Limit the use of private cars, improve public transport and encourage the use of bicycles to control traffic congestion(拥挤) during the 2008 Olympics, experts from foreign countries advised Beijing on Friday.

Professor Nigel Wilson, of the civil and environmental engineering department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said he was "supportive to the limiting of private cars during the Olympic Games", saying that in foreign countries, the method is also adopted during big events, but he was unsure about the approach.

The government planned to keep an average of more than one million cars off the roads to improve traffic flow during the Olympics, said Liu Xiaoming, deputy director of the Beijing Traffic Committee, at the China Planning Network First Urban Transportation Congress.

Sharing Wilson's view, Dr. Yoshitsugu Hayashi, dean of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of Nagoya University, believed the reduction in car use should be achieved not by banning, but through incentives.

"Drivers who don't use their private cars could be given points," he said, "and the points could be exchanged for goods from online shopping."

Wetzel stressed limiting the use of company cars. "Governmental officials should also be encouraged to use public transportation or ride bicycles," he said, adding that he himself is a bicycle-rider in London.

Matthew Martimo, director of Traffic Engineering with Citilabs, said the bicycle was China's advantage. "Limiting private cars is an idea worth trying but it is just a temporary solution," he said. "The real cause of congestion is high density of people in Beijing and many have cars."

Beijing, with a population of 15 million, is home to more than three million automobiles, and the number is rising by 1,000 a day.

Professor Wilson said the Olympic Games was a great opportunity for Beijing to think about traffic problems and develop transportation, adding that the city had already been making public transport more efficient. Beijing has promised to stretch its 114-kilometer city railway to 200 kilometers before the opening of the Olympic Games.

“We are looking forward to borrowing Beijing's experiences and drawing from its lessons in preparation for the 2012 Olympics,” said Wetzel. 

51. The underlined word incentives in paragraph 4 means_______.

   A. something that encourages people to try    B. online shopping

   C. points could be exchanged for goods       D. award

52.It can be seen from the passage that ______.

  A. the government planned to forbid over 1 million cars to run on the roads during the Olympics.

  B. banning private cars is the best way to solve traffic congestion in Beijing

  C. Beijing now has 200 kilometers of city railway

  D. the use of company cars will not be limited

53. Why did Wetzel stress “ he himself is a bicycle-rider in London”?

  A. To limit the use of company cars.

  B. To encourage governmental officials to use public transportation or ride bicycles.

  C. To show that riding bicycles is good for health.

  D. To show that he loves riding bicycles.

54. Which of the following may be the reason for the traffic congestion in Beijing?

 A. The 2008 Beijing Olympic games.

 B. The number of cars in Beijing is rising by 1,000 a day.

 C. The large population in Beijing and the large number of cars.

 D. Public transport in Beijing is not efficient.

55. The purpose of the passage is ________.

 A. to limit the use of private cars, improve public transport

 B. to encourage the use of bicycles to control traffic congestion during the 2008 Olympics

 C. to borrow Beijing's experiences and draw from its lessons in preparation for the 2012 Olympics

 D. to tell the advice given by foreign experts on traffic congestion during 2008 Beijing Olympics

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the __26  and have made up their minds to __27  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which run __28 through the narrow High Street.

“They not only make it __29  to sleep at night, but they are __30  damage to our houses and shops of historical __31  ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“__32  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student.“Why ?don't? they build a new road that goes __33   the town? Burlington isn't much more than a __34  village. Its streets were never __35   for heavy traffic.”

Harry Fields also studying __36  said they wanted to make as much __37  as possible to force the __38   to realise what everybody was having to __39  .“ Most of them don't __40  here anyway,” he said,“they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), _ 41 they probably don't __42 the noise all that much. It's high time they realised the _43  .”

The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were __44   on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.

__45   asked if they were __46  that the police might come to __47  them.

“Not really,” she said,“actually we are __48  bell?ringers. I mean we are assistant bell?ringers for the church. There is no __49  against practising.”

