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Oyster
What is an Oyster card?
Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus ，Tube ，tram，Docklands light Railway (DLR)，London Overground and National Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram Pass，season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.
Where to get an Oyster card?
There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card ：
• At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops
• At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices
• At some National Rail stations
• At London Travel information Centres
• Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster
How to use an Oyster card?
To pay the correct fare on the Tube ，DLR，London Overground and National Rail services，you must always touch m on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey，and touch out at the end. ff you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be changed When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.
What happens if I don’t visit London very often?
Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (过期)，so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.
Fares
Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)
Adult Oyster single fare
£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 一 19:00
£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays
Adult single cash fare £ 5.00
For further information，visit tfL.gov. uk /fares.
小题1:You can get an Oyster card at the following plaices EXCEPT_____| A．on the website | B．at an Oyster Ticket stop | | C．at a post office | D．at a Tube station |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards?| A．They are limited in use to the owners themselves. | | B．On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twice. | | C．They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often. | | D．Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays. |
小题3:H a person with an Oyster card fakes the 7 o’clock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between)，he should pay_____.| A．f 18.90 | B．£ 29.40 | C．£21.90 | D．f26.40 |
小题4:The passage is probably taken from a_______
A journal B. travel brochure C. textbook D. novel |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍了一种在伦敦可以方便快捷地乘坐交通工具的交通卡Oyster card的信息介绍和使用说明。
小题1:C 细节题。细节题。根据There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card ：
• At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops• At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices• At some National Rail stations• At London Travel information Centres• Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster 说明ABD三项的地方都可以买到Oyster card只有C项没有提及。
小题2:B 细节题。根据To pay the correct fare on the Tube ，DLR，London Overground and National Rail services，you must always touch m on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey，and touch out at the end.说明在旅行的开始和结束的时候都要刷卡，一共要刷两次。故B正确。
小题3:D 计算题。根据Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)Adult Oyster single fare
£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 一 19:00
£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays
说明一个星期说明5天是£4.20;一共是£21；周末两天是5.4，一共是f26.40故D正确。
小题4:B 推理题。本文讲述的是伦敦乘坐交通工具的优惠卡Oyster card的情况介绍。适用于旅行的人，最有可能是在travel brochure上出现，故B项正确。
点评：本文讲述的是伦敦乘坐交通工具的优惠卡Oyster card的情况。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。 |
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In the United States, friends can be close, constant and real. But if they move live far away from each other, little by little, they will not be as close as before. But neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If two people meet again by chance, even years later, they will be delighted and pick up the friendship again.
In America, you can feel free to visit people"s homes, share their holidays and enjoy their delicious food. If you are invited to a party, just accept their hospitality(款待) for various reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties or family customs. It is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one"s home than to go to a public place. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you aren’t treated well. You know, strangers are not invited into the home.
Don"t feel neglected if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery is not certain, and arrival times are often delayed, so flowers are not often sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! In fact, signs outside change in different lands, but the welcome in the heart is real and valuable.
小题1:You will find friendships _______ in America if they are not near each other.| A．die suddenly | B．come back | C．disappear gradually | D．last forever |
小题2:The underlined part in the last paragraph can be replaced by “______”.| A． Don’t feel you are paid little attention | | B．Don’t accept an invitation quickly | | C． Don’t feel you should be treated well | | D．Don’t pay much attention to the flowers |
小题3:Which of the following is the best title for this passage? | A．American Hospitality | B．American Friendships | | C．American Invitation | D．American Welcome |
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Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education . Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer in his early years.
A large number of U. S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general (将军) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school—West Point Military Academy . One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do, and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It’s a tiring job.”
