With society developing fast, people's life standard has improved greatly. More and more people own their personal cars, thus causing many problems, such as air pollution, traffic jams(堵塞)and even traffic accidents.
In big cities，traffic jams happen every now and then，especially in rush hours. Cars cannot move smoothly and people feel upset on the way to work or home. For this, they are often late for work and even lose their jobs.
To solve these problems, the government has taken many measures(措施)，such as broadening(拓宽)the roads, building more roads and subways, increasing buses and so on. The government has also suggested people taking public transports and using less personal cars.
1.The passage mainly tells us .
A. people's life has improved
B. the influence of more cars and the measures taken by the government
C. the government's measures
D. more people own their personal cars
2.What problems do more personal cars bring?
A. Air pollution. B. Traffic accidents.
C. Traffic jams. D. All the above.
3.When do the traffic jams often happen according to the passage?
A. In the rush hours of people going to work or home.
B. In the morning.
C. In the afternoon.
D. In the evening.
4.What's the meaning of the underlined word "smoothly" in the passage?
A. 慢地 B. 光滑地 C. 快速地 D. 顺利地
5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The government has broadened the roads.
B. The government has built more and more subways.
C. The government has increased buses.
D. The government encourages people to buy personal cars.
There was a robbery(抢劫案)at City Central Bank late yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p. m. and told the bank teller(出纳员)on duty to give them $ 1 , 000 , 000. The robbers(强盗)were carrying guns and wearing black masks to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers(顾客)in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they'd have to wait for a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safe. As the robbers were waiting for the money, the teller pressed an alarm button(按下警报按钮)that was hidden under the table. It was a silent alarm，so the robbers didn't realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money，ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody(拘留)，and will be charged next week.
The police congratulated Miss Alton，the bank teller, on her brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alton a week's vacation to thank her.
1.The robbers were carrying .
A. masks B. money C. guns D. witnesses
2.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because .
A. they were frightened
B. the robbers were very polite
C. the bank manager told them to
D. they knew the police were coming
3.The bank teller said the money was .
A. under the counter B. on the floor
C. in custody D. in the safe
4.What did the bank teller do?
A. She telephoned the police.
B. She got the money out of the safe.
C. She gave the money to the robbers.
D. She pressed an alarm button.
5.The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn't .
A. know who the police officers were
B. get the money
C. expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly
D. expect the money to be in the safe
Once there were some scientists in a forest. They were trying to _______ the rarest animal in the world. No one had seen it, so everyone was _______ and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.
The animals only came out at night, _______ the scientists did some other studies in the day._______ them, there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment (设备) in the _______ place. He did this carefully. But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting _______.
One night, the animal appeared _______.The scientists heard its call. But the call didn't last long. The animal was frightened by the _______ made by the scientists while they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks.
On the next morning, the scientists _______ their findings. Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had found. However, when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised.________ had taken several complete (完整的) photos, the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.
They ran to congratulated(祝贺) Walter. They now understood the importance of keeping things in order. Because of that, Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.
1.A. feed B. study C. catch D. kill
2.A. relaxed B. tired C. excited D. surprised
3.A. but B. or C. and D. so
4.A. Among B. Beside C. Against D. Except
5.A. clean B. right C. safe D. public
6.A. space B. money C. food D. time
7.A. angrily B. immediately C. suddenly D. quickly
8.A. plans B. noises C. records D. mistakes
9.A. compared B. counted C. sorted D. kept
10.A. They B. It C. He D. You
一Excuse me，Professor Smith? I was wondering if I could leave a quarter earlier today.
— .
A. Nothing matters. B. Sure，go ahead.
C. Oh, why not? D. Take your time.
The famous sinker was arrest drug trafficking (贩毒)last year.
A. on; with B. under; with
C. under; for D. in; for
一What a pleasant surprise to see you here! I you Shanghai.
一Me too. But I there next Saturday.
A. suppose; have gone to; am going
B. supposed; had gone to; will go
C. supposed; had been to; would go
D. supposed; have been to; am going
