Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared(與……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.
【小題1】Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

【小題2】“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

【小題3】 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

【小題4】What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

【小題5】What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

What does the sign(標(biāo)識(shí)) say?

1. Do not cross here. Use the subway.

2. PRIVATE FISHING   Keep to footpath away from water.

3. University Park. Opening hours: Apr----Sept: 6:30am- 9:30pm. Oct--- Mar: 8:30am-4: 30pm.

4. FIRE! DANGER TO TREES   Don’t smoke here.

5. Slow down! Children Crossing.

6. No horses or bikes. Walkers only.

7. Tents one night  $ 10 -one or two people. $ 15-family size.

8. SHEEP. Please close gate. Keep your dog on the head.

9. NO SWIMMING. When the red flag is flying.

【小題1】What time does the University Park open in March?

A．At 6:00 am

B．At 6:30 am

C．At 8:00 am

D．At 8:30 am

【小題2】Which sign tells you not to smoke?

A．Sign 2

B．Sign 4

C．Sign 6

D．Sign 8

【小題3】Where can you see Sign 9?

A．On the playground	B．At the school library
C．Near the swimming pool	D．In the computer room

Cities	Weather	Temperature	Favorite sports
Harbin	snowing	--4℃--5℃	Skating
Qindao	Sunny	10℃--18℃	Beach volleyball
Hangzhou	Windy	13℃--19℃	Basketball
Chengdu	Cloudy	7℃--9℃	Soccer
Haikou	Raining	25℃--30℃	Swimming

【小題1】 Which city is very cold?

A．Harbin..

B．Qindao.

C．Haikou .

D．Hangzhou.

【小題2】If you like swimming very much, you can go to     ?

A．Haikou.

B．Chengdu.

C．Qindao.

D．Harbin..

【小題3】In       you need to take a raincoat when you go out.
A Haikou.    B. Chengdu.       C. Qindao.      D. Hangzhou.
【小題4】People in Qindao like to      .

A．skate.

B．play soccer.

C．play volleyball.

D．swim.

【小題5】Where can you see the chart ?

A．In a story book.	B．On a newspaper.
C．On the telephone.	D．In a map of China.

Bicycles in China

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(與……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.

1.Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

2.“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

4.What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

5.What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

 

How would you like to live in a land where the sun shines day and night? There are place in the polar regions where, for North, the sun never sets! This is known as the land of the Midnight Sun. This period of sunlight can last up to six months.

This happens because the Earth tilts(傾斜). When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it has constant (不斷) daylight. As the same time, the South Pole is tilted away from the sun. It is in darkness.

Six months later, the South Pole tilts to the sun and has constant daylight. Then the North Pole is tilts away. It has darkness.

1. Where can you see the Midnight Sun?

2.How long can the period of sunlight last?

3.Why can we see the Midnight Sun?

4.When there is Midnight Sun in the North Pole?

5.What happens in the South Pole?