Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.

The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.

By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

1.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. making        B. arguing          C. replying        D. comparing

2. About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.

A. 8,500         B. 10,000           C. 15,000          D. 20,000

3. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B. Less and less people bought cars in March.

C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D. More and more people are going to buy cars.

4. According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.

A. send out more private car licenses

B. build more parking lots near bus stops

C. encourage people to buy more cars

D. build more parking areas in the city center

5.This passage is mainly about_____.

A. parking problems                  

B. heavy traffic    

C. pollution in Taizhou              

D. building more parking lots in the city center 

 

 

Can animals do work for us? Some scientists think that animals may do a lot of jobs. They say that we may see many elephants, monkeys, dogs, bears and other animals do a lot of things. Animals can get something to eat if(如果) they do some work for people.
Some scientists say that many different animals may do lots of jobs if they know they will get something to eat. Of course, dogs can guard a house, and elephants can do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. In America apes(猿) can help people make cars. Scientists believe that these big monkeys may drive cars.
【小题1】Many different animals may do many jobs if ___.
A. they can go to the wild. (野外)   B. they learn they can get something to eat
C they have a good place to live in D. they are happy
【小题2】___ can work for us.
A. Only a few animals     B. Lots of animals
C  Few animals         D. No animals
【小题3】What kind of animals can guard(看护) a house?

A．A dog

B．An elephant

C．An ape

D．A monkey

【小题4】 What jobs can elephants do?

A．Doing heavy jobs.	B．Guarding a house
C．Making cars	D．Driving cars

【小题5】 Which of the following is true?

A．In China apes can help people make cars.

B．Scientists believe that monkeys may play the piano

C．All the animal can do work.

D．Apes may drive cars

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.

Perhaps(可能) you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(车轮). And it helped make the United States what it is now.

The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

1.In the United States ____.

A．only rich people have cars

B．no poor people have cars

C．most people have cars

D．only a few people have beautiful cars

2.Who was Henry Ford? ____.

A．He was one of the famous car makers

B．He was the most popular man in the USA

C．He was the richest man in the USA

D．He was the first car maker in American history

3.Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because ____.

A．he wanted to change the American culture

B．he knew cars would be make only in the United States

C．he thought Americans would like his cars best

D．he knew more and more people would buy cars

4.Which of the following do you think is true? ____.

A. There are too many people everywhere in the USA.  

B. There are a lot of cars everywhere in the USA . 

C. Car pollution(污染) is the biggest problem in the USA.  

D. Every family more or less has a car.

5.We can know from this passage(文章) that ____.

A．cars are cheaper in the USA

B．the Americans are the richest in the world

C．the Americans like to move around in cars

D．the USA makes the most cars

 

How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry（渡船）. A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks（靠岸）at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river.
In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay（湾）. It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes（行道）of traffic.
【小题1】 ______ is the best way for people to go across the river.

A．The bridge

B．The car

C．The ferry

D．The bus

【小题2】 We can infer that ______ according to the passage.

A．the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York

B．it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries

C．there is a bridge over every river in the United States

D．we don’t need ferries any more

【小题3】 The main idea of the passage is that _____.

A．the bridge is taking the place of the ferry

B．the ferry is better than the long bridge

C．the bridge in New York has a very long name

D．there is no ferry in the world

【小题4】_______ can cross rivers by ferry.

A．Only people

B．Both cars and people

C．Only cars

D．Neither people nor cars

My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know it? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea(海). Gulangyu is a small place，but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars，no buses. People only walk. So it is very quiet.
Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very，very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school，I go there and catch(捉) fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.
【小题1】Chen Lan is from _______.

A．Jiangsu

B．Zhejiang

C．Hunan

D．Xiamen

【小题2】What does Gulangyu have no in this passage?

A．The cars and buses.

B．The fish.

C．Her parents.

D．Her friends.

【小题3】What is behind our house?

A．a river

B．a sea

C．an old tree

D．fish

【小题4】How is the sea?

A．small

B．big

C．blue

D．B and C

【小题5】Why do they call the tree a “bird tree”?

A．Because it is like a bird.	B．Because it is very old.
C．Because there are many birds in it.	D．Because they like it.