湖北省咸寧市2013年初中畢業(yè)生學業(yè)考試

六、閱讀理解閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。51?60小題為選擇題，從每篇短文后所給各題

的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案；61-65小題為填空題，答案直接填寫在答題卷

相應橫線上。（每小題2分，共30分）

A

AlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecitethetwolinesofthefamouspoem,"Everygrainonthe

platecomesfromhardwork（誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦）Butsadly,manyofusdon'tactuallyget

therealmeaningoftheselines:Don'twastefood.

ACCTVprogram,NewsOnePlusOne,reportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowaway

everyyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeoplefbrayear.

Dowehavetoomuchfood?Ofcoursenot.According

totheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewere925million

hungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2010,especiallyin

developingcountries.Sixmillionchildrendieofhunger

everyyear.

Chinesepeoplearewellknownfbrbeinghospitable（好

客的）andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceif

theirguestshaveeatenallthefoodonthetable.

Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.LastNovember,Li

Hong,awaitressinarestaurantinNanjing,gotfiredbecauseshetooksomeleftoverfoodhome

fbrherson.Manypeoplestoodbyhersideandcriticized6比評）thewasteoffood.

Whatshouldwedoinourdailylivestowastelessfood?Herearesometips:

1.Donotordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.Ifyoucannot

eatallthefoodyouordered,taketherestofithome.

2.Don'tbetoopicky（另K易U的）aboutfood.Somefoodmaynottastegreat,butyourbody

needsit.

3.Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don'tbuytoomuch,especiallyfbrvegetablesand

fruit.

51.Howmanypeoplewerehungryintheworldin2010accordingtotheUNWorldFood

Program?

A.200million.B.Sixmillion.C.925million.D.625million.

52.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowusthroughLiHong'sstory?

A.ManyChineserestaurantswastealargeamountoffood.

B.ManyChinesepeoplearekind-heartedandreadytohelptheweak.

C.Chinesepeoplefeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestseatallthefood.

D.ManyChinesepeopledon'tagreewiththebehaviorofwastingfood.

53.Theunderlinedword"leftover“meansinChinese.

A.過期的B.剩余的

C.腐爛的D.難吃的

54.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldn'twastefoodbecause.

A.foodcomesfromveryhardwork

B.sixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryday

C.thereisenoughfoodtofeedallthepeople

D.Chinesearehospitableandgenerous

55.Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytosavefood?

A.Orderingmorethanyouneedatarestaurant.

B.Takinghomerestaurantleftovers.

C.Notknowingwhatyoualreadyhaveathomewhenshopping.

D.Noteatingthefoodyoudon9tlikeevenififshealthy.

B

TheNBAplayoffs（季后賽）beganonApril28,andthenexttwomonthswillbefilledwith

gamesdecidedinthefinalminutes.Theplayoffsarealsoawaytoshowofftheworld'sbest

basketballplayers.

There'sasayingfromSpiderman:"Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility（責任）This

istruenomatterwhetheryouarcaclassmonitororapresident.ArecentsurveyintheUSAasked

kidswhattheywoulddotomakelifebetterforotherkidsiftheywerepresident.''Providing

shelter^^toppedthelist.

May19,1613:XuXiake,afamoustravelerduringtheMingDynasty,startedhistriparound

China,whichlastedformorethan30years.In2011,ChinaannounceditsfirstNationalTourism

Day,heldonMay19everyyearinmemoryofthisancientexplorer.

Doyouhavefemalefriendsthatrefertoas“guimi"?Ifyouareagirlandtheanswerisyes,

youarealuckydog."Guimi“isonlyusedamonggirls.Itreferstoyourmosthonestfriends.In

English,thewordtouseis"BFF"-whichstandsforbestfriendforever.Butifyouwanttosaya

guyisyourclosefriendor“nanguimi”,youshoulduse“bromeo”,whichismadeupof"bro"and

“Romeo”.

CHINAisplanningtobuildanationalearthquakemonitoringandwarningsysteminfive

years.Whilethesystemwouldneverbeabletoforecastanearthquake,itcoulddetect（探測）

quakesandnotifypeoplewithinsecondsbeforeseismic#也震弓|起fit!）wavesactuallyhitthem,

andatrialprogramincludingnearly100monitoringstationsiscurrentlybeingcarriedoutin

southeastChina'sFujianProvinceandhasprovensuccessful.

56.Theabovefivepassagesmaybe.

