1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Summer vacation was finally coming, and Rose couldn’t wait to have a trip with her parents. She recalled the joyful experiences they shared last summer, which filled her with excitement for the upcoming holiday.

“Girls!” Rose heard her father calling. She raced to her big sister’s room, telling her that Dad was calling them, and they rushed downstairs log either. Dad put his arm around Mom and told them that they were going on a trip to the Virunga Mountains of Africa. There were three national parks that they would visit.

Rose and Gina looked at each other. “What?” they said with one voice. Mom told them it would be really exciting to go there on a trip. At 12 years old, Rose would prefer going to an amusement park or a beach. She thought it important to let her parents know she didn’t want to go there but to the beach for a week or two.

“Well,” said Dad, “I have to go for an assignment for the paper. We’re covering the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) because they’re critically endangered these years. So, I thought it’d also be a great place to take a vacation. I’m sure it’ll be very educational for you girls.”

Gina let out a sigh, unable to contain her disappointment. She wanted to say something but Mom interrupted and announced that the trip was set on the next Monday.

“Sit down, both of you.” Dad had on his severe look. “Girls, it’s important for you to know about the world around you. This is a wonderful chance for you to experience and learn an amazing place. Do you know anything about the mountain gorillas?”

The sisters shook their heads.

“Well, get your laptop computer, Gina. I want you to look them up right now,” said Dad, “Rose, there is a book on the bookshelf about the cute mountain gorillas. Find it and read it.”

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The girls dragged their feet upstairs.

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The next Monday came and the family set out excitedly.

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2 . Self-driving cars may sound like something from a futuristic sci-fi novel. However, with advanced trials expected from 2021, they are a lot closer to reality than you may think, and they could really help you.

Connected and automated vehicles (also known as CAVs), are vehicles that could perform many of the functions of today’s human drivers in the future. Aware of the potential benefits of the technology from improving road safety and reducing traffic congestion (拥塞), to enabling greater travel independence-the U. K. government has been encouraging the technology.

“However, we won’t get there unless those designing the technology engage properly with a wide range of transport users,” said lain Forbes, head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.

FLOURISH, one initiative that received government backing, has helped to advance the successful implementation of CAVs in the U. K. by developing services and capabilities which maxi-mise the benefits of driverless vehicles for users and transport authorities.

The project was a collaboration between small and medium companies and large businesses across multiple industries, universities, local authorities and the not-for-profit sector, to investigate how these vehicles might benefit older adults and those with mobility-related conditions.

Mervyn Kohler, an Age U. K. spokesman, believes FLOURISH’s approach will be key to the positive impact self-driving cars have on older adults. “The project’s connectivity findings will also help the users of the future to make real-time journey decisions, responding to live information,” Tracey Poole, FLOURISH’s project manager and transport planning specialist says: “Not only will these vehicles be more inclusive; they will also be safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.”

Although safety is one of the big prizes associated with the introduction of self-driving cars, with the vast majority of collisions caused by human error, concerns about their safety are common.

The government is keen to understand the public’s view on CAVs and continues to survey public attitudes. It is also taking big steps towards establishing how our laws and regulations might need to change to support the safe use of self-driving cars.

1. What is the advantage of self-driving cars?

A．They guarantee road safety.

B．They remove traffic jams.

C．They provide more freedom of traveling.

D．They get over the elder’s dependence on drivers.

2. What does the underlined word “prizes” in paragraph 7 refer to?

A．Awards.	B．Achievements.
C．Realization.	D．Characteristics.

3. What can we infer about self-driving cars?

A．Collisions between self-driving cars can’t be avoided.

B．Self-driving cars are more eco-friendly than today's cars.

C．There is still a way to go before self-driving cars hit the road.

D．People are not worried about the safety problems of self-driving cars.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．CAVs: a substitute for today’s human driver

B．How do CAVs help people less able to travel?

C．FLOURISH: a new project on self-driving cars.

D．Could self-driving cars soon be a reality?

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How much did disabled travelers spend in the US in 2018?

A．About $45.8 billion.

B．About $58.7 billion.

C．About $81 billion.

2. What is the best thing about Singapore in Nilesh Joshi’s opinion?

A．It enables the disabled to live with dignity.

B．It offers the disabled accessible public transport.

C．Its tourist attractions are free for the disabled.

3. What do we know about John Morris?

A．He spoke highly of the hotel rooms in Las Vegas.

B．He buys magazines 3 or 4 times a week.

C．He once lived in Sydney.

4. Where is Julie Jones employed?

A．At a hotel.

B．In a travel agency.

C．In a publishing company.