Today let me talk about a sports--bicycling. More and more people like bicycling now. Bicycling is healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are about 1.4 billion bicycle and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today.
Bikes can take you almost anywhere and there is no oil cost. Get on a bike and ride around your neighborhood. You may find something new around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can ride a bike to school or work and that is good exercise for you. It has no pollution at all.
Folding （折叠）bikes are getting popular, too. If you need to take the train, you can just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on a plane. You can put your folding bike in the suitcase.
Bicycling can take your physical health. Here are some examples:
• It helps to control your weight.
• A 15-minute bike ride three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
• It can improve your mood （心情）
• It makes people feel enjoyable.
• It is healthier than driving.
1. According to the passage, how many bicycles are on roads worldwide today?There are about
2. Where should you put your folding bikes on a plane?
You can put it
3. What can you do to burn off kilos of fat in a year according to the passage?
We should spend
4. Does riding a bike to school or work have pollution?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
It talks about
2 . Walt Disney was born in America. When he was very young, his family moved from the city to a farm.
When Disney was in high school, although he was busy most of the time, he could still find time to do things he liked. He spent much of his free time drawing pictures of the animals on the farm. He then began to make up stories about them. Later, he even began taking art classes on Saturdays.
After he finished college, he became a newspaper artist. As he grew older, Disney’s art talent also grew. He began using a new way to tell his stories. To do this, he drew the same picture over and over again, changing each one a little every time. Using his camera, he took a photo of each drawing. Next, he put the film (胶卷) through a movie projector (放映机). As the pictures ran quickly through the projector, the characters looked real and moving. Disney soon began to use this way very often. He made his drawings into cartoons. And the cartoons were just like movies. In 1920, his first cartoon Laugh-O-Grams came out and became quite popular.
Walt Disney was successful after many years of hard work. He became one of the world’s greatest entertainers (演艺人士). His cartoons still make lots of people happy every day.
1. Where did Disney’s family move when Disney was young?They moved to
2. What did Disney become after he graduated from college?
He became
3. What happened when Disney put the film through a movie projector?
The characters became
4. When did Disney’s first cartoon come out?
It came out
5. What do you think of Disney according the article?
He is
3 . Roman numerals were invented over 2,500 years ago. They came from ancient Roman. The Romans were active in trade and business. They had a system of writing, but they needed a way to record numbers so they developed their own system of numbers. That was Roman numerals.
Around 500 AD, a new number system was born in India. It was later known as Arabic numbers because it was largely used by Arabian businessmen and people. Roman popes (教皇) stopped the use of Arabic numbers when the new system came to Europe. They said that Roman numerals were invented by God and were perfect to use. However, compared with Arabic numbers, Roman numerals didn't have a symbol for zero and were too complicated ( 复杂) to use. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be taken place by the more convenient Arabic numbers.
Today, people still use Roman numerals, though not so often. You may find these numbers on some clocks or the front pages of books. You may also see them after the names of kings, queens or popes ( e. g. Elizabeth II ). Sometimes they are used on gravestones (墓碑) as well.
1. How long have Roman numerals been used?They have been used for
2. Why did the Romans want to develop their own system of numbers?
Because they needed a way to
3. What did Roman popes say about Roman numerals?
They said God
4. What were the disadvantages of Roman numerals?
They had
5. When did Roman numerals begin to be replaced by Arabic numbers?
Roman numerals began to be replaced by Arabic numbers from
4 . There is a special club in Manhattan, New York. It is a martial arts(武术) club called the Wing Chun Martial Club (咏春武术俱乐部). Alex Richter started the club and his Chinese name is Wei Tuo.
Alex was born (出生) in Los Angeles, the USA. From an early age, he loved the action movie star Bruce Lee and showed great interest in Wing Chun. At the age of 15, Alex started to learn Wing Chun in Seattle. Four years later, he went to Germany to study martial arts. In 2002 Alex decided to open the Wing Chun Martial Club in Manhattan.
There were only 15 members when Alex first started the club. But now there are more than 400 members in the club. To help more people learn Wing Chun, Aex makes records (记最)for all the members of the club. Because of this, he now has members from all over the world. "Learning kung fu is not just for self-protection (自卫) and fighting. It also teaches people a way of life." Alex said.
1. Where is Alex Richter from?He is from
2. When did Alex start to learn Wing Chun?
He started to learn it
3. What was Bruce Lee good at?
He was good at
4. How many members were there when Alex first started the club?
5. What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
It refers to
Learning Is Like a Journey(旅行)
We can remember some important times in our lives. Some things have become good memories. The memories are always in the corner of our mind.
When I was in a kindergarten(幼儿园), I had many toys and friends. They made me laugh and cry. The teachers taught us many songs and games. We played all day. Although we did not know what learning was at that time, we were learning every day.
When I was in a primary school, I was excited to learn school subjects. Nearly every subject caught my attention. However, my favorite subject was science. I remembered on the first day our science teacher told us the sun was like a big fire ball. We were quite surprises and kept our mouths open. We began to wonder at the secret of nature. Later many other things came to our ears. We began to learn carefully.
When I was ten years old, I began to read newspapers, keep a diary, visit museums and make many friends. Every day was something new, interesting and exciting.
Now I am in the middle school. Each day is new to me. Happily, I am still learning. It is like a journey to me. I have learned a lot, but there’s still a long way for me to go. I hope to become a learned(有学问的) person some day.
1. We can’t forget2. Although we knew nothing about learning, we learned
3. Among all the subjects, I like
4. At the age of ten, I began to
5. “There is still a long way for me to go.” in this story means “I won’t stop
6 . When I was 5 years old， I went to the USA with my mom． I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA．
On the morning of Halloween， we paid a visit to a pumpkin（南瓜） farm． Each of us brought a pumpkin to school with us． I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle（三角形） eyes and a scary mouth．
In the afternoon， we put on the Halloween costurnes and went on parade in school． Some of the clothes were nice， but some of them looked scary． I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes．
I did a lot of things that day， but the part I liked best was "trick or treat" in the evening．① After dinner，I went outside with an empty bag． I hoped to get a lot of candies from people． At first， I was a bit nervous， so when I knocked at the door， my heart was beating very fast． A lady came out， and I said carefully to her， "Trick or treat．" My voice was very low， and even myself could hardly hear it． To my surprise， the lady was so kind to give me two candies ， and I was so excited， thanked the lady and moved on． I couldn't remember how many houses I visited， but I could remember how many candies I got-I got 91 pieces of candy that day， and ②我以自己而感到自豪．
What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!
1. 根据短文内容，完成下列任务：把划线部分翻译成汉语：
把所给汉语翻译成英语：
2. How many pieces of candy did the writer got from the people that day？
3. How many Halloweens did the writer wish to have one year？
4. 从下面的选项中给短文命个恰当的题目：
| A．A trip to the U．S． |
| B．A happy Halloween |
| C．The first Halloween holiday |
