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 around the city by subway. 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 quickest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slow way to travel because the bus moves on the road and the traffic (交通) is often heavy.
You can travel around the city by taxi, too. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the place you want to go to. If the 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, 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 have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic is not so heavy because most people are already at school or at work.
1. According to the passage, how many ways can people travel around New York?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．The subway only runs on the railroad lines in the “rush hour”. |
| B．The taxi will not take you to the place in the “rush hour”. |
| C．It is not easy for you to take a bus around the city in the “rush hour”. |
| D．Traffic will be not so heavy in the “rush hour”. |
| A．From 8 a. m. to 10 a. m. | B．From 3 a. m. to 10 p. m. |
| C．From 3 a. m. to 5 p. m. | D．From 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. |
| A．The weather of New York. | B．The traffic of New York. |
| C．The people in New York. | D．The best time in New York. |
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【推荐1】Flying cars: flying high and reaching for the sky!
Traffic jam is almost every driver’s headache. So it’s not surprising to see why the idea of turning cars into flying machines has been popular for years. The flying cars can be seen in a lot of science fiction novels and films. Now the idea may become a reality in the near future.
Basic information● A flying car provides transport by both land and air.
● A few models of flying cars have already completed test flights.
Advantages
● Reducing road traffic jams.
● Travelling across greater distances much faster than common cars.
● Saving space on the ground for parks and other public spaces.
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● Building an engine that is powerful enough to lift and fly the car for a long time.
● Creating a strong lightweight body so that the flying car can be used in any weather.
● Designing sky “roads” to manage the flow of traffic in the air.
● Making new traffic rules in the sky.
1. How many advantages does the material tell us about flying cars?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Disadvantages. | B．Possibilities. | C．Contributions. | D．Challenges. |
| A．People may drive flying cars in the near future. |
| B．So far no flying cars have completed test flights. |
| C．There are some rules against the use of flying cars. |
| D．Flying cars can be used on land, in water and in the air. |
| A．To explain how to make flying cars. | B．To introduce flying cars. |
| C．To show the importance of flying cars. | D．To advertise for flying cars. |
【推荐2】Last Friday, the first train set off on a new railway.
It will also make it far easier for Chinese tourists to visit it.
China offered lots of money to poor countries for building projects like roads. Laos borrowed $1.54 billion for the railway from China. Chinese people help Laos a lot.
| A．Laos wants visitors. |
| B．The government of Laos is excited. |
| C．Many Chinese tourists like traveling through the China-Laos Railway. |
| D．Both two governments pay much attention to the China-Laos Railway. |
| E．The projects also help China. |
| F．The China-Laos Railway is 1022 km long. |
| G．The project is important to the country. |
【推荐3】BUS SERVICE
New York 一Brennan
Trip time: 30 minutes each way
Timetable
●Buses leave New York Station at 7:00 a. m. and every half an hour thereafter (此后)until 11:30 p. m. (7 days a week).
●Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a. m. to 10:40 p. m. (7 days a week).
●On holidays, buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction.
Price
● Workdays: The price of a ticket is $10 for an adult and $5 for a child under 12, each way, each direction.
●Holidays: If you travel in a group of more than 8 adults, you can get tickets at $8 for each. Passengers can buy tickets at Window 12, New York Station or Brennan Station before boarding buses.
People can also call 917-709-4220 to book tickets.
For more information about the bus service, please refer to www. nyb. nl.
1. When will you reach New York if you leave Brennan at 6:20 a. m?| A．At 6:40 a. m. | B．At 6:50 a.m. | C．At 7:00 a. m. | D．At 7:20 a. m. |
| A．Every 15 minutes. | B．Every 20 minutes. |
| C．Every 30 minutes. | D．Every hour. |
| A．$10. | B．$15. | C．$20. | D．$30. |
| A．Go to Window 12. | B．Call 917-7094220. |
| C．Refer to www. nyb. nl. | D．Go to the railway station. |
| A．Daily Life. | B．Entertainments. | C．Science. | D．Sports. |
Sam Green
I have a best friend. His name is Jams. He is from the USA. We look very different! I have blonde hair and he has red hair. I wear glasses, but he doesn’t. I am short and he is very tall. We both love to sing and dance. But I’m very outgoing and he is very quiet.
