A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s ones. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.

The cars of the future will be fine for getting around the city, but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the gig, fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

There is much pollution in the air today because ___________.

A. people drive big cars

B. people drive little cars

C. the cars go 65 kilometers an hour

D. the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

The usual size of cars today is _______ that of the future cars.

A. much smaller than               B . much the same as

C. three times as large as             D. a little larger than

Which of the following is NOT true?

Big cars cost more to own and to drive

Big cars are not useful for long trips

The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

Small cars are slower than big cars.

The street will be less crowded because ______________.

A there will be fewer cars in the future

B. driving future cars will be safer

C. there will be fewer passengers in the street

D. future cars will be much smaller

Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because_________.

there will be too many cars in the future    

more and more people will get around a city

bit cars and little cars may be used along with each other

it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads

A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package； what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Running to the farmyard，the mouse shouted，warning everyone，“There is a mouse trap in the house，there is a mouse trap in the house．”The chicken，with her head high，glared at the mouse and said，“Shut up．Little Ugly．This is a great concern to you，but it has nothing to do with me：I can’t be troubled by it．”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him．“There is a mouse trap in the house．”“I am so sorry，Mr Mouse，”said the pig sympathetically，“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray；you are always in my prayers．”
The mouse turned to the cow，who said，“A mouse trap，am I in great danger，huh?”
Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone．
That very night a sound was heard through the house，like that of a mouse trap catching its prey．The farmer’wife rushed to see what was caught．In the darkness，she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught．The snake bit the farmer’s wife．The farmer rushed her to the hospital．She returned home with a fever．It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever，so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient．His wife’s sickness continued，so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock．To feed them，the farmer killed the pig．The farmer’s wife did not get well，in fact，she died，and so many people came for her funeral．The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat．
So next time when someone is facing a problem，don’t say that it has nothing to do with you．
【小题1】We could see from the passage that the mouse was          ．

A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s ones. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.

The cars of the future will be fine for getting around the city, but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the gig, fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

1.There is much pollution in the air today because ___________.

A. people drive big cars

B. people drive little cars

C. the cars go 65 kilometers an hour

D. the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

2.The usual size of cars today is _______ that of the future cars.

A. much smaller than               B . much the same as

C. three times as large as             D. a little larger than

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.   Big cars cost more to own and to drive

B.    Big cars are not useful for long trips

C.    The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.   Small cars are slower than big cars.

4.The street will be less crowded because ______________.

A there will be fewer cars in the future

B. driving future cars will be safer

C. there will be fewer passengers in the street

D. future cars will be much smaller

5. Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because_________.

A.   there will be too many cars in the future      

B.    more and more people will get around a city

C.    bit cars and little cars may be used along with each other

D.   it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads

    A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package；what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!

    Running to the farmyard，the mouse shouted，warning everyone，“There is a mouse trap in the house，there is a mouse trap in the house．”The chicken，with her head high，glared at the mouse and said，“Shut up．Little Ugly．This is a great concern to you，but it has nothing to do with me：I can’t be troubled by it．”

    The mouse turned to the pig and told him．“There is a mouse trap in the house．”“I am so sorry，Mr Mouse，”said the pig sympathetically，“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray；you are always in my prayers．”

    The mouse turned to the cow，who said，“A mouse trap，am I in great danger，huh?”

    Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone．

    That very night a sound was heard through the house，like that of a mouse trap catching its prey．The farmer’wife rushed to see what was caught．In the darkness，she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught．The snake bit the farmer’s wife．The farmer rushed her to the hospital．She rerturned home with a fever．It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever，so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient．His wife’s sickness continued，so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock．To feed them，the farmer killed the pig．The farmer’s wife did not get well，in fact，she died，and so many people came for her funeral．The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat．

    So next time when someone is facing a problem，don’t say that it has nothing to do with you．

57．We could see from the passage that the mouse was           ．

    A．good at cheating others                     B．dishonest

    C．kind and warm-hearted                        D．foolish

58．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The others help the farmer kill the cow．   

    B．The mouse trap was very practical．

    C．The pig is more friendly than the other animals．

    D．The farmer’s family had no friends at all．

59．The passage is most probably a           ．

    A．fable(寓言)                               B．science fiction

    C．fairy tale(神话)                                   D．humorous story

60．What can we learn from the story?

    A．Traps can always cause chain reactions．

    B．It is better to be safe than to be sorry．

    C．Sometimes when the least of us is threatened，we all might be at risk．

    D．To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us al．

Each year around 800 people – most of them children – need treatment in hospital for injuries caused by fireworks. A third of the accidents take place at back garden firework parties and about a third of the   41   are to children under the age of 13. The cost of medical treatment after firework accidents can be as much as ￡20 million a year.

Martin Pearcey, 11, is one of the lucky ones: he could have been   42   in one eye.

Like hundreds of others on November 5（Guy Fawkes’s Night）, Martin went to his   43   park to see the fireworks display. He was with his brothers, John and Dave.

“A gang of kids had taken the   44   material out of several fireworks and had put it in a pile on the ground,” remembers John.

“When they lit it, it went off and   45   Martin in his eye.”

John   46   Martin to their grandmother’s house nearby, where the eye was immediately bathed in cold water. He was then taken to hospital, where a sterilized（消毒的） patch was put over it.

“At first he couldn’t see a thing because the eye was so swollen(肿胀的),” says Martin’s elder sister, Pat. “It was weeks before it would open   47   again.”

His dad agrees. “He was lucky not to lose the sight of that eye.”

“Little kids shouldn’t be able to get hold of fireworks,” adds Pat. “I think organized   48   are much safer.”

And young Martin now says, “I don’t mind fireworks when grown – ups are   49  , but I don’t like it when little kids have them. I think fireworks are a bit stupid, really.”