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The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day. In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control(控制) the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day. 51. The first No Car Day fell on _______. A. February 2nd B. June 5th C. July 5th D. September 22nd 52. _______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China. A. Beijing B. Chengdu C. Shanghai D. Wuhan 53. What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 目的 B. 原因 C. 意义 D. 口号 54. How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011? A. 63. B. 52. C. 41. D. 238. 55. Which of the following statements is True? A. China is the first country to start No Car Day. B. No Car Day is World Environment Day. C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far. D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars. C A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视). “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!” One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?” “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. (责任编辑：admin) |