八年级下英语阅读理解难
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I、阅读理解(本大题共30小题，共60.0分)
A
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of(控制)your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends.
Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better. Getting angry is not a natured(自然的)way to act, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily —all you have to do is tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it only cries if people are watching it. Like a baby, you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are our top three:
① Keep a record. Every time you get angry write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
② Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
③ Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!
1.The writer wants to tells us _________.
A.not to get angry
B.to work hard at school
C.to do more exercise
D.to help each other
2.The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will _________.
A.get ill very easily
B.lose your friends
C.put on weight easily
D.eat less
3.My feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals is a _________.
A.story
B.book
C.picture
D.film
4.My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us _________.
A.what to read
B.how to read
C.how to stay cool
D.how to learn English well
5.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined(画线的)word “it” refers to(指的是) _________.
A.the book
B.anger
C.habit
D.the baby
B
Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had.We did everything together：piano lessons，movies，swimming，horseback riding.
When I was 13，my family moved away.Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times—like my wedding（婚礼）and Linda's.Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often.One day a card that I sent came back，stamped “Address（地址）Unknown.”I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years，I missed Linda very much.I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren.And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died.There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda's ma rried name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans，” I thought，but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs.Tobin！” she said excitedly，“Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much，even after 40 years.We laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives.Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there's one thing that Linda and I know for sure：we won't lose each other again!
6.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ______.
A.at the age of 13
B.before she got married
C.after they moved to new homes
D.before the writer's family moved away
7.They didn't often write to each other because they ______.
A.got married
B.had little time to do so
C.didn't like writing letters
D.could see each other on special time
8.There was an empty place in the writer's heart because she ______.
A.was in trouble
B.didn't know Linda's address
C.received the card that she sent
D.didn't have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness
9.The writer was happy when she ______.
A.read the newspaper
B.heard Linda's voice on the phone
C.met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D.wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
10.They haven't kept in touch ______.
A.for about 40 years
B.for about 27 years
C.since they got married
D.since the writer's family moved away
C
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want？” asked the salesman.
“It's for my little brother，” the girl answered.
“He's really，really sick and I want to buy a miracl e.”
“Pardon？” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.So how much does a miracle cost？”
“We don't sell a miracle here，child.I'm sorry，” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen.If it isn't enough，I can try and get some more.Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of miracle does your brother need？”
“I don't know，” she answered with her eyes full of tears.“He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation.But my daddy can't pay for it，so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have？” asked the man.“$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.
“Well，what luck，” smiled the man.“$ 1.11，the exact price of a miracle for your little brother.”
He took up the girl's hand and said，“Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents.Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
T hat well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor.The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
11.What made the miracle happen?
A.Her brother was seriously ill.
B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother.
D.Both A and B.
12.What was the trouble in the little girl's family?
A.something interesting
B.something beautiful
C.some wonderful medicine
D.some good food
13.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______.
A.she had still kept some money
B.she hoped not to be refused
C.there was no need to worry about money
D.she thought money was easy to get
14.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That sho ws ______.
A.The girl's love for her brother.
B.The girl's money.
C.The medicine from the drugstore.
D.Nobody can tell.
15.From the passage we can infer（推断）that ______.
A.the doctor didn't ask for any pay
B.a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C.the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D.Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
D
We all know that dogs are more loyal（忠诚的）to their meals than to their masters.But here is a story about an Akita dog named Hachiko，which is regarded as the most loyal dog in the world.
Hachiko was brought to Tokyo in 1924 by his owner，a college professor named Hidesamuro Ueno.Each day when Hidesamuro left for work，Hachiko would stand by the door to watch him go.When the professor came home at 4 o''clock，Hachiko would go to the Shibuya Station to meet him.
Though this simple act alone showed a lot of loyalty，it was not the end.The following year，Hidesamuro died in an accident while at the college.Hachiko didn''t realize that his master was gone.So the dog still returned to the train station every single day to wait for his master.The station master offered the dog a bed in the station and often gave him something to eat.Even so，Hachiko never changed his loyalty.Every day at 4 o''clock he hopefully waited by the tracks as the train pulled in，looking for his best friend''s face among the people getting off.
