People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars. The city is very large, and its public transportation is slow. So people drive everywhere. But now, a group of bicyclists are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes.
Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets. “A lot of people are in a rush, and it’s very difficult to keep careful, for they would rather care for their speed than your safety.” Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous, he prefers it to a car. “It’s much simpler than driving a car. For example, I don’t have to worry about parking.”
Roger Rosas drives to work. "You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush across by bike. Or you can easily get into an accident. "
To make bicycling safer, some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together, which they call a "bike train". Nona Varnado helped create the group L. A. Bike Trains. "You’re in a big group. If you’re afraid of riding alone, you can now ride with experienced riders. " Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group.
36. People in Los Angeles are known for their love of_________.
A. cars
B. buses
C. subways
D. bicycles
37. Devon Fitzgerald finds it _________ to ride his bike in the streets.
A. safe
B. dangerous
C. boring
D. exciting
38. Devon Fitzgerald likes riding a bike better because__________.
A. it’s much cheaper
B. it is full of fun
C. it’s safer everywhere
D. it’s much easier
39. From the passage we know that_________.
A. riding in a “bike train” can help people feel safer
B. Devon Fitzgerald helped to create L. A. Bike Trains
C. Roger Rosas prefers riding a bike to driving a car
D. people can easily get into an accident when riding together
答案：
36. A 37. B 38.D 39.A
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Class Afloat is a Canadian school on a tall ship! The ship is 210 feet long and 30 feet wide, and it can take up to sixty students. The classrooms are well-equipped and comfortable, and there’s even a library! It isn’t necessary to know anything about sailing----students can learn on the ship.
Not all the students are Canadian. There’s usually a mix of nationalities. This year, there are also students from Mexico, the US, Germany, and Turkey. There’s a mix of ages too. There are high school students sixteen to eighteen years old, and first-year college students.
The teachers design special study programs for each student. Because the school is a ship, you can do some exciting classes, for example, Marine Biology (studying the animals and plants in the sea) and History of Geography courses about the places you visit. Students also learn all about sailing!
Students don’t just study. They must also clean, cook and sail the ship. In their free time, students can rest, read, or watch a movie. In the evening, they relax with friends and have club meetings.
Every sixteen to twenty days, the ship stops in a port for three to six days. In port there’s lots for the students to do-- homestays, camping trips, museum tours, cultural events, hiking, etc. They also go boating and do other water sports. Parents can meet up with the students in one port every term.
Students also take part in two volunteer programs in Senegal and the Dominican Republic. They help local families in different ways, for example, with basic health matters or starting a business. Students learn how, with just a little money and time, they can make changes that improve other people’s lives.
23.In Paragraph 2 we can get the information about .
A.the ship
B. the students
C. the classes
D. the activities
24.Which of the following statement is true?
A.Students must know how to sail before they join the ship.
B.All the students take the same classes together.
C.Students go home to see their parents on holiday.
D.Besides studying, students also have to do jobs on the ship.
25.Why are students required to take part in the volunteer projects?
A.They can learn how to help others.
B.They can learn how to make money.
C.They can learn how to start a business.
D.They can learn how to do medical practice.
26.The passage is mainly about .
A.learning to sail a tall ship
B.sailing around the world
C.a school on a sailing ship
D.after- school activities
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Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurant were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.
The first restaurants were in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls people didn’t order food from a menu. Everyone used to share the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn’t have to store food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.
Later, restaurant began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than one million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the Imperial Way, a very big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.
For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food on the street or at inns-- small hotels. Then in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a bigger variety of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurant began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.
Now, restaurants are everywhere. You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can have food sent to your door. But remember it wasn’t always like that.
27.It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because .
A.people could eat different food
B.the food there was very cheap
C.people were too busy to cook
D.most homes didn’t have kitchens
28.How were the restaurants in Hangzhou different from the first restaurants?
A.They offer menus to customers.
B.They usually served the same food
C.They sold the food in large stone bowls
D.They prepared food for all people in the city
29.The underlined part “these restaurants “ in Paragraph 4means .
A.restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome
B.restaurants in Hangzhou in the early 1100s
C.restaurants in Paris in the middle of the 1700s
D.restaurants all over Europe in the 19th century
30.The author wrote this article to .
A.helps us to choose restaurants
B.tell us the history of restaurants
C.encourage us to eat at restaurants
D.show us the changes of eating habits.
答案：
23-26： BDAC
27-30： DACB