Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.
“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”
“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”
Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop. He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.
“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.
Bicycle is more convenient and healthier
“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”
“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”
The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.
“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”
The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups. One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.
Arising problems
Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.
The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.
“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr. Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”
“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”
The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.
“It is worse than walking. ”
Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.
1.What is the min topic of the passage?
A．Motorcycle ban.
B．Bicycles’returming
C．Convenience of riding a bicycle
D．Problems brought by bicycles
2.What is the purpose of the 2nd paragraph to the 5th paragraph?
A．To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.
B．To persuade people into buying bicycles.
C．To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.
D．To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.
B．Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.
C．Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.
D．Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.
4.Where can the passage most likely come from?
A．A magazine B．A newspaper C．A textbook D．A booklet
At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted.
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too. I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”
1.This passage tells us ________.
A．a serious case B．one part of a play
C．a humorous story D．a meaningful story
2.In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.
A．to make everyone work hard
B．to keep everyone standing straight
C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise
D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger
3.Which sentence can be used to end the story?
A．George turned cold with fear.
B．George turned red with anger.
C．George was pleased with the end.
D．George was disappointed with the end.
根据相关的文化背景知识，选择正确答案。
1.______ was invented in korea in 1998. It is used for listening to music.
A．Mobile phone B．Digtal Camera C．Computer D．Mp3 player
2.The 2014 World Cup will be held in ______.
A．Russia B．Brazil C．Canada D．The South Africa
3.In Switzer land. It’s very important to be ______.
A．in time. B．on time C．take manners D．Custom
4.E-mail English is used ______.
A．to have fun B．to save time C．to study faster D．to make friends
5._____is a place of interest in France.
A．The Big Ben B．The Sydney Opera
C．The Golden Gate Bridge D．The Eiffel Tower
6.Yellow River Fisher man is _______ latest movie.
A．Chen Long’s B．Li Lianjie’s C．Hony Tao’s D．Li xiaolong’s
完形填空
When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me 1 my lines(台词), But once on stage. Every word disappeared 2 my head. My teacher asked me to change 3 and be the narrator.
Although I didn’t tell my mother 4 had happened that day, she 5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely 6 day. It was warm. In the yard all the flowers came out. We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers. How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers. “I think I am going to 7 all the useless grass. ” She said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are 8 — even dandelions”.
My mother looked at me 9 . “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said. I nodded. “So that is 10 of people, too. ” She added.
She had guessed my 11 . I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a great narrator. ” She said. Then she told me 12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.
Over the next few 13 I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally 14 . A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps 15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.
1. A．write B．practice C．train D．provide
2. A．from B．in C．on D．over
3. A．names B．character C．roles D．lines
4. A．which B．when C．that D．what
5. A．sensed B．touched C．reached D．heard
6. A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
7. A．use up B．eat up C．dig up D．drink up
8. A．perfect B．lively C．attractive D．natural
9. A．sadly B．carelessly C．surprisingly D．happily
10. A．kind B．good C．true D．suitable
11. A．worry B．stress C．nervousness D．pain
12. A．how B．how much C．how many D．how long
13. A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
14. A．went B．came C．ran D．appeared
15. A．the only B．the best C．the last D．the worst
What a nice day! How about playing football after school.
________! Lest’s ask Li Ming to go with us.
A．That’s OK. B．No problem. C．Good luck. D．Sounds great.
I’m a football fan. I was interested in everything _____is about the 2010 World Cup.
A．who B．that C．where D．which
