Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.

In the 1960s， a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were____that this would help to save energy. reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles____and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use____was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys， whether he was a local or a foreigner.

Wherever someone finished a journey， they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work-thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!

____，more than thirty years later， the "white bike" is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片) to____its every move! To take a bicycle， you have to put a special card inside. The new "white bike" is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them

have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already____traffic in central Amsterdam， because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people， like the cycling fans in the 1960s， many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.

1.

A. awful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. thankful

2.

A. black B. brown C. blue D. white

3.

A. Anybody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Somebody

4.

A. Instead B. However C. For example D. After all

5.

A. make B. mark C. record D. describe

6.

A. heavier B. worse C. safer D. less

Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first

thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be k ___1___.” At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the ___2___antelope, or I will die of hunger .” So almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.
This is life: full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go a___3___when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will fall b____4____the other students. At first, I didn’t know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w ___5___ and losers. As I grew up, I got to know “competition”. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good f ___6___. ” So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I s ___7___ knew what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

Your nose has many important jobs, and is always busy.

Smelling

Smelling helps you gather information about the world around you. A good scent (气体),like flowers, brings you pleasure. A bad scent, like smoke or sour milk, warns you of danger. Most things around you release scent particles (微粒) into the air. These invisible chemicals enter the nose when you breathe. Nerves in the nose send information to the brain to identify a smell. You are able to recognize thousands of smells.

Breathing

Most of the air you breathe enters through your nose. The nose uses hair and mucus (粘液) to clean dust and germs (细菌) out of the air. The air that enters your nose contains oxygen. Your body uses oxygen to unlock the energy in the food you eat. Even when you sleep, your body needs energy to keep your heart beating and your brain working.

Tasting

Your nose helps you enjoy food. Flavor is a mixture of taste and smell. The smell of the food helps you identify what you are eating. The sense of smell contributes more to (贡献) food flavor than the sense of taste .When you are sick and have a stuffy nose, your food doesn’t taste as good because without smell, food loses most of its flavor.

Smell memory

Smells can bring back memories. Your brain uses a process to create a picture in your mind from the odors(气味)you smell. Smells can affect your feelings because the part of the brain that helps you identify smells is close to the area that affects your emotions, mood and memory. More smell memories are collected as you get older.

Your nose has many important jobs, and is more than just a smeller!

1.How many important jobs does a nose do according to the passage?

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2.Smelling helps you recognize thousands of smells, doesn’t it?

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3.What does the nose use to clean dust and germs out of air?

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4.What happens to your food if you are sick and have a stuffy nose?

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5.How do smells bring back memories?

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Please write a passage on the topic “I turn to________when I am in trouble” with at least 60 words.以“我遇到困难时就求助于...”为题写一篇不少于60个字的短文，标点符号不占格。请在空格上填上内容，比如：I turn to my friend when I am in trouble. 我遇到困难时就求助于我朋友。

Suggested questions:

What is your trouble?

Who helps you when you are in trouble?

Why do you turn to________?(give two reasons)

Judy looks sad. Let’s ________.

A. put up her B. cheer up her C. put her up D. cheer her up

We should ________ our classroom and keep it tidy.

A. set up B. clean up

C. cut up D. get up

—I want to volunteer. What can I do?

—You can ________ food at the food bank.

A. give out B. work out C. give up D. call up

Mr. Smith lives __ in the mountain, but he never feels _____

A. alone; lonely B. lonely, alone C. alone ,alone D. lonely, lonely

If it rains tomorrow, I will put off _________ for Shanghai.

A. leaving B. to leave C. left D. leaves

—Could I ____ your English-Chinese dictionary?

—Sure, but you can’t _______ it to others.

A. borrow; lend B. lend; borrow

C. borrow; keep D. keep; borrow