Beijing is facing severe (严重的)  traffic problems."Roads are wider now, but traffic jams (堵塞) often happen every day. " Yuan, a Beijing taxi drivers said.

Beijing government is trying to do something to make traffic jams less.  Before 2007, there were a few subway lines in Beijing. There was only line 1, line 2, line 13 and Batong Line. But now there is line 5, line 10, line 4, the airport fast -track and the Olympic branch line. And there will be 13 subway lines under construction in Beijing at the same time at the end of this year.

The opening of the new subway line is convenient to tourists. Before, arriving in Beijing, many visitors would usually take a taxi to interesting places of Beijing. Today, as soon as people get off the plane, they can take the Airport Express Line, going to different interesting places through the subway lines. The government also strives to open a new line each year from now until 2015. The subway of Beijing reached 300 kilometers in 2010 and it will reach 561 kilometers in 2015.

Miss Xiao, who lives in South Water Bridge and works at Hepingli, said that traveling by her car still took her at least one hour from home to work because of traffic jams. Now, because of the railway line 5, Miss Xiao can arrive at her office in less than haft an hour.

1.What are the trafc problems in Beijing now?

A.Drivers drive too fast.                    B.Roads are not wide enough.

C.Traffic jams often happen.                 D.Traffic lights are always broken.

2.What does the underlined phrase "under construction" mean in Chinese?

A.在学习           B.在建造中          C.在应用中         D.在控制中

3.Why is the opening of the new subway line convenient to tourists?

A.Because the new subway line is very interesting.

B.Because the new subway line's ticket is very cheap.

C.Because people in Beijing can cost less money than that before.

D.Because visitors can take the subway to many different interesting places.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Visitors like to take a taxi in Beijing better.

B.The subway of Beijing will reach 300 kilometers in 2015.

C.There will be 15 subway lines in Beijing at the end of the year.

D.It takes Miss Xiao less time to get to her workplace by railway line 5.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.People in Beijing invented high -speed trains.

B.Railway lines in Beijing only covers some areas.

C.Beijing welcomes visitors from different places.

D.Beijing government has done something to make traffic jams less.

 

“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.

Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物网站),has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line then men. Clothing and home-use products(产品)are the most popular on line.

It was reported that more than 250 billion(十亿)Yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.

Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.

You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”

1.What are the most popular online?

A. Candles and DVD players

B. Clothes and books.

C. Clothing and home-use products.

2.Taobao is ____________.

A. a shopping mall

B. an online shopper

C. an online shopping site

3.What does the underlined word “security” mean?

A.质量    B安全   C 信誉

4.Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?

A. Wang Lin’s life.

B. Online shopping in China.

C. Shopping on line is not safe.

 

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.

    The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.

They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.

    The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.

    Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.

    Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity.

    1.What are Emma and Hannah?

      A.They’re waiters.                    B.They’re sellers.

      C.They’re students.                   D.They’re charm makers.

    2.When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

       A.About a year ago.                 B.About two months ago.

       C.Nearly fifty days ago.              D.Nearly five weeks ago.

    3.Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

      A.Pictures.          B.Signs.        C.Letters.          D.Numbers.

4.What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?

      A.They hope to become rich people.      B.They hope to give money to charity.

      C.They hope to sell more charms.        C.They hope to sell charms in every school.

    5.Which of th following is TRUE?

      A.The two girls love their parents and money.

      B.Boys like charms with signs.

      C.They won’t sell charms next smmer.

      D.The charms are popular with students.

 

What will the future be like? What do you think of it? Here are some answers from some students.

Roy Burns: I think life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for space travel, I would say, we will travel to Mars(火星) and some other stars in about fifty years.

Helen Lester: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with too much pollution. There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Kitty Smith: I agree with Helen Lester. Things will be worse. The weather in the future will be much hotter. Human beings will have to look for another planet to live on.

1.What are the students doing?

A.They are talking about space travel.

B.They are predicting the future.

C.They are talking about pollution.

D.They are predicting the weather in the future.

2.How many things does Roy Burns predict?

A.Two

B.Three

C.Five

D.Six

3.What does Helen Lester think life will be like in the future?

A.People will live much longer.

B.People will have to live on the moon.

C.Everybody will drive a green car.

D.There will be more buildings and fewer trees.

4.What does the underlined word “planet” mean in Chinese?

A.太空站

B.宇宙

C.星球

D.南极

5.Why does Kitty Smith think human beings will have to live on another planet?

A.The earth will be too crowded for human beings to live on.

B.There will be too much pollution everywhere.

C.There will be too many people.

D.The earth will be too hot to live on.

 

 

   Han Jun   12   Beijing

I’m a boy from Beijing. I like animals. I often go to the zoo with my parents. Pandas are my favorite animals. They are very cute. You know, they are our friends.

 Zhao Ziyi    13     Dalian

I’m a girl from Dalian. I’m tall with short black hair. My face is round. It looks like an apple. I like watching cartoon movies(卡通电影), Piggy is my favorite cartoon star. It’s very cute.

  Tony  12  England

Hello, I’m a boy from England. I like China very much. I often go to China with my parents. They like China, too. We all like Chinese food. My mother likes to cook Chinese food at home.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.What are Han Jun’s favorite animals?

         A. Tigers.                         B. Pandas.               C. Elephants.

2.What does Zhao Ziyi look like?

         A. She is short with short black hair.       B. She is tall with long black hair.

         C. She is tall with short black hair.

3.Where does Tony come from?

         A. England.                       B. The U.S.A.             C. China.

4.What do Tony and his parents like?

         A. Cartoon movies.            B. Chinese food       C. Animals.

5.Han Jun and Tony are          .

         A. in the same class          B. good friends             C. both 12 years old。

 

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