【题目】

Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.

In the 1960sa group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were____that this would help to save energy. reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles____and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use____was allowed to take them and use them for short journeyswhether he was a local or a foreigner.

Wherever someone finished a journeythey would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work-thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!

____more than thirty years laterthe "white bike" is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片) to____its every move! To take a bicycleyou have to put a special card inside. The new "white bike" is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them

have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already____traffic in central Amsterdambecause both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of peoplelike the cycling fans in the 1960smany people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.

1

A. awful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. thankful

2

A. black B. brown C. blue D. white

3

A. Anybody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Somebody

4

A. Instead B. However C. For example D. After all

5

A. make B. mark C. record D. describe

6

A. heavier B. worse C. safer D. less

【题目】 The village of Hengly was going to have the Bean Olympics.It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the fastest and tallest.Everybody was excited.They couldn’t waited to show their best plants.

Cassie knew clearly which bean she would choose for the competition,for her family had planted a special “family bean.”It was a flat bean that her greatgrandparents had brought from Sicily.Her grandmother planted the beans every year and served them at many meals.Cassie was sure they would be unbeatable beans.

However,the plan did not work out that way.Although Cassie’s bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers,they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbors’.These people chose beans from seed(种子)stores.Their beans had wonderful names like “Rocket” or “Top Crop.”One type was even named “King’s Bean.”That was the bean Ivan planted,and his plants climbed almost to the top of the fence.Cassie’s plants were just near the middle of the fence.

On the day of the competition,Cassie was disappointed that her beans were in last place.Ivan laughed at hr beans and said she could win a prize for the slowest,shortest beans.

The organizer,Mr.Williams,handed out medals for the fastest-growing and the tallest beans plants.“Now there remains only one final test,and it is just as important:the taste test.”

Mr.Williams cooked the beans from each competitor and chose five experienced villagers as judges(裁判).

Cassie was nervous.Would her family beans lose another time?

After the judges tasted the beans,Mr.Williams counted the results.“We have a winner,” Mr.Williams announced.“The judgesspan> all agree that Cassie’s beans are the winner.”

Cassie grinned at this unexpected result.Many of her neighbors,even Ivan asked for her seeds.They were all in favor of the good-tasting beans even though they didn’t grow fast or very tall.

【1】Cassie’s beans were from _____________.

A.the organizer B.seed stores

C.her neighbors D.her family

【2】Cassie won the prize for ____________.

A.the tallest beans B.the most delicious beans

C.the most beautiful beans D.the fastest-growing beans

【3】What does the underlined word grinned probably mean in the passage?

A.smiled widely B.left silently

C.nodded quickly D.sang sadly

【4】What is the topic of the passage?

A.The experience of growing beans.

B.The tallest bean in the competition.

C.The history of a special family bean.

D.The bean competition in Hengly Village.

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