Most people go to school or go to work by car or by bus. They think it’s convenient(方便的). But I usually ride a bike to go to school. Here are some reasons(原因)：
It’s healthy. Riding a bike is good exercise for us. It makes us feel good.
It’s green. Riding a bike is green. It causes(引起) very little pollution, so if more people ride bikes, the open air will be cleaner.
It’s cheap. After spending(花费) 60 yuan on an old bike, you can ride and go to interesting places.
It’s interesting. It’s very interesting to ride a bike if you want to have a trip(旅行) with friends. You can stop if you like to see the beautiful things. You can also talk and sing happily and feel relaxed(放松).The writer is a ______________.
| A．worker | B．student | C．nurse | D．policeman |
There are _______reasons for the writer riding a bike.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
What does the word “little pollution” mean(意思)？
| A．少事故 | B．少污染 | C．少垃圾 | D．少噪音 |
If you have a trip with friends by bike, you can __________. Which is NOT right?
| A．stop if you wants to see the beautiful things |
| B．watch football matches |
| C．talk and sing happily |
| D．feel relaxed |
What’s the best title(最佳标题) for the passage?
| A．Cheap bikes |
| B．Different jobs |
| C．Reasons for riding bikes |
| D．How to ride bikes |
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “Children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.
| A．a storybook | B．a health magazine |
| C．a comic book | D．a travel magazine |
| A．he was not clever enough |
| B．he wasn’t interested in laughing at all |
| C．he wasn’t good at getting along with others |
| D．he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason |
| A．假的 | B．真诚的 | C．真的 | D．难堪的 |
| A．People feel less stressed when they laugh. |
| B．Adults don’t laugh as often as children. |
| C．People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives. |
| D．The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia. |
| A．A 5-year study | B．Try laughing at Laughter Clubs |
| C．The first Laughter Club | D．A difficult language to learn |
Almost all the students go to traditional schools now. But there will probably be a new type of education in the future—open education.
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be strict with their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
But many students may not do well in open education. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. The last point about open education is that some teachers do not like it. They do not believe in open education.
I think that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in a real class or school. I believe that most students want and need to have some rules. They have to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study so interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to in an open education school.
| Open |
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| Explanation |
☆ It is a way of teaching which |
| Advantages |
☆ It is good to develop the students’ ☆ In open education, many students don’t need to ☆ Some students will be |
| ☆ Many students cannot prove themselves as good in open education as in ☆ There are so many |
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| The writer’s opinion |
☆ It is just a good idea, but in a ☆ Some students will not study some subjects |
Recently, China Dream has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of a developed China, most people also have their own dreams. I interviewed several young Chinese students with higher US educational backgrounds. They all had their own dreams for their native country.
Fred Wang, an MBA student in the US, said, “I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor.”
Yujie Zhao, another MBA student in California, said, “I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they return home from work.”
Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US, shared her dreams. “I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life, to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese students.”
There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own China Dream. They all love chasing their dreams. The beautiful China Dream requires everyone’s hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dreams come true.Which is TRUE about the three young Chinese students?
| A．They receive higher education in their native country. |
| B．They receive education of all levels in California. |
| C．They have their own hopes and dreams for China. |
| D．They have their own hopes and dreams for the US. |
What does the word “compete” in the second paragraph mean?
| A．竞争 | B．完成 | C．对待 | D．成功 |
Which one is Yiqiong Zhang’s dream?
| A．Having an equal chance for the young in China. |
| B．Having the best education for her children. |
| C．Managing a bookstore or a flower shop in her middle ages. |
| D．Taking a four weeks’ vacation every year. |
From the passage we can learn that China Dream ____________.
| A．is very difficult to come true |
| B．requires everyone’s hard work |
| C．is a subject we need to teach in school |
| D．is only a dream of young Chinese students |
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 countryside. You may discover something new that you didn’t notice all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can ride a bike to work and enjoy exercising at the same time 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 into a bag or a small box. 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 travellers.
Health benefits of bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minute
bike ride to and from work threetimes a week
burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood. Exercise like
bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting |
| C．popular | D．expensive |
When you are riding your bicycle around your countryside, you may __________.
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| C．get off your bike and begin to work |
| D．discover something new that you didn’t notice |
One of the health benefits from bicycling is that __________.
| A．you can fold the bicycle |
| B．you will be more relaxed |
| C．you may get fatter and fatter |
| D．you will be friendly to others |
From the passage, we can learn that __________.
| A．riding bikes is not safer than driving cars |
| B．we can’t discover anything new at all by driving cars |
| C．bicycling is enjoyable exercise just for the young |
| D．bicycling is a kind of low-carbon(低碳) life style |
A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.
As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled at it.
Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God (上帝) was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”
The little girl went to school every day.
| A．by car | B．by bus |
| C．on foot | D．by bike |
At first, the mother felt worried because .
| A．she couldn’t look after her daughter |
| B．her daughter hadn’t taken her umbrella |
| C．she had something more important to do |
| D．her daughter might be afraid of lightning |
According to the article, we can know that the little girl was .
| A．proud | B．shy |
| C．brave | D．nervous |
The best title for this article is .
| A．A Girl in the Rain | B．A Mother in the Car |
| C．A Rainy Day | D．A Girl and an Umbrella |