We have a two-day holiday every week. We don’t have any lessons on Saturdays or Sundays, so every weekend I have a good time.

On weekends, I like taking a trip. I sometimes go to the country with my classmates by bus to breathe(呼吸)the fresh air, watch the green hills and the blue sea, and walk in the beauty of the countryside. Sometimes I go for a picnic in the open air with my friends by bike. There we draw many pictures and take photos. Sometimes I go to visit a place of interest with my parents by car.

Sometimes on Saturdays, I take a long trip with my parents. We don’t go home at night and make a fire on the hill. We sit around it, singing and dancing happily. If we feel tired, we get together, look at the stars and chat for a long time, and then sleep for a few hours.

My weekends are always full of interest and happiness.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Why does the writer have a good time every weekend?

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2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word“beauty”in Chinese?

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3.How does the writer go for a picnic?

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4.If the writer and his parents feel tired, what do they do?

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5.Do you have a two-day holiday every week? If so, what do you often do?

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A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
【小题1】.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

下面对话的空白处，填入适当的短语或句子，使对话意思完整、通顺。
A:Hello, John. The winter holiday is coming. 【小题1】                          ?
B: I’m going to stay at home and have a good rest. What about you?
A: I’m going to Beijing with my parents.
B: 【小题2】_________________________. Beijing is the capital of our country. There are many nice things to do there.
A: That’s right. I’m going to visit the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and do some shopping.
B: 【小题3】                                 ?
A: We will take the plane. And I think flying in the air must be of great fun.
B: Yes, it is very wonderful. Then will you take your pet Mimi with you?
B: No. That’s why I came. 【小题4】                            ?
A: No problem.
B: 【小题5】                  __________________________________

1. What's the telephone number of Beijing Travel Company?

2. Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore______.

3.On the second day，travelers in this group can______.

4.. When can travelers shop finely during the tour?

5.. If you only want to spend less than 3, 000 yuan，you can choose______ as your

departure date.

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What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.

The tree house

Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the home’s temperature.

The Lizard house

Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.

Meals at home

This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.

Learning from the past

Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.

1.What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. Green house of the future.

b. The greener, the better.

C. How to build green houses.

D. Changes of the houses.

2.We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home            .

A. with the root of a leaf.

b. with the energy from sunlight.

C. with the soil under the ground

D. with gardens on its walls.

3.What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A. It will take in light.

b. It will produce energy.

C. It will turn dark.

D. It will turn white.

4.The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future            .

A. will be more delicious.

b. need more cooks.

C. cost as much as possible.

D. will be greener.

5.A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause           .

A. pollution.    b. accident.      C. noise.      D. techniques.