1 . Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail (地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

Open: 5 a.m. Mon — Fri                  7a.m. Sat — Sun.

Close midnight Sun — Thur.          3. a.m. Fri — Sat. nights

Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.

Metrobus

When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35. When paying with a smatTrip CARD the fare is $1.25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTripR card and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips

Avoid riding during weekday rush periods — before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.

If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

1. What should you know about farecard machine?

A．They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.

B．They are connected to change machines.

C．They offer special service to the elderly.

D．They make change for no more than $5.

2. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A．At midnight	B．at 3 a.m.
C．at 5 am	D．at 7 p.m.

3. What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A．It is convenient for old people	B．It saves money for its users[
C．it can be bought at any time	D．it is sold on the Internet

4. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A．202-962-1195	B．202-962-1100
C．202-673-7000	D．202-673-8000

2 . Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn’t get a ___________ to go to school. As a(n) ___________, Harriet had to work very hard in the ___________ all day. That way, her owner could ___________ a lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet didn’t think that she was being treated ___________.

After Harriet grew up, she ___________ from the plantation(种植园) to the northern United States. There, and in Canada, ___________ could be free.

Harriet liked to be free. She felt ___________ for all of the black people who were ___________ slaves. Harriet returned to ____________ to help other slaves run away. She made ____________ that they got to the North and became free.

Harriet was in great ____________ because of a law that she had just ____________. The law said it was illegal to ____________ slaves run away. She also ____________ that the slave owners said they would ____________ $4,000 to anyone who could catch her.

There were many ____________ about Harriet helping slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to ____________. When the Civil War broke out, the northern states ____________ with the southern states. Harriet ____________ the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.

1.

A．day

B．chance

C．permission

D．moment

2.

A．child

B．owner

C．woman

D．teenager

3.

A．farms

B．school

C．fields

D．factory

4.

A．earn

B．steal

C．cost

D．spend

5.

A．completely

B．fairly

C．specially

D．freely

6.

A．profited

B．escaped

C．resigned

D．graduated

7.

A．American citizens

B．white owners

C．farm workers

D．black people

8.

A．happy

B．excited

C．wrong

D．sorry

9.

A．still

B．yet

C．only

D．merely

10.

A．Canada

B．the South

C．the North

D．the US

11.

A．perfect

B．hard

C．possible

D．sure

12.

A．anger

B．anxiety

C．hurry

D．danger

13.

A．passed

B．obeyed

C．broken

D．respected

14.

A．help

B．prevent

C．stop

D．catch

15.

A．worked out

B．sent out

C．found out

D．pointed out

16.

A．pay

B．make

C．require

D．get

17.

A．times

B．celebrations

C．stories

D．accidents

18.

A．freedom

B．safety

C．power

D．wealth

19.

A．united

B．fought

C．argued

D．settled

20.

A．looked for

B．stood for

C．depended on

D．stuck to

3 . UNITED NATIONS, December 19, 2013 (Xinhua)—The United Nations held a special meeting to honor great Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who passed away on December 19, 2013 at the age of 95, because Nelson Mandela is respected across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, although he spent 27 years in prison.

Nelson Mandela, winning the nation’s first all-race elections in 1994, stopped working completely in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever. His being popular has promoted the whole national industry. His picture has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a business area was named in his honour and some business leaders hope to build a great statue in his honour—the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.

His being popular is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in U.S. or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of being popular. Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He’s a very, very clever man. However, he is far from perfect.

Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, mainly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises.

“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像)—men and women who rose above ordinary people to encourage their generations,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”

1. Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because                 .

A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B．he spent 27 years in prison

C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D．he’s the first all-race elections president

2. Which of the following statements about Mandela’s picture is TRUE?

A．It helps develop business.

B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom.

C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom.

D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill.

3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “                ”.

A．Mandela is as great as god

B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C．Mandela lives together with us all

D．We are proud to know Mandela

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．He contributed a lot to the development of peace between races.

B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.