Trains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Today’s high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.
Japan built the world’s first high speed railway. In 1964, Japan’s “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.
Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Province’s started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in less than two hours.
These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.
Super fast trains can even help a country’s economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. It’s no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.The world’s first high speed trains started traveling at ______.
| A．8 km/hr | B．200 km/hr |
| C．300 km/hr | D．500 km/hr |
In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from ______.
| A．Japan | B．Korea | C．China | D．the USA |
According to the passage, high speed trains ______ than planes.
| A．are cheaper | B．are safer and cleaner |
| C．make traveling easier | D．cause less pollution |
One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that ______.
| A．they are safer than some other transportation types |
| B．it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems |
| C．they’re good for a country’s businesses and land values |
| D．super fast trains can help a country’s economy(经济) |
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
| A．trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world |
| B．Japan built the world’s first high speed railway |
| C．we should do everything that we can to help the environment |
| D．there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways |
Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don’t like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey(调查) in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. And air is the freshest early in the morning. Besides(此外), it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form(形成) the habit(习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb(谚语) says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”We may read this passage in a _______ magazine.
| A．health | B．sports | C．music | D．travel |
Early rising people are _______ than late rising people.
| A．fatter | B．thinner | C．healthier | D．cleverer |
Air is the freshest ______ according to the passage.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．all day |
Which of the following is NOT the result(结果) of early rising?
| A．People can get ready for their work. |
| B．People can get fresh air. |
| C．People can learn things more quickly and better. |
| D．People can have enough food for breakfast. |
If a man always likes to get up late, it’s ___ for him to form the habit of getting up early.
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．happy | D．sad |
We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.
| A．they always sleep very well | B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ______.
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must ______.
| A．read books | B．write words |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______.
| A．they have no good memories | B．they have no recorders(录音机) |
| C．they have too much time for it | D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better ______.
| A．when you have enough good food | B．when you do more and more exercises |
| C．when you do morning exercises every day | D．when you get up early |
Shows at the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. There are lots of fun and interesting things to see. Come to visit the Palace Museum.
| Closing Time |
Place |
Things to See |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Taihe Palace |
Golden Throne |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Zhonghe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Baohe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Jingren Palace |
Bronzes(青铜器) |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Yonghe Palace |
Pottery(陶器) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Huangji Palace |
Chinese Paintings |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Fengxian Palace |
Clocks and watches |
| Tickets: |
Adults: |
￥15.00 |
| Children: |
Over12: ￥10.00 Under12: Free(免费) |
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| Opening Time: |
9:00a.m.~ 4:00 p.m. |
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| 10:00a.m.~ 3:00p.m. on Saturday |
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| Not open on Sunday |
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| Notices(注意): |
Keep quiet. |
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| Keep the museum clean. |
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| Don’t forget(忘记) to buy some souvenirs(纪念品)for your friends and family. |
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| Do not take any photos. |
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| Do not touch (触摸)anything. |
How many kinds of things can you see at the show ?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Seven | D．Eight |
When can you see clocks and watches?
| A．At 1:40 p.m. from Monday to Saturday |
| B．At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| C．At 4:00 p.m. every day |
| D．At 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday |
Mr. Wu wants to visit the show with his two students this Saturday. The two students are both 14. How much are the tickets together?
| A．￥35.00 | B．￥28.00 | C．￥15.00 | D．￥7.00 |
The Palace Museum opens ________ days a week.
| A．Two | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Which of the following can you do at the show?
| A．To talk to each other. | B．To take a few nice photos. |
| C．To buy some souvenirs. | D．To touch golden throne. |
When you are in England, you must (必须) be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic goes on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop(停止). Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the lights are green, the traffic can go and people on foot mustn’t (禁止) cross.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the cars drive on the left.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well. That’ll be very interesting.Before you cross a street in London, you must look to .
| A．the right side(边) | B．the left side |
| C．the left first and then the right | D．the right first and then the left |
When you drive a car in England, you must .
| A．drive on the left | B．drive on the right |
| C．ignore (忽略) the traffic lights | D．go very quickly (快) |
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic .
| A．can go | B．must be careful | C．mustn’t cross | D．must stop |
In England, you can see some buses .
| A．with two chairs | B．with two rooms |
| C．with two floors | D．with two drivers |
Which of the following is right?
| A．After you cross the street, you must look to the left first and then the right. |
| B．If the lights are red, the traffic mustn’t stop. |
| C．You must drive cars on the left in England. |
| D．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the traffic is not dangerous. |
Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.
| A．teach French | B．look after the children of a rich family |
| C．teach English | D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers |
Why did Edith return home from Belgium?
| A．Because she found work in an English hospital. |
| B．Because she organized a training school for nurses. |
| C．Because the First World War broke out. |
| D．Because her father was seriously ill. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?
| A．杀死她 | B．使她失去记忆 | C．抹去对她的记忆 | D．摧残她 |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Edith was good at music and German at school. |
| B．Edith was a highly professional doctor. |
| C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses. |
| D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith. |
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