Nowadays bike-sharing has been very popular in China.Mobike(摩拜单车) )is one of the market leaders in the bike-sharing business.
What is Mobike?
Mobike was founded in January, 2015. It is supported by Tencent(腾讯).People in many cities, such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Ji’nan as well as Shanghai, have a chance of using the app(软件). The total number of Mobike app users is larger than that of any other bike-sharing app users.
Who uses Mobike?
According to a survey, 53.23% of the Mobike users are men, while 46.77% are Women. Mobike is not only popular with young people, but also wins the hearts of the old. It shows that retired men traveled the longest distances(距离) by shared bikes.
Why do people use Mobike?
Chinese people use Mobike for different reasons. Users can rent(租借)a bike at a low price, usually about one yuan an hour. It also offers people a better choice for short journeys in cities, especially when people can’t find a bus or the underground to take. What’s more, it’s helpful in traffic. And the most important is that it can help improve the environment.
1. When was Mobike founded?2. Does Mobike app have the largest number of users among all the bike-sharing apps?
3. What’s the most important reason that people use Mobike?
4. 把短文中划线句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem， （A）"Every grain on the plate comes from hard work" But sadly， many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines： Don't waste food．
A CCTV program，News One Plus One，reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year．
Do we have too much food？ Of course not． According to the UN World Food Program， there were 9 million hungry people around the world， especially in developing countries． Six million children die of hunger every year．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable（好客的） and generous． Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table．
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food？ Here are some tips：
*Do not order too much in a restaurant． only order as much as you can eat． ______（B）（如果你不能吃掉所有你点的食物）） take the rest of it home．
*Don't be too picky（挑剔的） about food． Some food may not taste great， but your body needs it．
*Keep an eye on what food you have at home． Don't buy too much， especially for vegetables and fruit．
完成下列任务：
1. How many tips are given to us to stop wasting food？
2. What are Chinese people well known for according to the passage？
3. 把短文中划线的句子（A）译成汉语．
4. 根据短文中所给汉语（B）翻译英语．If you cannot
5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题．
3 . Welcome to London！Now let me tell you something about this wonderful city．London，the capital of the United Kingdom，is the biggest city in Western Europe with over 7 million people．It sits by the River Thames．London has a history of more than 2,000 years．Because of its long history and different cultures，London is a very famous city in the world．People all over the world are familiar with the city’s red double-decker（双层的）buses and black taxis．
People
The British Empire used to（过去常常）rule around the world，so many people from around the world moved to London．They have brought with them their own languages and cultures．More than 300 different languages are spoken in London．
Culture
London is known for its museums．One important museum is British Museum．It is the oldest public museum in the world．There are two main art museums in London the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery．Besides，London is also home to arts，such as theater and music．The Globe Theater，which was popular in the late 16th and 17th centuries，was opened for performances of William Shakespeare’s plays．
Tourist attractions
London has many wonderful places to visit．For example，the well-known Clock Tower，a 320-foot-hightower，was called the Big Ben．Another famous London building is Buckingham Palace．The members of royal（皇家的）family of England live there．Besides，Hyde Park is the largest open area in central London．
1. What’s the population of London？| A．Less than 7 million． | B．Only 7 million． |
| C．More than 7 million． | D．Nearly 7 million． |
| A．Two． | B．Three． | C．Four． | D．Five． |
| A．the big Ben | B．Buckingham Palace |
| C．Hyde Park | D．British Museum |
| A．The location of London． | B．The history of London． |
| C．The interesting places in London． | D．The food in London． |
4 . In England, people used to stand on the right of escalators(扶梯), allowing others to walk on the left. But there is some change to this rule. People can stand on both sides of escalators at Holborn station. As one of the busiest stations of London Underground, Holborn was the first station in the country to ask travelers to stand on both the right and left sides of escalators. A test was carried out first. The test which lasted for three weeks showed that standing on both sides actually reduced(减少)congestion by 30 percent—16 , 220 people an hour are able to travel on the escalator during rush hours compared to the usual 12 ,745 when both standing and walking are allowed.
Transport for London (TfL) hopes the new standing rule will make the most of wasted space on longer escalators, where most people choose to wait on the right. London Underground Operation director Peter McNaught said, Few customers choose to walk on longer escalators such as at Holborn, so much of the left-hand side is unused. We hope that this can lead to reduced congestion at Holborn and make journeys easier for all of our customers.”
1. In England, people used to walk .| A．on the right of escalators | B．on the left of escalators |
| C．in the middle of escalators | D．at the foot of escalators |
| A．For three weeks. | B．For four weeks |
| C．For two months. | D．For one month. |
| A．stand on both sides | B．stand on the left |
| C．stay at home often | D．take the underground less |
| A．事故 | B．人数 | C．拥堵 | D．班次 |
| A．The traffic in England. | B．London Underground Operation director. |
| C．The number of people on escalators. | D．New underground escalator rule in England. |
How do people find their ways? At first, people did it by looking at the sun, the moon and stars. Later, we started to use the compass（指南针）. Today, there are navigation satellite systems.
