Su Hua is studying at Cambridge,UK.She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security(安全).Her friend,Kate,found this article and sent it to her.
Introduction
A lot of crime is against bicycles.About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found.You can prevent this from happening by following a few careful steps.
Basic Security
Do not leave your bicycle in out﹣of﹣the﹣way places.Always lock your bicycle when you leave.Tie it to lampposts or trees.Take off smaller parts of the bike and take them with you.
Locks
Get a good lock.There are many different types in the shops.Buy one that has been tested against stealing.Ask for a suggestion from a bike shop.
Marking(作标记)
Marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief.It can also help the police find your bicycle.It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number.This will provide a simple way to recognize your bicycle.
Registration(登记)
There are a number of companies which will mark your bicycle for you.They will then put your registration number and personal information in their computers,such as your telephone number,email address or QQ number.Then if your bicycle is found,it will be easy to find you.
Finally
Keep a record of the bicycle yourself:its make,model,color and registration number.You can also take a photograph of it.This will show that the bicycle belongs to you.
64.Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?
A. |
Locks. |
B. |
Marking. |
C. |
Registration. |
D. |
Basic Security. |
65.The underlined phrase"act as a deterrent to a thief"means .
A. |
help the police to get your bicycle back |
B. |
help you to tell the bike from other bikes |
C. |
prevent someone from stealing your bicycle |
D. |
prevent others from taking your bike by mistake |
66.The article suggests that you should keep a record of your bicycle .
A. |
in the bike shop and your computer |
B. |
in the bike shop and your university |
C. |
by yourself and in a security company |
D. |
in your community and a security company |
67.How many pieces of information should you record of your bike in the article?
A. |
Four. |
B. |
Five. |
C. |
Six. |
D. |
Seven. |
68.The main idea of this passage is .
A. |
to tell you what you should do when your bicycle is stolen |
B. |
to give you suggestions about how to buy a good lock |
C. |
to say why it's necessary to keep your bicycle safe |
D. |
to introduce some ways to keep your bicycle safe. |
Many people like to travel during their vacations(假期). Some people travel in tour groups because they think it is safe and cheap. A tour guide takes care of the group and makes sure the group can see a lot of interesting and beautiful sights. Other people like traveling alone or with friends. If you travel by yourself, you are free to see what you want to see.
People travel for many reasons. Some people travel to learn more about other countries’ people, culture, food and languages. Some people travel for adventure(冒险). They want to do some different things, such as skiing, bungee jumping(蹦极跳) and mountain climbing. Other people like to shop when they travel. They look for new things or cheap ones.
There are different ways to travel. Some people take trains, boats or buses, some fly, and others drive cars. Some people like to travel slowly and spend a long time in each place, while others like to take quick tours and visit more places in a short time.What does “sights” mean in Chinese in the first paragraph?
A.视力 | B.看见 | C.风景 | D.情景 |
Why do some people like traveling alone ?
A.Because they want to see interesting sights. |
B.Because they have different ways to travel. |
C.Because they are free to see what they want to see. |
D.Because they want to learn more about people from other countries. |
According to the passage, people travel for_______.
A.adventure | B.learning more about another country |
C.Shopping | D.all of the above |
Some people take quick tours because_______.
A.they travel by car. |
B.they like to visit many places in a short time |
C.they have much time for travelling |
D.they want to spend a long time in each place. |
If a person travels for adventure, he may choose ______ to get a different experience.
A.eating | B.shopping |
C.bungee jumping | D.sleeping |
The Spring Bud Project was organized by the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund(CCTF), under the leadership( 领导) of the All China Women’s Federation(联合会). The fund was started by Madam Zhou Jiebing, who donated 1 million Hong Kong dollars.
The purpose of the Spring Bud Project is to raise the quality of women’s education and ability from childhood. It has tried a lot to raise funds both at home and abroad and its aim is to help dropout girls in China’s poor, rural areas return to school.
In the past ten years, more than 10 million children in China have left schools because their families are too poor, and 70% of these dropouts are girls. In fact, girls’ education has become one of the most difficult problems in China. The CCTF wants to help hundreds of thousands of girls return to school, so it set up the Spring Bud Project.
Thanks to donations from so many people and organizations, by the end of 2009, the Spring Bud Project had raised 800 million yuan in total, built more than 1,000 Spring Bud schools, aided more than 2 million girls to return to school and provided technical training for more than 400,000 girls.What is the Spring Bud Project organized by?
How many poor girls have left school in the last ten years in China?
What may the underlined word “dropout” mean in Chinese?
Can you think of another way of saying “thanks to” ? What is it?
