Cycling isn’t always easy. Busy streets and few bike lanes and parking areas can make it a battle. But not even these difficulties can stop Europeans’ love for cycling. According to Reuters, more bicycles have been sold than cars in 26 of the European Union’s 28 states this year.

In some European countries, people really love bicycles. “People ride to work and take their bikes to the grocery store”, Bill Strickland, editor of Bicycling magazine, told the reporter from Reuters.

So what has led to cycling’s growing popularity in Europe? Cycling is “a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive way to get around town,” the Daily Star concluded. “It not only reduces traffic problems and pollution, but also contributes to public health.”

Bike-friendly rules have also been made. Dozens of cities have joined a European Union initiative（倡議）to make bicycles a form of city transport, like cars. Quite a few cities such as Stockholm, London, Florence and Munich now offer special bike lanes. Copenhagen takes it a step further by keeping bicycles and cars separated as much as possible. On these routes, traffic lights are designed to the rhythms of bicycles, not cars. For people living far from city centers, getting to work by bicycle alone may take too much time. That’s why many European countries now allow cyclists to bring their bicycles onto subway trains. Europeans are also creative in solving parking problems. Amsterdam has come up with a high-tech solution: you lock your bike to a rack（機架）, which then goes underground. When you want your bike back, it is brought back to the surface.

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. European people love bicycles.

B. More bicycles are sold in Europe.

C. Bicycles need their own ways.

D. New rules are made for cyclists.

2. The underlined word “route” in Paragraph 8 most probably means _____ in Chinese.

A. 停車場 B. 方法 C. 政策 D. 線路

3. According to the passage, the following cities offer special bike lanes EXCEPT______.

A. Copenhagen B. Amsterdam

C. London D. Stockholm

4.Why do people enjoy cycling in Europe?

A. Bicycles can be brought onto subway trains.

B. People can park their bicycles wherever you like.

C. Bicycles can be locked to a rack underground.

D. Cycling is a good way to get around town.

5.The writing style of the passage is a(n) _____.

A. tour guide B. news report

C. interview D. story

書面表達

人的一生中要做出許多次選擇。假設當初選擇初中學校時，你和父母意見相左。請根據(jù)以下要點，用英語寫一篇題為 “How I chose my school?” 的短文，描述這次選擇的經(jīng)過。詞數(shù)100---120。文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名和學校名。

要點如下：

注意： 短文開頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Though it was a long time ago, I still remember how I chose my junior middle school.

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Is there_______ about animals on the Internet?

A. special something B. something special

C. special anything D. anything special

In my ideal school, we have a big library _____ lots of _____books.

A. has, use B. has, useful

C. with, useless D. with, useful

—Hey, guys. Do you often have a good time ________ after-school activities?

—Of course, we do. And we always have a lot of time ________ soccer.

A. to do; to practice B. doing; practicing

C. to do; practicing D. doing; to practice

The more careful you are, _______ mistakes you’ll make in the exam.

A.the fewer B. the few

C. the little D. the more

China is larger than _____ in Africa.

A. any country B. any other country

C. the other countries D. another country

Most people have ambitions．An ambition is something we want to do，want to be or want to have．A student’s ambition，for example，might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job．An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition．A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money．

Not all ambitions are about success at work，however．Some people just want to be good people，have a family or help others．

Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer．He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper．He likes most sports，but swimming and football are his favourites．Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist．She is very serious about it and practises every day with her best friend Lily．It is very important to her．

Harry’s ambition changes every day．One day he wants to be an astronaut(宇航員)．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．The next day he wants to drive a racing car．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day．

1.Most businessmen want___________．

A．to pass exams and get good jobs

B．to win important competitions

C． to be a sportswriter

D．to make a lot of money

2.What does Harry’s mother want him to do?

A．To be an astronaut．

B．To drive a racing car．

C．To get up in time for school every day．

D．To be a pianist．

3.What’s the meaning of the word“ambition”?

A．習慣 B．抱負、志向

C．愛好 D．興趣

書面表達

假設你最好的朋友是Kate，請根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點寫一篇關于她的文章。

1. Kate 是我最好的朋友. 是班里最苗條的女生。

2. 她臉上總是面帶微笑,每個人都樂意與她交朋友。

3. 她是DIY俱樂部的一員，曾自己制作音樂盒作為生日禮物送給他的媽媽。

4. 她還喜歡旅游，上個禮拜四，她去South Hill爬山。

5. 長大后，她希望……

注意：1. 語法正確，意思連貫，書寫規(guī)范，要點齊全；

2. 第5要點須用1至2句話作適當?shù)陌l(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)70詞左右。

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– What a hot day! Have you had a drink?

-- Yes, but I’d like to have after work.

A． it B. one

C. other D. another