Beijing is facing severe (严重的)  traffic problems."Roads are wider now, but traffic jams (堵塞) often happen every day. " Yuan, a Beijing taxi drivers said.

Beijing government is trying to do something to make traffic jams less.  Before 2007, there were a few subway lines in Beijing. There was only line 1, line 2, line 13 and Batong Line. But now there is line 5, line 10, line 4, the airport fast -track and the Olympic branch line. And there will be 13 subway lines under construction in Beijing at the same time at the end of this year.

The opening of the new subway line is convenient to tourists. Before, arriving in Beijing, many visitors would usually take a taxi to interesting places of Beijing. Today, as soon as people get off the plane, they can take the Airport Express Line, going to different interesting places through the subway lines. The government also strives to open a new line each year from now until 2015. The subway of Beijing reached 300 kilometers in 2010 and it will reach 561 kilometers in 2015.

Miss Xiao, who lives in South Water Bridge and works at Hepingli, said that traveling by her car still took her at least one hour from home to work because of traffic jams. Now, because of the railway line 5, Miss Xiao can arrive at her office in less than haft an hour.

1.What are the trafc problems in Beijing now?

A．Drivers drive too fast.                    B．Roads are not wide enough.

C．Traffic jams often happen.                 D．Traffic lights are always broken.

2.What does the underlined phrase "under construction" mean in Chinese?

A．在学习           B．在建造中          C．在应用中         D．在控制中

3.Why is the opening of the new subway line convenient to tourists?

A．Because the new subway line is very interesting.

B．Because the new subway line's ticket is very cheap.

C．Because people in Beijing can cost less money than that before.

D．Because visitors can take the subway to many different interesting places.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Visitors like to take a taxi in Beijing better.

B．The subway of Beijing will reach 300 kilometers in 2015.

C．There will be 15 subway lines in Beijing at the end of the year.

D．It takes Miss Xiao less time to get to her workplace by railway line 5.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．People in Beijing invented high -speed trains.

B．Railway lines in Beijing only covers some areas.

C．Beijing welcomes visitors from different places.

D．Beijing government has done something to make traffic jams less.

Beijing is facing severe (严重的)  traffic problems."Roads are wider now, but traffic jams (堵塞) often happen every day. " Yuan, a Beijing taxi drivers said.
Beijing government is trying to do something to make traffic jams less.  Before 2007, there were a few subway lines in Beijing. There was only line 1, line 2, line 13 and Batong Line. But now there is line 5, line 10, line 4, the airport fast -track and the Olympic branch line. And there will be 13 subway lines under construction in Beijing at the same time at the end of this year.
The opening of the new subway line is convenient to tourists. Before, arriving in Beijing, many visitors would usually take a taxi to interesting places of Beijing. Today, as soon as people get off the plane, they can take the Airport Express Line, going to different interesting places through the subway lines. The government also strives to open a new line each year from now until 2015. The subway of Beijing reached 300 kilometers in 2010 and it will reach 561 kilometers in 2015.
Miss Xiao, who lives in South Water Bridge and works at Hepingli, said that traveling by her car still took her at least one hour from home to work because of traffic jams. Now, because of the railway line 5, Miss Xiao can arrive at her office in less than haft an hour.
【小题1】What are the trafc problems in Beijing now?

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在现代社会，英语被广泛应用于各国之间的贸易往来．

________, English is ________ between different countries.

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　　After marriage Edison took his new wife to the new house he had bought at 97 Wright Street, in New York. As soon as they were in the house alone together for the first time, Edison began to think about a problem he was having with one of his inventions. He told Mary, his new wife, that he had to go to his office, but would soon return, Mary didn't want to anger him by asking him not to go. So, married only for one hour, the new husband ran to his business.

　　Mary spent her first day as a wife alone, fearful (害怕的) and tearful. Late the night Joseph Murray, one of Edison's friends and workers, came to the office.

　　“Why are you here, Tom?”Murray answered. “I must go home,”said Edison.

　　Only then did he realize (认识到) that he was married that day.

1．Which of the following is right?

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A．In the night of his marriage, Edison was still busy with his invention.

B．Edison didn't like to live with his new wife.

C．Edison liked to be alone.

D．Edison was a person with bad manners (行为).

2．In this story, “run” means to ________.

[　　]

3．Why did Edison go to his office? Because he ________.

[　　]

A．didn't love Mary

B．put his heart into his invention

C．wanted to see Murray

D．quarreled (争吵) with his new wife

4．At that night, Edison's new wife ________.

[　　]

A．felt very angry

B．felt very sad

C．was very happy

D．thought she shouldn't have got married to Edison

5．In this story the writer tells us that Edison ________.

[　　]

A．had made a new invention

B．didn't love his new wife

C．devoted (献身于) his life to the invention

D．was a great scientist