The bicycle is really and important means of transportation in China.Bicyclese have become more and more popular in China.People ride bikes to their workplaces,to shopping centers,to schools,and so on.During the rush hour,you can often see a boiling sea of bicycles running in all directions.With the largest number of bike riders in the world,China is often referred to as the kingdom of bicycles.There are many advantages(优点) about the bicycle.For example,bicycles do not cause air or sound pollution(污染);compared with cars,bicycle cause no environmental(环境的) problems;bicycles save energy(能源) and parking place;riding bikes to travel can be a wonderful experience(经历);the bicycle allows us to go anywhere nearby easily;bikes are not very expensive,and almost every family can afford them;riding bikes regularly does good to people's health.
　　通读短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
【小题1】Why is China called the kingdom of bicycles?
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【小题2】Can we go anywhere easily by bicycles?
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【小题3】Why can almost every family afford bicycles?
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【小题4】What do you think the most popular means of transportation in China is?
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【小题5】What are the advantages of the bicycles?You can give one or two examples.
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Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
　　Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.
【小题1】Satellites travel ___________.

Early last year, two young brothers in Jiangsu Province　      badly burned while playing. The“game”they were playing was　     　 they had watched in the cartoon Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf （《喜羊羊和灰太狼》）.The brothers were 　      two little goats while their friend was playing a bad wolf . Their friend tied them　     　 a tree and set fire to the grass around them.
The sad story is an example of how many children follow the violence（暴力） they see on television, especially cartoons. It is 　     　 that violent cartoons can make children more aggressive（具有攻击性的）. In a survey, researchers　　     　 the children after watching non-violent and violent cartoons. They found that the kids who watched violent cartoons fought with others and　     　 class rules more often.
Children under the age of seven are too 　     　 to understand that the violence on TV can bring
　     　 real harm. It is parents’ job 　     　 them understand it.

Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?
The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious (严肃的), but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.             
In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you.” or “Sorry.” from them.
The French have long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing (外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared  to (与……比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.
【小题1】From the passage, we can learn that　　　 are very quiet.