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　　If you visit London nowadays , you'll see a lot of buses and cars on the road , you'll also see a lot of bikes because nowadaysmore and more people travel by bike.

　　There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it's very cheap to use a bike, and it's quick too. You often wait for a bus for half an hour. When the bus comes, there are so many other buses and cars on the roads that the bus moves very slowly. The underground train is quick but very expensive and often crowded.

　　I travelled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late, and tired. Then one day, about two years ago, a colleague (同事)said , “I go to work by bike , why don't we travel together?”

　　“Because my bike's old,”I answered, “and there are so many buses and cars on the road. I'll feel frightened …”“You needn't feel frightened! ”said my friend, “If you follow me and we ride slowly, you'll be fine. ”

　　Although we went slowly, we arrived at work quickly. The bus ride took forty minutes and the bike ride took half an hour!

　　The next day I bought myself a new bike. Now I don't feelafraid. I love cycling to work. I take a different road every day. I arrive at work very quickly. I've got a little more money now, and very important, I feel fit and well.

　　Many people think in the same way as I do. That's why you see a lot of bikes on the road. Who knows, perhaps in the future we'll have roads for bicycles only. I hope so!

1．In London nowadays there are ________ .

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A．not many bikes on the road but a lot of buses and cars

B．lots of bikes ,buses and cars on the road

C．a(chǎn) lot of bikes but not many cars and buses

D．a(chǎn) lot of people walking on the roads.

2．Buses move slowly ________ .

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A．because there are a lot of other buses on the road too

B．a(chǎn)lthough there are a lot of other buses on the roads

C．a(chǎn)s there aren't many other buses on the roads

D．for there are many bikes on the roads

3．The writer ________ .

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A．travelled to work by bus four years ago

B．a(chǎn)lways arrived at work late

C．stopped going to work by bus two years ago

D．stopped going to work by bike two years ago

4．A lot of people ________ .

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A．a(chǎn)gree with the writer about cycling in London

B．a(chǎn)re now rich and important

C．don't agree with the writer about cycling in London

D．a(chǎn)re making roads for bicycle only

5．After cycling to work, the writer wasn't always late for work, ________ ?

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A．No , he was

B．Yes , he was

C．No, he wasn't

D．Yes, he wasn't

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　　People living in different countries made different kinds of word. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each has many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, has four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories youneed to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school you will learn only one thousand more.

　　The words you know are called your vocabulary ( 詞匯). You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1．The number of different languages spoken is ________ .

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2．Before you leave school you will learn ________ .

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3．Each language usually has ________ .

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4．To make your vocabulary larger you must ________ .

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A．read as many books as you can

B．get as many dictionaries as you can

C．buy a lot of books

D．have a very large English dictionary

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　　A long time ago people thought the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said the sun was a god (神) : they thought he drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all the way round the sun . Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its way round the sun.

　　The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon, but we know that no one can go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than a million times larger.

1．In one hour, the earth travels round the sun for ________.

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2．No one can go to the sun because _______.

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A．It is too far away from us

B．it is too hot

C．it is much bigger than the earth

D．it is much heavier than the earth

3．From this passage we know that _______.

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A．the sun is much bigger and heavier than the earth

B．the sun is very hot

C．the earth goes round the sun

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

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　　Almost everyone knows the meanings of Mr , Mrs , and Miss. Mr. is used (用于) before the names of men. Mrs is for married (已婚的) women and Miss is for single (單身的) women. But what is Ms ?

　　For some time, businessmen(商人)in the United States have used Ms before a woman's name when they do not know whether the woman is married or not . Today, however, many women prefer to use Ms rather than Mrs or Miss. The word Mr does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage(優(yōu)點(diǎn)))for man. They want to be equal (平等)to men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.

　　There are some problems with Ms , however. Not all women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce(發(fā)音). (Ms sounds like “miz”. )Generally, young women like it better than older women do . It is difficult to know whether or not Ms will be used by more American women in the future(將來). What do you think of this change?

1．“Miss”is used before the name of a ________.

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2．If we don't know whether a woman is married or not, we can use“________” before her name.

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3．Many women like the word“Ms”because ________.

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A．this word is easier to remember

B．they want to be equal to men

C．they want people to know they are single

D．they want people to know they don't want to get married

4．Which sentence is true?

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A．All women like the word“Ms ”.

B．Only a few women like “Mr. ”.

C．No men like“Ms”.

D．Some women don't like“Ms”.

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　　A city man from a big city with a new carriage (馬車) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road. He didn't give much attention (注意) to where he was going. Pretty soon he realized (意識(shí)到) that he was lost , but he continued to drive, expecting(希望)to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to get back to the town.

　　It was a long lonely road, for many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark, he saw a farmer ploughing(耕地) the land. He stopped and called out, “Hello, farmer. ”“Hello, yourself, ”the farmer replied, still ploughing.

　　“Where does this road go?”

　　“I haven't ever seen it to anywhere. It always stays right where it is,”said the farmer, without stopping his work.

　　“How far is it to the next town?”said the driver, speaking a little louder.

　　“Don't know, never measured(測(cè)量)it,”replied the farmer.

　　By this time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You are the biggest fool(傻瓜)that I have ever seen. ”

　　The father stopped ploughing and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said scornfully (輕蔑地) , “Maybe I don't know much. Perhaps I am a fool. But at least (至少) I am not lost.”

1．The city man was driving along the country road to ________.

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A．a(chǎn) town

B．a(chǎn) city

C．a(chǎn) village

D．a(chǎn) place he was not sure of

2．Soon he found that ________.

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A．he missed the bus

B．he was lost

C．he had to look for his new carriage

D．he lost a beautiful horse

3．It was a long lonely road, and ________.

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A．only one carriage could run on it

B．it was far from the town

C．it was far from the town

D．he could see some people working in the fields

4．The city man did not stop driving ________.

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A．until he saw a farmer in a field

B．when it was almost dark

C．until he was tired

D．until he and his horses were tired

5．Which of the following can replace(代替)“go”in the sentence “where does this road go”?

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