1 . With gas prices rising and airport security lines snaking longer than ever, why not book your next domestic vacation on a train? Compared to other alternatives, it’s comfortable and relaxing. Here is some advice on how to make a trip by rail as pleasant as possible.

Plan ahead. Most long-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accommodations, sell out very quickly.     1     But no matter when you travel, it’s a good idea to make your reservations at least 90 days in advance.

Use a travel agent. Consider turning your travel plan over to a travel agent and letting him double-check all the details, make suggestions, and then handle the actual reservations. A good one can sometimes find you discounted tickets.     2     Then you won’t have to walk through several cars on a moving train three times a day for your meals.

Bring a blanket. When you’re riding on trains, you won’t be provided with a blanket for free, even if your trip is an overnight one.     3     In the summer in particular, the air conditioning can make them quite cold.

Arrive early. Most trains operate just once a day and some run only three times a week, so missing yours can be a disaster.     4     Note: The times listed on the schedules are departure times, not arrival times.

Have fun.     5     Read a book, knit, do a crossword puzzle, or simply watch the world unfold outside the window. To calculate your speed as you do, divide 3,600(the number of seconds in an hour)by the number of seconds it takes you to travel one mile(the distance between two mileposts). If it takes the train 53 seconds to travel one mile, you’re going 67.92 mph.

A．Train trips aren’t for impatient types.

B．You’ll have views from both sides of the train.

C．The temperature on rail cars is often hard to control.

D．That’s particularly true during busy summer months.

E．You might have to wait longer than 24 hours to catch the next one.

F．Chances are the cost will be a lot less than the cost of one bedroom.

G．He may also book you in a sleeping car that’s right next to the diner.

3 . Get ready to start your journey to the best public university system in the world-with just one application.

Apply for more than one UC campus

This will significantly increase your chances of being admitted to the UC system. While you may not receive an offer of admission from your first-choice campus,all of our campuses-without exception-provide outstanding opportunities for you to learn and grow.

Apply on time

You can fill out the application in as many sessions as you want. Just remember to submit it by November 30 for the fall term.

Create an account

An email address and password are required in order to create an account. You should use the email account you use for all applications, just to make it easier to remember. We also recommend you use a non-school issued email account e. g. Gmail, Yahoo. Campuses send important and time-sensitive correspondence to applicants, so you should check your email regularly to follow up on your application.

Save information

You should click “Save & Continue” at the bottom of each page to save any entered information-there is a 20-minute inactivity period after which the application will automatically sign you1 out. If you’ve successfully answered all required questions, the page will be marked with a checkmark on the right-hand side.

Confirmation

Once you’ve submitted your application, you’ll see a confirmation page with important reminders and your UC application ID number which is used to access the various campus websites and, in many cases, to access your admission decisions.

1. What should students do to increase admission chances?

A．Submit applications on time.	B．Apply for multiple campuses.
C．Open more than one account.	D．Decide on one ideal campus.

2. How can students learn about the latest application process?

A．By checking the email.	B．By visiting the campus.
C．By making phone calls.	D．By signing up for Yahoo.

3. What will students get after completing the application?

A．A checkmark.	B．A confirmation call.
C．A “Continue” button.	D．A UC application ID number.

4 . 假定你是李华，你在加拿大的好友Tom所在的学校将举办中国文化日活动(Chinese Culture Day)，活动项目有书法、剪纸和京剧，Tom不知道选择参加哪个项目，写邮件询问你的建议，请给他回一封英文邮件。内容包括：
1.建议Tom参加的活动项目及推荐理由；
2.对该活动项目的介绍；
3.参加该活动项目的建议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,

I am writing to give you my recommendation on your activity on Chinese Culture Day.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . There are countless articles online that will give you advice on how to deal with homesickness. Here are some of my favorite tips that have helped me.

    1    

Learn to cook with your friends or find new places to eat. Eating with friends makes things so much better. It’s a way to bond and an excuse to get closer. You even get rewarded for it.

Call home—but not every minute of every day.

I saw so many online sources express it in this way, “Talk to your parents—but not too much. Call home—but not too often.”     2     However, it’s a problem when you’re talking to them so much that it’s stopping you from having real experiences in this new place.

Explore.

    3     It took me a while to do this because I focused so much on my studies, but it’s really important. To me, being homesick was a sign that I needed to organize my time better. So I could take a break and go for a walk.

Find a way to deal with your emotions.

I got a guitar during my sophomore (大学二年级) year of university because that’s what I like doing when I’m by myself. I keep a journal because it makes me feel better and productive if I need time by myself but I don’t want to feel lonely.

An outlet(发泄方式) for your emotions can take any shape or form. Whatever it is, it’s important that you find a way to deal with your emotions. Don’t avoid them, but try to understand them.     4     If you focus too much on the negatives, you might forget to see the positives.

Talk to someone.

There is nothing wrong with finding someone to talk to about how you’re feeling.     5     Or it may mean talking to a counselor(顾问) if that’s what you think you need.

There is nothing wrong with being homesick. It’s normal. It’s part of the experience. We all feel things differently, but everything you learn while you are abroad will help you grow.

A．Make food from your home country.

B．Going abroad may cost you a lot of money.

C．It’s good to keep in touch with your family and friends.

D．It’s also a good way to distract(使分心) you in a healthy way.

E．After the first few weeks abroad, many students will feel a little worse.

F．On that line of thought, truly try to explore the city that you’re studying in.

G．It can be friends, family, mentors or professors who you feel can understand you.

6 . The fact that touch can be highly influential in successful sales has led researchers to call the phenomenon the Midas Touch, named after King Midas in Greek mythology (神话) who was said to turn everything he touched into gold.

