Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.

But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

A London taxi driver said the following about his job.

During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said," I never drink when I am driving, or I would lose my license."

He normally goes home between two and three o'clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That's the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you."

London taxi drivers not only "take" but also "give". Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea-by taxi. Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor(市长),and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day's running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course.

1.London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because_______.

A. they make a living by driving

B. they like to work for themselves better

C. they want to help more passengers

D. they always working deep into the night

2.How do London taxi drivers "give"?

A. They give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer.

B. They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor.

C. They pay for some poor children's rides for a day's tour each summer.

D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?

A. Brave and cheerful                                         B. Rich an generous

C. Modest and easy-going                         D. Hard-working and kind.

4.The passage is most likely to be found from_______.

A. an advertisement of a taxi company

B. an online travel guide

C. a website about the taxi drivers in London

D. a report about living conditions in London

 

Scientists find that hard-working people can live longer than idle(不工作的) people. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holder. A report shows that whenever the unemployment rate(失业率) increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality(现实). By work, people come into contact with each other. By taking part in some activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man in spirit and makes him easy to get ill.

Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感) and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study well and live a happy and healthy life.

1.Who can live longer, hard-working people or idle people?

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2.How do people feel when they don’t have anything to do?

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3.How can we find friendship and warmth in our daily life?

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4.Why can career women be healthier than housewives? (请根据文章内容,自拟1句话作答)

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5.What do you think hard work can bring us? (请根据自己的想法,自拟1-2句话作答)

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阅读表达 阅读短文, 按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution(污染). They join “environment(环境) clubs ”. (1)In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are some things students often do.

No garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags and the bags can be used again. If the classes make the least garbage, we will report them to the whole school!

No car day. On a no car day, nobody comes to school in a car-----not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run. Use your legs! It's lots of fun!

Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets(厕所) can waste(浪费) 20 to 40 m3 of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend(修理) those broken toilets.

We love our environment. (2)Everyone should take _______ to make our environment ______. Let's work together.

1.将(1)句译成汉语。                                                    

2.在(2)句的空白处分别一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。

   __      _       _

3.How many things can we do to protect the environment in the passage?

                                                                              

4.在文中找出与If it is a no car day, no one will drive a car to school.意思相近的句子。

                                                                              

5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

                                                                            

 

根据上面所提供的信息,选择最佳答案。

A school report

Name:Edward Scott                  School: Kelvin High School

Grade:  8                              Term ending: May  6

Math: He is a little weak in this, but he tried his best to catch up with others.

Science: He can work out many difficult problems. Well done! (做得好)

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up(保持).

French: His reading is very good, he can remember many words.

History: He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.

Geography: He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.

Music: He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.

No. in class: 9           absences: 8

Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better. He needs to do more work next semester.

Class teacher: Ivy

Principal: M. L. Martin

School reopens:  September 1

1.After reading this, we know it is ________________.

A.a studying plan of Edward Scott

B.a teaching plan of Ivy

C.a report card of Edward Scott

D.a working plan of M. L. Martin

2.Which subject is not mentioned(提到) in the report?              .

A.PE

B.Music

C.Math

D.History

3.Edward’s best subject is _________________.            

A.science

B.English

C.geography

D.French

4.Edward is not so good at ________________.

A.science and geography

B.math and history

C.history and French

D.music and English

5.Which sentence is not true?              

A.Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B.Edward doesn’t do well in history.

C.Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D.Edward learns two languages at school.

 

Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:

A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.

The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.

The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week.

1. Pirates of the Carribean is__________.

A. a tragedy B. a comedy C. an action film D. an adventure film

2.Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because__________.

A. they try to find some lost gold B. they try to find some gold

C. they try to find some lost iron D. they try to find some lost iron

3.They meet __________.

A. some terrible men B. some terrible women

C. some smiling men D. some smiling men

4.There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.

A. fight the frightening people B. fight the terrible women

C. make the film interesting D. make the film exciting

5.Keira Knightly plays

A. Depp and Bloom      B. Elisabeth C. Orlando Bloom D. Johnny Depp

6.What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is

A. untruth to life        B. the adventure C. too much fighting      D. the stars

7.Chen Hua advises people to see the film because__      _.

A. it's funny B. it's true C. it' s believable I), it' s excellent

8. The general idea of paragraph 3 is         _ .

A. self introduction B. where the film is on

C. Chen Hua's opinions about the film D. the main idea of the film

 

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