Singapore: A Fine City
Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.
SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000.
LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.
EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.
RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.
JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own.
1.The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.
A. 好B. 罚款C. 晴朗D. 健康
2.When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________.
A. go shopping B. keep the law of this country
C. go sightseeing D. visit some fantastic sights
3.Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage.
A. cigarettes B. green plants C. litter D. bikes
4.What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore?
A. You have to pick it up.
B. You have to sweep the street.
C. You will be fined up to $500.
D. You will be told not to do it again.
I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fst, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging |
I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant（即时的）messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes on We chat. Many people are cheated because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的）girl. |
1.Who loves Micro blog?
A. Alice. B. David. C. Lily. D. Leehom Wang.
2.What does Alice think about We chat?
A. It’s fast and convenient. B. It’s fashionable but slow.
C. It’s safe and useful. D. It’s fun but expensive.
3.Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?
A. Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.
B. Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.
C. Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.
D. Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.
When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar（毛毛虫）and put it in a box. Each day he it fresh grass and leaves . In a few weeks, the caterpillar became fat and was ready to sleep. One morning we found had become a cocoon(茧).
Justin was . He knew a moth（飞蛾）or butterfly was going to be .
“Dad ! is happening. Come and look!” He shouted happily. We could clearly see the wings . A few days later, a beautiful black moth broke free from its cocoon.
The next day, Justin took the outside and opened it, and the little moth flew out. It flew around the yard twice, , and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air, the moth came back again. He tried over and over to set it free, but each time it would return to his arm.
I believe the moth, just like a person, was afraid to comfortable places and situations. It wanted to stay with something and was afraid to move on and experience new things.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s love which made me comfortable. the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far from it. When my first job required me to move to a new city, I was but later I chose to move there. And finally, I found I was happy about my .
Humans are animals of habit. We change. However, if we hadn’t moved, we would not have experienced many new things. So spread your wings and fly.
1.A. caught B. gave C. found D. carried
2.A. it B. they C. weD. he
3.A. unhappy B. afraid C. excited D. tired
4.A. born B. changed C. created D. raised
5.A. Anything B. Nothing C. Everything D. Something
6.A. indoor B. outdoor C. inside D. outside
7.A. door B. box C. book D. window
8.A. came up B. came back C. gave back D. paid back
9.A. and B. or C. but D. so
10.A. stay B. feel C. develop D. leave
11.A. dangerous B. familiar C. strange D. boring
12.A. Like B. AsC. ForD. To
13.A. madB. angryC. afraidD. happy
14.A. decisionB. jobC. cityD. success
15.A. enjoy B. hate C. plan D. love
—Why not get your mother a scarf for her birthday?
—_______
A. Good idea! B. I agree with you. C. No way! D. Not at all.
---Do you know___________ in Ya’an? --- On the 20th of April，2013.
A. how many people died in the earthquake B. how many days the earthquake lasted
C. when the earthquake happened D. when did the people die
Does Miss White like sports?
—Yes, __________ favorite sport is tennis.
A. he B. she C. his D. her