While touching a product is clearly not going to make it golden, it can make the person connect so strongly with the item that they take psychological ownership of it. This means that the consumer is much more likely to purchase it as they feel as if it already belongs to them. Partially, this will be caused by the emotions that they experience when they engage in interaction, as there is a close relationship in our brains between touch and emotions.

In a world where online shopping is almost unavoidable, and people can’t touch what they buy, it begs the question of how touch can work in consuming.

The reality is that many consumers have a high need for touch, and when they can’t touch, they become upset and often feel dissatisfied. This will, at least partially, contribute to the high online return rates, as people don’t feel satisfied with the products when they arrive.

Presenting shoppers (直播带货者) with visually-based concrete signs can help overcome the lack of touch. For example, if the goods are clearly described, it helps the purchaser know the product more accurately. However, such descriptions only work if they are specific.

Furthermore, using moving imagery, such as a brief film of a model moving around in a clothing item, also helps with touch-related visualization (形象化) as it becomes a mental understanding of touch. Actual textures (质地) of products can also help provide signs for what the products are like.

In fact, it appears that concrete input is primarily processed subconsciously, meaning that it is not something you can necessarily ask consumers about, as they simply don’t know that it affects them. Thus, the examples mentioned here are the kind of research findings that online sellers should take note of. With some creative input, they can be used to create more satisfied customers when touch is absent.

1. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To inform people of a story.	B．To introduce the subject.
C．To provide the background.	D．To give a definition.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Touching and consuming.	B．The process of touching.
C．Brains and emotion.	D．The problem of selling.

3. What causes the high online return rates?

A．Products’ arriving late.	B．Customers’ thinking little of products.
C．Products’ not meeting the requirements.	D．Customers’ no describing products.

4. How can online buyers overcome the lack of touch?

A．By knowing specific descriptions visually.	B．By making brief films of moving models.
C．By making notes of the research findings.	D．By asking consumers something necessary.

7 . Zibo city in Shandong has unexpectedly become famous on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue specialty, and this trend continues as the local government takes the opportunity to promote tourism and spending.

The latest promotion gives visitors free admission to 10 scenic spots in the city with their train tickets as long as their final destination is Zibo. This move followed another on March 31 under which the Jinan bureau of China Railway added a weekend special round-trip “barbecue tour” train between Jinan.

Passengers who get on the train are greeted by a banner reading “Welcome to the Special BBQ Train”at the entrance of the train. Many also took videos and posted them on social media, drawing more visitors.

Barbecue is popular in China, and Zibo’s barbecue has its own local features: it’s made on a stove, and is served with flatbread and dressings. The food is 70-80 percent cooked before it is brought to the table, where diners can finish cooking it on their own stoves. Diners are served with flatbreads, scallions and other dressings at the table so they are able to assemble their own barbecue parcels, in much the same way Peking Duck is eaten.

The barbecue suddenly became famous after a group of college students shot videos of themselves enjoying a meal in Zibo and posted them on social media in late February. Since then, many people, mostly young, have come to the city from all over the country to try the dish.

On several streets, lines can be seen outside barbecue restaurants, which stretch for more than 100 meters on the weekend.

“Zibo barbecue is bringing more and more people to the city, and the local government needs to think about how to promote the city as a whole, its culture and tourism, as well as its living and business environment,” said Sun Xiaorong, an expert of tourism marketing and promotion. The trend will eventually end if the local government doesn’t take proper follow-up measures, he added.

1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．Zibo city’s snacks.

B．Zibo city’s places of interest.

C．The reasons why Zibo is famous recently.

D．The challenges Zibo meets with at present.

2. What can we know about Zibo’s barbecue from paragraph 4?

A．It is usually paired with flatbread and dressings.

B．It is as delicious as Peking Duck.

C．It is totally toasted by the cook on the stove.

D．It is very cheap and various.

3. What made Zibo’s barbecue suddenly well-known?

A．Young people’s dreams.

B．Local government’s measures.

C．Barbecue restaurants in Zibo city.

D．Some college students’ promotion.

4. Which word can describe Sun Xiaorong’s attitude towards the popularity of Zibo barbecue?

A．Objective.	B．Negative.
C．Curious	D．Doubtful.

9 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Herman Travis, 55, lives in Holly Courts, a low-income neighborhood in San Francisco and he has not so many     1     (possess). Every Tuesday, Travis fills a shopping cart (购物车) with groceries from a local food bank Then he makes home deliveries to his elderly and disabled neighbors. He began doing it in 2007 and when he first started, people were doubtful. They didn’t welcome it as he had expected. “At first people were     2     (caution). They didn’t let me in.”

“However, only after they     3    (get) to really know me were they pleased to see me eventually. But I wish that I had started doing it earlier.” Travis once told me I am one of Travis’ neighbors     4     receive deliveries from him. To some degree, I depend on him to live my life. Like everyone else, on the one hand, I sincerely appreciate his help, and on the other hand, I expect     5     (see) the joy Travis gets out of making     6     (he) rounds. If he didn’t come to see me, I should miss him very much now. When we meet with each other on the way, he may stop to chat with me for some time so I know much about him. He often says it is not so stressful a job. Having kept doing such a thing for about fifteen years already, he is admired and respected by everybody. Some people once asked him,

“Do you think it is worth doing such kinds of things?” He nodded his head, saying, “I think so. ” He’s so kind and warm, always     7     (smile), as if he were doing     8     favor for his own family.

What he does always appeals     9     other people in nearby neighborhoods that have been trying to poach (挖走)Travis for years. They suggest paying him to go and deliver food for them when they run out of food. But he simply wouldn’t do it for money.

It might be a small thing that Travis is doing so, but he does that with big love. It’s     10     (spiritual) rewarding for himself.