People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars．The city is very large，and its public transportation is slow．So people drive everywhere．But now，a group of bicyclists are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes．
Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets．"A lot of people are in a rush，and it's very difficult to keep careful，for they would rather care for their speed than your safety．"Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous，he prefers it to a car．"It's much simpler than driving a car．For example，I don't have to worry about parking．"
Roger Rosas drives to work．"You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush across by bike．Or you can easily get into an accident．"
To make bicycling safer，some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together，which they call a "bike train"．Nona Varnado helped create the group L．A．Bike Trains．"You're in a big group．If you're afraid of riding alone，you can now ride with experienced riders．"Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group．
36．People in Los Angeles are known for their love of ．
A．cars
B．buses
C．subways
D．bicycles
37．Devon Fitzgerald finds it to ride his bike in the streets．
A．safe
B．dangerous
C．boring
D．exciting
38．Devon Fitzgerald likes riding a bike better because ．
A．it's much cheaper
B．it is full of fun
C．it's safer everywhere
D．it's much easier
39．From the passage we know that ．
A．riding in a "bike train" can help people feel safer
B．Devon Fitzgerald helped to create L．A．Bike Trains
C．Roger Rosas prefers riding a bike to driving a car
D．people can easily get into an accident when riding together．
Robot Green was 31years old when he went to college. That was his first time he came into the classroom. Eleven years later he received a doctor’s degree in physics. Robert Green was a good example in studies for all people. His life was a moving story.
From a young age, Robert Green lived a simple and poor life with his grandfather in the mountains of Boston. His grandfather taught him to read. Later he taught himself to read Maths books and Physics books. From time to time, he bought old books with his saved money and read them all. At that time few people in Robert’s neighbourhood knew about his love of reading and learning. But one person, Jane Keller did know him. She worked in a library. Robert used to go there and he read everything in it. She suggested books for him to read.
A year later, he entered Bethel College. He was interested in everything that he had never seen before. He got an A in every subject. To his teachers’ surprise, he finished college in three years. His teachers encouraged him greatly and he went on his education at Stanford University.What did Robert buy with his saved money at his young age?
___________________________________________________Where did Jane Keller work?
___________________________________________________How did Robert get on with his every subject in Bethel College?
___________________________________________________Why were Robert’s teachers surprised at him?
___________________________________________________What do you think of Robert Green?
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Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.The Internet can not be used for______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
| A．large and worked quickly | B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly | D．small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A．It is wonderful |
| B．It can make students study harder |
| C．It is not good for students |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
When July comes, children know they’ll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.
The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods or in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their feet, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier. Every year, school children have the final exams in ____, and the exam means the school year will end.
| A．May | B．January | C．July | D．December |
According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can often ____ in the summer holidays.
| A．stay at home | B．go on a trip to the woods |
| C．go on a trip in the fields | D．go to a park to play |
It’s the best way for children to go to the ____ to spend their summer holidays.
| A．park | B．seaside | C．city | D．country |
____ make children like the seaside so much?
| A．The beautiful parks | B．The new things |
| C．The sand, the sea and the sun | D．The people near the sea |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．After the final exams ,school children will stay at school for extra classes. |
| B．The summer holidays is a good time to go out for a trip. |
| C．The children from the countryside can have a good time in the woods in the summer holiday. |
| D．If some children go on a trip to the seaside, they will have many things to talk about. |
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A volunteer is someone who offers to perform a service out of his own will, often without payment. The year 2001 was the International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 was the UK Year of the Volunteer.
Some volunteer for clinical trails (临床试验) or other medical research. Some may even donate their bodies to scientific research after their death.
An online volunteer is a person who spends time and effort with an organization through an online connection, rather than in person. A great number of people from around the world are online volunteers. Online volunteers can provide help in many fields. The practice of offering online help goes by other names.
(A)There are many opportunities for people to donate their services using the internet. (B) Online volunteers can do different kinds of tasks. Young or old, anyone can spend his spare time online offering some help as an online volunteer. Are you ready to be an online volunteer?What is a volunteer?
Where may some donate their bodies to after their death?
How can an online volunteer work?
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将(B)句改为被动语态。
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