Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways.
Day Returns
This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare (车费). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon.-Fri., but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun.
Big city Saves
These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. Yon have to book in advance----- at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served.
Weekend Returns
Weekend Returns are available (有售) for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. Sat. or Sun, and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun, and save up to 35% the standard fare.
Monthly Returns
There are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare.
Family Returns
For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult (成人) and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date. (200 words.建议阅读时间为3min.)
1. Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80
miles away for four days?
A. Big City Savers B. Monthly Returns C. Weekend Returns D. Family Returns
2. A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard.
How much did he pay?
A.￡44 B. ￡29 C. ￡24 D.￡15
I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court（法庭）.
After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss（解雇）him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent.
My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship honour or professional morality（职业道德）. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
1.The author's roommate offered to help him because_____.
A. he felt sorry for the author
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
3. The word "charge" in the passage means __________.
A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim
4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.
A. friendly B. greedy C. professional D. busy
5. What conclusion can you draw from this story?
A. Going to court is something every common in America
B. One must be very careful while driving a car
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides
D. Money is more important than other things in the US
Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
1.
Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?
A. Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.
B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C. Because she basement was too cold to stay in.
D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
2. In paragraph two, the pair refers to __________.
A. the poor couple B. the rich couple
C. the guests D. the angels
3. The younger angel was very angry because __________.
A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow
B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D. the angel of death took the cow away
4. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?
A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.
D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.
5. The story tries to tell the reader that __________.
A. angels are always ready to help the poor
B. sometimes things are not what they seem
C. angels are always ready to help the rich
D. the young should always learn from the old
请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1.
Was it by accident or by design?
A. Was it on purpose or not? B. Was it designed by somebody?
C. Was it an accident? D. Did it happen accidently?
2.
Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy?
A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？
B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?
C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?
D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?
3.
He is above stealing.
A. He is good at stealing. B. He never steals.
C. He likes stealing. D. He is forced to steal.
4.
He is a bad actor.
A. He is not good at performance. B. He is a little good at performance.
C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything. D. He is not fit for being an actor.
5.
He is lacking animal force.
A. His energy is not full enough. B. He is as strong as an animal.
C. He can do something with his own force. D. He has enough energy.
6.
He is anything but a doctor.
A. He is only a doctor. B. He is not a doctor.
C. He is somebody else. D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.
7.
Anything is at your service.
A. Your work is to serve everything. B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.
C. We all want to get your service. D. You can use everything you need as you like.
68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!
A. let the dog run after a rabbit B. ask the dog to watch rabbits
C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something D. it’s your turn to do something.
8.
What price going for a walk?
A. What about going for a walk? B. How much do you need for going for a walk?
C. How much could I get for a walk? D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?
9.
He talked and talked but never came to the point.
A. He talked a lot on the key point. B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.
C. He talked less than he need to. D. He talked more than he really needed to.
10.
He began to smell a rat in the matter.
A. feel that there was a rat near him B. feel something not going so good
C. feel a rat would make something wrong D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter
11.
John is always reasonable.
A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.
B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.
C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.
D. John can reason something others couldn’t.
12.
I must pop off now.
A. I must go now. B. My pop music life is ended now.
C. I am not popular. D. I must make my corn pop.
13.
He doesn’t care a pin for her.
A. He doesn’t like a needle for her. B. He wasn’t a pin to her.
C. He doesn’t care about her. D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.
14.
You mustn’t take everything so personally.
A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.
B. You may not think of everything as yours.
C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.
D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.
15.
What a peach of a room!
A. What a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!
B. What a big peach in the room!
C. What a big peach room it is!
D. What a nice room it is!
16.
Your number comes up.
A. Your number becomes larger and larger. B. Your number keeps going up.
C. You are lucky. D. You are unfortunate.
17.
Somebody’s number is up / goes up.
A. Somebody’s number is end. B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.
C. It’s time for somebody to go west. D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.
18.
It feels nice and soft.
A. It is nice and soft. B. It is nice but soft.
C. It is soft except nice. D. It feels very soft.
19.We see more of Blair these days.
A. These days we can watch more about Blair.
B. We know more about Blair these days.
C. We have seen Blair more times these times.
D. These days found we could see Blair.
How can you expect me to make friends ____ you if you always play jokes ____ me?
A. to; on B. with; to C. to; with D. with; on
―____ go out for a picnic with us this afternoon?
―I’d like to, but I’ll be busy preparing for the test.
A. Do you feel like B. Would you like
C. Why not D. What about
