| A．Next to the museum. | B．Opposite the supermarket. | C．Near the post office. |
2 . What help does the man need?
| A．To be driven to the airport. | B．To send John to the airport. | C．To have his car fixed today. |
3 . London Underground
The world's first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease（减轻）the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born.
The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers（3.7 miles）long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot（煤灰）, as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its first year.
1. What led the British government to build the London Underground?| A．Traffic jams and pollution. | B．Population and pollution. |
| C．Overcrowding and traffic jams. | D．The poverty and subway problems. |
| A．It made the tunnels larger. | B．It put fans in the tunnels. |
| C．It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels. | D．It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train. |
| A．To relocate the workers' homes outside London, the government built the subway. |
| B．There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened. |
| C．The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic. |
| D．There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened. |
4 . This week, Parisians have been treated to the sight of ecotaxis, transporting people up and down the river Seine. They are called SeaBubbles and are being tested ahead of the decision to introduce them into the Parisian transport network. The SeaBubble is still in its early testing period, using technological know-how from several industries. The boat sits in the water as the passengers get on and off but once the door is closed the boat starts moving at 12 kmh (7.5 mph) along the surface. It is 100% electric.
The foils(箔) they use are not new technology. They date back to 1898 and an Italian engineer called Enrico Forlanini. The Germans tested foil boats in the 1940s, the first hydrofoil ferry(水翼渡船) was used between Switzerland and Italy in the 1950s and by 1965, a hydrofoil boat was good enough for the James Bond baddie in Thunderball. What has changed, however, is the technology, which has improved to the point where it can now succeed in dealing with some of the shortcomings which prevented their widespread use.
The company has big goals; it wants to use the world’s waterways—and not roads—to transport people from A to B, and it wants to do so with “zero wave, zero emission(排放), zero noise.” The SeaBubbles would travel at the same speed as cars and the goal is to provide these at the same cost as a taxi, with customers ordering them through an app as they would an Uber.
Anders Bringdal, SeaBubbles CEO, told Associated Press that he hopes to change the way people move about cities. SeaBubbles are one more example of how shared public transport can change the mobility of large cities, much like shared bikes are now doing. People are increasingly looking to rivers as a means of moving around large cities to compete with the subway or buses—in London, travel cards are now accepted on river boats.
1. What do we know about the SeaBubble?| A．It has been used in Paris. | B．It moves as fast as a car. |
| C．It is under water when it moves. | D．It uses knowledge from other industries. |
| A．To give special importance to the breakthrough of foils. |
| B．To explain the reasons for creating the SeaBubble. |
| C．To point out the disadvantages of foils. |
| D．To show how the SeaBubble works. |
| A．To put traditional taxis out of business. |
| B．To work with Uber to transport more people. |
| C．To transport people on waterways worldwide. |
| D．To make environment-friendly inventions at low prices. |
| A．It may have an important place in public transport. |
| B．It has been widely accepted by many countries. |
| C．It will make the company world-famous. |
| D．It still needs more tests. |
阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
You have heard the expression “horse sense”. As you may imagine, it came from the time when the majority of people traveled in vehicles drawn by horses. A horse does have a lot of common sense, and there are many true stories about horses having saved their drivers from danger of death.
Today for the most part, people travel by train, ship, airplane, and car, but very little by the use of horses. Modern vehicles are propelled by engines, and an engine does not have any sense. In case of danger, many horses could be depended on to help. Not so with the engine; the driver must do all the things.
In recent years, the speed of travel has increased greatly. With the increased speed comes greatly increased danger. The driver of a powerful engine needs to be careful. A moment of being careless may cost a life. In order to drive today, a person must be able to see clearly, and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road. Greater attention is the price we pay for using a machine instead of a horse.
1. The passage mainly talks about ______.
| A．engines | B．safe driving | C．using horses | D．modern machines |
| A．repair | B．raise | C．push forward | D．made |
| A．a driver must know the rules of safety |
| B．a driver needs to be able only to tell red from green |
| C．an eye test is an important part of a driver’s examination |
| D．greater attention is needed for a driver while driving a machine |
| A．A driver must be able to see and hear well. |
| B．The driver of a car must follow the rules of safety. |
| C．Horses are known to have saved their drivers from injury. |
| D．It is better for vehicles to be pulled by horse than to be pushed by engine. |
6 . After nearly half a century behind the wheel, Hisao Matsumoto, 85, is not ready to stop driving. “I’m not that old yet,” he says. “I still have 15 more years to go till I reach 100.” Mr.Matsumoto is one of more than 5 million drivers aged 75 or older. A million more will be on the roads by 2021.Worried, the police are trying to persuade many of them out of driving, because over75s are twice as likely to cause a fatal (致命的) accident as younger drivers, according to the National Police Agency (NPA).
Nearly half of older drivers who caused fatal accidents had signs of cognitive impairment (认知障碍). Hundreds of older drivers turn the wrong way into motor ways every year. In January an 85yearold man steered his vehicle into oncoming traffic on a country road, hitting a car and two schoolgirls. Police believe he mistook the accelerator for the brake. The man’s family said he had rejected their requests to hand over his keys many times.
Such stubbornness is common, notes Kazunori Iwakoshi, who heads an NGO that supports elderly drivers. Many drivers argue that they have never had an accident and it is unfair to do that, so they resent themselves being cast aside.
Since last March over75s renewing their licenses must take cognitive tests to screen for dementia (老年痴呆). The NPA expects these changes to take 15,000 drivers off the road each year. Last year more than 250,000 over75s gave up their licenses after their families’ constant stream of persuasion, says Mr.Iwakoshi. His organization publishes a check list for elderly drivers, aimed at getting them to assess their responses themselves.
Mr.Matsumoto is lucky. His city gives pensioners unlimited access to public transport. However, thousands of elderly people are stuck in rural communities with no buses.
1. Why do the police try to persuade elderly drivers to stop driving?| A．To encourage younger drivers to drive safely. |
| B．To reduce the number of deadly accidents. |
| C．To introduce the National Police Agency. |
| D．To stress the significance of safe driving. |
| A．Praise. | B．Support. |
| C．Injure. | D．Dislike. |
| A．Tests to assess elderly drivers’ responses. |
| B．Families’ contributions to traffic safety. |
| C．Ways to renew licenses for elderly drivers. |
| D．Measures to control the number of elderly drivers. |
| A．It can cause some new problems. |
| B．It is popular among elderly drivers. |
| C．It will do elderly drivers more harm than good. |
| D．It brings about easy access to public transport. |
| A．By bus. | B．By car. | C．On foot. |
| A．Take care of her bags. | B．Pack the food for her. | C．Check the train schedule. |
1.建议骑自行车上学；
2.自行车是学生常用的交通工具；
3.骑自行车的一些好处；
4.骑自行车需注意的问题。
注意：
1. 词数 100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets
