When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages. When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

　 From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

　 But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

77. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

　 A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

　 B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

　 C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

　 D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people's daily life in Kolkata.

78. Which type of transport may you take when the roads flood in Kolkata?

　 A. A bus.　　　 B. A taxi.　　 C. A car.　　 D. A rickshaw.

79. What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

　A. make　　　 B. increase　　 C. forbid　　 D. collect

80. What can we learn from the passage?

　A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

　　 When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

　 From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

　 But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

　 79. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

　 A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

　 B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

　 C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

　 D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.

　 80. What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

　 A. make　　　 B. increase　　 C. forbid　　 D. collect

　 81. What can we learn from the passage?

　 A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

　 B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

　 C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

　 D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1^st, Hong Kong banned（禁止）smoking in most public places.　　

These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.　　

　Hong Kong　 hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for people’s health.　　

And it’ll be better if more people in 　Hong Kong　 give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly.”　　

If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.　　

　Hong Kong　 is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006, 　　Singapore　　 banned smoking in most public places.　　

1.Smoking is not allowed             in 　Hong Kong　.　　

A. in indoor places     B. in most public places       C. at home 　　

2.Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?　　

A. The park        B. The beach             C. The airport　　

3. What’s the purpose of the smoking ban in 　Hong Kong　?　　

A. To stop passive smoking.　　

B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.　　

C. To stop people from smoking.　　

4.The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that           .　　

A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much    B. people in 　Hong Kong　 support the ban　　

C. Jack Lee is used to smoking 　　

5.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?　　

A. 罚款  B. 给予 C. 奖励　

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Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　1　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　2　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　3　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　4　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　5　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　6　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　7　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　8　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　9　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　10　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　11　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　12　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　13　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　14　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its  15　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1.                A．bought         B．received        C．borrowed     D．broke

2.                A．learned        B．found          C．sent　   D．told

3.                A．airport         B．school          C．hospital　 D．station

4.                A．when　        B．because　      C．if　  D．though

5.                A．saw            B．forgot          C．remembered　 D．took

6.                A．had            B．driven          C．invited　 D．taken

7.                A．visited 　       B．reminded       C．reached　 D．left

8.                A．surprised　     B．tired           C．nervous　 D．lonely

9.                A．next to         B．around　       C．behind　 D．away from

10.               A．us             B．him            C．them　   D．you

11.               A．of             B．for            C．with　    D．about

12.               A．words　        B．actions         C．play　 D．fun

13.               A．important　     B．interesting      C．expensive D．wonderful

14.               A．never　        B．usually         C．sometimes　   D．often

15.               A．look　         B．price          C．size  D．weight