1 . Road trips are one of the most popular holiday option (选择), due to the high levels of excitement they bring.     1     Preparing for road trips can be a discouraging task. Below are some tips to be considered before starting one.

Get the travel documents ready.     2     In case the countries you want to visit demand a visa (签证), it should be pre-arranged. This ensures a smooth relationship with the authorities, and faster processing at various border points.

Get the car ready.     3     In the case of a car hire, the driver needs to pick it a few days in advance and drive it around familiar roads. In the case of using a personal car, it should be driven into a service center for checks. One can also choose to put new tires on and ensure (确保) the engine is in condition.

    4     When crossing borders with a personal car, you will need to have insurance (保险) that is recognized in the new country. The easiest way to ensure this is by getting an internationally recognized insurance company.

Have a map ready. The worst thing to do on a road trip is get lost in another country. Car hire companies offer maps of various regions to their clients (客户). These maps have all the notable (显著的) physical features and main highways outlined well.     5    

Have a nice trip!

A．Get insurance advice.

B．Make every effort to enjoy your road trip.

C．On the map, travelers can draw a route for their trip.

D．After choosing a car, you need to get it ready for the road trip.

E．They help one get a firsthand experience of the people of the region.

F．The first step is getting the passport and international driving license ready.

G．You should ensure there will be a rich supply when driving in deserted areas.

2 . “Walkability” linked to reduced hospital costs and admissions

​Neighborhoods designed to encourage people to walk to and from the shops and public transport will help reduce hospital costs and admissions linked to residents, new Canberra research shows.

The research project, from the University of Canberra’s Health Research Institute, has revealed a relationship between a suburb’s “walkability score” and a reduction in both hospital costs and admissions and added to the growing debate surrounding the role of “social determinants” in health outcomes.

Coauthors Dr. Yan Yu and Vincent Learnihan studied ACT Health data from 30,690 hospital admissions across 88 of the ACT’s suburbs, and then matched them against each suburb’s “walkability score”. That score is a measure of how easy it is to get around a particular suburb, including the number of interconnected streets, footpaths and the presence of shops, public transport stops, restaurants and services within walking distance of each other.

Dr. Yu said the study showed that those suburbs rated as “walkable”—with a walkability score of 20 units or more—were linked to a 12.1 per cent lower hospital cost for those residents and a 12.5 per cent lower rate of hospital admissions.

She said the admissions data they focused on included cancers, cardiovascular diseases, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and diabetes.

But the research also showed that in Canberra, some 80 per cent of all the city’s suburbs were still “car-dependent”, which Mr. Learnihan said showed more needed to be done to help encourage Canberrans to walk, ride and use public transport.

While Mr. Learnihan commended the ACT government’s existing “active travel” programs, he said the study showed that wider and better funded initiatives to improve the “walkability” of new and existing suburbs could help save on health costs and improve Canberrans’ quality of life.

Dr. Yu said such changes could be as simple as improving footpaths and bike paths, increasing public transport access and improving local shops.

1. The suburb’s “walkability score” depends on the following factors within the walking distance of each other EXCEPT ______.

A．the presence of shops	B．the presence of taxi stands
C．the number of interconnected streets	D．the number of interconnected footpaths

2. The underlined word “commended” in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.

A．praised	B．abandoned
C．transformed	D．conducted

3. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．the suburb with a walkability score of 12.5 units can be rated as “walkable”

B．a majority of Canberrans walk, ride and use public transport to and from work

C．admissions data researchers focused on included different kinds of disease

D．footpaths and bike paths in the suburbs of Canberra are far from satisfactory

4. What will probably happen in the future？

A．There will be fewer cars in Canberra.

B．Canberrans will have easier access to public hospitals.

C．The word “walkability” will be included in the authoritative dictionary.

D．“Walkability” of new and existing suburbs in Canberra will be improved.

3 . In its annual forecast, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shifted its expectations about the center of gravity of world air travel eastward, away from the US and Europe.

The global airline industry group expects that 7.8 billion _____ will travel by air by 2036.

That's nearly _____ the 4 billion that it expects will fly this year.

The IATA _____， released Tuesday, said it expects that half of the new passengers who will fly over the next 20 years will live in Asia._____ IATA predicts significant changes over the next two decades, the most _____ shifts will happen in the next five years.

China will _____ the US as the world's largest aviation market by 2022, two years _____ than previously expected, the IATA forecast _____.An aviation market is defined as traffic to, from and within a country.

