阅读理解。
The Netherlands on Monday launched its firstever “intelligent bicycle”， fitted with a set of electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in this country.
The intelligent bicycle runs on electricity. Its seat shakes when other cyclists approach from behind, while the handlebars do the same when obstacles appear ahead to inform cyclists to pay attention to the danger. It also has a cradle (置物架) in which a computer can be inserted, to wirelessly connect and “talk” to the bicycle through a particular application. The computer also flashes a bright signal if there is an approaching obstacle in the bicycle's path, like a tree, or if another cyclist comes up from behind intending to pass.
A commercialavailable bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1,700 euros to 3,200 euros per bicycle. It weighs about 55 pounds but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller.
“Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed，”said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of the scientists involved in the project, “The onboard system technology has already been at work in the automotive industry.”
“More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances，”Dutch Environment Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen said.“This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue enjoying cycling，” she said.
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The newlyinvented bicycle can warn of danger.
B．The intelligent computer runs on electricity.
C．More elderly people enjoy electronic devices.
D．The means of transportation in the Netherlands.
2.When a car appears ahead, the intelligent bicycle will________.
A．stop by itself B．make a noise
C．warn its cyclist D．change its color
3.What do you know about the intelligent bicycle?
A．It uses gas as the fuel.
B．It is widely used now.
C．It will be lighter in weight.
D．It will be free for everyone.
4.More and more elderly people in the Netherlands________.
A．try to invent intelligent bicycles
B．enjoy themselves by cycling
C．drive cars for longer distances
D．devote themselves to computers
阅读理解
When Shakespeare was twentyone, he went to London, a very interesting place, to try his fortune.
There were the famous London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.
Then, too, there were the daily crowds where could be seen people from all over the world. Knights, scholars and highwaymen (拦路强盗) or thieves who had been infamous for their clever robberies, passed by each other.
Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy, Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants — all held by chances or interests within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.
Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town's residents. Each one told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men's interests that make up the great world.
And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived.
1.What was London like in Shakespeare's eyes when he first went there?
A．Dirty and small. B．Strange and interesting.
C．Infamous and terrible. D．Familiar and modern.
2.Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?
A．Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.
B．Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London.
C．Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.
D．Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.
3.What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．Crowd. B．Sight.
C．Face. D．Resident.
4.The passage probably comes from ________.
A．a poster B．a textbook
C．an advertisement D．an announcement
书面表达，假如你是新华中学的学生李华。最近你在英语课的某个单元中学习了一些关于急救的知识，感觉很有用，想建议学校提供专门的急救课程，以便学生了解更多相关知识。于是，你给校长写了一封信。要点如下：
1．急救课程有用；
2．需要开课的原因；
3．你的建议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. President，
Our class has been studying a unit on first aid.___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
短文改错
Recently a survey has been done find out the reading interests of senior middle school students. With this survey, two thousands senior middle school students from ten schools in Lanzhou were interviewed. They were asking which they liked reading most among the four categories of English articles: news, stories, popular science articles and articles about learning methods.
The survey show that more than a half of the students like to read news most. Twentysix percent of the students say that English stories are his favorite. Only seven percent of the students are mostly interested in reading articles about learning methods. However, the number of students who enjoy read popular science articles doubles that of those which prefer reading articles about learning methods.
语法填空
There's no reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, 1. (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. Collegeeducated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely _2. (little) on government support.
Making the switch from3. (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, 4. often a necessary one. Financial 5. (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland. “I think 6._ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced 7. never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “You are going to do much better than before 8. you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have 9. education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is 10. you are ready at this time to go for it.”
完形填空
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruiteater, ________ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ________ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ________ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ________ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ________ he was unable to touch it. He began to ________up and down, as high as he could, at the ________ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ________.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ________ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to ________ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ________， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or _________ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think, ________ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_________. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ________ and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ________ like this, the more unhappy he became.
_________， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn't __________. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's _________ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ________my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？”
1.A.offering B．preferring C．receiving D．allowing
2.A.as long as B．as if C．when D．as
3.A.angrier B．hungrier C．sadder D．simpler
4.A.expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5.A.strength B．length C．range D．height
6.A.run B．jump C．walk D．glance
7.A.tip B．stage C．level D．top
8.A.hope B．control C．sight D．reach
9.A.put B．stand C．get D．sit
10.A.break B．shake C．take D．strike
11.A.up B．around C．down D．forward
12.A.for B．on C．with D．of
13.A.after B．through C．without D．upon
14.A.away B．back C．up D．down
15.A.wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16.A.imagined B．thought C．tried D．claimed
17.A.Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18.A.skillful B．cheerful C．helpful D．harmful
19.A.something B．anythin C．everything D．nothing
20.A.express B．change C．forget D．describe
