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Railroad timetable |
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JANUARY-DECEMBER |
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Trains from Washington to New York |
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Train number X500(D) X501(R,D) X502(D,W) X503(D) X504 X505(D) |
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Washington 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:30 |
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BWI Airport 8:55 9:25 10:00 10:25 10:55 --:-- - |
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Baltimore 9:10 9:40 10:20 10:40 11: 10 12: 10 |
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Philadelphia 10:10 10:40 11:20 11:40 12:20 13: 10 |
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Princeton Junction * 11:00 11:30 12: 10 12:30 13: 10 14:00 |
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Metropark * 11: 10 --:-- - 12:20 12:40 13:20 14: 10 |
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Neward lnt'1 Airport --:-- - 11:50 12:30 13:05 13:45 14:25 |
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New York 11:40 12:10 12:50 13:25 14:05 14:45 |
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R: Reservations (预订) required D: Dining car W: Weekdays only |
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For information about tickets and prices, please call (801) 555-1000 or visit our website at www. amrai12000. com. |
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Important notice; please note that Princeton Junction and Metropark are closed on Sunday. January 30 due to work on the line. There will be a special bus service between these stations. Call (801) 555-2345 for more information about buses. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
1.When does the train X504 leave Washington?
A. 9:00. B. 9=30. C. 10:00. D. 10=30.
2.If you have to get to New York before 12=00, you'd better take ______.
A. X500 B. X501 C. X502 D. X503
3.Which of the following trains does not stop at BWI Airport?
A. X502. B. X503. C. X504. D. X505.
4. If you want to go on weekends, you can NOT choose ______.
A. X501 B. X502 C. X503 D. X504
5.Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
A. You can have meals on most of the trains.
B. Most of the trains do not stop at Neward Int'l Airport.
C. You can't buy a ticket at the stations without reservation.
D. Nobody can get from Princeton Junction to Metropark on January 30.
Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A．2． B．3． C．4． D. 5
2.Who does most of the housework in the family?
A．Laura． B．David．
C．The children．D．David’s parents．
3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
4.What does David think of his job at home?
A．Hard． B．Easy． C．Boring． D. Fun
5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework
Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very
__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.
1. A. bus B. train C. plane D. car
2.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. hardly
3.A. different B. same C. uncomfortable D strange
4.A. spoken B. told C. said D shouted
5. A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Anybody
6.A. If B. Although C. However D. When
7. A. carried B. believed C. stopped D. pleased
8.A. difficult B. easy C. relaxing D. perfect
9.A. smiled B. cried C. refused D. jumped
10. A. student B. driver C. teacher D. uncle
Mr. White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. To make him happy, one of his women friends __21__ to sing a song for him. Now she was singing. One guest turned to a __22__ by his side and criticized the singer.
“What a __23__ voice!" he said. "Do you know __24__ she is?"
“Yes," was the answer, " She is my wife. "
“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said. "Of course her voice isn't bad, __25__ the song is very bad. I wondered who wrote that awful song?”
“I did," was the answer.
1.A. dreamed B. decided C. forgot D. remembered
2.A. woman B. girl C. man D. boy
3.A. terrible B. beautiful C. exciting D. sweet
4.A. what B. who C. where D. which
5.A. and B. or C. so D. but
----You’re coughing badly. Have you gone to see a doctor?
---No, but I .
A. am going to B. will not C. am not going to D. haven’t
1._It has around 3 billion fans - nearly half the world’s population! And
about 300 million people play this game. That's 4 percent of the world' s population!
2._Many people in old days played early forms of his modern game. Cu ju (蹴鞠） a ball-kicking game in China, was reported as early as 2500 B.C. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playing a similar ball game without using their hands.
But modern soccer didn't become official (官方的) until 1863. An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association (联盟). 3.____. From then on, other associations in the countries were set up. They came together-to make up the FIFA, which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular. 4.___ Soccer needs only two feet and a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play. Some of the sport's best players come from these poor nations.
5._The sport's no-harids rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field. What's more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few times each match, so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup. But one thing is certain: The world will be watching.
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A. He also wrote the sport's official rules. B. Soccer is the world's favorite sport. C. Playing soccer is good for your health. D. But one reason is how simple the sport is. E. People love soccer as well as their countries. F. It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is. G. Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes. |
