一、词汇运用
1. The early morning bus is so (拥挤的)that I can seldom find a seat.
2. It only takes me half an hour to get home after the new (铁)station was built.
3. We need to increase the (速度)of our programme, or we will fall behind.
4. With the mobile payment, it's very (方便的)to shop online at home.
5. Many (长途大巴)stop here to pick up and drop off passengers(乘客).

1. crowded 2. underground 3. speed 4. convenient 5. coaches

二、单项选择
() 1.— How does your cousin usually go to school?
— Sometimes his bike and sometimes bus.

A.in; on
B.on; by
C.in; by
D.on; in

1.B

() 2.Taking the underground is better than driving a car because the streets are always during rush hours.

A.crowded
B.comfortable
C.convenient
D.dangerous

2.A

() 3.— How do you think we can the ancient town?
— You may take a walk instead of a taxi. You can see every corner of it.

A.look for
B.think about
C.get around
D.walk in

3.C

() 4.My sister drink milk tea a lot, but she gave up the habit after finding it unhealthy.

A.is used to
B.used to
C.was used for
D.uses to

4.B

() 5.— With high - speed trains, we can get to Nanjing easily.
— . The modern transport has made our lives much easier.

A.It doesn't matter
B.Not at all
C.I wonder
D.That's true

5.D

三、完成句子
1. 十年前这个小镇的公交车总是很拥挤。
The buses in this town ten years ago.
2. 坐高铁去其他城市比坐长途大巴快得多。
Going to other cities by .
3. 他曾经走路回家来锻炼身体。
He to have some exercise.
4. 有了现代化的交通方式，我们在城市里出行更加方便了。
It's in our city with modern transport.
5. 每天早上你坐地铁到办公室要花费多长时间？
to your office each morning?

1. were always/used to be crowded 2. high-speed train is much faster than by coach
3. used to walk home 4. much more convenient for us to get around
5. How long does it take you to take the underground

四、还原信息
Children's Games in Ancient China
Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smartphones or computers to enjoy themselves. (1) Let's take a look.
Flying kites.
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites in China are the Beijing kite, the Tianjin kite and the Weifang kite. Each of them has special features. (2)
Kicking stone balls.
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
(3)
The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun in ancient times was going to see a shadow play(皮影戏). Folk artists held puppets behind the screen, narrating(演绎)stories.
Setting off fireworks.
Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named nian in ancient China. (4) After gunpowder(火药)was invented, it slowly replaced the bamboo joints(竹节). Fireworks are still set off during the Chinese Spring Festival.
A. Watching shadow plays.
B. For example, the swallow(沙燕)kite is a well - known Beijing style.
C. Shadow plays were one of the most popular ways of having fun in ancient times.
D. To scare(吓)off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make big sounds.
E. Most ancient children spent their weekends playing outdoor sport with friends.
F. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.

1.F 2.B 3.A 4.D