Hachiko died in 1935，after 10 long years of waiting for his master.But the dog would not be forgotten—a year before his death，Shibuya Station created a bronze statue（青铜塑像）of the loyal dog.Though the statue was destroyed during World War Ⅱ，a new version（版本）was created in 1948 by the son of the original artist.Go to the station now，and you''ll be able to see the bronze statue of Hachiko—still waiting，as ever，for his master.
16.Who is Hachiko?
A.A college professor in Tokyo.
B.The son of the original artist.
C.The master of the train station.
D.The most loyal dog in the world.
17.How long did the loyal dog stay with his master in Tokyo?
A.About one year.
B.More than two years.
C.Four years.
D.Ten years.
18.When was the bronze statue of the loyal dog created first?
A.In 1924.
B.In 1925.
C.In 1934.
D.In 1935.
19.Why did the dog return to the train station every day after his master died?
A.Because he wanted to eat some food at the train station.
B.Because he didn''t realize his master was gone.
C.Because he wanted to sleep in the bed.
D.Because he liked the master of the train station.
20.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The dog stood by the door to wait for the professor at 4 o''clock every day.
B.The dog would go with others if he was given enough food.
C.The dog waited for his master about 10 long years till he died.
D.The bronze statue of the dog can''t be seen now because it was destroyed during World War Ⅱ.
E
The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some
money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?” “Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
21.The supper was ready at .
A.6:15
B.6: 30
C.6:45
D.7:15
22.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because .
A.she wanted to save money.
B.she didn’t like the bright light.
C.she was afraid to be seen.
D.she wanted to have a good rest.
23.Mr. Beet went back .
A.by taxi
B.by bus
C.on foot
D.by bike
24.When Mr. Beet got home that evening, .
A.his wife was angry with him
B.he was very tired
C.he was too hungry to say a word
D.his wife felt sorry
25.Mrs. Beet hoped .
A.her husband went home by taxi the next time.
B.her husband could keep on doing exercise.
C.her husband could be stronger and stronger.
D.her husband could save more money and time.
F
Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek(希腊) word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses(神) of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music…
26.The first paragraph is mainly about the .
A.styles of music
B.taste of music
C.knowledge of music
27.The speaker is probably .
A.a host
B.a singer
C.a dancer
28.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Muses invented music.
B.Music can bring people some feelings.
C.Everyone is interested in pop music.
29.The speaker believes that .
A.music is a spoken language
B.music develops as we grow up
C.music plays an important part in our life
30.What is NOT the purpose(目的) of this music program?
A.To learn more about the music.
B.To give a complete background(背景) to the music.
C.To give people some music to listen to.
Unit8 How do you like a banana milk shake A Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it. In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chip. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips. Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA; they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia. （）1. Italians like to eat __________. A. dumplings B. pizza C. hot food D. fish ( )2. Fish and chips are very popular in ________. A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada ( ) 3. In different countries people eat ______ food. A. different B. the same C. the different D. same
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 ye ars in Britain. The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorite s may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because . A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
初二英语阅读理解精选题(一) My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play. “Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I’ll decide who play each part.” I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart. This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well. Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part. Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play. However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!” I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part. “You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.” I think I know what she means. 48. What did the boy want to do in the play? A. To get an important part B. To organize the play C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights. 49. How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play? A. Bored. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Unhappy.
