Normal bicycle safety guides usually tell you to wear you helmet(头盔) and to obey the law in order to avoid being hit on a bike. Is this advice really helpful?

Consider this for a moment: Wearing a helmet will absolutely do nothing to prevent you from getting hit by a car. Surely, a helmet might help you if you get hit, but you No.1 goal should be to avoid getting hit. Plenty of cyclists were killed by cars__________. However, if they had ridden without helmets, yet followed the guidelines listed below, they might still be alive today. So they saying that wearing a helmet is the first and last word in bike safety is, to some degree(在一定程度上), wrong.

The most common bike safety advice is “follow the law”. Ridiculously, most people are already aware that it’s stupid to race through a red light at a crossroads. As a result, it’s clear that the “follow the law” advice isn’t that helpful, either. In addition, following the law is not enough to keep you safe. Here’s an example: The law tells you to ride on the right, but if you ride too far to the right, someone started a parked car could open their door right in front of you and motorists pulling out of driveways and parking lots will be less visible. In that case you were following the law, but could still have been hit.

Then what should we remember in order to keep safe when riding a bike? I will tell you about it in the following paragraph.

1.What does the author say about wearing a helmet in the second paragraph?(within 8 words)

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2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

However, nearly everyone knows that riding through hared traffic light is dangerous.

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3.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 5 words)

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4. List the two regular bike safety guides.(within 8words)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

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A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.

     There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

     It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

     Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

1.Which of the following diets do you think is the best one?

A. Eggs, tomatoes and chicken.  

B. Milk, bread, cabbages and beef.

C. Corn, fish, cream and pork.   

D. Rice, bean curd（豆腐）, apples, fish and chicken.

2.Which of the following is a good eating-habit?

A. Going to school without any breakfast

B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time.

C. Eating your lunch in a very short time.

D. Having at least one food from all four groups in each meal.

3.The underlined word “dairy” in the second passage means _____________.

A. the food made out of cows such as milk and butter

B. the shop that sells milk and butter

C. a farm where cows are kept       

D. a place where milk products are made.

4.In this passage the writer mainly tells us that _____________.

A. enough energy helps people think more quickly

B. taking exercise can keep your body strong

C. every person needs food to grow well

D. right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

 

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn(顽固的), but you aren’t very ambitious. You’re usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

1.According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality       .

A. only in a normal night     

B. only when you go to sleep

C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the word

D. only when you change sleeping position

2.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality?

A. He or she is always open with others.

B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.

C. He or she is always easily upset.

D. He or she tends to believe in others.

3.Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?

A. He or she is careful not to offend others.

B. He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion.

C. He or she can’t be successful in any business.

D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.

4.Which of the following may be the reason for you not to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?

A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D. He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

5.It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because         .

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident, but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people

 

When we walk on a street or sit down to have a cup of coffee in a small café in Shanghai, we will often see foreign faces at every turn. Today, foreigners do not come to Shanghai to seek adventures, as they did in the old days, or arrive in the city for a short visit, as some did when China just carried out the opening-up. Instead, many foreigners come to Shanghai to settle in the city. They are attracted by the life in Shanghai and choose to stay in the city. Their stay has made Shanghai more like an international city.

Early in the 1990s, a group of Western-style buildings emerged at the Gubei New District in the southwestern part of the Hongqiao Development Zone in Shanghai. The Western-style buildings, marked by their great arches and the typical flavors of the unique European style, appealed to many foreigners and become their favorite choice when they came to live or work in Shanghai. Foreigners gathered in the zone, enjoying their quiet life there.

As the city further develops, more and more foreigners choose to live in the downtown area where most native Shanghai people live. They live close to local residents and gradually become interated(一体化)into the local life—they learn to cook local dishes, they learn to speak the Shanghai dialect and they celebrate traditional Chinese holidays together with native people. Their lifestyle is becoming more and more similar to that of local residents.

In the past, foreigners that came to Shanghai were mostly representatives(代表)sent to work in the city. Today, however, many foreigners that live in the city are students, business starters or ordinary people. Related information shows that there are more than 50,000 foreigners living and working in Shanghai.

1.Foreigners used to come to Shanghai to_____.

A．start small cafés                        B．help build houses

C．have a short visit                        D．learn the Shanghai dialect

2.The underlined word“emerged”in the second paragraph probably means_______.

A．built             B．appeared          C．stood             D．lay

3.In the past, most of the foreigners coming to Shanghai were_______.

A．business starters    B．students          C．ordinary people    D．representatives

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A．There are fewer foreigners in Beijing than in Shanghai.

B．It is the foreigners who make Shanghai an international city.

C．Many foreigners enjoy the traditional Chinese festivals.

D．The foreigners came to Shanghai to seek for money in the past.

5.The best title for this text would be______.

A．Foreigners Settling in Shanghai             B．The Development of Shanghai

C．The Lifestyle of Shanghai People            D．Contributions of Foreigners in Shanghai

 

Every hour spent in watching TV, DVDs and videos as an adult reduces life expectancy by almost 22 minutes, a study suggests. And viewing TV for an average of six hours a day can cut short your life by five years.

The research claims that a sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle is as bad for health as smoking and obesity, because of the dangers caused by inactivity and the greater opportunities it offers for unhealthy eating.

The academics conducting the study set out to calculate the overall risk to life expectancy from watching television. Their research involved more than 11,000 people over the age of 25.

Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, they concluded. "TV viewing time may be associated with a loss of life, which is similar to other major chronic disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity."

The researchers, from the University of Queensland, used information from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, together with population and death rate data.

But they said: "Although we used Australian data, the effects in other industrialized and developing countries are likely to be similar, considering the large amounts of time spent watching TV and similarities in disease patterns." In the United Kingdom, the average amount of time spent watching TV is four hours a day, compared with five hours in the United States.

Earlier this year, a separate study suggested the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease, or dying early, rises by as much as 20 percent after just two hours a day in front of the box.

England's Chief Medical Officer, Sally Davies, said: "Physical activity offers huge benefits and these studies back what we already know - that a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks. We hope these studies will help more people realize that there are many ways to get exercise."

1.We can learn from the passage that_______

A．whether you watch TV or not has nothing to do with how long you will live

B．if an adult watches TV for six hours every day, he will die five years earlier

C．physical inactivity and obesity won't shorten your life

D．a sedentary lifestyle offers huge benefits.

2.The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to

A．a sedentary lifestyle

B．eating

C．smoking

D．obesity

3.What do we know from the last three paragraphs?

A．People in the United Kingdom watch TV longer than those in the United States.

B．That a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks isn't supported by other studies.

C．Watching TV for two hours a day will increase the risk of illnesses or dying early by 20%.

D．It is through these studies that we know a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks.

4.The passage is intended to _______.

A．inform the readers of a research on watching TV

B．warn the readers of the harm of watching TV and hope they do sports

C．tell the readers watching TV is also a good way to relax

D．tell the readers large amounts of people often watch TV