最近我校对高一学生入学一个多月来的学习生活适应情况做了一个调查，情况如下。请你用英语表达下表的调查内容，并提出个人观点。

要求：1.词数100个左右； 
2．文章开头已给出，但不计入总词数。 
参考词汇：course n. 课程；benefit vt. 对……有益；stressful adj. 有压力的 stress /pressure n. 压力；  survey n. 调查 
Recently, a survey has been carried out in our school whether the freshmen have adapted to the life in senior high school.

As you’re busy with your studies, the weeks during the Spring Festival can be a time when training and healthy eating plans go out of the window. But you can continue running and avoid weight gain during the holiday season.  11    .

Pick a race 

Having a race on your calendar(日历) is a motivation to keep running during the holiday.  12     . Check our active.com or Running in the City for events near you.

Don’t skip breakfast

If you’re going to a holiday party in the evening, don’t make the mistake of skipping breakfast. You may think you’re saving calories later.  13    .

Bring your own healthy dishes

Chances are that most of the dishes at holiday gatherings are going to be high in taste and calories. Bring your own healthy appetizers to the party. The host will appreciate it, and you know there will be at least one wise choice on the buffet table.

 14     .

If you’re heading to an evening event, eat regular meals and snacks every few hours up until party time. You won’t arrive at the party ready to attack appetizers. Make sure you include fiber at each meal because it keeps you full longer.

Plan your runs

It’s easy to say that you’ll keep running regularly during the holiday season, but sticking to it requires a strategy. Schedule your runs like appointments, so you make the first thing during a busy week.  15      .

A.Treat yourself

B.Eat small meals

C.Try some or all of these strategies(策略)

D.In fact, it may lead to overeating later in the day

E.Buy yourself a gift of some new running shoes and clothes’

F.If you have runs scheduled, you are more likely to get them done

G.Once you choose one that is in a few weeks, set a plan and stick to it

   假如你是红星中学学生会主席李明，根据学校安排，你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Jack推荐刘佳做他的助手(assistant)。请根据所给提示给Jack写封信介绍一下基本情况。

欢迎Jack的到来；

推荐(recommend)刘佳做学生助手；

刘佳的基本情况（18岁，高三学生，学校十佳学生）；

特点与特长（活泼，积极；电脑技能；英语水平；沟通能力等）。

注意：词数：100词左右；开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Jack,

I’m Li Ming, Chairman of the Students’ Union of Hongxing Middle School.

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What’s On?

Electric Underground

7.30pm－1.00am   Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

 Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm   Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

 Simon’s Workshop

5.00pm-7.30pm    Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-11.00pm     Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A. Jules Skye.     B. Gee Whizz.

C. Charlotte Stone.   D. James Pickering.

22. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A. The Cyclops Theatre.  B. Kaleidoscope.

C. Victoria Stage.     D. Pizza World.

23. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?

A. It requires membership status.    B. It lasts three hours each time.

C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.

24. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A. 5.00pm-7.30pm.  B. 7.30pm-1.00am.

C. 8.00pm-11.00pm.       D. 8.30pm-10.30pm.

Earn Money This Summer with Sunny Libraries!

    Do you have too much free time this summer vacation? Do you need a summer job to earn extra money? Do you want to be involved in your community (社区)? Sunny Area Library System (SALS) has job opportunities for high school students. These are good chances to get work experience.

Book Theater brings children’s book stories to life. It has shows at all Sunny Libraries. Applicants (申请者) should enjoy performing in front of an audience and working with young children.

Work Hours:

Practice: Fridays 4:00 pm — 6:00 pm

Performance: Tuesdays 10:00 am

Rate of Pay: $16/performance

Computer Tutor (导师) helps guests to deal with technology problems, involving Internet searches and using the SALS Website to find materials. Applicants should have computer skills.

