We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago．

Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey（旅途） enjoyable．

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners（客轮） or river boats．They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．

Many people like to travel by car．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．

1.According to（根据） the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________

A．by car

B．by train

C．by plane

D．by sea

2.People can make even the longest journey enjoyable if they take the _________

A．train

B．plane

C．sea

D．bus

3.______ is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．

A．Traveling by bike．	B．Traveling by train．
C．Traveling by sea．	D．Traveling by car．[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

4.If we travel by car, we can _________

A．enjoy the longest journey

B．travel only fifty miles a day[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]

C．make our own timetable

D．travel to a very far place in a few minutes

5.When people travel on business, they usually take

A．a boat or a train	B．a car or a boat
C．a plane or a car	D．a train or a plane

 

Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.

1.Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.

A. kind              B. lazy              C. clever                D. foolish

2.Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.

A. a special train      B. something like a zip  C. a washing machine   D. a special car

3.A zip can be used to _______.

A. open clothes       B. close clothes        C. open and close clothes D. make clothes

4. A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.

  A. Chinese          B. Canadian           C. German            D. Japanese

5._______ was called “Father of Zip”.

  A. Mr. Whitcomb Judson                 B. The Canadian

  C. Whitcomb’s  father                   D. Whitcomb’s son

 

If you had only three years left to live, how would you spend your time? It’s a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, “I want to thank the people who have helped me.”

At the age of one, Huang’s mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to 18.After Huang’s story went on TV, hundreds of people sent money to help him. The boy was so moved that he decided to thank every one of them. But he has to be tied to his wheelchair. And the family can only afford a three-wheeled motorcycle(三轮摩托). Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometers, to 10 provinces, and thanked more than 30 helpers.          

“I am moved by the story of the boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also show our gratefulness to those who help us,” says an online post on CCTV. com.

1._________, Huang Ge started to use a wheelchair.

A．When he was 9 years old                 B．When he was 18 years old

C．When he was 10 years old                D．When he was 6 years old

2.Huang and his father took a _________to thank the helpers.

A．train             B．ship              C．motorcycle        D．bus

3.The underlined word “gratefulness” means _______________

A．诚信             B．奉献             C．宽容             D．感谢

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Hundreds of people sent money to help him.

B．Huang Ge’s mother left the family.

C．Huang Ge and his father have thanked more than 30 helpers.

D．Huang Ge was badly ill at the age of one.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Great Success                        B．An Interesting Trip

C．A Grateful Heart                        D．A TV Show

 

Peter is a middle school boy. His father has a black car, so his father usually ___1___ him to school in the car. Peter’s best friend Ben goes to school by ___2____, because he thinks it is good for his health. So Ben often ____3____ Peter to ride a bike with him together. Peter thinks Ben is ____4____.

After he goes home, Peter says to his mother, “Mom, I would like to ____5____ a bike. Would you please buy one ____6____ me?”

His mother smiles and asks, “____7____ do you want to ride a bike to school?”

“First, it’s good for my health. Second, there are a lot of ____8____ on the road, so it is faster （更快的） to ride a bike to school.”

“____9____. Let’s go to the supermarket and choose （挑选）one. But you must be ____10____ to ride a bike on the way to school.”

1.                A．has            B．gets            C．tells D．drives

 

2.                A．train           B．bike           C．taxi  D．subway

 

3.                A．likes           B．helps           C．asks D．stops

 

4.                A．sad            B．right           C．shy  D．nice

 

5.                A．draw           B．mend(修理)     C．play D．have

 

6.                A．on             B．to             C．for  D．from

 

7.                A．What          B．How           C．Why D．When

 

8.                A．policemen      B．traffic（交通）lights  C．traffic accidents (交通事故)    D．traffic jams(交通堵塞)

 

9.                A．See you        B．No problem      C．Here you are  D．Not at all

 

10.               A．careful(小心的)  B．excited         C．comfortable(舒服的) D．dangerous

 

 

Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.

1.Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.

A. kind              B. lazy              C. clever                D. foolish

2.Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.

A. a special train      B. something like a zip  C. a washing machine   D. a special car

3.A zip can be used to _______.

A. open clothes       B. close clothes        C. open and close clothes D. make clothes

4. A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.

  A. Chinese          B. Canadian           C. German            D. Japanese

5._______ was called “Father of Zip”.

  A. Mr. Whitcomb Judson                 B. The Canadian

  C. Whitcomb’s  father                   D. Whitcomb’s son