Riding a motorcycle is a popular way to travel. A motorcycle often has better acceleration than the fastest . A motorcycle can traffic jams and can speed ahead while the cars wait. A motorcycle is to run --- you need less petrol per mile for a motorcycle than for most cars.
But this doesn’t explain why, for some people, motorcycles are a way to travel, they are a way of life. Everybody knows about the problems of riding a motorcycle. It’s quiet dangerous. It’s very uncomfortable too. However well dressed for a ride the motorcyclist is, wind and rain make the journey difficult and . And then, motorcycles often .
But the motorcyclist doesn’t care!
Take a look at any motorcycle magazine and you will have an idea of what motorcycling means to the enthusiast. The keen motorcyclist may sometimes think about the of his way of life. But he will still go ‘on the ride’ whenever he can!
1.A. car B. bike C. bus D. train
2.A. limit B. control C. avoid D. break
3.A. faster B. easier C. greater D. cheaper
4.A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than
5.A. puzzling B. astonishing C. tiring D. boring
6.A. break out B. break down C. break up D. break in
7.A. generous B. cautious C. responsible D. enthusiastic
8.A. safety B. excitement C. difficulties D. problems
Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the to Hollywood.
Miller has always been . Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood. , he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good .
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
1.A. beside B. behind C. outside D. after
2.A. share B. know C. follow D. find
3.A. direct B. special C. wide D. correct
4.A. engineering B. communication C. literature D. theatre
5.A. graduation B. performance C. production D. education
6.A. move B. role C. decision D. movie
7.A. strange B. outstanding C. different D. successful
8.A. mixture B. result C. mystery D. representative
9.A. each B. either C. another D. every
10.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Finally
11.A. film B. actor C. drama D. director
12.A. denied B. made C. recorded D. remembered
We are confident that the step the Chinese government has taken to cope with the current crisis is ______ of great significance.
A. what B. those C. that D. one
The police are trying to find out the ____ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．
A. evidence B. characteristic C. status D. identity
Li Qun, who graduated from university in South China, is now studying for her degree in ____ European country,
A．a, a B．the, an C．the, a D．an ,a
随着社会对“富二代”各方面负面新闻不断的报道。最近你校学生就“金钱是否能带来幸福” 这一话题进行了一场激烈的辩论，辩论的结果如下表所示：
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钱非常重要，生活离不开钱； 钱可以帮助我们解决很多问题 钱使我们的生活更舒适。 |
金钱不是万能的； 金钱买不到幸福和健康； 过分在乎金钱就会失去人生的意义 |
请根据以上素材为某英语报刊写一篇英语稿件，介绍这次辩论的内容，并谈谈我们应该如何看待金钱。
注意：1.词数 100 左右
2.开头已给出，但不计入总词数；
3.不要逐条翻译，可适当发挥，以行文连贯。
Recently we have had a discussion about whether money can bring us happiness.
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