
| D．it is completely free from traffic jams |
根据短文内容回答问题
Mr. Ge lives in a small village（村子）named Shanqingge, but he works in a big city（城市）. He goes to work by train every morning and comes home in the same way.
This morning he reads his newspaper on the train, a man behind（在……后面）him says “Hello” to him and begins to talk to him, “Your life is boring, isn’t it? You take the same train every morning. You always take the same seat and read the same newspaper.” “How do you know all that about me?” Mr. Ge says angrily（生气地）.
“Because I always take the same seat behind you,” the man says.Where does Mr. Ge live?
How does Mr. Ge go to work every day?
What does Mr. Ge often do on the train?
Does the man often take the same train to work?
把画线的句子翻译成汉语。
Where are my students? They are not on the playground. They are not in the library, Where are they? They are in the classroom. Sam is studying English. Jim is reading an English Post. His Chinese book is on the desk. Tom is not reading comic books（漫画书）. He is making cards. Mary and Ann are listening to music. I am Miss Zhang, their teacher. I am in my office and drinking some orange juice.How many students are there in the classroom?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.What’s Sam doing?
A. He is reading an English Post.
B. He is studying English.
C. He is reading comic books.Where is Mary?
A. On the playground. B. In the library. C. In the classroom.Who is not in the classroom?
A. Jim. B. Ann. C. Miss Zhang.Which is NOT right?
A. Jim’s Chinese book is on the desk.
B. Ann is listening to music.
C. Miss Zhang is drinking some coffee.
Many young people like playing football very much. In China we can often see children playing football on the playground. In China and England, people call British soccer football. They don’t call it soccer.
A British soccer ball is round. There are eleven players in a team. But an American football is not round. It’s like an egg. They also have eleven players on the field in one team.
American football is very popular（流行的）in the USA. Players can catch the ball with their hands. But in a British soccer team, only the goalkeeper（守门员）can pick up the ball with his hands.
Playing ball games is good for you. It can make you happy and healthy.In China, a lot of people like playing football.
The British soccer and the American football are the same games.
There are twelve players in a American football team.
Players can catch the ball with their hands in a British soccer game.
Playing football can make you happy and healthy.
Fujian Tulou is a special type of Chinese building. People built most of them between the 12th and the 20th century. The oldest one has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Tulou is usually a large rectangular（长方形的）or round building with high walls. The walls are made of earth, stones, bamboo and wood, so they are thick and strong. They can not only keep the building safe from the wind and earthquake, but also make it warm in winter and cool in summer. There is usually only one main gate in each Tulou and up to （至多）80 families can live in it. It is like a small city.
UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)chose a total of 46 Fujian Tulou as a World Heritage Site（世界文化遗产）in 2008. Fujian Tulou set a good example for the world. Man can live in harmony（和谐，融洽）with the environment.When did people build most of Fujian Tulou?
What’s the shape（形状）of Fujian Tulou?
What are the walls of Fujian Tulou made of?
Is Fujian Tulou like a small city?
请将画线句子翻译成汉语。
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to envy（羡慕，妒忌）those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country road in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents will always take good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct（纠正）it, and when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice these things, you can find that happiness is always around you.Happiness is always around rich people.
People are happy because they can walk on the country road in their free time.
When you get success, people around you will help you correct it.
When you are in trouble, your friends will help you. We can say “You are happy.”
You can find our happiness everywhere if you notice good things.