Many Americans have been leaving their cars at home and riding to work on bicycles. Andy Clark is the leader of the League of American Bicyclists. His group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation.
Clark says this is good news for the environment. He says riding a bicycle to work does not burn fossil fuel or creates dangerous pollutions. Experts say the effects are the most important on short trips. The Department of Transportation says fifty percent of Americans drive eight kilometers or fewer to work. Shorter car trips set out more pollution into the air for each kilometer drive. This is because the car engine will set out the harmful air when it warms up before it can work well.
James, a members of Congress (国会), is a strong supporter of bicycle use. He says cities, counties, state governments and state highway transportation agencies are planning the roadways of the future. They are creating roads and paths for bicycles in cities and between communities.
Last year, Portland, the Pacific Northwest city in the state of Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle users in the United States. Portland has been doing progressive city planning for many years to create special paths for bike riders.
1. What happened in America now according to the news?
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A．Many Americans lost jobs now. |
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B．Many Americans prefer short trips. |
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C．There are more and more bicyclists now in America. |
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D．The pollution is getting worse and worse in America. |
2. Where is Portland?
A. One of the cities in the USA. B. One of the counties in the USA.
C. One of the states in the USA. D. A country in the northwest of the USA.
3.What does the underlined word “harmful” mean in the second paragraph? The closest meaning is “_______”.
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A．polluted |
B．dangerous |
C．clean |
D．foolish |
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．Many Americans like bike-riding for fun. |
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B．Short car trips can reduce pollution. |
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C．American government suggests people riding bicycles. |
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D．Many Americans ride bicycles to support environment protection. |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything -- tutors, cards, special learning centers -- in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and paper were spread(铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mother looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked, "son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)?"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head(摇动), "No."
"Well then," she asked again. "What was it?"
Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed(钉) to the plus sign(加号), I knew they weren't joking."
1. Why did Tommy's parents send him to a catholic school?
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A．Because he could eat well there. |
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B．Because he could learn more about nuns. |
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C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
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D．Because his parents didn't want him to learn math any more. |
2.Tommy's mother felt surprised that his son _____.
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A．was still the same |
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B．ate so much at dinner |
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C．kissed her hello after school |
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D．worked so hard but said too little |
3.The phrase "hit the books" means “_____” in Chinese.
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A．用功 |
B．捶书 |
C．发泄 |
D．振作 |
4.The last sentence in the passage shows that ______.
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A．Tommy felt sorry for the man |
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B．Tommy didn't like the plus sign |
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C．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
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D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot （弹弓） to play with out in the woods．He 36 in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little 37 , he headed back for dinner．As he was 38 back he saw Grandma's pet 39 ．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let the slingshot 40 ,
hit the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and 41 ．
In a panic, he hid the 42 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said 43 ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the 44 ．" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he 45 to help in the kitchen．" Then she 46 to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I 47 Sally to help me make supper．"Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn't worry about it 48 Johnny told me he wanted to help．"She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went 49 and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his 50 and Sally's, he finally couldn't 51 it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had 52 the duck．
Grandma knelt down(蹲下), gave him a 53 , and said, "Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the 54 thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a 55 of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you．"
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It was because of the bad weather _______ the football match had to be put off.
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A．so |
B．so that |
C．why |
D．that |
He appears to be strong and healthy but, __________ he suffers from a weak heart.
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A．as a matter of fact |
B．what’s more |
C．accordingly |
D．no wonder |
The film makes me think of the happiest days ______ we spent together.
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A．when |
B．where |
C．that |
D．which |
