Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol(汽油). They have to work, so that they can pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work..

　 People have found out that it is a good idea to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.

　 Children often go tot school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too. “The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap. It is a good way for those who do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes at the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use expensive petrol. A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.”

　 Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike-riding is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell my patients(病人) to buy bikes. In addition, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam.(交通堵塞).”

11. Some people don’t want to drive to work because _______________.

　 A. the cares are getting expensive　　　　 B. the petrol is getting expensive

　 C. the care are difficult to take care of　　 D. petrol is hard to buy

12. In the second paragraph(段落), “return to bikes” means ____________.

　 A. begin to ride bikes again　　　　　 B. give bikes back to others

　 C. go back by bike　　　　　　　　 D. borrow bike from others

13. After reading, we know that Molly is a _____________.

　 A. doctor　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. patient　　　　　 D. businesswoman

14. Mr Brow thinks that bike-riding has _________ good points.

　 A. two　　 B. three　　　 C. four　　　　 D. five

15. This passage tells us about _________________.

　 A. cars and petrol　 B. expensive petrol　

C. back to bike time　 D. bike-riding for a long life

How do your parents get to work? Do they drive? If they do, you might try to   1    them to walk to work．

On May 16,2006,Du Shaozhong, deputy Director（副局长）of the Beijing Environment protection Bureau（环境保护局）, didn't drive to work．  2  , he walked six kilometers to his office．

"This is to show my   3   for 'No Car Day ' ,"he told reporters．

The ' No Car Day' campaign asks Beijing drivers to leave their cars at home one day each month and walk to work．It also calls on Beijingers   4   cars on June 5,which is World Environment Day．The slogan   5   the day is: "If we don't drive for one day, we can have one more day of blue sky．"

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have spoken in support of the campaign．

"We cannot control weather,   6   we can control when we drive," said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman．

Beijing had 238 "blue sky" days last year．A "blue sky day" is a day with good air quality．In 2005, the number   7    233．

However, a recent report suggests that Beijing had just 51 "blue sky" days in the first quarter this year．Much of the dust（灰尘）  8   the desert．But cars   9  most of Beijing's air pollution．

Beijing has more than 2.6 million cars．They make 3,600 tons of   10   each day．In 2006, the city stopped running 4,000 old polluting buses and 30,000 taxis．But more than 1,000 new cars go on the road each day．

1．A．get           B．make               C．keep                    D．let

2．A．Instead of         B．Instead             C．However              D．Except

3．A．disagreement          B．support             C．policy                  D．treatment

4．A．not to use     B．to not use                C．don't use             D．to use

5．A．to                   B．in                           C．of                 D．for

6．A．so                      B．although            C．but                           D．and

7．A．is            B．was               C．are                 D．were

8．A．comes out of         B．from              C．comes from                 D．gives off

9．A．show                 B．influence            C．lead                  D．cause

10．A．garbage             B．pollution            C．oil                   D．rubbish

　 Every morning Jim goes to work by train . He has a long way to go . So he buys a newspaper . It helps him to spend the time on the train.

　 Jim likes sports very much . One morning on the train he is reading something about the football match .The match is very interesting .So he forgets to get off the train at his station . He doesn’t know it .When he finishes reading , he looks out of the window .It’s far from his station . He gets off at the next station . He has to go back by train .Of cause , he is late for work.

（　 ） 36.How does Jim go to work every day?

A .By train　 B. By bus　 C. By car　 D .By ship

（　 ）37 .What does Jim buy every morning ?

A .A book　 B. A newspaper C. A football D. A hamburger

（　 ）38 .Jim likes . 　

A .singing B. music C. running D. sports

（　 ）39 .He is on the train one morning

A .reading something about the new train

B .looking out of the windows of the train

C .talking with another football fan

D .reading something about the football match

（　 ） 40 .Where does he get off the train ?

A .He gets off the train at the right station

B. He gets off the train far from his station

C .He doesn’t get off the train.

D. He gets off the train before the right station.