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Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi(马拉维). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.
In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A．cars	B．bikes
C．trains	D．buses

From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.

A．going shopping is easy

B．making boats for a living is difficult

C．riding a bike taxi is cheap

D．carrying heavy people is interesting

Which of the following is True?

A．The easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike in the world.

B．More and more people are using bike taxis in many places in Africa today.

C．People in Malawi only use bike to carry tourists.

D．A tourist can get around Malawi at a very low cost on a bike.

The best title of the passage may be “________”.

A．Bike Riders	B．A Special Country
C．Bike Taxis	D．A Cheap Journey

Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .

A．the United States	B．France
C．Scotland	D．Spain

In North America, ‘Fool’s Day’ is celebrated on .

A．April 1	B．April 2
C．December 28	D．March 31

People are allowed to while celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’.

A．kick your friends in the behind

B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour

C．play jokes and tricks on your friends

D．take a holiday from work for two days

Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage as celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’?

A．England.	B．India.
C．Mexico.	D．Japan.

Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England …. Here “spread” means .

A．盛行

B．流传

C．接受

D．发展

London, May 5, 2003 Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.
Emma, a 1996 graduate (毕业生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.
The first paragraph is mostly about .

A．the Around Alone race

B．a terrible wind storm

C．the start of the journey

D．the smallest state in America

Which one is NOT true?

A．Emma sailed alone around the world.

B．Emma made a new route for the sea travel.

C．Emma is the youngest person to finish the race.

D．Emma is the first woman to finish Around Alone.

The second paragraph mainly tells us about .

A．Emma’s parents

B．how to repair a broken boat

C．the University of Glasgow

D．Emma’s sailing experience

How long did the trip take?

A．About four months.	B．About six months.
C．About eight months.	D．About twelve months.

What is the best way to explain Emma’s success?

A．The other racers had many problems.

B．Her parents encouraged her to keep on.

C．She had strong willpower to make it to the end.

D．She had received a good education in a university.

School Library
To Joy Lee,
Just to remind you that you have four overdue books.
Title Writer
①The age of Innocence Edith Wharton due (到期) 22/Jan
②Mr Standfast John Buchan due 24/Jan
③Imagine Alison Lester due 26/Jan
④Selected Tales Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm due 26/Jan
Please return these books tomorrow. Other people may be waiting to borrow them.
Jane Johnes
Librarian
Date: 3/Feb/2013
Note: You may not borrow any new books until these books have been returned.

This is .

A．a report	B．an introduction
C．a reminder	D．an advertisement

This note was written by .

A．Jane Johnes	B．Joy Lee
C．Alison Lester	D．John Buchan

John Buchan is .

A．due on 24th January

B．a friend of Joy Lee’s

C．the writer of the note

D．the writer of Mr Standfast

Joy Lee should return the book Imagine before .

A．22ndJan	B．24thJan
C．26thJan	D．3rdFeb

From this note we DON’T know that .

A．Jane Johnes works in the library

B．Joy Lee may not borrow any new books now

C．Joy Lee has lent these four books to other students

D．Jane Johnes asks the note receiver to return the four books on Feb. 4th

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Children are amazing! They pick up language so naturally and easily. Have you ever wondered why? It’s because of the way they learn.
Children learn by simply doing what comes naturally—they listen, copy, and communicate. Let’s take a closer look at how children learn language. Perhaps we can discover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.
Listen as often as possible
When people talk to children, they often use simple words that children can understand. That’s really important to the children’s language development. In order to learn, children must be able to understand what they hear. If they don’t understand it, it’s just meaningless noise.
Listen to radio or TV programs that use English at your level. If you can’t understand every word or sentence, don’t give up. Just pay attention to what you can understand. And listen as often as you can.
Be a Copycat
Children like to copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. (the, teaches, this, how, pronounce, them, language, to). As you listen to English, repeat what you hear as much as you can.
Use English to communicate
Children don’t practice grammar rules. They use language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express themselves. They don’t worry about their small vocabulary or poor grammar. They find ways to say what they want and they do it successfully.
So look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students instead. Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies and so on. Don’t worry about making mistakes. You can learn English better by correcting mistakes.
Children learn English by __________ copying and communicating.
请把文中画线的句子“When people talk to children, they often use simple words that children can understand.”译成汉语。
__________________________________________________________________________.
请把文中括号内的词组成一个句子。
请写出文中画线词 “This” 所指代的句子。
__________________________________________________________________________.
When learning language, do we need to worry about making mistakes? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________.

A．7th January	B．8th August
C．25th December	D．1st April