More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out  of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.

Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.

Health Benefits of Bicycling:

It helps to prevent heart diseases.   

Bicycling helps to control your weight.

A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.

Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

Exercise  like  bicycling  has  been  shown  to  make  people  feel  better,  more  relaxed  and self-confident.

Bicycling is healthier than driving.

1.When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may _________.

2.If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and_____________ .

3.One of the benefits from bicycling is that_______________.

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

1.In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A．cars              B．bikes             C．trains             D．buses

2.The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.

A．on the side of the road                   B．popular and heavy

C．all over the country                      D．cheap and easy

3.From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.

A．going shopping is easy                    B．making boats is difficult

C．riding a bike taxi is cheap                 D．carrying heavy people is interesting

4.The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .

A．Bike Riders        B．A Special Country   C．Bike Taxis          D．A Cheap Journey

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was        years ago, but it has brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution（污染）. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even       it. Man has polluted the        . The more people, the more pollution.Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so       people. When the land was used up (用光), the river was not clean in a place,man went to       place. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world       pollution is still the most serious, it’s bad for       things in the world.Many countries don’t le t people burn       for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of       pollution. It’s caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s       to ride bikes. When you are       , there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bike. It’s not      bikes are expen sive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. So more people       their bikes and go to work by cars,  then things are getting       . We should have special roads only for bikes and make it       difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bikes. 

1.A. hundred       B. hundreds of      C. hundred of      D. hundreds 

2.A. listen         B. listen to         C. hear of        D. hear 

3.A. moon          B. star               C. earth             D. sun 

4.A. lot            B. little             C. many             D. much  

5.A. others        B. the others       C. the other        D. another  

6.A. Air           B. Food              C. Water            D. Noise  

7.A. life           B. live              C. living            D. lives 

8.A. something bad              B. bad something  

C. something good              D. good something 

9.A. water           B. air             C. noise          D. white 

10.A. least           B. best            C. most             D. worst 

11.A. driving       B. biked           C. riding           D. ridden 

12.A. why             B. because          C. what              D. how 

13.A. put on          B. look at         C. put away        D. look up 

14.A. better and better              B. more and more  

C. worse and worse                     D. bigger and bigger 

15.A. quite            B. such              C. very               D. so

We  26  a survey about different   27  transportation last week．We asked students28  their favorite kinds of transportation． 29  are some of the results．Most students come to school  30  bike and they like  31  bikes．Of course, bikes are  32  than cars and buses．Some students like cars  33  they are safer than bikes．Cars are also faster than bikes and buses．Among some students, buses are not popular, because they often have  34  passengers（旅客）．Buses are also dirtier and more crowded．However（然而）,  35  many people can afford（买得起） a car．
【小题1】A．did         B．make              C．have
【小题2】A．kind of      B．kinds of             C．a kind of
【小题3】A．from                                         B．with        C．about
【小题4】A．Here                                        B．There            C．They
【小题5】A．on                                            B．by            C．ride
【小题6】A．by                                           B．on            C．riding
【小题7】A．cheaper                                      B．more expensive         C．cheap
【小题8】A．though       B．because            C．but
【小题9】A．too much                                   B．a lot         C．too many
【小题10】A．not        B．don't                 C．aren't