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 neighbourhood. You may discover 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 enjoyable exercise 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 in a suitcase. 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 (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
1. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may .
A. pollute the environment around
B. find something you didn’t notice
C. go everywhere and use a little oil
D. get off your bike and begin to work
2. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and .
A. get out of the car
B. take it onto a train
C. put it in your purse
D. go on airline websites
3.One of the benefits from bicycling is that .
A. you can fold the bicycle
B. you will be friendly to others
C. you will be more relaxed
D. you may get fatter and fatter
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.
C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.
D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer（自愿）to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars, It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called “Reading for Life”. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
1.What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
A. To breathe the clean mountain air.
B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent.
C. To sleep under the stars.
D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain.
2.From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps____.
A. children in poor families
B. workers who build houses
C. poor families that can’t afford(负担得起)houses
D. build hiking paths
3.Which is the most possible title for this passage?
A. Reading for Life B. Special House Program
C. The Forest Centre D. Young American volunteers
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When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in London. She couldn’t me at home, so I had to go with her. As I grew older, I began to help her and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market by . I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my , they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop flowers. My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. It was very and my friends worked with me happily.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first candle shop.
1.A. leave B. stop C. give D. take
2.A. if B. when C. because D. since
3.A. for B. with C. about D. at
4.A. boxes B. candles C. kites D. matches
5.A. himself B. herself C. myself D. ourselves
6.A. surprise B. interest C. sadness D. joy
7.A. bread B. paper C. money D. drink
8.A. buying B. borrowing C. selling D. making
9.A. took B. paid C. cost D. spent
10.A. interesting B. boring C. terrible D. normal
---It’s so hot here. Do you mind ____________ the window?
---____________. I will do it right now.
A. to close; Yes B. to open; No
C. opening; Of course not D. closing; You’d better not
He can’t state clearly how long he has ___________ the bicycle?
A. keep B. buy C. bought D. had
