Beijing Sunshine Secondary School offers after-school clubs and activities from Monday to Friday. These activities are offered to all of the students at no cost. The school decides to give its students opportunities机会 to become successful lifelong learners.

 One morning, Wu Li discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows(排), but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school—Baita Secondary School. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Yong, the principal of the school.

However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only about 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Mr Zhang.

1.After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Li and her classmates to ______ in class.

A. discuss with each other               B. sit in the classroom

C. push desks together                  D. teach a lesson

2.The school made the reform to provide students with _______ to study.

A. noisier classes            B. easier ways    C. more seats             D. fewer chances

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is _________.

A.简单地                      B. 明确地       C. 有效地                  D. 认真地

4.The teachers __________ after the reform.

A. have to find better ways to teach

B. find it easier to teach

C. spend 45 minutes explaining to the students

D. are happy to explain for only 15 minutes

5.The best title of this passage may be “________”.

A. Students’ Friendship  B. Teachers’ Hope   

C. Discussion in Class         D. New Look in Class

Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.

“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”

“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”

Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.

“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.

Bicycle is more convenient and healthier

“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”

“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”

The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.

“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”

The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.

Arising problems

Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.

The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.

“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”

“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”

The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.

“It is worse than walking. ”

Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.

1.What is the min topic of the passage?

A．Motorcycle ban.

B．Bicycles’returming

C．Convenience of riding a bicycle

D．Problems brought by bicycles

2.What is the purpose of the 2^nd paragraph to the 5^th paragraph?

A．To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.

B．To persuade people into buying bicycles.

C．To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.

D．To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.

B．Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.

C．Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.

D．Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.

4.Where can the passage most likely come from?

A．A magazine        B．A newspaper       C．A textbook        D．A booklet

“ Tell me what you are going to do __1_ Sunday morning, Mike.” Mr. Zhang asks, “I’m going to see ___2_  new film. It’s an English film ___3___  the life of the students in America. Bill tells me it’s ____4___  interesting.”
“ After seeing the film, what are you going to do?” Mr. Zhang wants ___5___ . “ I’m going to read Chinese.” Mike says. “Do you like it?” asks Mr. Zhang. “Chinese is not ___6__ for me, but I like it very much. I’m going _7__ hard at it. After lunch I’m going to do my homework. I think I _8___ do it better than before.” “Then, __9 ___ about Sunday evening?” Mr. Zhang asks, “After supper I’m going to help Han Mei _10_ her English. She wants my help.” Mike says.
“You are going to have a busy day, aren’t you?” says Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Wang is a forty—year—old man. He is a worker in a car factory. He ____ hard in the factory every day. He often thinks it’s not easy _____ money. He usually says that he didn’t study hard when he was a middle school student. And he wasn’t able to go to college, _ ___. He says if he were a student, he would study hard at school. He _____ up early in the morning . After getting up ,he would read English and Chinese. In class, he would listen to the teachers carefully and take a lot of notes. But when he was a student, he didn’t listen to his teachers carefully . Sometimes he even went out to play with his friends ______ having classes. If he were a student, he would do his homework with his friends after class. He wouldn’t copy others’ homework. He wouldn’t watch TV _____. He would try his best to learn all the subjects well.

  Mr. Zhang is our neighbor and he is blind ( 失明；盲的 ). I often talk with him after school. He can play the guitar very well. He usually says that if he could see things ______,he would do many things. He would go to Beijing and visit the Great Wall. He would go to see all the people who have ever ______ him. He wants to know ______ they look like. He would learn how to drive and get a driver’s license. He likes cars very much . ______ he hopes to drive a car !

1.A. work      B. works     C. worked     D. has worked

2.A. make      B. made     C. to make     D. for making

3.A. either      B. neither    C. too        D. also

4.A. gets       B. got       C. will get     D. would get

5.A. instead    B. more than  C. instead of   D. rather than

6.A. too much    B. much too    C. too many   D. many

7.A. clear         B. clearly      C. careful     D. carefully

8.A. help        B. to help      C. helping     D. helped

9.A. how        B. what       C. where       D. when

10.A. How       B. What       C. Why        D. When