Work Hours:

Monday—Friday  9:00 am—5:00 pm

Rate of Pay: $ 8/hour

Bookmobile helps the driver find the routes to libraries. The truck you work in is air-conditioned, and the driver is friendly. Applicants must be able to lift heavy boxes.

Work Hours:

Sunday and Friday  9:00 am — 4:00 pm

Rate of Pay: $10/hour

Reader Desk provides service with a smile while checking materials in and out to guests. Friendly attitude and ability to work on library data system required.

Work Hours:

Monday—Tuesday  8:00am—4:00 pm

Rate of Pay: $ 7.50/hour

56.If you are interested in acting, ________ should be your choice.

A. Book Theater              B. Bookmobile           C. Computer Tutor    D. Reader Desk

57.The purpose of the advertisement is to ________.

A. attract students to libraries                              B. raise money for libraries

C. introduce new books                                  D. offer job opportunities

     Pushing open our gate, I am surprised to see a strange man, back toward me, entering our house. Only when he turns around do I realize that I am looking at my 12-year-old son, Marlon.

  It seemed only yesterday that I brought him, a newborn, home from the hospital. Carrying him into our house, I wondered at how tiny he was.

  A dozen years later Marlon is neither small nor thin. Nowadays he can lift me up easily. I am excitedly recording his progress on our growth chart.

  Handwritten lines and the dates they were marked in pencil appear along the chart’s length. Of course, my husband and I have only one line each to represent(代表) us. His height is over five feet eight inches, while mine is about five inches. The rest belong to Marlon and his younger brother, Mark Justin, put in at various times over the years, especially on their birthdays.

  My eldest son and I had a habit of guessing how long it would take before he became taller than me. We would be back-to-back, standing sideways before the mirror, and at times it looked like he had done it. But measured against the chart…no, not just yet clearly. Then a few weeks after his twelfth birthday, it happened: Son finally grew taller than his mother.

  Marlon cheered as the chart showed he was now half an inch taller than me. I checked it again and the results were the same.

  While I was happy for him, I was a bit sad too. Staring at the freshly inked line, I realized what other parents had told me was true: Kids grow up so fast you never really know where the years have gone. But the chart only shows how tall they’ve grown; it does not give the stories behind those growing years: the panic over childhood health emergencies, the mad looking for a child who got lost and, happily, was found, the peace-making during silly fights between best friends, the happy days of birthday parties and lazy nights of storytelling.

55. From the text, we can conclude that the writer ______.

   A. couldn’t recognize her son because he had been away for 12 years

   B. thought her son was a newborn baby yesterday

   C. couldn’t recognize her son because he had grown so fast

   D. was interested that her son was once so little

56. Which of the following is correct according to the text?

   A. The growth chart contains only four lines in total.

   B. The growth chart shows the parents’ love for kids.

   C. Mark is expected to grow much taller than his elder brother.

   D. Before Marlon turned 12, he had grown taller than his mother.

57. The last paragraph shows that the writer ______.

   A. has experienced a lot while looking after the children

   B. is nervous because she doesn’t know where the years have gone

   C. feels sad because the chart only shows how tall the kids have grown

   D. is angry because there are silly fights between best friends

58. The best title for the text would be _____.

   A. My son              B. Flying time                     C. Growth chart          D. Marlon’s height

21. Lincoln College of English       .

A. is at the centre of London                                           

B. lies far away from London

C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced  

D. accepts students only at the beginning of the year

22.While you stay there, _______ will take care of you.

A. the school where you study              B. the family you have chosen

C. your classmates                         D. your own parents

23.If you go there for a one-term course, you will pay _______ for it.

A.￡1,380              B. over ￡1,380                C. much less than ￡1, 380       D. nothing

Be a Green Child

What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than（不仅仅）just a color.  36   Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings. What can we do? Here’s a four-step guide to being green:

Reduce It!

  37    For example, a shorter shower means you used less water fuel since your house uses fuel to run the water heater（热水器）that warmed up the water.

Reuse It!

Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society”. That means that we’re a little too willing to throw away old stuff(东西) and buy new stuff.  38    For example, if your baby brother becomes older and loses interest in his plastic basketball hoop(篮圈), why not give it to another family who has a little kid?

Recycle It!

Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Recycled goods go to a recycling center, where they can be turned into new cans, battles, and paper.

Enjoy It!

It’s true that rubbish and pollution are problems, but the Earth is still a huge and beautiful place that’s ready for you to explore.  39   Go for a hike, visit local centers and gardens, and climb up mountains.

But before you travel the globe, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a spot where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable again? 40

A.If so, get out there and get your hands dirty.
B.Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth.
C.It also means taking special steps to protect the environment.
D.When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth.
E.You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city.
F.Many times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might.
G.You can watch with pride as your tree takes root and your garden plants grow.

In many American schools the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is used as an opportunity to teach children about his life and legacy. But in too many of those same schools, Black children’s extraordinary talents are still being wasted today. Nearly three-quarters of Black fourth and eighth grade public school students cannot read or compute at grade level. Black students made up only 18 percent of students in public schools in 2009-2010 but were 40 percent of students who received one or more out-of-school suspensions (暂被停学). A Black public school student is suspended every four seconds. Black students are more than twice as likely to drop out of school as White students. Each school day 763 Black high school students drop out.

So I applaud the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for their recent action to address harmful school discipline policies that push so many thousands of black children out of school each year and into the juvenile (青少年) justice and adult prison pipeline. If the education system is to do its part in replacing it with a cradle to college, career and success pipeline, we must end the current practice where children in the greatest need are suspended from school mostly for nonviolent offenses.

These resources, officially known as “guidance,” will help schools and districts meet their legal responsibility to protect students from discrimination (歧视) on the basis of race, color or national origin as required under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As we recognize the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and so many other important hard-won victories in the Civil Rights Movement this year, we must remember those victories could be lost without meaningful enforcement of the laws advocates fought so hard to win half a century ago.

While the guidance does not prohibit (禁止) schools or districts from using any particular nondiscriminatory policy, it does call into question some policies that have historically excluded Black students and are of questionable educational value including “zero tolerance” discipline policies which require mandatory (强制的) consequences for certain infractions (违反), and policies that prevent students from returning to school after completion of a court sentence.

Information of the new guidance recommendations is available at this government website for almost every school and district in the country. Check your own school district now to see whether the discipline policy is focused on creating a positive school climate and preventing misbehavior, whether consequences are clear, appropriate and consistent, and whether there is a commitment to fairness in the application of discipline.

61. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

B. Unsatisfactory situation of Black students’ education.

C. The percentage of Black students dropping out of school.

D. The holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

62. The guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice may ____.

A. punish Black children for dropping out of school

B. push thousands of Black children out of school each year

C. protect Black children from being suspended for nonviolent offenses

D. prevent Black children from coming back to school after a court sentence

63. According to the passage, the “zero tolerance” discipline policies ____.

A. have questionable consequences

B. are prohibited by the guidance

C. prevent Black children from being absent from school

D. were considered discriminatory when they were released

64. What is the author’s attitude toward these “guidance”?

A. negative        B. optimistic           C. approval        D. indifferent

65. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Suggestions on the Civil Rights Act      B. Victories in the Civil Rights Movement

C. Criticism of the Education System            D. Steps Forward on School Discipline

Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：

•Schedule yearly exams.__31____Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.

•Protect against UV rays(紫外线)．Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it's extremely important to wear sunglasses.___32___

•Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.___33___ Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.

•___34___ As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins(维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.

•Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses(隐形眼镜)．Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.___35___ Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.

A．Eat your greens.

B．Eye care should begin early in life.

C．They can properly protect your eyes.

D．Stay in good shape by taking more Vitamins.

E．Parents usually don't care about their own eyesight.

F．Always follow the doctor's advice for appropriate wear.

G．This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.

Next week we     flying to China.

