Beijing—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars for one day each week and walk, take a bus or subway or ride a bike to work. The slogan（口號）for the activity is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year Beijing only have 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Car exhaust(汽車尾氣) is one of the most important reasons of the pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.

1.There are_______ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

A. three                       B. four                         C. five                          D. six

2.The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers          .?

A. not to work on No Car Day

B. to enjoy having a one-day holiday

C. to leave their cars at home to repair   

D. to take a bus, or subway, ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work?

3.According to the passage there were           blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing..

A. 52                                     B. 63                            C. 41                            D. 238

4.The air pollution in Beijing is mainly caused（導致）by           according to the passage.?

A. cars                                   B. dust         C. weather     D. rubbish

5.We can know from the passage that         .?

A. more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs?

B. drivers should leave their cars for one day each month

C. more than 1,000 cities around the world have a No Car Day.

D. more people in the world won’t drive any more

 

Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol(汽油). They have to work, so that they can pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work..

　 People have found out that it is a good idea to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.

　 Children often go tot school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too. “The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap. It is a good way for those who do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes at the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use expensive petrol. A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.”

　 Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike-riding is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell my patients(病人) to buy bikes. In addition, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam.(交通堵塞).”

11. Some people don’t want to drive to work because _______________.

　 A. the cares are getting expensive　　　　 B. the petrol is getting expensive

　 C. the care are difficult to take care of　　 D. petrol is hard to buy

12. In the second paragraph(段落), “return to bikes” means ____________.

　 A. begin to ride bikes again　　　　　 B. give bikes back to others

　 C. go back by bike　　　　　　　　 D. borrow bike from others

13. After reading, we know that Molly is a _____________.

　 A. doctor　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. patient　　　　　 D. businesswoman

14. Mr Brow thinks that bike-riding has _________ good points.

　 A. two　　 B. three　　　 C. four　　　　 D. five

15. This passage tells us about _________________.

　 A. cars and petrol　 B. expensive petrol　

C. back to bike time　 D. bike-riding for a long life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Mr. Evans lives in a city.He was a maths 31 three years ago.He taught well and his students 32 him.So he decided to work in the middle school in his life.But

a terrible accident 33 his fortune(命運).

One spring he took his class to 34 a place of interest.The children saw a lot of 35 things and had a good time there.But on their way to school, their 36 was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉).Five students 37 and more than half of the children were 38 .He didn't know how it had happened and was very 39 it and after he came out of the hospital, he left the school and become a traffic 40 .He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(交通規(guī)則).He worked hard and was strict with the drivers.So they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot.Mr Evans was 41 .He was standing at the crossing

and watching the traffic.Suddenly he saw a 42 rushing to the crossing.It ran so fast that it almost hit a man 43 a bike.He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.

" 44 your license to me ,madam," said Mr. Evans.

The girl landed her bag to him and said, "Please look for it 　45 . I can‘t see anything without glasses."

　　31. A. worker　　　 B. teacher　　　 C. doctor　　　 　D. farmer

　　32. A. liked　　　　 B. wished　　 　 C. helped　　 　　D. answered

　　33. A. beat　　　　 B. won　　　 　　C. lost　　　　 　 D. changed

　　34. A. build　　　 　B. break　　　 　C. visit　　　 　 D. find

　　35. A. terrible　　 B. dangerous　　 C. safe　　　　 　D. interesting

　　36. A. bus　　　 　　B. train　　　　 C. car　　　　 　　D. ship

　　37. A. left　　　　 B. lived　　　　 C. died　　　　 　 D. fell

　　38. A. beaten　　　 　B. injured(傷)　 C. touched　　 　 D. stopped

　　39. A. sad about　 　B. afraid of　 　C. interested in　 D. worried about

　　40. A. soldier　　 　B. cleaner　　　 C. bookseller　 　 D. policeman

　　41. A. in the corner B. at home　　　 C. on duty　　 　D. in the office

　　42. A. runner　　　 B. policeman　 　C. player　　　 　D. car

　　43. A. riding　　　 　B. selling　　 　C. buying　　　 　D. making

　　44. A. Throw　　　 　 B. Show　　 　　 C. Lend　　　 　　D. Copy

45. A. you　　　　 　B. I　　　　　 　C. yourself　　 　D. myself

　　“Happy time” is a program on ABC radio. John Brown is an announcer （播音員） for the program. Most of the girls and boys like the program. They also like John. Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him for his work. There are lots of letters to him every day, too.

　　John gets up at 6:00 every morning. He leaves home at 6:30 and gets to his office at 7:15. The program begins fifteen minutes later. He plays the new records （唱片） of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners.

　　John finishes work at 10:30. He goes home in his car. He reads newspaper and listens to music in the evening.

根據短文內容選擇最佳答案。

(1) What does John Brown do?

[　　]

A．A doctor.

B．An announcer.

C．A teacher.

(2) What's the name of the program?

[　　]

A．ABC Radio.

B．Happy Time.

C．Pop Songs.

(3) The program begins at ________.

[　　]

A．7:00

B．7:15

C．7:30

(4) He goes home by ________.

[　　]

A．car

B．bus

C．bike

(5) What do some of the young people do every day?

[　　]

A．Call John Brown.

B．Write to John Brown.

C．Both A and B.

Sue and Linda usually go to school by car. They drive past(經過) a cinema, a supermarket and a food shop. The food shop is next to the supermarket. Jack and Michael usually go to school by bus. They go past a bank and a post office. The bank is next to the post office. Mary usually goes to work by bike. She rides a bike past a police office, a library and a swimming pool.
【小題1】How many people are there in this passage?

A．Five

B．Three

C．Four

D．Two

【小題2】Where is the bank?

A．It’s next to a swimming pool.	B．It’s on the right
C．It’s next to a post office.	D．It’s on the left

【小題3】How does Linda go to school?      

A．By bike.

B．By bus.

C．By car.

D．On foot.

【小題4】Where does Sue drive past?

A． A cinema.

B． A post office.

C． A park.

D．KFC

【小題5】Who isn’t a student in the passage?

A．Sue

B．Mary

C．Jack

D． Michael