What did the Spring Bud Project spend the donations doing?
A concert under the theme of the 28-year-old charity song Let the World Be Filled with Love is set to bring 100 celebrated singers to perform in Quanzhou in southeast China’s Fujian Province next month. The concert is set to cover 10 cities including Beijing. Quanzhou is the first stop of the touring schedule.
The song Let the World Be Filled with Love was written by famous Chinese singer and songwriter Guo Feng. It was performed by a chorus (合唱团) of 100 singers during a concert for world peace that year. The song also made Guo Feng famous.
The concert is organized by China TV Artists Association. It aims to improve local charity programmes. The concert has so far received positive feedback (爱的回应) from some of the biggest names from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Hollywood actor Jackie Chan.
It is well known that Jackie Chan has made great contributions to the music scene for years with songs like A Hero Never Dies and Don’t Go Home. He sang the theme song to the film Fairy Tale with Kim Hee Sun. Between shooting (拍摄) films and joining in public activities all over the world, it took Chan about a year to finish an album.
By joining in charity activities, Jackie Chan has provided scholarships for needy students and helped injured performers and their families. So far, he has been involved in over 100 public welfare (救济) projects in 52 cities in over 30 countries.The charity song Let the World Be Filled with Love was written in _______.
A.1986 | B.1988 | C.1992 | D.1997 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the charity concert?
A.It will be held in 10 cities in China. |
B.Its aim is to improve local charity programmes. |
C.It is organized by the famous singer Guo Feng. |
D.Jackie Chan has decided to support it. |
How long did it take Jackie Chan to finish an album?
A.About half a year. | B.About one year. |
C.About one and half a year. | D.About two years. |
Jackie Chan joined in charity activities in order to ________.
A.make a living |
B.raise money to help poor students |
C.become famous |
D.help other singers in need |
What does the underlined part “be involved in” in the last paragraph mean in English?
A.take part in | B.be crazy about |
C.take care of | D.get ready for |
Bob Butler lost his legs in 1965 in Vietnam. Later he returned to the USA and began his life in wheelchair (轮椅). One day he was working in his yard when he heard a woman calling for help. He began moving towards the woman’s house, but something on the ground stopped his wheelchair going through the back door. So he got out of his wheelchair and started to crawl (爬行).
When Butler got through the back door of the house, he found there was a little girl in the pool. She had no arms and couldn’t swim. Her mother was calling for help crazily. Butler got into the pool and pulled the little girl out of the water. Her face was blue, and she was not breathing.
Butler did CPR (心肺复苏术) on her right away. As Butler continued doing CPR, he talked to the mother. “Don’t worry,” he said. “It’ll be OK. I was her arms to get out of the pool. I am now her lungs. Together we can make it.”
Soon the little girl coughed and began to cry. The mother asked Butler how he knew it would be OK. “I didn’t know,” he told her. “But when my legs were blown off (炸掉) in the war, a little girl in Vietnam said to me in broken English, ‘It’ll be OK. You will live. I’ll be your legs. Together we make it.’ Her kind words brought hope to me and I wanted to do the same for your little girl.”What did Butler hear when he was working in his yard one day?
A.He heard a little girl crying. |
B.He heard a woman calling for help. |
C.He heard his neighbors arguing. |
D.He heard someone calling his name. |
How did Butler get through the woman’s back door?
A.By bike. | B.On foot. |
C.By crawling. | D.By moving his wheelchair. |
What did Butler find when he got through the woman’s back door?
A.A little girl lost her legs. |
B.The woman was saving her kid. |
C.The woman was in the pool. |
D.A little girl was in the pool. |
What does the underlined word “lungs” mean in Chinese?
A.肺 | B.大脑 | C.肾 | D.肝脏 |
What did the little girl in Vietnam say to Butler?
A.“I’ll be your legs.” | B.“I’ll be your lungs.” |
C.“I’ll be your friend.” | D.“I’ll be your family.” |
Gladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”.
Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”
How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.
A.she had too much money |
B.she had a lot of toy bears |
C.she liked children very much |
D.she had never got married and had no children |
People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.
A. after she died
B. after she visited the children in hospital many times
C. before her friend’s daughter was ill
B. before she worked with his bossEveryone was surprised that________.
A.Gladys lived such a long life |
B.Gladys had so much money |
C.Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago |
D.Gladys always gave her friends nice presents |
________, so she got rich.
A.Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary |
B.Gladys did another job in the hospital |
C.Gladys got the money from the boss |
D.Gladys did what the boss told her to do |
When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.
A.she spent most of the money on nice presents and things |
B.she stopped working |
C.she still lived in the same way |
D.she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family |