A． “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary. 
B.  Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one of the world’s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times’s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.
C.  Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.
D.  In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.
E.  Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually.
F.  We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We’ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com.
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【小题1】“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger
【小题2】More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain’s roads
【小题3】Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling
【小题4】“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling
【小题5】Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists

A． “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary. 

B.  Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one of the world’s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times’s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.

C.  Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.

D.  In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.

E.  Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually.

F.  We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We’ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com.

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1.“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger

2.More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain’s roads

3.Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling

4.“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling

5.Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists

TELEPHONE MESSAGE

To: Deborah Lai（English teacher）

Mr. /Mrs. /Ms．: Wong

√Telephoned                □Called in                    □Wrote a note

To say: His daughter Angela will not be back at school until Thursday because she is sick．He would like to speak to you about the work she is missing．His phone number is 5895337．

Please:

√Telephone                 □Write a note               □Make t time to see

Message taken by: Mrs. Lee

Date: Monday 12 August   Time; 9:05 a．m．

1．Angela will be back at school on _______．

A．15th August                                   B．12th August

C．Monday                                    D．Wednesday

2．Mr. Wong would like the teacher to _________．

A．return his call                                   B．write him a letter

C．make an appointment to see him                          D．telephone his daughter Angela

3．From this information it is possible to tell that Mr. Wong is a _______．

A．teacher in a nearby school．

B．man who takes messages at the school

C．father who cares about his daughter’s progress

D．hard working business man

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　　A boy walked along Carver Street，singing a sad song．He walked with his head down．Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street，painted on the side of an old house．On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle．“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola，”the sign said．

　　“Boy！”the silence was cut by a sudden cry．He turned around quickly to see who had called．

　　An old woman was standing at her door．

　　“You boy！Come here this minute．”

　　Slowly the boy 　1　 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house．When he arrived at her house， she 　2　 out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her 　3　 old fingers around his arm．

　　“Help me inside，boy，”she said，“Help me 　4　 to my bed．What's your name？”

　　“Joseph，”he said．

　　The old woman on the bed tried to 　5　 up，raising herself on her elbow （肘）．Water 　6　 from her eyes and mouth．The sight of her made Joseph feel 　7　．

　　“I'm dying，Joseph．You can see that，can't you？I Want you to write a 　8　 for me．There's paper and pencil on the table there．”

　　Joseph looked down at the 　9　，and then looked out the window．He saw the sign again：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

　　“I want my silver pin to 　10　 to my daughter．”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and 　11　 the pencil slowly across the paper．

　　“There's my Bible（圣经），”the old woman said，“That's for my daughter，too．I want a 　12　 Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing．Write that down，too，That's the last 　13　 of a poor old woman．”

　　The boy labored（吃力）over the paper．Again he looked out the window．

　　“Here．Bring it here so I can 　14　 it．”

　　Joseph found the Bible，and，　15　 the paper inside，laid it next to the bed．

　　“　16　 me now，boy，”she sighed．“ I'm tired．”

　　He ran out of the house．

　　A cold wind blew through the 　17　 window，but the old woman on the bed 　18　 nothing．She was dead．The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind．　19　 on the paper were some childish letters．They 　20　 the words：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

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Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days，but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher．

If I have learned anything in my 16 years，it is that communication is very important，both when you disagree and when you get along．With any relationship，you need to let the other person know how you are feeling．If you are not able to communicate，your relationship drifts apart．When you are mad at your parents or anyone else，not talking to them doesn’t solve anything．

Communication begins with the concerns of another．It means that you can’t just come home from school，go up to your room and talk to nobody．Even if you just say “Hi” and see how their day is for five minutes，it is better than nothing．

If you look up the word “communication” in the dictionary，it will say “the exchange of ideas，conveyance (传递) of information，correspondence (通信)，means of communication；a letter or message”．To keep a good relationship，you must keep the communication strong．Let people know how you feel，even if it’s just by writing a note．

When dealing with parents，you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as parents．If you are trying to make them see something as you see it，tell them that you listen to what they have to say，but ask them politely to listen to you．Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse．

Here is an example．One night，Sophie went to a street party with her friends．She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks．but they didn’t feel she could just ask to go home．That would be rude．After all，they had been nice enough to take her along with them．Needless to say，she was late getting home．Her parents were mad at first，but when Sophie explained why she was late，they weren’t as mad and let the incident go．Communication was the key factor here．If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen，Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble．

Communication isn’t a one-way deal．It goes both ways．Just remember：if you get into a situation like Sophie’s，telling the other person how you feel and listening are key factors to communication．

68．The second paragraph mainly talks about ________．

A．the importance of friendship

B．making your feelings known to others

C．the importance of communication

D．the disagreement between generations

69．The key to happy relationship between parents and children is that _______．

A．children should always obey their parents

B．parents play the leading part

C．parents should mind their own business

D．both should make the other know their feelings

70．The example in the passage proves that ________．

A．Sophie’s parents were willing to listen to her

B．Sophie was very polite to her parents

C．Sophie did the right thing when she explained the reason of her being late

D．communication is the key to solving misunderstanding

71．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ________．

A．if you don’t agree with others，you’d better let them know

B．it is better to say “Hi” to others than to say nothing

C．if you are too busy to communicate，just walk away

D．communication is a two-way deal