题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Twenty-five years ago, Chinese city streets were crowded with people on bicycles, and there were very few private cars. Until the late 1900s, China still had approximately 500 million cyclists, and the bicycle remained the primary and popular mode of transportation for many of the country’s people.
Today, in cities like Beijing and Guangzhou, the bicycle is no longer viewed as a “transportation tool”. Each day, it is said, about 1,000 new cars take to the roads of Beijing. In 2000, there were five million cars on the roads and the number has been expected to keep growing by 10 to 20% or more annually over the next several year. In the meantime, more road buildings are pulled over and more air pollution comes along with the additional motor vehicles.
In June 2006, the Chinese Construction Minister announced that all Chinese cities had to rebuild the bike lanes which had been removed over the last few years to make way for the cars. All civil servants were told that they must either cycle, or take public transport to get to work.
【写作内容】
①概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右。
②就“私家车和公共交通工具，你喜欢哪个？”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右：
▲你认为私家车和公共汽车各有什么好处；
▲以你去过的城市（或了解的情况）为例，你如何看待城市交通问题；
▲如果你有钱买车，你会如何选择？
【写作要求】
你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭材料中的句子。
Which Do You Prefer, Private Cars or Public Transport?
According to the passage, private cars have become popular as means of transportation in big cities. So, the government has made some decision to ease pollution caused by transportation.
Owning a private car seems to be a symbol of wealth and no one can deny its convenience, but driving a car is more expensive. Besides, cars cause air pollution. Using public transport like subway and buses is much cheaper, but it is sometimes slow and the buses are always crowded.
In Guangzhou, we have very serious traffic problems with the increasing number of private cars, such as traffic jams, oil shortage etc. Cars can hardly move in rush hours. My parents planned to buy a car, but I insisted that we should use public transport. For the sake of a better place to live in, I decided not to buy a car even if I can afford it someday.
阅读快车系列答案阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
1._____________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
2.___________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
3.____________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
4.____________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
5.___________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.