A. will           B.are                C.were          D.can

  Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.

Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

21. During the test, those who were tested were given            .

A. no breakfast at all                                                B. different breakfasts or none

C. little food for breakfast                                         D. very rich breakfast

22. The results of the test show that            .

A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies

B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C. a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast

D. those working with brains should have much for breakfast

23. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.

B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

D. Reducing breakfast is of great value in weight losing.

A.      Have a hobby.

B.      Get enough sleep.

C.     Keep a healthy diet.

D.     Take a walk every day.

E.      Make social activities.

F.      Eat breakfast every morning.

Ways to improve your health

   Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.

Research shows that eating a meal in the morning results in less body fat and less chance of overeating. Eating breakfast can help people feel better physically and mentally(精神上地) throughout the day. But you should remember that no single food gives you all the nutrients(营养物) you need, so eating a variety of foods in the morning is important to good health.

Sleep is essential(必不可少的) to good health and to emotional well-being. Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Studied show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So get enough sleep and stay safe!

Walking is an easy way to add exercise to our lives. Instead of meeting friends for a meal, meet them for a walk. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.

Volunteer. Go to church. Join a club. Whatever you do, do it with people. Studies show that communal(集体的) activities are good for your physical and mental health. Social groups can provide support. They might include sport teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and help each other in difficult times. Moreover, being in a group keeps your mind busy. An active mind is a healthy mind!

Since they are relaxing activities, hobbies are usually enjoyable. They help people to relax and rest. They bring us joy. The joy may help people live healthier and recover faster from illness, A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Everyone could get a little more joy in their lives!

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so   16   ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   17   , Chuck Hart.    18    Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship(体育精神) and infamous   19 , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s   20   on the side of the box. The first indication that something was   21   came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was   22   for his amazing work in the community.

Travis’s hands   23   ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think? They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be   24   by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis  25  he would not tell him. "Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.

Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they   26   in front of his destination, Travis opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.

“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said  27    ,“Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）   28   . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I   29   . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in   30  ?”

    “No,” Travis said.

“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n)   31   when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, but you were   32   and made the best of it. You have such a good    33  , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes   34   . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful   35   .

16．A．surprised       B．ashamed          C．excited                 D．worried

17．A．team           B．player             C．coach                   D．game

18．A．Unless             B．If                 C．Because                    D．Although

19．A．skill            B．performance       C．behavior                D．action

20．A．name           B．photo             C．sign                    D．model

21．A．strange         B．wrong            C．true                   D．funny

22．A．known         B．encouraged        C．protected               D．influenced

23．A．fell            B．froze            C．shook                 D．folded

24．A．questioned       B．smiled at         C．laughed at              D．noticed

25．A．hoped             B．believed           C．decided                   D．wished

26．A．pulled up        B．put up             C．took up                 D．turned up

27．A．peacefully       B．slowly                C．happily                   D．naturally

28．A．choice          B．effort            C．suggestion              D．mistake

29．A．believe          B．miss              C．admire                  D．remember

30．A．danger         B．surprise          C．sorrow                 D．trouble

31．A．teammate        B．adult             C．kid                     D．student

32．A．upset             B．rude                C．polite                       D．glad

33．A．quality              B．courage           C．dream                  D．example

34．A．clearly        B．carefully          C．patiently               D．differently

35．A．gift                 B．look                    C．hope                D．lesson

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I often imagine how my life will be like in the future. I think your life will be very different in ten years. I will be twenty-eight year old by then. I will have my own family, probable with a lovely child. I hope I will work in the computer company as a program designer. I will enjoy my work and get along well my colleagues. I will do a better job in whatever I do. In my free time, I would continue to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and playing various ball games. On my holidays, I will travel around to the world. In a word, my life will be much richer but more colorful.

----Have you heard that they quarreled again in the office yesterday?

---Yes. It is hard to ______ the problems that have long existed between them.

