Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.
Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying; it will stay safely on the skateboard.
Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849.
Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them. Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us                  .
A.two important ways to keep safe in carsB.how air bags work to make cars safeC.how seat belts work to make cars safeD.why we must tie the egg to the skateboard
【小题2】The writer gives the example of the egg to _.
A.tell us that eggs are easy to break
B.show how to wear a seat belt
C.show why it's important to wear a seat belt in a car
D.tell us what a skateboard is
【小题3】Seat belts can make us safer because .
A.we are interested in them
B.they can stop us from hitting other cars
C.they can help us stay safely on the seats
D.they are made of strong materials
【小题4】Air bags are important for cars because _.
A.they are made of plastic
B.they can also help us to keep safe in a car
C.they can keep cars running slowly
D.they are put in front of and next to the seats
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A.It won't be dangerous if there are seat belts or air bags in a car.
B.Now most of new cars still have only one air bag.
C.When a car hits something, its air bags will come out a few minutes later.
D.Volvo was the first to use seat belts.

 

Saturday, March 24th

  We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the north.

Tuesday, March 27th

  Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous(著名的) market which was on the water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we took hundreds of photos ! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

 Friday, March 30th

  Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life----no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “ hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

1.The diaries are about the writer’s ____ days in Thailand.

A. 3     B. 7    C. 15    D. 30

2.It seems that visitors _____ in Bangkok.

A. often feel hungry       B. can always find cheap things   

C. can’t take any photos   D. can enjoy themselves

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is travelling alone(独自) in Thailand.

4.The people in the village _____.

A. are friendly to others       B. like to speak English  

C. are very weak             D. hope to live in the cities.

5.What is the best title for the whole diary?

A. My First Travel B. The Outside World

C. Travelling in Thailand  D. A Country on the train

 

请仔细阅读小题及下面六个网站介绍(A、B、C、D、E和F),选出符合Thomas、Melanie、Arthur、Darrel、David五人各自需求的最佳选项,其中有一选项为多余。

1. Thomas is a student from Japan, studying in Eastland High School. He has some problems with some English words and expressions. So he turns to some proper website for help.

2. Melanie is a high school student and wants to learn some hot technology news by reading some books in this field during the coming summer vacation. She wants to know where to get such books.

3. Arthur is a young school teacher and wants to take a long journey to Germany with his family by air. He hopes to get low-priced airline tickets and deeply discounted hotel rooms. In order to do this, he draws his attention to the websites.

4. Darrel’s father is a successful businessman. He is excited about his father’s job and decides to follow him. So he’d like to make good use of time in the summer holiday to learn some practical business English. How can he find a place where his dream can come true?

5. David is a student of English coming from Africa and used to have many difficulties in his English study. He decided that he would get some free English learning materials to read and with the help of his friends, he wanted to find a website for his purpose.

A    This site is to help ESL/EFL learners develop speaking skills. At this site you can listen to native speakers talk about all kinds of topics; learn useful idioms; learn common words and expressions; test your vocabulary skills in everyday English and so on.

B    This is a professional website for the tourism. It provides the national hotel free booking services and business services. It provides the latest news and information about business travel information.

C    Our website offers you special place to study English. The classes are small—never more than 6 students. The friendly, highly qualified teachers are always ready to help. We have programs such as Day and Evening Classes, and Business English Training for the workplace.

D    This website provides hundreds of pages of free English learning materials organized at different levels from low beginners to high beginners, low intermediate, high intermediate, and advanced. No matter which English level you are at, you’ll find something for you here.

E    Our website always gets deep discounts on airline tickets, hotel rooms saving up to 70%, cheap vacation package at special rates and so on. We decide these special discounts from our travel partners, then pass these saving on to you. See what you could be saving with us! Live large, travel cheap.

F    Whether you are looking for a mystery, romance, Developers’ Tools, or Hot Technologies, our site always has a full list for you. Kick Book Sets: For Kids and Teens, For Men, For Teachers and so on. You will get what you need with great content. Welcome to our website!

 

 

Recently, CCTV reporters asked many people a simple question, “Are you happy?”

1._________ Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I don’t know.”

While the question has become a popular phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask, 2.__________________

Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “We do everything to let people live more happily.” At last year’s Nation’s People’s Congress(人代会), officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top goal for the 12th five-year- plan.

Many think that happiness is difficult to describe and that it is from many ways. 3.___________  For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about having wealth, keeping healthy or finding the perfect marriage.

Chen Shanguyan is a college student. 4._____________ “At present it relates to how well I study in a day, “ he said. “It might be linked to a good job after I graduate.”

5.______________  Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smartphone? Is it even quantifiable(量化)?

Economists(经济学家) are trying to measure happiness in people’s lives. Since 1972, Bhutan’s GDP measurement has been taken the place of g Gross National Happiness index国民幸福指数), according to the people’s sense of being well-governed(管理), their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic(经济的) development, and their sense of national belonging. But is well-being more easily measured?

A.What exactly is happiness and how do you measure it?

B.The question is really too difficult for us to answer.

C.Then there is the question of measuring happiness.

D.He said his idea of happiness always developed.

E.It also means different things to different people.

 

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to drop these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

1.From the first paragraph we know that      .

A. people always fail to break bad habits

B. we must change all the habits we have

C. a habit is a terrible thing we can never change

D. it’s difficult, but we should do something about bad habits

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that      .

A. it is not easy to give up bad habits         B. there is a long way and a short way

C. something dangerous may happen       D. we must cut bad habits in a short time

3.According to the passage, if you want to drop your habits, you have to      .

A. talk to others when you are in low spirits  B. know why you do what you do

C. finish your homework first           D. spend less time on the Internet

4.The main purpose of this passage is to ask us       .

A. not to shout at people when we are sad    B. not to spend much time on the Internet  

C. to give up our bad habits                D. to decide what to choose

 

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