A navigation satellite system uses groups of satellites. They send information to a receiver, such as your smart phone. Then they can find where you are.
The earliest navigation system is the Global （全球的） Positioning System（GPS）of the United States. The US has put 24 satellites into space to make sure GPS can locate a person correctly and globally. Russia's GLONASS and European Union's Galileo can also work globally.
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System （BDS）is China's homegrown navigation system. It was set up in 2000. With it, China became the third country to build a navigation system after the US and Russia.
BeiDou can find you wherever you are. It helps you go faster by finding shortcuts and using correct directions. When you are in trouble and call the police, they will know exactly where you are if you have a smart phone that uses BeiDou.
Today, there are more than 20 BeiDou satellites above our head. And the system is able to offer open services to the Asia﹣Pacific area.
China plans to send more BeiDou 3 satellites into space. BeiDou﹣3's position accuracy（精确度） is less than five meters. By 2020, the BeiDou system will have 35 satellites and begin serving Globally.
1. How did people find their ways at first according to this passage?| A．By looking at the sun, the moon and stars. |
| B．By using the navigation satellite systems. |
| C．By looking at the compass. |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four |
| A．位于 | B．设置 | C．定位 |
| A．It was set up before GPS. |
| B．It will begin serving globally by 2020. |
| C．There are less than 20 BeiDou satellites today. |
6 . Writing is a much newer invention than talking. Nobody knows when people first began to talk, but so far as we know, they did not begin to write until seven or eight thousand years ago.
In Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, and later in Palestine and Greece, people began to make marks and pictures with sticks and sharp stones from which others, or they themselves later could see what they had thought.
These early records were the beginning of writing. The first writing was picture writing. Here are some early Chinese picture words. Can you see what they represent （代表）?
Later Chinese writing is less like pictures than the earlier writing was, but we can see the pictures in some of its words. For example：
In picture writing, each picture represents a word; you need a different picture or mark for each word. In present﹣day Chinese writing most of the marks are not pictures of anything, and a reader has to learn how the Chinese write about two thousand of these words before being able to read a newspaper.
With some of these marks you may be able to see what the idea is. For example：
The sun and the moon明Its meanings are："bright" and "open".
A man and two marks仁One of the meanings is "humanity".
1. When did people begin to write?| A．Seven or eight hundred years ago． |
| B．Before people first began to talk． |
| C．Seven or eight thousand years ago． |
A． | B． | C．雨 |
| A．Day and night． |
| B．Bright and open． |
| C．Humanity． |
| A．The history of Chinese writing． |
| B．When Chinese people began to write． |
| C．How the Chinese began to talk． |
Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China. It is a kind of popular folk arts and has been popular for about 1,500 years. Let's learn about paper cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up "Fu "on doors or windows. At a wedding, people also put up"Xi".
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Guo Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court.
Why are most paper cuttings red？
In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regardred as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now, we can still see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cutting in Shanzhou
It's true that most paper cuttings are red. But paper cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make black paper cuttings to wish for rain.
1. What can paper cuttings always bring us in our mind?2. Who made the largest paper cutting?
3. How do the local people in Shanzhou wish for rain?
4. 请把文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
8 . Everyone must go to bed early and get up early, or we won't be healthy and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every day. If you don't go to bed early, you won't have enough sleep. Then you can’t think properly and can't do your work properly. You'll not be clever.
Some people go to bed late and get up late. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. If you lack exercise, the body will become weak.
Exercise keeps a strong body. Exercise helps the blood(血液) flow(流动) around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our body. The brain also needs blood.
We think with our blood. If we keep our body healthy and take exercise, we can think better.
1. We must go to bed early and get up early so that we can be .| A．healthy and lazy | B．healthy and clever | C．strong and healthy |
| A．eight | B．nine | C．ten |
| A．daytime comes | B．it is dark | C．it is late afternoon |
| A．strong | B．clever | C．weak |
| A．If you exercise, the body will become weak. |
| B．Only children must have enough sleep. |
| C．Keep our body healthy and take exercise, and we can think better. |
Experts say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night,but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep.Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late.They will think their children work very hard,but not all parents are happy about this.Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed,begging for one more minute to sleep.Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China,he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep,students seem to be weaker than they should be.Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another.Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late.Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits.So some clever students never study late,they are able to work well in class.
阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题
1. How many hours do students need to sleep at night?
2. Why are some parents glad to see their children studying late?
3. Does the 10-year-old boy have enough sleep?
4. What do students look like if they don't have a good night's sleep?
5. 将划线句子翻译成汉语
Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide(指南), and you'll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: Don't try to iron a dry shirt.
Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top—the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray(喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
1. What's the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?
| A．Have a bottle of water ready. |
| B．Don't try to iron a dry shirt. |
| C．Wash your shirt carefully. |
| A．a ruler |
| B．an iron |
| C．an ironing board |
| A．the sleeves |
| B．the back shoulders |
| C．the collar |
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. |
| A．reading a book |
| B．watching a video |
| C．listening to the radio |