    A. represent        B. replace           C reduce              D. remove

假如你叫李华，新学期开学两个月了，你的英语老师要求你在英语课堂上用英语和同学们交流一下你到新学校后的感受。交流内容要求包括以下要点：

1、校园环境和教学设施；

2、师生给你的印象；

3、给学校的两点建议。

注意：1、词数 100 词左右；

2、信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数；

3、内容可适当发挥，要注意行文连贯。

Hello, everyone,

I’m honored to stand here to tell you something about my school life in the past two months………….

---______ wonderful music!   ---Yes, it’s written by Jay Chou, a pop singer.

A. What               B. What a              C. How                D. How a

Paula and her husband have four kids, three pet dogs, and a rabbit. When the house is very noisy, Helen, one of the children, is quietly inventing. A year ago, the 10­-year-­old had to design an anti-­smoking poster for a school project. Rather than a poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.

“I like people to play with things more than read and write,” she says. So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.

Paula says her daughter “thinks differently”: Ideas jump into her mind. After she got sunburnt on holiday, Helen invented a small plastic bracelet（手镯) that changes color in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen. Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea. She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty. “But we didn’t do anything with it,” says Paula.

Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod she has designed. “ There is a camera on the hook, ” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle，and it shows you if you’ve caught a fish or not. ”

Helen doesn’t want to go to university. She keeps her pink-­and­-cream bedroom tidy. Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter. “Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says. “Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Helen, it’s ‘What time will that be happening?’ or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?’ ”

21. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Helen _______.

A. is not willing to go to school

B. likes to play with her brothers and sisters

C. prefers making something by herself

D. is good at reading and writing

22. What did Helen invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?

A. The anti­-smoking poster.

B. The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen.

C. The ball providing water for thirsty dogs.

D. The fishing rod telling whether you’ve caught a fish.

23. The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “_______”.

A. do what most people usually do     B. set an example to others

C. follow the fashion closely            D. do something differently from others

24. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. how Helen helps people give up smoking

B. a little girl’s dream to be a world-famous inventor

C. a 10-year-old inventor’s story

D. Helen’s relationship with her family members

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Traffic and pollution are becoming big problems in big cities all over the world. In cities like Mexico City, Shanghai or Cairo the quality of the air is getting worse every day. In the United States, people spend more time sitting in traffic jams.

Some of the world’s cities have already found the answer to the problem. In Bogota, the capital of Columbia, the government has taken measures to improve the quality of life for the city’s 8 million people. They created over a thousand new parks, a new public transport system, and built hundreds of cycling and walking paths. People who live in the city also joined in making their city one of the most livable (适合居住的) places in South America.

Today city planners around the world are looking for ways to provide more room for living and less room for cars. In America, public transport has increased over 2 % since the mid 1990s — not much but a start. More and more people leave their cars at home and get on buses, trains or even ride a bike to work. Some cities are far better at planning than others. In Amsterdam, for example, only 40 % of the population use their cars to get to work, 35 % ride bikes while 25% use public transport. In Paris, about half of the city’s workers drive their cars to work.

For cities in developing countries, the problems have just started. Traffic is getting worse as more and more people can afford to buy a car.

12. The writer listed Mexico City, Shanghai and Cairo as examples of cities of ______.

     A. heavy traffic              B. air pollution                C. rapid development     D. large population

13. What did Bogota do to improve the quality of life for its people?

     A. It shut down some factories in the city.

     B. It introduced a foreign public transport system.

     C. It encouraged people to plant trees in the city.

     D. It built new parks and a new public transport system.

14. From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______.

     A. 35% of the population in Paris ride bikes to work

     B. half of the people in Amsterdam drive their cars to work

     C. a quarter of the people in Amsterdam use public transport

     D. American public transport has increased much since the 1990s

15. What would be the best title of the text?

     A. Ways to solve traffic jams                         B. New changes in transport systems

     C. People’s new choice in big cities         D. Parks instead of cars for the cities