You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning.1. You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.
No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. But although they all have their problems, many cities also have a type of transport (交通) that has become a cultural icon (圣像).
In London, to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the "underground",also called the"tube".2. It brings a lot of convenience to its own residents and visitors and it is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the tube, is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube station.
3.They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy; just stick out your arm like you do in any city. But, with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, they also cause traffic jams.
Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco. Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged by cars, it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway. 4.
But there are no such symbols in Los Angeles. If you visit you' d better rent a car. 5.It can take hours to get across town by bus. The subway covers just a small part of the city center. The light rail line only runs between the Long Beach hotel area and the city center. That' s why Angelenos love their private cars more than any other people in the world.
A. No wonder it’s always the first choice for commuters and tourists there.
B. You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway.
C. The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world.
D. The city' s public transportation is terrible.
E. At this time every day, bike rides will be the most reliable means of transportation.
F. New York is famous for its yellow cabs.
G.There will always be one for you to every corner, fast and no worry.
Young people almost never get a good press(评论) these days. “Their outlook is centered on trashy books and films,” expressed one citizen in a letter I recently came across in the Daily Mail. It seems that people have been complaining about the young since ancient times. However, the young are probably no worse than they’ve ever been. And I think they’re better. Teenagers today are brighter, more energetic, more outgoing, and more interesting than any generation before.
The truth is, we hear plenty of bad news about youth, but we never hear about the majority. Surely they all want to be footballers or attractive models? Not a bit of it. When research company Britain-Thinks examined teenagers attitudes earlier this year, they found that the most popular goal (shared by some 70 percent) was to “have a job you love”, followed by having a university degree, owning your own home and being in a happy, long-term relationship. It tallies with another study by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, which found that what made teenagers happiest wasn’t a new smart-phone or pair of shoes, but “the simple things in life” such as close friends, going swimming and spending time with their parents.
Indeed, the more you look at the young, the more impressive they seem. They are, of course, more technologically knowledgeable and skillful than any generation before them. But the interesting thing is that they’re not merely consumers; they’re creators. Think of all those young people developing their own websites or machines.
Seventeen-year-old Nick D’Aloisio is an example. He invented a news-summary app (应用程序)called Summly and sold it to Yahoo this year for a reported £18 million. The company offered him a job in California, but he turned it down. “I’ll be staying in London,” he explained. “I want to finish my A levels and I couldn’t really live on my own out there.”
Of course they aren’t perfect, and every generation has its fair share of bad apples. But I think our future is in safe hands.
1.The underlined part “tallies with” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ” .
A. leads to B. focuses on
C. agrees with D. belongs to
2.The example of the seventeen-year-old is to show that young people .
A. Are quite creative B. can find a job easily
C. can earn a living by themselves D. are homesick for their hometown
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the young generation?
A. Worried. B. Surprised.
C. Uninterested. D. Hopeful.
January means it’s time for coats and gloves and cold weather. While many of us are preparing ourselves for the cold weeks ahead, in some cities winter is the “hottest” season of all because it’s the time for winter festivities.
Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This internationally well-known event began in 1950, when some local high-school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. Since then, the festival has grown to include lots of snow sculptures as well as a snow-sculpting contest that draws competitors from all over the world.
In December, Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village, which will remain open until April, if weather permits. Snow Village lies nearly 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village is designed by builders skilled in working with snow and ice. Visitors can take a tour of the village, eat in a restaurant made of ice or go dancing in the disco igloo(拱形圆顶小屋). They can also spend the night in a hotel made of snow. There’s even an ice chapel(小礼拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow Village.
Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage, Alaska, America’s most northern state. Among the festival’s many attractions is the World Championship Sled Dog Race, which draws sled dog teams from many countries. Dogs also take center stage in the Dog Weight Pull, in which dogs compete to see which one can pull the heaviest weight. The festival features sports like skiing, basketball, boxing and softball as well as the Grand Prix Auto Race in downtown Anchorage. True to the festival’s name, there’s also a fur auction(拍卖), where buyers buy real Alaskan furs. The first Fur Rendezvous lasted only three days. Now it’s a 10-day event that attracts thousands of visitors.
1.What can we learn about the Sapporo Snow Festival from the second paragraph?
A. How it got started. B. How long it lasts.
C. Who is in charge of it. D. How much it costs to attend it.
2.What happens at Snow Village?
A. Skating matches. B. Design contests.
C. Indoor weddings. D. Cooking competitions.
3.Anyone who visits the Fur Rendezvous can .
A. buy what he wants B. play any sports he likes
C. attend a strength competition D. come across different sled dogs
4.what do the three winter festivities mentioned in the text have in common?
A. They all last ten days. B. They are all held every year.
C. They all have a long history. D. They are all held at the same time.
In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. "
It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights," they say.
1.Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?
A. The countryside is much poorer than me city.
B. People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C. People in the countryside don’t have much work to do there.
D. Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.
2.Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
A. Because they will find good jobs.
B. Because they can make more money there.
C. Because they are tired of living in the city.
D. Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields.
3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows __________.
A. they are happy to move back to the city
B. they miss their friends in the countryside
C. they still want to move to the countryside
D. they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city
4.The best title of this passage may be “__________”.
A. A happy life! B. Living in the city!
C. Living in the countryside! D. Moving out or moving back?
Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie，Roman Holiday，which was released in 1953．But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting．
Born in Belgium in 1929，Audrey's father was British and her mother was Dutch．Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood．During World War II，she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks．Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war．But she realized she wasn't going to be a ballerina （芭蕾舞女演员）．So she began taking acting parts in stage shows．Later she began to get small parts in movies．
But it was Audrey Hepburn's move to America that brought her true fame．In 1951 she played the character"Gigi"in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise．Two years later，Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24．
Audrey made more than 25movies．Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tifany's in 1961．Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady．
She was married two times and had one son by each husband．In 1989，the UN Children's Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador．She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF （联合国儿童基金会） projects．The UN agency said she was a tireless worker．She often gave 15interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects．
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II．She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid．She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993from colon cancer．
1.is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.
A. Marriage B. Identity
C. Contribution D. Religion
2.The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that___．
A. she wanted to be a ballerina
B. it was safe there
C. her parents were from Britain
D. the education there was excellent
3.We can infer from the passage that___．
A. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s
B. Audrey's parents lived in Germany during World War II
C. Audrey was made to give up dancing
D. the character"Gigi"in the Broadway play was her most popular role
4.___ is the right order for Audrey's life．
①The first time she began to play in movies．
②She returned to London from the Netherlands．
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress．
④She travelled all over the world in support of UNlCEF projects．
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady．
A. ②①⑤③④
B. ①②③⑤④
C. ②①③⑤④
D. ①②⑤③④
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Lisa暑假期间将要来中国旅游，请你给 Lisa 写一封信，介绍你的家乡广州，包含以下要点：
1．名称：有“花城”美誉
2．历史：2,200多年，是古代中国“海上丝绸之路”的起点
3．人口：1,300多万
4．面积：7,434平方公里
5．位置：中国南部，其东南部是香港，南面是澳门
6．旅游资源丰富，如“羊城八景”，其美丽景色吸引着国内外游客
提示词：海上丝绸之路the Silk Road on the Sea 羊城八景Eight Scenic Spots of Yangcheng
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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