阅读理解

　　If you visit London nowadays , you'll see a lot of buses and cars on the road , you'll also see a lot of bikes because nowadaysmore and more people travel by bike.

　　There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it's very cheap to use a bike, and it's quick too. You often wait for a bus for half an hour. When the bus comes, there are so many other buses and cars on the roads that the bus moves very slowly. The underground train is quick but very expensive and often crowded.

　　I travelled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late, and tired. Then one day, about two years ago, a colleague (同事)said , “I go to work by bike , why don't we travel together?”

　　“Because my bike's old,”I answered, “and there are so many buses and cars on the road. I'll feel frightened …”“You needn't feel frightened! ”said my friend, “If you follow me and we ride slowly, you'll be fine. ”

　　Although we went slowly, we arrived at work quickly. The bus ride took forty minutes and the bike ride took half an hour!

　　The next day I bought myself a new bike. Now I don't feelafraid. I love cycling to work. I take a different road every day. I arrive at work very quickly. I've got a little more money now, and very important, I feel fit and well.

　　Many people think in the same way as I do. That's why you see a lot of bikes on the road. Who knows, perhaps in the future we'll have roads for bicycles only. I hope so!

1．In London nowadays there are ________ .

[　　]

A．not many bikes on the road but a lot of buses and cars

B．lots of bikes ,buses and cars on the road

C．a lot of bikes but not many cars and buses

D．a lot of people walking on the roads.

2．Buses move slowly ________ .

[　　]

A．because there are a lot of other buses on the road too

B．although there are a lot of other buses on the roads

C．as there aren't many other buses on the roads

D．for there are many bikes on the roads

3．The writer ________ .

[　　]

A．travelled to work by bus four years ago

B．always arrived at work late

C．stopped going to work by bus two years ago

D．stopped going to work by bike two years ago

4．A lot of people ________ .

[　　]

A．agree with the writer about cycling in London

B．are now rich and important

C．don't agree with the writer about cycling in London

D．are making roads for bicycle only

5．After cycling to work, the writer wasn't always late for work, ________ ?

[　　]

A．No , he was

B．Yes , he was

C．No, he wasn't

D．Yes, he wasn't

阅读理解

　　If you visit London nowadays , you'll see a lot of buses and cars on the road , you'll also see a lot of bikes because nowadaysmore and more people travel by bike.

　　There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it's very cheap to use a bike, and it's quick too. You often wait for a bus for half an hour. When the bus comes, there are so many other buses and cars on the roads that the bus moves very slowly. The underground train is quick but very expensive and often crowded.

　　I travelled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late, and tired. Then one day, about two years ago, a colleague (同事)said , “I go to work by bike , why don't we travel together?”

　　“Because my bike's old,”I answered, “and there are so many buses and cars on the road. I'll feel frightened …”“You needn't feel frightened! ”said my friend, “If you follow me and we ride slowly, you'll be fine. ”

　　Although we went slowly, we arrived at work quickly. The bus ride took forty minutes and the bike ride took half an hour!

　　The next day I bought myself a new bike. Now I don't feelafraid. I love cycling to work. I take a different road every day. I arrive at work very quickly. I've got a little more money now, and very important, I feel fit and well.

　　Many people think in the same way as I do. That's why you see a lot of bikes on the road. Who knows, perhaps in the future we'll have roads for bicycles only. I hope so!

1．In London nowadays there are ________ .

[　　]

A．not many bikes on the road but a lot of buses and cars

B．lots of bikes ,buses and cars on the road

C．a lot of bikes but not many cars and buses

D．a lot of people walking on the roads.

2．Buses move slowly ________ .

[　　]

A．because there are a lot of other buses on the road too

B．although there are a lot of other buses on the roads

C．as there aren't many other buses on the roads

D．for there are many bikes on the roads

3．The writer ________ .

[　　]

A．travelled to work by bus four years ago

B．always arrived at work late

C．stopped going to work by bus two years ago

D．stopped going to work by bike two years ago

4．A lot of people ________ .

[　　]

A．agree with the writer about cycling in London

B．are now rich and important

C．don't agree with the writer about cycling in London

D．are making roads for bicycle only

5．After cycling to work, the writer wasn't always late for work, ________ ?

[　　]

A．No , he was

B．Yes , he was

C．No, he wasn't

D．Yes, he wasn't

When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.
In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”
We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished, he said,“Now you can decorate it.”
I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.
Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.
【小题1】What do we know about the writer?