Four girls were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.

One day one of the girls said, “There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.” “What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse.”

The girls thought for several moments, then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).” “That’s a good idea,” the other girls said. “We’ll tell him that.”

They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.

“Why are you late?” the teacher asked. “You miss the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tire,” one of the girls said.

The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four girls did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?”

1.The four girls went to school every day by ________.

A．bus              B．taxi              C．subway           D．bike

2.One day the four girls got to school late because they ________.

A．didn’t like their teacher                 B．got up late in the morning

C．didn’t want to take the test               D．had an accident on the road

3.What’s the meaning of the word “excuse” in Chinese?

A．对不起           B．请假             C．借口             D．请示

4.The teacher asked the four girls to sit down like Picture ________.

A．                 B．                 C．                 D．

5.The passage implies(暗示) that ________.

A．the teacher was always angry with his students

B．the teacher would get the same answer to the question from the four girls

C．the four girls always have good ideas

D．the teacher was strict with his students

 

Four girls

Four girls were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.

One day one of the girls said,“There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.”“What can we tell the teacher?”One of the girls said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse.”

The girls though for several moments, then one of them said. “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).”“That’s a good idea,” the other girls said. “We’ll tell him that.”

They arrived at school an hour later. They test was finished.

“Why are you late?”the teacher asked. “You miss the text. ”“Our taxi had a flat tire, one of the girls said.”

The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four girls did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper：Which tire was flat?”

（    ）51、The four girls went to school every day by      .

A、bus    B、taxi    C、subway

（    ）52、There was      that morning.

A、a text      B、no classes    C、a trip

（    ）53、One day the four girls were late for school because      .

A、they didn’t like the teacher

B、there was a car accident

C、they planned to miss the text

（    ）54、We can know from the passage that the teacher     .

A、thought they were good students  

B、didn’t believe what they said

C、gave his students too many tests

（    ）55、The four girls sad down as the teacher said like Picture     

SINA —In order to let people go out more easily during the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing is going to start a special bus line and seven more night bus lines. 40% of the taxis will be in service for 24 hours. The subway will run longer hours, too. (December 27, 2007)

YAHOO— An old man called Shen Yuanyan made five Fuwa toys with 6,000 pieces of paper. It took him a few months to finish them. Mr. Shen will make another five bigger Fuwa toys and send them to Beijing. (January 7, 2008)

BAIDU —The Olympic Flame (圣火) has arrived in Beijing, showing that the Olympic Games in China will soon begin. From today, the torch (火炬) will carry the Flame across the world. (March 31, 2008)

XINHUA —Yang Yang, a famous Chinese skater, received the Beijing Olympic torch from a leader in Sanya, May 4, 2008. Yang ran the first 200 meters during the torch relay (接力) in Sanya, the first leg in the Chinese mainland（大陆) . (May 4, 2008)

1. ______ isn’t mentioned in the news above.

   A. The bus             B. The taxi            C. The subway             D. The plane

2. The old man’s Fuwa toys were made of______

   A. glass                  B. paper                C. cotton                     D. silk

3. The torch has carried the Flame across the world since _______

   A. December 27, 2007    B. January 7, 2008        C. March 31, 2008       D. May 4, 2008

4. In the Chinese mainland, the first leg of the torch relay started in ______

   A. Beijing         B. Chongqing               C. Shanghai          D. Sanya

5. There ______ of news about the Olympic torch relay here.

   A. is only one piece        B. are two pieces   C. are three pieces        D. are four pieces

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.

In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.

The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.

1. This passage is mainly（主要）about _____.

A．the weather of New York

B．the transportation of New York

C．the people in New York

D．traffic accidents in New York

2. The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____.

A．subway

B．taxi

C．bus

D．car

3.The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____.

A．subway

B．taxi

C．bus

D．car

4.If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?

A．From 8am to 10 am	B．From 3am to 10 pm
C．From 3 am to 5 pm	D．From 10 am to 3pm