In North America, most students go to school by bus. The subway is also widely used in some cities. In small towns and cities, walking is still popular.

The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America. It is a very convenient form of transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school. It also gives students opportunity to chat with their friends. However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up on time.

The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities. However, it is expensive and can be very crowded during rush hour. Another disadvantage of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the school, and students often have to walk considerable distance or take a bus from the subway stop to the scho

Walking has a number of advantages for those who live reasonable close to school. It's free and it provides a form of exercise. However, it's no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry. It's also unpleasant if the weather is either too hot or cold or wet.

1.In North America, most students usually go to school by_________.

A. school bus or subway B. car or bicycle C. taxi or car

2. For many students, the yellow school bus is convenient but it is_________.

A. too expensive B. slow and sometimes late      C. crowded and dirty

3.Subways are fast but the stops are often a little bit_________the school.

A. close to B. busy for C. far away from

4.Walking is a good way for the students that live reasonable close to school and it is_________.

A. not convenient B. bad for health C. good for health

5.This passage is about_________in North America.

A. transportation B. students C. schools

This is a true story . One evening a woman was   36    home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck ,    37    when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The   38   she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to   39  the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a   40  light and went on running after her .

 Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for    41  .  The truck driver didn' d leave , instead he went out of his car .  He   42    the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was   43   at last .

 From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver    44  a criminal (罪犯）in the woman' s car . The driver drove after her not to   45    her but to help her .

1.A. running         B. walking       C. driving.

2.A. but             B. though        C.  or.

3.A. bigger          B. faster         C. happier.

4.A. lose            B. look          C. come

5.A. black           B. red           C. green.

6.A. advice          B. suggestion     C. help

7.A. cleaned         B. opened        C. bought.

8.A. safe            B. healthy        C. free

9.A. forgot          B. found          C. put.

10.A. harm          B. visit.        C. save.

As soon as you land at London Heathrow airport, you will see it is easy for you to ride the subway or take a bus to your hotel. However, if you are planning on touring London, it would be the best idea for you to rent a car so that you can go wherever you wish to visit freely and you don’t have to run to catch a bus or a train. Remember that the trains in London are always very crowded. So a rental car is the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
London has so many different attractions（旅游景点） to offer and the same is true for England itself. In London you can find Buckingham Palace, which you can also visit during summer time when the Queen of England goes to one of the castles（城堡）around the country. If you are interested in history and art, you can’t miss the National Gallery, which is right in front of Trafalgar Square. Not far from Trafalgar Square, there is the House of Parliament that faces the Thames River. If you wish to have a good view of London, then the best idea would be to take a ride on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel（摩天轮）of Europe. The tour takes about half an hour so you can sit comfortably and take pictures of London from above.
London is not too far from other major cities and attractions in England. For example, a drive of only one hour and a half will take you to Cambridge and with even less time than that you can reach Stonehenge to see the stones that have been there for centuries.
【小题1】According to the passage, the best way for you to tour London is ______________.

My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only  36  so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I  37  a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but don’t remember   38  it very much.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together.I remember we played cards a lot. At the weekends, my mother always  39  -- We often went down to the sea and swam, and I   40  to swim when I was quite young.
We didn’t have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally（偶尔），one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great   41 .For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasn’t very    42 , and I don’t remember her ever    43   me. In fact（事实上），I got my way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we weren’t very   44  and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember I don’t think anyone thought they were   45  for you then.

 For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture (后天) decides what people will be like. Is it nature— what people are (41) with— that decides what they will be like? (42) is it nurture —what(43) to people when they are born —that decides what they will be like?

    Scientists have been studying twins to (44) if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the (45) DNA. Sometimes twins don’t live together at birth and grow up in different (46) and different places— so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different.

    When scientists (47) these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising (48).

    Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted（收养）by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirty-nine years (49) and discovered they had a lot in (50). Both had been (51) twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty!

    Each twin had a son — one called his son James Alan and the (52) called his son James Alan, too. Their children each had a dog called “Toy”. They even arrived at their first (53) in the same color of car.

    So far twin (54) seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build (55) we are.

    1.A. born     B. grown    C. taught     D. made

   2.A. So     B. And    C. If     D. Or

   3.A. pretends    B. happens    C. falls     D. depends

   4.A. hear     B. win    C. see     D. plan

    5.A. nice     B. same    C. full     D. free

    6.A. families     B. cities    C. countries     D. nations

    7.A. believe     B. suggest    C. receive    D. compare

   8.A. numbers     B. discoveries    C. results     D. decisions

    9.A. ago     B. later    C. forward     D. behind

    10.A. common     B. fact    C. danger     D. trouble

   11.A. mentioned     B. married    C. succeeded     D. interviewed

    12.A. either     B. else    C. other     D. only

   13.A. competition     B. education    C. purpose     D. meeting

    14.A. studies    B. movies    C. challenges     D. mysteries

    15.A. what     B. when    C. where     D. who