Bicycles in China

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(與……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.

1.Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

2.“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

4.What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

5.What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

 

Five students went out for a one-week trip in the countryside. When they returned, the group leader wrote a report about each student. _

A. He was getting on very well until he hurt his foot on the third day. He didn't take part in most of the activities in the second half of the week.

B. She enjoyed herself, but found it very difficult to get up in the morning and often kept the others waiting.

C.  A future leader. He always wanted to be first to try a new activity. He was very kind and helpful to those who had difficulties.

D. She was very shy and easily frightened. It was hard for her to make friends. I'm not sure if she enjoyed the trip very much-

E. He took part in only a few activities.  He missed home very much.  He gave me the impression (印象) — he didn't really want to be with us.

請把下面五位同學(xué)的感受與上面領(lǐng)隊(duì)對他們的評價(jià)相匹配。（5分）

1. The food was so terrible. I missed my parents so much. How comfortable when I was at home!

2.What a pity! Everything was going well, and then I hurt myself. The last few days were quite boring.

3. I love this kind of trip! I always had some new things to do and learn. It was great fun helping organize activities.

4.They wanted me to get out of bed very early, and be ready for the day’s activities soon. Then they got angry when I kept them waiting.

5.I was often very lonely. I had problems making friends. Some of the activities were dangerous. I think I made the mistake of going on this trip.

 

Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.

It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(與吸煙有關(guān)的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.

Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.

1.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?

A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease.   C. Heart disease.

2.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was      years old.

A. 13   B. 14   C. 18

3.The city’s young people .

A. knew that smoking was a bad thing

B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3

C. started smoking earlier than those in the country

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.

B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.

C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.

5.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?

A. People who like smoking.

B. People who smoke.

C. People who don’t smoke.

 

Five students went out for a one-week trip in the countryside. When they returned, the group leader wrote a report about each student. _

A. He was getting on very well until he hurt his foot on the third day. He didn't take part in most of the activities in the second half of the week.

B. She enjoyed herself, but found it very difficult to get up in the morning and often kept the others waiting.

C.  A future leader. He always wanted to be first to try a new activity. He was very kind and helpful to those who had difficulties.

D. She was very shy and easily frightened. It was hard for her to make friends. I'm not sure if she enjoyed the trip very much-

E. He took part in only a few activities.  He missed home very much.  He gave me the impression (印象) — he didn't really want to be with us.

請把下面五位同學(xué)的感受與上面領(lǐng)隊(duì)對他們的評價(jià)相匹配。（5分）
【小題1】 The food was so terrible. I missed my parents so much. How comfortable when I was at home!
【小題2】What a pity! Everything was going well, and then I hurt myself. The last few days were quite boring.
【小題3】 I love this kind of trip! I always had some new things to do and learn. It was great fun helping organize activities.
【小題4】They wanted me to get out of bed very early, and be ready for the day’s activities soon. Then they got angry when I kept them waiting.
【小題5】I was often very lonely. I had problems making friends. Some of the activities were dangerous. I think I made the mistake of going on this trip.

任務(wù)型閱讀（本題有5小題，每小題1分，共計(jì)5分）請閱讀下列文字材料，從方框A、B、C、D、E、F六個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出五項(xiàng)與71—75題中的描述一一對應(yīng)。

_______ 1. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Nowadays pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals.

 _______2. Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will be living in much smaller places. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.

_______3.It’s said that some day you might own a panther as a pet. Scientists might have to start turning wild animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.

_______4. What about a robot for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or chew on things the way real pets do.

_______5. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel.

A. Pet hotels

B. Smaller pets

C. Robots for pets

D. A panther for pet

E. Pet restaurants

F. Assistant needed in pet hospitals