Today some people call Amsterdam the“City of Bicycles”because it is a city which is flat and convenient(方便的)for bicycles.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an i  46 . They believed that it would be better for everybody if o  47  bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group p  48  hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.  A  49  was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would l  50  the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work –t  51  took all the bicycles within weeks!
H  52 , more than thirty years later，the“white bike”is back in town---this time with a computer chip(芯片)to r  53  its every move! There is a  54  less traffic in central Amsterdam. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets w  55  cars for many years.

The world’s population was about 6.5 billion in 2008. ___46___ three billion people ___47___ Asia now. That’s about half of the world’s population.

China has the ___48___ population in the world, and about one fifth of the people in the world live in China. ___49___ the large population, there is ___50___ living space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people to find jobs. A large population also causes many ___51___ for ___52___ nation. For example, we are short ___53___ energy and water. Most cities are more ___54___ than before, and the traffic is much ___55___. The large population ___56___ a serious problem.

So far, our government has taken many measures to control the population. One is know ___57___ the one-child policy. It has worked ___58___ in controlling China’s population. Thanks to the policy, China is developing ___59___ and people’s living conditions are improving rapidly. However, the population problem is ___60___ serious in China. We still have a long way to go.

1.A. About         B. More       C. Over       D. Less

2.A. lived in        B. live in      C. lives in     D. live

3.A. largest         B. biggest     C. biggest      D. most

4.A. As            B. Because    C. For         D. Because of

5.A. more          B. less        C. little       D. fewer

6.A. difficulty       B. difficult    C. difficulty    D. difference

7.A. the all         B. all         C. the whole    D. whole

8.A. for            B. of         C. in          D. to

9.A. crowd         B. crowds     C. crowding    D. crowded

10.A. busy         B. heavy       C. heavily      D. heavier

11.A. become       B. becomes    C. became     D. has became

12.A. for          B. at          C. as          D. in

13.A. well         B. good        C. hard        D. hardly

14.A. quick        B. quickly      C. rapid       D. fast

15.A. ever         B. never        C. ready      D. still

请阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。

Smiling is the best way of making friends.

When I was thirteen   46   old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a   47   school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely  48   I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I   49   talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to   50   me.

Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk  51   as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment,   52   came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked   53   me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became   54   to everyone in my class.

  55   the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1. A. days          B. weeks            C. months       D. years

2. A. old           B. new              C. same         D. easy

3. A. because       B. before           C. after        D. if

4. A. couldn’t     B. mustn’t         C. needn’t      D. won’t

5.A. talk to        B. look after       C. worry about   D. ask for

6. A. early         B. unhappily        C. quickly       D. wonderfully

7.A. a girl        B. a boy            C. some girls    D. some boys

8. A. of            B. on               C. at          D. into

9. A. closer        B. older            C. cooler   D. colder

10. A. Instead of   B. Look forward to   C. Pay attention to  D. Thanks to

________ your help, I found my lost child.

1. A.
   Thanks for
2. B.
   Thank for
3. C.
   Thank to
4. D.
   Thanks to

用所给单词的适当形式填空（每空1分，共5分）

grade      fail        great       get        because

Dear Dad ,

The day before yesterday was Father’s Day .I couldn’t celebrate it for you because I was busy        taking the high entrance exam . But I have said “I love you, Dad !” in my heart many times .

You are an ordinary (普通的) man ,but in my eyes, you are the1.  father in the world . Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember once I2.      in a competition ,and I felt very upset . Instead of complaining, you just said to mequietly, “It doesn’t matter . A real man must learn to face many failures (失败) in life bravely .Cheer up !”

Dad,I am not going to buy you anything as a present3.     I don’t think it express my thanks to you .I’ll try my best to get good4.   .I think that is the best present you are looking forward to5.   . I’m sure I won’t let you down .

Hope my dear dad is healthy forever.