Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes ,are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
| A．By car. | B．By bus. |
| C．By bike. | D．On foot. |
How many seats does the school bus bike have?
| A．Three. | B．Eight. |
| C．Nine. | D．Twelve. |
The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.
| A．the color yellow is easy to paint |
| B．yellow buses can be seen easily |
| C．yellow is the national color of Dutch |
| D．it’s the designer’s favorite color |
Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?
| A．America. | B．Germany. |
| C．England. | D．Belgium. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Thomas made a new kind of school bus. |
| B．A school bus usually costs $ 25,000. |
| C．Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries. |
| D．Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy. |
The Simpsons is a famous cartoon. It tells about the happy life of an American family. What chores does each of them like and dislike?
| Homer is the father of the family. He likes sweeping the floor. He often weeds（除杂草）in the garden and washes the car. He never feeds their dog or cooks the meals for his family. |
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| Marge is the mother of the family and she is very busy. She always cooks the meals, does the laundry and cleans the house. She never washes the car and changes light bulbs（灯泡）. |
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| Lisa is the daughter of the family. She likes making her bed. She cleans the table and does the dishes every day. She can't cook the meals but she is a good helper for her mother. |
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| Bart is the son of the family. He only likes feeding the dog and walking it outside. He never cleans his bedroom. |
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| A．The UK. | B．Canada. | C．The U. S. | D．Australia. |
| A．Homer. | B．Marge. | C．Lisa. | D．Bart. |
| A．Sweeping the floor. | B．Feeding the dog. |
| C．Making her bed. | D．Weeding in the garden. |
| A．Feed his dog . | B．Walk the dog . |
| C．Clean his room . | D．Talk to his father . |
① feed his dog ② weed in the garden
③ wash his car ④ cook the meals
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①④ |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work. Instead, you want to stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs (细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother won’t let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water . They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger and some of the dust ( 灰尘 ) from the floor goes into the cut, some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red , and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.Which of the following is true?
| A．If things are very very small , they are germs. |
| B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs . |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
What’s a microscope used for?
| A．Making very very small things look much bigger. |
| B．Making very big things look much smaller. |
| C．Helping you read some newspapers. |
| D．Helping you if you can’t see things clearly. |
Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water.
| A．You haven’ t looked at it carefully. |
| B．Water can’t be drunk in this way. |
| C．There are lots of germs in it. |
| D．Water will make you ill. |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air. |
| B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. |
| C．If your temperature ( 体温 ) is not OK, there must be germs in your body. |
| D．If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs can make us ill. |
| B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don’t drink dirty water. |
| D．Take care of your fingers. |
ENJOY YOUR FAVORITES IN STAR CINEMA
Tickets must be booked被预定 any time up to 30 minutes before the film starts. Ticket holders are given seat numbers. |
What film can you see on a Saturday night in October?
| A．Lord of the Rings（Ⅲ）The Return of the King.. |
| B．Lord of the Rings（Ⅱ）The Two Towers. |
| C．The Lion King, Shrek（Ⅱ）. |
| D．Voldemort. |
When can you see the film Voldemort?
| A．Tuesday, October, 4 p.m. |
| B．Tuesday, October, 10 p.m. |
| C．Thursday, September, 8 p.m. |
| D．Friday, September, 4 a.m. |
How much will it cost for a family with two children（one is 5 years old and the other is 8）to see a film?
| A．$ 22. | B．$ 30. | C．$ 44. | D．$ 48. |
When can people book tickets?
| A．The day before the film. |
| B．Anytime before the film. |
| C．An hour before the film. |
| D．No later than half an hour before the film. |
What can you do in the cinema?
| A．Eat some food. | B．Have some drinks. |
| C．Make a phone call. | D．Smoke in the area provided. |
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask,“Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.”In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.From this passage we can see in the United States.
| A．women want to work outside the home |
| B．working wives do most of the housework |
| C．hushands do as much housework as their wives |
| D．women do not like to stay at home with their families |
At Mother’s Camp, women can’t .
| A．watch TV | B．read newspapers |
| C．swirn in the lake | D．bring their husbands and children |
Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because .
| A．they don’t like their husbands and children |
| B．they have to work full-time |
| C．they are too busy to relax themselves |
| D．they want a new life |
is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.
| A．Housework | B．Working outside the home |
| C．When to take a vacation | D．Looking after their children |
What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?
| A．Busy Working Mothers | B．Welcome to Mother’s Camp |
| C．Mothers Relax Away from Home | D．Mothers in the US |
Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng? Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected（选拔）as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force（中国人民解放军空军）in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot（战机飞行员）, he was selected to an astronaut in 1998.
He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son.
Nie Haisheng was born in September 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program.
He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 fight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai Ahigang.
On September 23,2005 it was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again.
Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter.When did Nie join the army?
| A．In 1982. | B．In 1998. |
| C．In 1991. | D．After his graduation from high school. |
Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to saace?
| A．Zhai Zhigang. | B．Nie Haisheng. |
| C．Yang Liwei. | D．Fei Junlong. |
How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?
| A．Three times. | B．Four times. |
| C．Six times. | D．Eight times. |
How many people did the writer mention in this passage?
| A．5. | B．6. | C．7. | D．8. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu. |
| B．Nie Haisheng has an elever-year-old daughter. |
| C．Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng. |
| D．Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son. |
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