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 the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are taking part 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 5th (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 choose not to drive,” said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, 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 comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
1.No Car Day was started _______.
A. to save money B. to control the weather
C. to make the air cleaner D. to keep out dust from the desert
2.The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _______.
A. to work hard to get fewer blue sky days
B. not to work on World Environment Day
C. to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work once a month
D. to leave their cars at home for a week each month
3.When is World Environment Day?
A. On July 5th. B. On June 5th.
C. On September 22nd. D. On February 2nd.
4.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
A. It was started in France in September, 1998.
B. It was first started in China in 2001.
C. It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.
D. It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
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. The car club chairman Wu Zhonghua won’t drive any more.
Important Ages in the UK
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Age |
What you can do |
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5 |
You have to go to school. |
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12 |
You can buy a pet. |
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13 |
You can get a part-time job, but you can’t work for more than two hours on a school day or on Sunday. |
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14 |
You can go into a bar, but you can’t buy alcohol(酒). |
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16 |
You can leave school. A boy can join the army with his parents’ permission(许可). You can drive a motorcycle. You can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant. |
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17 |
You can hold a license to drive most small cars. |
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18 |
Age of maturity—you have grown up in the eyes of the law. You can marry even without your parents’ permission. You can buy and drink alcohol in a bar. |
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21 |
You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus. You can have a license to sell alcohol. You can become a member of Parliament(议会). |
1.In Britain, what can you do when you are 14 years old?
A. Buy a pet. B. Join the army.
C. Drive a motorcycle. D. Buy alcohol.
2. In Britain, you can start to drink wine in a restaurant at the age of _______.
A. twelve B. fourteen C. sixteen D. eighteen
3. The underlined word “maturity” means “_______”.
A. 独立 B. 选举 C. 执法 D. 成熟
4. Which of the following is not allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?
A. Leave school. B. Joining the Parliament.
C. Driving small cars. D. Marrying.
5.If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can’t _______.
A. drive a motorcycle B. drive a large passenger bus
C. get a part-time job D. buy alcohol in a bar
The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is 16 there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about 17 .
Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it. 18 a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are 19 tickets that will let them see a 20 game for free.
“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price. 21 all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy 22 . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some 23 TV sets from the factory.
“Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of 24 an invitation, but for a later time.
You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?” 25 you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.
1.A. what B. where C. why D. when
2.A. weather B. cloud C. sky D. rain
3.A. Bring B. Take C. Give D. Carry
4.A. beautiful B. special C. expensive D. cheap
5.A. better B. larger C. later D. earlier
6.A. But B. Before C. Where D. After
7.A. it B. one C. this D. that
8.A. much B. better C. more D. less
9.A. refusing B. printing C. sending D. accepting
10.A. In fact B. Of course C. By the way D. At least
--- What pleasant weather! Shall we go boating on the lake?
--- _______.
A. That’s right B. Thank you very much
C. It doesn’t matter D. Sounds great
--Excuse me, can you tell me _______?
---Sure. There’s a good restaurant on Renmin Road.
A. where I can post letters B. what movie I can see here
C. if there’s a good place to eat in D. how I get to the bus station
--Tree Planting Day is coming. Do you plant trees in spring?
---Yes, many trees ________ in our city every year.
A. are planting B. are planted C. were planted D. will plant
