On the night of May 9, 2011, musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
But it wasn’t just a car accident—he was drunk(喝醉的).
Now, Gao has to go to prison (监狱) for six months and pay a 4,000 yuan fine.
Gao is the first star to be punished under China’s new drunk driving law.
From May 1 on, drunk drivers will pay a fine, and be banned from driving for five years or even forever.
Drunk driving has become a serious social problem in China.
According to the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), police caught more than half a million drunk drivers last year, a 68 % increase from 2009.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime.
In the West, drunk driving is also a crime.
In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license (驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do
public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is a crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all.
“It is to protect people’s rights to life and health,” Li Gang, lawyer in Chengdu, told China Daily. “Drunk driving is very dangerous. No matter what the results are, it should not be allowed.”
【小题1】 Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because _________.
A. he went home too late
B. he drank too much wine
C. the road was too crowded
【小题2】 What does the underlined word “fine” in the third paragraph refer to(指)?
A. Health.    B. Weather.    C. Money.
【小题3】When did the new law come into use?
A. May 1, 2010.      B. May 1, 2011.     C. May 9, 2011.
【小题4】What do experts think of the new law?
A. Drunk driving is a crime.
B. The law is not kind to drunk drivers.
C. Driving has become a serious problem.
【小题5】 Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A. Li Gang from Chengdu doesn’t like the law.  
B. In the US, drunk drivers will only lose their licenses.
C. There were more drunk drivers in 2010 than in 2009.

In 1620,about half the USA was covered by forests .Today the forests have almost gone .A lot of good land has gone with them ,leaving only sand .China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example.We’re planting more and more tress .We’ve built the “Great Green Wall ”of tress across northern pat of our country .The “Great Green Wall”is 7,000 kilometers long ,and between 400 and 1,700 kilometers wide .It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away .It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south .More “Great Green Wall ”are needed .Trees must be grown all over the world. “Great Green Wall ”will make the world better .

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.In 1620 ,about_____ the USA was covered by forests

A．a third

B．half

C．to thirds

D．a fourth

2. A lot of good land has gone with _____.

A．sand

B．water

C．wind

D．forests

3. The “Great Green Wall”In China is _____long

A．7,000 kilometers	B．1,700 kilometers
C．7,000 meters	D．400 kilometers

4. Trees must be grown in _____.

A．China	B．the USA
C．some countries	D．every part of the world

5._____ will make the world better .

A．the Great Wall	B．Tall buildings
C．Great Green Wall	D．Flowers and glass

 

  October 21^st,2011

Dear Vincent,

I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.

 English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.

In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.

How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!

Yours,

Zhao Gang

1.Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .

A.improve his writing                   B.practise English        

C.know more historical stories          D.make Ms.Li happy

2.What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?

    A.P.E.              B.English        C. History         D.Art

3.Who is Vincent?

A.Zhao Gang’s classmate             B.A middle school student in Zhejiang.

C. An American student                  D.Ms Li’s student

4.What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?

A.He played computer games                  B.He wrote a letter to Vincent   

C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend      D.He went to the cinema.

5.What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?

A. He plays computer games and watches films    B.He does sports

C. He reads books                             D.He sings and dances

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后方框中所给的五个句子中选出四个，分别填入文中相应的序号后，使短文语义连贯，结构完整。

Reading is very important to help you learn English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

1._______.

Part 1 is Messages. In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetable and a test on text messages.

2. ________. You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

Part 3 is Places. In this part, too, many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal（正式的）. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a thank-you letter.

Part 4 is People. In this part all the tests are about people. 3.________. There are also some biographies（传记）about famous people. There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

4.________, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text.

 

A. Part 2 is Things B. There are four parts in the book C. There is another part about Nature D. You can do these tests in any order you like E. For example, there are some letters between friends

 

 

  October 21^st,2011
Dear Vincent,
I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.
English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.
In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.
How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!
Yours,
Zhao Gang
【小题1】Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .

A．improve his writing	B．practise English
C．know more historical stories	D．make Ms.Li happy

【小题2】What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?

A．P.E.

B．English

C．History

D．Art

【小题3】Who is Vincent?

A．Zhao Gang’s classmate	B．A middle school student in Zhejiang.
C．An American student	D．Ms Li’s student

【小题4】What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?
A.He played computer games                B.He wrote a letter to Vincent   
C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend     D.He went to the cinema.
【小题5】What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?

A．He plays computer games and watches films	B．He does sports
C．He reads books	D．He sings and dances