Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport(飛機場) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but you have to take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe(安全的)?Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows .You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or bus stop. It’s very convenient(方便的) for you to carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
【小題1】Why do many people like to travel by plane?

The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”

1. 1.

   An Indian would shake his head when __________．

   1. A.
      he didn’t want to say anything
   2. B.
      he agreed with others
   3. C.
      he talked to others
   4. D.
      other people were wrong
2. 2.

   The foreign officer was surprised that _________

   1. A.
      the driver could not understand him
   2. B.
      the driver refused his order
   3. C.
      the driver drove him to another place
   4. D.
      the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”
3. 3.

   The underlined word “Order” means         

   1. A.
      順序
   2. B.
      訂購
   3. C.
      命令
   4. D.
      建議
4. 4.

   The sentence “No means Yes here” means         

   1. A.
      in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning
   2. B.
      Indians shake heads when they agree with each other
   3. C.
      there is no difference between Yes and No
   4. D.
      we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do
5. 5.

   According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries．
   2. B.
      When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes．
   3. C.
      In India, the word No means Yes．
   4. D.
      In China shaking the head means No．

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   31   clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   32  . You know that smoking is bad for your  33   and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   34   too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   35  , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   36   of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   37   for mum and me. In other words, when we   38   in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   39  , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that

more and more   40   are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   41   to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   42   help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   43   your own life. We don’t want to  44   you because you are so important to us.  45   you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

31．A. remember       B. forget      C. think     D. feel

32．A. interesting       B. terrible    C. boring    D. strange

33．A. health          B. study      C. work      D. mind

34．A. things          B. mistakes    C. feelings  D. illnesses

35．A. nowhere       B. anywhere    C. outside   D. inside     

36．A. color          B. smell       C. shape     D. taste

37．A. useless        B. useful      C. bad       D. good

38．A. move          B. rest        C. arrive    D. breathe

39．A. However       B. As a result   C. In fact   D. For example

40．A. doctors        B. nurses      C. non-smokers D. smokers

41．A. difficult        B. easy       C. important D. dangerous

42．A. on            B. from       C. of        D. for

43．A. save          B. waste       C. refuse    D. accept

44．A. trouble        B. lose        C. hurt      D. keep

45．A. With          B. Without     C. Behind    D. By