BEIJING—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment.By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support(支持) the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口号) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support.“We can’t control the weather, but we can chose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year.Much of the dust(灰尘) comes from the desert(沙漠), but cars cause most of the air pollution(污染).We must do more for no Car Day.

1.There are       cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

A．three            B．four              C．five              D．six

2. The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers       .

A．not to work on No Car Day

B．to enjoy having a day off

C．to leave their cars at home for repair

D．to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work

3.According to the passage there were       blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing.

A．52               B．63               C．41               D．238

4.The air pollution in Beijing is mostly caused by       .

A．cars              B．dust              C．weather          D．rubbish

5.We can know from the passage that       .

A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs

B．people will have one more World Environment Day each month

C．more and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing

D．more people in the world won’t drive any more

 

Traffic rules help to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people   1 .

The pedestrian(行人) has as many rules to   2  as the driver of a car. You should walk on the sidewalk(人行道) or at the side of the road. Always look   3  before you walk across the street.

If you like riding a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run   4  red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don’t look around or talk.

If you drive a car, you should   5  at the traffic lights. You must always   6  a seat belt(安全带). Without belts   7  the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.

You may not need to take a bus, but   8  if you have to travel in one. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a   9 . When it is full, don’t try to get inside  10  you may fall off.

Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim(格言) for all road users is “Thinking about others”.

1.                A．healthy         B．safe            C．happy    D．careful

 

2.                A．follow          B．make           C．break    D．pass

 

3.                A．happy          B．happily         C．careful   D．carefully

 

4.                A．through        B．across          C．along D．around

 

5.                A．speed up       B．go ahead        C．get off    D．slow down

 

6.                A．take           B．wear           C．carry D．bring

 

7.                A．half            B．none           C．both D．all

 

8.                A．look around     B．take care        C．take a seat D．look back

 

9.                A．sign           B．stop           C．corner   D．crossing

 

10.               A．and           B．so             C．or    D．but

 

 

Mobile phones and the internet have improved our live in many ways. However, along with improvements, they have also brought a number of worrying problems.

Many car accident are caused by mobile phones. You can use many new mobile phones to get on the internet. This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the internet while driving. Driving needs all our attention. By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive Drivers are a danger to us all.

Many of the dangers of the internet are well known. Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger. People with blogs sometimes post embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission. There are also people who use the internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have.

Mobile Phone and Internet Safety Tips

◆        If you need to use a mobile phone with you drive use a “hands-free” phone.

◆        In difficult driving situations such as rain or snow, do not use your phone at all.

◆        Do not make very important phone calls while driving. They take your attention off the road.

◆        Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the internet.

◆        In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you. People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention.

◆        Refuse to give out any information personal information on the internet.

1.Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is Not mentioned in the passage?

A. You can have a car accident.

B. Someone can post your photograph on the internet.

C. Someone can get your personal information

D. Someone you do not know can call you.

2. A “hands-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _____.

A. is free to use                   B. can be used without your hands

C. can be used with only one hand       D. can be use only in ears

3. What advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?

A. Pay attention to the people around you.

B. Don’t give out your personal information.

C. Use a “hands-free” mobile phone.

D. Wear your camera phone on you belt.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

   A. Internet Problems

   B. Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous

   C. The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet

   D. The Advantages of Mobile Phone and Internet

 

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。(5分)

pack    he    careful    invite    allow

1. Beijing is cold at this time of year .You need to ________warm clothes if you go there .

2. Be ________of the dog that does not bark.

3. John cooked dinner for ______when he stayed at home alone.

4. If he _______ me to go to his party, I’ll go and give him a gift, of course.

5. You have to be 18years old before you are ________to drive a car.

 

How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

    So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.

    In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.

    The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.

    These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!

1.What was drawn in the earliest maps?

A. Stars.                             

B. Landmarks.

C. Cities and towns,                    

D. Mountains and rivers.

2.When did road maps come out?

A. Around 15th and 16th centuries.         

B. When people began to travel by train.

C. When people began to travel by sea.      

D. When cities and towns appeared.

3.Which of the following is true?

    A. A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.

    B. Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.

    C. The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.

    D. Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Maps have a long history.           

B. We never get lost these days.

C. We can't travel without maps.          

D. Henry Beck designed a new map.