1. What is the man looking for?
| A．Bridge Street. | B．Gary Street. | C．A gas station. |
| A．Turn right. | B．Turn left. | C．Do a U-turn. |
| A．By air. | B．By train. | C．By car. |
1. When will the woman arrive in San Francisco?
| A．On Sunday evening. | B．On Sunday morning. | C．On Saturday evening. |
| A．260 dollars. | B．301 dollars. | C．520 dollars. |
1. Where is the man from?
| A．Italy. | B．America. | C．Spain. |
| A．Visit his family. | B．Explore the city. | C．Go to a basketball game. |
| A．By subway. | B．By bus. | C．By taxi. |
| A．Friends. | B．Strangers. | C．Teammates. |
1. What is the speaker doing?
| A．Doing a report. | B．Giving an announcement. | C．Introducing a flight. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Cloudy. | C．Sunny. |
| A．Have lunch. | B．Watch a film. | C．Watch a safety video. |
| A．By car. | B．By bus. | C．On foot. |
7 . Fifteen months after operation began, the China-Laos Railway (Laos section) is set to introduce the LCR Ticket App on Wednesday, which allows passengers to make ticket purchases via their mobile phones, bringing Laos into the era of online train ticket sales.
The system, developed by a branch of China State Railway Group, marks a further step in the informatization process of the China-Laos Railway passenger business, according to a press release sent to the Global Times by the China State Railway Group on Tuesday. Since the start of operation on December 3,2021,the China-Laos Railway (Laos section) has seen strong demand, with the daily passenger traffic exceeding 10,000 on most busy days. However, the train tickets are sold manually at windows and sales outlets.
The app, which has the advanced technology of China’s 12306 online ticketing system, is based on the laws and regulations of Laos, its cultural characteristics and user preferences. It also supports Lao, Chinese and English. Due to the size of its population and its advanced and extensive railway system, China is home to the world’s most complex online ticket selling system. During the Spring Festival period this year, the system was able to handle a peak transaction volume of over 1,000 tickets per second. Tickets can be paid for via several methods including VISA, UnionPay, WeChat Payment and Alipay. A manager at Laos-China Railway Company, which operates the Laos section, said that online ticket sales will greatly improve the travel experience on the railway which helps promote tourism. The LCR Ticket App is set to be available for downloading from 6:30 am on Wednesday in Laos. Growing passenger and cargo volume has meant that the China-Laos Railway has become a promising route for international logistics.
Lao Ambassador to China Khamphao Ernthavanh said in a recent interview that the China-Laos Railway is an important project featuring win-win cooperation between the two countries, opening up new prospects for the socio-economic development of Laos and turning the dreams of people along the route into reality. The railway has turned land-locked Laos into a land-linked hub with freight train service bringing goods to countries including Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Singapore.
1. What changes has the LCR Ticket App brought to China-Laos train ticket sales?| A．It makes Laos enter the age of online ticketing. |
| B．It is opened along with the railway operation. |
| C．It leads to the abandonment of manual ticketing. |
| D．It is more advanced than the technology in China. |
| A．It copies China’s advanced technology totally. |
| B．It takes requirements of Laos into consideration. |
| C．It is based on the preferences of Chinese passengers. |
| D．It is jointly developed by Laos, China and the United Kingdom. |
| A．The app download is not user-friendly. |
| B．The payment methods are diverse. |
| C．The travel experience for tourists will promote tourism. |
| D．The online ticket sales reach 1,000 tickets per second every day. |
| A．The benefits of the China-Laos railway. |
| B．The cooperation between China and Laos. |
| C．The goods transported by China-Laos railway. |
| D．The realization of the dreams along China-Laos railway. |
1. What can we learn about the traffic then?
| A．There will be no taxi. | B．It will be heavy. | C．It will not be busy. |
| A．Taking the man’s car. | B．Taking a taxi. | C．Taking the train. |
9 . Cars could soon be communicating with each other using 5G to make drivers aware of upcoming dangers, scientists claim. The ultra-fast mobile Internet would allow for rapid information transmission and could make drivers aware of black ice, pot holes or other dangers up ahead.
Several car manufacturers are already integrating 5G into their vehicles, including as a tool to welcome the coming of self-driving vehicles. Experts believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today. They predict the number of road traffic accidents — which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) account for more than 1. 3 million deaths and up to 50 million people injured worldwide every year — will drop thoroughly as a result. Dr Dimitrios Liarokapis, a member of the research group, said: “With the help of 5G, an early warning system that alerts (给……报警) drivers is possible within the next few years. Cars that are close enough to the danger area will send warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably. Then those cars will transmit the same information to cars near them and so on, forming a joined-up, multi-vehicle communication chain that stretches far and wide.”
Automotive giant Ford is already working on connected cars. Earlier this year it revealed its intention to fit 80 percent of its 2020 vehicles with technology that warns drivers about up-coming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams. The system pools data from other connected road users, emergency services and the authorities and sends it from the cloud directly to the car. Alerts are shown on the car’s dashboard display warning the driver about what lies around the corner.
1. What can we expect of the cars in the future?| A．They will be more personalized. |
| B．They may replace other vehicles. |
| C．They may be bigger. |
| D．They will be safer. |
| A．To send warning messages. |
| B．To collect drivers’ information. |
| C．To send the traffic situation to the police. |
| D．To track other drivers. |
| A．By offering practical safety programs. |
| B．By offering the fast mobile Internet. |
| C．By helping WHO calculate traffic accidents. |
| D．By helping drivers overcome dangers. |
| A．Connected cars are equipped with 5G. |
| B．Ford is the first producer to use 5G. |
| C．Cars of Ford are the most intelligent. |
| D．Warning messages are shown on phones. |
1. How does the woman suggest the man travel to Paris?
| A．By plane. | B．By coach. | C．By train. |
| A．Lily. | B．Peter. | C．Dieter. |
| A．In France. | B．In Germany. | C．In Mexico. |
