1 . Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking (停车) is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?

Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future (将来) there will be less pollution (污染) in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit (适合) in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per (每) hour.

Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

1.         is the big problem for those people who have cars.

A．Money

B．Parking

C．Driver

D．Waiting

2. Cars in the future mustn’t bring         pollution in the air.

A．more

B．much

C．less

D．no

3. The little car’s size may be         today’s car’s size.

A．one third of

B．two thirds of

C．as big as

D．as small as

4. Little cars are very fine for        .

A．long trips

B．journeys

C．everyday life

D．sport

2 . It’s a remote village with a small population, 30% of ________ make a living in fishing industry.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．that

3 . Good examples play a vital role in ________ a writer’s thought by making the general specific, and abstract concrete.

A．classifying

B．emphasizing

C．checking

D．clarifying

4 . 英译汉
1. butterflies in one’s stomach ________
2. in panic ________
3. in particular ________
4. look forward to ________
5. be aware of ________
6. one by one ________
7. go all out ________
8. burn up ________
9. wind up ________
10. come across ________

5 . Here are a few interesting facts about Teachers’ Day around the world.

China celebrates Teachers’ Day on September 10. The tradition began in the 1980s to improve teachers lives and status and encourage everyone to respect teachers.

In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5, in honor of Dr. Radhakrishnan. He was India’s second president and a person who believed in good education. Traditionally on this day, the teaching is done by the senior students while the teachers get a much-deserved break from their work.

The United Nations has made October 5 World Teachers’ Day. This special day was started to let the world see what teachers have done and listen to the teachers’ worries and the things they want to change.

In the United States, National Teachers’ Day is always on the Tuesday of the first week of May, so the actual date is different every year. The history of celebrating this day goes back to 1944.

In Germany, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on June 12 every year. People will express their respect to teachers with many activities. Teachers always receive prizes, presents, beautiful cards and other things.

Teachers’ Day is celebrated in Brunei(文莱) on September 23.

January 15 is Teachers’ Day in Venezuela(委内瑞拉).

North Korea celebrates Teachers Day on September 5.

1. How many countries mentioned in the passage have their Teachers’ Day?

A．7.

B．8.

C．6.

D．9.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．Radhakrishnan was the first president of India.

B．Radhakrishnan attached great importance to education.

C．On Teachers’ Day the teachers in India are still working hard.

D．Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 in India.

3. What purpose did the United Nations create World Teachers’ Day for?

A．To encourage everyone to respect and honor teachers.

B．To let the world realize teachers’ contributions and encourage people to care about and help teachers.

C．To see what teachers have done in the year.

D．To have a dialogue with teachers.

6 . ______(equip)with an intelligent computer brain, a robot can give us information such as the weather conditions within seconds. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . At the time I thought I was right, but ______ reflection I think perhaps I wasn’t. (用适当的词填空)

8 . The advantage of biological control ______ other methods is that it provides a relatively low-cost control system with a minimum of side-effects.

A．in defense of

B．in contrast to

C．in charge of

D．in control of

9 . A strong-willed person will stand up ______ and will continue on his way until he succeeds.

A．in a larger sense	B．against all odds
C．on reflection	D．at a glance

10 . One of the important jobs for a teacher is to study the learning material and make it more ______ to his students.

A．convincing

B．accessible

C．emotional

D．humble