2 . Researchers have proposed a novel method for counting and tracking vehicles on public roads, a development that could improve current traffic systems and help travelers get to their destinations faster.

Using the cameras already installed on campus buses at the Ohio State University, researchers proved that they could automatically and accurately measure counts of vehicles on urban roadways, detect objects in the road and distinguish parked vehicles from those that are moving.

In previous studies, Ohio State researchers found that using these mobile cameras provides much better spatial and temporal (时间的) coverage than relying on often temporarily placed sensors that don’t provide a view of many streets and roads in a city.

“If we collect and process more high-resolution (高清) spatial information about what’s happening on the roads, then planners could better understand changes in demand, effectively improving efficiency in the broader transportation system,” said Keith Redmill, lead author of the study.

“If we can measure traffic in a way that is as good or better than what is conventionally done with fixed sensors, then we will have created something incredibly useful extremely cheaply,” he said. “Our goal is to start building a system that could do this without much manual intervention because if you want to collect this information over lots of potential vehicles and lots of time, it’s worth fully automating that process.”

While still a long way from total implementation (实施), the study suggests the system’s results bear promise for the future of intelligent traffic surveillance. Transportation planners, engineers and operators make vital decisions about the future of our roadways, so when designing transportation systems to work over the next 30 to 50 years, it’s necessary that we give them data that allows them to improve the efficiency of the system and the level of service provided to travelers.

1. How can cameras on buses benefit travelers?

A．By shortening their travel time.

B．By making their schedules tight.

C．By decreasing their transport cost.

D．By improving their safety awareness.

2. What can we know about the sensors placed on buses?

A．They provide more spatial coverage.

B．They can’t detect objects on the road.

C．They cover less view of the urban traffic.

D．They accurately record the flow of traffic.

3. What does the underlined word “surveillance” in paragraph 6 mean?

A．Operation.

B．Monitoring.

C．Protection.

D．Arrangement.

4. What is a suitable title for the text?

A．Transportation automation is on its way

B．It is time to improve the efficiency of traffic system

C．Transportation planners use cameras to make policies

D．Cameras installed on buses can better measure traffic

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Conducting a survey.

B．Asking for directions.

C．Planning a trip.

2. What is the woman happy with about the train?

A．Its space.

B．Its Internet.

C．Its speed.

3. What do we know about the train today?

A．It was too crowded.

B．It broke down halfway.

C．It ran behind schedule.

4. What improvement impressed the woman?

A．The information display facilities.

B．Bigger boards for train times.

C．More seats on the platforms.

5 .

A．She thinks the post office is nearby.

B．She is also looking for the post office.

C．She thinks the man’s guess is right.

D．She doesn’t know where the post office is.

6 .

A．Go to catch the next train.

B．Listen to the traffic report.

C．Go to the city by other transportation.

D．Check the weekend schedule.

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

If you’ve recently taken a flight from a major UK airport, then you may have noticed that more people are protesting air travel expansion and encouraging people to fly less. This is part of a larger environmental movement sweeping across Europe. Known as Flygskam or “flight-shaming”, the movement is encouraging people to stop taking flights as a means of transport and use more environmentally friendly transportation where they can.

The aviation (航空) currently accounts for about 2% of global emissions (排放) and is one of the fastest-growing polluters. Even worse, unlike most other sources of pollution, air travel results in pollutants released high up in the atmosphere.

Earlier this year, the UK government promised to reduce the UK’s emissions to “net zero” by 2050. However, according to projections from some researchers, emissions from the aviation could more than double by then even if planes become substantially more fuel-efficient. So, it’s unclear whether flying will be included in the UK’s target.

It’s hard to say exactly how big the movement is becoming, but Flygskam has become popular in social media. The number of Swedes taking the train for domestic journeys has risen by 8% this year as plane journeys inside the country have fallen. Clearly, Flygskam is having a measurable impact on people’s transport choices. Some people, however, have been critical of the movement because they say that it places blame or feelings of embarrassment onto the passengers when it is really the airlines and industries associated with it who should feel guilty for the impact that they are having on the planet.

1. What is Flygskam?
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2. How does flying influence the environment?
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3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Flygskam has attracted social attention and some people have already participated in this campaign, so it is widely accepted.
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4. Besides what is mentioned in the passage, what do you think of the movement of Flygskam? (In about 40 words)
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8 . 阅读下列材料，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。

China’s first domestically made passenger jet (喷气式飞机)     1     (fly) its first successful commercial flight on Sunday,     2     (mark) a milestone in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market.

The C919 plane, carrying about 130 passengers on the flight, was built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).     3     (operate) by state-owned China Eastern Airlines, the jet took     4     on Sunday morning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later in Beijing. Passengers received special red boarding passes     5     enjoyed a themed meal to commemorate the flight.

“I’m confident about the plane. The flight was     6     (smooth) than expected,” one of the passengers said.

The flight comes as COMAC seeks     7     (break) into the jet market in a direct challenge to Airbus and Boeing. Airbus’s A320 and Boeing’s B737 jets are the most popular aircraft     8     (typical) used on domestic and regional routes.

The C919,     9     had been in development for 16 years, has a maximum range of about 5,630 kilometers and is designed to carry between 158 and 168 passengers. It made its first flight in 2017 and had conducted numerous test     10     (flight) before Sunday’s first commercial flight. The company plans to build 150 C919 planes each year in the next five years. Over 1,200 C919 jets have been ordered, COMAC says.

9 .

1. Where is SNCF most probably located?

A．In Amsterdam.

B．In Brussels.

C．In London.

D．In Paris.

2. What is the biggest selling point of the service according to this advertisement?

A．International support.	B．Low price.
C．Flexible timetable.	D．Convenient app.

3. If a British man wants to visit the Louvre and then goes back home, he will _____.

A．pay 39 Euros for the train tickets

B．pay 58 Euros for the train tickets

C．stay on the train for around 270 minutes

D．stay on the train for 2 hours and 15 minutes or so