Two years ago my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is faster than a car and you don't have to worry about parking. You can leave it anywhere. As my bike has a seat at the back and a basket at the front, I can take my small daughter to school, and go anywhere in fact.

　　　　I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and it often rains. It can also be very dangerous（危险的）. Accidents（事故）aren't the only problem. One day I went shopping and came back to find my front wheel（车轮）lost. Now I have three strong locks（锁）.

　　　　My husband likes his car for long trips better, but I think all this sitting down is making him fat. On my bicycle I get a lot of exercise and fresh air, and cycling（骑自行车）makes me feel a lot younger.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. The writer believes that a bicycle is ______ than a car.

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　　 A. always slower　　　 B. always faster

　　 C. often slower　　　　D. sometimes faster

　　2. The writer uses her bike less often in ______ than in ______.

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　　 A. winter…summer　　　B. autumn…spring

　　 C. summer…winter　　　D. spring…autumn

　　3. The writer gives ______ reasons why she likes her bike 　　 better.

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　　 A. two　　　　B. three　　　　C. four　　　　D. nine

　　4. One day ______. 

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　　 A. her bike was stolen　　

　　 B. she went to the library by bike

　　 C. one of the wheels was stolen

　　 D. she bought three locks

　　5. Which of the following statements isn't true?

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　　 A. The weather there in winter is cold and dry.

　　 B. You can't park a car everywhere.

　　 C. She can take her baby by bike.

　　 D. Her husband is fat because he has used his car too much.

　　　　Have you ever eaten a meal while you were unhappy or angry? Did you feel good after you had eaten it?

　　　　Your stomach（胃）works best when you are happy. You can digest （消化）your food best when you have enjoyed eating it. That is why mealtimes should be happy times for everyone. Mealtimes are happy times, if everyone tries to make them so.

　　　　One way you can make mealtimes happy is to help your mother. You can go to the store for her. You can look after the baby while she works in the kitchen. Or you can help her prepare the meal.

　　　　A good way to help is to set the table. That can save your mother some time.

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　　1. When you are unhappy and have a meal, you will not have a bad meal. 

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　　2. When you are happy, your stomach works best.

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　　3. So, mealtimes should be good times.

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　　4. To work in the kitchen is one way to make mealtimes happy.

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　　5. If you set the table, you help your mother save some time.

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　　In every language there are words that have some interesting stories behind them. The word “sandwich（三明治，夹肉面包）”, for example, is very common in English. If we want to know the story behind it, we must know something about an English nobleman named Sandwich who 　　lived in the 18th century.

　　　　Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and did not even stop to have his meals. He ordered his servants to bring him some meat and bread and he played while eating. He put the meat between two pieces of bread and he held the food in his left hand, while he played with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea and began to eat bread and meat in his way.

　　From the name Sandwich, we have the word 　　“sandwich” today.

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　　1. Sandwiches were very common before the 18th century.

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　　2. The word “sandwich” comes from the man by the name of 　　　　　　 Sandwich.

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　　3. Sandwich played cards day and night and so he did not eat his meals.

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　　4. A sandwich means a piece of bread between two pieces of meat.

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　　5. Later, people ate bread and meat in the same way as Sandwich did.

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　　Many years ago, an English family were living in China. Oneevening an important Chinese officer came to visit them. It got later and later; and he still did not go, so the wife invited him to have dinner with them. But she had very little food in the house, so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook. He said, “It is all right, you will have a very good dinner.”

　　When they all sat down to eat, the wife was very surprised,because there was a lot of very good food on the table.

　　After the dinner, the wife ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “How did you make such a good meal in a short time?”

　　“I did not make it, madam,”He said, “I sent one of the servants to the Chinese officer's house, and he brought back the Chinese officer's dinner.”

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. Once an important Chinese officer ______.　　

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A. went to England　　

B. came to see some friends in England

C. visited an English family

D. was living in China

2. The wife invited him to have dinner with them, ______.

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A. because they like him

B. for they had a good Chinese cook

C. as he was an important officer

D. since it was quite late and he still did not go

3. She quickly went to the kitchen ______.　　

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A. to ask her Chinese cook for help

B. to prepare dinner with her Chinese cook

C. and asked her Chinese cook to buy some more food

D. to help her Chinese cook

4. Soon there was a lot of good food on the table, ______.

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A. and the wife was very angry

B. and it made the wife surprised

C. so they all sat down to eat

D. for her Chinese cook was very good at cooking

5. All the good food ______.

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A. was cooked by her Chinese cook himself

B. was bought by one of the servants

C. was made in a short time

D. was brought back from the Chinese officer's house

阅读理解

　　When Dave Roller was young,he played a lot of games,and he was thin and strong.When he was in his forties,however,he began to get fat and slow.He was not able to breathe as well as before,and his heart beat painfully when he walked fast.He didn't do anything about this for some time,but finally he became anxious　　 and went to see a doctor.The doctor sent him to a hospital.There a young doctorexamined him and said,“I don't want to frighten you,Mr Roller.But you are very ill,and I'm afraid that you will be unlikely to live much longer.Would you like me to arrange for somebody to come and see me before you die?”Mr Roller thought for a while and then replied,“I'd like another doctor to come and see me.”

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1.Mr Roller was fat and slow when he was over forty.

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2.As soon as he had trouble in breathing and walking, he went　　 to see a doctor.

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3.The young doctor thought that Mr Roller was going to die soon.

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4.The young doctor suggested that someone should come to prepare for Mr Roller's death.

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5.Mr Roller didn't trust the young doctor.

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