1 . BA0059 to Cape Town
BRITISH AIRWAYS
27^th AUGUST
Dear customer,

I am sorry for the disruption(扰乱) to your journey today. When flying Morocco, your aircraft changed its course and flew to Barcelona due to a medical emergency. As a result, the cabin crew are legally out of flying hours to continue on to Cape Town. The service has therefore returned to Heathrow Airport, London to allow for a change of crew.

Your new departure time will be 18:00 on 28^th August, arriving in Cape Town at 06:40 on 29^th August.

We have arranged rooms for you to stay at the Renaissance Hotel. Breakfast, lunch and a three-minute telephone call will also be provided for you.

We suggest that you take your hold luggage with you when you go to the hotel. For your transport to the hotel, you will need to make your way to bus stop 15. This is located outside the main Terminal (航站楼) building.

Transport back to Heathrow Terminal 4 has been arranged at 14:15 on 28^th August. Check-in will be available at Zone A from 15:00. Passengers travelling in First or Club World may check in at Zone D.

I again apologize for the inconvenience and frustration you have been caused. I can assure you we are doing our best to make your wait as comfortable and brief as possible. Thank you very much for you understanding.

Yours faithfully,

Reg Harper

Customer Service Duty Manager

PO Box 10 Heathrow Airport

Hounslow Middlesex TW6 2JA

1. What will be offered to passengers?

A．Three meals.	B．Three telephone calls.
C．An overnight stay at a hotel.	D．Transport to and from their homes.

2. When will passengers come back to Heathrow Airport？

A．At 15:00 on 27th August.	B．At 14:15 on 28th August.
C．At 18:00 on 28th August.	D．At 06:40 on 29th August.

3. What’s the main purpose of the letter?

A．To give advice.	B．To issue an apology.
C．To show thankfulness.	D．To make an announcement

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Steam trains were replaced by electric ones many years ago, so when the newspaper I worked for     1     (hear) that the Admiral steam engine had been restored (恢复), they decided to send me on     2     (it) first trip. I wanted to go even though I     3    (general) disliked travelling by train. In fact, I was looking forward to     4     (see) something I had never seen before.

When I arrived at the station, lots of people had already been there for a while, enjoying the     5     (celebrate) of the rebirth of the Admiral. At two o'clock, everyone was ready     6     (board) the train. I settled myself into a compartment (列车车厢) where I was soon joined by an old man     7     claimed to be one of the original workers on the Admiral. He told me how much he had hated being covered in coal dust all     8     time. His family had been too poor to buy more things     9     the basic necessities. It was a pleasure to listen to him. At every station, people were waiting to greet the train, and it was     10    (excite) to see their faces as the past seemed to come alive again.

3 . People traveling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly can anyone positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train carriages soon get crowded. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous(单调的) rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon makes you sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. While at night you rarely manage to sleep. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

Long car journey are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speed, but more often than not, the greater span of the journey is spent on narrow, uneven roads which are crowded with traffic.

By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the broad decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food-always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of traveling on a ship.

Airplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and a little expensive. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Traveling at a height of 30,000 feet and at over 500 miles an hour is a pleasant experience. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real relaxation can be a free film show and some other services. An airplane also offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from the view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch on for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and untired.

1. The author indicates that reading can help lessen _______.

A．the boredom of being in the train

B．the tiresome clicking of the wheels

C．the sleeplessness during the journey

D．the poor atmosphere of the carriages

2. What can we learn about the long distance journey by car?

A．It is safe because the car usually goes at high speed.

B．It is unpleasant because reading is quite impossible.

C．It is exhausting because you seldom manage to sleep.

D．It is dangerous because the traffic is always too busy.

3. Traveling by air is quite different from traveling by other means in that_________

A．traveling by air is not so tiring as the others

B．traveling by air brings more fun than the others

C．traveling by air is much more expensive than the others

D．traveling by air offers more time for sleep than the others

4. What's the purpose of writing this passage?

A．To introduce diverse ways of traveling.

