With more and more cars on the road, the traffic jam will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem?

We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off (炫耀). What’s more, years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. At last, most of them hardly care about the speed rules.

Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, firstly, the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious, and set up a much more perfect traffic system to solve the traffic pressure.

1.What does the underlined word “jam” mean in Chinese?

A．事故             B．堵塞             C．規(guī)則             D．肇事者

2.Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious?

A．Because there are not enough ways of transportation.

B．Because there are fewer speed rules.

C．Because there are more and more cars on the roads.

D．Because the speed rules make young people have a bad driving habit.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The reason for the traffic jam is that people have too much work.

B．The reason for the traffic jam is that more and more people drive cars.

C．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people want to show off.

D．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people don’t have good driving habits.

4.What should the governments do to make the traffic better?

A．They should educate those people who are young.

B．They should set up a much more perfect traffic system.

C．They shouldn’t allow people to buy so many cars.

D．They should make people know the difficult to solve the problem of the traffic jam.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Different traffic problems.

B．Reasons why people want to buy cars.

C．How drivers should drive.

D．The traffic jam, reasons for it and solutions.

You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now，850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time，about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger，there’s more pressure to feed more people，plus there’s less land and water to go round.
Another reason is climate（氣候）change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.
The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries，who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis（危機(jī)） though.Farmers in rich countries like the US，Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.
【小題1】The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.

 Love Is the Band-Aid(創(chuàng)可貼)

“What are you busy with yourself，Mom?”the girl of six years old asked her mother.

“M        dinner for the neighbor aunt.”    “Why?” 

“Because the other day the aunt lost her dear daughter in the earthquake and is s _______ sad now. We must take

g           care of her these days.”

“W           need our care?”

“Because from then on the aunt can’t do what she liked to along with her daughter. Making dinner and doing housework are also becoming so d          . I don’t know what to do. My dear, can you come up with an idea to make the aunt feel b          ?”

All of a sudden，the girl went to the neighbor’s house and k            at the door.

“What can I do for you?” asked the neighbor.   

“I heard my mother say you’re very sad w          your daughter…..”The girl handed the band-aid tightly held in her hand to the neighbor.

Tears ran down from the neighbor’s eyes. She took the girl in her a           and said，“Thank you. Your band-aid will h          .

Antarctica is in the most southern part of the world. It is like nowhere else on the earth. It is much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the North Pole. In summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in winter it’s completely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals and penguins.

??? When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend a short time there.

??? Many scientists are studying the ozone layer, which is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is above Antarctica, and weather there is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep the earth safe.

1.When did Captain James Cook travel around Antarctica?

A. In the 1670s.?? ????????????? B. In the 1760s.?? ????????????? C. In the 1770s.?? ????????????? D. In the 1780s.

2.The underlined part “ozone layer” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 凍土層?? ????????????? ????????????? B. 大氣層?? ????????????? ????????????? C. 臭氧層?? ????????????? ????????????? D. 高壓層

3.How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Three.??? ????????????? ????????????? C. Four.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Antarctica is much bigger than Australia in size.

B. Scientists spend a long time in Antarctica.

C. There is no plant growing in Antarctica.

D. In winter, it’s dark for about 70 days in Antarctica.

5.Why is the weather in Antarctica getting warmer and warmer?

A. Because there are more and more people living there.

B. Because the ozone layer is being destroyed.

C. Because the sun shines a long time every day there.

D. Because the weather in other places is getting warmer.