2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What should the man do when coming to the crossroads?

A．Walk straight.

B．Turn left.

C．Turn right.

2. Which place is the post office next to?

A．A shoe store.

B．A library.

C．A bank.

3. When does the post office close according to the woman?

A．At 4:00.

B．At 4:20.

C．At 4:30.

3 . How does the man feel?

A．Confident.

B．Relaxed.

C．Anxious.

4 . 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。

So far, construction work for the high-speed railway line linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou     1    (complete).It is reported that the railway line can reach a top speed of up to 217mph(350km/h),which will be put into    2    (operate)by the end of the year.

The new line,    3    (build)in preparation for the     4    (twenty-four)Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, has just entered service, reducing journey time between the capital and Zhangjiakou, which will stage most of the skiing events, from three hours to 47 minutes.

Zhangjiakou,    5    the north of Hebei province, will host snowboarding, freestyle skiing and ski jumping at the Games. Another major Olympic host on the new line is Yanqing,    6    skiing and luge（单雪橇）events will take place. Skating, ice-hockey and freestyle skiing will be held in the capital.

The trains will start and stop at stations automatically（自动地）to a precise timetable, and change speed     7    (depend)on limits between stations. However, a monitoring driver will still be on board in case of emergencies.

Large storage     8    (area)have been designed in the trains for athletes’ winter sports equipment. The carriages are equipped with 5G signals, intelligent lighting and     9    variety of real-time safety sensors（传感器）.This will     10    (great)satisfy passengers’ need.

5 . Many of you have probably had this experience: You get on a train and are ready to take a nap or read a book, only to find that the passenger in front of you is watching a TV show on his cellphone without headphones. The child next to you won't stop crying. And the old lady behind you talks on her phone during the whole trip.

Wish the train could be less noisy? There might be a solution for you. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, one of China's busiest high-speed rail lines, will have “quiet” carriages starting from Dec 23, Xinhua reported.

In quiet carriages, onboard videos will be muted and announcements will be made at a lower volume. Doors at the ends of the carriage will be kept closed to reduce noise from other carriages, CGTN noted. Train attendants will be responsible for making sure that passengers remain quiet and follow the rules.

Passengers who are willing to obey the rules can choose the quiet carriages when booking their tickets, according to China's national railway operator.

Some people have pointed out that this kind of quiet environment should be offered in all carriages. They say that having quiet carriages might give people the impression that they don't need to be quiet in non-quiet carriages.

While some Internet users are upholding the new service, it has also sparked discussion about just how quiet travelers should be in quiet carriages. Many people have raised questions such as “What if I snore?” and “Can we talk to our travel companions if we need to?”

1. Paragraph 1 is written to show that        

A．traveling by train is very common	B．people do all kinds of things on trains
C．many people watch TV shows on trains	D．people on trains are sometimes very noisy

2. How will quiet carriages work?

A．Passengers won't be allowed to watch videos.

B．Train attendants won't make any announcements.

C．No one will make sure passengers follow the rules.

D．The doors at the ends of carriages will stay closed.

3. What does the underlined word “uphold” in the last paragraph mean?

A．In need of.

B．In support of.

C．In search of.

D．In place of.

4. What do we know from the last paragraph?

A．The rules should be made clearer.	B．Most people don't like the service.
C．The service is better for solo travelers.	D．It's easy to make trains perfectly quiet.

6 . Travel can be a lifesaver. The right vacation at the right time can give new life to your whole year, not to mention your body and mind. But in today's economy, with airlines adding new fees almost daily and ticket prices sharply on the rise, many have canceled travel as it is too expensive.     1    

Early bird gets the deal. Travel experts say that there are certain times of day when more deals are available.     2    Early morning is when the fares tend to be lowest, but it is a good idea to check every five hours to track prices as they change throughout the day. Also, it's a good idea to check again at 5 p.m. when the airlines are trying hardest to fill empty seats.

Avoid the crowds.     3    . The lowest time of the year for travel is in the Fall between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Again, to try and fill more vacant (空着的) seats, the airlines will lower prices and offer better deals to get people to fly during this time of the year.

Right time, “wrong” place? By flying to popular destinations at unpopular times, you can secure the best prices from travel companies and airlines. Here's where flexibility in your planning can pay off. Going to the airline websites and planning your vacation around the best ticket prices offered can result in a fun, cost-effective vacation.     4    

    5     Many times the best deals on airfare can be found as part of a package rate. Most travel sites have package rates available and they are definitely worth a look. Often, the entire package (hotel, airfare, rental car) is cheaper than just the plane ticket on another site.

A．Package Deals.

B．Save Money,and Save Time.

C．Fly to popular places at unpopular times.

D．These deals are especially good on last minute package.

E．Airfares can change three times a day as airlines adjust their prices to fill up flights.

F．And maybe it can widen your horizons to a place you might never have considered.

G．However,with a few tricks,there are still many great deals to be had on air tickets.

7 . 阅读下面句子，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。

The bicycle is     1     most popular means of transport in China. People ride it for various     2    (purpose) such as going to and from school and work. Bicycles are very cheap and easy     3     (buy) in China.

There are many advantages of riding a bicycle. Firstly, compared with cars     4     are powered by gas, bicycles can do good to     5     (save) energy and reducing the air pollution. Taking up less space, a bicycle can also     6     (lighten) the traffic jams. Most importantly, people can keep     7     (health) by riding a bicycle regularly.

    8    my view, the future of the bicycle will be bright     9     some city governments have built special paths for bicycle riders and     10     (provide)“public bicycles” to travel round the city center free of charge. Bicycles will be popular again in China.

8 . Your next car might drive itself. After years of trials on city streets, driverless vehicles are now nearing the production phase. Last month, a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon, France. Most in the automobile industry think self-driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020 or before.

Driverless cars will at first be huddled with human-driven cars. But the first places where they will become dominant（占支配地位的）are dense urban areas-precisely the spots most damaged by the automobile age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven cars. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us great benefits.

Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 percent. That's big-the annual death toll on the world's roads is about 1.2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emissions will drop, because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old, otherwise they would stay at home most of the time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility.

On the other hand, driverless cars will bring catastrophe（灾难）.The best thing about the automobile age is that it employs tens of millions of people to make, market, insure and drive vehicles. Over the next 20 years, most men who now drive trucks, taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced. Carmakers are especially scared. A few cars in the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple, Baidu and Google. Imaging the impact on Germany, where the automotive sector is the largest industry.

Dramatic change is coming, and driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments have hardly begun thinking about it. Only 6 percent of the biggest US cities have factored them into their long-term planning.

A decade ago anyone hardly saw the smartphone coming. It has brought an epidemic of mass addiction. Let's hope we do a better job of handling the driverless car.

1. The underlined words "be huddled with "in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by "________".

A．show up with	B．exist together with
C．get rid of	D．take the place of

2. Why can driverless cars reduce pollution and carbon emissions?

A．Driverless cars reduce the number of human-driven cars.

B．Driverless cars will be powered by electricity.

C．Driverless cars save fuel by driving themselves.

D．Driverless cars will reduce too many accidents.

3. What can we know about driverless cars？

A．They will not hit the road until 2020.

B．They will only be used in urban areas.

C．They will not cause any road accident.

D．They aren't still seriously taken by governments.

4. What's the author's attitude toward driverless cars？

A．Doubtful.	B．Negative.
C．Objective.	D．Worried.