The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life, as a great many Chinese use one every day. But you may not know its role in strengthening international relations, as it did in the case of US President George W. Bush’s visit to China .
President Bush arrived in Beijing on November 19, 2005 after he finished the APEC meeting in South Korea.He met with Chinese top leaders and achieved agreements on trade, Taiwan issue and more.
Although Bush’s trip was short as 40 hours, he managed to spare a moment to do some cycling. On November 20, he rode up and down a steep path at Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Beijing’s suburbs.
Six young Chinese cyclists accompanied the president, who was dressed in a Chinese training uniform with the “Beijing 2008” logo (標(biāo)志). He did not go along the arranged route and chose a more zigzag(曲折的) hiking path.
“How do you say, ‘take it easy on the old man’?” Bush joked to his partners before setting out.
“Compared with my bike path on the Crawford ranch (農(nóng)場(chǎng)) , this one is greater and really difficult,” said Bush when his 45-minute ride ended. He said he will come to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games.
This is not Bush’s first cycle ride in Beijing. In 1975 at the age of 29, he visited the Chinese capital for the first time, when his father was head of the US liaison office (聯(lián)絡(luò)處) in Beijing, which Bush described as “fantastic”.
However, observers said Bush’s ride is much more than just his favorite pastime. It expressed friendliness with people in China, where the bicycle is an important part of life and culture.
According to the Washington Post, one of the major newspapers in the US, this was a specially arranged activity by the US Government, for they want to send the Chinese a sign of friendship. “The president is by no means hostile (有敵意的) to China,” it said.
64. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Every Chinese has at least one bicycle
B. The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life
C. Bicycle can play a role in improving relationship between nations
D. President George W. Bush is fond of cycling
65. President George W. Bush went cycling ______.
A. wearing a T-shirt with the “Beijing 2008” logo
B. up and down a path on Laoshan Mountain
C. accompanied by six young Chinese policemen
D. along a more challenging way without arrangement
66. Bush said “take it easy on the old man” to his partners probably because ______.
A. he wanted to make them easy
B. he wanted to make a joke about them
C. he wanted to tell them it would be a more zigzag hiking path
D. he wanted to show them it would be a easy task for an old man
67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bush’s first cycle ride was in 1975.
B. Bush’s ride was specially arranged by the Washington Post.
C. Bush’s ride is more a sign of friendship than just his favorite pastime.
D. Bush will come to Beijing to take part in the Olympic cycling games in 2008.

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　　It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought．We bought the latest rages．Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else．”

　　It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl．So here we were－Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．

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(1)

Which is the right time order of the following events?

a．The girl asked for a new bike

b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package

c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．

d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．

e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．

[　　]

A．

b, c, e ,d

B．

a, c, d, b, e

C．

a, c, b, d, e

D．

a, b, d, c, e

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Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．

The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．

B．

Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．

C．

The girl never lost her desire for a bike．

D．

The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．

(3)

Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

[　　]

A．

Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money．

B．

Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．

C．

Because he thought his daughter would like it．

D．

Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．

(4)

What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?

[　　]

A．

The parents were happy and encouraged．

B．

The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．

C．

The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．

D．

The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．

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38． A．Besides       Instead        C．Otherwise           D．However

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40． A．ways         conditions      C．stages              D．orders

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47．A．discussing     B．settling down    C．comparing with       D．studying

48．A．extra          B．enough         C．several             D．countless

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54．A．clean          B．separate        C．loosen              D．remove

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(  ) 1. A. expressed                     B. whispered                 C. told                  D. ordered
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(  ) 3. A. daily                           B. weekly                     C. monthly            D. yearly
(  ) 4. A. in the charge                B. in charge                  C. in office            D. in public
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(  ) 7. A. name                           B. check                       C. notice               D. note
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(  ) 9. A. hand                           B. check                       C. kindness            D. bicycle
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A．Environmental problems.
B．Traffic jams in Beijing.
C．Problems brought about by cars.
D．Benefits of using cars.
【小題2】 The underlined word commit in Paragraph 2 has the close meaning as ____ .
A．do something right or legal
B．do something wrong or illegal
C．do something good and meaningful
D．do something bad and meaningless
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B．The author agrees that a car offers freedom to travel.
C．The author suggests that we should rely on bicycles.
D．The author thinks that the invention of cars leads to many problems.
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A．The author is troubled by the way jeeps are driven in the Hutongs of Beijing.
B．The author thinks that Hutongs are too narrow for jeeps to drive through.
C．The author thinks that the jeeps are too noisy.
D．The author is worried that more accidents are caused by jeeps than any other cars.
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A．Cars are only convenient for people traveling far.
B．We should all give up cars and ride bicycles.
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1.

A．cleaned

B．covered

C．counted

D．checked

 

2.

A．How

B．Why

C．Who

D．What

 

3.

A．a(chǎn)mount

B．part

C．sum

D．rest

 

4.

A．brave

B．hard

C．smart

D．unfair

 

5.

A．need

B．reason

C．result

D．right

 

6.

A．separate

B．spend

C．spare

D．save

 

7.

A．borrow

B．earn

C．raise

D．collect

 

8.

A．Or

B．So

C．For

D．But

 

9.

A．decisions

B．experience

C．opinions

D．knowledge

 

10.

A．beginning

B．introduction

C．requirement

D．opening

 

11.

A．similar

B．a(chǎn)shamed

C．peaceful

D．various

 

12.

A．brand

B．number

C．size

D．type

 

13.

A．effort

B．pressure

C．money

D．trouble

 

14.

A．a(chǎn)ll

B．enough

C．much

D．some

 

15.

A．finally

B．instantly

C．normally

D．regularly

 

16.

A．gave

B．left

C．took

D．wasted

 

17.

A．patiently

B．proudly

C．silently

D．tiredly

 

18.

A．a(chǎn)pplying

B．a(chǎn)sking

C．looking

D．working

 

19.

A．since

B．if

C．than

D．though

 

20.

A．deserved

B．studied

C．a(chǎn)chieved

D．learned

 

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