人教版英语八年级英语上册阅读理解 一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析） 1．阅读理解 Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone around the world without putting a stamp on it? With an email you can just do that. By using computers you can send emails quickly and easily. An email can send its messages to the other side of the world in seconds However, the post is much slower than the email. The email is easy to use and it saves time and money. You can send an email no matter where you are and when it is. In addition, it does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send an email to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send an email back. （1）With an email you can send a letter without putting _______ on it. A. an address B. a message C. a word D. a stamp （2）The writer wants to tell us something about _______. A. computers B. letters C. emails D. calls （3）Which of the following is TRUE? A. The email is not easy to use. B. The email saves time and money. C. The email comes only at night. D. The email is slower than the post. （4）When can you send an email to your friend? A. In the day. B. At night. C. At any time. D. When your friends are at home. 【答案】（1）D （2）C （3）B （4）C 【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述电子邮件的优点，电子邮件可以将信息在数秒时间传到对方手里。 （1）细节题。根据 Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone around the world without putting a stamp on it With an email you can just do that.可知，电子邮件可以不贴邮票而送信，故选D。 （2）推断题。本文讲述电子邮件的优点，电子邮件可以将信息在数秒时间传到对方手里，故选C。 （3）细节题。根据The email is easy to use and it saves time and money.可知，用电子邮件发送信息省钱又省时，故选B。 （4）细节题。根据In addition, it does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send an email to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send an email back. 可知，随时都可以给朋友发信息，故选C。 【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题、推断题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。
八年级英语阅读理解专项练习题 A One day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. The businessman asked him why he was crying. The rich man didn’t want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“Sir, I had a brother who was killed last year. I was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.”The businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. He also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. The rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“Sir, why do you cry?”The businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“Oh, I’m crying because you were not killed together with your brother. I) 根据短文内容判断正（Ｔ）误（Ｆ）（５分） ( )76.The rich man didn’t tell the truth. ( )77.Though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn’t have told the lie. ( )78.The rich man had a brother who was burned. ( )79.The businessman believed the rich man’s story at first. ( )80.The businessman’s answer showed that he was very happy. II) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（５分） 81.They ordered the soup and the soup was so hot that the rich man burned his mouth first. 82.The businessman also burned his mouth and he was not happy. 83.A rich man and a businessman had lunch in the same restaurant. 84.The rich man told a lie about his brother’s death. 85.The businessman realized(意识到) that the rich man cheated him at last. ______ _______ _____ _______ _______ B School kids Say Goodbye to Their Flying Friends Jin Jun and his classmates at Shanghai Nanyang Middle School are not very happy to be back from holiday. Not because they hate studying, but because some of their best friends on campus（校园）are gone: pigeons. More than 100 pigeons used to(过去常常) fly around campus every day, making students smile during break time. But now, the birds are gone. Where? Now they’re all locked up in a bird cage. Bird flu(流感) has landed in Shanghai, and expert are afraid the pigeons might spread（传播）the disease if they keep flying around. For safety, the school also asks students to stay away from the cage. “I feel sad for those birds. They’re my best friends,” said Jin, a Junior 3 student. “Last term I would bring corn to feed them, but I can’t do that any more. I hope bird flu will end soon so I can play with the pigeons again.”Nanyang Middle School is not the only one to take pigeons off campus. Students in Beijjng Fengtai Experimental Primary School also gave their pigeons to the local health department （当地卫生部门）on February 3. Their pigeons are special birds. In 1999, students found two injured pigeons and gave them a home. To get money for bird food, the kids sold rubbish paper They took good care of the birds,
阅读理解练习 1 Our classroom faces our school garden. After class we like to look out of the windows to enjoy the lovely view. Our school garden is the most beautiful place in the school. There is a small pool in the middle. Some goldfish are swimming in it. Around the pool there are all kinds of flowers. We can always see flowers, even in winter. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is a lovely lawn. Boys and girls like to take a walk in the garden after school. But some years ago, there was nothing here but broken bricks, and wild weeds. We, teachers and students, built the garden with our hands. Since then we have planted trees and flowers every year. Everyone of us wants to do his best to make our school more and more beautiful. 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案 1. Where is the school garden? A. It faces the pool. B. It faces the writer's classroom. C. It is beside the pool. D. It is beside the writer's classroom. 2. Which of the following is NOT right? A. There are all kinds of flowers around the pool. B. There are goldfish in the pool. C. There is a small pool in the middle of the garden. D. The students can't see flowers in winter. 3. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is . A. a garden B. an office building C. a lawn D. nothing 4. Who built the school garden? A. Students B. Teachers C.Teachers and students D.Workers 5. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Everyone likes the school very much. B. Every student wants to make the school more and more beautiful. C. The school garden was built fifty years ago. D. The students plant trees in the school every year. 2 Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England Sweden. India, Mexico and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 1. Mother's Day is on . A. the second Saturday in May B. the second Sunday in May