Chinese airlines have been rapidly expanding their international _____ in recent years.Air China and Hainan Airlines this week ______ three new routes to the US, including Shenzhen to Los Angeles, and Chongqing and Chengdu to New York.

Emerging markets in Asia will ______ the next 20 years, according to IATA.The UK, today the third largest market, will ______ to fifth place, falling behind India in 2025 and Indonesia in 2030, it said.

Both India and Indonesia have been at or near the top ______ of new jetliners from Airbus (EADSF), Boeing and others as budget airlines improve the affordability of ______ by air.

Airbus and Boeing (BA) are ______ production of their most ______ single­aisle and twin­aisle jetliners to meet demand for growth and to ______ older, less­efficient airliners.

Both companies have established industrial ______ in China to court buyers who need the blessing of the central government.Airbus assembles its competing A320s in Tianjin, and Boeing is ______ a new factory near Shanghai where its 737s will have their interiors fixed prior to delivery to Chinese carriers.

While Airbus and Boeing focus on China, the country this year began testing its ______ homegrown C919 airliner from the Commercial Airplane Corporation of China, or Comac.

1.

A．adventurers

B．airliners

C．passengers

D．businessmen

2.

A．double

B．over

C．beyond

D．within

3.

A．expectation

B．forecast

C．document

D．representative

4.

A．Unless

B．Once

C．While

D．When

5.

A．permanent

B．maximum

C．instant

D．dramatic

6.

A．acknowledge

B．displace

C．swallow

D．prohibit

7.

A．sooner

B．faster

C．later

D．quicker

8.

A．promises

B．declares

C．protests

D．predicts

9.

A．competitions

B．communications

C．destinations

D．contributions

10.

A．announced

B．created

C．promoted

D．reported

11.

A．serve

B．seize

C．purchase

D．control

12.

A．reduce

B．withdraw

C．drop

D．amount

13.

A．producers

B．speakers

C．conductors

D．buyers

14.

A．trading

B．traveling

C．transporting

D．speeding

15.

A．accelerating

B．substituting

C．accessing

D．accomplishing

16.

A．transparent

B．popular

C．valuable

D．appropriate

17.

A．abolish

B．remove

C．replace

D．sweep

18.

A．terminals

B．presences

C．administrations

D．accumulations

19.

A．opening

B．admitting

C．adopting

D．budgeting

20.

A．cheap

B．central

C．former

D．own

4 . To cut greenhouse gas emissions, we need to increase cyclist numbers and that means getting more women on their bikes.

Transportation accounts for up to one­third of greenhouse gas emissions from the world's biggest cities. And traffic is the largest source of air pollution. To create healthy and liveable cities, we need to increase the number of cyclists on our streets.     1     In San Francisco, only 29% of cyclists are women. In Barcelona, there are three male cyclists for every female cyclist. In London, 37% of cyclists are female.

    2    

Surveys show that potential cyclists of women are stopped by similar concerns, including aggressive and speeding drivers, the threat posed by large vehicles such as lorries and buses, and bike theft.     3     So providing secure cycle roads and parking may encourage those who do not yet ride.

Also, people do what they think to be possible. Research in San Francisco found that women, especially women of colour, felt that “people like me” do not cycle. Similarly, 49% of people in London say they do not feel cycling is for “people like them”.     4     These events can be possible for women to try cycling in a relaxed environment. They can help make cycling more accessible, along with approaches such as female­led training classes.

Here is the truth.     5     It can also help handle climate change and make our cities a better place to live.

A．Women enjoy practising cycling.

B．What kind of survey is available?

C．It means getting more women on their bikes.

D．So what can cities do to get more women cycling?

E．A few simple changes can help benefit public health.

F．However, women regard safe cycle roads and parking as more urgent.

G．So we should hold events to let more people feel that cycling is for everyone.

5 . Highway safety experts have long been concerned about a possible increase of accidents and deaths as people in their 70s, 80s and beyond continued to drive. However, a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that drivers age 70 and older were less likely to be involved in a car accident than those 35 to 54.

The study, published in June in The Journal of Safety Research, recorded a 43 percent drop in accidents among drivers 70 and older from 1997 to 2018. For middle-aged drivers, the decline in accidents was half that, 21 percent. Although seniors rarely drove as far as younger drivers did, older adults had better safety records per mile driven. In 2017, for the first time ever, drivers 70 and older had fewer crashes reported to the police than middle-aged drivers, the institute found.

