You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.
| EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE POLICE DOCTOR BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252 CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE 856-3585 SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774 Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________ Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here ★ COAST GUARD 223-6978 OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP! |
If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.
| A．023-1500 | B．846-1212 | C．645-1212 | D．876-5800 |
If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.
| A．the police | B．the doctor | C．the operator | D．the fire department |
This passage is most probably taken from _________.
| A．a sports magazine | B．an emergency leaflet |
| C．a TV guide | D．a telephone book |
Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at Jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.
People go there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a unique(特别的) environment for friends or parties.
Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from around Beijing. About 10 percent of them are foreigners.
The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything.
Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Every one who guesses it correctly can win a prize. It was not easy, said the manager, because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can succeed in guessing it.Whale Inside is a place where people can .
| A．eat special dark food |
| B．have meals in darkness |
| C．choose any food they like |
| D．eat inside a whale |
About foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.
| A．50 | B．10 | C．5 | D．500 |
The right order of the following statements is .
a. Waiters lead the customs to the dark area
b. Customs go to light to see the menu.
c. Customs hand in their mobile phones, watches, ect.
d. Customs have to eat in the darkness
| A．b-c-a-d | B．c-b-a-d | C．b-a-d-c | D．c-d-b-a |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish. |
| B．Every guest there will get a secret dish. |
| C．It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it. |
| D．The manager said only 30 guests received the prize. |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．eat in the dark is very popular today |
| B．it’s strange to eat in the darkness |
| C．many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside |
| D．the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant is open |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads
worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all
around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may .
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| D．get off your bike and begin to work |
If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and .
| A．get out of the car |
| B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse |
| D．go on airline websites |
One of the benefits from bicycling is that .
| A．you can fold the bicycle |
| B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed |
| D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood. |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. |
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer（自愿）to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars, It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called “Reading for Life”. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
| A．To breathe the clean mountain air. |
| B．To spend the whole summer living in the tent. |
| C．To sleep under the stars. |
| D．To help build new hiking paths in the mountain. |
From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps____.
| A．children in poor families |
| B．workers who build houses |
| C．poor families that can’t afford(负担得起)houses |
| D．build hiking paths |
Which is the most possible title for this passage?
| A．Reading for Life | B．Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Centre | D．Young American volunteers |
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According to the ad, which of the following is TRUE?
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In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources (资源) seemed to be unlimited (无限的).
Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded (拥挤的). We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods (方法), more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries, waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the population (人口) of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.
What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people that land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.
| The importance of protecting the environment |
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| Problems |
1. More fish being caught. 2. More __ 3. More waste products being put into rivers. 4. More _ |
| Causes |
The world is becoming too __ |
| Result |
We human beings (人类) will not survive on the earth. |
| Solutions |
1. Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available (可以获得的) for everyone. 2. Use modern methods of __ 3. Educate people so that the __ |
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