2017.01.18寒假八年级英语完形与阅读理解 完形填空 Jim was a worker.One of his feet was bigger than___1__.He couldn’t__2____the right shoes___3___ his feet.One day his friend Mike said to him“___4___don’t you go to a shoemaker?A good shoemaker can____5__you the right shoes.”__6____Jim went to the shoemaker near Mike’s home,very soon the shoemaker finished the work.Jim___7___the shoes and wasn’t happy.He___8___the shoemaker,“You aren’t a__9____shoemaker!I wanted you to make me one shoe bigger than the other,___10___you made me one shoe smaller than the other.” ()1.A.other B.the other C.another D.that one ()2.A.see B.look for C.find D.find out ()3.A.for B.with C.on D.of ()4.A.When B.Where C.How D.Why ()5.A.make B.pass C.do D.give ()6.A.Then B.But C.So D.Because ()7.A.saw B.watched C.found D.looked at ()8.A.said B.said to C.spoke D.talked ()9.A.good B.bad C.right D.kind ()10.A.then B.and C.but D.so .阅读理解 A. Peter is thirteen years old.He is in Grade Two this year.He likes to play football and watch football matches.And he often reads newspapers.He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match.Now Peter is having lunch.He is listening to the radio,too.He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon.He wants to watch it very much.But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons.He thinks hard and finds a way. “Hello,Mrs.Black,”Peter says to his teacher on the telephone,“Peter is ill in bed.He wants to ask for half a day’s leave(请半天假).” “Oh,I’m sorry to hear that.”says Mrs.Black,“But who’s that?” “It’s my father,Mrs.Black.” ()1.Peter is a______. A.middle school student B.Young Pioneer C.worker D.teacher ()2.Peter will be in______next year. A.Grade Two B.Grade Three C.Grade One D.school ()3.Peter often reads news newspaper because_______. A.he likes to read news B.he likes to read stories ..C.he want to know when and where a football match will be D.his father wants him to read them ()4.Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because_______. A.his father is ill in bed B.he wants to watch the football match C.he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons D.he is ill in bed ()5.Where sentence(句子)is right? A.Mrs.Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor B.Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. C.Peter is a stupid(笨的)boy. D.Peter isn’t an honest(诚实的)boy. B Mr.Smith works in an office.He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest.Every evening,when he comes back from his office,he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early.But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper.She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep. One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work.He decided to go to see a doctor.And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him.Before her husband said what was the matter with him,the woman had told the doctor all and the man understand why.He wrote out a prescription(处方).And when Mr Smith
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初二英语英语阅读理解题 1 An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can. It can only look straight ahead. If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night. ( ) 1. An owl looks clever because 。 A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it can turn its neck ( )2. An owl looks for food at night because 。 A. it has large eyes B. it can’t move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it can’t see anything at all during the day ( )3. An owl eats 。 A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all kinds of other animals D. none of the above ( )4. The cry of an owl is 。 A. frightening B. good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow
A More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost! Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way. Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers. Health Benefits of Bicycling: It helps to prevent heart diseases. Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can improve your mood (心情). Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healthier than driving. ( )1. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very___________. A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular ( )2. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may . A. pollute the environment around B. find something you didn’t notice C. go everywhere and use a little oil D. get off your bike and begin to work ( )3. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and . A. get out of the car B. take it onto a train C. put it in your purse D. go on airline websites ( )4. One of the benefits from bicycling is that . A. you can fold the bicycle B. you will be friendly to others C. you will be more relaxed D. you may get fatter and fatter ( )5. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood. D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. B Feeling left out? A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around.Here’s our advice to her and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have new friends.but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends.But remembe r, there’s always room for more friends. Start by looking around your classroom think about which kids you’d like to play with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly.Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them.Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom.When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with.act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in.