1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of Cape Town?

A．Modern.

B．Safe.

C．Crowded.

2. What did the man put on the shelf?

A．His passport.

B．His traveler’s check.

C．His car keys.

3. What does the woman most probably do?

A．A travel agent.

B．A hotel clerk.

C．A customs officer.

4. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Drive around the poor areas.

B．Take a boat to Robben Island.

C．Buy some pills from a drugstore.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the first bicycle?

A．It looked like a horse on a wheel.

B．It was easy to ride but uncomfortable.

C．It was difficult to ride and uncomfortable.

2. When did the bicycle become a popular means of transportation?

A．In 1790.

B．In 1861.

C．In 1900.

3. Why did people like bicycles?

A．They were very fashionable.

B．They were of the same prices as horses.

C．They didn’t need to be fed and were easy to ride.

4. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．When and how bicycles began.

B．How the first bicycle appeared.

C．What a simple means of transportation is.

3 . Commuters (上下班往返的人)were treated to an entirely different train experience on Saturday.     1     Instead, they did some mindful activities like drawing to relax. The unique service was operated by the London North Eastern Railway (LNER)and the train travelled from London’s King’s Cross to Lincoln in the UK, according to Time Out. The goal was to advance people’s understanding of what they can do to relax and manage stress.

    2     It showed that 53% of people who travelled by rail enjoyed their trip because it gave them a chance to relax, according to a press release from the railroad. In fact, 66% of the people surveyed believed it was important to switch off everyday noise when they travelled.

Travelling by train was not just for getting to the destination but also for making the most of a relaxing environment to engage in activities that could improve one’s sense of well-being. Taking this into consideration, the railroad decided to demonstrate every possible way that people could relax on the train. This resulted in the concept of the Wellness Train.     3     They were run by a panel of experts. Each passenger received a seat in a car that featured an activity and a special bag. He/She could learn the relaxation activity with behaviour therapist(治疗专家) Ann Richardson.     4     Other mindful activities included writing, and colouring. Moreover, some were even devoted to games and puzzles.

    5     But it’s hoped that passengers will try out the idea that train travel can be a relaxing and stress-relieving way to commute every day.

A．This was just a one-day event.

B．How did it come about?

C．This special train trip offered mood-boosting activities.

D．There is a well-established link between wellbeing and train travel.

E．He/She could also learn the traditional art of paper folding.

F．The idea was the result of research conducted by LNER.

G．They didn’t look at their smart phones or read newspapers on this train.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman usually go to work?

A．By bike

B．By car

C．By bus

2. How often does the man drive his car?

A．Almost every day.

B．Once a week.

C．Once a month.

3. Why doesn’t the woman drive on long trips?

A．It’s expensive.

B．It takes too much time.

C．It is too dangerous.

4. Where will the speakers go?

A．To a train station.

B．To the woman’s office.

C．To a sports shop.

5 . Over the past 50 years, it turns out that high-speed trains are not just reducing journey times, but most importantly, it’s driving economic growth, creating job opportunities and bringing communities closer together.

Although Japan started the trend with its Shinkansen “Bullet Trains” in 1964, it was the coming of France’s TGV in the early 1980s that really promoted a global high-speed train revolution that continued to speed up. China has built around 42, 000 kilometers of high-speed railways since 2008 and plans to top 70,000 kilometers by 2035.

But the United States detoured the revolution. For the rich and economically successful nation on the planet, with an increasingly urbanized population of more than 300 million, it is increasingly difficult to give a good reason. Cars and airplanes have dominated long-distance travel in the United States since the 1950s.Now Americans still almost entirely depend on crowded highways or airline networks that are easy to collapse.

“Many Americans have no concept of high-speed rail and fail to see its value,” says William C. Vantuono, editor-in-chief of Railway Age, North America’s oldest railroad industry publication.

“It’s logical that the United States hasn’t yet developed a nationwide high-speed network, "says Scott Sherin, chief commercial officer of train builder Alstom’s US division. “For decades, traveling by car wasn’t a hardship, but as highway congestion (堵塞) gets worse, we’ve reached a stage where we should start looking more seriously for the alternatives.”

“The magic numbers are centers of population with around three million people that are 200 to 500 miles apart, giving a trip time of less than three hours — preferably two hours, where those conditions apply in Europe and Asia, high-speed rail reduces air’s share of the market from 100%to near zero. The model would work just as well in the USA as it does globally.” adds Scott Sherin.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The value of high-speed trains.	B．The growth of high-speed trains.
C．The hardship of high-speed trains.	D．The revolution of high-speed trains.

2. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?

A．To introduce a new topic.	B．To give a possible explanation.
C．To define a meaning.	D．To draw a comparison.

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

A．Didn’t get involved in.	B．Didn’t change.
C．Didn’t give up.	D．Didn’t protest.

4. What does Scott Sherin think of the United States developing high-speed trains?

A．It is developing high-speed rail.	B．It should be cautious.
C．It is losing its market share.	D．It should be flexible.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, many people are trying to lead more energy-efficient (节能的) lives     1     (protect) the environment. One particular     2     (use) thing people can do is buy an electric car. Most people are aware that electric cars are far more energy-efficient than traditional fuel-burning cars. However,     3     they may not realize is that once they have bought an electric car, the music they listen to while driving also     4     (affect) their energy consumption (消耗).

