Differences in bicycling between China and other countries

People all over the world ride bicycles . But there are many differences between China and other countries .

Wearing helmets(头盔)

You may think  helmets  are useless .But you are wrong . In many places kids have to wear them when they ride bikes . In some places of the United States , it's against the law (违反法律）for kids under 16 to ride without  helmets  .Many people say that helmets are like seat belts (安全带） for bikes .

Bike lanes (车道）

In China , bicycles have their own special lanes on the road . People can ride next to cars . In the USA , roads are only for cars . People don't ride their bikes to school or work . But this isn't true everywhere in the West . In the Netherlands(荷兰）there are more bikes than people . The whole country has bicycle lanes .

Riding for fun

Do you ride your bike to school ? In China this is very common . But in the USA , kids only ride their bikes for fun on the weekend . They regard bicycling as a sport . Many cities have special parks .People turn old railways(铁路） into bike roads . People can ride from town to town  .

1.What are  the differences between China and other countries in bicycling ?

_________________ are the differences between China and other countries in bicycling .

2.Which country has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding ?

____________ has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding  .

3.What do many people think of helmets  ?

They think that helmets are  _______________ for bikes .

4.Which country has more bikes than people ?

__________________________ there are more bikes than people  .

5.What do Americans regard bicycling as and how do they do  ?

They regard it as  __________ ; they build some special  _________ and turn  __________ into bike roads .

Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He wears old clothes. He comes into the room. But people there don’t look at him at all. They don’t ask him to sit at the table.

   Mr. King goes home and puts on (穿上) his good clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room stands up and smiles（微笑）at him. They give him very good food to eat.

   Mr. King takes off (脱下) his clothes，puts his clothes in the food and says, “Please eat, my clothes!” The other people ask, “What are you doing?” He answers, “ I’m asking my clothes to eat the food. When I wear old clothes, you don’t look at me. You don’t ask me to sit down. Now I am in the good clothes and you give me the very good food. Now I see, you give the food for my clothes, not for me!”

(     )1.Mr. King goes to the dinner party, but people there don’t look at him. Because_____

A. he doesn’t come by car        B. he is young

C. he wears old clothes          D. he is old

(     )2.Mr King goes home to ______ his ____ clothes.

A. put on, good           B. puts on, fine

C. take off, good          D. takes off, good

(     )3.Mr King goes back to the party. People in the room stand up and smile at him. Because _______

A. he wears an old clothes         B. he comes by a very good car

C. he wears his good clothes      D. he takes off his good clothes

(     )4. Mr. King takes off his good clothes, and _____ them  _____ the good food.

A. ask , to eat      B. asks, to eat     C. lets, to eat   D. ask, eat

(     )5. Now Mr. King sees the good food is __________.

A. for he    B. for his good clothes    C. for me    D. for him

British English and American English

A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.

These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

1.In American English, we can say, “      ? ”

A．Have you a new book

B．Do you have a new book

C．Are you have a new book

D．Can you to have a new book

2.Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is        .

A．poor             B．different          C．high              D．short

3.In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt      .

A．favoruite          B．favurite           C．favorite           D．favrite

4.Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say        .

A．at the hospital                          B．in the hospital

C．by hospital                            D．to hospital

5.The main idea of the passage is that                  .

A．there are no differences between British English and American English

B．British English and American English are two different languages

C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language

D．we shouldn't speak English

2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26^th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12^th to 23^rd.

As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?

Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.

Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.

How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.

1.The26th World Universiade will begin on       .

A. August 12^th     B. August 23^rd     C. September 12^th    D. September 23^rd

2.The pair of pandas comes from       .

A. Shenzhen      B. Sichuan      C. Guangzhou       D. Beijing

3.Yongba is a(n)      

A. Universiade Panda      

B. Asian Games Panda

C. Onympic Panda         

D. panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park

4.From the passage we can know the       of the Universiade Pandas.

A. arrival time     B. ages     C. names      D. living habits

5.The passage tells us that       

A. the slogan of the 26^th World Universiade is “Just Do It”

B. there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen

C. Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009

D. Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry  26  a new clock. But Harry,  27  lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.

“  28  needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”

“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens  29  the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”

“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”

“By the time I  30  my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s  31  time I start work.”

“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”

“The factory bell  32  ” Harry told him.

“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

“The television programs come to end.”

By now Jack was really  33  . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen  34  you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”

“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on  35  wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

1. A. to buy        B. buying          C. bought         D. buy

2. A. which        B. whose           C. that           D. who

3.A. No one       B. Neither one       C. Everyone      D. Someone

4. A. at            B. to              C. in             D. on

5. A. eats          B. have eaten        C. ate            D. was eating

6.A. a            B. an              C. the             D.不填

7. A. ring          B. rings            C. was rung        D. ringing

8.A. anger         B. angrily          C. angry           D. angering

9. A. if            B. that             C. why            D. how

10. A. his           B. their            C. her             D. your