Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel to lots of places in one day.

     Traveling by train is slower than by plane. But you can see beautiful countryside when you are traveling by train. Modern trains give comfortable seats and dining cars. They make the journey(旅途) interesting.

    Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very nice way to spend a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car. You can make your plan. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop whenever you wish to see something interesting. If you find a good place to have meals you can stop, too. That is why traveling by car is popular, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.

1.The fastest way of traveling is ________from this passage.

A. by train                 B. by sea                             C. by plane                   D. by car

2.The advantage(优点) of traveling by train is that _________.

A. you can see the countryside                      B. it is faster than traveling by ship

C. you can get to a place which it took years to get to before       D. it is cheap

3.The underlined word “They” in the passage means _________.

A. modern trains in the country                            B. comfortable seats and dining cars

C. people who travel by train             D. the slower ways of traveling

4. People would like to go picnic with their family by _________.

A. car                   B. plane                           C. train                       D. ship

5.The best way for business should be _________in the passage.

A. planes                   B. cars                                 C. trains and planes   D. ships

Dear Linda,

I'm glad to hear from you and I would like to be your pen friend. In your letter, you said you wanted to know something about my school life(生活).

I walk to school at 7:30 every morning because the school is near our house. When I get to school at about 7:45, I often do the cleaning with my classmates. After that we do some reading for half an hour. We have four lessons in the morning. I often have my lunch at 12:00 at school. We usually have two lessons in the afternoon. The school is over at about 5:00 and then I go home.

My favorite subject is Chinese. I like all the teachers because they are friendly. I am keen on sports and I enjoy playing football best. I'm a member of our school football team. What about your school life?

Best wishes!

Dick

1.It often takes Dick about _____ to walk to school every morning.

2.After Dick gets to school, he _____ first.

3.How many classes does Dick usually have in a day?

4.How does Dick probably(可能地) go home?

5.From the passage，we know that_____ .