Mary Smith
I don’t really have a best friend but one of my good friends is Kristi. She is from America. She is funny and kind. And she really cares about everyone and almost everything. She became one of my good friends at the age of five.
Lisa Brown
My best friend’s name is Edna, She is from Australia. She likes to talk a lot and hardly keeps quiet. Edna has curly brown hair and brown eyes. She always makes me laugh. Also, she sometimes helps he with my homework.
Donna
I have a best friend from India. Her name is Sinsha. She is short. She has a round face and black eyes. She has long black hair. You can hardly get sad or angry if you’re with her. She often makes me happy.
1. Maybe ________ isn’t funny.| A．Kristi | B．Edna | C．James | D．Sinsha |
| A．five | B．six | C．eight | D．ten |
| A．Sinsha | B．Edna | C．Kristi | D．James |
| A．curly brown | B．long black | C．red | D．blonde |
| A．James wears glasses. | B．Kristi comes from India. |
| C．Edna never talks a lot. | D．Sinsha has black eyes. |
【推荐2】How many stars can you see in the night sky? If the answers are “just a few” or “none”, you might be living with light pollution.
Light pollution happens when too much man-made light harms nature and people. Scientists have found that it is especially harmful to nocturnal（夜间的）animals.
Nocturnal animals sleep in the day and are busy at night. Animal scientist Christopher Kyba said man-made light is “the biggest change” humans have brought to these animals.
Small animals use darkness to hide from predators（捕食者）. But, he said, cloudy skies near cities are now “hundreds of times” brighter at night. This means that, for example, cats can catch more rats. Then, there will be too many cats and not enough rats to feed them all.
Baby sea turtles are born on beaches in the nighttime. They find the water by the light of the ocean horizon（地平线）. Man-made lights lead them away from the ocean. In Florida alone, “a large quantity of baby sea turtles die in this way every year,” said the US-based International Dark-Sky Association.
Also, birds that travel or hunt at night need moonlight and starlight. Man-made light can lead them in the wrong direction. Every year, a large number of birds die by flying into brightly-lit buildings.
1. Where does light pollution come from?| A．Stars in the night sky. | B．Artificial lights. | C．Nature. | D．Nocturnal animals. |
| A．more animals come out for food | B．animals need more food |
| C．it’s easier for predators to catch small animals | D．small animals can hide more easily |
| A．Because birds eat them. | B．Because they are born in the nighttime. |
| C．Because they can’t find the water. | D．Because there is not enough food to eat. |
| A．Many animals die in the ocean every year. |
| B．Moonlight has caused many animals to die. |
| C．Man-made lights can help nocturnal animals see better at night. |
| D．Animals can lose their way because of man-made lights. |
| A．The harm light pollution brings to animals. |
| B．The living conditions of nocturnal animals. |
| C．The changes light pollution brings to people. |
| D．The reasons why the number of animals is dropping. |
【推荐3】The Australian government researchers did research on the eyesight and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. The research shows that sunlight is good for people’s eyes. If you spend two or three hours playing outdoors each day, it is not easy for you to become short-sighted.
Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching TV and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an average（平均）of two hours a day outdoors—90 minutes more than the Singaporean children. As a result, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted—this rate（比率）was ten times higher than Australian children.
Dr. Ian Morgan said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world—and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.”
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside stop us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical（化学物质）. It can stop the eyeball from growing out of shape and stop people becoming short-sighted.
So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports.
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1. The researchers did research on _________ of the children in two countries.
| A．habits and food | B．eyesight and habits |
| C．eyesight and food | D．eyesight and studies |
| A．food | B．studies | C．indoor light | D．sunlight |
| A．30 minutes | B．90 minutes | C．1 hour | D．2 hours |
| A．Why people become short-sighted. | B．Why natural light has a special chemical. |
| C．Why playing outside is good for one’s eyesight. | D．Why sunlight is much brighter than indoor light. |
| A．children in Australia are more likely to become short-sighted than those in Singapore. |
| B．children in the city are more likely to become short-sighted than those in the countryside. |
| C．people won’t become short-sighted if they stay indoors every day. |
| D．people will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school. |
