People who like travelling have their reasons. They believe that travelling can help them expand their field of view，especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give them more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike travelling also have some reasons.
Travelling，in my opinion，does more good than harm. Most importantly，it broadens(使扩大)our mind. We can get in touch with other civilizations(文明)，cultures，customs and ideas.
Through history，most people travelled because of necessity(必要性)－not for pleasure. People travelled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever travelled just for fun of it. In ancient times，for example，rich Romans travelled all the ways to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games，and festivals. Of course，some people decided to travel just out of curiosity(好奇心).They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon(地平线).Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.
So，travelling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.The underlined word “expand” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by“___________ ”.
| A．widen | B．protect | C．lose | D．decide |
According to the passage，in the past most people traveled____________.
| A．for fun | B．for knowledge | C．to get experiences | D．to make a living |
How many reasons for travelling are mentioned in Paragraph 3 ?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Different kinds of travelling. |
| B．Travelling enriches our mind. |
| C．Ways to enjoy yourself while travelling. |
| D．The advantages and disadvantages of travelling. |
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and teleponed the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”.
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be.
| A．The Kingdom of Bicycles | B．A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an |
| C．Marco Polo and the Silk Road | D．An American Achieving His Aims |
The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because______.
| A．he asked to see the manager |
| B．he entered the hall with a bike |
| C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests |
| D．the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him |
What made Friedlander want to come to China?
| A．The stories about Marco Polo. | B．The famous sights in Xi’an. |
| C．His interest in Chinese silk. | D．His childhood dreams about bicycles. |
Friedlander can be said to be.
| A．clever | B．friendly | C．hardworking | D．strong-minded |
When you run, you put force that is equal to three times your body weight on your feet. The human foot contains twenty muscles. This means that there is a lot that can go wrong when you run.
Most sports have some kind of running or jumping So experts at many shoe companies work hard to design good sport shoes. First, a designer enters a plan for a shoe into a computer .Engineers then improve the design. A second computer designs a model for the shoe. Then a few pairs are made. Next, the shoe is tested.
Different kinds of sports shoes are made for different uses. Some are made to help marathon(马拉松) runners save energy during a race. Some are made for the stop-and-go kind of running tennis players. But all sport shoes have one thing in common: they are designed to help people’s feet comfortable during sports. Today, nearly every sport has its own special shoe designed for just the kind of running that sport needs.The first in making a new shoe is to ________.
| A．make a computer | B．put a design plan into a computer |
| C．design a shoe model | D．test several pairs |
Why are good sport shoes welcome to people?
| A．Because they are comfortable to wear. |
| B．Because they help to develop leg muscles. |
| C．Because they help to change body weight. |
| D．Because they are both good and cheap. |
What is not talked about in the passage?
| A．The number of the bones of human muscles. |
| B．The design for a shoe model. |
| C．The materials of sport shoes. |
| D．The effect of shoes upon sports. |
How many steps are there in the making of a shoe?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Different kinds of sport shoes ________.
| A．are made in different shoe companies |
| B．are designed for people of the different weight |
| C．are of the same price |
| D．meet the needs of different sportsmen |
In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment(环境) clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are the things students often do.
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean!After mending the broken toilets, they save ________.
| A．a small river | B．a lot of water | C．a toilet | D．a year |
On a no-car day, ________ will take a car to school.
| A．only students | B．only teachers |
| C．both students and teachers | D．neither students nor teachers |
Environment clubs ask students ________.
| A．to run to school every day | B．to play sports every day |
| C．not to throw away lunch bags | D．not to forget to take cars |
From this passage we know the students usually have lunch ________.
| A．at school | B．in clubs | C．at home | D．in shops |
The writer wrote the passage to tell students to ________.
| A．join in clubs | B．help teachers |
| C．make less pollution | D．clean schools |
Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to visit other countries, modern cities and ancient towns. They travel to enjoy these special places, or just to relax. It is always interesting to discover new things and different ways of life, such as by meeting different people, trying different food, and listening to different music.
People who live in the country like to go to big cities. They like to spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at restaurants. People who live in the city usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe in the sun.
Most travellers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them. Then, perhaps years later, they can look at the photos and be reminded of the happy time they once had.
People often travel by train, by boat or by car. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages and people choose one according to their plans and the places they are going.
If we travel a lot, we will see and discover a lot of things that we could never see or experience at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.What is interesting to do when people travel?
| A．To find the advantages and the disadvantages of travelling. |
| B．To listen to different music and take pictures. |
| C．To discover new things and different ways of life. |
| D．To go to big cities and meet different people. |
How do people usually spend a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains?
| A．They spend their time visiting museums and art galleries. |
| B．They do nothing but walk and bathe in the sun. |
| C．They do nothing but sleep outdoors. |
| D．They go to look at shop windows and eat at restaurants. |
Why do many travellers take pictures of everything they like?
| A．Because they like taking all kinds of pictures. |
| B．Because they all take a camera with them while travelling. |
| C．Because the pictures are beautiful to look at. |
| D．Because the pictures can remind them of the happy time. |
What’s the best way to study geography?
| A．To travel a lot and experience more. |
| B．To meet some more people in their homes. |
| C．To learn in books or in newspapers. |
| D．To see and experience at home. |
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A．We’d better go the countryside for a holiday. |
| B．Taking photos in a trip is unnecessary. |
| C．It’s good for us to travel more if possible. |
| D．Cities are the best choice of all the travellers. |
Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control — hard to find just when you want it most. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, stop smoking, get to the gym regularly，developing your sense of willpower is an important part of changing any behavior. _____. But there are ways to increase your willpower.
Don’t try to change your economic situation, win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning. Establish one clear, specific goal and make a realistic plan for achieving it. Extra willpower sometimes requires extra energy, so don’t stretch yourself too thin. ____.
Whatever your goal is, don’t expect to achieve it overnight. ____ . If you are trying to kick a caffeine habit, start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water, instead of vowing never to drink coffee again. Congratulate yourself on the small achievements that will pave the way toward a larger one. These successes help your willpower grow.
____. Ask friends, family or colleagues for assistance and tell them exactly how they can help. If your credit card bills have increased sharply, for instance, let friends know that you are cutting back on expenses. Suggest having a common dinner instead of meeting at an expensive restaurant. Find a support group or organization related to your goal and attend their meetings. You can get valuable advice, understanding and information.
If possible, change your environment to encourage positive behavior. Want to get in shape? Keep an extra set of workout clothes in your office as a reminder to stop by the gym on the way home. Quitting smoking? ____.
| A．Change your environment to change your life |
| B．Real success takes time. |
| C．Avoid bars or restaurants where you might be attracted to light up. |
| D．Changing your behavior requires more than willpower. |
E. Improve your willpower by a support network.
F. Breaking a bad habit or forming a new and healthy one can be difficult.
G. Focus on one goal at a time.
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