Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel to lots of places in one day.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane. But you can see beautiful countryside when you are traveling by train. Modern trains give comfortable seats and dining cars. They make the journey(旅途) interesting.
Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very nice way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your plan. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop whenever you wish to see something interesting. If you find a good place to have meals you can stop, too. That is why traveling by car is popular, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.
【小题1】The fastest way of traveling is ________from this passage.

My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very u __1.__ experience on Sunday. I s___2.___a UFO in the daytime. Early this spring, I went outside w___3.___ my friend Bill who lived close to me. We were walking to a hill when I saw a l___4.___ bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept a___5.___, “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I n__6.__ it was round and red in the center.

After we looked at it for a m__7.__, we found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not b__8.___ me when I told him it must be a UFO. We shouted t__9.__ it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know i__10._ there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.

Do you believe me? It’s a true story.

More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It’s fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
If you get on a bicycle and ride it, you may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your cars. You can bike to work and benefit (收益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Here are some of Health Benefits of Bicycling:
² Bicycling helps to prevent heart diseases.
² Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
² Bicycling can improve your mood.
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
² Bicycling is healthier than driving.
【小题1】From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming more and more       .

Good afternoon, everyone! This is Rose Garden Middle School Radio. John Smith speaking, with something new to share with you today. We all know that thinking green is sometimes the most difficult thing to do, but not impossible! Bed ZED, a new eco-friendly village (生态村) in the south of London, has done a great job of providing its villagers with a high level living while getting them to pay more attention to protecting the environment.

      people in Bed ZED have done many things. They recycle their paper, plastic, glass and other daily things. They build many houses whose windows face south in order to get as much sunlight as possible. The rainwater is collected for use in the toilets. Also, the people there travel to work in shared cars or use public transportation if they work far away.

      Now, you may think it's not easy to live such a life, but let me tell you. it's not! It's a way of life. We just have to say no to what is bad for the environment, and begin working on ideas to protect it. Life would be much more pleasant if villages like Bed ZED existed (存在) all over the world!

Thank you for listening!

 1. What people in Bed ZED often do is__________

            A. to build a lot of houses         B. to go to work in their own cars

            C. to recycle the paper, plastic and glass

 2.In Bed ZED, the water used in the toilet may come from ____________.         

    A. river water     B. running water           C. collected rainwater

3.People in Bed ZED usually go to work _________if they work far away.

            A. by bus               B. on foot               C. by bike

4.The expression "thinking green" might mean the same as__________ .

A. building a green house  

B. keeping simple thoughts 

C. protecting the environment

 5.The writer's opinion is that________________ .

            A. people should be against building eco-friendly villages

            B. Bed ZED is a good example in protecting the environment!

            C. the idea of thinking green is hard to work on