The study’s authors credited two major factors for the improved safety record of older drivers: Seniors today are healthier than in decades past, and most are operating safer vehicle. To that, I would add, they’re helped by significant safety improvements in roadway design. For example, when stop signs or traffic lights were replaced by roundabouts at crossroads, overall crashes dropped 37 percent, injury crashes by 75 percent, and deaths by 90 percent.

Still, there’s no question that an aging mind and body can compromise driving safety. Flexibility and reaction time necessarily decline as-we get-older. Age-related health challenges that can worsen driving ability include arthritis (关节炎), hearing loss and dementia (痴呆). The most important lesson for older drivers is to acknowledge (承认) such changes and know how to make up for them if possible.

Brenda Vrkljan, a specialist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, is doing what she can to help older adults continue to drive safely by monitoring where and when they drive and how they behave behind the wheel.

A program called Candrivee which Dr Vrkljan helped establish, is tracking the driving patterns of older adults to assess what changes might improve safety. She and colleagues are placing cameras in aging drivers’ cars to record their unsafe missteps, like failing to check mirrors before changing lanes or not stopping soon enough. Afterward, the drivers can view the video, offering them an opportunity to bear witness to their limitations.

1. What can we learn from the recent study?

A．Accidents among middle-aged drivers have been increasing since 1997.

B．Accidents among older drivers dropped sharply from 1997 to 2018.

C．Older drivers had better records though they drove less frequently.

D．Older drivers were less willing to report accidents to the police.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Measures to protect older drivers on the road.	B．Suggestions on making cars safer for older drivers.
C．Reasons for better safety record among older drivers.	D．Advantages of replacing stop signs at crossroads.

3. The underlined word “compromise” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A．improve

B．weaken

C．ensure

D．balance

4. What is the purpose of the Candrive program?

A．To help older people to pass a driving test more easily.

B．To decide whether older drivers can continue driving.

C．To study why older drivers fail to check mirrors before changing lanes.

D．To provide a chance for older drivers to improve their driving.

6 . The Chinese high­speed rails have a quality all on its own, because it's so massive. There are more than twice as many high­speed trains in China as the rest of the world combined.

Firstly, China's technology on building the railway is leading the rest of the world and there is no sign that any other country could surpass China's position in the near future. Secondly, China's trains are based on Japanese, German and French models. At last, the scale of Chinese high­speed train is unthinkable to other countries which has high­speed train network. I had my first opportunity to ride the high­speed trains last week when I had a business meeting in Zhengzhou. As someone who grew up with a disdain for public transportation, I was dreading the experience. I pushed hard to fly, but was told that it would be much better if I took the train. I had traveled on an Amtrak train before in the US, and hated how slow it was and how many stops there were. Chinese high­speed trains are on a different level.

First, when I say they are high­speed, I mean they are high­speed. The trains are clean and the seats are huge. There are ample power outlets and you can't even feel how fast the train is moving. If there were no windows, I wouldn't be able to tell when we were stopped or when we were traveling at 300 km/h—it is that smooth. The terminal in Zhengzhou looked like you could fit a million people in it. It had shops and a food court and the trains would silently pull in and out of the station perfectly on schedule.

I'm traveling again this week by train and I'm excited. The high­speed trains are incredible.

1. Which of the following is the characteristic of China high­speed rails？

A．China has the most high­speed trains in the world.

B．No other country will surpass China in building the high­speed railway.

C．China makes high­speed trains all by itself.

D．China ranks first in the high­speed rails development from the very beginning.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2？

A．The author likes to take public transportation.

B．The author decided to take the trainat first.

C．The author expected his first train experience in China.

D．America falls behind China in railway development.

3. What can we not learn about the author's first rail trip in China？

A．The train run very fast and smoothly.

B．It is convenient to get the cellphone charged on the train.

C．Zhengzhou station is very huge.

D．Zhengzhou station is an important terminal.

4. What does the article mainly talk about？

A．The author's first train experience in China.

B．The advancement of China's high­speed trains.

C．The high­speed railway should be greatly developed in the world.

D．The importance of public transportation.

7 . Before going back to work one afternoon, Policeman Li took a big bite out of the red apple on his desk. He had no time to eat his lunch that day. He was busy dealing with a traffic accident report.

It seemed that a man named Wang Jie had run a red light, running into another person’s car. But he said that the light had been green when he drove across the crossing.

