As we all know, bikes are mainly made of steel(钢材). But can you imagine that they can be made of bamboo? Do you want to know how a bamboo bike is produced? Do you want to make your own bike with bamboo? You can do it at the Bamboo Bike Studio(工作室) in New York. People there can teach you how to make your own bamboo bike.

The studio is also helping build factories in Ghana(加纳), which is a country in western Africa. The factories will make cheap bamboo bikes.

Bamboo is as good as steel for building a good bike. Marty Odlin works at the studio. He says a bamboo bike is the wonderful everyday bike.

In Ghana, bikes are very popular. Few people have money to buy a car. And people like to use bikes to carry most of the country’s food and other goods.

The people of Ghana are also too poor and they can’t build factories to make traditional steel bikes. But making bamboo bikes is cheap. Odlin is planning to show the Ghanaian workers how to quickly make bamboo bikes now. He hopes that more and more Ghanaian people can have bamboo bikes.

1.Where can we learn how to make a bamboo bike?

A. At tha Bamboo Bike Studio in America.

B. In normal factories in China.

C. On farms in Australia.

D. At schools in New York.

2.Why are bikes very popular in Ghana?

A. Because Ghanaian people don’t like cars.

B. Because most Ghanaian people are very rich.

C. Because Ghanaian people have to use bikes to carry food and goods.

D. Because a bike is cheaper and people like to use bikes to carry things.

3.The best title of the passage may be “ ”

A. Bamboo Bikes

B. Odlin Likes Traditional Bikes

C. How to Make a Bamboo Bike

D. Bamboo Bike Studio

It is very normal for people to compare themselves with others. Everyone does it, but it is important to remember that no one is perfect. Other people may look confident, but everyone feels insecure(无自信的) once in a while, even the famous people like Yao Ming. When he was young, he probably felt insecure about being too tall! Other kids in his class probably laughed at him because he was different, although I don’t know if I would have laughed at Yao Ming since he is so much bigger than me! Now, Yao Ming is rich and successful because of his height.

When I was young, I had a friend named Annie. Everyone used to call her “toothpick” because they thought she was too thin. Now, everyone is jealous(嫉妒的) of her because she is thin and beautiful, and they have to always exercise to keep from getting fat. What makes you feel insecure and different may actually be a gift and help you in life. We should celebrate what makes us special and not be afraid to stand out in the crowd.

1.The writer thinks it is improtant to .

A. compare yourself with others

B. have a perfect appearance

C. remember nobody is perfect

D. think you are the same as others

2.WhenYao Ming was young, other children in his class might him because of his height.

A. rely on B. laugh at

C. be proud of D. be jealous of

3. Everyone laughed at Annie because she was too .

A. thin B. fat C. tall D. short

4.From the passage we learn that .

A. some people are perfect

B. a person who feels insecure can succeed

C. if a person is thin, he or she will be successful

D.what makes us special may be a gift and help us in life

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Every year, thousands of people offer volunteer service. These volunteers play an important 1. in our society because they help the old, the young, the sick and the disabled to 2. their problems.

Volunteers usually help in many different 3. . They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, 4. money, plant trees,visit the home for the elderly, work 5. an assistant in a school or nursing home and do many other things.

Volunteering can be a few 6. a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, 7. full time or part time. Anybody who is willing to 8. people in need can become a volunteer.

They were all very tired, but ______of them took a rest.

A. none B. nobody C. all D. both

--Body language can pass message. In China ,_____heads often means agreement.

A. shaking B. nodding C. washing D. touching

_____of the land in that area ______covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifths; is B. Two fifth; are

C. Two fifth; is D. Two fifths; are

Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10-month –old sister home alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf …I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper?

Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火苗) I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out .I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out

I thought I was safe until there was a HUGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it .However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole .Next I was grounded(关禁闭) and in trouble for months. Even worse, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

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1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.

A. 吹灭 B. 扑灭 C. 杀灭 D.浇灭

3.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤ B. ②①④⑤③

C. ②①④③⑤ D. ①③④②⑤

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer.

B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer’s mother.

D. The writer’s father.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.

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Everyone knows lungs are important to people. Do you know what are the lungs of the earth? Forests. The earth can’t breathe without them. It needs 1. forests to remove carbon dioxide from the air 2. to make oxygen. In many3. , such as New Zealand, Canada, and Brazil, forests were cut down to 4. wood to build houses. Many young volunteers around the world 5. working in their holidays to plant new trees to replace them.

These young people face many 6. when they plant new trees. The weather may be hot and dry or it may be cold and wet. There are often many insects 7. bite these planters on their legs, arms, and faces while they work. They carry heavy bags of small trees, and working in the mountains can be dangerous.

Tree planters are 8. the world. They plant different types of trees so that birds and animals can live in the forests. Even though tree9. is difficult, they love their work. They believe that in 50 years their10. trees will become beautiful forests.

---_______ you _______ to see the film last night? ---Yes, I did.

A. Did , went B. Did , go

C. Are , went D. Are , go

His parents flew to Beijing ____a sunny Sunday.

A. in B. on C. at D. To