Do you know how Americans spend their vacations? Maybe the following two advertisements will give you a better understanding．

（注释：1．accommodation 食宿      2．equipment 设备）

1．Which of the activities can you do at night?

A．Visit Disneyland．                                   B．Skate on the ice．

C．Enjoy rock music．                                    D．See the movie stars' homes．

2．If you like skiing，you can choose to stay          to enjoy your vacation．

A．in a beachfront hotel                                  B．in a village hotel

C．only in a single room                                  D．only in a double room

3．Going to          is beach lovers' best choice for summer vacation．

A．Vermont                                                 B．Green Mountains

C．Northern California                                    D．Southern California

4．It will take you      to enjoy your vacation either in the green mountains or on the beaches．

A．one week             B．one month               C．half a week            D．half a month

5．Which of the following does the price of both tours include?

A．Lessons．                  B．Lift tickets．           C．Daily surfboard．    D．Ski equipment．

As everyone knows, there are many 　16　 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 　17　 .

If you are in big  18　like Shanghai or Beijing, maybe you get to school   19  a subway or you have to 　20　 to school because you live in a mountain village. Here I am just trying to say something about　21　 .

Ten years　22　, bicycles were very　23　in most villages.  24　 family had one or two of bicycles. Children got to school by bicycle; 　25　 rode bicycles to go shopping. Then motorcycles (摩托车)   26  to become popular. People no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran   27  faster.  But now, in some countries，bicycles are highly suggested

  28  the main means of transportation. They think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles   29  . So, to live a low-carbon life,   30  a bike is a good way.

1.	A．kind B．kinds C．mean D．way

 

2.	A．other B．others C．the other D．another

 

3.	A．cities B．countries C．villages D．countryside

 

4.	A．on B．by C．in D．of

 

5.	A．on foot B．walk C．walks D．runs

 

6.	A．bicycles B．motorcycles C．buses D．cars

 

7.	A．later B．before C．ago D．after

 

8.	A．cheap B．important C．expensive D．popular

 

9.	A．All B．Both C．Every D．Most

 

10.	A．women B．boy C．woman D．girl

 

11.	A．begin B．began C．begun D．start

 

12.	A．more B．much C．less D．most

 

13.	A．for B．in C．at D．as

 

14.	A．not B．don’t C．doesn’t D．didn’t

 

15.	A．riding B．rides C．rode D．ride

 

Perhaps once you got free plastic bags when you shopped at the supermarket. But now things have changed already.
Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags. Shoppers have to pay for bags if they need them. “We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,” said a spokesman from the Chinese government. “Plastic bags have led to a big waste of energy and on the other hand, they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil. It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down. They are also dangerous to wildlife, which eats them without knowing.”
A large number of Chinese people have begun to make their own cloth bags. Li Linwei, a student in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, made a bag out of an old dress of her mother’s. “ I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present. From now on, she will use it when she goes shopping.” said the girl.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（5分）
1. Since what time, supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags?
2. Without free plastic bags, what will people use when they go shopping according to the
passage?
3. Do plastic bags pollute the environment?
4. How long will it take the plastic bags to break down?
5. What present did Li Linwei give her grandmother on Mother’s Day?

Perhaps once you got free plastic bags when you shopped at the supermarket. But now things have changed already.

   Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags. Shoppers have to pay for bags if they need them. “We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,” said a spokesman from the Chinese government. “Plastic bags have led to a big waste of energy and on the other hand, they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil. It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down. They are also dangerous to wildlife, which eats them without knowing.”

  A large number of Chinese people have begun to make their own cloth bags. Li Linwei, a student in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, made a bag out of an old dress of her mother’s. “ I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present. From now on, she will use it when she goes shopping.” said the girl.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（5分）

1. Since what time, supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags?

2. Without free plastic bags, what will people use when they go shopping according to the

  passage?

3. Do plastic bags pollute the environment?

4. How long will it take the plastic bags to break down?

5. What present did Li Linwei give her grandmother on Mother’s Day?