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 Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support(支持) the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口號(hào)) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support.“We can’t control the weather, but we can chose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year.Much of the dust(灰塵) comes from the desert(沙漠), but cars cause most of the air pollution(污染).We must do more for no Car Day.

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 day off

C．to leave their cars at home for repair

D．to 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 mostly caused by       .

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．people will have one more World Environment Day each month

C．more and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing

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

 

BEIJING---No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September22, 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 Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support( 支持) the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 ( World Environment Day ).The slogan for the day is, “ If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice 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. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust（ 灰塵 ） comes from the desert（沙漠）, but cars cause most of the air pollution.（污染）. We must do more for No Car Day.

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 day off

C．leave their cars at home for repair

D．to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work

3.We can know from the passage that       .

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

B．people will have one more World Environment Day each month

C．more and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing

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

 

完形填空

　　During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve party to be held in Vermont. The father was 1 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks(路障) that 2 set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, 4 he would not drink at all.

　　So he drove to Vermont, got completely 5 and 6 to drive hone. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to 7 the car and stand 8 a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety(飲酒度) 9 . 10 , the policeman missed him out. He was 11 standing off to the side 12 the others were 13 the police officer how well they could walk a 14 line, etc.

　　At 7:00 am, his father got up to answer the 15 . There were 16 policemen there. They asked him if he was the 17 of that red FIIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

　　When the young man 18 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 19 . Upon questioning, he 20 that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been drinking, he said, “No!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the driver. He said that it was in the garage.

　　And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the night before, they saw a police car parked there.

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