B．To point out the best means of traveling.

C．To emphasize the advantages of traveling.

D．To introduce how to relax when traveling

4 . How will the woman go to her piano lesson?

A．On foot .

B．By bike .

C．By car .

5 . An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon over-taken by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to take out the ticket, the woman in the car said proudly, “ Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor(市长) of this city is a good friend of mine.”

The officer did not say a word, but kept writing.

“I am also a friend of Chief of Police Barnes,” continued the woman, getting angrier each moment.

Still he kept on writing.

“Young man,” she said, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator Patton.”

Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly, “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson?”

“No. Why?” she replied.

“Well, this is the man you should have known,” he said, going back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”

1. The policeman stopped the car because ____.

A．it was an expensive car	B．the driver was a proud lady
C．the driver was driving too fast	D．the driver was going to attack him

2. The woman was getting angrier each moment because ____.

A．the policeman didn’t know her friends

B．the policeman kept writing the ticket for her

C．the policeman refused to accept her money

D．she didn’t know the policeman’s name

3. The policeman was ____.

A．an honest and fair fellow	B．a foolish and proud fellow
C．a silly and rude fellow	D．a kind-hearted fellow

6 . Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
随着人们生活水平的提高，很多家庭购买了小轿车作为代步工具；由此引起了一些社会问题，请你（李华）用英语向二十一世纪报写一封性分析购买轿车的利与弊（各三条），并说明你的看法和建议。
注意：1.词数120词左右；

2.开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）

Dear Editor,
With the improvement of the life standard, many families have bought private cars in recent years, thus causing some social problems.
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7 . 假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；
2. 骑自行车的益处，如能环保有利健康等。
注意：1.词数：120词左右；演讲稿开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
2.参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）   节能 (energy saving)
Good morning, everyone,
I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.
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8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Cars are everywhere. In big city and small towns, the preferred method of transportation is the automobile. People can get to where they need to go quickly and easy, and it has given a new kind of freedom to many people who may not have experienced it ago. But is driving really the best thing for our society? I argue that it is not. First, pollution was a serious problem, and more cars only make them worse. There is just not way to reduce pollution without decrease the number of cars on the road. Second, cars are very dangerous. Traffic accidents are responsible tens of thousands of deaths every year. Finally, cars are so expensive for most people to afford. However, that doesn’t stop low-income families from spending the most of their money to pay for the family car.

9 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Five Things to Do in a Traffic JamTired of traffic jams? Here are some tips that can help you to calm down in a traffic jam.Listen to CD audio book. It’s a good idea to keep several audio books in your car.    1    Listening to an exciting story is more interesting than sitting silently and being bored.Sing loudly. If you begin getting angry because of a long traffic jam, turn your CD player on or radio up.    2    Imagine you’re a wonderful singer and the audience is listening to you in admiration. Your stress will disappear.    3    .You can use the radio and play entertaining games while waiting. For example,you can guess the song or the singer or to see how quickly you can recognize a new song.Have a snackKeeping a tasty snack in the car is especially good for waiting in traffic jams.Choo-se what you like most of all, so you will look forward to traffic jams to have a chance to eat the delicious snack.    4    In that case, time is the last thing to worry about.Argue with the radio talk show hostFind a station with a radio talk show.    5    If you disagree, you can show your anger.Don’t be afraid to call their ideas stupid. Only make sure that the car windows are clo-sed so no one may hear you.Sitting in a traffic jam can be very stressful but next time you can use these simpletips, and you won’t notice how long you have been waiting and soon you will be onyour way.

A．Play games

B．Use the radio.

C．Enjoy every bite of it.

D．Listen to their debates carefully.

E．Loud singing can help to reduce stress.

F．Begin to enjoy them as quickly as you can.

G．The storyteller’s voice can clear all your bad emotions.