More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment.
Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost! Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be s
ure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
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1.From the passage, w
e know that bicycling is becoming very .
A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular
2.When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may .
A. pollute the environment around
B. find something you didn’t notice
C. go everywhere and use a little oil
D. get off your bike and begin to work
3.If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and .
A. get out of the car B. take it onto a train
C. put it in your purse D. go on airline websites
4.One of the benefits from bicycling is that .
A. you can fold the bicycle
B. you will be friendly to others
C. you will be more relaxed
D. you may get fatter and fatter
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.
C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.
D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.
Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HO
ME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to th
e word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
1.A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage
2.A. how B. why C. when D. where
3.A. for B. from C. about D. like
4.A. get B. fit C. read D. have
5.A. right B. wrong C. same D. different
6.A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick
7.A. the first place B. the last place C. the only place D. the safe place
8.A. thought over B. thought out C. heard from D. heard of
9.A. hurt B. hit C. loved D. moved
10.A. hobby B. height C. heaven D. handbag
---Please tell me ____ the scarf .
---She bought it online , I guess.
A. if Alice liked B. when Alice bought
C. where Alice bought D. how much did Alice pay for
The astronaut is so tired that he ____ for eleven hours.
A. has been asleep B. has fallen asleep
C. has gone to bed D. has gone to sleep
They are the students of ____.
A. grade 7 B. Grade 8 C. 9th grade D. Grade 6th
The house ____ Lu xun used to live in is now a museum.
A. that B. where C. which D. there
