Trains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Today’s high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.
Japan built the world’s first high speed railway. In 1964, Japan’s “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.
Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Province’s started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in less than two hours.
These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.
Super fast trains can even help a country’s economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. It’s no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.The world’s first high speed trains started traveling at ______.
| A．8 km/hr | B．200 km/hr |
| C．300 km/hr | D．500 km/hr |
In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from ______.
| A．Japan | B．Korea | C．China | D．the USA |
According to the passage, high speed trains ______ than planes.
| A．are cheaper | B．are safer and cleaner |
| C．make traveling easier | D．cause less pollution |
One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that ______.
| A．they are safer than some other transportation types |
| B．it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems |
| C．they’re good for a country’s businesses and land values |
| D．super fast trains can help a country’s economy(经济) |
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
| A．trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world |
| B．Japan built the world’s first high speed railway |
| C．we should do everything that we can to help the environment |
| D．there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways |
Summer Camp 2013
Good news! Summer Camp 2013 opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 30th. And it will last for a week. All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay 150 yuan for it.
1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)
2. Learn in groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.)
3. English Worlds (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)
Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Register (报名) and pay before June 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.
Dongfang Children's Palace: No. 23, East Street, Changping
Tel: 83212563 E-mail: dsbc1234@childrenpalace.netThe register time is before _____.
| A．9:30 | B．11:30a.m | C．June 30th. | D．June 18th. |
Each child can only choose _____ of the activities.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
What can’t you do in Summer Camp 2013?
| A．Learn painting and dancing. |
| B．Join a group that you are interested in. |
| C．Climb mountains and see birds. |
| D．Speak English with some American children. |
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People eat different things in different parts of the world. In the south of China people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetables.
In Africa, maize(玉米) is the most important food. People there make maize into flour(面粉). From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.
In western(西方) countries, such as in Britain, and in the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there usually make bread from wheat flour. They cook potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. They eat it at their workplace, in the park or even on the road. People call it “take-away” food.What do people in the south of China eat every day?
Do the people in Africa make bread and cakes from maize flour?
What is the most important food in western countries?
My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won't let the others eat their food. If this happens, each of them must be fed separately(分离地) .
Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments (隔间) while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject（打针） a sick lion!
All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.
The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion's cage.What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?
| A．Nuts. | B．Fruit. | C．Meat. | D．Grass and leaves. |
Some animals must be fed separately because .
| A．they eat special food |
| B．they often quarrel with each other while eating |
| C．they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble |
| D．they won't let the others eat their food |
All the zoo keepers must work.
| A．seven days a week | B．on Saturdays |
| C．on special festivals | D．on weekdays |
The underlined word "injured" in the last paragraph(段落) means .
| A．受伤 | B．被打 | C．杀害 | D．抓住 |
If you usually take the school bus or sometimes need to take public buses to school, there are some important rules you should know.
·When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back.
·When you get off the bus, make sure you and the driver can see each other, and wait for the driver to signal you before you cross the road in front of the bus.
·Never go back for anything you may leave on the bus when it is starting.
·Never bend down near the bus when you walk to or from the bus stop.
·You should cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner, and wait for the light to turn green or for the WALK crossing signal.
·It is important to look carefully to the left, the right and the left again when you cross the street.
·Remember that it is dangerous to stay in the areas around buses where the driver can’t see you. Don’t run between parked cars or buses.
·Do not run across the street or through parking areas to catch up with your friends.When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait.
| A．at the bus stop | B．on the street |
| C．at a crosswalk | D．a street corner |
It is important towhen you cross the street.
| A．run quickly |
| B．wait for the light to turn green |
| C．look carefully to the left |
| D．look carefully to the right |
If you walk to or from the bus stop, you mustn’t .
| A．bend down on the bus |
| B．cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner |
| C．bend down near the bus |
| D．look carefully to the left, the right and the left again |
This passage is mainly about.
| A．safety rules for students by bus |
| B．safety rules for drivers |
| C．safety rules for children by train |
| D．how to cross the street |
A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables. They asked, “What are fruits and what are vegetables? How are fruits different from vegetables and vegetables different from fruits?” They talked for a long time and then they decided, “We eat vegetables as part of a meal, but we eat fruits before or after a meal.”
In real life, people do not think the dictionaries give the right meaning of a word. For example, the dictionaries say that tomatoes are fruits. But few people know that. Most people think they are vegetables. They call them vegetables and eat them as vegetables. To most people, fruits mean sweet things like apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.
What are vegetables then? We call many plants and grasses vegetables. Some people think some fruits are vegetables, such as apples, pears and bananas. But to most people, vegetables mean things like potatoes, onions and carrots.A long time ago, some people in the United States _______.
| A．wanted to know what were fruits and vegetables |
| B．didn’t know when to eat fruits |
| C．didn’t think fruits were as good as vegetables |
| D．didn’t talk about fruits and vegetables |
People usually eat vegetables _______.
| A．before a meal | B．after a meal | C．alone | D．during a meal |
What do most people think of fruits?
| A．They are the same as vegetables. |
| B．They are sweet things. |
| C．They are like potatoes, onions and carrots. |
| D．They are only apples, pears, oranges and watermelons. |