It is good news that more and more people choose the bike as the means of transportation in China because there is too much traffic in the busy streets.
Xu Shima was 16 in 1980 and had to learn a trade. He c___1.___ bike repair. Over the next twenty years, it proved(证明) to be a wise d___2.___. At that time, China was known a__3.___ the “Kingdom(王国) of Bikes” and was home to the world's largest number of people who ride bikes. In the 1990s, Xu's b__4.__ was the most successful.
But in 2000, Xu had to g___5.__ up his trade because more and more people began to use electric(电动的) bikes and cars. He even made a living by s__6.__ fruits and working as a factory security guard (保安). He showed n__7.___ interest in returning to bike repair.
Yet the tide has again turned, and in 2009 Xu returned to his trade and now repairs a lot of bikes a day. Xu is o__8.__ of 155 bike mechanics (修理工) at the Hangzhou Public Bike Transportation Development Co and repairs the company's n_9. 70,000 public bikes in the city.
“I'm glad cycling is p___10.___ again,” says Xu.
Inspired by the public bike system in Paris, Hangzhou government set up its own project in May 2008, hoping to ease the city's increasing traffic jams in this way.
1.The patient has difficulty in ___________ (keep) all his things in good order.
2.The woman has devoted all her life to ___________ (take) care of homeless people.
3.People in cold areas prefer warm colours in their homes ___ (create) a warm and comfortable
feeling.
4.---Some children can’t afford ___________ (buy) necessary stationary (文具).
---Let’s donate our pocket money to them.
5.Not only Mr Lin but also his son _______ (go) abroad. They will come back in three weeks.
1.___________ (care) will be not only bad for learning, but for your future life.
2.Passagers(乘客) are told to take all their ________ (person) things with them when they leave the plane.
3.One thing I have noticed is that when people have to wait, they become________ (patient) or uncomfortable.
4.---This is such a difficult question. ---Yes, it is ___________ (certain) not easy.
5.Jenny and her parents pay a visit to her grandparents at a _________ (fix) date every month.
1.Li Jiajia often helps his classmates and teachers and he often gets ________ (表扬)from them.
2.The product (产品) of the company has reached its international _________(标准), so it sells well all over the world.
3.The Great Wall was built with stones and bricks in___________ (古代的) times.
4.The ___________ (关系) between people of the same family is stronger than others.
5.When the person in power is ___________ (缺席的), people will do as they like.
Minoru Yamasaki was a famous American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job. Jun,2 1986. was the date of his death. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
The title | A 1. American architect |
Be born | In 2. in Seattle, Washington |
In college | Studied architecture in college |
Worked in a fish factory to 3. for college | |
4. in a room with 100 other men | |
His design of buildings | Made people 5.__ peaceful and happy |
Had 6.__ opinions about his buildings | |
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion | |
Successful career | Was not the 7. as other architects |
Didn’t begin his successful career 8. he started his own company | |
Won 9. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life | |
Date of his 10. | Died on Jun, 2 1986 |
Even in early time, people could realize the important of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement (成就) has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality (现实).
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naive. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress (进步) to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.
To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
1. Young people should be encouraged to dream because ______.
A. their dreams are natural
B. they are greater than everyone else
C. they have much knowledge
D. their dreams might change the world
2.What does the example of Colonel Saunders show us?
A. Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability.
B. Developing technology can bring great progress.
C. Even older people can make their dreams come true.
D. People should be brave enough to dream when they are young.
3.The underlined word “naive” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A. 逆反的 B. 幼稚的 C. 调皮的 D. 冲动的
4. The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.
A. From Dream to Reality
B. Good Examples of Dreams
C. Achievements in History
D. A list of Successful Dreamers
