More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment (环境). Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion (十亿) bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads all over the world today. Bikes can take you almost (几乎) anywhere, and there is no oil (油) cost !
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may find something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the funny exercise without polluting (污染) the environment.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps you keep a good heart.
You aren’t afraid of getting fatter and fatter any more.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week can lose your five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can also make you happy. Exercise like bicycling can make people feel better, more relaxed (放松的) …
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
1.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
A. surprisingB. exciting
C. expensiveD. popular
2. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may ________.
A. pollute the environment around
B. find something you didn’t notice before
C. go everywhere and use a little oil
D. get off your bike and begin to work
3.Which one is the bigger number on roads all over the world today, bicycles or cars?
A. Cars.B. Bicycles.
C. A and B.D. I don’t know.
4. One of the benefits from bicycling is that __________.
A. you can have a new bike
B. you will be friendly to others
C. you will be more relaxed
D. you may get fatter and fatter
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage (根据短文)?
A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
B. Bikes can take you anywhere.
C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood.
D. You will become fat if you ride every day.
Last year Tom left school. He came to Taipei to a job. He went from one company (公司) to another but wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt and tired. It was very late at night and was full of people. They were waiting tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it he did. After left, he sat on the bench (长凳) and didn’t know to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like . Would you like to work for me?”
1.A. findB. seeC. lookD. buy
2.A. everyoneB. no oneC. nothingD. something
3.A. happyB. interestingC. sadD. glad
4.A. the cityB. the companyC. the farmD. the station
5.A. to buyB. to sellC. to giveD. to pass
6.A. less thanB. more thanC. smaller thanD. worse than
7.A. TomB. the busC. the trainD. the old man
8.A. whatB. whichC. whyD. where
9.A. have seenB. don’t know C. don’t likeD. have done
10.A. the womanB. youC. the babyD. Her
He likes telling funny jokes, so I never felt __________ with him.
A. boringB. bored
C. sweetD. happy
Every day we __________ too much time on our homework.
A. spendB. costC. takeD. pay
To watch the sun rise. Many people __________ the top of Mount Tai early.
A. arrivedB. arrived at
C. gotD. reached in
People usually like the TV channels (频道) with funnier programmes but _______ advertisements.
A. leastB. less
C. fewerD. fewest
