There are some strange driving laws in different countries.
Countries | Laws |
Vietnam | If you’re in Vietnam without a Vietnamese driver’s license, you risk a prison sentence of up to three years. |
Russia | In Moscow, if your car is dirty enough to draw dust art, you will be fined about 2,000 rubles (about US 55 dollars). Worse yet, it’s illegal to wash your car by hand in public places – forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities. |
Thailand | Drivers – male or female – can’t drive shirtless whether it’s a car, bus, or a tuk-tuk cab. |
France | France requires its drivers to carry a portable breathalyzer(便携式酒精测量仪) at all times when driving a car. The one-time breathalyzer cost around US 5 dollars, and if you don’t have one, you will be fined US 15 dollars. |
Cyprus
| Raising your hands in the car can get you fined of US 35 dollars. The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position inside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily.” |
Japan
| Politeness isn’t just the culture in Japan; it is part of driving laws. Splashing(飞溅) a person by driving through a puddle（水坑) with your car will cost you over US 60 dollars. The country is also strict with its DUI (酒驾) laws – riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars. |
1.Where should you go to wash your car when you are in Moscow?
A. The car wash facilities. B. Any public place.
C. Your home. D. The forest.
2.What can you get fined for in Cyprus?
A. Forgetting to carry a portable breathalyzer.
B. Not having a Cyprus driver’s license.
C. Putting your hands above your head.
D. Driving without a shirt.
3. If you are fined thousands of dollars in Japan, you may have been ________________.
A. in an irregular position in your car
B. sitting in a car with a drunk driver
C. splashing a person with mud
D. impolite to other drivers
4.This passage can most likely be found in __________.
A. a law document
B. a fashion magazine
C. an international newspaper
D. a book on interesting cultures
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goal for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings（翅膀).
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
1. The underlined sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _______.
A. Nothing is possible
B. If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C. Although you try, nothing will change.
D. You should learn to give up
2. Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A. Because time never returns.
B. Because times will get back.
C. Because we are too poor.
D. Because time is too expensive.
3.If you run through life so fast, you will ____________.
A. lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily
B. lose love by holding it too tightly
C. forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going
D. not be afraid of the difficulties
4.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A. Nothing is impossible.
B. Treat your life in a right way.
C. Things you can’t do.
D. Glass balls are easy to be broken.
假设你是学校学生会的一员， 为了拥有一个更美好的校园，你发出了全员环保的倡议，并制作了如下图的海报。
请根据海报内容及以下要点写一份倡议书。
【写作内容】
1. 环保是我们中学生义不容辞的责任。
2. 我们可以养成这些环保习惯。
3. 让我们都为地球母亲尽一份绵薄之力。
【写作要求】作文内容完整，语句通顺，句子连贯。字数100—120字。
短文改错
下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
Some day I happened to find a chatting room in my QQ, there people were chatting in English. I tried to chat with some of them. To my surprised, I found the oral English of some junior students were better than me. I asked them for advice and they told me to practise more on QQ. But every day after that I would spend one hour practise my oral English on QQ. Day by day I learned from many useful words and expressions. With time went by, I found that I could even communicate some college students freely.
根据首字母或中文提示，完成下列单词
1.My children have become hopelessly a_________ to television.
2.She found it necessary to a__________ her child to getting up early.
3.With exams only a week away, I am under a lot of s_____.
4.The door opened _______(自动地) as we approached.
5.Some ______ (年青人)have got into the habit of taking drugs.
6.A _______(广泛传播的)flu epidemic affected eighteen western states.
7.There has been serious _______(分歧) between the two political over the question.
8.The _______(平均数)of 3, 6and 9 is 6.
9.The food was enough in q______, but not very good in quality,
10.Though he is less than one year old, he is strong enough to walk s______
11.She can’t see very well_________ her glasses.
12.It’s so hot today. I______________ going swimming.
13.You have made a few mistakes, but _____ you have done well.
14.Tu Youyou had no time to come to “Touching China”, and thus his colleague would accepted the award _____________ her.
15.Public opinion _____________ the war, and people call for the peace.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently a new research has been reported. It said that many fathers of children experienced lots of injuries per year while playing with _1.______(they) children. Some fathers felt that it was the most dangerous thing of being a parent walking across the floor_2.____(cover) by toys. And some of them fell over because of clothes or other things that _3._____(throw) everywhere. Besides, a third of fathers were knocked down __4.____their young children when fighting with them and a quarter got hurt when playing football or climbing trees with them. In fact, young fathers one in five picked up an injury when doing something that wasn’t ___5.____(suit) for them.
The research also found that some of the fathers who were __6.___(serious) injured had to take time off work. __7.___, not all of them had medical insurances in place__8._____(prevent) the case that they were too ill to work. And they were more likely to face a situation____9.____ their mobile phones and holiday bookings declined sharply during illness. So the fathers took much __10.____(press) from both family and the work.
