1 . Urban Transportation in Canada

Public transportation & Transit passes

All cities and most major towns in Canada have a public transportation system with one or more modes of transportation (bus, subway, train, etc.). The bus is the most common form of urban transportation in Canada. To use public transportation, you must purchase a ticket or a transit pass. Transit passes allow you unlimited use of public transportation for a specific period (one month or more). They are usually cheaper than buying many tickets if you plan to use public transportation often.

Transportation for people with disabilities

Public transportation often has features to assist people with disabilities. In many cities and towns, there are also transportation services available specifically for people with limited mobility, such as specially equipped buses. You can find out about these services in the same way you would learn more about other public transportation options.

Etiquette on public transportation

When taking public transportation such as a bus or train, it is important to understand the unspoken rules of conduct in the shared space. Here are a few things to note:

◆ Be polite and respectful to others around you. For example, maintain an appropriate noise level when talking or making a phone call.

◆ If you are carrying a backpack or a large shoulder bag in a crowded public transit vehicle, keep it close to you, preferably at your feet to avoid hitting people with it as you walk by.

◆ Avoid pushing or touching others in order to make more room for yourself. Sometimes public transit can become very crowded, but it is important to keep calm and give others appropriate personal space.

◆ Have your proof of payment accessible in case you are asked to show it.

1. What is the advantages of using transit passes over buying tickets?

A．Lower costs.	B．Safer trips.
C．Longer service hours.	D．More use of transport.

2. How does the transportation system help people with disabilities?

A．By offering fewer transportation options.

B．By running special transport services.

C．By limiting their mobility on city buses.

D．By providing free rides in towns and cities.

3. What is considered impolite on public transportation?

A．Lowering your speaking voice.	B．Placing backpacks at your feet.
C．Having your proof of payment at hand.	D．Staying close to other passengers.

2 . If you want to travel from Xi’an to Chengdu by train, it will take about 16 hours. But starting this month, the new Xi’an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.

The 643-kilometer line is China’s first high-speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains, which form a natural boundary (分界线) between China’s north and south. With a speed of 250 km per hour, it’s also the first mountain-heavy train line to provide a 4G network. Along the way, the train passes through two areas for rare (稀有) wild animals — one for pandas and the other for crested ibises (朱鹮).

To reduce the railway’s influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly. There were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains. China currently has 1,864 wild pandas in total, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

To avoid disturbing the pandas, the railway was designed to run through tunnels (隧道) within the area. Protective shields (防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in.

To protect the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway, protective nets have been set up to make sure the birds will not fly into a train.

The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high. Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi’an-Chengdu railway?

A．It runs through the Qinling Mountains.

B．It is China’s first high-speed railway.

C．It is the best mountain-heavy train line.

D．The train passes through many areas for rare wild animals.

2. Why did people build the railway to be environmentally friendly?

A．To save money and energy.	B．To avoid harming wild animals.
C．To avoid damaging the mountains.	D．To help the train run through tunnels quietly.

3. What are experts using to stop birds from flying into the train?

A．Tunnels.	B．Tracks.
C．Protective nets.	D．Protective shields.

4. What is the passage about?

A．Protective shields and nets.	B．How to protect pandas and crested ibises.
C．Qinling Mountains.	D．Xi’an Chengdu high-speed railway.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the woman plan to go?

A．San Francisco.

B．Sacramento

C．Los Angeles.

2. What is the best way to see California according to the man?

A．Go there by plane.	B．Take the train along the coast.
C．Go through the center of California.

4 . When will the second bus probably leave?

A．At 10:10.

B．At 10:20.

C．At 10:30.

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We took a 20-kilometer hike on last Friday, and it has been one of the most unforgettable experience since high school.

Early in the morning, we get together and set out on foot. All of us carried our backpacks without water and food. At the beginning, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and had great time. Gradually we started to sweat a lot. Some of us became out of breath and some fell behind, and we encouraged each other to keep going. We kept on walking and walking. We almost made it to school while one of my classmates fell down. All of us ran up to help her, having no time to attend to our tiredness. After another hour, we finally managed to walk back to school. We were so pleased and proud, cheering and hug each other. We took photos to record the exciting moment.

What an unforgettable experience! It’s much than a hike; it’s a journey of hard work and challenges, in that we’ve learnt to be more determined and strong-minded.

