1 .

A．She talks too much.	B．She doesn’t like speaking.
C．She is always very frank.	D．She often talks loudly.

2 . How You Can Save Money on Rail Fares

Save 33% with a railcard

Everyone knows about the young person’s railcard —or, to give it its proper name, the 16-25 railcard—but are you aware of the 26-30 railcard’s existence, or that senior railcard is available to all those aged 60 and over?

There are now nine to choose from, and about the only group that doesn’t have one aimed specifically at them, are single people aged 31 to 59.

And even they have the option to buy a Network card for use across the southern half of England, including in and out of London.

The most popular railcards cost £30 a year (or, in many cases, £70 for three years) and typically give a 33% discount on the ticket price.

Users of some of the cards (including 16-25 and 26-30) can use them at peak times—albeit (尽管) with a £ 12 minimum fare. Others, such as senior users, have to travel off-peak, which generally means after 9:30 a.m. or, annoyingly, 10 a.m. in the case of the Network card.

In some cases you will save the card’s purchase price in one or two trips. They are now available digitally (to be kept on a mobile) or in paper form. So don’t forget to keep your phone charged.

Try to commute off-peak

In response to more people working part of their week at home, the rail industry has started offering flexible season tickets that typically allow users to travel on any eight days in a 28-day period.

The problem is that in many cases the discounts are not sufficient to make them worthwhile.

When Money Saving Expert crunched the numbers, it found part-time season tickets offered the best value to those travelling two days a week, but, even then, not in all cases.

If you go into the office for a few days, you are likely to be better off buying daily tickets, or the full season ticket, it concluded.

One of the biggest ways to save while commuting is to shift your travel to off-peak—assuming your boss will allow it. This makes particular sense if you can add a railcard, too.

For others, Carnet tickets offer a 10% discount on certain routes, but again only off-peak.

1. We can learn from the passage that the railcard is available to all the following EXCEPT ___.

A．a 55-year-old professor	B．a 28-year-old office lady
C．a retired postman aged 65	D．a university student aged 20

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．A senior railcard holder can save 33% if he travels at 8 a.m. on Monday.

B．Carnet tickets offer a 10% discount on most routes in and out of London.

C．Those commuting three days a week are advised to buy part time season tickets.

D．Network cards are proper choices for single visitors across the southern half of England.

3. The underlined phrase “crunched the numbers” means “__________” in the context.

A．drew the outlines	B．updated the statistics
C．followed the directions	D．did a lot of calculations

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．He is the journalist of a local newspaper.

B．He is a huge fan of international stories.

C．He is an experienced editor of a TV program.

D．He is an advocate for environmental protection.

2.

A．Current trends in economic development.

B．Domestic issues of general social concern.

C．International relations and foreign policies.

D．Conflicts among different political parties.

3.

A．Based on what the public wants to know.

B．By interviewing people who have stories.

C．By analyzing the current social problems.

D．Based on public expectations and editors’ judgment.

4.

A．First-hand stories.	B．Practical experience.
C．Audience’s feedback.	D．Educational background.

4 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

While some robots     1     (intend) to assist humans, robotics can also reproduce realistic limb-like functions for those that have lost arms, legs and other parts of their bodies. These prosthetics (义肢) have existed in one form or another     2     at least ancient Egyptian times. Early limb replacements involved     3     (use) materials such as wood or leather for support and balance. In the 1960s, the capabilities of prosthetics to enhance lives were explored. This included incorporating lightweight carbon-fibre material into prosthetics    4     amputees (截肢者) could partake and succeed in sporting activities.

However, it wasn’t until 1986 that electronic prosthetic limbs     5     (explore). Scottish inventor David Gow began his mission to make existing pneumatic(充气的) arms easier to use, lighter in weight and more functional. This led to the first bionic (仿生的) arm being ready for use in 1998. The first user of this bionic arm was a man named Campbell Aird, who lost his arm     6     cancer. After experiencing the benefits of an electrically powered, lightweight limb, Aird said at the time: “For the first time in 16 years I     7     (reach) above my head to pick a book off a shelf. It was a great moment for me.

Today, pioneering work in robotics is allowing     8    who are missing a limb to explore the world with better balance, accuracy, precision, speed and in some cases, even touch.     9     new competitive event called the Cybathlon has been established to compare the speed, skills and efficiency of robotic limbs. The “arm prosthesis race” is designed to rank new robotic arms in sensory feedback, palm rotation ability and coordination in handling objects of different sizes, shapes and weights. Twenty countries partake in this event,     10     (far) driving the innovation of life-changing technology.

5 .

A．The woman doesn’t want to go out in the evening.

B．The film is not worth seeing at all.

C．The man won’t go to the movies with the woman.

D．The man is very tired from his work.

6 .

A．The summer this year is terribly hot.	B．Last summer was even hotter.
C．Hot weather helps people lose weight.	D．Light was stronger this morning.

7 .

A．She would rather invite more people to come.

B．They prepared too much food at a previous meeting.

C．The family members always eat a lot.

D．They should prepare more food and drinks.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．They are available in different languages except Russian.

B．They are a range of useful desktop publishing packages.

C．They are not allowed to be taken out of the college.

D．They can help the students with their language learning.

2.

A．Consult him frequently.	B．Use the computer regularly.
C．Occupy the computer early.	D．Print essays patiently.

3.

A．Micro-computer lab service.	B．Facilities of a college.
C．The use of micro-computers.	D．The operating of printers.

9 .

A．A concert.

B．A book sale.

C．A banquet.

D．An art exhibition.

10 . 销售经理进行了大规模调查，旨在了解产品的潜在消费群。(scale)   (汉译英)