Li decided to question Wang Jie again. Maybe he could get some more information about the accident. This time Wang Jie still insisted that the light was green when he drove across the crossing. Li had no reason to doubt what Wang Jie said. He told Wang Jie that he was free to go.

“Thank you so much, Policeman Li. By the way, that green apple on your desk looks delicious! I hope you enjoy it!” Wang Jie said with a smile.

Li stopped for a moment. “Wait. Sit back down. I think we need to talk some more.”

When Wang Jie described Li’s red apple as being green, Li realized that Wang Jie must have run a red light.

1. What color is the apple on Policeman Li’s desk?

A．Red.

B．Green.

C．Colorful.

D．Red and green.

2. The underlined words “what Wang Jie said” mean _________.

A．Wang Jie had run a red light

B．Wang Jie didn’t run into another person’s car

C．the light was green when Wang Jie drove across the crossing

D．the green apple on the desk looked delicious

3. What do you think of Policeman Li?

A．He is lazy.

B．He is clever.

C．He is stupid.

D．He is handsome.

4. From the passage we can infer__________.

A．Wang Jie couldn’t drive

B．Wang Jie was a policeman

C．Wang Jie stole something

D．Wang Jie might be color-blind

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the officer want to see the driver’s license?

A．The driver was a stranger.

B．The driver was speeding.

C．The driver took a wrong turning.

2. What is the speed limit in business areas of that city?

A．20 miles per hour.

B．25 miles per hour.

C．35 miles per hour.

3. What did the police officer finally do?

A．She took the man to the police station.

B．She asked him to see the signs.

C．She just warned him.

9 . Los Angeles may be the most car-heavy city on the planet, with 1.8 cars for every person. People there spend lots of time in traffic jams (阻塞).

Now imagine that every Sunday, main roads in the city were closed to cars and people were invited to wander (闲逛) around the streets. It may sound impossible. But a small group of activists（积极分子） called CicLAvia （洛杉矶自行车日嘉年华）wants to make this car-free day come true.

“Air Pollution is terrible and more and more children are becoming overweight,” said Jonathan Parfrey, a member of CicLAvia. “But building new parks for people to get out of their cars and exercise can be much too expensive. So we want to create public space by using our roads.”

This idea isn’t new. It got its start in the Colombian City of Bogotá 30 years ago. Bogotá is a city with heavy traffic and air pollution. Every Sunday main streets are shut down to cars in Bogotá. CicLAvia wants to follow that success in Los Angeles.

Although it may seem like a great challenge in such a city, the members of CicLAvia feel hopeful about it. They are taking steps to make it happen. And a charity（慈善机构） group has agreed to provide $20,000 to help this event. And the event may happen this year.

1. Why are there so many traffic jams in Los Angeles?

A．Because people there often break the traffic rules.

B．Because there aren’t enough roads in the city.

C．Because the roads there are not wide enough.

D．Because there are too many cars in the city.

2. What may happen in Los Angeles according to the passage?

A．Main roads will be closed to cars on Sundays.

B．People there will spend more time in traffic jams.

C．More parks will be built to encourage people to exercise.

D．Air pollution will become more and more serious.

3. What can we learn about Bogotá from the passage?

A．It’s a small city.	B．It’s a quiet city.
C．It’s a crowded city.	D．It’s a clean city.

4. What does the underlined phrase “shut down” mean in the passage?

A．停业

B．关闭

C．倒闭

D．闭嘴

10 . 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。

People need transportation to move from one place to another. As time went by, transportation methods improved. Especially after the invention of airplanes, they made travel more convenient and     1     （easy）.

The airplane     2     （invent）by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903.     3     first airplane, Wright Flyer I, flew 36.5 meters in 12 seconds. After that, the two brothers kept     4     （improve）their airplanes. They     5     （fly）in public in France in 1908, and started taking passengers with them. Ever since, many other people made great efforts to improve and develop airplanes. Thanks to their efforts, airplane technology developed     6     （extreme）fast.

Today, airplanes have many different     7     （apply）. People can use airplanes to travel to other countries, send urgent mails and help people     8     danger. They use airplanes to send water, food, medicine, etc. to cities that need help. However, airplanes are not only used in positive ways,       9     they are also used to fight wars.

Many things     10     （change）since the invention of the airplane. Airplanes have made travel or transport faster. Airplanes have really changed our lives.