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 |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
Dear Wendy
Thanks for your letter. Now I’ll tell you about myself.
My name is Kitty. I am 12. My birthday is on October 12th. I am from America. I’m in Class 3, Grade 7. We learn Chinese at our school. Our Chinese teacher’s name is Wang Hao.
Here are some of my friends. Jimmy is tall and he has black hair. He is good at playing basketball. He is in the Basketball Club. May is short and she wears glasses and a yellow dress. She likes English very much and is good at speaking English. Sally is a black girl. She has short hair. She likes swimming. She swims best in the swimming team.
I like music. I’m a boy with glasses. Write to me soon and tell me about your friend.
Yours
Kitty
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American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.
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In America, summer holidays begin in ________.
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Most American children go to school at the age of ________
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High school students ________ after class.
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In order to(为了) ________, many American college students work after class.
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How do most students spend their free time? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let’s see what some students do during their free time.
Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country and there is no cinema there.
They arrive in the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays. But when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can’t go.Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.
| A．watching TV | B．going shopping | C．doing homework | D．seeing films |
They go to see a film ________.
| A．by train | B．by bus | C．on foot | D．at home |
They go to the town to see a film because ________.
| A．they like the cinema there |
| B．there is no cinema in the country |
| C．they don’t know other cinemas |
| D．they want to go shopping in the town |
When they are in the town, they ________ first.
| A．go to the cinema | B．buy food |
| C．have lunch | D．play in the street |
This is my first day at our new school. In the morning, I help my new teacher Mr Hu put some new English textbooks into a big box. And then I carry it to the classroom. The box is very heavy.
I walk very slowly(慢地) with the big heavy box in my arms. A boy runs very fast to me. He can’t stop. Oh, dear! My box drops on the floor and there are books everywhere on the floor.
“I’m very sorry,” the boy says again and again. He helps me to pick up all the books. He then helps me to carry the books to our classroom.
Who is he? He is my classmate. His name is Jim. He comes to China with his father. He is from England.In the morning, I help ________ to carry the box to our classroom..
| A．my parents | B．my new classmate |
| C．my new teacher | D．my good friend Jim |
My box drops on the floor because ________.
| A．I walk very slowly with it |
| B．I walk very fast with it |
| C．Jim walks very slowly to me |
| D．Jim runs very fast to me and can’t stop |
Later(后来)，________ carry the box of books to our classroom.
| A．Jim and I | B．Jim, Mr Hu and I |
| C．Mr Hu and Jim | D．my classmates and I |
Jim and I are ________.
| A．the same age | B．in the same bedroom |
| C．in the same class | D．Mr Hu’s workmates |
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Mr.Smith wants to go to Blue Water World with his family, so they can go there ?
| A．at 5:00 p. m on Monday | B．at 10:00 a. m on Tuesday |
| C．at 2:00 p. m on Sunday | D．at 11:00 a. m on Monday |
Mr. Liu wants to go to Blue Water World with his eight-year-old twin sons this Saturday. How much will they have to spend?
| A．￥40 | B．￥120 | C．￥80 | D．￥20 |
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| A．555-5685 | B．555-5686 | C．555-5684 | D．555-5681 |