小题1:In the nineteenth century, many U.S. presidents .| A．did not have much knowledge in their work | | B．had been workers, shop-keepers and post officers in their early years | | C．couldn’t receive good education before they grew up | | D．didn’t want to go to school during their childhood |
小题2:President Eisenhower became well-known .| A．while studying in West Point Military Academy. | | B．during the American Civil War | | C．after he was elected President of the U. S. | | D．during World War II |
小题3:In this passage, “keep an eye on” means “ ”.| A．pay close attention to | B．not pay attention to | | C．look at something with one eye | D．never keep in mind |
小题4:Which of the following do you think is right according to the last paragraph?| A．In the U. S. no one wanted to be president because it was tiring. | | B．None of the presidents except Taft could do the tiring job. | | C．It is an important and tiring job to be a president in the U. S. | | D．President Taft didn’t want Roosevelt to be a president because he was too young. |
小题5:Which do you think is the main idea of the second paragraph?| A．Many of the U. S. presidents had served in the army before they took office. | | B．Only those who didn’t work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents. | | C．Grant and Eisenhower became well-known because they both graduated from West Point Military Academy. | | D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War. |
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India is a developing country. It has thousands of years of tradition and culture. Different types of people live in India. In the old days the educational institutions (教育机构) were called "ashramam" and teachers were "gurus". A guru was a respected person in society.
Now we are living in the technological world. Big changes are occurring in people’s living. The influence of television, telephone, radio, computer, Internet and mobile phones is very strong in everyday life. But even today, teachers are role models for students. Teaching is still a respectable job. But there are great changes in the education system.
One of the most obvious changes is that the influence of Western culture has increased. We are paying too much attention to doing business, just like the Western world. Teachers are likely to be influenced by this too, but it is not good. Teachers are nation builders. The development of any country depends upon its education system. All types of development are possible through education.
Another change has happened in the curriculum. The curriculum connects the teacher and the student. While education is about learning, curriculum means the situations in which one learns. When we say that education deals with "what", then curriculum deals with "how" and "when". But at the moment, it is hard to say whether the curriculum is playing such a role.
小题1:In India, an ashramam was _________.
A．a teacher who was respected by people
| B．a person who worked for the government
| C．a place where students were taught
| D．a place where tradition and culture developed |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a reason to change people’s lives in India?
| A．TV. | B．Computer. | C．Mobile phones. | D．Tradition. |
小题3:In modern society, teaching is considered as a job that __________.
| A．is respected | B．brings good luck
| C．is hopeless | D．connects with the fashion |
小题4:What is the author’s attitude towards educational change in India?
| A．He likes it. | B．He is annoyed at it.
| C．He is indifferent (冷漠的)to it. | D．He is worried about it. |
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Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become angry and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination(目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance health and happiness of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads, and other support facilities(设施) needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourist hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers(阴沟) to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
小题1:Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?| A．It is not important to develop tourism. | | B．Building roads and hotels is important. | | C．Support facilities are highly necessary. | | D．Planning is of great importance to tourism. |
小题2:Too much tourism can cause all these problems except _____.| A．a bad effect on other industries | | B．a change of the customs of the country | | C．air and water pollution | | D．pressure on traffic |
小题3:Not enough tourism can lead to _____.| A．the fact that some people may be out of work | | B．an increase in tourist attractions | | C．the higher cost of support facilities | | D．a rise in price and a fall in pay |
小题4:The word “handle” in the last paragraph most probably means _____.| A．carry away | B．pick up | C．get in | D．take down |
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Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer begins, how he manages to keep going – in fact, how and when he learns his trade – all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery .
One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration plays in a composer’s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.
The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy?” If you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don’t feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn’t feel like working, he doesn’t work. It’s as simple as that.
小题1:What would be the best title for the text?| A．Composer: a man of mystery | | B．Practice makes good music | | C．Relation between sleeping and music | | D．Music: product of nature |
小题2:Most people seem to think that a composer ____.| A．finds it difficult to write music | | B．considers it important to have a good rest | | C．should like to talk about inspiration | | D．never asks himself very simple questions |
小题3:The author will most probably agree that composers ____.| A．are born with a gift for music | | B．are people full of mystery | | C．work late at night for their music | | D．know a lot about eating and sleeping |
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