In 1974, the price of petrol in Britain rose by 120 percent; cars became expensive to run and train and bus fares increased. People who hadn't used a bicycle since they were children decided that they would buy bicycles.They discovered that cycling could be enjoyable and cheap．

Bicycle sales had been falling for many years but suddenly everything changed．In 1975, British people spent more than one million on bicycles. Bicycle traffic increased by 11 percent．

Bicycle fans compare the cost of running a car with the cost of running a bicycle．They also say bicycle-riding is a good form of exercise.In towns bicycles can often be faster than cars or buses．The bicyclists can ride through traffic jams and at the end of his journey he doesn't have to look for a parking space．Cycling through the countryside is a real pleasure; the cyclist has time to see things that the motorist, driving at over 100 kilometers an hour, never sees．

But in the cities, cycling can be dangerous.You need good concentration(專心)and strong nerves, especially when a truck or a bus is trying to pass you．Since cycling became popular again, there has been an increase in the number of accidents．

Cyclists say the answer to the problem is to separate bicycles from other traffic．Stevenage, a new town near London, has a system of “bikeways”, where only bicycles are allowed to travel.However, in most towns, cyclists say, the needs of the bicycle riders are overlooked．Cyclists have formed into “action groups” in many towns in Britain．They want to persuade local councils－who are in charge of the roads and traffic in their areas－to make sure there are safe facilities(設(shè)施)for cyclists．Or, they say, interest in cycling will die．

1.Today the Britain want to ride bikes because _________.

A.trains and buses are too crowded

B.the cost of riding bikes is much cheaper than that of taking trains or buses

C.there are a lot of thieves on the trains or in the buses

D.the traffic accidents easily happen while people go to work by train or by bus

2.What is special about traffic in Britain today?

A. More and more people ride bikes.

B. More and more people like to take trains.

C. Taking trains is much safer than taking buses.

D. No people like to take buses.

3.The main reason for so many people’s riding bikes in England is that _______.

A. bike-riding does good to people

B. a bike is easy to take care of

C. a bike is much cheaper than a car

D. there is no need of a parking place for a bike

4.Riding bikes has many strong points, but when it becomes popular _______.

A. a lot of bikes will be crowded in the public places

B. a lot of bus-drivers and trainmen are out of work

C. fewer and fewer people will take a train

D. there will easily be more and more traffic accidents[來

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How to Improve Eyesight Naturally

Eyes are important for everybody．You must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition．Here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally．

1.

Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain is no exception．Try meditation，yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health．

Try palming．

Sit upright in a comfortable chair．2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes．Let your fingers rest across your forehead．There should be no light entering your eyes．Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start．Palming should be relaxing．It may help to do palming in a darkened room．

Avoid sugar as much as possible．

3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight，which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰島素) in the blood．Therefore you shouldn’t be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar．

Exercise your eyes．

The only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when we're tired or suffering from eyestrain．But eye exercises are actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision．4.Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds then close your eyes tightly，open and repeat．Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily．

Eat healthy．

You probably hear that statement all the time but eating the right foods are necessary to good health．5.Foods that are high in fiber，vitamin C，D and beta carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision．Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots，eggs，blueberries，spinach，kale，grapes，and fresh garlic．

A．Reduce eyestrain．

B．Keep your eyes moist．

C．Sugar is your eye’s worst enemy．

D．Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise．

E．You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision but it does．

F．Close eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands．

G．Be sure to get plenty of sleep so your eyes don’t strain to stay open during the day．

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ________ because of some small things. And neither was willing to________ each other.

One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He ________ it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m ________ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”

“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ________ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his ________ anymore. I want you to build me a 8-foot ________ .” The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you ________ .” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.

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“No,” the elder brother was________ .

“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and ________ ,” the carpenter smiled.

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The world’s population is more mobile (移動(dòng)的)today than ever before. In 2010, more than 200 million people left their home countries to live in a new country. This is about 3 percent of the total world population. Some experts believe that number will swell to 400 million by 2050. Rates of immigration have remained strong for the last 300 years, but patterns of immigration have changed since World War II. The backgrounds and experiences of today’s immigrants are different from those of the typical European immigrant of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Contemporary immigrants range from unskilled laborers to highly skilled professionals, and they come from and go to countries all over the world.

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In traditional destination countries, such as the United States, however, labor needs have changed. Today, although there is still demand for unskilled labor, there is increasing demand for people with a high level of skill and education. The need for less skilled labor has shifted to other countries. As work on farms and in industry in the United States and Canada once drew workers from all over the world, now work in factories in Taiwan and south Korea attracts workers from Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia.

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C. They are major destination countries for immigrants.

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B.They often do not speak good English.

C. Authorities might send illegal immigrants back to their home country.

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B. Political instability

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在文中題號(hào)后的橫線上。

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