More and more people like bicycling. It is 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!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益) 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.

It helps to prevent heart diseases. Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minutes bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can improve your mood(心情).

Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healthier than driving.

1.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very .

A. popular B. exciting C. expensive

2.When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may .

A. pollute the environment around

B. find something you didn’t notice

C. go everywhere and use a little oil

3.If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and .

A. get out of the car

B. take it onto a train

C. put it in your purse

4.One of the benefits from bicycling is that .

A. you can fold the bicycle

B. you will be friendly to others

C. you will be more relaxed

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.

B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.

C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood.

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阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

What comes to your mind when you talk about donations (捐赠)? You probably a group of people with boxes in hand asking people to donate money. But my school came up with a way of raising money—Fun Night.

Fun Night is like a party. Students money to get in and have dinner at school. The money will be used to help poor children in need.

Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring”(夺环). I “jousted” with several of my and managed to knock plenty of them off the ring. However, they attacked (进攻) me I was ready. It would usually be considered as cheating, but we didn't care and playing. After all, it was just a game, not a competition.

The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money ________ having a good time. A lot of students at my school wouldn't donate money if they were asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them glad to give allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that charity (捐助) can be fun. We raised 2,000 yuan on that night.

1.A. think of B. look for C. talk with

2.A. strange B. common C. different

3.A. pay B. cost C. take

4.A. drinks B. games C. people

5.A. cousins B. relatives C. friends

6.A. after B. before C. until

7.A. continued B. stopped C. began

8.A. for B. on C. by

9.A. quickly B. simply C. nearly

10.A. but B. and C. so

Street art is very popular around the world. You can find it on buildings, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums are collecting the works of street artists.

People have different opinions about street art. Some think it is bad, but others think it is a very beautiful new culture.

Street art began in New York in the 1960s. This style of drawing and writing became know as graffiti. Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel(反对)against the rules. They traveled around cities to make paintings that everyone could see.

One well-known New York street artist is Swoon. She cuts paper pictures of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start as street artist. She studied art but, later, got bored with the works she saw in museums. Then she fell in love with graffiti. The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s style. Some museums have already bought some of her works.

Street artists do their work for some reasons. A number of them choose street art because it is closer to the everyday life.

Nowadays the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to people around the world. Many people in the city, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live(在现场).

1.The underlined word “global” means “________”in Chinese.

A. 全镇的 B. 全市的 C. 全国的 D. 全球的

2.Where did street art begin?

A. In Paris. B. In New York.

C. In Tokyo. D. In Cape Town.

3.In the 1960s in New York, young people_______.

A. hated(讨厌) graffiti art

B. liked to paint for museums

C. traveled everywhere to enjoy street art

D. wanted to say no to the rules through graffiti art

4. Swoon studied _____ in the past.

A. geography B. history C. art D. science

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The people in New York like Swoon’s works.

B. The Internet has little influence on street art.

C. Young people all think street art is a very beautiful new culture.

D. Lots of street artists choose street art because it can help them become rich.

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