A.frompostersB.fromnewspapersC.fromadsD.fromnovels

57.FromthepassageweknowMay19is_inChina.

A.thebeginningoftheNBAplayoffsB.inmemoryofSpiderman

C.EarthquakeDayD.NationalTourismDay

58.4<Guimf,refersto.

A.anyfemalefriendsB.bromeo

C.yourmosthonestfriendsD.thosefriendswhocanonlyshare

happiness

59.China'searthquakemonitoringandwarningsystemcould

A.forecastanearthquakeB.beusedinZhejiangProvince

C.notdetectquakesD.notifypeoplewithinseconds

60.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinawillbuildearthquakewarningsysteminfiveyears.

B.InEnglish,theword4tBFF^^standsforbestfriendforever.

C.Theplayoffscanshowofftheworld'sbestfootballplayers.

D."Providingshelter^^toppedthelistinAmericankids'survey.

c

HiBrad,

It'sgoodtohearfromyouagain.IfindthatI'mnotgoodatwritingcompositions.It'shard

formetopreparetheformofacompositionandorganizesentences.①Couldyoutellmehowto

dealwiththisproblem?Iwouldreallyappreciateifyouoffermesomegoodmethods.

Bestwishes,

Cindy

HiCindy,

Acompositionisreallyastoryandanystoryistoldtoanaudience.Thereisaformforthis

anditisinthreeparts.First,tellthem(theaudience)whatyouaregoingtotellthem.Thentell

them,andfinallytellthemwhatyoutoldthem.Partsoneandthreeareshortandmostofthe

informationisinparttwo.Itworkslikethis.

Lefssayyouareaskedtowritea200-wordcompositionaboutyourvisittotheGreatWall.

Youwouldbeginwithanopeningsentenceortwosayingsomethinglike“TheGreatWallof

Chinaisanational?landmarkthatisfamousaroundtheworld.IvisiteditlastsummerandI

wanttotellyouaboutit."Thatusesabout25wordstotellthemwhatyouaregoingtotellthem.

Thesecondpartwouldbeabout150wordsandwouldcontaininformationabouttheGreat

Wallsuchashowlongitis,whenitwasbuilt,whobuiltitandwhy,thefactthatitisoneofthe

sevenwondersoftheworldandyouwouldtalkabouthowyoufeltandwhatyouthoughtwhen

youvisitedthisnationaltreasure.Thisistellingthem.

Finally,youwoulduseaboutanother25wordstosaysomethinglike“Thatwasmyfirstvisit

totheGreatWallanditwasaveryemotionalexperiencetoactuallytouchsomethingsooldand

famous.③每個中國人至少參觀長城一次.IplantogobackwheneverIcan.^^Here,youare

tellingthemwhatyoutoldtheminthestoryandwrappingitallupintoaneatpackage.This

fiormulaf慣彳列)worksforbothcompositionsandspeechesandIthinkyouwillfindithelpsto

organizeyourthoughts.Ihopeit'shelpful.

Bestwishes,

-BradFranklin-

61.將文中①處的畫線部分翻譯成漢語：.

62.(A)試寫出文中②處畫線部分landmark的漢語意思：.

(B)下面有四個在文中出現(xiàn)的單詞，請找出畫線部分發(fā)音哪個與眾不同？.

A.workB.wordC.informationD.world

63.將文中③處的漢語翻譯成英語：.

64.從文中找出適當?shù)脑~組填空：HowIwishtogetaletterfromyousoon!

HowIwishtoyousoon!

65.用英語回答問題：What'sthemainideaofthepassage?.

六、閱讀理解(本大題共15個小題，每小題2分，共30分)

51-55CDBAB56-60BDCDC

61.你能告訴我怎樣處理/解決這個問題嗎？

62.(A)地標；里程碑(B)C

63.EveryChineseshouldvisittheGreatWallatleastonce.

64.hearfrom

65.Howtowriteacomposition/anarticle?/Thewayofwritingacomposition./Howtoprepare

theformofacompositionandorganizesentences.

2013年襄陽市初中畢業(yè)生學業(yè)考試英語試題

四、閱讀理解（本大題滿分20分，每小題2分）

閱讀下面三篇材料，根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個

最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該標號涂黑。

A

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardenia（桅子花）wassentto

myhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflowershopswerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileI

stoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'snameandwasjustverypleasedwiththebeautifidwhite

flowerinsoftpinkpaper.

ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiestmomentswere

spentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedthisimagining.She'daskmeifthere

wassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanwhoIlooked

afterwhenhewasill.Asagirl,Ihadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboy.

Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.Ifeltverysadanddidn'twanttogotothe

cominggraduationdanceatall.AndIdidn'tcarewhetherIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,

inherownsadness,wouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedhechildrentofeel

lovedandlovable.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethe

gardenia—lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery.

MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastopped

coming.

51.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthorfoundthesenderbycallingtheflowershops.

B.Infact,theflowerwassentbyaboy.

C.Itwasapleasantmomentforthegirltoimaginethesender.

D.Theauthorgotagardeniaeveryyearaftershewasmarried.

52.Themotherletherdaughtergotothegraduationdancebecause

A.Shehopedshewouldmissherfather.B.Shethoughteducationwasmostimportant.

C.Shehopedshewouldfindafriend.D.Shewantedhertobehappyandstrong.

53.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.AChildhoodDreamB.AMother'sLove

C.AGraduationPartyD.ASpecialBirthday

B

King'sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannual（年度的）trainingprogramfbrhighschool

studentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.Coursesaregivenbytheteachersof

King'sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYork.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealso

organized.Thisyear'ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.Moreinformationisas

follows:

Application伸請）dateCourses

▼StudentsinNewYorkshouldsend▼Englishlanguage

theirapplicationsbeforeJuly18,2013.SpokenEnglish:22hours

▼StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendReadingandWriting:10hours

theirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2013.▼AmericanHistory:16hours

▼Foreignstudentsshouldsendtheir▼AmericanCulture:16hours

applicationsbeforeJuly10,2013.

StepsCost

▼Aletterofself-introduction▼Dailylessons:$200

▼Aletterofrecommendation（推薦）▼Sportsandactivities:$100

ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglish▼Travel:$200

withallnecessaryinformation.▼Hotelservice:$400

Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsor

relativesinthesamecity.

Pleasewriteto:Thompson,Sanders

1026King'sStreet,NewYork,NY10016,USA

E-mailto:KC-SummerSchool@yahoo,com

54.Thesummertrainingprogramincludesallofthefollowingexcept

A.doingapart-timejobB.takingcourses

C.havingsportsD.travelling

55.Ifyouwanttoliveatarelative'shomeinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool

A.$200B.$400C.$500D,$900

56.Whatcorrectinformationcanyougetfromthepassage?

A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.B.Youcane-mailorringuptheschool.

C.YoushouldwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.

D.StudentsinChinacansendapplicationsonlyonJuly14.

C

Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandclosetonature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,

inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldrealizethatsportyouchoosemighthavegreat

influenceontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource—hunery.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasof

countryside,butalsolotsofwater.Besides,hugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses

（球場）ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentalchanges.Forexample,inthedry

placesofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsiblefor（為...承擔責任）seriouswater

shortage（短缺）insomelocalareas.

Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucould

takeuptoday.Youdon'tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes,andyoudon't

havetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpurse.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsohelpyou

stayhealthy.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheart.Expertssaythat20minutesof

powerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandkeepthin.

Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerthanbyusingenvironment—friendly

equipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe“green

gyms.^^Theyarebetterreplacements（替代）fortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.

Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisno

specialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership（會員身份）.Andbestofall,it'sfree.

57.Whichoffollowingdoestheauthormostprobablysupportaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bicyclingaroundthelake.B.Carracingontheroad.

C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.

58.Whatdoesthephrase“resource-hungry"inthispassagemeaninChinese?

A.廣為流行的B.親近自然的C.低成本的D.耗費資源的

59.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause.

A.itisanoutdoorsport.B.itislovedbymanypeople.

C.itusesfewerrecourses.D.itissupportedbyexperts.

60.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.

A.showusdisadvantagesofgolf.B.urgeustotakepartingreensports.

C.explainthemajorsportsinfluenceofpopularsports.

D.discussdifferentkindsofenvironment-friendlysport.

四、閱讀理解

51.C52.D53.B54.A55.C56.C57.A58.D59.C60.B

評分說明：本大題滿分20分，每小題2分，與本答案不符者該小題不給分。

2013年孝感市高中階段學校招生考試

VI.閱讀理解閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)其內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。(共30分，每小題2分)

A

LOSTTitanic3D

Awhitecatwithtwobigblueeyes.SaturdayandSunday

Ifyoufindit,pleasecallSamat385-0926.ShowtimeCinema

Manythanks.$20(halfforchildrenunder12)

CallDavidat332-5147.

