Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes (废气). So the city began a project to improve the situation.
Under the Velib project (‘Velib’ comes from vélo liberté, or ‘bicycle freedom’) people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour on the bike is free, but if you don’t return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it’s only €1 a day or €29 a year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kg), and they are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations!
Paris is not the first city to have a project like this. But not everybody thinks it’s a great idea. One Parisian said, “These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won’t use a bicycle — they’ll still use their cars.”
A city spokesman said, “The bicycle project won’t solve all our traffic problems, of course. But it might help reduce air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. There aren’t any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment will get worse. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too.”
1.What can we learn about the Velib project?
A. Its bikes have no baskets.
B. Its bikes are light and colorful.
C. It aims to make traveling easier.
D. It owns more stations than the subway.
2.If you use a Velib for 1 hour, you should pay ______.
A. Free. B. €1.
C. €29. D. €30.
3.Why do some people disagree with the Velib project?
A. The cost is rather high.
B. It’s hard to find a Velib station.
C. It’s not suitable for a long journey.
D. The distance between two Velib stations is long.
4.What’s the city spokesman’s attitude towards the bicycle project?
A. Worried. B. Positive.
C. Uncaring. D. Doubtful.
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sad before a huge pile of troublesome stuff that were called “books”. I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer; as a matter of fact, I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "five more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the poorest in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God! Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ______.
A. asleep B. outside
C. working in bed D. quietly laughing at him
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ______.
A. he was short of enough sleep
B. he hadn’t studied hard before
C. he got no help from roommates
D. he didn’t make the best of time
3.What do you suppose happened to the author?
A. He passed the exam by luck.
B. He failed in the coming exam.
C. He was punished by his teacher.
D. He went to a church to pray again.
4.The best title for the passage would be ______.
A. Working Far into the Night
B. A Slow Student in Studying
C. The Night Before the Exam
D. The Heavy Studying Burden
假定你是李华，你的好友李明参加了今年的三中好声音(The Voice of Nanning No.3 High School)歌唱比赛，没有进入决赛，感到很伤心。请你给他写一封慰问信，要点如下：
1. 表示难过和理解。
2. 帮助他分析失败原因。
3. 勉励他。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：决赛：the finals
Dear Li Ming,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子。每个句子都有一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.The function of smile is to show happiness and put people to ease.
2.It is hard work as well as determination that have made him achieve everything he wanted.
3.The actors in Disneyland brought much fun to the visitors, made them laugh happily.
4.The boy’s dream to take a trip to England has been come true.
5.Body language makes possible for us to understand others better.
6.Today most people around the world are more like to greet each other by shaking hands.
7.To our great amuse, the kids performed on the stage in a funny way.
8.News came from the school office which Fang Jianxun had been admitted to Tsinghua University．
9.The detective novel is a attraction for me.
10.Some parks are famous for traditional culture, other for showing the unique sights.
1.What we need are new __________ (方法) to solving the problem.
2.Mr. Li __________（代表）our community to deliver a speech yesterday.
3.They stopped ____________（争论）and managed to reach an agreement.
4.They __________（克服，战胜）all kinds of difficulties after they made up their mind.
5.Mr. Green stood up in __________（保卫）of the 16-year old boy，saying that he was not the one to blame.
6.Thanks to the a__________ technology, we live in an age of bettered communication.
7.The club offers a wide v__________ of games to the local teenagers.
8.It is bad manners to s__________ your legs while eating.
9.His acting style in the MV was m__________ after Charlie Chaplin.
10.G__________ speaking, almost all the kids are curious about how everything around them works.
Passage 1:
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the 1. and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle . She 2. the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten minutes later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other 3. now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
Passage 2:
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter , she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a 4. . We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun 5. my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks6. to some people. It 7. be the only modern house in the district.
Passage 3:
I enter the hotel manager’s office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.‘I left the money in my room,’I said, ‘and it’s not there now.’The manager was
8. , but he could do nothing. ‘Everyone’s losing money these days,’he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was 9. by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelop on his desk. It contained £50 . ‘I found this10. this gentleman’s room,’she said. ‘Well,’I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world! ’
