1 . Where is the man hurrying to go?

A．To his office.

B．To a meeting room.

C．To the front desk.

2 . Over the last seven years, most states have banned texting by drivers, and public service campaigns have tried a wide range of methods to persuade people to put down their phones when they are behind the wheel.

Yet the problem, by just about any measure, appears to be getting worse. Americans are still texting while driving, as well as using social networks and taking photos. Road accidents, which had fallen for years, are now rising sharply.

That is partly because people are driving more, but Mark Rosekind, the chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said distracted driving was “only increasing, unfortunately.”

“Big change requires big ideas.” he said in a speech last month, referring broadly to the need to improve road safety. So to try to change a distinctly modern behavior, lawmakers and public health experts are reaching back to an old approach: They want to treat distracted driving like drunk driving.

An idea from lawmakers in New York is to give police officers a new device called the Textalyzer. It would work like this: An officer arriving at the scene of a crash could ask for the phones of the drivers and use the Textalyzer to check in the operating system for recent activity. The technology could determine whether a driver had just texted, emailed or done anything else that is not allowed under New York’s hands-free driving laws.

“We need something on the books that can change people’s behavior,” said Félix W. Ortiz, who pushed for the state’s 2001 ban on hand-held devices by drivers. If the Textalyzer bill becomes law, he said, “people are going to be more afraid to put their hands on the cell phone.”

1. How was the original ban on drivers’ texting in the US?

A．Insignificant.

B．Irregular.

C．Irresistible.

D．Ineffective.

2. What does the underlined word “That” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Road accidents are now rising sharply.	B．Americans are still texting while driving.
C．Too many people are driving after drinking.	D．Drivers are using social networks and taking photos.

3. What can the Textalyzer be used to do?

A．Identify drivers’ location.	B．Test drivers’ speed.
C．Check drivers’ cell phone.	D．Predict drivers’ destination.

4. What can we know about Félix W. Ortiz?

A．He made the ban to punish distracted driving.

B．He proposed the law to regulate drivers’ behaviors.

C．He invented the Textalyzer to test drivers’ behaviors.

D．He advised to improve the next generation cell phone.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman give up getting her car fixed?

A．It is beyond repair.

B．She has to spend a lot fixing it.

C．Her grandfather will buy her a new one.

2. How does the woman plan to get to school?

A．By bus.

B．On foot.

C．By bike.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the woman probably feeling?

A．Upset.

B．Confident.

C．Satisfied.

2. Which part of the woman’s car is broken this time?

A．Its window.

B．Its engine.

C．Its door.

3. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Do some research online.

B．Find cheaper service.

C．Buy a Ford car.

6 . The United States is a nation of car owners. Ninety-five percent of households own a car, and 85 percent of people get to work in one. This lifestyle contributes to congestion (拥堵) on our roads and damages the environment. As autonomous vehicles begin to hit the streets over the next decade or so, it’s believed that all this will change.

Autonomous vehicles will most likely decrease the number and severity of crashes, allow cars to travel more closely together and improve cooperation between vehicles, all of which tend to reduce traffic jams and increase capacity.

However, this future is not certain. To realize the full potential benefits of driverless cars, we will have to act soon to encourage a culture in which transportation is shared. Many people in the automobile industry assume that driverless vehicles will automatically be shared, but there is little evidence that this is true. Most estimates suggest that driverless cars will eventually be only slightly more expensive than traditional cars, which means they’ll be within reach of many consumers, so users are not willing to share rides.

If most people are going to buy into a shared-ride culture, they need to get a significant benefit. Saving a few dollars off the fare isn’t likely to promote the movement significantly. A better benefit would be knowing that you’re going to reach your destination more quickly. The way to make sure of quick passage is to redesign our roads to give priority to ride-sharing autonomous vehicles like building priority lanes. The cost of travel will also be varied based on how efficiently a vehicle uses the roads. Autonomous vehicles carrying more people should get higher priority than those carrying one or none at all.

Decision-makers must push for rewards that encourage the most efficient use of our limited roadway infrastructure (基础设施). The autonomous future is rapidly approaching; it is critical that we act now, while the impacts of autonomous vehicles on traffic jams and emissions are still largely within our control.

1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To inform the severe traffic problem.
C．To condemn America for its huge car households.	D．To show the damage of cars to the environment.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Autonomous vehicles worsen traffic jams on roads.

B．Autonomous vehicles are likely to reduce traffic jams.

C．Saving some fares contributes to shared-ride significantly.

D．Many people have ridden autonomous vehicles to avoid traffic jams.

3. Which will be a benefit of sharing autonomous vehicles?

A．To save a large amount of money.

B．To promote the development of science and technology.

C．To redesign roads to prioritize car-shared modes.

D．To allow you to reach your destination much more quickly.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Driverless Cars Will Make Our Traffic Problems Worse.

B．Autonomous Vehicles Will Make a Difference to Traffic.

C．Decision-makers Should Take Some Measures Quickly.

D．The Current Situation of Cars in the United States is Serious.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the man most probably work?

A．At an airport.

B．At a hotel.

C．At a travel agency.

2. Which airport is the best choice for the woman?

A．Reagan National.

B．Dulles.

C．Baltimore-Washington.

3. Why is the woman going to Washington DC?

A．To visit a friend.

B．To meet the man.

C．To go sightseeing.

8 . How will the guests go to the airport?

A．By car.

B．By bus.

C．By taxi.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why was the security check much stricter?

A．A passenger’s luggage was stolen.

B．A passenger was said to carry a dangerous article.

C．A passenger received a warning phone call.

2. What trouble did the speaker have?

A．He missed his flight.

B．His life was in danger.

C．He was fined by the police.

3. What is the speaker’s appeal?

A．Adding a special flight.

B．Paying the ticket fare back.

C．Making up for all his losses.

4. What does the speaker think of the security check?

A．It is good for the safety.

B．It bothers all passengers.

C．It is totally unnecessary.