Now, people can go to work or school by bus, car or subway. If you go to a place(地方) and it's very ______， you can take the plane(飛機) or the train. If you don't go too far，______ seventy and one hundred kilometers, you can take the bus.You can also ______ the subway. It usually goes very ______．You can also ______ your bike. It is ______ for your health. In some places of South China, people can also go out by boat because there are many ______ there.

My parents and I ______ in a small village. My home isn't far from my school. ______ takes me about twenty minutes to walk there every day. Sometimes my father isn't ______. He will ______me to school. My ______ is to have a bike. But my ______thinks it is not safe(安全的) for me to ride a bike. He asks me to take the bus to school. But I like to go to school by ______. I think my dream will ______ this year.

1.A. short B. far C. long D. good

2.A. between B. from C. at D. in

3.A. go B. run C. walk D. take

4.A. late B. best C. quickly D. well

5.A. take B. buy C. ride D. by

6.A. good B. interesting C. difficult D. relaxing

7.A. schools B. rivers C. bridges D. villages

8.A. work B. live C. teach D. play

9.A. He B. She C. It D. I

10.A. free B. afraid C. early D. busy

11.A. drive B. cross C. leave D. get

12.A. job B. homework C. dream D. price

13.A. mother B. sister C. aunt D. father

14.A. car B. bike C. subway D. boat

15.A. come on B. get up C. for sure D. come true

There are all kinds of trains in the world. There are trains to carry people, trains to carry animals or carry things. There are fast trains and slow ones. Some trains go through hills(小山)．

In big cities, the streets are usually very busy. So you can find trains under the ground. They carry people quickly in and out of the big cities.

Can a train run over the water? Yes, it can. There are many bridges over the rivers. The trains can easily run over the water. But it is not easy to build the bridges. Today's trains have dining rooms for people. You may eat something in them on the way if you are hungry. Trains are useful to men, women and children. Many children have model trains. With the model trains they can build their own rails(鐵軌) and enjoy the wonderful world of trains.

1.“There are all kinds of trains in the world.”Here“all kinds of trains”means ________．

A. fast trains and slow trains B. many different kinds of trains

C. trains to go through hills D. trains to carry people

2.The trains carry people in and out of the big cities under the ground because ________．

A. the streets are very busy B. the cities are big

C. the trains have dining rooms D. the cities are too small

3.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. There are dining rooms in trains.

B. There are fast trains and slow trains.

C. The trains can only carry people.

D. We can find trains under the ground.

Do you like walking? A 13?year?old girl named Jenny likes walking very much. She likes walking because she thinks it is good for her health. “It's about 6 kilometers from my home to school. I get up at 6：00 every morning. After having breakfast, I walk to school. I can see the nice scenery(風景) on the way(路) like green trees and all kinds of flowers. I'm very happy. I can also think about what to do or how to do things at school on the way，” says Jenny. “My father buys a new car and he wants to take me to school every morning. But I think I need to exercise and I hope my father can exercise, too. Now he always walks to work. After dinner, my father, my mother and I always take a walk in the park(公園) near our house. I have a healthy and happy family.”

1.How does Jenny get to school every day?

A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus. D. By bike.

2.Who does Jenny go walking with in the park?

A. Her mother. B. Her father.

C. Her parents. D. Her classmates.

3.How far is it from Jenny's home to school?

A. About 3 kilometers. B. About 6 kilometers.

C. About 7 kilometers. D. About 8 kilometers.

4.Why does Jenny like walking?

A. It makes her healthy. B. It's funny.

C. She can get up late. D. It makes her happy.

1.________ routes (路線) can take people to go to Heathrow.

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

2.How long does it take from Piccadilly Circus to Heathrow by train?

A. About fifteen minutes. B. About forty?five minutes.

C. About fifty minutes. D. About thirty minutes.

3.________ takes the longest (最長的) time to Heathrow.

A. Taking the subway from Piccadilly Circus

B. Taking a bus from Victoria Station

C. Taking a taxi

D. Taking the train from Piccadilly Circus

4.________ costs the least (最少) to Heathrow.

