16.China is a country that is changing very quickly over the past fifty years.If you look closely,you can see it(1)
in front of your eyes. Fifty years ago,everybody travelled around by bike.Today lots of people in China still ride their bikes to school or work,but many people also take the bus or travel(2)
underground.There are some people who even drive their own cars.Shops(3)
small businesses but now the centre of China's cities are(4)
large department stores.In these department stores,you can buy anything you want in one trip.You can buy food,toys,bikes and even televisions.Television is(5)
change that China has been.Many children would say that they cannot imagine life(6)
TV set,but years ago they had to live without them. The Internet and the computer have only recently become regular items in our lives.Without the Internet,people would not(7)
get information as quickly as they can now and the Internet helps people(8)
friends all over the world.Computers help(9)
children and adults in their daily lives.Many students are lucky enough(10)
them to do their homework or chat with their friends and sometimes play games.
17.How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?
Sightseeing The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and painting.The ticket is $10.00 but go on Tuesdays and you'll get in free.The Sears Tower is the world's third tallest building.By going to the 103rd floor,you can get a great view of the whole city!All for only $8.50. Free show There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer.They are held Wednesday through Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m.Attend the taping of a TV show for free.The Oprah Winfrey and the Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets.For the Oprah Winfrey Show you'll have to book tickets at least a month before. Places to stay You can get a hotel for $100 to $300 a day. .However,you can get a room in the dormitory (宿舍)at Roosevelt University for $215 for &.whole week!But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate (價格).
(1)You may go to
if you like to get a great view of the whole city. A.the Art Institute B.the Sears Tower C.Roosevelt University D.Grant Park (2)This passage is written for telling us
. A.How to make a cheap trip in Chicago. B.Where we can see fine photos and paintings. C.Chicago is a big and beautiful city. D.There are many free concerts in Chicago.
18.Dear Tom, Thanks for your message and I am glad that you wrote to me for ideas. I remember when I was learning English,I felt uncomfortable about speaking.I could remember lots of words and knew grammar rules,but speaking was difficult.I now feel a lot more confident about speaking,so here are some ideas that I have taken from my own experience. Don't worry about making mistakes.Other people will still know your meaning and they probably won't notice your mistakes. Use every chance you get to speak.For example,it's a good idea to use only English in class and not to speak to your classmates in your own language.At home,you should also try practicing new words and grammar learnt in class. Think about extra speaking practice outside the classroom.You can join a conversation group,such as the chat groups in the study centre. They are free to join. Practice speaking online,There are lots of websites where you can communicate with someone from all around the world. I hope this helps you and please come to me if you have other problems. Yours, Eliza (1)How many suggestions does Eliza offer?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five. (2)What is Tom's problem when he is learning English?
A.He has problems remembering words. B.He has difficulty in speaking English. C.He has no interest in learning English. D.He doesn't understand grammar rules. (3)What does the underlined word "They" refer to(指代)?
A.The chat groups. B.The study centre. C.The websites. D.The classrooms.
19.No Car Day was first started by 34 cites in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment.By now,more than 1000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day,The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities including Taipei,Shanghai and Wuhan,also support the day. In Beijing,more and more people are taking part in the activjye.aiy.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (World Environment Day).The slogan(口號) for the day is,"If we drive for one less day,we can have one more nice day."" So far,more than 20,000 drivers have shown their support. "We can't change the weather,but we can choose not to drive," said Wu Zhonghua,a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of 2007,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year.Much of the dust(灰塵) comes from the desert,but cars cause most of the air pollution.We must do more for No Car Day.
(1)No Car Day was started
. A.to save money B.to control the weather C.to make the air cleaner D.to keep out dust from the desert (2)The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers
. A.to work hard to get fewer blue sky days B.not to work on World Environment Day C.to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work D.to leave their cars at home for a week each month (3)What can we infer(推斷) from the passage?
A.More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs. B.People will have one more World Environment Day each month. C.More and more people won't drive on No Car Day in Beijing. D.The car club chairman Wu Zhonghua won't drive any more.
57.Most people think that the older you get,the harder it is to (1)l
a new language.That is,they believe that (2)c
learn more easily than the grown-ups.So at some points in our lives,maybe around age 12 or 13,we lose the ability to learn languages (3)w
.Is this a fact or a myth(謬論)? Is it (4)t
that children learn a foreign language more easily than the grown-ups?One report,on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, (5)s
that the teenagers learn more in less time than the younger children.Another report,on Americans learning Russian,showed the ability to learn increased(增加) as the age increased. (6)T
are several possible explanations (解釋) for these findings.For one thing,grown-ups know more about the world and are able to understand meanings more (7)e
than children. (8)M
,grown-ups can use logical(邏輯的)thinking to help themselves in the language learning.Finally,grown-ups have more self-discipline (自律) than children. All in all,it (9)s
that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a (10)f