Question

    My name is George. I’m from England. Now I’m___ in Germany. I get to school at 7:30 every morning. I find many of my German schoolmates come to school __ , but in England, my schoolmates don’t do that often.

This is a(an) __ thing for me. In England, people __ drive, take a bus or walk somewhere, for example, to school. In Germany, I often see people, even people __ eighty years old going somewhere by bike. It makes me think: Are English people too __ or is this something important for Germans?

My father gives the ____ . We are living in North Germany. It is very flat, so it is easy for people here to go somewhere quickly by bike. That’s also a good way to __ . Another advantage is that it’s cheaper than going by car or by bus, __ it is good for the environment.

I like riding bikes now. A bike can __ me somewhere quickly and help me keep healthy. When I go back to England, I will ride more and ask my friends to ride with me.

Word bank

advantage 好处 environment 环境 cheap 便宜的

1.A.singing B.playing C.teaching D.studying

2.A.by bike B.by bus C.on foot D.by car

3.A.interesting B.relaxing C.boring D.easy

4.A.never B.usually C.hardly D.sometimes

5.A.over B.on C.in D.for

6.A.lucky B.lazy C.quiet D.smart

7.A.answer B.question C.rule D.right

8.A.live B.exercise C.work D.study

9.A.but B.so C.and D.or

10.A.get B.take C.bring D.put

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了作者George来自英国，现在在德国学习，发现英国人和德国人的交通方式并不相同。

1.句意：现在我在德国学习。

singing唱歌；playing玩；teaching教；studying学习。根据下文“ get to school at 7:30 every morning. I find many of my German schoolmates come to school ___2___ ,”可知，此处是“现在我在德国学习”，根据题意，故选D。

2.句意：我发现很多德国同学骑自行车来上学。

by bike乘自行车；by bus乘公共汽车；on foot步行；by car乘小汽车。根据下文“In Germany, I often see people, even people ___5___ eighty years old going somewhere by bike.”可知上文是“很多德国同学骑自行车来上学”，根据题意，故选A。

3.句意：这对我来说是件有趣的事。

interesting有趣的；relaxing放松的；boring无聊的；easy容易的。根据下文“In England, people ___4___ drive, take a bus or walk somewhere, for example, to school.”可知此处是“这对我来说是件有趣的事”，根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：在英国，人们通常开车、乘公共汽车或步行去某个地方，例如上学。

never绝不，从不； usually通常；hardly几乎不；sometimes有时。根据下文“In Germany, I often see people, even people ___5___ eighty years old going somewhere by bike.”可知上文是“在英国，人们通常都是开车去某个地方”。故选B。

5.句意：在德国，我经常看到人们，甚至80岁以上的人骑自行车去某个地方。

over多余，超过；on在……上； in在……里面；for为了。根据“eighty years old”此处是“超过80岁的人们”，根据语境，故选A。

6.句意：这让我想：英国人是太懒了，还是这对德国人很重要？

lucky幸运的；lazy懒惰的；quiet安静的；smart聪明的。根据上文“In Germany, I often see people, even people ___5___ eighty years old going somewhere by bike.”可知，关于德国人们经常骑自行车去某个地方，而英国人们是开车，说明英国人太懒惰吗？根据题意，故选B。

7.句意：我的父亲给了我答案。

answer回答；question问题；rule制度；right正确的。根据下文“We are living in North Germany. It is very flat, so it is easy for people here to go somewhere quickly by bike.”可知，此处是“我的父亲给了我答案”。根据题意，故选A。

8.句意：那也是锻炼的一个好方式。

live居住； exercise锻炼；work工作；study学习。根据上文“It is very flat, so it is easy for people here to go somewhere quickly by bike.”及下文“Another advantage is that it’s cheaper than going by car or by bus,”可知此处是“那也是锻炼的一个好方式”。根据语境，故选B。

9.句意：另一个优点是它比乘汽车或公共汽车便宜，而且对环境有益。

but但是；so因此；and和，又；or否则，要不然。根据上文“Another advantage is that it’s cheaper than going by car or by bus”可知和下文“it is good for the environment.”他们是并列关系。此处用“and”。根据题意，故选C。

10.句意：我现在喜欢骑自行车。自行车能很快带我去某个地方，帮助我保持健康。

get得到；take带去；bring带来；put放。根据下文“somewhere quickly and help me keep healthy.”可知此处是“自行车能带很快地我到某个地方”。根据题意，故选B。