1 . Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad. There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so many more.

There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it. Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas where they live.

When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before. It is a quieter mode (方式) of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture. When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand. It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car.

There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions. There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size. These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste. If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike (双人单车), now is your chance, because they have those too.

A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once. This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family.

1. Driving in a car on Gold Coast is not suggested because ______.

A．you will break the traffic rules

B．you can’t enjoy the beautiful scenery well

C．you will cause much noise

D．you can’t drive into some parks

2. The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that ______.

A．it is a good way to do sunbathing

B．it is a cheap way of traveling

C．you can get a clearer sight of animals

D．you can take photos of animals

3. What’ s the author’s attitude towards a bike hire on Gold Coast?

A．He doesn’t like this way of traveling.

B．He thinks it is a personal choice.

C．He supports it very much.

D．He thinks it is only good for adults.

4. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．How to hire bikes on Gold Coast.

B．What kinds of bikes there are in stores.

C．What bikes are the most popular.

D．Who can hire bikes on Gold Coast.

2 . This was something that I’d wanted to do since I turned 10 and began to consider myself grown-up.Deciding where to go was difficult.I had to pick somewhere small enough that I wouldn’t get too lost.This,and the fact that you can drink from age 16,made Venice a good choice for our trip.

The absence of cars meant that we were less likely to be run over,and the landmark of the Grand Canal made it easy to find our way around.Venice is small,so everything is within walking distance.My friend,Kat,had been there not long before,and knew the way around a bit.

I had planned to eat nothing but chocolate during the holiday.Instead I found myself living on spaghetti.We spent most of our days wandering around without much purpose—I have parents who like to see everything if they stay with me.

Our evenings were much the same,only colder.I had believed we would meet lots of new friends,and maybe even some Italian boys,but being unable to speak a word of the language made this difficult.We found a little square filled with Italian students,but soon realized that they came here not to meet people but to drink wine with their friends.We were less disappointed by this discovery than you would have thought—it turns out that cheap wine makes an excellent replacement for friends.By the close of the second day we paid $6 to go into a church and have a look around.We visited the Peggy Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art the next day.I was surprised to find myself enjoying the art—perhaps because for the first time I hadn’t been forced into it.

1. According to the writer,in Venice he thought he would 　　　.

A．eat only spaghetti

B．have some difficulty in finding the way

C．make a lot of new friends

D．not be permitted to drink wine there

2. Why did the writer choose to travel to Venice?

A．Because there was something he wanted to do.

B．Because Venice is small and he wouldn’t get lost there.

C．Because he began to consider himself grown-up.

D．Because he knew the language spoken there well.

3. From the article,we can know that 　　　.

A．the writer liked the art all the time

B．the writer didn’t like to go to the museum before

C．the writer went everywhere on foot

D．the writer did everything alone

4. The writer was disappointed because 　　　.

A．he wandered around without much purpose

B．he paid $6 to go into a church

C．the Italian boys were not interested in making new friends

D．the absence of cars made them less likely to be run over

3 . Some companies are considering using self-driving cars as a solution to road accidents, which are reported to kill 32,000 Americans each year. But will self-driving cars actually result in a future free of car accidents?

Many researchers say forecasting the effect of self-driving cars on reducing accidents is difficult because there isn’t enough real-life road testing and data to make a reliable forecast.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, however, has found that over 90% of car crashes involve human errors. In the remaining cases, factors such as weather and failed car components (部件) are primary causes. Artificial intelligence (人工智能) can potentially be programmed to make faster and better decisions to avoid human mistakes such as driving while drunk or texting.

Proving that self-driving cars are safe and able to reduce accidents will be important for convincing the public that letting computers drive is a good idea. Doubt about allowing artificial intelligence to manage our lives and even fear of losing control of the activities that play a big role in our lives already abound (大量存在). Questions have been raised about whether they could make safe decisions when faced with complex situations that involve not only cars, but also pedestrians (行人) and other obstacles. Should they be programmed to protect their drivers at all costs, or to make a move that could seriously injure the drivers but lead to fewer deaths overall in a crash?

