More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your countryside. You may discover something new that you didn’t notice all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can ride a bike to work and enjoy exercising at the same time without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed into a bag or a small box. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
Health benefits of bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minute
bike ride to and from work three times a week
burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood. Exercise like
bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
1. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
A. surprising B. exciting
C. popular D. expensive
2.When you are riding your bicycle around your countryside, you may __________.
A. pollute the environment around
B. go everywhere and use a little oil
C. get off your bike and begin to work
D. discover something new that you didn’t notice
3.One of the health benefits from bicycling is that __________.
A. you can fold the bicycle
B. you will be more relaxed
C. you may get fatter and fatter
D. you will be friendly to others
4.From the passage, we can learn that __________.
A. riding bikes is not safer than driving cars
B. we can’t discover anything new at all by driving cars
C. bicycling is enjoyable exercise just for the young
D. bicycling is a kind of low-carbon(低碳) life style
A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.
As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled at it.
Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God (上帝) was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”
1.The little girl went to school every day.
A. by car B. by bus
C. on foot D. by bike
2.At first, the mother felt worried because .
A. she couldn’t look after her daughter
B. her daughter hadn’t taken her umbrella
C. she had something more important to do
D. her daughter might be afraid of lightning
3.According to the article, we can know that the little girl was .
A. proud B. shy
C. brave D. nervous
4.The best title for this article is .
A. A Girl in the Rain B. A Mother in the Car
C. A Rainy Day D. A Girl and an Umbrella
Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge when we open them. We can find quite a lot of interesting things and ideas in books. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.
To Succeed on One’ s Own
Writer Denny Liu who was born in China wrote this book for his daughter. It can help young people succeed.The book teaches you about students, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter’ s stories as examples to help readers understand what to do and how to do it.
His book is far from boring. There are stories and dialogues, with hope and confidence from a good father.
The Little Prince（王子）
Both adults and children love this book. It is about the adventure(冒险) of a young prince. It shows the importance of imagination and love. The little prince comes from Planet B-612. The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.
On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet at last.
1.What does the writer think of the book “To Succeed on One’ s Own” ?
A. Difficult. B. Interesting.
C. Surprising. D. Boring.
2.What does The Little Prince mainly talk about?
A. The adult world. B. The Planet B -612.
C. A rose and a fox. D. The adventure of a young prince.
3.What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?
A. He realizes his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet at last.
B. He cares more about a flower and a sheep in his planet.
C. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.
D. He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox.
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know future really is? I have to say that future is time. That is to say we must save every now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying, “Gain time, gain life.”Then what’s time? Time is that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it by. Time is with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time passes too. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even than money, because when money , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is .
We should always remember: Future is now. For us students, we should our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know, “Time and tide wait for man.” If you waste today, you will feel tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be . Remember :“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest. 
1.A. how B. when C. what D. which
2.A. coin B. minute C. clock D. dream
3.A. what B. what a C. how D. how a
4.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
5.A. passes B. passed C. to pass D. passing
6.A. sometimes B. often C. usually D. always
7.A. valuable B. much valuable C. more valuable D. very valuable
8.A. will spend B. has spent C. will be spent D. is spent
9.A. homeless B. priceless C. hopeless D. endless
10.A. try B. make C. find D. improve
11.A. use B. useful C. used D. useless
12.A. take off B. get off C. put off D. show off
13.A. no B. little C. each D. every
14.A. surprised B. pleased C. happy D. sorry
15.A. stronger B. brighter C. farther D. bigger
— Excuse me, but can I sit here?
— ________. The man who sat here says he will be back soon.
A. Yes, please B. You’re welcome
C. No problem D. You’d better not
—Could you tell me ________? —By searching the Internet.
A. how you got the information
B. how did you get the information
C. why you got the information
D. why did you get the information
