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?

A．Drivers drive too fast.	B．Roads are not wide enough.
C．Traffic jams often happen.	D．Traffic lights are always broken.

【小题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

【小题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.

【小题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.

【小题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.

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.

Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.

Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.

It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.

He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”

The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.

Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”

The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”

1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

     A. had less            B. gave up      C. had more     D. looked down upon

2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

    A. he wanted to buy other things

    B. he needed to give the dime to his mum

    C. the roses were too expensive

        D. he could hardly believe what had happened

3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

    A. was moved by the boy’s voice

    B. was ready to help others

    C. knew the boy before

   D. was good at telling stories

 

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
【小题1】The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

A．had less

B．gave up

C．had more

D．looked down upon

【小题2】Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

A．he wanted to buy other things

B．he needed to give the dime to his mum

C．the roses were too expensive

D．he could hardly believe what had happened

【小题3】From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

A．was moved by the boy’s voice

B．was ready to help others

C．knew the boy before

D．was good at telling stories