6 . China used to be called the “Kingdom of Bicycles”, but since then, cars have taken over the country. There are too many vehicles and pedestrians in the street now, so the roads are crowded nearly all the time, and even going a few kilometers can take up to an hour, which can explain the fact that it’s very difficult to travel across major Chinese cities.

Now, new apps that help people register and find bikes are being used more and more across cities like Beijing. The new apps that let people share bicycles are easing traffic, and reducing pollution. Cheng Li started using bike share services about six months ago. He said now he is using the car less and the bike more. For Zhang Jian, the bike share revolution makes him recollect the old days. “Now, when we’re riding home from work, especially in the evening, when it’s not rushed, it feels like we’re reliving the past,” Zhang said.

However, there is now a lot of competition among bike share providers because of their popularity. Some providers are trying to flood the streets with bikes to be more visible. Sometimes there are so many bikes that they completely block the sidewalks. This has become a problem for city governments. It is not uncommon for bike users to leave bikes in the middle of the street or on the sidewalk. This blocks cars and people in already crowded cities.

In Beijing’s southern district of Daxing, officials have been trying to fix the problem by seizing illegally parked bikes. VOA spoke to a woman who said, “Bike sharing is really convenient, but no one is taking care of the problem of illegally parked bikes.” Behind her were several thousand seized bikes.

Many people in China feel that bike shares are helping reduce the country’s transportation problems and polluted air. However, they also hope companies will do more to improve their service and avoid flooding the streets with bikes.

1. Which is the cause of traffic jams in major Chinese cities?

A．The booming of cars.	B．Lack of bike share services.
C．Poor road conditions.	D．Lack of parking lots.

2. What does the underlined word “recollect” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Step forward.	B．Back off.
C．Look back.	D．Slide away.

3. What does paragraph 3 mainly want to tell us about the bike shares?

A．Their popularity.	B．Their problems.
C．Their competition.	D．Their advantages.

4. What do you think will be discussed about the bike shares in the following paragraph?

A．They create bike revolution.	B．They solve the traffic problems.
C．They bring about polluted air.	D．They need further improving.

7 . How to keep a travel journal

Are you looking for fresh travel journal writing ideas? Read on these tips to get some ideas for creating a journal you will cherish.

Just do it. A travel journal is not scholarly (学文精深的).     1    There are no rules, and no one is grading what you are write. The best way to get going is to get started.

Pay attention. Your journal doesn’t have to only be about where you go each day.     2    Did you meet someone new? Where and when? What did you talk about? Recording observations will make your travel journal colorful?

Try to write something every day. Make a habit of writing something every day or at least every other day.     3    If you let more time pass, it can be different to remember what you did three or four days ago, especially the brief impressions of those experiences. Your journal will be richer if you keep up with it.

    4    If writing paragraphs doesn’t fit either you or your trip, try something else. You can make lists, such as your favorite restaurants for dinner or the best places to watch the sunset. Try sketching (素描) too and don’t be discouraged if you are not sure as an artist. Sometimes sketching is really the best way to record an experience that would be lost when described with text. As the saying goes, a picture is worth one thousand words.

Take the bad along with the good. For all the great travel experiences we enjoy, there are days when things go wrong.    5    Though they are not be highlight of a trip, they are part of your unique travel story and often are as much fun to tell about in the future as the ones that go as planned.

A．Write at a comfortable place.

B．Use different ways to keep a journal.

C．Be sure that the size of the notebook is right for you.

D．Then you can catch your thoughts while they are fresh.

E．It is your experiences—written by you, and for yourself.

F．Write about these experiences too for they are just as memorable.

G．Stop for a moment, look around and ask yourself some questions.

8 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.
There’re plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.
Minneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota
Station : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.
Chicago: Divvy Bikes
Station : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus
How much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
New York City: Citi Bike
Station : Central Park So. & 6^th Ave; also Broadway & W.57^th St.
How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.
Boston: Hubway
Station : Tremont St. & West St.
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
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1. According to the text, the City Bike program _______.

A．was first set up in New York

B．is very popular in American cities

C．has a long history in America

D．develops very fast all over the world

2. Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?

A．Nice Ride Minnesota	B．Divvy Bikes
C．Citi Bike	D．Hubway

3. If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay ______.

A．$6	B．$ 30
C．$ 20	D．$ 36