An experiment     5     (conduct) by a South Korean car maker in 2022 invited a number of drivers to drive their new electric cars. The company asked the drivers, who were all new     6     electric vehicles, to drive their cars over an 18-mile distance, covering a traffic jam, country roads, and expressways. Some of these drivers     7     (require) to listen to Beethoven as they drove, while others were told to listen to a range of pop artists. The results showed that the     8     (relax) nature of Beethoven’s music resulted in those cars less battery power than the cars     9     drivers listened to pop music. This is because pop music tends to have a higher tempo (节奏) and heavier beat.

So, if you own an electric car but still want to make a greater environmental     10     (contribute), you can listen to your favourite piece of classical music. However, if you don’t care about power consumption and want to drive faster, just put on some fast-paced pop tracks!

7 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hundreds of kids and parents are riding their bikes to school every Friday in Barcelona, Spain. They are part of a unique bike bus—bicibus in Spanish. It all    1    (begin) in the Eixample District of Barcelona when five families were looking for a safe and    2    (environmental) friendly way to get to school. Then it mushroomed.

The bicibus operates just like a school bus with three    3    (stop) along the way for the riders to join and then it stops at several schools in the district. Every week, the organizers publish the route and post    4    to social media so that the families know where    5    (join) the bus. The route is a very busy road    6    20,000 vehicles usually ride every day. It is a    7    (danger) road for kids to go along to school, even    8    (accompany)by their parents.

While these types of bikeways already exist in other parts of Barcelona, they are absent in this neighborhood. The parents of the community are hoping that the city will create school-friendly bikeways that are separated     9    the main road.

“Bicycles are a means of transportation. If the population uses their bikes, there will be a healthier, quieter     10    overall better city to live in,” parent Mireia Boix said.

8 . What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driver-less cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has gotten a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages. But, if the tests are successful, these electric self-driven cars could be put into use very soon.

The cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to prevent these. However, some people don't like the idea. American lawyer White Drake, for example, does not believe these cars are safe. He thinks technologies can also make mistakes.

1. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.

A．make readers wonder about self-driven cars	B．get readers to pay attention to road safety
C．tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic	D．tell readers what self-driven cars are

2. From the passage, the self-driven cars already have the following features EXCEPT________.

A．parking itself	B．controlling its speed in dangerous situations
C．slowing itself down near an object	D．avoiding car accidents one hundred percent

3. What might make the self-driven cars run safely according to the passage?
a. e-reading            b. wireless signals        c. cameras            d. GPS

A．a,b,c

B．a,b,d

C．b,c,d

D．a,c,d

4. What is White Drake's attitude toward the safety of the self-driven cars?

A．He has doubt about it.	B．He believes it completely.
C．He doesn't care about it.	D．He thinks its technologies are convincing.

9 . China’s first panda-themed tourist train, known as the “Panda train” left Chengdu Railway Station in Sichuan’s provincial capital for Zunyi in neighboring Cuizhou province on Sunday night. The train is decorated with giant panda images, and attendants carry panda toys and passengers can even try panda-shaped food. The “panda train” will start operation on March 28. It will serve on fixed lines and customized lines to connect tourist attractions in Sichuan and neighboring provinces.

In the future, the train will operate on a number of rail lines linking Chengdu and Chongqing, Chongqing and Guiyang, Shanghai and Kunming in Sichuan, Guzhou provinces and Chongqing municipality.

Ticket offer:

The three-day trip costs 1,280 yuan, including food, accommodation and entrance tickets to scenic spots in Guizhou.

Facilities:

The train, which doubles as a mobile star-rated hotel, can accommodate 252 passengers. It has a dining room, bar, karaoke room, dance hall and mahjong room. The 12 cars have individual rooms for two or four passengers, and each room has a washroom with a toilet and shower facilities.

The mahjong room might be the biggest attraction for passengers from Sichuan, whose people are known for their fondness of the game. There’s an old joke that an airplane passenger bound for Chengdu can sleep soundly, only to be woken by the clicking of mahjong tiles in the city before landing. In fact, Chengdu is better known for its love of mahjong than its other attractions, such as the giant panda, Sichuan Opera and Sichuan cuisine, according to an online survey conducted by sohu.com two decades ago.

Booking information:

Tickets are only available in advance through Chengdu Railway International Business Travel Group website during the trial runs.

1. Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A．People who like pandas.	B．People who enjoy travelling.
C．People interested in decoration.	D．People fond of playing mahjong.

2. What makes the train attractive for passengers from Sichuan?

A．The dance hall for travelers.	B．The mahjong room on the train.
C．The beautiful giant panda images.	D．The dining room serving Sichuan cuisine.

3. How can people buy tickets during the trial runs?

A．They can buy tickets in advance online.	B．They can buy tickets at the railway station.
C．They can buy tickets in the star-rated hotel.	D．They can buy tickets from Business Travel Group.