“We certainly think that self-driving cars are going to significantly lower the death rates” said Richard Wallace, director of transportation systems analysis at the nonprofit Center for Automotive Research in Michigan. “I think what you can say for certain is that as technology progresses, artificial intelligence that will be doing the driving will become more and more perfect.”

Car manufacturers (制造商) such as Audi, Toyota and Tesla have announced plans to produce self-driving cars within five years. But predictions for when a large number of consumers will choose them over conventional vehicles vary and depend on assumptions such as affordability and changes in insurance and other regulations, according to Kara M Kockelman, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Whether self-driving cars will replace conventional vehicles depends on not only technical improvements but policies that will need to be put in place. Those rules have only started to appear. California is considering regulations for self-driving cars, and it has allowed consumers to drive them. They will require humans to take control of the cars when necessary and take responsibility for accidents. That means at the end, the blame for crashes will still go to humans, not   artificial intelligence.

1. What is the most important reason for car accidents according to the passage?

A．Undeveloped car technology.

B．Poor road conditions.

C．Drivers’ errors.

D．Bad weather.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．How self-driving cars will protect their drivers.

B．Why self-driving cars will reduce accidents.

C．What problems self-driving cars will face.

D．How self-driving cars will be programmed.

3. Which of the following may influence people’s decision to buy self-driving cars?

A．People’s affordability.

B．Self-driving cars’ functions.

C．Car manufacturers’ productivity.

D．People’s desire for advanced technology.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Self-driving cars will replace conventional cars.

B．California has been the first to produce self-driving cars.

C．Self-driving cars are expected by most people at present.

D．It hasn’t been proved that self-driving cars reduce car accidents.

4 . There was in Washington a policeman who was known as the man who arrested the president. The_______ took place when the man was a green officer_______ at No. 1 Street.

One evening, President Grant, who had been invited to a party of friends, was_______ home to meet the engagement. The _______, with its four horses, was running down the street so fast that the new policeman _______ the driver to stop. The driver _______ him and asked what was the _______. “Don’t you know you are driving about nine times as fast as the law _______?” said the officer.

“Yes,” answered the president. “I suppose I was, _______ you speak of it.”

“Well, then, you may __________yourself under arrest and go with me to the station house.”

There were some marks from the other __________of the carriage __________ whom was a foreign minister, but the president said, “The man is __________ right.” and asked the policeman to __________himself behind him.

__________ the policeman heard a soft voice, “I only thought you __________ know that it’s President.” The officer was very __________ and begged them to let him go, __________ the president would have none of it.

When they reached the station, the captain turned __________. Apologies were made, but the president __________on paying the proper fine.

1.

A．accident

B．incident

C．account

D．affair

2.

A．stood

B．stationed

C．kept watch

D．defending

3.

A．walking

B．wandering

C．running

D．hurrying

4.

A．car

B．bus

C．carriage

D．train

5.

A．begged

B．hoped

C．ordered

D．suggested

6.

A．agreed

B．accepted

C．listened

D．obeyed

7.

A．matter

B．thing

C．affair

D．business

8.

A．lets

B．forbids

C．tells

D．allows

9.

A．though

B．unless

C．while

D．since

10.

A．decide

B．guess

C．consider

D．treat

11.

A．passengers

B．drivers

C．officers

D．policemen

12.

A．with

B．among

C．in

D．except

13.

A．rather

B．hardly

C．rarely

D．perfectly

14.

A．seat

B．sit

C．stand

D．climb

15.

A．Fortunately

B．Happily

C．Suddenly

D．Carefully

16.

A．could

B．must

C．ought to

D．may

17.

A．excited

B．interested

C．moved

D．astonished

18.

A．therefore

B．but

C．and

D．otherwise

19.

A．white

B．green

C．red

D．yellow

20.

A．demanded

B．asked

C．required

D．insisted

5 . Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle — named the Transition — has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.

Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit（定金） to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don’t expect it to show up in too many driveways. It’s expected to cost as much as $279,000. And it won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.

Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.

Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (联邦航空管理局) decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The advantages of flying cars.

