Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no medicine, either.
Life today brings new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and we become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is very thick. People cannot see the sky clearly.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water before they throw it away. And they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.
There are many things we can do to fight against pollution. We should put waste things in dustbins and do not throw them on the ground. We should go to work by bike or on foot instead of taking a car or a bus. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. We should do our best to fight against pollution.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true about life in the past?

【小题2】What should people do to fight against pollution?
【小题3】The most serious pollution is              .
【小题4】What should factories do to fight against pollution?
【小题5】From the passage, we know that              .
 

Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.

“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”

“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”

Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.

“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.

Bicycle is more convenient and healthier

“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”

“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”

The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.

“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”

The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.

Arising problems

Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.

The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.

“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”

“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”

The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.

“It is worse than walking. ”

Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.

1.What is the min topic of the passage?

A．Motorcycle ban.

B．Bicycles’returming

C．Convenience of riding a bicycle

D．Problems brought by bicycles

2.What is the purpose of the 2^nd paragraph to the 5^th paragraph?

A．To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.

B．To persuade people into buying bicycles.

C．To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.

D．To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.

B．Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.

C．Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.

D．Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.

4.Where can the passage most likely come from?

A．A magazine        B．A newspaper       C．A textbook        D．A booklet

 

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap, and drove a white truck. As a five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币兑换器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery, and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note, “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery,” and put it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could box indoors, So that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr Basille from time to time, taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allow the production of cheaper milk, so making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere. And it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
【小题1】Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.

A．to please his mother

B．to pay for the delivery

C．to show his magical power

D．to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心)

【小题2】If they needed to change their order, they should____

A．call the milkman

B．wait for the milk

C．leave a note in the box

D．leave a note on the door

【小题3】Why is there no longer milk delivery today?

A．It is not allowed by the law.

B．Its service is getting poor.

C．It has been driven out of the market.

D．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

【小题4】Why did writer bring back home an old milk box?

A．He planted flowers in it.

B．He missed the good old days.

C．He needed it for his milk bottles.

D．He wanted to tell interesting stories.

【小题5】What can be inferred(推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

A．He was a funny person.

B．He wanted to have tea there.

C．He was fully trusted by the family.

D．He was treated as a family member.

Tanzania （坦桑尼亚）has a lot of animals, like lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos（河马）and so on. Every year, many people in the world travel to this country in Africa to watch the animals. But do you know how they travel?

By boat-We can often see many people in a boat, enjoying the beautiful things along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy the hippos and other animals.
By hot-air balloon（热气球）–In the early morning, when the sun （太阳）is starting to rise, a large hot-air balloon is also starting its tour. Taking a hot-air balloon is very exciting to most of the tourists. You can watch all the animals there. Elephants are drinking water, giraffes are eating leaves and so on. After some time, the balloon can land（着陆）in a place where the waiters would give people a delicious breakfast. But you need to know that taking a hot-air balloon is very expensive. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour’s trip.
【小题1】In Tanzania.           People travel by          to watch the animals.

A．most; boat

B．most; bus

C．some; boat

D．some; boat

【小题2】People can          from          windows.

A．watch dangerous animals; big	B．play with the animals; big
C．watch dangerous animals; small	D．play with the animals; small

【小题3】 people usually start to tour          by hot-air balloon.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．in summer	D．in winter

【小题4】 How much should a person pay for two hour’s trip?

A．200 dollars

B．400 dollars

C．600 dollars

D．800 dollars

【小题5】 From this article, we can know.

A．Tanzania is in North America

B．there are four ways for us to breakfast if you travel by bus.

C．you can enjoy a delicious breakfast if you travel by bus.

D．traveling by hot-air balloon is very expensive.

 

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1.Mr. Smith wants to go to Blue Water World with his family, so they can go there ________.

A．at 5:00 pm on Monday      B．at 10:00 am on Tuesday

C．at 2:00 pm on Sunday        D．at 11:00 am on Monday

2.Who would most likely go to Blue Water World often?

A．Mr. Wang; he loves taking a hot spring bath.

B．Miss Gao; she is looking for a place to go fishing.

C．Mr. Chen; he enjoys swimming in the early morning.

D．Mrs. Jin; she needs a quiet place to talk about business.

3.Mr. Lin wants to go to Blue Water World with his eight-year-old twin sons this Saturday. How much will they have to pay?

A．￥80  B．￥240         C．￥160         D．￥40

4.If you go to Blue Water World, you can do all the following things there except _______.

A．watching movies                 B．doing exercise

C．taking a bath                   D．eating Italian food