A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

(   )1.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars                    B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

D.the usual size of cars today is too small

(   )2.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one             B.as big as the future ones

C.as small as the future ones                      D.bigger than the future ones

(   )3.Which of the following statements (陳述) is NOT TRUE?

A.Big cars cost more.                                B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.Small cars are slower than big ones.

(   )4.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future       

B.there will be fewer people in the streets

C.three kinds of roads will be built                    

D.future cars will be smaller

(   )5.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B.more and more people will go to cities

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads

He Junquan is a Chinese swimmer and has won many Paralympic(殘奧會(huì)) gold medals. Born in Jingmen, Hubei province, He Junquan was a healthy boy. But one day at the age of three, he climbed up to the high-voltage electricity(高壓線) box and lost both of his arms forever. He became a disabled boy!
From then on he learnt to do everything with his feet: writing, eating, getting dressed and taking things. Seeing other pupils swimming in the river, he jumped in, too. Without arms, he suffered a lot in the river at the beginning. But he finally learnt to balance himself in water and could swim much faster than the other pupils. Once he even saved a little boy who fell into the water and couldn’t swim. His father was so happy to see that this son had a talent in swimming.
In 1995, He Junquan became a real swimmer. He practices swimming for more than four hours every day. Since 1996, he has won more than twelve gold medals of the world class. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal. Reporting on the competition at the 2008 Games, Will Swanton of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote:
“The Water Cube has been a sight for sore(氣憤的) eyes. China’s He Junquan, with no arms, was leading the 50m backstroke(仰泳) final. … He came to the finish— and had to crash into the wall with his head. As he slowed down to lessen(減少) the impact(撞擊力), Brazilian Daniel Dias hit the wall first with a hand. You’ve never heard a silence like it.”
【小題1】What happened to He Junquan when he was three?

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line（排隊(duì)），others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe（咖啡館）.He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（鏡子）on the wall. Just then，Mike，one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet，”answered Tom.

“Well，I’ll get you some more tea then，”said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward（倒行）!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror，” said Mike. Tom was so sad（難過）.The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A. Half past twelve. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Twenty to twelve.

C. Half past eleven. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Half past one.

3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror，we will find ______.

A. the time is right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. it’s going slower

C. it’s going backward　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. it’s going faster

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Tom arrived in Paris on time.

B. The next bus would leave in half an hour.

C. After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer.

D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.

5.Which of the following is the title（題目）of the story?

A. The Mirror Of The Station

B. Not A Careful Man

C. Missing A Bus

D. The Clock In The Mirror?