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.
When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!
1.The British try to catch 12 falling leaves because _______.
A. the leaves fall in autumn
B. there are so many leaves to catch
C. the leaves can bring them a lucky month
D. they want to have a whole year of good luck
2.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to ______.
A. trees B. people C. leaves D. years
3.The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to wish upon a star
B. things that bring good luck
C. British people love leaves
D. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest
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A. June 8 B. July 29
C. August 30 D. September 30
2.We can NOT book by telephone at _______.
A. 9：00 am, Monday B. 9：00 pm, Thursday
C. 9：00 am, Saturday D. 9：00 pm, Sunday
3.According to the ad, which of the following is TRUE?
A. This ad is given by a Beijing travel company.
B. We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September.
C. Changcheng Hotel is in the center of Beijing.
D. We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights.
完形填空
Mr and Mrs Green were very worried about their son, Daniel. He was born normal (正常) in every other way, ______ seemed to be dumb (哑的). Mr and Mrs Green tried everything to get him to ______ , but with no success.
When Daniel was six years old, the best doctors in the town examined (检查) him ______ , but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he ______ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ______ , and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” one doctor said.
“But he can read and write,” said Mr Green, “We’ve written him notes, telling him to speak some day.”
“It’s certainly very ______ ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he will be able to speak some day.”
______ passed. Daniel went to university. But he didn’t speak a single word.
Then one day Daniel was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his ______ and said, “Pass me the salt, please.”
Mr and Mrs Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “Why have you ______ so long to speak?”
“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was ______ . But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”
1.A. because B. when C. but D. before
2.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
3.A. angrily B. slowly C. carefully D. quickly
4.A. never B. often C. usually D. always
5.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
6.A. exciting B. strange C. noisy D. quiet
7.A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
8.A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books
9.A. slept B. walked C. missed D. waited
10.A. wrong B. easy C. perfect D. new
—Bob called to say welcome back.
—Really? _______.
A. It’s OK B. You’re welcome
C. Thanks for telling me D. It doesn’t matter
Before _______ the medicine (药), _______ should study the instructions or follow the doctor’s _______ .
A. you take； you； advise B. you take； one； advice
C. taking； one； advice D. taking； you； advise
