Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and theaters; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks (网状组织) in the world. The trains run all day and most of the night. 1. You’d better not take the underground between eight o’clock and ten o’clock in the morning, or four o’clock and six o’clock in the afternoon. 2. The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.
London’s famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once. By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing (观光) experience of London as well.
Some special visitors’ buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. It takes about one and a half hours, but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
London taxis are called “black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a “For Hire (供租用的)” sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.
In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with lots to see and to do.
1. 任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。(1)How many kinds of transportation can visitors use to get around in London? List them.
(2) If you go to visit London, which two kinds of transportation are you going to choose? Why?
2. 任务二：将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
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3. 任务三：请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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Now the idea of “car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United States. That’s to say, people share (分享) one car, not each person has one. As we all know, most cars are parked in garages (车库) for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average. When we don’t use them, We have to pay for parking and other things. We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it. (2) Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of ‘car sharing’. Now many people are starting to do. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make ‘car sharing’ popular around the country. Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in transportation. This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?
1. How long do we drive our own cars a day on average?2. 请将 (2) 处的句子翻译成汉语。
3. 在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意画线句子处相同。
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4. How many people have joined car sharing in Switzerland?
5. What’s the best title of the passage?
Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It’s about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot.
Today his bike is broken . He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier .
His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.
1. Where does Uncle Wang work?
2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus?
3. How long does it take him to ride to his book shop?
4. How does he go to work today?
5. When does his work finish in the afternoon?
This was the first train ride for Martha and her brother Brian. They would take the train to visit their grandparents. They usually went there by car. But today, Mum and Dad wanted to try a different way.
They walked to the middle of the train. They found some seats and sat down. A few minutes later, the train began to move.
Martha and Brian felt a little nervous, but their parents said they would enjoy the ride. Dad said he liked the train ride because he didn't need to drive all the time. Mum added that
she could talk to her two children face to face instead of turning around.
When the children heard their parent’s words, they felt relaxed.
"The train isn't as noisy as I thought it would be" said Martha,“ and l can stand up and
walk around. I believe I can see everything through the windows.”“The train really goes fast," said Brian," I like that best of all. If we get on the train in the morning, we can see grandparents before lunch. I can't wait to enjoy their apple pie!"
根据短文内容回答下列各题。
1. According to the passage, who got on the train first?
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2. How did Martha and Brian usually go to visit their grandparents?
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3. Did Martha and Brian feel a little nervous when the train began to move?
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4. Why did Dad like the train ride?
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5. What does the underlined word “that" refer to(指代）？
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【推荐1】Earthquakes happen very often in Tokyo, but Tokyo is not an unlucky city. Many special parks have been built in Tokyo to keep people safe during earthquakes. These parks look nothing different from the other parks, but when earthquakes happen, they become life-saving places.
Many useful things in those special parks can meet people’s basic needs.
For example, it is usually hard for people to get water after earthquakes. In the special parks, people can get drinking water from the water pump (泵). If people need to use toilets (厕所), they can choose special toilets that can be used without water. Also, the helicopter (直升机) can land on squares or baseball fields and bring food or other things to people. What’s more, if people need to cook in the parks, some special benches can become cooking things.
However, those useful things are not enough for people to face earthquakes. The most important part lies in training people. The parks, together with fire stations and the police, will train with local people at the usual time. This will let people think and move faster during real earthquakes and let them protect themselves better.
So, what can we do to protect ourselves from getting hurt in earthquakes? First, we need to check our furniture and make sure they won’t fall down easily. Second, when an earthquake happens, we need to stay under tables or desks and protect our head. Third, we can keep our door open and wear comfortable shoes during small earthquakes in order to get out safely.
1. Why are there many special parks in Tokyo?2. List three things that people can get in the special parks.
3. According to the passage, what is the most important to help people face earthquakes?
4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
5. What should you do if an earthquake happens?
Have you ever lived and studied in another country? No? Well, now it is your chance!
Student exchange (交换) is fun, exciting and will teach you new things. It gives you the chance to experience a different culture and learn a new language.
There are two stages (阶段) in every student exchange, a hosting (主办) stage and a visiting stage. For hosting stage, an exchange student will travel to your home town and live with your family for three months. Then, you will travel to the home town of your exchange partner (伙伴) and live with his or her family for three months during the visiting stage. You will go to school there and live just like a member of the host family.
Who can go on a student exchange? All junior high school students can go on an exchange if you have done well in your class this year. You should be 14 — 17, and you would like to learn the language, culture, history, geography and the way of life in another country. And you should have your application (申请) approved (批准) by the head teacher.
So, what are you waiting for? Apply today!
Student Exchange Programme What Live and study Purpose To experience Two stages: ● Your partner will travel to your home town and live with your family for ● You will travel to the home town of your partner, live with his family and Who can join us: ● those who ● aged 14—17 ● approved by your head teacher Apply today! |
Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered (递送) to your home — this is how many people eat in China these days. According to the latest report, there are about 842 million Internet users in China and half of them use online food delivery services (送餐服务).
Which group of people is ordering food online the most? Unsurprisingly, a recent report showed that 86.3 percent of the service’s users are young people, between 20 and 34 years old.
Most of these people come from small families that like to order food online. After a long day work, it’s tiring for them to buy things for meals and cook. After all, ordering food online has made life easier and waiting for food at home is much more comfortable.
To win more users, companies (公司) are now trying to improve China’s food delivery services. According to Meituan’s report, it took 38 minutes to make a food delivery in 2016 but in 2019, it just takes 29 minutes. Besides (除此之外), delivery companies can deliver food and many daily things, such as medicine, flowers and so on. As its services keep on improving, it seems that the food delivery industry will keep growing.
1. How many Chinese people use online food delivery services?2. Which group of people is ordering food online the most?
3. Why do small families like food delivery services?
4. What can delivery companies deliver now?
5. What do you think of China’s delivery services?