I __50  the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

26. A. college          B. village          C. town           D. church

27. A. change          B. repair           C. ring            D. shake

28. A. now and then     B. day and night     C. up and down     D. over and over

29. A. terrible         B. difficult          C. Uncomfortable   D. unpleasant

30. A. doing           B. raising          C. putting         D. producing

31. A. scene           B. period           C. interest        D. sense

32. A. If              B. Although        C. When           D. Unless

33. A. to              B. through         C. over            D. round

34. A. pretty          B. quiet            C. large           D. modern

35. A. tested          B. meant           C. kept            D. used

36. A. well            B. hard            C. biology         D. education

37. A. effort          B. time             C. trouble         D. noise

38. A. towns people     B. other students    C. government officials    D. truck drivers 

39. A. stand           B. accept          C. know           D. share

40. A. shop            B. live            C. come           D. study

41. A. but            B. so              C. or              D. for

42. A. notice         B. mention          C. fear            D. control

43. A. event          B. loss             C. action          D. problem

44. A. hardly         B. unwillingly       C. mostly          D. usually

45. A. I              B. We             C. She             D. They

46. A. surprised       B. afraid           C. pleased         D. determined

47. A. seize           B. fight           C. search          D. stop

48. A. proper         B. experienced      C. hopeful         D. serious

49. A. point          B. cause            C. need           D. law

50. A. left            B. found           C. reached        D. passed

Accidents happen almost every day. Some accidents are not serious and some are. We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers. It is wrong for people to think that accidents take place only on the roads or highways, or even at work places. Home accidents are just as common. Because very few home accidents are reported, people come to think that there are few accidents which happen in homes.

    There have been many cases where people fall to their deaths from high rise flats. Children often fall over while coming down the stairs. Old people may slip (滑跤) on wet floors if they are not careful.

     Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances (电器) such as rice cookers which make life easy for the modern house wives. These appliances can kill if they are not used in the proper way. Gas stoves (煤气灶) used for cooking are also dangerous if they are not properly used. They may cause burns or, in more serious cases, even fires.

    But all such accidents can be stopped if we are careful and follow simple rules of safety. For example, it is unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how to. It is safer to get them repaired by an electrician (电工).

1.Accidents take place ____.

A. mostly in homes

B. mostly on roads and highways

C. mostly in factories

D. almost everywhere

2.Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes?

A. People may fall to death from high buildings.

B. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads.

C. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires.

D. People may be killed by an electrical appliance.

3.People are advised____ .

A. to avoid using electrical appliances

B. to repair their own electrical appliances

C. not to repair their own electrical appliances

D. not to get their electrical appliances fixed

 

Premier Win Jiabao continued his second trip around the quake disaster zone on May 23, 2008, visiting surviving students in Mianyang, one of the worst-hit cities.

In a tent school, where more than 500 students from the destroyed Beichuan Middle School were studying, Premier Wen encouraged them to study harder following the disaster. “let us not forget the earthquake,” he told the students. “Then you will know what life is all about—it is bumpy, as the roads are.  Today, people save us and take good care of us. In the future, we will help them in return.” He wrote on the blackboard to encourage them, “Hardships make a country stronger.”

His first trip to the area was on May 12, just hours after the powerful quake rocked Sichuan at 2:28 pm. During the next four days, Premier Wen set foot in almost all of the worst-hit counties, walking over rocks and tiles, comforting weeping children and encouraging rescuers.

The Chinese Premier says saving lives is the top priority. “We must try all means to get into those areas. The earlier, the better. One person can be saved one second earlier. As long as there is a gleam of hope, we will make efforts 100 times greater than that.’

Chinese are deeply moved by what the Premier has said and done. A mother sent a message to her son in Beijing, saying “The 66-year-old Premier Wen has worked really hard for quake relief. He has comforted and moved us. Pass this on to your friends, pray for him.”

67. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Hardships make a country stronger.

B. Premier Wen jiabao went on his first trip around the quake disaster zone.

C. Life is difficult.

D. The Chinese are deeply moved by Premier Wen.

68. By saying “Then you will know what life is all about—it is bumpy, as the

roads are.”, Premier Wen want to tell the students that _______________.

A. Life is filled with various difficulties , we must overcome them

B. roads of the area are rough, we should repair them

C. they should forget the earthquake and study harder

D. earthquakes are common on Sichuan, we shouldn’t be afraid

69. What did Premier Wen do when he first set foot in almost all of the worst-hit

counties EXPECT________________________________.

A. walking over rocks and tiles

B. comforting weeping children

C. encouraging rescuers

D. asking them not to forget the earthquake

70. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The Chinese are grateful for what the Premier has said and done.

B. Chinese are deeply moved by what the Premier has said and done

C. What the Premier has said and done comforted the mother.

D. The mother’s message is moving.

 

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