While car sharing is a concept that’s catching on, old-fashioned carpooling where a group of people take turns driving each other to work has always faced a resistance (抗拒). In a study on traffic problems by ABC News, 84% of those who drive to work say that they still do it alone. More than half those lone riders insist that carpooling is just too inconvenient, and 18% say they simple don’t know anyone to share a ride with.
Now technology makes carpooling easier and more fun. NuRide, a company provided an online carpooling service last year, offers daily travelers in the Washington area not just a web-based list of would-be carpoolers but also a way to arrange a trip online. Here’s how it works: rider seekers enter the positions where their trip will begin and end, the time they want to leave and if they’re willing to drive or just ride in someone else’s car. The website’s search engine then looks for matches and makes lists of the names of traveling companions, along with the car model and the exact time and place to meet for each trip. People who want to share the ride can show their interest in joining in online and then meet their car mates when it’s time to go.
NuRide users aren’t riding with total strangers. They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address, both of which need to be checked before being listed on the website.
To attract users, NuRide offers a frequent rider prize: anyone who shares a ride gets a $1 credit. So far, 2,300 people have signed up. NuRide CEO Rick Steele said that more than 50,000 rides have been arranged on the website, resulting in 1.4 million fewer miles driven and 650 fewer tons of automobile emissions (机动车排放).
1.What has the study found about people’s opinion on carpooling?
A. Most people think it is inconvenient.
B. Only 18% can find their road mates.
C. Some people consider it dangerous.
D. Half of the people accept the idea..
2.What can NuRide do for you when you use the service?
A. Decide a car model for you to drive.
B. Help you arrange a shared car trip.
C. Find your car matestrue names.
D. Give you a list of car owners.
3.One who wants to share a ride with NuRide users must .
A. give information about his interest
B. meet his car mates before the trip
C. offer the name of his employer
D. provide his home address
4. We may infer that NuRide has helped in .
A. improving air quality
B. reducing driving speed
C. promoting safety of driving
D. increasing job opportunities
McEvan’s Supermarket to Mark its Twentieth Anniversary(纪念日)
on October 24!
We would like you to join us on October 24. On this special day, we will be giving you even more ways to save. And there will be music, some free food, and games for children throughout the day. There are more reasons than ever to come to McEvan’s on October 24.
We will offer:
great discounts on hundreds of things from nearly every department, including the bakery, the dairy (奶制品) farm, fruit corner, the vegetable garden and electronics center.
Discount vouchers (代金卷) for $10.00, $15.00, or $20.00 to the first 100 customers.
McEvan’s Supermarket games for children whose parents are shopping that include free T-shirts and other giveaways.
To learn more about the special events planned for October 24, go to our website at www.mcevan-supermarket.com or ask any one of our 200 employees for more information.
Please tear the voucher out.
Happy 20th! McEvan’s Supermarket October 24 only $20.00 discount Please present to cashier at time of shopping Title First Name Last Name Mailing Address (including apt. number) City StateZip Code Would like to Receive Mail from McEvan’s? Yesno Specials and information through E-mail?Yes no E-mail Address We promise to keep your information to ourselves.It will not be sent to any third party. In the event that your own information changes, please call us at (520)555-0318 or email us at info@mcevansupermarket.com.
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1.What is the text about?
A. A supermarket sale. B. A thank-you party.
C. A food exhibition. D. A new product.
2.How can a customer receive a voucher?
A. He is the winner of the game on October 24.
B. He has been shopping at McEvan’s for 20 years.
C. He has been an employee of the shop for 20 years.
D. He is one of the first 100 customers on October 24.
3.What can children get at McEvan’s for free?
A. Electronic products. B. Vegetable
C. T-shirts D. Milk.
Whatwould you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night, and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? That’s the situation presented to Sam, Kelsey, Judy and Brenton in Dan Gutman’s entertaining new book for young readers, The Homework Machine.
The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussen’s class at Grand Canyon School, are as different as any four 11-year-olds could be, but they have one thing in common — all are somewhat separated from their classmates. Sam is a newcomer and has had his share of school trouble before; Kelsey quietly carries her pain at losing her father; Judy’s sense of justice (正义感) always annoys others; and Brenton…well, he is another story entirely. Brenton is easily the smartest child in school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him. When Brenton and his three classmates are put into the same study group by their teacher, the others discover that Brenton has made a time-saving gadget (装置) to do his homework for him. While the boy genius(天才) is perfectly able to do the homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy could use the help.
Having perfect grades is something new for these three, and as they meet every day to “do homework”, they find that they’re learning a lot — about each other. Such a good thing can’t last though, and when a secret man starts trying to get in touch with them, the children begin to get nervous. Soon there’s an even more frightening problem — why can’t the Homework Machine be turned off?
Told in different voices (as all the children make statements to the Grand Canyon Police), the story develops in an interesting fashion. Gutman is a gifted who has written dozens of children’s books, each with a funny and impressing tale that should be equally liked by boys and girls.
1.What type of text is it?
A. A book review. B. A school report
C. A science story D. A student’s diary
2.What is one common thing that all four children have to deal with at school?
A. Getting along with classmates.
B. Overcoming sad feelings.
C. Following school rules.
D. Keeping good grades
3.What can we learn about Brenton?
A. He is careless. B. He is clever.
C. He is brave. D. He is quiet.
4.Why did the children get frightened?
A. They had no idea how to stop the machine.
B. They lost the connection with each other.
C. They were questioned by a strange man.
D. They were tracked down by the police.
A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in .The man whom he robbed (抢劫) the ticket and won the $25,000 prize, but he managed to find the thief, and handed over the .
The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre (轮胎) on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped to , stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the ticket and put it in his pocket before home.
Next day, the professor saw the lottery on TV and realized it was a winner. He the $25,000 prize. Then began a with his conscience (良心). In the end, he decided he could not keep the money he had been robbed. He then put a in newspapers and made an announcement on the radio, : “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have $25,000 for him — a lottery . Please meet me.”
The professor received hundreds of from people who were hoping to him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he and he arranged to meet the man in a park.
The robber gave back the and burst into tears. He could not what was happening. Why didn’t you the money?” he asked. The professor replied: I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, turning down the thief’s to share the prize.
1. A. friendship B. honesty C. bravery D. adventure
2. A .sent B. took out C. bought D. picked up
3.A. crime B. ticket C.]cash D. evidence
4.A. repair B. rest C. watch D. help
5.A. left B. dropped C. forgotten D. damaged
6.A. running B .walking C. driving D. riding
7.A. results B. story C. loss D. sales
8.A. presented B. took C. donated D. shared
9.A. battle B. business C. lecture D. quarrel
10.A. since B. while C. even though D. as if
11.A. review B. request C. show D. notice
12.A. joking B. saying C. wondering D. replying
13.A. number B. luck C. win D. receipt
14.A. notes B. emails C. letters D. calls
15.A. trick B. persuade C. lead D. draw
16.A. recognized B. remembered C. recorded D. recovered
17.A. car B. suitcase C. money D. check
18.A. imagine B. blame C. believe D. realize
19.A. keep B. return C. give D. earn
20.A. deal B. promise C. payment D. offer
The atomic weight of oxygen is_____than ______of the hydrogen.
A. 15 times heavier; that
B. 15 times heavier: those
C. 16 times as heavier; that
D. 16 times as heavy; those
In Singapore, people______eating or drinking on the subway can be fined up to 500 Singapore dollars.
A. having caught B. catching
C. caught D. to catch