A. Taking the subway from Piccadilly Circus

B. Taking a bus from Victoria Station

C. Taking a taxi

D. Taking the train from Piccadilly Circus

It seems that traveling is very important in modern(現(xiàn)代的) life.The fastest way of traveling is by plane.You can travel by plane one day to a place that it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is slower than by plane.But it has its advantages(優(yōu)勢)．You can enjoy the scenery of the places you're traveling through.Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars.

Some people like to travel by sea sometimes.There are large liners or river boats.You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them.Ships are not so fast as trains or planes，but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car.You can make your own timetable(時間表)．You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day，just as you like.You can stop wherever you wish—at a place where there is something interesting to see，at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal，or at a hotel to spend the night.That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasant trips，while people usually take trains or planes when they are traveling on business.

1.From the passage，we know the fastest(最快的) way of traveling is ________．

A. by sea B. by train C. by car D. by plane

2.If we travel by car，we ________．

A. can't travel fifty or one hundred miles a day

B. can't stop at a hotel to spend the night

C. can make our own timetable

D. can travel to a very far place in several minutes

3.From the second paragraph(段)，we know the modern trains have ________．

A. the slower ways of traveling

B. few travelers

C. comfortable seats and dining cars

D. comfortable seats

4.When people travel on business(出差)，they usually take ________．

A. a train or a plane B. a boat or a train

C. a car or a boat D. a plane or a car

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，在空白處寫出單詞的正確形式。

Hello, I'm John. I'm fourteen 1. (歲) old. I'm in a(n) 2. (新的) school. It is far from my home. It's about ninety 3. (公里). Let me tell you how I usually get to school. 4. (每個) morning, I have to get up early at half past five. I'm never 5. (害怕) of getting up late because my mother asks me to get up early. Then I walk to the 6. (火車) station. It takes me about five 7. (分鐘). Then I take the train. Because I have no time to have breakfast at home, I always have it on the train. I take it to Central Station. Then I get to East Cross Station by 8. (公共汽車). From there I walk to school. I usually get to school at eight.

Today I get up late, so my father 9. (駕駛) his car to take me to school.10. .(怎樣；如何) do you usually get to school? Write to me please and tell me about it.

閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。

My name is Daisy. I live 1. my parents in an apartment(公寓)．The apartment is on the sixth floor of a tall building. There 2. (be) fourteen floors and a car park in the basement(地下室). My father parks(停放) his car there.

Our apartment isn't in the center 3. the city.Do you know 4. far it is from the center? It's five 5. (kilometer) from the center. My father works in the city, 6. he goes to work 7. bus every morning. It takes him twenty minutes 8. (get) there. He doesn't 9. (drive) his car. He uses(用) his car only on weekends. Then he 10.takes (take) us to the country or to the beach(海灘)．

將符合各人情況的圖片所對應的選項填入題前括號內(nèi)。

Mr. Smith is 50 years old. He wants to visit his son in England. He needs a means of transportation(交通工具) that is fast.

Jenny is a student. Her home is near her school. So she doesn't need to take a bus or ride a bike. She thinks her way of getting to school is healthy and fun.

Old Mary is 65. She has to go shopping every week. The supermarket is about 2 kilometers from her home and she goes there by taxi(出租車)．

Miss White lives on a busy street. She has to go to work early. But she doesn't want to take a bus or a taxi. She thinks taking the subway is very convenient(方便的)．

Grace is a worker. She works about one kilometer from her home. She has a bike. She likes riding.

A. B. C. D. E.

1._______________

2._______________

3.______________

4.______________

5._______________

書面表達。

假如你是劉明，你們班英語課上正在以“我的交通方式”為話題展開討論。請你根據(jù)以下信息，寫一篇英語小短文，向大家介紹你的情況。50詞左右，開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

___________ many people may surf the Internet for the latest news, it is impossible that the newspaper will disappear.

A. Beacause B. Though C. Since D. Unless