BOOKSALEHOUSEFORRENT

AChristmasCarol

—byCharlesDiukans2sunnybedroomswithakitchen.

AstoryofChristmas$500amonth

ThetruemeaningofChristmasCallMaryat591-3127formore

was$59.60information.

now$29.60

51.Wholostawhitecatwithtwobigblueeyes?

A.Sam.B.David.C.Mary.D.Charles.

52.YouneedtopayifyoubuythebookAChristmasCarolnow.

A.$59.60B.$49.60C.$39.60D.$29.60

53.OnwhatdaycanweseeTitanic3DintheShowtimeCinema?

A.Everyday.B.FridayandSaturday.

C.SaturdayandSunday.D.ThursdayandSunday.

54.Ifyouwanttorentahouse,youcancall.

A.385-0926B.591-3127C.332-5147D.592-5147

55.Thoseadsabovearemostprobablyfroma.

A.mapB.dictionaryC.newspaperD.guidebook

BettyandIarebestfriends.Ourbirthdaysareonthesameday,soeveryyearwehavea

birthdaypartytogether.Butthisyear,wehadacostumepartyinstead.

Whilewewerewritingtheinvitations,mymumcameinandasked,“WhynotinviteJohn?^^

Johnhadbeeninourclassforonlyafewmonths,buthewasalreadygettingbettergradesinmath

thananyoneelseinclass.Iwrinkled（皺起）mynose,“Mum,hewearsthesamepantstoschool

everyday.Howcouldheevenaffordacostume?^^Mumsaidnothing.Thenextday,mumgaveme

anenvelopewithashoppingcertificate（憑證）init."Ithoughtitwouldbenicefbryoutogivethis

toJohn.^^Mumsaid.Buthow?Wedidn'twanttomakeJohnembarrassed.Wediscusseditfbra

longtime.Finally,BettyandIhadagoodidea.

Onthedayofourparty,kidsarrived,dresseddifferently.Johnarrived,inanoldsheet（床單），

butstillinthesamebrownpantsasusual.Wedanced,atesnacksandplayedgamesingroups.

Beforeeatingthebirthdaycake,Bettysaidinaloudvoice,"Nowit'stimefbrthegreatprizegame.

Ifsthefollowingriddle…"Itwasamathgame.NoneofuswassurprisedwhenJohncameup

withtherightanswerfirstandwalkedoffwiththeenvelope.

Everythingwentonwellasweplanned.Johnworeanewpairofpantsandanewshirtthe

nextweek.Hefelthappy.Sodidwe.

Whenwehelpothers,weneedtofindaproperway,orwemayhurttheminanotherway.

56.ThetwogirlsandJohnwereinthesame.

A.groupB.familyC.teamD.class

57.John'sfamilymaybeveryaccordingtothepassage.

A.farB.poorC.richD.small

58.HowdidJohngettheprizeduringtheparty?

A.Byhelpingothers.B.Byaskingfbrhelp.

C.Bygettinggoodgradesinstudy.D.Bywinningthemathgame.

59.Johnwiththeshoppingcertificateaftertheparty.

A.watchedabasketballmatchB.sawamovie

C.boughtsomethingtowearD.madeaphonecall

60.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Johnwasn'tgoodatmath.

B.ThetwogirlshelpedJohninaproperway.

C.ThetwogirlsfeltangrywhenJohnwonthegreatprize.

D.Johnworeanewpairofpantsandanewshirttotheparty.

C

Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressfUl（有壓力的）life?Trylaughingfbrnoreasonatall.

That'showmillionsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughtei?（笑聲）Clubsaroundtheworldandmany

doctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.

ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria/'Young

childrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,^^saysDr.

Kataria."Everyoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing-it'sthecommonlanguage.Wewantpeopleto

feelhappywiththeirlives."Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1,300

intheworld.

Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects（效果）oflaughteronourhealth.Accordingto

a5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressin

thebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.

SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondonto

findout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn'tinterestedin

laughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingsilly.Ourlaughterteacher

toldustoclapourhandsandsay“hohoho,hahaha“whilelookingateachother.However,our

bodiescan'ttellthedifferencebetweenreallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethe

samehealthyeffects.

Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealand

somepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedand

comfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwith

theresults.

61.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin.

A.IndiaB.AmericaC.BritainD.China

62.HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?

A.Over300.B.Over500.C.Over800.D.Over1,300.

63.Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?

