With 10, 600 bicycles in circulation，Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation．

??? It seems both Parisians and tourists are taking advantage of the program．Since its launch a little over two weeks ago，Vélib has already seen almost half a million rentals．And，with the addition of 10，000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months，city officials expect at least 200，000 regular users by year end．

???? Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Vélib’s vehicles and plans to make use of them more often．

??? “It’s a real pleasure—when，like me，you don’t have space enough in your flat to have your

own bike—to be able to discover．to cross Paris and not have to take the subway，”he said．

???? As a socialist and longtime green activist，Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Vélib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and，thus，lower pollution by 2020．

???? Apart from its environmental benefits，Vélib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city，for all the money from rentals goes to the city government．

???? Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles．

???? Across the globe，cities such as Barcelona，which stated its bike-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations，and New York，which launched a five-day trial program last month，are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution．

???? However，it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these programs is simply a

passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world．

1.The real purpose of Vélib is________．

A．to help people save money and space

B．to make some money for the city government

C．to provide convenience to both Parisians and tourists

D．to reduce traffic and pollution in the city

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There will be 700 stations in one year’s time．

B．There will be over 20, 000 bikes in use in a year．

C．In the first two weeks there were nearly a million rentals．

D．There will be 200, 000 regular rentals each day by year end．

3.We can know from the passage that_________．

A．other cities also have such programs

B．Parisians can use the bicycles free of charge

C．Paris sets an example to many other cities

D．Paris is the first city to start such a program

4.As to the future of the program，the author is_________．

A．critical????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．optimistic????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．uncertain ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．negative

         All of us eat every day, but most of us don’t understand nutrition. We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.

For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak and beef, they contain less amount of calories.

Some people don’t like canned(罐装的) or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.

It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.

It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.

46. This passage is mainly about_______.

A. nutrition                B. vitamins                C. vegetables            D. health

47. Rice, bread and potatoes do good to people’s health mainly because_______.

A. they make people fat                              B. there are lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef.

D. both B and C.

48. Why don’t some people like canned or frozen vegetables? Because______.

A. they think fresh vegetables contain less vitamins

B. they think fresh vegetables contain more vitamins than the canned or frozen ones

C. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables are fresh

D. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables taste as good as the fresh ones

49. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. extra vitamins provide less energy.

50. The point of the passage is that______.

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins

         All of us eat every day, but most of us don’t understand nutrition. We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.

         For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak and beef, they contain less amount of calories.

         Some people don’t like canned(罐装的) or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.

         It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.

         It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

         In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.

46. This passage is mainly about_______.

A. nutrition                B. vitamins                C. vegetables            D. health

47. Rice, bread and potatoes do good to people’s health mainly because_______.

A. they make people fat                              B. there are lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef.

D. both B and C.

48. Why don’t some people like canned or frozen vegetables? Because______.

A. they think fresh vegetables contain less vitamins

B. they think fresh vegetables contain more vitamins than the canned or frozen ones

C. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables are fresh

D. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables taste as good as the fresh ones

49. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. extra vitamins provide less energy.

50. The point of the passage is that______.

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins

B

       All of us eat every day, but most of us don’t understand nutrition. We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.

       For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one’s health. They are good sources of many vitamins. And in comparison with steak and beef, they contain less amount of calories.

       Some people don’t like canned(罐装的) or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can use a large amount of vitamins.

       It is widely believed extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn’t make it function better.

       It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil. However, the minerals(矿物质) in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

       In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.

1. This passage is mainly about_______.

A. nutrition           B. vitamins            C. vegetables         D. health

2. Rice, bread and potatoes do good to people’s health mainly because_______.

A. they make people fat                      B. there are lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef.

D. both B and C.

3. Why don’t some people like canned or frozen vegetables? Because______.

A. they think fresh vegetables contain less vitamins

B. they think fresh vegetables contain more vitamins than the canned or frozen ones

C. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables are fresh

D. they don’t think the canned or frozen vegetables taste as good as the fresh ones

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. vegetables grown in poor worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. extra vitamins provide less energy.

5. The point of the passage is that______.

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn’t make it function better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins

Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson. All good lessons arid habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people—adults included—do not have a good sense of saving for the long run. 　　  

I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90. 　　

Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to build up wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving. 　　

At high school many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small. If you have a lob, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it. 　　

After high school, college is expensive and then "real" life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier.________________, the more time the money has to grow. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.  

Later in life it can be hard to start saving because general costs of living are more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your bills. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which comes from saving. 　　

Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a secure life. 　　  

Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also allow you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.

In addition to this, it will mean you can live the way you want to without worrying.

1.What’s the best title of the passage? 

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

 As long as you save early, you’ll do less work to live well at your old age.

3.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 10 words)

4 According to the passage,.what do you think of saving ?(within 30 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.