Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others safety. So they ride too fast. During the rush hour, too many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We still have a long way to solve the problem.

59. Where can you see bicycles in China?

　　 A. In the big city　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the town　　　　

C. Almost everywhere D.In the countryside

60. “The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying　　 .

　　 A. China has plenty of bicycles　　　　 B. China makes bicycles

　　 C. Only China has bicycles D.All the Chinese have bicycles

61. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles

　　 A. Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.　　 B. Bicycles are more beautiful than cars

　　 C. Bicycles are easy to park D. Bicycles are safer than cars.

62. What does the last sentence mean?

　　 A. We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles　

B. It’s too far to ride bicycles

　　 C. We still need to do much to solve the problem

　　 D. we should walk farther to solve the problem

An artist went to beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a famer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures”, .The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month. I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

56. What did the artist go to the country for?

　　 A. To look for the farmer B. To spend a holiday　　

C. To teach the farmer’s son　 D.To see the farmer’s son

57. What did the artist do every day in the country?

　　 A. He chatted with the farmer every day　　　　 B. He went out to paint every day

　　 C. He played cards with the farmer every day　　 D.He worked for the farm

58. Where did the artist live in the country?

　　 A. In a hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.He was in France　　　

C. He was in Britain.　　　　　　　　 D. In his own house

The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __36___for half a month. Many people were __37___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __38___; nobody was killed from cold and _39____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_40___. While fighting the snow, people ___41__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow(燕子) couple appeared on the Internet.

   The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __42___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___43___tightly(紧紧地). They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings(翅膀) to _44___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __45____their own things. The wife’s body was __46___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __47__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.

   The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __48__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __49__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __50___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _51___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __52__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _53__them in the garden of the community(社区).

   In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __54__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __55___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.

36. A. beautifully           B. directly                     C. gently                      D. continuously

37. A. forbidden            B. rescued                    C. trapped                    D. covered

38. A. disaster               B. war                          C. campaign                 D. disease

39. A. anger                  B. heat                         C. hunger                     D. poverty

40. A. sadly                  B. safely                       C. nervously                 D. curiously

41. A. treasured             B. invited                      C. accepted                  D. forgot

42. A. because of          B. in case of                 C. in spite of                 D. instead of

43. A. controlled            B. fixed                        C., stretched                 D. closed

44. A. admit                  B. attract                      C. turn                         D. escape

45. A. busy with            B. born with                 C. good for                   D. famous for

46. A. burnt                  B. watched                   C. frozen                      D. found

47. A. supplied              B. wrapped                   C. folded                      D. sorted

48. A. buy                    B. send                         C. sell                          D. check

49. A. Feeding               B. Leaving                    C. Touching                  D. Greeting

50. A. hardship              B. childhood                 C. cooperation              D. lesson

51. A. clothes                B. warmness                 C. flowers                    D. tension

52. A. made                  B. played                      C. associated                D. filled

53. A. buried                 B. showed                    C. fastened                   D. enjoyed

54. A. put away             B. come back                C. fly away                   D. hold back

55. A. dropped out         B. died out                    C. grown up                 D. stood up

 __________ is known to all, China will he an ________ and powerful country in 20 or 30 years' time.

A. That, advancing       B. This, advancing      C. As, advanced         D. It, advancing

 I have bought two pens, _______writes well.

A. neither of them     B, neither of which        C. none of which        D. both of which

—We don’t know who stole the book. What’s your opinion?

—Jack is considered ______ it.

　 A. having done　　　　 B. to have done　　 C. doing　　　　　　　 D. to do

The competition is fierce .No women or children are allowed to ________.

A. join        B. take part in     C. compete for      D. attend

—I wonder ______you’ll water this kind of flower .

—Every other day .

A. how often      B. how long        C. how soon      D. how much

 We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and ______, dogs give us their all.

A. in all      B. in fact         C. in short      D. in return

 Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future ______to the well-educated.

A. belongs      B. is belonged C. is belonging       D. will be belonged