On May 23, Shenzhen introduced tough new rules in order to discourage the “Chinese style of crossing the road”. “Chinese people cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a crowd,” said a post on Sina Weibo.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Many people say that they jaywalk(乱穿马路) because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings for three years. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds(秒) before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly because they ignore rules. “I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” someone wrote on his Weibo.
Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?
| A．To cross a road slowly. |
| B．To follow the basic traffic rules. |
| C．To wait for the traffic light to turn green. |
| D．To cross roads without looking at traffic lights. |
What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
| A．A CCTV news program. |
| B．A research group at Tongji University. |
| C．A post on Sina Weibo. |
| D．A daily newspaper. |
How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience?
| A．About five minutes. |
| B．Less than one minute. |
| C．Less than one and a half minutes. |
| D．More than ten minutes. |
Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?
| A．Because people don’t pay much attention to rules. |
| B．Because there are too many people on the road. |
| C．Because the red light lasts too long. |
| D．Because people have less patience. |
The writer suggests that we should __________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.
| A．punish the jaywalkers |
| B．reduce (减少) the time of red lights |
| C．ignore the traffic rules |
| D．call on people to obey the traffic rules |
The following chart(表) shows some information about the student’s after-school activities in a middle school. 100% means all the students, 51%—99% means most students, 1%—50% means some students and 0% means no students.
| Frequency(频率) of Activity |
Every day |
Once or twice a week |
Three or four times a week |
| Do housework |
5% |
75% |
20% |
| Exercise |
25% |
10% |
65% |
| Surf the Internet |
15% |
75% |
10% |
This chart is about the ______ of the students in a middle school.
| A．numbers | B．lessons |
| C．hobbies | D．after-school activities |
_________ of the students can take enough（足够的） exercise during the week.
| A．Most | B．Some | C．A few | D．All |
If there’re fifty students doing housework every day, there will be ________students surf the Internet every day.
| A．100 | B．50 | C．150 | D．250 |
Salesman： $73.07，please.
Peter： What? Show me the receipt.
Salesman： Here it is.
Peter：Look. The price on this shirt is $17. But the receipt says $27.
Salesman： You are right. The receipt is wrong.
Peter： And what is the $5.57 for?
Salesman： That’s for tax（税）.The $5.57 is for the ___________.
| A．tax | B．bags | C．jacket | D．shirt |
When did Peter do some shopping?
| A．On June 17. | B．At noon. |
| C．On June 25. | D．In the morning |
Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.
Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.
| A．Cities or Villages | B．Back to Towns |
| C．How Cities Grew | D．People and Animals |
The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.
| A．villages | B．animals | C．cities | D．people |
When factories were built, ___.
| A．more people live near the factories |
| B．people began to live in the factories |
| C．many people began to work in villages |
| D．many machines appeared in big factories |
We can learn from the text that ___.
| A．people like to work only in big cities |
| B．some people don't like to live in big cities |
| C．there will be no small towns in the future(将来) |
| D．it is better to live in cities than in villages |
In what order did people do the following things?
A. Worked in villages B. Lived near the factories.
C. Learned to grow food. D. Built factories.
E. Began to live near each other.
A. d, b, a, e, c B. e, a, c, d, b
C. c, e, a, d, b D. a. c. d. e. b
A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)．
Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I’d love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的） holiday ride.The street urchin was very surprised when ________．
| A．Paul received an expensive car |
| B．Paul told him about the car |
| C．he saw the shining car |
| D．he was walking around the car |
From the story we can see the urchin ________．
| A．wished to give his brother a car |
| B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car |
| C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s |
| D．wished Paul could be a brother like that |
The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．
| A．to show his neighbours the big car |
| B．to show he had a rich friend |
| C．to let his brother ride in the car |
| D．to tell his brother about his wish |
We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．
| A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin |
| B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
| C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
| D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end |
The best name of the name story is _________．
| A．A Christmas Present |
| B．A Street Urchin |
| C．A Brother Like That |
| D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |
“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express （表达）a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．
“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence（句子），“It’s so“cool”．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．We know that the word “cool has had ________.
| A．only one meaning |
| B．no meanings |
| C．many different meanings |
| D．the same meaning |
In the passage，the word “express” means“________”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．afraid of | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
| A．pleased with | B．strange to |
| C．worried about | D．careful with |
In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colourful |
| D．may not（可能不） be as cool as it seems |
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