B．The basic data of the Transition.

C．The possible market for flying cars.

D．The designers of the Transition.

2. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up on too many roads?

A．It causes traffic jams.

B．It is difficult to operate.

C．It is very expensive.

D．It burns too much fuel.

3. What is the government’s attitude to the development of the flying car?

A．The government supports it.	B．The government is against it.
C．The government sets higher standards to discourage it	D．The government thinks it is on the way out.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Flying Car at Auto Show	B．The Transition’s First Flight
C．Pilots’ Dream Coming True	D．Flying Car Closer to Reality

6 . “Smombies” are very real and a growing cause for concern. Tired of having to constantly warn both locals and tourists to pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, authorities of a small German town have come up with a more positive solution — embedding (嵌入) traffic lights in the pavement to make them visible to people constantly looking down at their phones while walking.

The seemingly ridiculous safety measure was put in place. Authorities in Augsburg decided to act, installing ground level traffic lights at two tram (有轨电车) stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red every time a tram is approaching, or when the regular traffic light turns red. “We realized that the normal traffic light isn’t in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days,” said Tobias Hermes, a city administration official. “So we decided to have an additional set of lights — the more we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”

Some Augsburg residents appear to be quite happy with the idea. “I think it makes sense,” said Jack Smith, “One always sees young people these days running over red lights. This makes it more obvious that you need to stop.” Others, however, found the need for ground traffic lights disturbing and even frightening. “I find it scary that smart phone users are so engrossed that they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming,” one person told the local paper.

But do this kind of pavement-embedded lights actually work? Well, if one interviewed teenager is to be believed, not really, “To be honest I didn’t even notice it,” he said, “Maybe it’d be useful at night, but yeah, I didn’t realize it was there until just now.”

The word “smombie” — a mashup of the words smart phone and zombie — was born in Germany. It was voted “youth word of the year” in 2017, but the serious consequences of this behaviour are no laughing matter.

1. What can be inferred about “smombies”?

A．They are fond of walking.

B．They concern others very much.

C．They look at phones while walking.

D．They hate locals and tourists.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “engrossed” in Paragraph 4?

A．Disturbed.	B．Frightened.
C．Encouraged.	D．Addicted.

3. What is the author’s attitude to “smombies”?

A．Positive.	B．Negative.
C．Indifferent.	D．Interested.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Ground traffic lights for people looking at smart phones.

B．Effective ways to educate people to obey traffic rules.

C．The meanings of ground traffic lights.

D．The serious problem of traffic safety.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Jack have to do at 10:00 am?

A．Attend a lecture.

B．Catch a bus.

C．Repair his bike.

2. How does the boy usually go to school?

A．By bus.

B．By bike.

C．By car.

8 . About three decades ago, China was known as the "Bicycle Kingdom". But later on, bikes were replaced by their fuel-powered competitors.

But recent months have seen a recovery of the humble bike across China, with an increasing number of people choosing cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to do sightseeing. The introduction of bike-sharing schemes, pioneered by start-ups like Ofo and Mobike, has brought the trend to a new level.

People can unlock the shared bikes by simply using their smartphone. The bikes are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They're popular among many Chinese people as they provide an effective solution to the "last mile" problem,which refers to the final leg of a person's journey.

" In places where the subway doesn't extend, where it's difficult to change from one kind of transport to another, it's so easy to get where you want to go with Mobike," Hu Hong,29,told AFP. She pedals(骑车)to her Shanghai real-estate job.

However, the schemes have also led to problems such as illegal parking, vandalism(故意毁坏) and theft. Last month，two nurses in Beijing were placed under administrative punishment for five days for putting locks on two shared bikes. And in December, a man who stole a shared bike was sentenced to a 3-month detention(拘留)，and fined 1 ,000 yuan by the Shanghai Minhang People's Court.

" Bike-sharing is a greener method of transportation and provides a user-friendly experience，"said Liu Xiaoming，vice-minister of transport.

" But it's a combination of online and offline business. Operators are usually strong in online services, but lack offline business experience, which causes problems."

