Off-Peak fares are cheaper tickets for traveling on trains that are less busy, offering good value for money. The tickets may require you to travel at specific times of day, days of the week or on a specific route. Where there is more than one Off-Peak fare for a journey, the cheaper fare is called Super Off-Peak.
You can buy Off-Peak tickets any time before you travel, either online or at a local station. The travel restrictions for your Off-Peak ticket will depend on the journey you are making. The tickets must be used on the date shown on the ticket. For Off-Peak return tickets, related journeys must be made on the date shown on your ticket as well.
Children aged five to fifteen get a 50% discount for all Off-Peak fares. Up to 2 children under 5 years can travel free with each fare paying adult. Railcard holders get l/3 off all Standard Class Off-Peak fares. Senior, and disabled Railcard holders also get l/3 off all First Class Off Peak fares. Please note that minimum fares and time restrictions may apply to tickets bought with a Railcard.
If you plan on a train trip with friends or your family, you may get group travel discounts. Three or four can travel for the price of just two adults-leaving everyone more money to spend on the day out! If you are traveling in a group of ten or more at Off-Peak times, you may be able to obtain a further discount through the train company you are traveling with. Contact the train company directly and be aware that you may need to book tickets in advance.
For more information, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.
1.An Off-Peak ticket differs from other tickets in .
A. its good value for money B. its convenience
C. the specific trains D. travel schedules
2.Sarah, a Railcard holder, is traveling with her 12-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. How much should they pay for the 6-pound Off-Peak fares?
A. ￡6. B. ￡18.
C. ￡7. D. ￡12.
3.Apart from the Off-Peak fairs, you may also save money by .
A. becoming a VIP B. traveling at rush time
C. buying tickets online D. getting group travel discounts
4.What type of writing is this text?
A. An announcement. B. A ticket booking guide.
C. A business report. D. A travel review.
Wandering around the airport terminal(航站楼), after learning my flight had been delayed four hours, I heard an announcement, “If anyone near Gale A-4 understands any Arabic, please come to the gate immediately.” I went there and saw an old woman in full traditional Palestinian dress crying on the floor. A young man from the airport staff asked me to talk to her to find out what was her problem. He said she started to cry when hearing the announcement about the flight.
I knelt down, put my arms around her and asked her what was wrong. My Arabic wasn’t good enough but I managed to get my meaning across. She soon stopped crying and told me she had thought the flight had been canceled. She needed to be in El Paso for an important medical treatment the next day. I said, “You’ll be fine. You’ll get there but only a few hours late. Who is going to pick you up? Let’s call him.” We called her son. I spoke to him in English. I told him I would stay with his mother till we boarded the plane. Later, I called my dad whose Arabic was better and asked him to talk to her. She looked much more relaxed while talking on the phone.
Later she took out a sack of homemade cookies stuffed with dates and nuts and offered them to all the women at the gate: the traveler from Argentina, the mom from California, the lovely woman from Laredo. Everybody smiled and accepted her cookies to eat. And my new best friend and I were holding hands, while the others around us were talking with each other with different accents. I almost wanted to hug all those other women too. I looked around that gate and thought to myself, “This is surely the world want to live in.”
1.Why did the old lady cry at the airport terminal gate?
A. The plane was canceled. B. Her medical treatment was canceled.
C. She didn’t know which flight to take. D. She misunderstood the announcement.
2.It can be inferred that ________.
A. the author was Palestinian B. most passengers were from America
C. the author’s first language was English D. the old lady had never travelled abroad
3.According to the passage, we learn that the author was ________.
A. talkative and active B. warm-hearted and helpful
C. creative and intelligent D. enthusiastic but aggressive
音乐在我们生活中起着重要的作用，生活中不能缺少音乐。音乐可以帮助我们调节情绪，紧张的时候可以使我们轻松，忧伤的时候可以使我们快乐。请根据提示写一篇100词左右的短文，谈谈音乐的重要性，可适当发挥。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
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注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mr. Brown，
I am writing to thank you with your kind help. Before you came to teach us, I had not interesting in English. My pronunciation was terribly .I could only speak a few words. But one and a half year later, I now think English fun to learn. I got a lot from your encouraging words. I would always remember what you said. “If you try to, you can be No.1！” I hope you’ll have a pleasant journey home but will come to China again sometimes in the future, I will write again and send you photos we take together.
There are two main sets of Olympics---the Winter and the Summer Olympic, and both 1. （hold）every four years on 2. regular basis .In the ancient Olympics, slaves 3.women were not allowed 4.（join）in the Games .But nowadays5.（athlete）from any country can take part if they have reached the 6.（agree）standard .
For each Olympics ,a special village will be built for all the athletes to live 7. ,a main reception 8. （build）,several stadium for competition ,and a gymnasium as well. Every country wants the opportunity to host the Olympic Games .9. is not only a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen .And the motto of the Olympics is “Swifter ,Higher and 10.（strong）”.
Heritage(遗产)Education
China’s “Cultural Heritage Day” falls on the second Saturday of June every year. Many celebrations（庆祝） are held and all cultural relic protection sites are______to open for free to the public on the day. There is no______that different kinds of celebrating______across the country will arouse(唤醒) public ______of the importance of cultural heritage protection and ____the young people to love the fine_____culture of the motherland.
China faces a heavy task to protect and rescue its cultural_________ We need to consider seriously the ______of the lack of awareness （意识）about cultural heritage protection ._____，Heritage Education is one of our main approaches(方法)．People can not______value cultural heritage if they do not know _____it is important or how to protect it. Over the past seven years，CHP has ______over a hundred educational seminars(研究会) to different groups，______as schools，government offices，______the general public. Many people have attended CHP seminars. Typically，each seminar lasts two to three hours and_____of an informative presentation，____by a longer questionandanswer session and discussion. Each attender____limited knowledge of cultural heritage ______it to be just the Forbidden City(紫禁城) and the Great Wall. People often think that the duty only_____to the government. So “Cultural Heritage Day” will be a welcome_____to educate a wide public on world heritage protection.
1.A. advised B. suggested C. made D. designed
2.A. need B. doubt C. wonder D. reason
3.A. parties B. activities C. actions D. ways
4.A. awareness B. knowledge C. affairs D. opinion
5.A. inform B. advise C. persuade D. inspire
6.A. natural B. modern C. traditional D. ancient
7.A. discoveries B. treasures C. relics D. wonders
8.A. harm B. record C. meaning D. importanc
9.A. So B. Instead C. And D. Thus
10.A. properly B. simply C. carefully D. entirely
11.A. what B. why C. how D. when
12.A. thought B. read C. insisted D. presented
13.A. so B. very C. such D. quite
14.A. as well as B. as much as C. as good as D. as long as
15.A. consists B. becomes C. lies D. forms
16.A. recognized B. asked C. answered D. followed
17.A. of B. with C. for D. at
18.A. considered B. understood C. realized D. concluded
19.A. comes B. stands C. belongs D. calls
20.A. possibility B. matter C. opportunity D. chance
