13.(　　 ) How long was the first train line in Beijing?

　　　 A. About 16 kms.　 B. About 23 kms.　　 C. About 33 kms.　　 D. About 50 kms.

12.(　　 ) The passage tells us about ________.

　　　 A. the problems in big cities　　　　 B. city trains

　　　 C. the history of Beijing　　　　　 D. 2008 Olympic Games

11.(　　 ) Trains traveling to different parts of a city mean 　　　cars and buses on our roads,

A. lots of　　　　 B. litle　　　　 C. fewer　　　　 D. less

10.(　 ) What can we learn from QI Zhen’s words?

　　 A. Schools should have more activities for children after class.

　　 B. All the schools will take shorter school hours soon.

　　 C. There’ll be a long to way to change people’s traditional mind.

　　 D. Through play children can develop well in different ways.

　　　　　　　　 　　　　C

It is said that as the population of a city grows, so do its problems. Pollution, too many cars, and crowded streets are just a few of these difficulties. One way to help with these problems is city trains. Trains traveling to different parts of a city mean fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air, and more open streets. In recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines.

The first city train line in China was built in Beijing. The oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Zhan to Ping Guo Yuan was opened in 1969. Its length was 23.6 kilometres. As the city grew after 1980, so did the need for more trains. A newer train line was built to help move people around the city centre. The 16-kilometre-long “circle (环形) line” was finished in 1987. Since that time even more train stations have been built and today the train lines in the city are over 50 kilometres long.

For the 2008 Olympic Games, the trains of Beijing will be very important. It is thought that most of the people who go to watch the different sports during the Games will travel using trains.

9.(　 ) The survery found that 　　　　　　　.

　　 A. Liu Xing doesn’t want to learn to play the piano.

　　 B. Wang Qun has lots of　 time to teach her son English every day.

　　 C. almost 90% of the 1, 133 people online agreed with cutting school hours.

　　 D. about 77% of schoolchildren were short of sleep.

8.( 　) 　　　　　probably disagree with shorter school hours.

　　 A. Wang Qun and “Skylark”　　 　　　　　　 B. Liu Xing and “Craig”

　　 C. Liu Xing and “Skylark”　　　　　　　　　　　 D. “Craig” and Qi Zhen

7.(　 ) The China Daily website took a new survey to 　　　　.

　　 　　　 A. see how many school children are short of sleep

　　 　　　 B. see what people think of cutting school hours

　　 　　　 C. give schoolchildren more time to play

　　 　　　 D. Liu Xing with his math and English study

6.(　 )“Craig”(netizen) thinks that the best way for children to learrn is through 　　　　　　.

A.writing 　　　　　　　　 B.reading　　　　　　　　　　 C. listening 　　　　　　　 D. playing

5.(　 ) The best title for this passage is 　　　.

　　 A. A Warm-hearted Woman　　　　　　　　 B. A Glass of Milk

　　 C. The Final Bill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Famous Doctor

　 　　　B

In a 2005 survey of 2005 schoolchildren in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, it was found that about 77% of them were short of sleep. Should school hours be cut? In　 new survey taken by the China Daily website, almost 70% of the 1, 133 people online agreed with cutting school hours, while 20% disagreed and 10% gave no answer.

Liu Xing (12-year-old, 6-grade student): I get up at 5:50 every school day, have breakfast at 6:15, leave home at 6:30 and, after a 30-minute bus ride, arrive at school at 7:00, a full hour before lessons start. Besides, I spend my weekends taking classes in math and English, as well as learning to play the piano.

　Wang Qun (Liu Xing’s mother): My son is still not doing enough to win a place at a top high school, as it is so competitive. They want students with good English and math and also special skills.

“Craig”(netizen 网民): The best way for children to learn is through play. Through play, they can develop their characters, learn to be independent(独立) and improve all kinds of skills.

“Skylark”(netizen): Young parents have little time to play with their children, so letting them go home early is not a good idea. I think schools should have more activities for children after class.

Qi Zhen(high school teacher): People might take some time to accept shorter school hours. It will also take time to change people’s traditional mind that going to college is the only way to a good job.

4.(　 )What was sent to the woman’s room ? 　　　　　　.

A.The final bill　 　 B. Some　 drink 　　　　　 C.　 Some water　 　　　 D. Newspapers