A.Surprised.B.Pleased.C.Nervous.D.Tired.

64.Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?

A.Aftertenminutes.B.Aftertenhours.

C.Aftertenseconds.D.Aftertendays.

65.Thearticlemainlytellsus.

A.youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinaday

B.laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy

C.manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth

D.reallaughterandunreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth

重慶市2013年初中畢業(yè)暨高中招生考試

IV閱讀理解。（每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下列材料，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳的答案，并把答題卡上對應題目

的答案標號涂黑。

A

SanFranciscohasmanymuseums.Youcanvisitoneandlearnsomethingnew.Wehaveart,

science,historyandotherspecialmuseums.Somemuseumsareopeneveryday.Someareonly

openoncertaindays.Manymuseumsareexpensive,andothersarefree.Butsomeofthe

expensiveoneshavefreedays.Maymuseumshavewebsites.Thewebsitesusuallyhave

informationaboutthethingsyoucanseeinthemuseums.

Onamuseum'swebsiteyoucangetinfbnnationaboutticketpricesandfreedays.Youcanalso

knowwherethemuseumisandwhenitisopen.Sometimestheinformationisonthefirstpage,

andit'sveryeasyforyoutofind.Butsometimesyouhavetoclick(點擊)onthewordslikeVisit

Information,orAbouttofindtheinformation.Thatwillbehardworkforyou.

()51.SanFranciscohasmanymuseumsforyouvisitand.

A.learnsomethingnewB.playcomputergames

C.watchthemoviesD.clickonInformation

()52.SomemuseumsinSanFranciscoareopeneveryday,butsomeareonlyopen.

A.onweekdaysB.onweekends

C.oncertaindaysD.onholidays

)53.Manymuseumshavewithinformationaboutthethingsyoucanseeinthem.

A.ticketpricesB.theirwebsites

C.openhoursD.freedays

B

NewsReview

Head-onTrainCrashOnMay18,twotrainshadahead-oncrash(相撞)nearNewYork

City.Over250peoplewereonthetrainsthen.About60peoplewerehurt,butnodeathswere

reported.

TravelTimeTouristscametogethertotheTaishanMountain,onMayl.Over

180,000tourists

visitedtheplaceofgreatinterestfromApril29toMay1,duringthethree-dayholiday.

BraveVolunteerLiaoZhi,adanceteacherfromChengduwholosther1-year-old

daughterandherlegsinthe2008Wenchuanearthquake,arrivedinYa'an13hoursafterthe

earthquake.Thedancersaidshehadhadaterribletimeherselfandknewwhatpeopleneededmost,

soshedecidedtocomeandofferhelp.

TomatoCompetitionAtomatocompetitionwasheldinHuainan,AnhuiProvince,on

April

16.Thebesttomatoeswerechosenaccordingtotheirshape,colorandtaste.Thecompetition

hopedtoencouragethefarmerstogrowbettertomatoes.

()54.Aboutpeoplewerehurtinthehead-oncrash.

A.18B.29

C.60D.250

()55.AlotofpeoplevisitedtheTaishanMountain.

A.13hoursaftertheearthquakeB.onMay18

C.duringtheMayDayholidayD.onApril16

()56.LiaoZhi,thedanceteacherfrom,cametoYa'antoofferhelp.

A.HuainanB.ChengduC.TaishanD.NewYork

()57.ThetomatocompetitioninAnhuiProvincewasheldto.

A.helpthepeopleinYa'anB.savethepeopleonthetrains

C.forgettheterribletimeD.helpgrowbettertomatoes

C

Sometimestheeasiestwaytogetsomewhereisonthebackofabike.

MoreandmorepeopleareusingcarsinmanyplacesinAfricatoday.However,thingsare

differentinMalawi(馬拉維).BikesarethemostpopularinthisAfricancountry.

BikeridingisawayoflifeinMalawi.Peopleusethemtocarryheavythings.Theyalsouse

bikestocarrypeople,especiallytourists.Theseyears,takinga"bicycletaxi“totravelaround

Malawihasbecomequitepopularamongtouristsfromallovertheworld.

IfyougotoMalawi,youwillfindalotofbiketaxiswaitingonthesidesoftheroads.The

ridersmakethebikescomfortableforpassengerstositon.Youcanjumponabiketaxiandget

aroundataverylowcost.

Aliceisa21-year-oldstudentfromCanada.Sheenjoysthespecialbikeridingalot."Ireally

likethebiketaxiJ