The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.

　　A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.

1.	A．invent B．inventing C．invented D．to invent

 

2.	A．before B．when C．since D．until

 

3.	A．much B．quite a lot of C．very little D．many

 

4.	A．world B．countries C．land D．earth

 

5.	A．lucky B．glad C．sorry D．tired

 

6.	A．the number of B．a number of C．this kind of D．all kinds of

 

7.	A．safer B．more dangerous C．much dangerous D．safe

 

8.	A．by B．in C．use D．drive

 

9.	A．Hardly B．May be C．Perhaps D．Nearly

 

10.	A．it B．them C．us D．that

 

Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people hot, it can cause medical problems and death.
Floods, storms and other terrible natural events kill thousands of people every year. And we hear much about them in news reports. We general hear little about heat, which experts say may be nature’s most dangerous killer.
Health experts say that since the year 1900, very hot weather has killed more people in the United States than any other natural event. One year--- the unusually hot summer of 1980 heat caused about 1,700 deaths in the United States. In 1995, more than 600 people died in another heat wave in one city----Chicago, Illinois.
Besides drinking lots of cool water , doctors say there are some other things to do to protect against the health dangers of heat. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Wear loose and light—colored clothes. Wear a hat while in the sun. Eat fewer hot and heavy foods. And, when possible, cook foods during cooler time of the day. If possible, rest more often.
Health experts say these simple steps can prevent the dangerous health problems caused by heat. They will prevent sickness, help you feel better and may even save your life.
【小题1】Hot weather is common ______.

A．all over the world.	B．in many parts of the world
C．in some parts of the world	D．in a few parts of the world

【小题2】Experts say maybe _______is natural’s most dangerous killer.

A．heat

B．a flood

C．a storm

D．an earthquake

【小题3】About 1,700 people died of heat in the US _______.

A．in 1900

B．in 1980

C．in 1995

D．in 2000

【小题4】The passage is talking about _______.

A．all kinds of terrible natural events in the world

B．some health problems caused by hot weather

C．how to prevent health problems

D．the health problems in hot weather and the ways to stop them

When do you go to school? Maybe this is a very  26  thing for you.  27  for the students in Fujian Province, it’s a really big problem. As everyone  28  , the strong Typhoon(台风) in Fujian not only destroyed(破坏)a lot of  29  there, but also made many students lose  30  family members, teachers and classmates.

With the  31  of people from all over our country and the world, most broken schools in Fujian  32  their new term. Among them, 132 students  33  Chenmei Primary School  34  began their study. Some other  35  of this school started their new term in other places, too. All of them are happy to be back to school. 

1. A. easy	B. difficult	C. sad	D. happy
2 . A. When	B. And	C. But	D. Then
3. A. asks	B. says	C. thinks	D. knows
4. A. shops	B. schools	C. zoos	D. hospitals
5. A. their	B. our	C. your	D. my
6. A. help	B. wish	C. thanks	D. invitation
7. A. forgot	B. left	C. finished	D. started
8. A. about	B. for	C. from	D. to
9. A. only	B. also	C. hardly	D. usually
10. A. students	B. teachers	C. workers	D. people

 

 

Willam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth .He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter .Later they had twins. In1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind .No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays .He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world..
【小题1】Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except（除了） __________.

A．Hamlet	B．Macbeth
C．Romeo and Juliet	D．Man and Superman

【小题2】Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.

A．1578

B．1582

C．1599

D．1616

【小题3】In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ____.

A．with his wife	B．with his daughter
C．with his wife and children	D．alone

【小题4】Shakespeare got much money from ______.

A．writing.

B．plays

C．acting

D．retirement

【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Shakespeare had two children.

B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

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stop smoking;  because of;  are made to;  such as;  have no choice

From January1, 2009 Hong Kong banned(禁止）smoking in most public places. The places include restaurant, workplaces, schools or karaoke bars. And from July1, 2009, it banned some other public places   1.     nightclubs, bars or bathhouses. Even smoking in some outdoor places is against the law. For example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent people from smoking passively. What’s passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others   2.    breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they    3.   . It does harm to people’s health. And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking    4.     the ban.

    If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5, 000. Now more and more citizen begin to     5.   . Today’s Hong Kong is becoming more and more attractive.