1 . In a small, rough shipyard on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, a small team is building what they say will be the world’s largest ocean-going clean cargo ship.

Ceiba is the first ship built by Sailcargo, a company trying to prove that zero-carbon shipping is possible, and commercially available. Made largely of wood, Ceiba combines both very old and very new technology: sailing masts stand alongside solar panels, a uniquely designed electric engine and batteries. Once on the water, she will be capable of crossing oceans entirely without the use of fossil fuels, which sets her apart.

“The thing that is striking is the fact that she’ll have one of the largest marine electric engines of her kind in the world,” Danielle Doggett said. The system also has the means to capture energy from underwater propellers (螺旋桨) as well as solar power, so electricity will be available for the engine when needed. “Really, the only limit on how long she can stay at sea is water and food on board for the crew.”

Despite some hold-ups due to the global disaster, the team hopes to get her on the water by the end of 2024 and operating by 2025, when she will begin transporting cargo between Costa Rica and Canada.

“There are actually loads of innovations happening that could transform shipping emissions, but few companies are willing to apply them to building ships like Ceiba.” says Lucy Gilliam. “So it’s not that we don’t have great ideas. The problem that we have is that fossil fuels are still too cheap. And we don’t have the rules to force people to take up the new technology.”

When it comes to promoting this kind of boat, it has to be said that Ceiba is small for a cargo ship — tiny in fact. She will carry around nine standard shipping containers. She is also relatively slow. Being a world-first, there are some aspects of Ceiba’s design that have yet to be proven at sea.

1. What is unique about Ceiba as a cargo ship?

A．It is the world’s largest.	B．It is environment-friendly.
C．It is wooden with old technology.	D．It is modern with unique equipment.

2. What determines Ceiba’s length of staying at sea according to Danielle Doggett?

A．The size of the sail.	B．The weather of the ocean.
C．The power of the electric engine.	D．The quantity of the living supplies.

3. Why are companies unwilling to build ships like Ceiba?

A．The rules are disobeyed.	B．The fuels are affordable.
C．The bigger ships are preferable.	D．The innovations are distrusted.

4. What is the author’s attitude to the innovation of Ceiba?

A．Objective.

B．Doubtful.

C．Critical.

D．Favorable.

2 . Many people love to listen to music while driving. Thanks to the world’s musical roads, drivers now don’t need to turn the radio on.     1    

A musical road can create music when a car tires go over grooves (凹槽) on the road. To produce beautiful music, drivers must pass over the grooves at a certain speed. Signs often tell drivers the right speed.

    2    . Since the mid-1990, musical rads have appeared in many different countries.     3    . To warn drivers to the incoming music, all the roads are marked by colored musical notes that are painted on these roads. Drivers can decide whether to go over the grooves or not because they are set on the side of the road.

In Hungary, there is a musical road in honor of one of the country’s most popular musical performers — Laszlo Bodi. Bodi was the lead singer for the band Republic.     4    . Sadly, Bodi passed away in 2013. But people still remember him as there’s a road where drivers can hear 30 seconds of the Republic song “Road 67”.

    5    . In Indonesia, a road plays the first six notes of “Happy Birthday”. The fifth note is a little out of tune, though. This “mistake” keeps drivers awake and aware, and it has reduced the number of traffic accidents. Such is the power of music and musical roads.

A．Musical roads are also keeping drivers safe.

B．There is not any music road in Eastern countries.

C．Musical roads help improve the road safety greatly.

D．But they can also enjoy music while taking road trips.

E．Formed in 1990, the group is one of Hungary’s biggest acts and is still active today.

F．The first musical road was created in Gylling, Denmark, in 1995.

G．For example, in Japan, there are many musical roads throughout the country.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man think of air transportation?

A．Its insurance is always expensive.

B．It’s the safest way to send goods.

C．It’s the fastest way of transportation.

2. What will the man recommend to send very heavy machines?

A．Air transportation.

B．Sea transportation.

C．Road transportation.

3. Which is the feature of railway transportation according to the man?

A．It is economical.

B．It is very flexible.

C．It brings much pollution

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When is the report being broadcast?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．In the afternoon.

2. What caused the traffic jam?

A．The road construction.

B．A car accident.

C．The bad weather.

3. What should train passengers do on Friday?

A．Change trains at East River Station.

B．Get a free pass for the blue line train.

C．Avoid taking trains to Dupont Circle.

4. What will the listeners most likely hear next?

A．Weather updates.

B．News on a bridge.

C．An interview with the police.

9 . 阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People often get     1     (stick) in traffic jams. They arrive at work or school, stressed out, tired and     2     (annoy). Over the last two decades, the number of cars on the road     3     (go) up by 25% in Britain, and vehicle accidents have also increased greatly,     4     result in lots of deaths. Besides, too much traffic means too much air pollution.

    5     (keep) such a bad tendency under control, we ought to take action     6     (immediate) so as to make a difference. Instead of     7     (drive) our cars, we can walk or ride a bike for short journeys.     8     addition, we can use public transport or share our cars with others. Also, we are supposed to think     9     we set out. Is it necessary for us to go there? Can we buy     10     (thing) in the shop around the corner? In this way, we can contribute a lot to our Mother Earth. So, don’t just sit around and complain! Do whichever of these things that suit you.

10 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

A Fuxing train departed from Nanning City, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday morning,     1     (mark) the launch of high-speed rail service in the karst regions of southern China.

The 482-kilometer railway, which connects Nanning with Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, is designed     2     (facilitate) a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour, reducing travel time from over five hours to about three hours.     3     a major transportation artery (干线) in southern and southwestern China, it will     4     (significant) benefit residents in the mountainous areas and boost       5     (region) ·socioeconomic growth (社会经济增长) along the route, according to China State Railway Group, the national railway operator.

This railway is the first of its kind to be built in either Guizhou       6     Guangxi, both of which are known for their karst landscapes posing     7     obstacle to railway construction. The railway’s construction, which started in December 2017, was a challenge for its architects and engineers because its     8     (plan) route included areas with different geographic     9     (feature), including mountains, valleys and rivers. So far, the operator    10     (announce) three types of service schedules for weekdays, weekends and the peak