Now, Chinese service operators are trying to solve the problems. For example, a bike- sharing company called Mobike sets a 100-point credit score for each user, with points taken in the case of bad behavior. Once a score drops below 80，bike rental is increased to 100 yuan per 30 minutes, up from 0.5 - 1 yuan.

1. Which of the following belongs to the "last mile" problem?

A．Missing the business plane for the traffic jam.

B．To get to somewhere the subway can reach.

C．Having troubles in changing from bus to taxi.

D．To remove the last rock in the way.

2. What reason causes many problems in bike-sharing?

A．Some people make damage to the bikes on purpose.

B．Operators lack offline business experience.

C．The bike-sharing business is too complicated to run.

D．There are no relative laws on this business.

3. Why are the bike-sharing systems popular?

A．They are very effective.	B．They can be picked up anywhere.
C．They are equipped with GPS.	D．They help solve the last mile problem.

4. What's the best title for this passage?

A．Bickes Pedaling Back Into Styles

B．A New Way of Transportations

C．Riding a Mobicycle for Free

D．Bicycle Kingdom Became Famous Again

9 . Reserve seats on any 2017 Rick Steves tour today, and you’ll save $ 100 per person! To receive your early booking discount, you must reserve a 2017 tour by midnight on November 30, 2016. Discounts are for new bookings only and must be secured with a $400 per person deposit(订金).

See our Conditions:

Tour price guarantee: our tour prices do not include air tickets, and may be adjusted without notice due to possible changes in currency rates and trip costs. However, your price for the tour you’ve selected will be guaranteed the moment we receive your deposit.

Included in the price of each tour: Sightseeing tours by a Rick Steves’ Europe (RSE) guide, and local guides when appropriate, including all admission to sights seen as a group; all breakfasts and half of your dinners; accommodation each night; all transportation from the first hotel to the last hotel of the tour; all RSE guide, local guide and driver tips.

The plans of the trip may be changed: Europe is full of surprise, and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever comes along so that we may provide you with the best possible tour.

Tour payments: Your final tour payment must be paid at least 60 days before the departure. Missing the final payment deadline may result in your being removed from the tour! If you sign up for a tour less than 60 days before its departure, the entire tour price must be paid.

Transferring(改签) to another tour: Up to 60 days before your departure, you can transfer to any other tour in the same calendar year with seats available, applying your existing deposit and with no transfer fee. If you transfer to a different tour, the price of that tour will be applied, effective on the date we confirm your transfer. Transfers less than 60 days before your tour’s departure may not be possible.

1. What can we learn from the text?

A．You can save $400 if you book a 2017 Rick Steves tour in advance.

B．You must pay all the tour costs three days before its departure.

C．Your tour price will be guaranteed the moment you pay for your tour.

D．The plans of the trip are not fixed even though you have paid for it.

2. All of the following are included in the price of each tour EXCEPT___________.

A．accommodation every night

B．all RSE guide and driver tips

C．all breakfasts and dinners

D．all transportation from the first hotel to the last hotel.

3. According to the text, what should you do if you want to transfer to another tour?

A．Pay another deposit

B．Pay a transfer fee

C．Transfer to a tour that is the same price as yours.

D．Transfer more than 60 days before your tour’s departure.

10 . 语法填空

It's common to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes in a hurry through big cities in China. Some of them even risk     1     (run) red lights to deliver their meals in time. However, such careless behavior often causes serious problems.

The reason for the rise of such a careless behavior is that there is     2     large demand for food delivery workers, and many companies offer high salaries     3    (attract) new workers.

In fact, food delivery workers are often under high     4    (press) from their employers. They face company fines for delivering food late. Moreover, the more orders they take, the more money they can earn,     5     leads to some workers checking     6    (they) mobile phones for new orders while they are riding their bikes

While most companies require delivery workers to follow traffic rules, it remains a problem whether these requirements and rules are     7    (strict) obeyed

To solve the problem, some cities     8    (take) action since last year. Shanghai required the delivery workers should    9    (train) on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, he or she will be banned     10     driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.